"What are you doing to my fiancee?"

Dahlia waited until her mother walked out of the house alongside her father and brother. She knew her mother would be suspicious about her staying longer and not going with them. Her other sister Nour had already left with her friends.

"Okay, I think the coast is clear now, we can go?" Dahlia says.

Zianna looked at her and shook her head knowing that when Nadia knew if she left without her permission there would be trouble.

"Zia, don't worry. Our brother won't let anything bad happen to you and neither will I. Trust me, my sister. I promise to protect you. Yes, I know that you are older than me but I will do it because you are my sister just like Nour is," Dalia explained.

"Thank you..."

"Yes, I know, I am the best but can we go now before Tay calls me."

This made Zianna smile knowing that she has people who love and care for her.

Meanwhile, at the Nikkah venue, Azhar and his family arrived along with Sameera's family.

Sameera is his mother's best friend and also his brother's mother-in-law.

"Ma shaa Allah, the decor looks beautiful. But..."

Sameera was stopped by Hayat from saying anything else. Tayyal walked toward them and greeted them with a smile on his face.

"Asalam aleikum, welcome. Let me show you to your seats, "he said leading them to their designated seats.

"Waleikum salaam. Thank you for inviting us," Aayan said.

Tayyal nodded and was joined by his father and mother. Hayat held Azhar's hand knowing that was the only way for him to stay calm.

"Asalam Aleikum. I am so glad that you can join us for my son's wedding," Mr. Hussein said. "And there's something, I would like to talk to you, later. In shaa Allah," he added smiling and looking at Azhar.

"In shaa Allah, Mr. Hussein, "Aayan said, knowing that his wife was holding their son's hand trying to calm him down.

As Mr Hussein and his wife left, Hayat and Aayan turned to face their son Azhar who had an angry expression on his face.

"Azhar, you need to calm down. This isnt the way to do things. Why dont I go with Aunt Sameera to look for Zianna?" Hayat asked him.

Azhar nodded.

Hayat took Sameera's hand and walked away to look for Zianna who just walked in with two girls in tow.

"There she is," Hayat said, pointing at Zianna.

"Ma shaa Allah, she is beautiful and I know now why Azhar is overprotective over her," Sameera says. "She reminds me of you before knowing what that witch Maryam was doing to do," she added.

"Well, her stepmother has been abusing her and she is sick, Sam. I know that my son has fallen for her but he must also understand that in Zianna's situation, it will be difficult for her to accept help or even a marriage proposal," Hayat explained. "She is someone that is stubborn, doesnt want help from anyone, even her brother," she added.

Zianna walked with her sister Dahli and started to hide from her stepmother as she was moving around to greet and meet guests.

"Dahlia, your mother will see me..."

"And what will happen? I promise that nothing will happen to you today, Zia," Dahlia says. "Who is that guy staring at you?" she asked looking at Azhar.

Zianna turned to see who her sister was looking at, to her surprise, she saw her boss sitting with his family.

"Azhar".

"So that's Azhar. He is handsome, ma shaa Allah. But a little grouchy and he needs to smile more," Dahlia said but then he saw Azhar smiling at her sister. "Never mind. I know who can make his smile," she added teasing her sister.

"Dahlia, come on. We...I need to stay out of your mother's sight," Zianna said dragging her sister to the opposite way from where Azhar and his family were.

Thankfully, Zianna walked away just in time for Nadia to walk toward the guests.

Dahlia guided Zianna to where Zoya was in her room. The moment that she opened the door, Zoya engulfed Zianna in a hug.

"Thank you, thank you for being with us, Zian. I dont want to get married when you arent here for me," Zoya said, still hugging her.

"I know and you should thank Dahlia and her friend who helped me get here but remember that I cant be seen by Aunt Nadia. If she saw me..."

Zianna didn't want to speak badly about Nadia as Dahlia was there.

"I know and I understand Zianna. I know who my mother is especially her attitude and character. She made Dad agree for me to go to boarding school just because she thought you would 'influence' me," Dahlia said. "I needed my siblings and as well as my parents with me. But what kept me sane was your and Tay's calls during the weekend." she added.

"Okay, enough sad things. Alhamdulillah, now I can be calm," Zoya said letting the three girls inside the room.

Once it was time for Zoya to walk out and to the hotel hall. She walked in with her friends beside her, even though she wanted Zianna to be by her side.

I pray that you will find your happiness, Zianna and I know that someday, you will be able to smile without anyone questioning you why you are smiling. I also pray that you will get treatment and be safe. Ameen.

As the nikkah was going on, Azhar's eyes searched for Zianna but he couldnt find her. He needed to know if she was fine.

"My son, you need to calm down and in shaa Allah I will talk to Mr Hussein about..."

"Dad, no. Mr Hussein will not approve. He doesn't even care about his daughter. I am not saying that you shouldn't talk to him but remember that I need her to get better before anything else," Azhar explained to his father.

Aayan nodded and understood what his son was telling him.

"I understand, Azhar."

Azaan looked at his brother and realized that Azhar's fear of love was gone because of Zianna.

"I know what you are thinking, don't do it," his wife Saira tells him.

"I am not thinking of doing anything, Saira. I just want to meet the woman who made my brother's heart beat again after years of him being grumpy," Azaan explained to her.

"I think it is better for Mamma to introduce us to her."

After the Nikkah ceremony, it was time for the guests to mingle with the bride and groom.

Hayat and her family walked toward them with smiles on their faces.

"Asalam aleikum. Congratulations and may Allah bless your marriage," Hayat said smiling.

"Waleikum salaam, Aunt. Thank you," Tayyal answered, looking for his sister.

Even though, he briefly saw her when it was time for him to sit beside his wife.

Hayat and Aayan walked back to their seats along with their family.

"Where is she, Zoya? I want us to take a picture with her and Dahlia?" Tayyal asked his wife.

"I don't know. I guess that she is hiding from your mother...I am sorry, I didn't mean it like that..."

"I know and I underatand Habibty. And I also know how my mother is like especially when she would hurt my sister," Tayyal said.

Meanwhile, Azhar was getting restless and needed to go and find where Zianna was. He got up and started walking to the back of the hall, that's when he started hearing someone yelling. And then the beating started.

Azhar quickly rushed to where the sounds were coming from only to find, Zianna was on the floor while her stepmother had a belt in her hand hitting her repeatedly.

"I told you to stay at the house and not to come to MY son's wedding but you disobeyed my orders. You are worthless, useless," Nadia yelled as she continued hitting Zianna without any remorse. "I hate you from the moment I found out that My husband married your worthless mother and had you. I hated you..."

Nadia continued hitting Zianna, while she was on the floor trying to cover herself.

"What are you doing to my fiancee?" Azhar yelled at her. He then moved closer to them and immediately went to see Zianna.

He carried her into his arms while Nadia looked confused and embarrassed as to why Azhar was saying that Zianna was his fiancee.

"Who are you?"

"Who gives you the right to hit her? What has shee done to you that you hate her so much? Shouldn't you hate your husband instead of her for what he did instead of Zianna?" Azhar yells. He didn't care who heard him, all he cared was getting Zianna out of there and far away from that family.

He could hear Zianna cry and her hands held his hand tightly not wanting to let him go.

Zianna felt safe with Azhar.

"I can do whatever I want and you don't have a right to tell me what to do..."

"What is going on here?" A voice asked making Nadia drop the belt that she was holding.

They both look behind to find Hayat, Aayan, Tayyal and his wife standing there looking angry at Nadia.

Tayyal walked toward his sister who was in Azhar's arms. The moment he saw the bruises and the blood coming out of her skin, Tayyal turned to face his mother with anger in his eyes.

"What is wrong with you? I know that you dont love her, but she is MY sister, mother. And you have no right to beat her just because I had asked her to come to my wedding. Are you out of your mind, mother?" Tayyal yelled at his mother. "I tolerated everything you did because of your hatred for Zianna while she didn't even deserve it. Dad does. I have tolerated not being able to call her my sister because you would get angry and punish her for it. Are you even human?" He asked her in disgust.

"You don't know what you are saying Tayyal. Her mother almost ruined my marriage and now she will ruin..."

"No, mother. My father ruined your marriage because he didnt have the guts to tell you that he got married to fulfil my grandparents' wish. My father was the one to blame and you should hate him and not MY sister," Tayyal said. "Now that I am married, I will be taking her to live with me and Zoya. She will not ruin my marriage, you will mother," he added, while his wife held his hand trying to calm him down.

Tayyal turned to face his sister who was sobbing in Azhar's arms. The moment he saw the clothes that he bought her were torn by his mother. The anger in his heart grew more knowing that the respect and love Tayyal had for Nadia was slowly diminishing because of what she did to Zianna.

"I am here, Zian. Your older brother is here. I am sorry that I couldn't protect you. Now I will do anything and everything in my power to do what a big brother does to protect his sister," he said, trying not to break down.

"You can't do that Tayyal. I am still your mother..."

"Yes, you are my mother but I thought you would change and see the reason for what you are doing is wrong. I was again proven wrong. You sent Dalia away to boarding school for so many years because of your malicious thoughts. Yes, you are my mother but you had no right to hurt MY sister for something she didnt know until her mother died. Did you even know that Dad disowned her the moment he divorced Aunt Hania?" Tayyal said and he got the answer when he saw the guilty look on his mother's face. "You knew, didn't you? But you still abused her, belittled her but you didn't care if she was guilty or not. I now know what to do. Didn't you even know that she has a heart condition and she probably has months to live?" He asked shocking his mother.

Nadia looked at her son and knew that this would impact the way Tayyal saw her. She was very careful in harming Zianna but today she got carried away when someone asked her who she was.

"I don't care if she is dying or not..."

"I know that now, mother. That's why she will be living with me and Zoya. After her treatment in shaa Allah, I will accept the marriage proposal that Azhar has for her," Tayyal says interrupting his mother. "And as for Dad, tell him to find someone else to run his company, from today, I quit," he added.

Zianna looked at his brother and wanted to tell him many things. One of them was that he shouldn't quit the company and that Mrs Nadia and Mr Hussein will always be his parents.

Tayyal turned to face Azhar who was holding Zianna tightly in his arms.

"Take her to the hospital, Zoya and I will be with you after we tell the guests that we will be leaving. They dont have to know why or what happened tonight," Tayyal said with tears threatening to fall.

"Okay, I will keep you posted if anything happens."

Azhar left with Zianna through the back entrance of the hotel to avoid suspicious looks from guests.

Hayat walked in front of Nadia and shook her head.

"Your husband hurt you but you hurt Zianna, why?" Hayat asked. "Because you were jealous of her. Because you wanted her out of the family, right?" She added surprising Nadia.

"Mrs Muhsin, this is a family matter and it doesnt concern you..."

"Mrs Nadia, it does because my son loves Zianna and he wants her to be happy. And as a mother, I would want the best for my kids. Let me tell you something, Mrs Nadia. You see him?" Hayat asked pointing at Azaan with his wife. "That's my first born son, even though I didn't give birth to him. He is and will always be my son. Do you want to know why? Because he won my heart even before his father did," Hayat added.

"Hayat, let's go and check on Azhar and Zianna," Aayan said and then turned to face Tayyal and his wife. "Congratulations again and we will be going. I will call you if anything happens to Zianna," he added extending his hand toward his wife.

Hayat took his hand and walked out of the hotel with their families. But their minds were still stuck in the situation they saw.

Helping someone doesn't cost anything but the person will always remember for the rest of their lives what you did for them.