"For her, the mangalsutra was a sacred vow of eternal love. For him, it was a golden noose."
Piya Khanna grew up believing in one truth: she was destined to be Hriday Oberoi's wife. Bound by a childhood promise made between two best friends and fueled by her own silent, years-long devotion, she stepped into the Oberoi mansion as a blushing bride, dreaming of a fairy tale.
But the fairy tale shattered before the first night ended.
Hriday Oberoi-the cold, ruthless heir to the Oberoi empire-doesn't see a partner when he looks at Piya. He sees a shackle. He sees the woman who stands between him and Alisha, the woman he truly loves. Forced into marriage by his father's emotional blackmail, Hriday makes a silent vow of his own: to make Piya regret ever saying "I do."
While Piya struggles to find her place in a house filled with cold glares and whispered secrets, Hriday spends his nights in the arms of another. He is determined to break her spirit until she begs for a divorce.
But what happens when the fragile girl he spent months destroying finally stops fighting for him? What happens when the "perfect wife" decides she's had enough of the golden cage?
As secrets from the past emerge and the weight of his own cruelty begins to haunt him, Hriday realizes too late that the woman he pushed away was the only soul who ever truly belonged to him.
Can love survive the fire of pure hatred? Or will Hriday be left haunted by the memory of the wife he regretted... until it was too late?
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