"Marry me," he said. And just like that, my life became a rom-com gone wrong. Kaushiki Rajput-clumsy, loud-mouthed, and hopelessly optimistic-never expected her first encounter with Dr. Ashwin Rawat to involve publicly accusing him of child neglect. But when she sees a little girl crying while he's on a call, she doesn't hesitate to intervene. Turns out? The "victim" is his spoiled niece, and the "villain" is her new professor-a man so cold, students whisper he's part time machine. Ashwin doesn't tolerate nonsense, especially not from a walking disaster like Kaushiki. But when a scandal erupts-a leaked photo, university rumors, and a disciplinary committee ready to ruin them both-he shocks her with a solution: a fake marriage.No feelings. No attachments. Just a piece of paper to save his career and her degree. Too bad love doesn't follow contracts. Between meddling families (his cousins are way too invested), late-night study sessions that turn into something more, and Ashwin's terrifying realization that he likes her chaos, their carefully planned arrangement starts to feel dangerously real. But can a relationship built on a lie survive the truth?

Arjun Singhania, heir to a powerful business empire, enters into a marriage of convenience with Meera Thakur, an independent and ambitious woman, to as a ploy by his family to secure her family's property for his own. Both are towards the end of their master's program. Their marriage-in her eyes-is seen as nothing more than a strategic move. But as Arjun begins to genuinely care for Meera, and she starts to see a different side of him, a question looms-will their growing feelings survive the truth behind their union, or will business always come first? Tropes: • Marriage of Convenience • Enemies to Lovers • Slow-Burn Romance • Guilt and Redemption • Second Chances