A Promise Made Years Ago

Twenty years ago...

The Raichand mansion was glowing with celebration.

Two powerful families had gathered under one roof—not for business, not for wealth, but for a promise.

One evening, Rajveer Raichand sat across from his close friend, Dheraj Kapoor.

"Some bonds are not created by money or power," Rajveer said softly almost in a calm tone....You know that right?..., they are created by trust and loyalty."

Dheraj than smiled as he looked at their children playing in the garden filled with different kind of roses and white lilies....

"Then let's make a promise which will always connect our families ."

A promise? Rajveer questioned.....as if tensing the situation....

What could it be ?....a thought revolving around , which remained unanswered....

It was just simple word or maybe a devastating sentence spoken between two close friends.

A promise that would one day decide the future of two people who had never even met...who never knew existed.

Days passed and turned into week...

And weeks into months.....

Till it turned to years...

And even the Years passed.

The children grew up and their world changed.

And that forgotten promise waited patiently for its moment.

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Twenty years later...

Aadhvik Raichand.......... the eldest of the two son's of Rajveer Raichand,stood inside his father's office, staring at the city lights outside the large glass window.

"The Kapoor family will be visiting us, tomorrow evening," Rajveer said in a hurry...almost hesitantingly.....

Aadhvik didn't turn around ... ofcourse he doesn't need to....

"And why exactly does that concern me?"

His father looked at him quietly almost pleadingly.

"Because they are coming to discuss about your marriage."

For the first time he looked shocked....and the calm expression of Aadhvik Raichand changed into something he too didn't know ...what was that!!!

"Marriage?" He asked in a surreal way....

The word felt unfamiliar.

"I have no time for this and you that right? Than why are you even asking me the same thing, from the past 20 minutes...."

Rajveer sighed and said...

"Aadhvik, this is not about business or deal it's about a promise, which was made years ago....even you can't skip the reality and truth...."

Aadhvik finally turned around, his eyes were cold and cruel.

"I don't believe in promises , made before I was old enough to understand them."

Promises are meant to be broken and it doesn't concern me as it was not me who made the promise....I don't believe in promises.... Though loyalty and trust runs in my blood, promise.....ahh!! It just a word with no value in my world......

~Aadhvik Raichand

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Meanwhile, miles away...

Aarna Kapoor sat in her college cafeteria, laughing with her friends while discussing an upcoming presentation.

Her life was simple just like her

carefree and honest yet chaotic....

Classes.

Friends.

And endless dreams

A future she had planned carefully.

Though, She had no idea that within a few days, everything she had planned would change and took a turn...

She never knew nor had the idea that a decision made twenty years ago would bring a stranger into her life unexpectedly....

A famous businessman named...

Aadhvik Raichand.

With whom she would get married soon.....

And become " The Bride of Aadhvik Raichand"

The Raichand's and Kapoor's