Part 24Siddhant POV:
I looked into her eyes...
'Darling.. let me explain everything before someone else try to fill your ears against us...' i said...
'No need Siddhant... its enough you love me.. what more is required...' she said leaning on my shoulder...
'Still i need to tell you darling.. let me confess that i started loving you just on first sight when i saw you in your mother place...' i said...
'Really!!!' she asked in surprise looking into my eyes again lift her face from shoulder...
'Yes darling.. infact your grand mother knows that... as i told her about this before her death itself.. thats why she allowed me to take you to dinner...' i said...
'OMG... its really surprising me Siddhnat... what she said for that...' Roli asked...
'Darling.. she accepted but with a condition...' i said...
COndition???' she asked...
'Yes.. she wanted our marriage to happen with all acceptance as she dont want you to face same which her daughter faced.. i mean your mother...' i said...
'Oh... she is so thoughtful about that...' she said...
'Yes.. thats why i wanted to tell you after getting acceptance from everyone... i decided to come here and get everyone acceptance and do our engagement before that your grand mother died... then i bring you here...' i said...
'What about this grand mother... did she asked you to marry me for accepting as her grand mother...' she asked...
'No darling.. she was not ready to accept you as grand daughter in the fear that you may love someone and go away from her like her son.. but i said.. i love you and get engaged to you before anything like that can happen...' i said...
'But you said grand mother wish...' she asked...
'Yes... as was having fear whether you will accept if i tell you its my wish as i was fearing for your rejection due to our age difference...' i said..
'So its you who wanted to get engaged & told my grand mother...' she asked...
'Yes.. thats why i took you for purchase of dress, jewels & also the ring...' i said..
'You purchased ring???' she puzzled...
'Yes darling.. when you were waiting for me to make the payment. i selected the ring for us.. As i wanted you not to know its me who is doing everything to get you.. i didn't let you know that... i thought you wont object if its your grand mother wish to get you married to me...' i said...
'You are silly Siddhant... didn't we kissed even before that.. didn't i sleep with you in this bed with you before that...' she asked...
'Thats right darling... i am sorry to feel that way & hide the truth from you...' i said...
'Its ok...' she said & kissed my cheeks...
'Of course marriage i did so soon as you insist... otherwise i thought of doing it after your studies get complete... which is also known to you...' i said...
'Yes i know i push you to marry early...' she confirmed...
'Are you confirm now our marriage is our of love and not for your grand mother or anyone else...' i said...
'Yes i know...' she said with a smile...
'And about financial benefit... let me clarify that point as well... all the properties are in your name & nothing is in my name or your husband name... i am only your guardian legally till you attain age of 18.. after that all will be directly yours.. i promise you i dont want single penny from your money... You know our company is equally big and i am wealthy enough to generations to come and i am not so low to take property of my wife for my survival...' i said...
'Sorry Siddhant... i too didn't mean it... i am least bothered about property which is known to you as well...' she said...
'Still its my duty darling to tell you.. Let all the property in your name and you can do whatever you want to do with that... i am only managing the biz of yours as your grand mother requested and i got no personal interest on that for sure...' i said...
'Please stop talking about property Siddhant.. it really hurts...' she said with tears...
'No darling... i should not see you in tears... sorry if i hurt you... ' i said kissing her cheeks...
I wipe her tears & peck her lips...
'Are you ok now??? have you got anything in mind just tell me... so that i can clarify now itself...' i asked...
'yes i do have...' she said keeping her eyelids down...
'What it is... Lets clear it out...' i said...
'If you married out of love.. then why you didn't own me yesterday...' she asked hiding her face on my shoulder...
'Darling.. I cant own you till you attain age...' i said...
'But why???' she asked...
'I promised your grand mother & my parents when i talk about our marriage that day of our engagement.. ' i said...
'You promised!!!' she said in surprise...
'Yes darling... that day you slept and i dropped you in your room and talk to elders about our marriage.. they felt its too early to marry considering your age... then i promised them and then only they accepted our marriage to happen so soon...' i said...
'My GOodness.. is this the reason you... omg... how madly i believed Sudha words...' she said...
'Actually i told her about our love & marriage thinking her as a friend..when she said you are too young for a marriage i told her that we wont start married life till you get into the age.. she used whatever i told her in her favour and told you manipulated...' i explained...
'I am sorry Siddhant... i really mistaken you...' she said with upset face...
'Roli.. you might have asked me that day itself and i might have clarified... at least yesterday if you asked we might have got clarified...' i said...
'I commit mistake Siddhant... i didn't trust you... i am sorry...' she said...
'Its ok... i only feel sorry that i didn't understand something is bothering you and let you feel hurt... And you went to next room to stay alone and i know you might have not even slept the whole night...' i said...
'Yes.. you are right...' she said...
'Come.. relax yourself for sometime... i can see you tired...' i said...
I made her lay down on my lap and caress her hair gently...
She slept in a while holding my hand tightly...
I kissed on her forehead and smiled...
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