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Chapter 9

Krish ended up proposing a bet. If Krish protected the shoes and succeeded, she would have to feed him in front of the whole gathering when dinner came around. If Radhika found the shoes and managed to steal them, he'd have to leave her alone.

After chatting with guests and completing formalities, Radhika headed to receive Shanaya and walk with her inside to mark the entrance of the bride.

"Dude, what's the deal with the shoes?" asked Shivaay.

"I have a plan," said Krish.

"Oh yeah. A great one" replied Akaash sarcastically.

"Can you guys shut up?" whispered Shravan. "I don't care about a pair of shoes. I could just buy a new pair and frame these ones up on the wall," said Shravan hissing and motioning to his shoes. "For now let me focus on my wife and my wedding."

"Don't worry. We will see how well you focus when you get to the bedroom." joked Shivaay.

The brothers started cracking up at the dirty joke when Shivaay asked his older brother Krish.

"Dude, exactly what satisfaction are you going to get by protecting the shoes? You won't even get any money."

"I have my reasons," replied Krish coyly.

The conversation stopped as the bride had come inside.

"Look! The bride is here."

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Shanaya had managed to impress the guests with her jewelry and wedding dress. The soft song played in the background. Nivedita stood on the right while Radhika stood on the left as the bride's entourage was marking their arrival.

Radhika's gaze shifted up as she looked up at Krish. He winked at her playfully as Shanaya walked up to the stage and put her hand in Shravan's. As Radhika helped Shanaya up to the stage by holding the veil of her wedding dress, Krish put his foot out which caused her to trip and fall into his arms.

The photographers immediately caught the incident and began to furiously click away as they found something spicy to capture. Radhika looked up into Krish's eyes for what seemed like the billionth time. Yet she still couldn't get over his appearance or his captivating orbs.

Krish looked handsome in his blue kurta and white dhoti. His hair was perfectly messy with a few wisps touching his forehead. His eyes held a hint of playfulness yet intensity. She couldn't predict what was going on in that brain of his. But she knew that this night was going to be a long night.

The party has started, let's do this!

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Soon the wedding began to commence and Radhika knew it was time to be scouting for the groom's shoes. Yet when she tried looking at Shravan's feet, to her dismay she saw that they were already empty and that Krish's brain was working faster than her's.

"Looking for something?" asked Shivaay, crossing his arms smirking.

"Nope. I was just looking for Nivedita," said Radhika bluffing.

"Are you sure? See, there's no harm in admitting that you were unsuccessful in your search for my brother's shoes?"

"The wedding hasn't ended yet. Who gave you the right to boast about your triumph?" said Radhika, firing back friskily.

All the boys around her hooted, including the Malhotra brothers. Krish looked at her, raising his eyebrows and Akaash and Nivedita were standing next to Krish laughing at her response with their arms slung around each other.