In case you stayed

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Vihaan Malhotra is used to control - in business, in life, and in every emotion he never says aloud.
Eesha Sharma is used to hiding - behind sharp words, flawless work, and the illusion that she's always fine.

What begins as a quiet arrangement between two reluctant strangers becomes a slow unraveling. Of rules. Of restraint. Of everything they promised they wouldn't feel. And just when they begin to surrender to the pull between them, life - and expectations - tighten their grip.

Over family brunches, stolen glances, texts that say too little and touches that say too much, Vihaan and Eesha build something real. But what happens when love comes wrapped in obligations? When silence speaks louder than words? When the heart wants in - but the mind already walked out?

This is not a love story.
This is a story about what almost was.
And what still could be - in case you stayed.