Love Contract

S1 E5 : It's Real Life!

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Megha asked, "He didn't sleep well last night?"

The maid replied, "Yes. Sir woke up in the middle of the night and went to the study room to sleep, so he didn't sleep well."

Megha opened her mouth slightly in surprise and was at a loss for words.She came to a realization after thinking about it.He had been forced to marry her because of the accident. Understandably, he probably felt uncomfortable, especially when he loved another woman. It was unlikely he felt happy sleeping with her in the same room.

Sighing, she thought to herself. Gautam is also pitiable; he's an unusually privileged person, but he's afflicted with OCD and haphephobia .

Putting it this way, it was because she had carelessly mistaken him for someone else that he lost the woman he loved and had to marry her instead. She suddenly felt as if she had separated a pair of lovebirds and began to blame herself.

She packed up in preparation to go to the company. On her way out, she saw a group of people walking out noisily. When she looked more closely, she saw Gautam leading them. He was smooth and elegant. An aura of calm authority could be naturally felt. He unhurriedly stepped through the double doors and seemed like he was about to leave.

Megha chased after him in a hurry. "Wait for me. Wait for me."

Gautam's austere expression changed upon hearing her chatter. His eyebrows knitted together.

He turned his head to see Megha wearing a flattering dress cinched at the waist. She was running towards him like a crazy person. His brow furrowed even more. However, her flailing black hair accentuated her seemed like snow. It made her appear cleaner and tidier. He drew in a long breath, turned his gaze away, and continued walking out.

"Take me along, Gautam. I'm going to the company."

"I'll get someone to send you there," he said curtly while looking straight ahead.

"Oh... Okay. You can just bring me to the bus stop. There's no need to waste a car on me."

Gautam frowned. "Kapoors are not so poor that their Madam has to save money on transport by taking the public bus."

His gaze rested on her face and after some contemplation, he said, "Get in."

Hearing this, Megha quickly stumbled after Gautam, eager to save her money.

It was not the car that they had taken yesterday. Inside, the seats were made of leather and had a fresh smell to them.

Gautam looked down at the marks that her shoes had left and frowned, "Why are your shoes so dirty?"Megha looked down and saw an unsightly footprint. She laughed in embarrassment and said, "I don't have shoes."

Seeing Gautam's impeccable eyebrows twist again she curled her lips and said, "What are you dissatisfied about? It's not like I wanted it to happen...I know I am a struggeling actress, you are a billionaire and the way we got married is way too filmy but hey! this is real life not some saas bahu serial in which beautiful expensive sarees, dresses, makeup, shoes, etc. will magically appear day after the wedding, these are the only pair of shoes I have right now."

Gautam looked at her. She was dressed messily.

He inspected her clothes-it was the same set of Anarkali gown that she had worn yesterday and she looked ridiculously shabby.

He said, "I'll take you to buy some clothes first."

Hearing this, Megha blurted out, "My clothes are fine. It's just that I didn't bring them over. When there's a chance I'll go back, get my things, and bring them over."

But Gautam had already instructed the driver, "Find a place where we can buy clothes for the Madam."

The driver immediately took a U-turn. Megha was embarrassed.

"It's really not necessary. It will be too troublesome for you."

Gautam swept his eyes over her clothes, the gown had been washed so many times that it was obviously old. She had probably worn it numerous times.

"Your clothes are too dirty. I feel uncomfortable just looking at them. I am afraid you will catch a disease with these dirty clothes" OCD has obviously taken him in control.

Fine then. Since it makes him comfortable, he can buy whatever he wants. To think that she had thought he was being nice.

"This is called being frugal. What do you know? You're used to treating shabbiness as thriftiness, but that's not a habit of mine."

His eyes were, as usual, indifferent. Megha said, "Yes, of course. It's good to be rich. You can change your clothes every day. I don't have many, so I wear each piece of clothing for a long time. How many times do you think I've worn this piece? It cost several thousand rupees. Of course, I won't throw it away until I've worn it out."

Gautam looked at Megha. "Your family shouldn't be that poor."

Megha smiled while looking at him. "So you investigated me pretty thoroughly."

"You think I would marry a woman without knowing about her background? It's real life not your saas bahu series."

Megha chuckled and fiddled with her sleeves. "But didn't you just find out that I'm an illegitimate daughter of my father? He never treated me as a part of his family. As a child, I lived with the nanny. It was only when he saw that I had grown up and had value that he gave me a room.

When I was younger, my clothes were always hand-me-downs from Prachi and Preesha. Even if the clothes had been washed repeatedly or even torn, they were still nice. I would always ask the nanny to mend them for me and continue wearing them."

Gautam's eyebrows twitched. As he looked at her, his gaze began to settle.

Soon, the two of them arrived at a branded fashion store.

The moment they stepped in, Gautam swept his gaze across the store and said to the salesperson following them, "Give me all the clothes in her size...."

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Crystal: "Hey Sam! Have you figured out what the couple name for our protagonists will be?"

Sam : "Yep. You will love it!"

Crystal : "So, spill the beans!"

Sam : "Megha + Gautam = #Matam."
(If you know you know. Hindi speakers will relate.)

Crystal : "You're kidding, right?"😶

Sam : 😁 "No I am serious, this even matches their situation in the story."

Crystal : "Seriously????!!!!"🤦‍♀️