His Bride: When Fate Made Her Fake

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FEW DAYS LATER

Superstar Varun Luthra announced his marriage with his long time girlfriend Aditi Rajput, the duo is going to tie a knot in the upcoming week.

PSR  CEO, Raman Kumar Bhalla filed a defamation case on GossipWorld, an entertainment news portal.

Raman craned his neck and turned off the screen of his tablet as his car reached outside of their retail outlet which they're going to open in a few days, he buttoned up his suit and came out of the car, the outlet was opened in Khan Market, one of the promising and upscale markets of the country capital.

He surveyed the outlet of their clothing line and had words with the manager, as he made his way out of the outlet he found a young woman looking at him from the far end. Raman removed his shades and walked towards the girl, he remembered meeting her somewhere.

"It look like I have seen you somewhere."

"I am Mihika, Ishita Iyer younger sister." The girl replied with smug face, balancing her college bag on her shoulder.

"Oh yes, I remember." Raman murmured looking at the young girl, "Is everything alright? Your father?"

"He is fine but my sister isn't." Mihika replied curtly trying to keep her tone minimal.

"What happened to her? Is is she fine?"

"Can we talk somewhere else? This place might not be appropriate to talk." Mihika replied after she spotted few media persons covering an inaugration ceremony of another international outlet which opened in an adjacent shop. Raman nodded his head and the two headed towards the local cafe which was less crowded, he asked her to take seat and then sat infront of her, the creases on his forehead never left.

"Yes, tell me what is the issue."

"You filed the defamation case against portal and might get compensation as well but what about my sister? From the day my family came to know about this fiasco they made her life living hell. Akka is not able to breath freely, she is in a big mess. My aunt framed her as a characterless girl infront of my mother, thankfully appa is still away from this mess but my aunt and my elder sister mother in law taunts her daily, put shit on her character. She don't deserve this." Mihika eyes were brimmed with tears, she cannot see her elder sister in pain.

"I.... I never knew...." Raman gasped unable to digest the news. "But she is innocent." Raman tried to defend Ishita.

"I know she is but what about the parents. They won't understand and Akka doesn't want to show herself as a pity case and hence she refused to contact. My mother still want to believe her but our relatives are making her life hell. I am not here to ask your help but I guess you put my sister in danger by helping the culprits." Mihika completed her words firmly and left the cafe leaving Raman stunned. The croissant and coffee left untouched by young girl, Raman took his own cup of coffee and started to think about the old days, yes he had no option except forgiving Aditi, he might have not done same if her father didn't begged. Her father was crying and begging for mercy, he was already ashamed with his daughter deeds, a pregnant girl out of wedlock is considered as a taboo is our society and if her name come out then it would hamper her parents image more. Raman has filed a defamation case on the media portal since he know the amount of the defamation will come from Mr. Rajput only but Ms. Iyer was innocent in all this fiasco. She has nothing to do with all this issue and neither she should be the one who bear these consequences.

I need to do something to solve this issue.

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