Originally posted by: fan_fiction123
Hello dear, sorry that I didn’t send a detailed review earlier, and I completely understand why you asked for one over DM. This chapter really deserves it. 👏🏻😇
Hi dear, please don’t say sorry - it’s just that I get barely 3-4 detailed reviews- ab woh bhi nahi milenge toh I will be thoroughly demotivated. I was like this chapter will give me such analytical reviews and u didn’t write a word about any aspects.
As I mentioned, I had to reread couple times before my treacherous brain processed beyond the meeting part and stopped wondering what would happen next.. 😃🫣 Would Gautam flip, would Karan arrive on time, would RV know he has been deceived by Angad etc. etc.
Chapter 22: is one of your most emotionally precise chapters so far. What stands out most is how controlled everything feels. The silences, pauses, and small gestures do the work, and they land beautifully.
Thank you dear.. so glad they land beautifully!!
Tulsi is the quiet center here. Her strength is in restraint, in observation, in choosing when not to react. The balcony scene, especially during the call, is devastating in its stillness. Her “tum hoti kaun ho” doesn’t feel like anger but feels like a boundary drawn after years of endurance, and that makes it far more powerful. Loved it. I wish show Mihir Tulsi would have said that at least once. Sadly they both let Noina and Pari walk all over them.
That has been the point since the beginning of this FF - I was so disappointed with the storyline that I had to write my own version! They have such a rare mix of fabulous actors - SI is of course phenomenal and AU is also fantastic so are most other except a few genZ cast! And the stupid inconsistent writing is not doing justice to them at all! Exactly what I wanted to TuHir to tell Noina every time she said tumhara Rishta nahi raha and all that crap! - that - you? Who are you to talk about our relationship?
Wondering if Tulsi’s emotional retreat comes due to the fact that she became extremely aware that she has been fooled by Noina when she orchestrated the whole bedroom scene and taking pride in it to the extent that Noina still has audacity to blackmail Mihir over it. That too in Tulsi’s name by calling her “any self respecting woman” and in a way demeaning Mihir. Maybe she didn’t like Noina still bullying ‘her’ Mihir (in Baa’s words) 😉
Tulsi ke multiple reasons the - of course she didn’t like the bullying and blackmail Mihir had to endure!!
The bedroom scene - They have both known since my chapter 1 that it was orchestrated completely by the 2 sisters. But of course she didn’t expect Noina to gloat about it.
The thing that found its mark temporarily on her heart was that line about her self respect! She was slowly.. over the past few weeks moving gradually towards Mihir but suddenly Noina’s words ( that too unintentionally since Noina had no idea that tulsi could be listening) about self respect made her aware of how the world would see her - with pity, like - her husband left her for another woman, then jab usse dil bhar gaya toh wapas he took his wife back and the poor wife accepted him because what option the POOR wife has?
As I said earlier, Mihir’s breakdown is heart breaking. Almost wondered if he would have one of his episodes bringing them more close that night. Well greedy brain wants more TuHir moments 😇
I actually thought of that but:
1. It would have disrupted the flow of my story
2. More importantly, the dhuleti scene of next chapter wouldn’t have landed or surprised the readers.
The parallel tension between the emotional arc (Tulsi & Mihir) and the external conflict (the company takeover) is handled really well.
Thank you dear! I’m so glad it came out well.
The boardroom setup at the end is especially effective. Feels like a battlefield where personal history and power politics are about to collide. Loved Tulsi Mihir’s united front and the fact that their kids were expecting it that they didn’t even blink when she sat next to him when at least in their minds they feel that their parents won’t even look at eqch other home forget about talking or sharing messages.
Happy it came out that way - exactly as I envisioned
Mihir is surprised but manages to hide most of his surprise by pulling out her chair out of habit- the kids too were surprised, but managed to hide it- besides noina was only looking at TuHir
Mitali asking for trust, Mihir silently choosing to stay, Gautam’s entrance add to a sense that multiple threads are about to converge in a big way.
I was hoping it would all pay off well and am truly glad it did!!
Overall, this chapter feels like a pause before impact but not a quiet one. It’s loaded, intentional, and emotionally dense. Really strong groundwork for what’s coming next.
Very true. Thank you for saying that the groundwork is sound and strong!
Awaiting next 😇🤗
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One completely different note, wondering if Mitali eventually confess and take action against Noina for drugging Mihir without his consent, possibly involving the Narcotics angle? I guess not as then she will be caught too 🤷🏻♀️ Maybe over time, the other Virani kids could step in legally regarding the company violations to close every door for Noina and ensuring she’s out of TuHir’s lives for good 😃
even I am thinking about the narcotics angle but will need to research the legal aspects - which frankly is too much work - plus I think almost 7 years is too long a delay for any legal action for that dark web substance. Don’t worry TuHir will decimate Noina bit by painful bit
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