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Story: Tainted Bride

“No power in this world can separate you and me."

He was well aware that it would be midnight there and Aashi would be preparing to sleep, but as soon as he saw her photo, he felt compelled to talk to her, so he immediately called his mother. Seeing Sandhya's phone ringing, Aashi quickly jumpsand takes the phone because she knows that no one else can call except her father. Digvijay, who was trying to make Aashi sleep, looked at the phone with frustration, but she smiled at her grandfather and quickly picked up the phone.

“Papaa…”

"Hey, my princess... You have not slept yet; why are you awake?

“I have been telling Grandpa for so long that I want to talk to you, but he is not listening to me.... he is also a stubborn kid.”

Prakram is well aware that his father is upset with him because he is not following his instructions and is preparing for marriage. Additionally, Sandhya might not be present, which is why Aashi is complaining about Digvijay.

"Okay, your papa quickly realized his daughter was missing him, so he called Ashu."

“yeee… I love you."

“I love you too, my child."

“I miss you, Papa.”

There is a lot of sadness in these words, which Prakram immediately felt. He has been away continuously for the last two months due to some work and has not been able to meet his daughter, so he understands Aashi's sadness too.

“Papa missed you too, my love."

After they had been talking for a while, he noticed that Aashi was starting to feel sleepy. Therefore, he began to speak more sweetly, which led to Aashi falling asleep with the phone in her ear. Digvijay disconnected the phone quickly when he saw she had already slept. Prakram realizes that Aashi is asleep;her photo is still in front of him. Then Armaan comes to say something to him.

“Sir… Our shipment is getting delayed by 10 days as it is being brought through a very long route.”

“Hmmm….”

“Sir, any problem?"

“We are going to India.”

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“Y for yak and z for zebra.”

As soon as Aashi finishes pronouncing the entire alphabet, Avi becomes very happy after receiving applause, and as a reward, she makes her wear a very beautiful and lovely tiara on her head. As soon as Aashi wears the tiara, she starts jumping with joy. Every bodyguard present is also smiling. And Sandhya, sitting nearby, knows no bounds to her happiness. She says this to Avi.

"I have only been coming continuously for 15 days, and you have taught her everything that a 3-year-old child knows, whereas three nannies in the house together cannot do all this because it doesn't matter to anyone. Her father is going to be very happy when he learns about all this."

Avi's focus is not on anything, but on Ashi, who is jumping with joy and slowly becoming her life. Aashi hugs her tightly and kisses her cheeks; Avi smiles broadly and kisses her back. Sandhya is very happy to see both of them sitting there, massaging her feet lightly. Due to the continuous round aroundthe temple, she is having a lot of pain in her feet. Avi starts looking at her very carefully. But then Sandhya tells everyone.

"It's time for us to depart; if we don't, your sir will likely call and cause trouble until we get home."

Aashi immediately falls into Avi’s arms, and she does not get down until she reaches her car. Every day, Aashi comes into Avi's arms in the same manner from the temple and sits straight in the car. After sitting in the car, Sandhya and Aashi wave at Avi, which prompts her to smile softly and begin saying goodbye to them.

Slowly, the car starts disappearing from her sight, and as soon as the car completely vanishes in front of her eyes, the smile on her lips completely disappears from his face. Padma and Vishnu see this thing every day now. She turns and begins her work immediately, as if she weren't even smiling, Vishnu says softly, his gaze fixed on Padma.

“You have no idea what you have done."

“I just wanted her happiness."

“You must understand very well that our Avi's heart has started beating a lot more for Aashi. Aashi is coming now, and if she doesn't come in the future, our Avi will be the one who will feel the most sad."