Exquisite love

16:New family 🌟

Ace furiously left Richard's Study. He was looking like a wounded beast.

Well let me tell you what happened inside the Study.

Flashback
Ace and Richard entered the office. Richard took his seat and offered Ace too. Ace didn't want to still he sat down.

Richard took his time before saying.He knew that what he was about to tell would anger Ace.
"King, listen carefully what I'm about to say." Richard spoke calmly on which Ace nodded.
"King, see I don't know what happened happened between you two and how you got married. I'm not asking you anything. What happened has happened. We should think about present and coming time.See son I never interfered in your life because I know you're mature enough but what happened today wasn't something I expected from you.
Well leave this we shall discuss about present. Son, I thought a lot about this and I hope you would respect my decision" Richard stated patiently.
He looked at Ace's confused face and sighed.
"Son, I have decided that you and Shnelle wouldn't stay in your room although you're married. She is still underage. I assume 15. And I have decided that we shouldn't reveal about this marriage to the world and even to our family members ." Richard announced sternly.
He noticed Ace's face which was clenched in fury. Ace stood up angrily knocking out his chair.
"I refuse to obey, Father. You know that I'm very happy with this marriage and so is she. She is 16 by the way and I have no problem to reveal this to the whole world. She will stay with me as my wife. You have never interfered in my life and this time shouldn't be an exception too. " Ace gritted out.
Richard expected this as he knew how stubborn his son was.
"King, that's my final order. I don't want further arguments regarding this. Am I clear?" Richard asked in final tone.
Ace didn't answer and left from there.
Flashback over

Emily looked at Shnelle, who was sitting there blankly staring at the wall. She tried to talk with her but didn't get any reply.
Ruby offered her food and water but she didn't respond.
Emily was thinking how their life changed in one day. Shnelle finally started to get comfortable with her but then all  this drama happened. She now understood why Ayesha ignored her.
But she was also suspicious that in past few days something terrible happened with Shnelle.

Suddenly they heard knocking at her door. Emily stood up and opened the door. There stood her furious brother. He didn't acknowledge her and straight away entered inside her room.
He walked inside and saw his love sitting on Emily's bed. He walked to her and sat down beside her. He hesitately raised his hand near her swollen cheek but got shocked when she moved back in fright.
Emily noticed the hurt look in Ace's eyes. She went near Shnelle to give her comfort. Ace seeing her moving away from him stormed out .
"Nel, are you okay?Do you want something ?" Emily asked worriedly while putting her hands softly on her shoulder.
Shnelle shook her head in no.
"A-al-o-n-e pl-eea-sse" Shnelle sluttered in fear.
Emily understood and took her to a new room and left.
Shnelle slumped down on the floor and started crying. Her tears which oath to not fall started falling unstoppably.
She cried, cried some more and then cried even more.
But she promised herself that she won't cry after this.
She told herself that she is a strong girl. No matter what she won't break because that's not how she was. She won't take revenge but that doesn't mean she would forgive them. She doesn't even know who to blame that Ace who married her forcefully or her so called father and mother who didn't trust knowing that she can't even think of betraying them or her bhai who promised to protect her and support her in every situation when she tied rakhis on his wrist or her di whom she told everything but still she didn't took a stand for her or her dadi and bua who called her characterless and insulted her in every animalistic way or ................. herself, who didn't take  stand for herself and expected others would take for her or that she forgot her self-respect for the love of her family. Love, that word she always hated with passion but still she loved her family. But it showed it's true colour.

Shnelle was not a girl who while playing with dolls dreamt about her princecharming . She was a practical girl who knew that girl who destroy their life for their so called love remain neither of her father's house nor her lover's house. They don't get the respect they deserves as they sacrificed their worth for their love. She was always ambitious in her life because she knew that she wanted to become successful on her own in her life. She didn't want to depend on anyone whether her family or anyone else.
She hated love because she saw and heard many real life cases in which it only gave pain and sufferings to the person whether a girl or boy who loved someone. They made fun of their lives for the sake of their love.
What a pathetic decision she thought bitterly.
She knew that she sound selfish but being selfish is far more better than destroying our lives for love.

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Next morning, Shnelle washed her face and tied her hair then proceed to move towards Emily's room but got lost.Ruby and Richard were sitting in the living room. She saw them but didn't have the courage to ask them so she turned to go but
"Shnelle dear what happened? " Ruby when saw her spoke gently.
Shnelle turned around and looked at Ruby and said"Mrs King , where's Emily? I don't know where her room is."she muttered meekly.
Ruby and Richard saw her hesitation which worried them.
"Actually dear she is about to come from her morning jog. You can wait here. Come sit with me." Ruby said lovingly while patting at the space beside her on the couch.

Shnelle didn't want to but still chose to sit with her. She sat down quietly while looking down at her hands. She didn't speak a word nor looked away from her lap.
"Mom I'm so tired. " Emily cried when she entered the living room and laid down on a couch.
"Emily, see Shnelle was waiting for you." Ruby said to her daughter.
Emily looked up hearing this and saw Shnelle sitting beside her mother.
"Nel , are you okay." Emily asked calmly.
"Yes Emily, I want to ask for a favor from you." Shnelle whispered hesitately.
"Tell me babe" Emily spoke happily.
"Vo I mean I want you to come with me for shopping please. I have to buy new books and clothes. " Shnelle replied hesitately.
"Ofcourse Nel give me ten minutes. I will be back ." Emily shouted merrily while running upstairs.
Shopping and Emily were like soulmates ,as fashion was in her genes.
Ruby shook her head at her daughter's antics.