Sometimes one sees something and gets stunned and there are things which leaves you shocked and unable to take in more.

Rania was in the latter state when she fainted on the ground next to Sean.

Sean was taken aback when he saw her utter the words ' aunt Jane' and falling down.

He looked at her and he saw her father and mother run towards them ,he bent down and was going to touch her face when he stopped he could but he wouldn't ,it just wasn't right.

His mother was hovering over her and called the servants to bring water.

They took her up in a room and sprinkled water on her face, she flinched and opened her eyes and as reality dawned on her she looked at Sean's mother.

Tears were falling from her face and his mother moved forward and hugged her.

She hugged her back as her life was depending on it.

All this was being witnessed by Sean from behind the door. He was flabbergasted by today's events.

After an hour his mother came out of the room and was heading towards her when Sean stopped her midway and asked" what was that mum ".

' how about you tell me what is she doing here '.

He was going to say something when his father interrupted them and asked his wife to come with him to his study.

' we'll discuss this later Sean' his mother assured and left.

He breathed deeply and went to his room.

When he has thought that Rania Conwell's story was far from over he had been right.

Meanwhile, Rania was still reeling from the fact that her aunt was his mother. Her life threw surprises at her and she hated it. She wanted normalcy and now she knew she would never get it.

All she ever got from her life and relationships were deceit, lies, and more lies.

She got up from her bed and went and stood beside the window. She heard the door click open, it didn't bother her who it was.

Sean cleared his throat to make his presence felt, she looked back at him.

He was about to say something when she said' don't please I'm not in the mood for your verbal lashing ,you want to know how I'm acquainted with your mother you should hear it from her first'.

He kept quite.

This girl standing in front of him was something else.

' you are always ending up in my life in all sorts of way miss Conwell how do explain that'.

She slightly smiled.

' that's a question only you can answer'.

He was taken aback ,indeed it was what she said, he left the room not wanting to converse further, Miss Conwell had the ability to rattle him and he didn't like it at all.

It was nearly dinner time when Mrs and Mr Knightley came down from their room, Sean was waiting for them eagerly, they sat on the table and Rania came down a little while later.

They all sat awkwardly wanting  answers to their questions in their mind.

Mrs Knightley cleared her throat and asked Rania about her aunt and uncle's well being, she replied ok bleakly.

Sean was getting agitated he wanted clear answers and he would get it somehow or the other.

' Mom if you have exchanged all the pleasantries, could you please tell me how are you acquainted with miss Conwell?.' he inquired.

'During one of my NGO visits I met Rania in kolkata.' she said.

' That's all' he replied suspiciously.

His mother was looking at him and he could have sweared that he saw miss Conwell shaking her head as if asking her to not to say anything further.

He was about to say something when his mother silenced him and said' I was apprised of what happened here between you two, well we can't undo it, it's better that you accept and go on with your married life. You are going to stay in the same room from now '.

Rania got up from her place that instant and said' I have immense respect for you, but I can't stay with your son I'm sorry.'

' what are you going to do then stay like this forever, if it's going to be then it's better you get divorced.' replied Mrs Knightley.

Everyone went silent on the table.

' we'll stay together' said Sean with a finalty in his voice.

Rania ran upstairs and he went after her as she was going to bolt her door ,he put his foot on the door and pushed it open.

She went backwards and he entered the room and bolted the door.

She was breathing heavily and he came closer.

' what do you want from me?. Please just leave me alone.

' I have told you before and I'm telling you now your lot doesn't interest me, I only said yes because I want to know how you know my mother, that's all.'

' and for that we have to stay in the same room' she replied mockingly.

' you are naive miss Conwell , my mother tells me everything and I asked her about you this morning and she brushed it off, she wants me to behave properly with you and if I do she'll tell me, she's my mother I know her.'

Rania turned towards the bed and started muttering in her native language.

' get all your belongings to my room, we are sleeping together after all'.

Rania didn't miss his innuendo and made a face.

This was going to be difficult.

Downstairs Mr and Mrs Knightley were smiling their plan had worked.

They were adamant to make Sean and Rania's marriage work.

This was their salvation of the mistake they made.

Rania still was in her room and not in any mood to shift to his room ,he could say anything he wanted she would not comply.

She changed into her night dress and got out of her bathroom and she was shocked Mr Knightley was in her room laying on her bed.

A/N

Hola ,my readers sorry for the late update had my exams.

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