Sarah Vernam, owner of Vernam Event Management Company, Event planner by profession, was a bubbly and fun loving girl till her parents were alive but....
One unfortunate night changes everything in Sarah's life,
Her dreams were shattered, she lost h...
After an hour, I got a call from the orphanage. It was Gautam uncle. I picked it up and answered,
"Hello, Gautam uncle."
"Suru beta, some government officials came to the orphanage. They showed me some papers and told me that the orphanage is illegal and the land was bought by you illegally."
"What? How can that be? I have all the real documents related to the ownership of that land and the orphanage as well. How can they say it was illegal?" I said, standing up from my chair with a jerk, dumbfounded by what he said.
"Beta, I also don't know how. But they showed me all the real documents, and when I showed ours, the prosecutor with them told us that ours wouldn't be acceptable in court."
"Then what did they say for us to do?"
"They said to give up on the orphanage."
"But how? All these years it was fine, then why now? It must be something else. Uncle, did something unusual happen at the orphanage recently?" I was sure it was someone's doing; otherwise, why would there be so many complaints after all those years of peace.
"Mmmm... yes, yes, yes... I remember now. It must be the Singhania group's work. They acquired all the northern area's land except ours because of their planned project. They also called me consistently, pressuring me to give up the land, but I didn't budge because I know how much this land and orphanage mean to you, beta. It must be them."
"Singhania group?"
"Yes, they are definitely behind this."
"Okay, don't worry. I will go to their company and talk to them. You just take care of yourself and the children, and don't worry. I will handle it here." I said, assuring him of something I wasn't even sure of.
"Okay, beta, take care of yourself too. And if you can't, just tell me. I still have some connections left in the police department."
"Don't worry, uncle, I will handle it. Bye," I said, then hung up the phone with a sigh. "What will uncle do when it is the order of a higher government official? But it is really becoming difficult. I am really tired now. Mummy, Paa, why did you leave me alone? You should have taken me with you. You know I am really tired. 'Taking deep breaths' No, I can't lose myself like this. I have to be stronger to protect my people. Yes, I have to be strong. Let's go, Sarah, get this over with. I am my parent's princess who never backs down."
I closed the file I was working on, then started my research about Singhania's planned projects—their recent projects, the ones they are working on. Then about recent business trends. I read and grasped the conclusions as fast as I could. After three hours, I left my office and directly drove towards Singhania Group of Companies' headquarters.
I was wordlessly driving my car towards a certain destination, thinking of reasons to meet him. I got a call from an unknown number. Someone spoke from the other side,
"Sarah, if you want your orphanage to be safe, meet me at Leat Café now in room no. 3," then the call was cut off.
I pressed the brakes and stopped the car, listening to the voice. The voice was quite familiar. I didn't think of anything and directly drove towards the said destination. In just five minutes, I reached the café. After entering, I directly walked towards room no. 3. Looking at the person sitting there, I was shocked. "What the!!? Why would she do this!?" I then took a seat opposite that person.
"Aunty, is it really you?" I spoke with an unbelievable expression.
"I know, beta, you are shocked, but I have to do this for my son and his happiness," Ritika said, holding my right palm in her hands.
"What!? How is your son's happiness related to Happiness Orphanage?" I asked in a confused tone.
"Beta, I know it sounds ridiculous, but what can I do? I am a mother who wants the best for her children. I am friends with Tirtha's mother, Niharika. From her, I came to know that Tirtha and you are partners as well as best friends. Her mother kept praising you. I also liked from the first time we met so I talked to her about my son and your marriage, but she said that you are never ready to be married. My son doesn't believe in love, but I know if you were in his life, he would understand the true meaning of life. He would be able to love someone too."
"But how are all these things related to me or my orphanage?"
"Beta, Sarah, I want you to marry my son," Ritika said pleadingly.
"Aunty, I understand that you like me. And I also like you. You are a great mother. Whenever I see you, it reminds me of my mother. But, aunty, this is completely wrong. You can't force someone like this."
"Beta, I know. I am also feeling guilty, but as long as I can make it up to my son, I am ready to do anything. Aren't you also ready to do anything for those children in the orphanage? I hope you understand me and marry my son. Only then, beta, will you be able to save your orphanage. Please, a mother is pleading with you," Ritika said, choking on her words.
After what felt like a decade of contemplation, I sighed heavily. "Okay, aunty, but I don't have my parents, and I also don't know what to do in marriage." "I am going to add one more misery to my life, but it is nothing new, is it? As long as the orphanage is safe, I would even marry a devil. So a loveless marriage is nothing. But I can see Ritika aunty is really confident about me," I thought.
"Thank you so much. Thank you so much. I am really, really happy," Ritika said, standing up from her chair and hugging me with happiness written all over her face. "And don't worry about the marriage preparation. I talked to Niharika. She said you are like her daughter, so if I make you agree to this marriage, they will take care of your marriage as a complete family."
"Aunty, what about your son?"
"Don't worry, I will take care of him."
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