*Swathi Pov*

"Urgh!" I screamed, walking inside the house and he followed me with the same angry expression.

"I can't believe you did this." I said, but stopped in my tracks before stepping near the fabric remembering it.

"Move!" he snapped, but I turned, pushing him away.

"My work is there and I can't let it get damaged." I snapped back and he glared at me which I returned without backing down.

"Fine! I will walk carefully." He said, but I shook my head.

"First, I will go and get changed. Then I will return before arranging them properly to give you way. And then you can come in." I ordered and he folded his arms.

"Do you have special powers to not ruin them?" he asked, but I shook my head.

"If I ruined them myself, then I will be little sad, but if others do it, then I will be angry and will do something to increase my headache. So, my plan is good." I replied nodding.

"Move!" he ordered and I can see his jaw twitching.

"No!" I said stubbornly.

"That's it!" saying that he lifted me before throwing on his shoulders again.

When he stepped inside, I immediately shouted, saying, "At least try not to damage them otherwise I will haunt you."

"Fine!" he snapped and moved slowly without stepping on them before reaching the room.

"Next time think before throwing water on others." Saying that he placed me down with force making me lose my balance but he immediately held me, placing his hand around my waist.

"Why were you sleeping on the bench?" I asked, folding my arms.

"Because I was tired and didn't want to have another fight or any word war with you. However, seems like no matter what, I will never get my peace." He replied, walking to the cupboard and took out his clothes while I just stood there.

"Are you saying I am torturing you?" I asked in a shocked tone.

"Yes!" he replied and started walking to the washroom.

"Good!" I said, smirking making him stop in his tracks.

"What?" he asked, turning around and started walking towards me making my smirk leave my face in a second.

"Good?" he asked, reaching near me.

"Yes! You married me by fabricating yourself as Nakul. You messed up my life." I pointed out and he raised his eyebrow.

"I don't believe I messed up your life at all." He said shaking his head.

"How can you say that? There was a grooms exchange for god's sake and you are taking all this so lightly." I said, feeling anger with his attitude as if what he did was right.

"Maybe it was wrong with this happening for Nakul and Maha but for you there is no way of it." He said, gritting his teeth with the anger I never thought him showing.

"What... what are you talking about?" I asked, trying to find the proper words and he closed his eyes.

"Nothing!" he replied and opened them before walking away before slamming the bathroom door.

I replayed his words again and again, even after some time only to see him returning with anger expression as usual while talking to someone on phone.

"You should have informed me before taking both of them. I need complete safety for both of them." He said and slammed the phone on the bed after hanging up.

"He is not a kid, James." I said, feeling angry at the way he behaves as if the moment Nakul is away from his eyes, he will be harmed.

"Stay away from this matter." He mumbled and laid down on the bed while I was drying my hair.

He closed his eyes and rubbed his temple while I rolled my eyes, leaving the room and did a little work. After some time I stood up hearing the doorbell to see one of his team members giving a parcel.

"Mr. Singh asked me to bring to you both as Mr&Mrs. Singh already had their dinner outside." That's all he said before walking off.

Mr&Mrs. Singh? And what the hell do they mean by having food outside as if a real couple? I will never let her get tied to that murderer more than these six months.

"Look, what your kid did? He just sent us this food while enjoying his dinner out somewhere with his wife." I said when I turned to see James walking out of the room.

"Don't talk about him like that." He said taking the cover and carefully walked to the dining table.

"Then what else should I say? If he wishes, he orders us to have food with them or just sends this as if we are his workers." I said with disgust.

"Technically, we are. I am his worker and you are my wife so we are." He pointed out making my anger reach another level.

"Oh yeah? That's why you are working for him so vigorously like no one else I have seen just because you are his employee and nothing personal." I said shaking my head.

"I am his bodyguard and being his best friend, my work doubles." He said shrugging.

"Don't you feel bad with him acting as if you are low to him and sitting in the back seat as if sitting beside you will cause some disease." I said in a calm tone while he stared at me with a blank expression.

I expected at least a little effect, so that my work will be more easy, but he suddenly just chuckled shaking his head.

"You are good at this, do you know that?" he asked after calming down and I frowned at him.

"Listen, he saved my life and nothing, I mean nothing can wedge our friendship." He said with so much confidence that I felt a shiver.

"But it already did with you calling him now formally instead of normal name and with him using backseat." I pointed out.

"He is throwing a tantrum and as for me using his formal name is to irritate him." He said shrugging while having his food and I too had mine but didn't stop his words from roaming in my head.

"I will be sleeping now only and if you feel uncomfortable, then you may have the living room for yourself." He said finishing his food and started walking away.

"I will not let you win, Ms. Guptha." He added and I froze in my chair.

By the time I walked into the room, he was already asleep and I felt my sleep very far away with so many thoughts.

What does he mean by about the win? Is he talking about me challenging him that he will beg for me? But that was the sentence uttered in anger and nothing else.

I glanced at his sleeping figure and I wish I can kick him right now by saying so many weird things today and making me pace while he is sleeping peacefully.

And he comments as if he doesn't have any peace because of me. It looks like I took his night duty for myself.

I shook my head and repeated his words regarding my life is actually not ruined but Nakul's and Maha's is. Why did he say that?

My life was supposed to be ruined, right? Yeah, there is a relief of not marrying the person I want to ruin and also anger for ending up with this man and then freedom within five months but no one knows this except Dad and me. So, this just makes my life ruined in anyone's eyes, but seems like he doesn't think that. Why?

Everything is going against me only. I thought I can snoop inside the main house again when James returned one night after three and slept off.

However, I can see there is a person near the outhouse itself, but I never saw this before. And then I had this master plan of finding anything through Nakul's system itself, but not a single folder got opened making me wish I can break that computer.

I came to a halt remembering how James didn't want me to use Nakul's computer, but I thought that was to keep me away from Nakul thinking we like each other and his new found attraction for me made him feel jealous.

No! He was actually not jealous but was cautious. Didn't that one guy stiffened when I slowed down near study the day Maha was wounded?

Oh god! He knows! He knows about every attempt of mine. Then why is he not questioning me? I thought and gasped, realizing he knows each and everything.

What is he waiting for? Maybe to catch me with enough proof's. I stared at him and my eyes widened, realizing another thing.

This whole change of the grooms is because of him knowing about my Dad's and my plan. He... he must have known it because of which he didn't let me be near to Nakul and also not away from his sight. He must even know the reason of this plan and is trying to protect Nakul.

Maha! Does she know? But I immediately shook my head in negative. If she did get to know who Nakul is, then she would have helped me, but never would have married him.

So, he must have blackmailed her somehow. I thought hugging myself suddenly feeling scared of everything. But I shook my head, realizing I will not achieve anything by fearing.

Does this mean all this attraction talk was an act from his side? I snorted thinking how I started questioning myself whether I was really attracted to him or am I just playing that I am.

It doesn't matter anymore and it is better to be like playing with each other than me dwelling to know something which I don't want to know.

I need to think all this properly and come up with a plan as soon as I can. If I didn't, then I will go for a direct attack, but it will be like putting out a fire. So, it is better to plan properly now something new.

I groaned hearing his snore while I don't feel sleepy at all, with all this new development and hurdles. And he says he doesn't have peace because of me! I thought, shaking my head.

*Nakul Pov*

"I will first cook something for James and Di." She said opening her mouth while here I waited for her to explain all this.

"I already sent someone to get them dinner." I said and she immediately frowned at me.

"You can't say to have food here and then suddenly get them food as if... as if they are workers." She mumbled and I frowned at her.

"James will understand." I said, shaking my head.

"He is your friend." She said as if I don't know that.

"Will you just tell me what your Mom was talking about?" I asked, feeling impatient already and I don't want her to say something which will just increase my guilt regarding James.

"Okay! There is ABCD who are best friends and A liked C and vice-versa..." I showed my palm to stop her immediately.

"What are you talking?" I asked, staring at her and she frowned back at me like I am at fault.

"I am explaining a story." She replied and I shook my head feeling irritated now.

"Is this how a story is explained?" I asked raising my voice.

"I will explain how I want to, Mr. Singh." She replied and I rubbed my temple nodding.

"Okay! Who are ladies in this ABCD?" I asked and she shook her head as if I asked her a stupid question.

"It's A and B as ladies are always first." She replied and I felt my lips twitch hearing her words but cleared my throat before gesturing her to continue.

"So, A and C were dating but then B suddenly started liking C which she presented, after which C too returned the feelings and broke up with A. B and C got married and later D and A got married thinking they will lead a normal married life, but turned out D always loved A by which A ended having an amazing life with D. All four were happy and that's the end." She said and sighed while I stared at her.

"What?" she asked, frowning.

"I think I can understand animal gestures more than your story." I replied honestly and she gasped.

"Then you are just dumb." She retorted, but immediately realized what she said before closing her eyes tightly.

"Tell me everything clearly." I ordered and walked to the couch before taking a place on it.

"I am just... just not comfortable in explaining my life to my boss." She mumbled, following me and sat opposite to me on a chair.

"I am not the boss here." I pointed out to which she snorted, making me narrow my eyes at her.

"Fine! My parents and Di's parents were best friends." She started and I immediately stopped her.

"What?" I asked, feeling confused and shock at a time.

"Right! So, you actually don't know. I thought James must have told you." She replied nodding.

"James knows what?" I asked her frowning while gritting my teeth.

"That Di and I are step sisters." She replied.

"I am not understanding." I said, shaking my head.

"You will once I can say everything without disturbance, Mr. Singh." She pointed out in a calm voice, but I can see she is controlling her frustration.

"Fine!" I said, folding my arms and she took a deep breath clearing her throat.

"So, My Mom and Di's Dad were dating during college days and even after. However, Maheshwari aunty who is Di's Mom fell for him, which she immediately said out loud. Somehow, it made him think and realize he too likes her and broke up with my Mom before immediately marrying Maheshwari Aunty. After sometime, My Dad who is D married my Mom with my Mom thinking she will lead a normal, happy life as he is already her friend. But my Dad was always in love with my Mom. So, she had the most amazing life she never thought she would." She said and smiled to herself while I stared at her in silence.

"So, how come You and Sweety became step-siblings?" I asked when she got lost in her thoughts.

"After my Dad died and then later with Maheshwari Aunty's death, they both decided to get married for both of us." She replied sighing.

"What does this have to do with you?" I asked her frowning.

"It is as per my Mom's thought because Maheshwari Aunty got married to the person whom My Mom was about to marry within a week." She calmly replied.

"Oh!" I mumbled and she nodded.

"Yeah! They both ran away and got married while my Mom was busy with wedding preparations." She mumbled and I frowned at the story.

"Just like how you married the person your sister was about to marry." I mumbled and she nodded.

"Then how come you got that name?" I asked her frowning.

"Because Aunty never hid her feelings and didn't acted fake before my Mom. The first person she told about her feelings is my Mom. They all didn't know what to do, you know, and at that time everything was in their parent's hands to do anything as their wish. They thought the feelings could be gone and continued the wedding preparations, but they both just ran away. My Mom was hurt and sad, but then when experiencing my Dad's love she understood what they both felt. So, the four friends again got together and my Mom named me after her friend. And Aunty is not a bad woman because I know for a fact she felt guilty for so long and I like her too." She replied shrugging.

"How do you know all this? And does your sister know?" I asked and she smiled.

"You see the four friends never hide anything from each other and if they did that would be so that the other person will not be hurt or to keep them out of trouble. The same was done for their children too. So, Mom just tells me this every time she talks about Dad and it started when I was eighteen. Di doesn't know because her Dad is not comfortable with the topic." She explained and sighed.

"Now, can I go and sleep?" she asked, standing up while I stared at her frowning.

"So, this is the reason is it? You wanted to take revenge for your Mom and you married me. It wouldn't have mattered who was the groom, but it was to be your sister's fiancé. And here I thought you were in this for the money like a fool." I replied, feeling more anger than before, shaking my head and stood up.

"Just like I thought!" she whispered sighing.

"No! This is not revenge because I feel my Mom is lucky that the first wedding didn't happen because then she wouldn't have got my Dad's love." She said shrugging.

"Then why did you do this?" I asked, holding her hand when she was about to pass me.

"I really can't say it now." She whispered and tugged her hand before walking away while I sat back on the couch feeling disturbed.

Dammit! Here I thought everything like she is for money and she will get shocked when she gets lesser than she expected, but today she gave up everything making me stun.

Now, this new reason which she is saying not the one, but I couldn't help but think maybe it is. History doesn't repeat itself on its own without a force, right?

*Sathish Pov*

"I didn't know she knew about it." I said, standing beside her on the balcony.

"You know that in our group no one hides anything unless it harms someone. Anyway, I didn't do it intentionally, but I had to do it." She said not glancing at me.

"I don't get it." I said frowning.

"Her second mother left her a letter in the color book she gave when Maha was five years old." She explained.

"What? Why? And what did she write?" I asked, frowning and she smiled.

"That Maha would have been your daughter if things didn't happen like they did. She apologized to Maha saying she never did it intentionally and said so much which Maha didn't understand at that age." She replied.

"So, I always skip whenever she asks me about it saying I will tell her when I think it is right. When she was eighteen, I explained it to her except some details." She added and I understand what she hid.

"Why did she do that?" I asked her feeling confused.

"That was the time she was feeling depressed due to miscarriage." She replied and looked down.

"And she remembered yours because of my elopement shock with her." I finished and she nodded.

"I already let everything go and we all were fine. But at the time everyday she used to call me and apologize." She mumbled.

"I was so happy when she got back to normal but still I didn't know why she apologized so much." She added frowning.

"She said because what she did to you, it happened to her. And I wish I knew about your pregnancy back then." I mumbled and she glanced at me in shock.

"But my problem was medical. I was lucky to conceive Maha in the first place." She said and immediately turned away and i know she is thinking about Maha.

"Don't be mad at her! She is a good person." I said placing my hand on her hoping she will talk normally to Maha soon.

"After everything that happened, you are saying that?" she asked frowning.

"Just five months and they both will be saved from all this." I said moving my hand away and glanced at the sky ignoring her confused look.

"We were lucky to have shared our lives with the people who loved us not holding back anything." She said smiling at the sky and we both fell into silence.

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i know late one and a little serious one... not much will be talked about the past though i mean this kind of past... but if it has to come then it will

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