Page 16 of The Royal Beast & His Caged Princess

"Yes, I asked him, and he gave me...", she said hiding the way he threw the bundle at her face...

Amruta didn't probe further as it was time for dinner... Everyone assembled at the dining hall, and soon Abhyansh made his way, everyone stood up, he sat in his position, and everyone followed...

Amruta stood beside Abhyansh and seeing Isha's injured palms, everyone understood what might have happened, so they didn't ask her to serve Abhyansh... But he gave a sharp look to his mother, even without looking into his eye, she felt her son's angry glare and mentally shivered...

"Ab...Abhyansh, her hands are injured, so I'll serve for today", Amruta fumbled...

"Everyone, do your duties, not others'...", he declared and Amruta shivered before moving back, and Isha moved forward to serve her husband while Amruta got teary-eyed at how Isha winced touching the hot spatula... Devyani Devi, Avyan, and Pratap too felt bad for Isha, they knew Abhyansh never punished someone over the same punishment he gave but in Isha's case, he is hurting her with the injuries he gave himself which surprised them...

"Maharaj... Please let your mother serve for today", Devyani Devi said, the bleeding red palms of Isha brought distress to everyone, as that might be really painful... and it's true, Isha felt as if her palms are being cut away from her, tears made their way and she can't even wipe them... as both her palms are busy inslowly lifting the silver spatula which is heavy and she can't lift it with her one hand applying pressure on her injuries...

"Enough...", Abhyansh said shutting everyone and no one dared to say a word anymore...

"Why were you late Avyan??", Abhyansh asked Avyan while his wife served him slowly...

"I... Bhai sa... I'm sorry... I....", Avyan cursed himself for stuttering...

"The truth, now", Abhyansh said in a low tone, but Avyan knew his brother is just a second away from bursting out...

"I went to drop bhabhi sa, she lost her way bhai sa....", Avyan said and Isha even in her pain felt bad for her brother-in-law but what next came from her husband hurt her even more...

"Bhabhi sa?? Who the hell told you to call her that?? I myself haven't accepted her as my wife, and never will, she is a maid to me, nothing else... Do.Not.Address.Her Bhabhi sa again... I will cut that tongue if I hear it", he roared making everyone shiver, and Isha sobbed at the insult but muffled her cries... She thanked god that only the family was present, she would have died out of humiliation if there were servants as well.

He started his dinner, as soon as Isha finished serving him... As Abhyansh put a morsel in his mouth, he threw the plate on the floor, and everyone looked shocked thinking about what happened now...

"Whose duty is to prepare the food??", he roared, everyone is afraid of his furious form today...

"Mi...mine", Isha fumbled in fear...

"I...I asked her not to, as her hands are...", Amruta trailed but before she could finish he interrupted her...

"You will prepare the dinner again, in 30 minutes", he ordered Isha in a deadly tone... Isha nodded and scurried away...

Isha took the first aid kit from the kitchen cabinet, rolled the white bandage around her palms, and then wore gloves, before starting with the cooking, her hands pained like hell, but she ignored it as she couldn't take any more punishments for today and she can't get late...

She quickly prepared parathas, rice, and curry, and dal, and asked the servants to take them to the dining table... Before he said, she took a plate and tasted everything, and then served him after 5 minutes, Abhyansh started having his food followed by everyone, but except for Abhyansh no one could eat the food properly though it's tasty, knowing in which condition, Isha prepared the food didn't let them enjoy the delicious food...

"You will not have your dinner, for getting it delayed for 30 minutes",Abhyansh said and got up walking away after finishing his food...

As soon as he went, Amruta rushed to Isha to see the injuries... Pratap sighed and left the place...

"Ask the doctor to come here, immediately", Rajmata Devyani Devi ordered the servant... "From next time, think twice before defying the king's orders", she commanded Isha and left from there... The doctor reached there in two minutes, and started doing first-aid for Isha and also checked for any infection andinjected tetanus injection... He gave her some medicines and left from there, but Amruta didn't leave her daughter-in-law...

"Maybe we both can stay in here for today??", Amruta said to Isha... She didn't want to leave her daughter-in-law with her beast son after what he did today...

"Don't be crazy ma, bhai sa will kill you if he gets to know", Avyan said

"I don't want to leave her like this, she is in so much pain...", Amruta said with tears in her eyes...

"Ma... I'm okay now, don't worry...", Isha said with a smile... "I'm sorry devar sa, you got reprimanded by your brother because of me...", Isha apologized Avyan, he shook his head but didn't say a word...

After a lot of convincing by both Avyan and Isha, Amruta agreed to send her daughter-in-law to her room... Avyan dropped his mother in her chamber before walking away to his chamber, he wanted to check on his sister-in-law, but he is afraid of his brother, so he left for his chamber quickly...

Isha reached her room, changed into something comfortable, and slept on the floor... Due to the day's events and tiredness, sleep consumed her... Abhyansh came to her at midnight and sighed seeing a proper bandage on her palms... He didn't want her to infect her hands or accept defeat in just this, there is a lot more torture she has to endure, and he wants to make sure that she is all ready to bear all that he has to offer...

He walked back to his room, there is a slight pinch for a second seeing her state before it is replaced by hatred, disgust, anddistaste for her by remembering what her father had done... For a second, his mind questioned him, is he doing right by punishing her for what her father has done?? But, then if she can inherit all her father's share of the property, then she should be able to inherit all his sins and their repercussions as well, he is not only punishing her for her father's faults, but for hers as well he thought and slept...

The next morning, she woke up and started her work, her palms hurt a lot but she ignored it and did all the work, at the dining table, she served him breakfast, and before he could say, she tasted everything, and then served him, after everyone is done with breakfast, Isha is about to go and change but Amruta made her sit and fed her the breakfast... Isha smiled, gave her mother-in-law a quick hug, changed into casual wear, and started to her office...

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