Veneer: The Art of Deceit
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Last published Tue, Jul 21, 2026
"Some marriages begin with dreams. Ours began with a warning."
Reet Arora has everything people dream about-a successful career, loving parents, and a beautiful life in Singapore. So when she agrees to an arranged marriage with Lakshay Sisodia, the eldest son of a powerful Rajasthani business family based in Mumbai, everyone believes it's the beginning of her happily ever after.
Everyone...
Except the groom.
From their very first meeting, Lakshay tells her not to marry him.
Cold, distant, and impossible to understand, he keeps pushing her away even after the wedding. But the more Reet tries to understand the man behind those emotionless eyes, the more she realizes that this family is hiding far more than old traditions and business secrets.
As misunderstandings grow, trust becomes harder, danger comes closer, and two stubborn hearts keep fighting each other while an invisible storm gathers around them.
Will this arranged marriage become their biggest mistake...
Or the one place where two broken hearts finally find home?
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