Bride of Merchant
"You don't remember, do you?" Aarav's gaze darkened as if the sudden realisation twisted something inside of him.
Jasmine was confused but her throat refused to budge, her voice silent and body pushed up completely against the wall behind her.
She realised she was caged.
"Remember what?" She managed after swallowing a hard lump. She wasn't afraid, but her curiosity had begun to chase her luck away with each passing day. A day closer to her demise.
The man in front of her just chuckled, "Aren't you a curious little thing?"
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Jasmine Parekh was a curious girl. She was fascinated by the garden her dadi owned, the flowers, the plants, and the little creatures that resided on them. She yearned to learn more.
And that curiosity drove her to the plantations around the country, one particular that changed her life forever.
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Aarav Merchant was the new name in the city. The sole heir to the millions behind the Merchant Co. He was the kid who was always in the papers, not because of something good.
However one eventful night turned his life upside down and he turned a handed down legacy into an empire that ruled over majority of India.