In a perfect world | Shivika SS

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My perspective for love is like Shivaye. Anika answered Malikka question. I don't believe in fairytale love. I am just an average girl and I don't think anyone would love me, not even in his dreams. But still, my heart longs for that special someone. Someone whose life revolves around me. But then I think what if I am missing something big by not falling in love. If I am not willing to take the risk of falling in love, maybe I will lose that craziness and fun that come along with it. I also want to enjoy love, but I think I am not among the lucky ones.

Interesting. So what's your definition of love or when one falls in love? Malika asked again.

Again, my definition of love is like Shivaye. It's a give-and-take, but not of money or materialistic things like Shivaye thinks.

Hey! Shivaye intruded. I am being practical, and love is actually like this.

And I respect that, but I don't approve. My version of give-and-take is of secrets. And secrets are only shared when there are trust and respect. When you share those secrets, then there is nothing to know more and nothing to lose. And, that's the point when one truly and completely fell in love, I believe.

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Shivaye Singh Oberoi's life has been all about rules and meticulous planning. Plans for becoming the best son, grandson, brother, businessman, boss, and what not.

But then something unexpected occurred when Anika crashed into his life. It was fine with him as it was his first mistake which he led that happen, yet she kept coming back to his life and disturbed his life. Shivaye had a carefully laid plan for his marriage with an heiress, or so he thought, yet again his plan derailed and he ended up marrying Anika-no-last-name.

Oh, how much our hero used to hate our darling heroin in those awful times? And, now, our hero can't stop thinking about her. Time, indeed, never remains the same.

It has been six months of their marriage and also the longest time Shivaye has spent with Anika. And time has demystified real Anika to him. With Tia gameplay coming out, he felt guilt and deep regret for his bad behavior with her and the cheap way he opted to marry Anika under duress. And like any other wrongdoing, Shivaye took full responsibility for it and from that began his journey of a different Anika. Anika who could have left him after a week of their marriage chose to stay with him. Anika to whom he gets drawn with one look.

To be honest, our hero is bewitched by our heroin.

For the first time, Shivaye felt someone as a silent supporter with him. She went on to put everything at risk to clear away his family mess and it still astonished him. He was never used to shared his problems or burden because that belonged solely to Shivaye "The Great Wall of Oberoi" but with her being present, he never came to know how she also took the responsibility for his burden as well. She saw that he too have problems on his own, which he never led anyone to see but she figured out his facade of calm, composed, and poised SSO, he was impressed.

During the days when Anika was his wedding planner and then the initial days of their wedding, he was attracted to her pure character, confidence in herself, and love and care for this family. And, with time, this attraction called to a long-forgotten yearning of a woman closed to his ideal. Anika was checking up all the boxes of those qualities and standards of his ideal lady. He finally realized that she has all those traits which he was seeking in his life partner.