"Come, come. Sit here," Anuradha said as soon as her son and daughter-in-law arrived."Mom, what is it?" Shravan asked.Anuradha Maheswari brought a large antique box out of the cupboard and placed it on the bed."These are the family jewels. They have been passed down for generations. My mother-in-law gave them to me when I first came here. Now they are for you," Anuradha said."Woah," Drishti exclaimed, seeing the antique pieces in the box."You like them?" Anuradha asked."Yes, they are all beautiful, aunty," Drishti said, not wanting to hurt her mother-in-law. Admittedly, the jewels are all beautiful, but they are too heavy, and Drishti is not a fan of heavy jewels."I know, but they are not easy to wear. They are so heavy. They have been passed down to the younger generations, so you can keep them and pass them on to your children in the future," Anuradha said with a smile."I'm very careless, aunty. I think it would be safer with you. I can get them whenever I want them," Drisht
Drishti spent the rest of the morning with her parents, choosing the outfit and accessories for the reception party.She had chosen a red and golden-coloured heavily worked lehenga and heavy jewels from the ancestral jewellery set her mother-in-law had given her.She had to dress up as a royal bride, and Drishti quite liked the idea of that, especially since she would be wearing the tiara too.She couldn't wait to click pictures and post them on her Instagram with the caption #princessmaheswari."Drishti, where is Shravan?" Anuradha asked, and Drishti frowned."I don't know. I didn't see him," Drishti said."Jeeju went upstairs half an hour ago," Damini said, scrolling through the iPad her brother-in-law gave her half an hour ago, asking her to choose which tiara she wanted."Lunch will be served in an hour. I will ask someone to go up and call him," Anuradha said."No aunty. I will go call him," Drishti said and left for their room.As she entered the room, she saw Shravan sleeping p
Shravan saw his brother's smile slowly fade as his eyes focused on Drishti."D? Is that you?""Sharan?" Drishti had gone pale, seeing Sharan walking towards them."You two know each other?" Shravan asked in confusion."Damn it. This is a joke, right?" Sharan asked, staring at Drishti."Sharan? What's wrong?" Shravan asked, looking at his brother, who had also gone pale."D. Tell me this is a prank," Sharan asked, moving closer to the fountain."Sharan. I told you I'm married. You didn't believe me," Drishti said, having nothing else to say."What the hell is going on?" Shravan asked."Damn it. Mom told me you were married to some Drishti Malhotra. I actually found it funny that both her daughters-in-law would be named Drishti. I didn't realise you got married to the woman I love," Sharan said, looking at his brother.Drishti paled, thinking of the chaos that would follow. Tej Maheswari would definitely kick her out this time.Last time, she wouldn't have minded. But now, the thought o
"I need you, Siddhu."Shravan, who was about to enter the room, frowned hearing Drishti. He went inside the room and saw an anxious Drishti sitting cross-legged on the bed."Drishti.""What did he say?" Drishti asked."Why didn't you tell me about him?" Shravan asked."How am I supposed to know that he is your brother?" Drishti asked with a frown."At least the surname should have given you a hint, right? Didn't you wonder about our surnames? The similarity in our names? Sharan and Shravan?" He asked."I first met him during an inter-college fest two years ago. He was from a different college. I don't remember whether he said his surname or not. His Instagram name was just Sharan M. And it just stuck," Drishti said."And you uploaded a picture of us on your Insta page, right? Didn't he ask you anything about it, Drishti?" Shravan asked."I had blocked him by then," Drishti said.Shravan sighed as he sat on the bed next to her."Did you have feelings for him, Drishti?" Shravan asked so
The atmosphere during breakfast was tense.Drishti was sitting between Shravan and Siddhu, with Sharan sitting directly opposite her."I mean, how? How do you always manage to do this?" Siddhu whispered to Drishti."Do what?" she replied."Get into trouble! You are married to Sharan's elder brother. Who would have thought?" Siddhu said, still reeling from the shock."It's all your fault. How can you not know your brother's best friend's brother? Useless," Drishti complained."Of course. I should have known that the blame would land on my head in the end," Siddhu said, rolling his eyes.Tej Maheswari cleared his throat and glared at the duo.They both pasted fake smiles on their faces and continued with breakfast."Sharan, how was your journey?" Tej asked his younger grandson."It was okay, dadu," Sharan said gloomily.Shravan sighed, seeing the fallen face of his brother.He could see that his brother was hurting, but there was nothing anybody could do about it."Sharan, have one more
"Is that Shravan bhai's sister?" Siddhu whispered to Drishti, looking at the pretty girl talking to Damini."Yes," Drishti said, narrowing her eyes at her best friend."She is pretty. What's her name?" he said, still not able to take his eyes off her."Shreya. And Siddhu, she is a school-going girl," Drishti said."Which class?" Siddhu asked."Twelfth.""Great. That would make her a college girl next year," Siddhu said with a grin."She has two elder brothers," Drishti pointed out the cons in the scheme."One of her elder brothers is my elder brother's best friend and my best friend's husband," Siddhu said cheekily."Finally, you found someone you do not want to friend zone, and that someone had to be Shravan's sister, right?" Drishti asked."Ishq par zor nahi hai, Drishti," Siddhu said dramatically, clutching his heart."Ishq? In one day?" Drishti asked in wonder."Oye. What happened to the hopeless romantic Drishti Singhania? Who is a die-hard fan of love at first sight?" Siddhu ask
Shravan had almost fallen asleep when he heard the incessant knock on their bedroom door.The knocks grew more urgent with time, and Shravan hurried towards the door, waking Drishti in the process.He opened the door to find his mother, who looked worried as hell."Mom? What happened? Why do you look panicked?" Shravan asked."Sharan...""Where is he? What happened?" Shravan asked."I don't know. He went out in the morning. He is not back yet. I tried his phone many times. He isn't picking up. He told me he was going out to meet his friends here. I called them up, and they had no idea that Sharan is even back. I am getting worried, Shravan." Anuradha Maheswari was on the verge of crying."Mom, relax. I will bring him home. He might be somewhere around," Shravan said, trying to console his mother.A guilty Drishti stood behind him, not knowing what to do."Drishti, please take Mom to her room. I will go look for Sharan," Shravan turned around to look at Drishti."Yeah, sure." Drishti a
Drishti had been grumpy and cranky the whole day."Why not?"She had been forced to fast, and fasting has never been her forte.Not that she has ever tried before."You are not going to die if you skip two meals a day," Siddhu said, rolling his eyes, seeing the grumpy look on Drishti's face."Then why don't you try fasting? Let me see how long you last," Drishti said, glaring at her so-called best friend.Divyanshi brought a plate of some Rajasthani snacks and handed it over to her son-in-law, who was scrolling through his iPad, looking through his work emails.He looked up and smiled at his mother-in-law. He had missed breakfast this morning, as he was caught up in a video conference."Thank you, Aunty," Shravan said and took one in his hands. Before it could reach his mouth, he heard a loud, dramatic gasp and looked up to see Drishti looking at him with wounded eyes."What?" he asked with a frown."You are going to eat that?" Drishti asked, pointing her finger at the snack."Uh, yes