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"Don't be scared. Everything will be okay."
At fourteen, Siddharth Yaduvanshi had never known what it felt like to be a child. Raised under the cruel, perfectionist hand of his father, his life was a relentless cycle of corporate training, strict schedules, and heavy expectations. The day he finally begged for a normal childhood, a brutal slap was his answer.
Fleeing into the cold dawn, terrified and bleeding in a dark alleyway, he met a young girl who didn't care about his name or his legacy. She calmed the wild streets, bandaged his wounds, and gave him a single moment of warmth before he was dragged back to his gilded prison.
Fourteen years later, Siddharth is the cold, unyielding CEO of a multi-billion-dollar empire. He doesn't smile. He doesn't trust. His heart is completely frozen.
Until fate forces him into a local veterinary clinic, bringing him face-to-face with Riya Mishra-the very girl from the alleyway, now a compassionate vet who still speaks to animals and fiercely protects the broken.
He instantly remembers the girl who saved him. She doesn't recognize the ruthless man he has become.
Can the gentle warmth of a veterinarian melt the icy walls of a broken CEO, or will the ghosts of his family's toxic legacy tear them apart?