8-I love him very much
Samrat grips the kitchen platform tightly… his breathing is heavy.
Closing his eyes, he murmurs to himself—
“Vaidehi… you can’t even imagine… I’m in so much pain…”
His grip tightens further.
“For all these years… I’ve loved you like a madman…”
A faint smile appears on his lips—
“One day… you’ll feel the same…”
His voice is low, yet deep—
“You’ll have to love me just as much… you’ll have to love me… the way I do…”
Taking a deep breath, he tries to calm himself—
“I’m waiting… just waiting for that day…”
“The day you come to me yourself… and say that you love me…”
A soft glow appears in his eyes—
“That day… everything will be fine… all the pain… all the distance… will disappear…”
He smiles gently.
At that very moment…
A maid walks into the kitchen to drink water.
But the moment her eyes fall on Samrat… she gets startled.
Seeing his condition and the strange way he’s standing, she feels scared.
She thinks to herself—
“What has happened to the young master…?”
“I’ll have to inform the mistress…”
“He doesn’t seem alright… maybe he should get married again…”
She was even a bit annoyed—
“Don’t know what kind of girl he married… just look at his condition…”
Thinking all this, she quickly leaves from there.
She had decided—she would talk to Rukmini Devi the very next day.
On the other side…
Samrat composes himself and walks into the bedroom.
He changes his clothes… then lies down beside the bed.
He pulls Vaidehi tightly into his arms.
Only then does he feel a sense of peace…
Otherwise, he wouldn’t even be able to sleep through the night.
For the past three months…
He had been controlling his emotions and desires like this.
This had never happened to him before.
He was never attracted to any girl…
Except Vaidehi.
He had loved her for 15 years…
Since the time he himself was very young.
The first time he saw Vaidehi… he felt anger…
But the second time…
He fell in love with her.
“Love at second sight…” perhaps that was it.
Other than Vaidehi…
He had never felt anything for anyone else.
No matter how disturbed he was inside…
No matter how much pain he was in…
One thing always gave him comfort—
That Vaidehi was his.
And he could hold her in his arms…
Feel her close to him.
That comfort… meant everything to him.
For now… that was enough for him.
Lost in these thoughts… he didn’t even realize when he fell asleep.
The next day…
Samrat wakes up at 4 AM and goes to the gym.
And Vaidehi… wakes up at 6:30.
The girl who used to sleep till 10:30… now wakes up at 6:30 every day after marriage.
At first, it was very difficult for her…
But because of Samrat and the family, she got used to it.
Now, she can’t even sleep after 6:30.
She quickly goes to the washroom… gets ready and comes out.
A pink top… white jeans…
She ties her hair into a long ponytail…
Applies sindoor in her hair parting… wears red bangles on her hands.
Looking at herself in the mirror, she smiles—
“Wow… what a combination…”
Playfully warding off her own evil eye, she says—
“I should be a beauty queen…”
Spinning lightly—
“I look so beautiful…”
Smiling softly, she murmurs—
“Samrat ji is so lucky to have me… truly blessed…”
After a while…
Vaidehi comes downstairs for breakfast.
Everyone was already present at the dining table—
Hemlata ji, her father Avinash, Raghav ji, and Rukmini Devi.
Seeing Vaidehi come alone, Rukmini Devi slightly raises her eyebrow and asks—
“Where is your husband?”
Vaidehi quickly sits down and says—
“He’s gone to the gym… he’ll be back soon.”
Saying this, she quickly picks up a sandwich and starts eating.
She was quite hungry.
Seeing this, Hemlata Devi gets slightly annoyed—
“What kind of behavior is this?”
“You don’t start eating like this in front of everyone…”
“Have you forgotten your manners?”
Hearing her mother’s scolding, Vaidehi gets nervous…
She immediately puts the sandwich back on the plate and covers her mouth with her hand.
Seeing this, Rukmini Devi says in a calm voice—
“If she is eating, let her eat…”
“Food is meant to be eaten…”
Then, looking slightly at her, she adds—
“I don’t think you should stop her…”
“And perhaps… you’re forgetting your own words.”
Hearing this, Hemlata ji feels a surge of anger inside…
But because of the relationship, she remains silent.
Forcing a smile on her face, she says—
“Yes… you’re right…”
On the other hand, hearing her mother-in-law’s words, Vaidehi feels quite happy… and starts eating quickly.
There were many items prepared for breakfast.
The rest of the family preferred simple food… but Vaidehi loved eating.
That’s why, for the past three months, different dishes had been specially prepared for her.
Just then…
Samrat walks down the stairs, adjusting his coat cufflinks.
He comes straight and sits beside Vaidehi.
Seeing him suddenly, Vaidehi gets startled…
The food in her mouth almost spills out.
Seeing this, Samrat smiles slightly…
and passes her a glass of juice.
Vaidehi immediately takes the glass from his hand and drinks it in one go.
Then, with a small smile, she says—
“Good morning…”
Without looking at her, Samrat replies—
“Same to you…”
and continues eating his breakfast calmly.
For a while, silence settles over the table.
Everyone quietly finishes their breakfast.
After breakfast…
Vaidehi and the rest of the family come outside to see off Hemlata Devi and Avinash ji.
They had to leave.
Avinash ji hands a card to Vaidehi and says—
“I couldn’t give this to you last time in the rush…”
“Keep this with you… use it whenever you need anything.”
“And your belongings will also arrive today.”
Hearing this, Vaidehi becomes happy.
In the past three months, everything had happened so quickly that she never got a chance to bring her things.
And her father couldn’t come either.
But just then…
Samrat steps forward.
He takes the card from Vaidehi’s hand… and directly returns it to Avinash ji.
His voice is calm but cold—
“This is not needed…”
Looking straight into his eyes, he says—
“She is my wife…”
Pausing slightly—
“My responsibility…”
Then, in clear words—
“I can take care of her… and all her needs.”
After saying this, he places his hand around Vaidehi’s waist.
Vaidehi suddenly feels uncomfortable…
In front of so many people…
She slightly steps back.
And this is exactly what Samrat doesn’t like.
Anger immediately flashes across his face.
Without saying anything…
Without looking at anyone…
He walks away straight from there.
His silence… was heavier than his anger.
All this was being observed by Rukmini Devi… but she didn’t say anything.
After a while, when everyone had left… she comes to Vaidehi and says in a calm voice—
“I need to talk to you about something important… come with me.”
Hearing this, Vaidehi gets a little nervous.
She feels like she’s about to be scolded… and right now, she really wasn’t in the mood for it.She immediately makes an excuse and says—
“Mom… I’m getting late for college, we can talk later…”
Saying this, she was about to turn when Rukmini Devi grabs her hand.
Her grip was firm.
Looking straight into her eyes, she says—
“Today is Sunday…”
“And which college of yours is open on a Sunday?”
Vaidehi falls completely silent…
Nervously, she says—
“Well… Samrat ji has also left…”
Rukmini Devi replies with slight firmness—
“He has gone to the office…”
“Now he has to handle the business…”
Then directly—
“He can’t waste his life in a random college job forever.”
Vaidehi tries to smile a little…
But inside, she is very nervous.
Still… she had no other choice.
Silently, she walks with Rukmini Devi to her room.
Rukmini Devi’s room was quite big and luxurious.
She sits on the sofa… while Vaidehi sits in front of her with her head lowered.
Her gaze was calm… but deep.
The way she sat and spoke was exactly like Samrat.
Vaidehi thinks to herself—
“Father-in-law is so kind and calm…”
“And this mother and son… both are exactly the same… strict and short-tempered…”
Just then, Rukmini Devi asks directly—
“Between you and Samrat… has anything happened?”
Hearing this, Vaidehi gets startled…
She quickly looks up and says—
“What do you mean…?”
“Everything between us is fine… it’s normal…”
Rukmini Devi lightly holds her forehead…
Takes a deep breath and thinks to herself—
“This is exactly what I was afraid of…”
Then she explains clearly—
“I’m talking about your married life…”
Her voice is calm but clear—
“I’m talking about your physical relationship…”
“You’re 22 years old…”
“Don’t act so naive…”
Hearing this, Vaidehi becomes even more nervous…
Fidgeting with her fingers, she says softly—
“What… what kind of things are you saying…”
Suddenly, Rukmini Devi grabs Vaidehi’s wrist…
Looking into her eyes, she asks in a calm but firm voice—
“Yes… or no?”
Vaidehi gets scared…
Her voice trembles slightly—
“N… no… there’s nothing like that between us…”
Rukmini Devi keeps looking at her for a few seconds…
Then asks directly—
“Then why don’t you let him come close to you?”
“Or… are you in love with someone else?”
Her tone was completely straightforward—
“If that’s the case… tell me honestly…”
“I will separate both of you myself… and unite you with your love…”
Softening a little, she says—
“I won’t do anything wrong to you…”
“You can talk to me like a friend…”Hearing this, Vaidehi is left stunned.
Everything feels very strange to her.
It feels as if she is sitting in front of a judge… and she herself is the accused.
Nervously, she says softly—
“Actually… he doesn’t even try to come close to me…”
Rukmini Devi takes a deep breath…
She picks up the glass of water kept nearby and takes a couple of sips…
Then placing it back, she looks at her—
“You will have to bring him closer to you…”
Her tone is now more explanatory—
“You know… once men get a taste of ‘outside’…”
“They stop liking home food…”
“And then… all a woman is left with is regret…”
She says directly—
“A wife should know how to keep her husband attached…”
Vaidehi doesn’t understand any of this.
It all goes over her head…
Innocently, she says—
“But… what difference does it make, Mom?”
“Whether it’s outside food or home food… food is still food…”
Hearing this, Rukmini Devi holds her head—
“Oh God… you’re so naive…”
Then, explaining a bit more firmly, she says—
“I’m not talking about food…”
“I’m talking about a physical relationship…”
Her voice turns serious—
“If you don’t fulfill his needs…”
“Then he will go elsewhere to fulfill them…”
“To another woman…”
She says it clearly—
“And then… you’ll lose him.”
“Because there, he will get everything… that you’re not giving him…”
“And slowly… he’ll drift away from you…”
Then looking straight into her eyes, she asks—
“Do you want to be separated from Samrat?”
Hearing this, Vaidehi first gives a slight smile…
But the moment she imagines Samrat drifting away from her… and going to another woman—
Her eyes well up with tears.
Her face falls…
Her eyes turn red.
Just the thought of it breaks her from within.
Seeing tears in Vaidehi’s eyes…
Rukmini Devi smiles slightly.
That smile… was a little dangerous… just like Samrat’s.
Gently stroking her head, she asks—
“Do you love him…?”
Fidgeting with her fingers, Vaidehi softly says—
“A little… a little…”
Playing lightly with her fingers, Rukmini Devi smiles faintly—
“A little…?”
“Exactly how much…?”Then, looking straight into her eyes, she says—
“Don’t try to confuse me…”
“I don’t like people beating around the bush…”
Vaidehi, scared, replies softly—
“I don’t know… how much…”
“But… I do love him…”
Her voice trembles slightly—
“But maybe… he doesn’t love me…”
Lowering her gaze, she adds—
“He always stays distant from me…”
“He doesn’t even talk to me properly…”
Slowly, she begins to reveal everything—
“After the marriage… he asked me to sleep on the sofa…”
“And he used to sleep on the bed…”
“On our wedding night… he didn’t even come…”
“The whole night…”
Tears start rolling down her eyes—
“And from the next day… he ordered me to sleep on the sofa…”
“Then after a month… he allowed me to sleep on the bed…”
“But even then… he stays very far from me…”
In a breaking voice, she says—
“He always keeps his distance…”
“But… I love him very much…”
Rukmini Devi leans back comfortably… crossing her legs…
Looking at her carefully, she says—
“Interesting…”
Then with a faint smile—
“So you’re in love… but confused…”
Leaning slightly forward, she asks—
“Alright… tell me one thing…”
“Since when have you been in love with him…?”
Her voice was low but sharp—
“Don’t hide it from me…”
“I’m your well-wisher… right?”
Vaidehi feels as if she is being questioned by a judge about her own heart… and she has no choice but to answer.
Nervously, she says—
“It’s been four years…”
Then lowering her eyes—
“But… he gets so angry… that I never had the courage to tell him…”
In reality…
Vaidehi had also been in love with Samrat for the past four years.
That’s why she never wanted to marry anyone else.
But when she found out that she was going to marry Samrat…
She felt incredibly happy from within.
She agreed to the marriage willingly and happily.
Although before that, she had to go through a lot…
Because she didn’t want to marry Dr. Neel.
“How can I live with someone else… when I love someone else?”
That was all she kept thinking.
And the moment Samrat’s father came to her house with the proposal…
She was truly overjoyed.
But after marriage…
Samrat’s cold behavior was breaking her from inside.
Rukmini Devi carefully observes the changing expressions on her face…
Then, in a firm yet instructive tone, she says—
“Now listen to me carefully…”
“From today… you will have to keep your husband attached to you…”
Her eyes move to Vaidehi’s clothes—
“And for that… you will have to change…”
Pointing at her white top, she says—
“You won’t be able to attract him wearing all this…”
Vaidehi softly asks—
“Then… what should I wear… so that he gets attracted to me…?”
“Short dresses…?”
Hearing this, Rukmini Devi gets slightly angry—
“Absolutely not!”
“A well-cultured daughter-in-law doesn’t do that…”
Then firmly—
“What you wear… and when you wear… that will be decided by me.”
“Your only job is…”
“Make sure… he can’t ignore you.”
After that…
The mother-in-law and daughter-in-law together make a plan.
Vaidehi feels quite happy now…
She feels like things might finally get better.
Excited, she goes back to her room.
She knew what she had to do today…
But she couldn’t control herself.
“I wish… Samrat would come home right now…”
Thinking this, she decides to call him.Meanwhile…
Samrat was sitting in his office, going through files.
Just then, his phone vibrates.
Seeing the name on the screen, a slight smile appears on his face—
“Vaidehi…”
He feels happy from within.
He was about to pick up the call…
But his ego comes in between.
He deliberately ignores the call.
“Let her try…”
Vaidehi keeps calling again and again…
One… two… three…
A total of 10 times.
Only then does Samrat finally answer the call.
As soon as the call connects…
Vaidehi blurts out in one breath—
“My stomach is hurting a lot…”
“Please come home…”
“There’s no one at home…”
Hearing this, Samrat’s expression changes instantly.
He gets alarmed—
“What…? Pain…?”
It feels as if he himself is in pain.
He immediately stands up…
Picks up his coat and wears it—
“I’m coming… right now.”
Without wasting even a second…
He rushes out of the office.
On the other side…
At Pratap Singh House—
Vaidehi was waiting for him…
Samrat parks his car and hurriedly walks inside the house.
He looks around… but no one is there.
The servants were busy with their work.
He rushes straight upstairs to his room…
And the moment he opens the door and steps in—
He freezes.
Vaidehi was sitting on the bed…
Blood was coming out from her hands…
And her eyes were filled with tears.
Actually…
Vaidehi was about to get ready…
But suddenly, she slipped.
She fell… and the glass she was holding broke.
Pieces of glass got embedded into both her hands.
Seeing this, Samrat doesn’t think for even a second…
He immediately rushes to her and pulls her into his arms.
Holding her hands, he says in a panicked voice—
“What the hell… how did this happen?”
Then angrily—
“Stupid girl… you can’t even do one thing properly!”
He quickly lifts her and takes her to the washroom.
He does first aid in a hurry…
After some time, he bandages both her hands.
Keeping the first aid box aside, he says angrily—
“Next time… be careful!”
“Look how badly you’re hurt…”
Then looking around, he asks—
“Where are Mom and Dad?”
Vaidehi, sobbing, says—
“I don’t know…”
Samrat gently runs his hand through her hair…
Then stepping back a little, he says—
“I have to stay out tonight…”
“You go to sleep…”
Then in a firm tone—
“And stop doing these careless things…”
“You know… I left my important work…”
“Just because of you…”
“Stupid girl…”
Saying this, he turns around…
And walks out of the room without looking back.
Vaidehi remains sitting there…
Her entire plan had failed.
Forget attracting Samrat…
She couldn’t even talk to him properly.
Everything got ruined because of that glass.
And on top of that…
He wasn’t even going to come home tonight.