Oberoi's Ardhangini

CH | 5

Inside her room

Throwing her sling bag aside, Pranavi huffed, annoyance written all over her face. "Ugh!! What the fuck is wrong with all of them?"

Reminiscing about the unknown people in her house, she pondered, "Who the hell are they?"

Palming her neck in aggravation, she screamed at herself, "Why should I be presentable?"

Glancing at herself in the mirror, she couldn't help but murmur, "Isn't this good enough?"

Shaking her head, she turned around and her eyes narrowed upon seeing the red Banarasi saree lying on her bed along with some matching jewelry.

Tilting her head aside while biting her plump lips, her hand touched the fabric and a gasp escaped her lips.

"It was beautiful." She uttered in disbelief while her eyes bulged.

Instantly, a question popped into her head, "why would my Aunt buy it for me?"

Because in all these years, Mehta's never bought anything for her, let alone something this costly and good-looking!

She couldn't help but speculate about their reasons behind it and hoped it wouldn't do much harm to her.

With a sigh, she stood in front of the mirror and began draping the red Banarasi saree.

But her mind drifted to Jwalin's piercing black eyes, "Why did that Arrogant man look at me weirdly?"

Squinting at herself, she recalled Ananya's disgusting look at her, "Why did that overly enthusiastic woman was taunting me?"

Anger flared up in her, and she cussed, "Who the hell was she to point her finger at me!"

After all the cursing, she felt a bit better. With a huff, she muttered under her breath, "Finish this act quickly."

Put the jewelry on her and left her hair loose, and suddenly it struck her mind. "Is it about marriage?"

"No fucking way!!!! How can they fix my marriage? I'm still studying!" She suspected, but she knew better than anyone that they could do anything without her consent.

Because over the years she understood Mehta's way of doing things!

"Huh, God. What's going on here?" With that, she went down, and instantly Leela came to her side and handed her a big plate with tea and some snacks.

With a frown, Pranavi took that and handed it to the Oberoi family. Her confused eyes met with Jwalin's infuriated black eyes, but still, he looked inexplicably calm.

The icy cold look he's giving her as if he's piercing her soul is known to her. She gulped, seeing the freezing aura around him.

"Who's that fascinating yet arrogant handsome man?" Her subconscious began attacking her with nonsense!

"How would I know? I saw him for the first time." She responded, equally curious.

"Then why is he staring at you like you're some dessert on his plate?" Her subconscious mocked her, which riled her.

With a sigh, Pranavi finally occupied her seat and remained silent while gazing at her palms in her lap. "God, how much time should I stay like this?"

The atmosphere in the living room was eerily silent, making Pranavi nervous, and fiddled in her seat.

In a while, she heard her uncle saying, "Pranavi, meet Jwalin Oberoi, your fiance."

She jumped from her seat after hearing that. "What? Fiance?" She blurted out, no she actually screamed out in shock!