Her Love

Respect Her

Jaanki's POV

It took me a while to concentrate on the meeting as my mind was still fuzzy after Raghav pounced at me like that. Nevertheless, I tried my best to concentrate, and no sooner was I involved in the meeting. This was an important deal for our fashion business to expand. Just as the clients were done with what they wanted to say, I looked at Raghav to try and guess what he was thinking. I found him looking at me with the same expression, and that was my cue to ask more questions as both of us couldn't fully understand what they wanted. I started asking them a few questions regarding what exactly were their budget constraints and a few more questions to get clarity about the theme they envisioned for the collection. They answered my questions almost mockingly while looking at Raghav as if trying to tell him, "Women and their nonexistent business acumen." I was enraged.

"I don't think you understood Rani sahib's questions, Mr. Khurana," Raghav said, looking enraged before I could say anything. "No, Maharaj, what I was trying to tell-" "Please leave," Raghav said, cutting him off.  "But Majaraj," Mr Khurana tried to say before being cut off by Raghav. "I would appreciate if you don't waste our time any longer Mr Khurana" he said. Mr Khurana and his team left , realizing the mood Raghav was in.

I looked at Raghav, my face filled with pride. I could and would have given that man a piece of my mind for his audacity. There's no way I would let anyone walk over me like that. But having someone to stand up for you fills you up with an indescribable amount of warmth. I was used to fighting my battles alone. But now I had someone who would support me in my fight, and that made me so happy. But Raghav was still enraged. He said, almost shouting, "Did you see the way he disrespected you? Everyone knows how you've managed not only all your parents' estates and businesses while building Poshak. What you've done and achieved all alone is no joke, and if he doesn't respect that, then I don't know why we should be working with him."

Can I love this man any more than I already do? It's true that I did take on and manage my parent's businesses and estates at 18 while building this brand, Poshak, but being a young person and especially a woman, I've seen these discriminatory looks and have heard such words many times. It also didn't help that I decided to merge all my businesses with Raghav's soon after our marriage. It looked to the world like I was incapable and wanted my husband to look after them for me. That wasn't the case, though. I did it because I knew many of my so-called relatives were eyeing my estates and businesses. The laws of succession did not let me own the entirety of them. Being a woman, I was only entitled to a small part of it. Patriarchy at its best, I suppose. But I wasn't just going to sit quite as some entitled, egoistic man took everything I've worked my ass off to build and preserve. So, I made the decision to combine my estates with Raghav's. I could do that. Any king who didn't have a son could do that. In case the king dies before the daughter gets married, the legal guardian of the properties could make that decision. I was the legal guardian. If I had not done so within 2 years of my wedding, my closest male cousin could claim his right to the throne. I didn't wait, though. I knew Raghav would be the perfect king. I saw how Madhavgarh flourished under him. Of course, we didn't rule kingdoms like in the olden days, but we had significant political influence. So I did it. It made Mewar a part of Madhavgarh, making us the Maharaj and Maharani of both Mewar and Madhavgarh.

But Raghav made it a point to make me the co-owner of not just mine but also all of his businesses. "You are very much deriving and capable," he said. This man not only gave me respect himself but made sure everyone else did as well. I couldn't help but give him a kiss. His expression softened, and he looked at me and said, "Hum office mein hai Rani sahib behave." I raised my eyebrows at him before saying, "Accha suniye, mijhe abhi ghar nikalna hoga Aashi aur Viraj Bhai aa rahe hain na aaj dinner keliye." "Mera bhi aaj koi aur kaam nhi hai main bhi chalta hu tumhare saath." He said. I nodded, and both of us left for our cabins to get our belongings.