My Ambitious Bride (EDITED VERSION)

7. I Say No. Forever!

Finally the day arrived,

Mr & Mrs Sharma with Meera and Rupal got ready to visit the Arora's. They reached there just before lunch time. There was a grand welcome in the mansion arranged for them. The servants guided them to the living room, which was apparently decorated with flower vases and a beautiful art gallery.

"Welcome to our humble aboard" Mr Arora welcomed everyone.

"We love your place, very well maintained" Mrs Rashi Sharma told to Mrs Arora

After general chit chat, consisting of typical questions to Meera.

Manik arrived home and greeted everyone. After some time he suggested Meera take a house tour with him, as Akshad was in his room in some important web meeting Manik thought this could help her get comfortable with surroundings.

Soon Meera was enjoying roaming around and she especially loved the huge garden, there were many plants which she had never seen nor heard of. Manik noticed that Meera is having a happy conversation with Gardner named "Mr Shyam ''. Manik informed her that he is going to freshen up and till then asked her to wait in the garden only.

"Okay sure, you go ahead" she told Manik. He smiled and after giving her side-hug he left to get changed.

"Mr Shyam, Can you please provide a few buddings of these blue and white flowers?" she asked the gardener

"Sure madam, now is not the season if you come back next month I will keep some for you" hearing him she gave a bright smile.

After few more minutes,

The weather got a little bit windy sending shivers through her body as the monsoon was arriving, the Gardner suggested she go to the mansion or she would get sick.

After a few minutes of thinking she decided to go and find Manik, on her way through first floor before reaching Manik's door she bumped into someone and lost her balance, the person she bumped easily held her by waist to stop her from falling.

After a few seconds she realized that she never fell and slowly opened her eyes to find the same set of coffee-colored eyes watching her intensely. After few mesmerizing moments between them the other person *fake coughed* and she regained her balance pushing him away harshly.

"How dare you Mr Pervert touch me again? And why are you following me?" anger and surprise evident in her voice.

"Me....? Following you Miss Low IQ...Seriously?" he asked her, raising an eyebrow.

"Yes you, how dare you get inside this place? What are your intentions? She asked again, ignoring his irritated face.

"I will definitely show you what I want, thank god you meet me here now finally I can take my revenge for insulting me in front of all the people!" he said, gritting his teeth.

"Also I can get in and out whenever I please as I live here." The stranger told her before grabbing her hand and pulling her inside his room. Giving her no chance to react he pinned her against wall and with free hand removed his necktie

"Now I will make you my hostage till I please" he said. He tried to tie her hands with a necktie but she was giving a tough fight.

Scared she wanted to shout but her voice disappeared in her mouth. She started panicking and kicking, he slowly took in her scent by going close to her neck, then stopped as if he realized this was going too far he stepped away from her and let her get out of his space.

He only meant to scare her, he wanted to show her what a real pervert does. Meera was so freaked out that she ran straight into Manik. Who, seeing tears in her eyes, held her to him comfortingly. She sobbed for a while then refused to tell Manik what happened.

Suddenly Akshad came out of the room hearing his brother's concerned voice.

"Chotte, Do you know what happened to Meera? She looks so pale and scared" Manik asked him.

Akshad's coffee color eyes widened as he realized the girl he almost taught the lesson was his to be wife Meera on other hand Meera also couldn't believe her ears.

"This is Akshad, your brother?" she asked Manik, hoping childishly he would say no.

"Oh I forgot you two haven't met yet. Meera, this is Akshad my loving brother. You will soon become his wife."

Millions of thoughts came in her head, she cannot marry a pervert and specially the one who tried to molest her. Now knowing what to do she requested Manik that he send her home as she is not feeling well.

Seeing her condition he prepared Driver uncle to take her home. She informed her parents and took blessings from Mr & Mrs Arora and left for home with her cousin Rupal promising to tell her everything when reached home.

On other hand, both families started having lunch and bonded closely.

But Akshad was very upset with his own behavior, he was regretting his actions but could not do anything but send her a message as she refused to answer his call,

"Sorry, I crossed my limits today but I was just trying to prevent you from falling and you started accusing me. I got angry and did that to scare you, I would have never ever harmed you trust me."

With some puppy eyes emoji he sent Meera this message.

At home, Meera told Rupal everything that happened at the cafe and today. And the worst part is that Pervert turned out to be her future husband. Rupal heard everything with disbelief, she also felt anger and disgust for Akshad. But when she heard the ping of Meera's phone she could not help but read his message while Meera laid head down on her favorite pillow.

"I think you misunderstood him, Di [sister]." Rupal stated anger decreasing from her aura.

"What? How can I misunderstand Rup, he tried to touch me twice and today he was going to molest me!" she said tears evident in her eyes.

Rupal then showed her the message Akshad sent, "Look he is apologizing, he never meant to harm you di, he was trying to save you twice" she stated but Meera was so scared of him that she ignored Rupal and told her she will never marry him.

Upon this Rupal tried to convince her but then she shouted at Rupal for the first time "I SAY NO..... FOREVER!! I will not marry a person who does not respect women."

Saying this Meera lifted her purse from the dresser and left home not listening to Rupal.

She even forgot her phone at home. Rupal waited for her to come back giving her space to cool off but before her Mr & Mrs Sharma returned and asked Rupal about Meera's whereabouts.

Rupal made an excuse that she was feeling a bit better so she went to her office for important work. Thankfully they believed her.

Worried for Meera, she took Akshad's number from Meera's phone and forwarded it to hers. As soon as he answered she started telling him about Meera's absence.

Akshad told her to calm down, "If she does not return till 10 pm, message me I will search and bring her back safely" he assured Rupal.

Thanking him Rupal decided to help Meera's mom prepare dinner as it was 8 pm already.

AUTHORS NOTE:

Hello lovely people,

I hope you enjoyed this chapter Stay in tuned for some exciting chapters!!!

Also tell me, What do you think of Rupal [ Meera's cousin sister ] ?

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Seyu