Siddhi Gupta came to Mumbai for a fresh start-new job, new city, new life.
Rishabh Gupta came for peace, stability, and a decent afternoon nap.
Both came with dreams.
Both left their savings with a very talented fraud broker.
Now, thanks to one vanished Pandey ji, one messed-up contract, and one extremely stubborn landlord, Siddhi and Rishabh-complete strangers who can't stand the sight of each other-are forced to live together as...
husband and wife.
Yes. Fake married.
In Mumbai.
In a 2BHK with only one working bathroom.
As they argue over cupboards, cooking, cleaning schedules, who gets the good pillow, and whose life is more ruined, the biggest twist hits them:
pretending to be married might be easier...
than pretending they don't like each other.
A chaotic, sweet, slow-burn romcom about two enemies, one scam, and a city that refuses to let you live peacefully unless you fall in love first.😊
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When Haley discovers the truth behind Xavier, whose silence holds a deeper meaning, she sets her mind on making his life better one small step at a time.
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Haley Rosamond is happy with her simple life, content under the wing of her father. Well-protected, she has no idea of the darkness surrounding Xavier Hunt, with his all-black attire and infrequent presence in school-accompanied by his bruises and scars. That is, until Haley catches a glimpse of Xavier's reality and is made to question everything she knows about family and life in general. The truth, she realizes, couldn't be more different from everything she has heard. Supported by her father, Haley sets her mind on helping Xavier any way she can, and what begins with tutoring sessions, free food, and random acts of kindness blooms into friendship and something a little more. But when Haley's admission into her dream college and another tragedy in Xavier's life threaten to undo everything she has worked for, Haley needs to decide if she'll stick by Xavier or simply be another person in his life that disappears.
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