Tangled Beliefs
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Last published Sat, Nov 1, 2025
Manik: "Life doesn't come with choices; it comes with responsibilities. You live it on your terms or get buried under someone else's."
Nandini: "Love is a word people use too lightly, a hollow promise made to be broken. I've never believed in it, and I won't start now. Trust? That's just a gamble I'm not willing to make."
Together, they'll discover that sometimes, life's toughest challenges come not from the boardroom but from the unexpected journey of falling in love, one reluctant step at a time. Will their differences tear them apart or draw them together in ways they could never anticipate?
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