In the evening

Sanal was having his dinner and watching his parents leave for their village.

They had been called by the elders of the village to attend the last rites of the only son of Sameer's cousin.

Sameer was having second thoughts on leaving Prisha and Sanal at such a crucial time. But Sanal assured him that he would take care of the things responsibly.

Latha watched how her Prisha was sulking down at their departure. She caressed her hairs promising to return asap and hoping to join her and her family in the wedding preparations of Previn.

Prisha bid bye and went to her room to sleep as she was having a splitting headache. She had skipped her lunch and went to sleep drinking only a glass of milk.

*Clears throat* Prisha stopped in her tracks and looked down to avoid his hateful eyes. He moved beside her and glanced at her angry posture which made him scoff.

"Get ready in the morning. We are going for a checkup in the hospital...for you," Prisha was puzzled at his words and looked at him who smirked at her.

He strode off to his room leaving her confused at the reason for a hospital visit. She didn't argue with him and let me do whatever he wanted to do.

The village

Dinesh was getting enraged at the brutal manner in which the Menon and Nair family had destroyed his dreams and future with the blink of an eye.

He watched the still body of his only son who had done the mistake of hurting the precious daughter-in-law of the Menon family.

He saw their fake condolences being shown in the tv and over the radio expressing their sorrow for the loss of Dinesh Menon and his family.

The fiancé of Suresh was crying cursing her bad fate which played so badly with her.

He heard the sound of the car and the flash of the mobile phones at the entrance of the prestigious hotelier family.

He saw them and spat at the revenge which was roaming in and around his burning head.

Vinay kept the flower garland on the still body of Suresh and prayed for his peaceful afterlife.

As he went near to Dinesh, he heard him mutter "I will kill you all!".

Vinay managed to smile at the joke that his cousin made and looked straight in his eyes challenging him.

"Don't even think about it. Or you might join your stupid son...in hell!" Vinay moved from the place before it would turn the place into a blood battleground.

Dinesh gritted his teeth and made a promise to hurt the family where it would pain the most – their children.

The next morning

In the clinic

Sanal was sitting beside his perplexed wife who managed to ask him the reason. Sanal told her that they were in the clinic for a regular check-up.

She was called in by the nurse in the doctors cabin. Sanal told her to go as he opted to stay outside.

The doctor asked her some general questions which Prisha answered genuinely. She then asked her some intimate questions which Prisha was finding difficult to answer but she managed somehow.

The doctor told her to lie down for a complete check-up. She did as she thought it might because of the disturbed diet that she was suffering for the past few days which she had told the doctor, a few minutes back.

After some time,

Prisha came out of the doctors cabin enraged and looked at Sanal with utmost disgust. She rushed to him and

Slap!

Sanal gritted his teeth and moved his head towards her. He just smirked at her and grabbing her arm moved out of the clinic.

He pushed her into the car and saw her blood boiling at the event that insulted her pride. She cussed at him with the words which were like sweet rhythm to his ears. He smiled the whole ride ignoring her to the fullest as he wanted to deal with her at home.

The managed to reach home without tearing each other's hairs.

"Mr. Sanal! what is the meaning of this, huh?!!" Prisha barked at him as they entered the house.

Sanal quietly sat on the couch, removing his coat. He switched on the tv to make her voice vanish in the noise from the screen.

She switched off the screen and stood before him asking him the same question. Sanal glared at her and stood from the couch, towering her who managed to glare back at him with the same intensity.

"Why don't you ask it yourself, hm? Ms. Prisha, huh? That what are you planning to do, hm? Do you perhaps want me or my money? Coz if it's my money, I think you are well settled in that regard. Considering the number of boyfriends that you have...in every corner, hm? Who shower you with their money and gifts and what not! Even forgetting that you have my child with you! Right, wife," Sanal questioned her bending down to her face level, stressing on the word 'wife' making her tears fall continuously from her almond eyes.

Prisha pushed him with all her might and spoke "Is that what you think of me, huh? A loose character person, who would...*sob* betray you...the one whom I love...huh? Tell me.... TELL ME..."

Sanal laughed like a maniac on her words and looked at her in amazement.

"Wow! You are true actress, aren't you? I mean the word 'love' coming from your filthy mouth, is really disgusting!! Well, it would be...considering that your mothe..."

Slap!

"Not another word, Mr. Sanal! Not another word..." Saying so she ran to her room covering her mouth, enraged.

Sanal ridiculed at her and went out to cool his burning head in the club.

The next day, Prisha didn't pay any heed to his words, nor did he. They were living like strangers in that big house, ignoring each other to the fullest. Latha and Sameer were quite busy in the preparation of Trishna's wedding with Namith which was nearing.

They had two weddings back-to-back which needed all the three families attention – Menon, Nair and Varma's.

Prisha was helping with her whole heart, forgetting the pain that she was enduring for her loved ones, from the one who she loved the most.

Sanal was however very diligent in his professional life. He would be cautious at handling the new business along with Dino who would only interact with him in professional concern.

Even he found Veena to be absent from the working of the new firm for many days. The unknown informer was always on time to send him the proof of his wife's betrayal either through photos or videos.

"Hello, yeah, I will reach on time. It's in the evening, right? yeah, bye," Sanal kept the phone assuring his participation in the wedding preparation in the Nair family.

It was the haldi ceremony for Trishna in the evening in the Nair house.

Nair house

The whole house was filled with the laughter and music which played to make its occupants happy and cheerful.

Prisha was sitting near Trishna chatting with her and helping her to scrap off excess haldi from her face.

Sanal saw the interaction that Prisha was enacting with his family under the pretext of a lovely daughter-in-law.

He went to the drinks counter and decided to settle till late evening, mostly to avoid his wife.

"Xavier!"

The crowd stopped their actions and looked at the new face which gazed only at his Veena.

Veena teared up and wanted to move out of the place. But Prisha held her hands and told her to listen to his part to clear the air between them.

Xavier knelt before her and tried to caress her hairs. Veena moved her head to avoid his touches.

"My love! I didn't marry Tina. Whenever, we used to go on dates, I would always refuse her presence, her touches and even her talks used to irritate me. She is a good girl but I only considered her as my friend and nothing more. One day, I couldn't take it any longer and told her that she would never enter my heart. As it was already occupied by someone – you. You are my true love, my soulmate. The one who is my queen," Veena teared up at his confession and looked down making her tears fall down.

He cupped her face and wiped her tears. He took out a small box and took her right hand asking the question again.

"Will you marry me, Veena Vinod Nair?" Xavier asked her with a tint of an accent making her chuckle. She nodded her head but

"No!!" Vinod marched at the couple and pulled his daughter behind him.

Slap!!

Xavier didn't flinch but hated the fact that she had to witness so much hatred because of him.

"Get out!! you are not allowed to meet my daughter! Out!!" the quiet Vinod screamed at Xavier who looked at him smilingly.

"Sir, I love your daughter and will always keep her happy. I promise to never leave her side no matter what," he spelled each and every word glancing at his Veena who felt his love radiating to her ten times more than before.

Vinay came towards them and told them to discuss the matter away from the curious crowd to avoid the gossips.

In Veena's room

Prisha and Sanal were sitting beside Veena to support her. Xavier sat on the chair being surrounded by Vinod, Vinay and Sameer. The ladies alongwith Dino were praying for the discussion to end peacefully with the mafia and calm tiger glaring at poor Xavier who felt like the lamb kept for hunting.

Xavier told the interaction between him and Veena avoiding most of their resort stay. He even told them the number of times he had proposed to her which she would reject for getting her family approval, than accepting herself first.

Reena looked at her daughter who was crying inaudibly at the pain that she had carried for so long.

After Xavier finished his part of explaining to them about his true love for Veena. Vinod got up from his seat and went towards his Veena.

Veena got up and looked at her father with the hope to accept her Xavier.

"Do you love him?"

*nods*

"Do you wish to marry him?"

*nods*

"Has he hurt you in any way?"

*shakes her head*

"Well in that case, I need time to search for Mr. Xavier's family background and wher...." Vinod folded his hands and gestured at the time he would take to accept Xavier as his son-in-law.

Veena looked at Xavier who blinked at her assuring that he would never leave her side.

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