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A resounding slap landed on Haseena Mallik's face.

"You've really let me down. Your sister has had a rough time out there for more than 20 years, and here you are planning to snatch the man from her. That's very shameless of you!"

Covering the part of her face that was aching, Haseena looked at her mother incredulously. "Mom, Vivan is my boyfriend. How can you guys be so unreasonable?"

Haseena had just come home after a business trip, only to see her long-lost elder sister, Rebecca Mallik, sitting with her boyfriend, Vivan Sahay, on the couch. Her sister, who returned not long ago, was holding Vivan's arm and seemed intimate with him.

Seated on the other side of the couch were both Rebecca and Vivan's parents who were having a pleasant chat with each other.

In fact, Vivan was Haseena's childhood sweetheart!

She could not help but come up to Rebecca to question her. However, she ended up being slapped by her mother in the face right there and then!

"Mom, please stop hitting Hasi." With an anxious look, Rebecca said, "It's my fault. I shouldn't have come back..."

Vivan quickly held her shoulders. "No, Rebecca. It's my fault. I've always treated Haseena as my sister, which is probably why she misunderstood my feelings for her."

Something seemed to have exploded in Haseena's head. The pain was so terrible that she could barely breathe.

Sister?

Why would he secretly promise her a future together if he only treated her as his sister?

Why would he always hug her tightly if he only treated her as his sister?

"Shut up!" She found those words unbearable and they were filling her with disgust.

"You're the one who should shut your mouth. Is this how you're supposed to speak to your sister?" Mrs. Mallik told her off sulkily. "Can't you just be tolerant of Rebecca, considering that she has gone through 20 years of hardships?"

Shocked, Haseena was slightly slack-jawed.

There had to be some limit on tolerance anyway. Why should she give up her love? She was not a saint either.

At that point, Mr. Mallik stood up and told her off glumly as well. "Are you done? Vivan isn't into you either. We still need to discuss Rebecca's engagement party now. Get lost. You're such an eyesore here."

Haseena trembled and glanced at Vivan who was indifferent toward her. She then glanced at Rebecca who was clinging to him.

All of a sudden, she felt like an object of ridicule.

These people were the ones she cared most about, yet every one of them was taking Rebecca's side at that moment.

Tears were seen streaming down her face.

After wiping away the tears, Haseena turned around and left with her suitcase without looking back.

She sped through the journey once she got into the Maserati.

Not knowing where to go, she stopped and called her best friend, Shreya Basu.

"Come and have a drink or two."

Her voice sounded hoarse amid her sobs. Shreya immediately agreed. "Sure. I'll be there in a moment."

By the time Shreya rushed over to S1897 pub, Haseena had already finished one whole bottle of red wine by herself.

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