Page 259 of One Hellish Wedlock
“Why don’t you read and find out?” she said, biting her lip playfully.
Reyansh opened the folder, scanning the legal paperwork inside. The moment he understood, he looked up at her.
“I’ve told you before, I don’t want this,” he said firmly.
Aanya stepped closer.
“Reyansh, Noor Mahal belongs to you. Not just because it used to be your family’s, but because my mother wanted her son-in-law to have it. It’s come back into your hands for a reason, and I want you to take it.”
“I don’t want anything to remind us of why we got married in the first place, or why we drifted apart,” he said, still hesitant.
“It’s no longer your choice,” she whispered, placing the file aside and hugging him. “It’s complimentary with your wife. Andif you refuse it, I might just have to stop getting close to you too…”
Reyansh’s jaw tightened, and his arms locked around her.
“I thought I’d let you sleep peacefully tonight since we’re both exhausted,” he murmured darkly. “But after that threat? Not happening.”
He lifted her into his arms and dropped her onto the bed with a mock glare, following her down with a smile that held every promise he’d ever made. They had been through storms, silence, and separation. But they chose each other again, and this time, for all the right reasons.
EPILOGUE
Two years Later – Delhi
“Ma’am, we have a lunch meeting scheduled with Mr. Williams.”
“I remember. We’ll leave in an hour,” Aanya replied.
“Sure, Ma’am,” her secretary, Debby, said before walking out of the cabin.
Aanya turned toward the glass wall of her office, letting her eyes wander across the expanse of Delhi spread out below. It still amazed her sometimes how far she’d come. After accepting the Project Head position at the same interior design firm her previous client had offered before she left California, her life had taken a sharp, upward turn.
In the past year and a half, she had built the company’s reputation to a level it had never reached before. Just last month, she’d been promoted again. People who hadn’t even known she existed now sought her out, appreciated her work, and wanted to be part of her world.
All of it had been possible because of one man. The man who had once made her realize her worth, and the one who never stopped standing by her side as she carved out her place in the world. Her husband,Reyansh. He never once complained about the long hours she worked or the time they lost together. Instead, he stood solidly behind her, helping wherever he could, proud of her for managing everything so gracefully. Despite the workload, she continued to fulfil her responsibilities at ChopraMansion as the family’s bahu, stayed a devoted wife, and remained the doting aunt to their now two-and-a-half-year-old niece, Ruhi Negi.
Her thoughts were interrupted by the buzz of the intercom.
“Ma’am, Dr. Minal is on the line,” Debby informed.
“Please transfer the call.”
“Right away, Ma’am.”
Aanya leaned back in her chair, heart pacing with anticipation. She’d been waiting for this update all morning.
“Hi Aanya, how are you feeling today?” came Dr. Minal’s voice.
“I’m okay, just the usual morning sickness that knocks me out for about an hour daily.”
“That’s perfectly normal. Just be sure to take your medications on time. No skipping.”
“I haven’t,” Aanya replied, smiling faintly as she bit the end of her pencil, though her cheeks flushed at the memory from last night.
She had skipped her dose despite Reyansh’s reminder. When she returned home late and confessed, he’d gone completely silent, refusing to speak to her for two hours. It had taken some serious convincing, and a lot of promises not to let it happen again.
But once he finally forgave her, they had made love with the kind of urgency that only two people madly in love and desperate for connection could feel. Though still in her first trimester, it was considered safe, yet first-time father, Reyansh had worried and was concerned after their intense night of lovemaking. Although Dr. Minal had assured them earlier that sex was perfectly safe unless there were complications like bleeding, cramping, Reyansh didn’t want to take a chance.
He’d even called Dr. Minal in the early hours of the morning…something Aanya found terribly embarrassing. Heinsisted on accompanying her for a surprise scan just to be sure all was well. Because of that visit, she had to reschedule her first meeting of the day.
