Flashback:
"Are you Fardan Shehriyaar?" Riyaz asked with a raised eyebrow.
Fardan and Riyaz had come to meet at a café. Fardan had called Riyaz, so Riyaz came to meet him, but Riyaz was not happy about this marriage because he had come to know Fardan's true nature and did not want an innocent girl like Faiza to marry a devil like him.
Fardan smiled slightly and looked at him.
"Why do you want to marry my niece?" Riyaz asked directly.
"I love Faiza," Fardan replied.
"What guarantee do you have that you will keep her happy?" Riyaz asked.
"No one can keep her happier than I can," Fardan said confidently.
"Faiza doesn't care about money," Riyaz warned.
"I know that very well," Fardan replied with a slight smile.
"My girl is very innocent, and you... you are a beast. I've found out about you," Riyaz said angrily.
"You could find out because I wanted you to know the truth about me," Fardan had a devilish grin on his face.
"You are a murderer, and I will never hand over my delicate flower to a devil. I will marry Faiza to my son, Shafiq," Riyaz said firmly.
"Faiza Amani belongs only to Fardan Shehriyaar. If I can't have her, no one else can... Understand?" Fardan said, looking into Riyaz's eyes with anger.
"You don't love Faiza. You're just obsessed with her. And obsession can never turn into love," Riyaz said with regret.
"I have both love and obsession for Faiza. A love that begins with obsession and ends with obsession," Fardan's face lit up whenever he mentioned Faiza's name.
"You are a murderer, Fardan. Who knows if one day, in anger, you might harm my daughter?" Riyaz asked worriedly.
"If you have found out everything about me, you must also know how far I can go to get Faiza. If I can't have her, I can erase the name of your entire family. And as for hurting Faiza... I wouldn't let even a scratch harm her," Fardan said.
"And if I find out one day that because of you she is in pain?" Riyaz asked.
"Then the decision will be in Faiza's hands. Whatever she wants, I will do," Fardan didn't even want to think about that day, but he was saying whatever came to his mind to marry Faiza.
"And if I still refuse this marriage?" Riyaz asked.
"Then tomorrow you will find corpses of your entire family in your house, and Faiza will be my wife," Fardan said, laughing as if he was talking about something ordinary.
Riyaz did not like this side of Fardan at all. He was very scared. He knew Fardan had underworld connections and didn't want to hand Faiza over to him. Riyaz, deep in thought, saw Fardan smiling.
"What is more important to you, Faiza or your entire family? Think carefully and make a decision," Fardan said with a smile.
"How can I believe that you will treat Faiza well?" Riyaz asked hesitantly.
"Faiza came with me yesterday because I insisted, and you people created such a big scene. Especially your wife. I was about to kill your wife yesterday. But I spared her because Faiza is very attached to you all. I can take better care of Faiza than your wife can," Fardan said, and Riyaz bowed his head.
Riyaz deeply regretted hitting Faiza without listening to her side of the story. A person like Fardan could have easily made her disappear. Who knows how scared Faiza must have been. Riyaz was thinking when Fardan snapped his fingers in front of his eyes.
When Riyaz looked at Fardan, he said, "I love Faiza... If I don't get her, I don't know what I'll do. Your job is to arrange my marriage with her, and be warned, if you ever tell her the truth about me. If Faiza loves me, you will all be very safe. If she rejects me because of you, you can't imagine how terrible the consequences will be."
Riyaz started sweating. He was terrified because he knew Fardan was capable of doing what he said.
When Fardan saw fear in Riyaz's eyes, he smiled and left. Riyaz, holding his head, said to himself, "If only you could understand, Fardan, that you can't force someone to love you. What you're doing is wrong."
Flashback Ends.
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Riyaz, sitting in an armchair, was worriedly thinking about Fardan's words. What Zeba had done today, and Fardan's forgiveness, was a great mercy from Allah upon them. Zeba and Arshia were sleeping peacefully in a room. Shafiq was also sleeping in his room. Riyaz couldn't sleep because of Fardan, and he just sat praying for his family's safety.
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Since Adil had dropped Rumaisa at her house, he had been worried. He wanted to know who the person was that Rumaisa loved so much, but even after inquiring about Rumaisa from everywhere, he couldn't find out about that guy. He was restless, pacing in his room.
"What happened, son? It's so late, and you're not asleep?" Azra asked when Adil came to the kitchen to get water. She had just woken up.
"No, mom, I can't sleep," Adil said like an innocent child.
"Why, son?" Azra asked worriedly.
"It's nothing, mom. You should go to sleep," Adil, feigning ignorance, started going to his room, but Azra stopped him.
"Sit with me, son," Azra said, sitting on the sofa and calling him to sit beside her.
"Is there any problem? Are you stressed about work or something else?" Azra asked worriedly. Adil always shared everything with Azra, but this was the first time he was pretending to be okay, so Azra was very concerned.
"No, mom, there's nothing like that," Adil said wearily.
"Son, whatever it is, you can tell me. You know we share our secrets with each other," Azra said lovingly, and Adil laid his head in his mother's lap.
"I don't know, mom, I feel like crying a lot. It might sound strange, but I really feel like crying," Adil said, hiding his face in his mother's lap.
"No, son. Crying is a good thing. It lightens the heart. But why do you feel like crying? Did Fardan or Dad say something?" Azra asked worriedly.
"No, mom. You know their words don't bother me. I just... I think I've fallen in love, mom," Adil sighed deeply.
"That's great news, Adil. Who is the girl?" Azra was very excited.
"No, mom. She loves someone else," Adil said, and tears started flowing from his eyes.
"Just tell me her name, son. I'll talk to her," Azra couldn't bear to see her son in tears.
"Mom, please forget that we had this conversation by morning. I don't want to marry anyone, please," Adil said, wiping his tears and going to his room.
Azra was helpless. The sorrow of not being able to do anything for her son's happiness was tormenting her. He had easily said to forget everything by morning, but she was a mother. How could she leave her child in distress? She wanted to give Adil some time to handle himself, so she went to her room, but all night Adil's worry and his tears kept haunting her, and she couldn't sleep.
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Love Obsession {Completed}
General FictionThey say first love is never forgotten, but for him, she was not just his first love, but also his last and only love, an obsession he could never let go of. Fardan Shehriyaar, the formidable owner of Shehriyaar Industries and known as the Shadow Ki...