The rain continued outside the Mehra mansion.
Unlike the peaceful silence of the night outside, inside the mansion, a different kind of storm was beginning.
The grand living room was dimly lit.
Mr.
Mehra sat on the sofa, looking through some documents, while Mrs.
Mehra entered the room after returning from the evening event.
She looked composed, as always.
But her mind was already planning the future.
“I met the Khanna family today,” Mrs.
Mehra said.
Mr.
Mehra looked up.
“The Khannas?”
She nodded.
“Yes.
Their daughter Shanaya was there.”
A small smile appeared on her face.
“She is impressive.”
Mr.
Mehra observed her.
“You liked her?”
“Very much.”
Mrs.
Mehra sat down.
“She is smart, confident, and understands the kind of world we live in.
She has the right mindset.”
She paused.
“I want to invite them home for dinner.”
Mr.
Mehra already understood where the conversation was going.
“For what?”
Mrs.
Mehra looked at him.
“To discuss the engagement.”
The room went silent.
For a moment, Mr.
Mehra just stared at her.
Then his voice became louder.
“Again, you are deciding everything for Vishesh?”
Mrs.
Mehra’s expression changed.
“I am thinking about his future.”
“No,” Mr.
Mehra replied.
“You are thinking about the future of the business.”
He stood up. Follow the newest chapters on novelping.com.
“Why can’t you leave Vishesh alone?”
His voice carried frustration.
“That boy has already gone through enough.
Do you even see what he carries?”
Mrs.
Mehra looked at him coldly.
“I see more than anyone.”
“No, you don’t,” he replied.
“You only see responsibilities, deals, and the Mehra name.”
Mrs.
Mehra’s patience broke.
“And what do you see?”
She stood up.
“You were never interested in handling this business.
You left every difficult decision to me.”
Her voice became sharper.
“You don’t understand what it takes to protect everything we built.”
Mr.
Mehra looked hurt.
“This is not about the business.”
Mrs.
Mehra laughed slightly.
“Everything is easy to say when you are not the one carrying the responsibility.”
She looked at him firmly.
“You don’t want to be involved in the business, fine.”
A pause.
“But then stay away from the decisions involving our children too.”
Her words became heavier.
“Because every time you interfere, you make me feel like you want to destroy everything I have built.”
The room became silent.
Both of them stood there, carrying years of differences.
Different views.
Different ways of loving their family.
Mr.
Mehra looked away.
He knew arguing would not change her decision.
And Mrs.
Mehra had already made up her mind.
Meanwhile, across the city…
The Khanna mansion was filled with a different atmosphere.
Shanaya sat with her mother in the elegant living room.
A glass of wine rested in her hand as she listened carefully.
Her face carried a quiet smile.
Not excitement.
Not nervousness.
Calculation.
Mehra liked you?”
Shanaya smiled.
“Yes.”
She looked at the glass in her hand.
“I think she sees what she wants in me.”
Her mother smiled.
“That is good.”
Shanaya looked ahead.
The next step was clear.
Vishesh.
She had heard about him.
The heir of the Mehra empire.
A man who was successful, respected, and difficult to understand.
But Shanaya knew something important.
Winning Mrs.
Mehra’s approval was only the first step.
Now she had to build a connection with Vishesh.
She had to make him see that she belonged beside him.
“I need to meet him properly,” she said softly.
Her mother looked at her.
“And?”
Shanaya smiled.
“And I will make sure he understands me.”
Back on the empty road…
The rain was still falling.
Nayshita sat inside her car, waiting.
She looked outside at the stranger’s car parked ahead.
She still did not know why he had stopped.
She still did not know who he was.
But she knew one thing.
He had helped her.
Finally, headlights appeared in the distance.
A car approached.
Nayshita immediately recognized it.
“Rahul.”
The car stopped near her.
Rahul quickly stepped out and walked towards her.
“Nayshita!”
She opened the door.
“I am fine.”
Rahul looked relieved but worried.
“You scared me.”
He looked around and noticed Vishesh’s car nearby.
Then he looked towards the man sitting inside.
A stranger.
The night had brought an unexpected person into their lives.
And none of them knew what role he would play in their future.