Chapter 4

Part 4

Maa means mom.

I looked down at my henna-filled hands and tears rolled down my cheeks. It's been 10 days since I said yes to my destruction. Today was my marriage correction, a secret marriage to Neil Ahuja.

Neil Sir came here for his cousin's wedding, which was done two days back, and his first wife left for Mumbai this morning because of some important work. He was his younger brother, Samar. He was a weird guy, always flirty, but I ignored him as I didn't like him. Tomorrow we are leaving for Mumbai.

Right now I was sitting in the room of Ahuja's Farmhouse wearing one of the designer lehengas. Lekha Mam arranged everything for me. Mehndi artists applied Henna to my hands yesterday, and a makeup artist applied it today.

I looked up at my reflection in the mirror. I was indeed looking beautiful, but I was not happy. My face was glowing because of the makeup, but I wasn't glowing naturally.

I started wearing my earrings and my mind drifted to the previous night when I and Neil, sir, had our second convo.

Flashback..

Tomorrow would be my marriage to Neil Sir. I didn't want this to happen. I looked at the moon from the window while mama was sleeping.

I heard a knock on the door and my heart started to beat wildly..who was there at this time? Is it a thief or a ghostly uncle aunty?

I got off of the bed and took the broom stick in my hand and went to open the door.

I muttered and was about to hit the thief when he caught my wrist and stopped me. "You dumb girl, it's me Neil," he yelled and my eyes widened and the broom stick fell from my hand.

"Sharanya, who's there for my child?" I heard mama's voice spit, she was up. I was gone.

"Umm, no one maa you sleep. I am going to the washroom," I said hastily, and Neil dragged me out.

I had nothing to say, so I did my job, which was looking down at fiddling with my scarf.

"Sharanya, I got to know that your mom is suffering from a brain tumor," he said, and my eyes snapped at him.

"You are doing this to save your mom, right?" He asked, and I looked here and there.

"Sharanya "I am still telling you you don't need to do this. I will help with your mother's treatment," he said.

Sorry sir, but your mom has blackmailed me. I can't back off because if I did something against her then she would kill my mama.

"I don't want to talk about anything," I said and turned to step inside my home, but he caught my wrist, pulling me close to him.

"You are doing wrong with yourself, Sharanya," he said angrily.

Taking a deep breath, I looked into his beautiful eyes. "I know what I am doing and I don't need your opinion. Neil sir, if you are having a problem, then you can just go and tell your mother." I said, jerking his hand. I went inside my house, locking the door behind.

Flashback ends.

I started wearing my bangles and just then, Maa entered.

"You are looking so beautiful, Sharanya." I smiled at her comment, which didn't reach my eyes.

She put kala teeka behind my ear. I stood up and hugged her and a few more tears left my eyes.

I love you so much, maa. I won't let anything happen to you.

"Is Sharanya ready?" It was Lekha Mam.

I nodded.

"Ok, let's go down, everything is ready." She said, and maa helped me to cover my head with a veil.

On my way to destruction. I chuckled sadly in my mind and went down with Maa.

The pavilion was ready, and the priest was sitting there doing some arrangements.

"Neil, my child, finally you are here." I heard Lekha Mam's voice.

I saw him through the veil. He was wearing a white sherwani.

"It's the time," the priest said, and mama took me to the pavilion.

I and Neil, sir, stood opposite each other, and the priest told us to exchange garlands.

We sat down and the priest did some puja and Maa did the kanya daan, and then the priest told us it was time to take 7 rounds of holy fire.

He stood up, and I was about to, but my leg was tucked into my outfit. He helped me to stand up, and we took the seven rounds of holy fire, and then sat down.

"Now fill her hairline with vermillion," the priest said, and he filled mine while I closed my teary eyes.

I shivered when he made me wear the nuptial chain.

After awhile, Lekha ma'am made us sign the marriage papers.

Now I am married I was his secret wife The Billionaire's Secret Wife

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I sat in the middle of the bed; it was my wedding night, after all, oh yeah, my so-called sasu mom had decorated the room.I didn't know why she was doing this. What was her problem?

Grrr, I think I should just change and sleep before he comes.

'Such a relief,' I sighed as I got out of bed and opened my veil.

Just then, I heard the opening of the door, he was there. He stepped in, closing the door behind me with a bang, making me jump at my desk.

Ignore him Sharanya just ignored him. I walked past him and was about to step inside the washroom, but he was fast; he held my hand, jerking me close to him.

"Hello, Mrs. Ahuja," he said huskily as he pinned me to the side wall.What the hell?

"Finally you are married to me." "Married to a Billionare," he said, and I looked at him.

"I was so dumb, Sharanya, so dumb, because I thought you were a little innocent girl, but you are SELFISH and a GOLD DIGGER," he shouted, and my eyes started to get wet.

"I told you that I was ready to help you with getting admission to one of the best colleges and also about your mother's treatment, but you were so stubborn to marry me because you wanted my money more than you wanted luxury." His tone was full of hate while I shut my teary eyes tightly because of the pain in my heart as well as in my arms as he was holding me very tightly with his nails digging into my flesh.

"Girls like you just want rich boys to enjoy their lives,I know how fake you middle class girls are." He shouted and pushed me with a jerk; my hand banged against the table, causing the bangles to break, and I hissed as a few broken pieces pierced my skin.

I looked up at him; he was already looking at me with eyes full of hatred.

"Out!" he shouted, and I didn't respond.

"I SAID OUT!" he shouted; before I could reply or react, he clutched my arm, opening the door of the room; he pushed me out and locked the door on my face.

I chuckled sadly and sat down on the floor, resting my head behind the wall. I started taking out the glass pieces that had pierced my hand.

I just got a tag for Gold Digger.

I smiled sadly and closed my eyes as more tears rolled down from my eyes. It's just the start Sharanya, there was a lot more.