Chinmayi's POV:

Dadaji and everyone else earnestly listened to everything that I just said. Frankly speaking, I couldn't feel more confident than ever. My soul felt ready to accept any sort of response, but this time, I just felt free.

Deepak blinked at me and then I saw his lips curve into a satisfying smile. The silence was broken by him and surely, I was taken by surprise.

"Hello everyone, even before any further thing happens, I thought I should be speaking a few words.

To the extent Chinmayi knows me, no one else here including me is aware of who I am. Yes whatever has been stated and spoken off about me, is true. I do take less regard for family, I was forced into this wedding and I did care very less to acknowledge how important love and bonding is.

All in all, I was a self centered person. I do realise that accepting whatever was spoken really doesn't play well.

But this is all true about the person who existed before Chinmayi made an entrance into my life.

The irrationality in me tried to literally run away and make some space for this lovely woman and her beautiful soul. I wanted to be around her and have a future.

Her greatness lies in the fact that she accepted me without knowing me and her love lies in accepting me even after knowing the old me.

She wanted me to be a better man. She made me feel worthy of trust and normal human emotions. She is the boon and saving grace of my very existence.

And that is why all of your anger is valid. If I had a sister who's engaged to a guy like me, would certainly enrage me as well and that is why your act is justified Charan and Dadaji, I do realise that Chinmayi is literally the polestar of your night sky.

But trust me, she is my LIFE.

I really can't see it any other way.  She just confessed her love for me and whilst all this it does take in a lot to express the same back at her..."

My heart skipped a beat, I am so sure of it.

"But anyways, this is the true me, you all now know that. Some parts of me, I do regret why did I stick my head into a heap of sand, but it is Chinmayi who sa e the 'me' in me.

If my stupidity has to pay the price of giving away this wonderful woman, then I shall bear it as a punishment to my actions.

This is karma, isn't it?

But if I may, I do have one request though, kindly do not break Veera's and Eeshwar's wedding.

Even though I haven't been much of a brother to him in all these years, I do know one thing for sure, Eeshwar and Veera care a lot about each other. They compliment each other and most importantly complete each other.

I certainly cannot go away without trying to save his marriage, when my sin is the cause to all of this.

Finally I gravely would like to apologise to all of you. I truly am sorry from the bottom of my heart.

The depth of this sorry is a lot more deeper to Chinmayi, especially to the things that I put her through with my stupidity.

Kindly, forgive me... Please..."

With those last words, Deepak choked. His monologue was earnest and I know how tough it would have been for him to open up like this. Conventional emotional squeezed from within.

All the cards were on the table and here is my man, trying his best to fix it all.

As tears slipped from his handsome face, Eeshwar sweetly went and hugged his little brother and calmed him down. Looking at this gesture more tears pooled from my eyes and now Charan gently rubbed my back to calm me down.

All the elders looked moved too.

Joshi ji and Papaji started having a conversation which I couldn't follow and so did all the ladies.  Charan did not leave my sight while Megha sprinted to stay along my side as well.

She looked at me and asked me one question, that summed up all the things that she had to ask me.

"Do you feel this is going to work?"

I looked back at her, still in Charan's protective arms and said, " Yes more than ever Megha, he is my man."

She smiled at me as the wave of emotion swarming in the room hit her as well.

Veera was in a deep conversation with Anirudh, Bhabhi and Bhai. Guilt crawled my heart for if the discussion would flip the other way then it would be my fault.

I can't let that happen to my sister...

Dadaji was however silent amidst this chaos. It was hard to even figure out what was going on his mind.

He caught me glimpsing at him and smiled warmly. Shaking away from Charan's hold, I tiptoed to walk towards him.

"Chinnu, thum itni badi ho gayi ho...", we're his first personal words to me.

I could not control myself from choking. I felt a knot in my throat and my lips shivered.

" Dadaji-"

He stopped me from talking further and said the following words,

"I am so sorry my dear..."

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