Siya hated them. She hated the three people present here with all her guts. She got bad vibes from them but being the daughter in law of the house she can't help but keep mum. She had to hear all the taunts from them.

For the first time they spewed bad words for her was when she got married to this family. It was ten years ago. Getting married to a man 11 years senior to her age was no joke but she had to do it. The proposal was given by Vikram to her father. They were middle class and siya remembered how much Vikram pleaded her father for her hand in marriage.

To her opinion this ten years weren't bad at all if she leaves all those relatives. Vikram was like an elder brother to her giving in to all her needs. Veer and avyan warmed up to her immediately. The problem was abhiraj, manav and rudransh. After being a problematic relation with his first wife manav was not happy for the second marriage.

But he was never rude to her. He would always be there for her. And overtime in this five years she noticed how he showed her warmth and care. She loved him and had no problem staying in this marriage even though he didn't love her back.

And with abhiraj and rudransh they both had bad experiences with manav's first wife specially abhiraj, they took their time accepting her and siya was patient. She never forced them to accept her.

"I don't know brother how you allow all this but it's already 9 am and still the daughter in law has not arrived. Is this the ethics of the house?" hearing the words siya's soul burned. Who the hell were they to question when the couple would come or not and siya vowed to protect ishani from these snakes.

"Jiji, your husband might be incompetent that's why you woke up early the morning after your wedding night but our rudransh is competent enough and therefore they must be tired to wake up early." The sweet smile on her face and the venom laced words attacked Anuja, the sister of vikrma and manav directly.

Anuja's eyes widen as she looked at her brothers with anger. "See bhai sab, this is how your wife talks to your sister. You shouldn't have married someone so young. Look she doesn't even have the ethics to speak."

Before siya could answer her back someone held her hand. Manav looked at her and nodded in no. he then turned to anuja and gave her a smile. "I don't think that siya said something wrong anuja, and we don' have a perfect time of when to wake up or not. So don't put your opinions over here." Anuja burned in anger hearing his words

Before she could retort the sound of anklets fill the air. All turned as the newlyweds descended down the stairs. "Hayee...they look so good together." Siya dreamily said as she spotted the couple coming down.

Rudra and ishani came down and stood before the family. Ishani went and touched the feet of vikram and manav who blessed her. She was about to touch the feet of siya when siya held her hand. "Aish don't ishani, I am not even that old." She said and looked around to see everyone looking at her.

She gave out a nervous awkward laugh making manav shake his head at his wife. "But still you are elder than me...ma..." hearing the word from ishani siya's eyes filled with tears. Ishani smiled and touched her feet.

"Ishani beta come here." Vikram called out. Ishani walked towards him and stood by his side. "Look here beta this is Anuja, our sister, that's her husband vinod and her mother-in-law sushila, and that is their daughter sanvi." Ishani smiled and touched their feet except for sanvi. While anuja, vinod and sushila gave her a displeased cold look, sanvi just passed a smile to her.

"I don't know what's in the family of marrying young girls. Can she even cook huh? You girl go and make something for the pehli rasoi." Ishani flinched at the loud voice of anuja. Her hands shook a bit.

Avyan noticed it but before he can do something rudra walked to her and held her hand. Avyan smiled at the scene finally there was someone who could hold her hand without any qualms. "It's already 9 am so I don't think she needs to cook now and I guess siya has already prepared food right?"

"Yes...the cook helped me though. Come everybody let's eat." Siya said sharply.

"God look at the condition your nephew and elder son still doesn't call you mother huh?" sushila taunted.

Abhiraj got enraged by it. "You don't need to meddle in our family matter dadi. What we call her is our concern not yours and as long as we give her respect I think it's okay."

The whole family shut up due to his loud cold voice. Without a single word everybody went to the dining hall. The breakfast was quick and quite. No body uttered a word except for the few exchanges about business between men except for rudransh and avyan. Avyan didn't know anything neither has he any interest in business.

Whereas rudra was occupied with tending to his wife. He dished out the meal on her plate, pulling her closer to his chair as she was uncomfortable with anuja sitting beside her and even wiping up her mouth.

"We should leave now." Vinod declared as they finished the breakfast. Silent goodbyes were exchanged. Sanvi came and hugged ishani tightly. "I am sorry for my mom's behaviour bhabhi." Ishani just smiled and patted her head.

After everyone left siya heaved a sigh. "God they were so fucking annoying." Avyan laughed at that and hi-fied with siya while others shook their head.

"Ishani." Vikram called out making ishani turn towards him. "This is for you." He said giving her a red box. Ishani shakily took the box. Someone has given her a gift. She was never known to receive gift from anyone excluding for avyan and rudransh yesterday night.

Even manav and abhiraj came towards her and both of them handed her a bag. "This is not needed."

Manav clicked his tongue nodding in no. "Bhabhi it's your first day in our house and we are all grateful for you to be present here. Please take this." Abhiraj said. His cold eyes softening. Ishani gulped as her eyes turned glassy. She nodded her head accepting the gift.

Veer noticed the tense atmosphere and came beside ishani side hugging her which made her twitch a bit but it was unnoticeable. "And bhabhi this two don't give out gifts easily so take all you can when they are giving okay."

Manav glared at veer making him shut up. Ishani smiled and looked at the family who accepted her and provided her with so much love more than her own family.