Maa means mom.

I looked down at my henna-filled hands and tears rolled down my cheeks. It's been 10 days since I said yes to my destruction. Today was my marriage correction, a secret marriage to Neil Ahuja.

Neil Sir came here for his cousin's wedding, which was done two days back, and his first wife left for Mumbai this morning because of some important work. He was his younger brother, Samar. He was a weird guy, always flirty, but I ignored him as I didn't like him. Tomorrow we are leaving for Mumbai.

Right now I was sitting in the room of Ahuja's Farmhouse wearing one of the designer lehengas. Lekha Mam arranged everything for me. Mehndi artists applied Henna to my hands yesterday, and a makeup artist applied it today.

I looked up at my reflection in the mirror. I was indeed looking beautiful, but I was not happy. My face was glowing because of the makeup, but I wasn't glowing naturally.

I started wearing my earrings and my mind drifted to the previous night when I and Neil, sir, had our second convo.

Flashback..

Tomorrow would be my marriage to Neil Sir. I didn't want this to happen. I looked at the moon from the window while mama was sleeping.

I heard a knock on the door and my heart started to beat wildly..who was there at this time? Is it a thief or a ghostly uncle aunty?

I got off of the bed and took the broom stick in my hand and went to open the door.

I muttered and was about to hit the thief when he caught my wrist and stopped me. "You dumb girl, it's me Neil," he yelled and my eyes widened and the broom stick fell from my hand.

"Sharanya, who's there for my child?" I heard mama's voice spit, she was up. I was gone.

"Umm, no one maa you sleep. I am going to the washroom," I said hastily, and Neil dragged me out.

I had nothing to say, so I did my job, which was looking down at fiddling with my scarf.

"Sharanya, I got to know that your mom is suffering from a brain tumor," he said, and my eyes snapped at him.

"You are doing this to save your mom, right?" He asked, and I looked here and there.

"Sharanya "I am still telling you you don't need to do this. I will help with your mother's treatment," he said.

Sorry sir, but your mom has blackmailed me. I can't back off because if I did something against her then she would kill my mama.

"I don't want to talk about anything," I said and turned to step inside my home, but he caught my wrist, pulling me close to him.

"You are doing wrong with yourself, Sharanya," he said angrily.

Taking a deep breath, I looked into his beautiful eyes. "I know what I am doing and I don't need your opinion. Neil sir, if you are having a problem, then you can just go and tell your mother." I said, jerking his hand. I went inside my house, locking the door behind.

Flashback ends.

I started wearing my bangles and just then, Maa entered.

"You are looking so beautiful, Sharanya." I smiled at her comment, which didn't reach my eyes.

She put kala teeka behind my ear. I stood up and hugged her and a few more tears left my eyes.

I love you so much, maa. I won't let anything happen to you.

"Is Sharanya ready?" It was Lekha Mam.

I nodded.

"Ok, let's go down, everything is ready." She said, and maa helped me to cover my head with a veil.

On my way to destruction. I chuckled sadly in my mind and went down with Maa.

The pavilion was ready, and the priest was sitting there doing some arrangements.

"Neil, my child, finally you are here." I heard Lekha Mam's voice.

I saw him through the veil. He was wearing a white sherwani.

"It's the time," the priest said, and mama took me to the pavilion.

I and Neil, sir, stood opposite each other, and the priest told us to exchange garlands.

We sat down and the priest did some puja and Maa did the kanya daan, and then the priest told us it was time to take 7 rounds of holy fire.

He stood up, and I was about to, but my leg was tucked into my outfit. He helped me to stand up, and we took the seven rounds of holy fire, and then sat down.

"Now fill her hairline with vermillion," the priest said, and he filled mine while I closed my teary eyes.

I shivered when he made me wear the nuptial chain.

After awhile, Lekha ma'am made us sign the marriage papers.

Now I am married I was his secret wife The Billionaire's Secret Wife

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I sat in the middle of the bed; it was my wedding night, after all, oh yeah, my so-called sasu mom had decorated the room.I didn't know why she was doing this. What was her problem?

Grrr, I think I should just change and sleep before he comes.

'Such a relief,' I sighed as I got out of bed and opened my veil.

Just then, I heard the opening of the door, he was there. He stepped in, closing the door behind me with a bang, making me jump at my desk.

Ignore him Sharanya just ignored him. I walked past him and was about to step inside the washroom, but he was fast; he held my hand, jerking me close to him.

"Hello, Mrs. Ahuja," he said huskily as he pinned me to the side wall.What the hell?

"Finally you are married to me." "Married to a Billionare," he said, and I looked at him.

"I was so dumb, Sharanya, so dumb, because I thought you were a little innocent girl, but you are SELFISH and a GOLD DIGGER," he shouted, and my eyes started to get wet.

"I told you that I was ready to help you with getting admission to one of the best colleges and also about your mother's treatment, but you were so stubborn to marry me because you wanted my money more than you wanted luxury." His tone was full of hate while I shut my teary eyes tightly because of the pain in my heart as well as in my arms as he was holding me very tightly with his nails digging into my flesh.

"Girls like you just want rich boys to enjoy their lives,I know how fake you middle class girls are." He shouted and pushed me with a jerk; my hand banged against the table, causing the bangles to break, and I hissed as a few broken pieces pierced my skin.

I looked up at him; he was already looking at me with eyes full of hatred.

"Out!" he shouted, and I didn't respond.

"I SAID OUT!" he shouted; before I could reply or react, he clutched my arm, opening the door of the room; he pushed me out and locked the door on my face.

I chuckled sadly and sat down on the floor, resting my head behind the wall. I started taking out the glass pieces that had pierced my hand.

I just got a tag for Gold Digger.

I smiled sadly and closed my eyes as more tears rolled down from my eyes. It's just the start Sharanya, there was a lot more.

Part 5

Sunlight peeped inside the room, directly hitting our Billionaire Boy's face, making him groan. He sat up on the bed, rubbing his eyes and yawning like a baby.

Seeing the room decorated beautifully last night, it flashed in front of his eyes. He got off of the bed and opened the door.

Looking down, he found her sleeping in an uncomfortable position, curling like a ball. His gaze travelled to her hand, which had dried blood marks, while her beautiful innocent face portrayed sadness and pain.Her cheeks had dried tears. Her lips pouted as a few strands were falling on her cheeks and forehead. The vermillion on her hairline and the nuptial chain around her neck enhanced her beauty.

His eyes softened seeing her like this, but that changed into hatred when he recalled everything. He reminded himself that she was a gold digger.

He had to wake her up as he didn't want to be late for the flight.

"Sharanya, wake up," he said, and didn't get any response.

"Wakeup," he said again.

"Let me sleep, maa." He heard her sleepy soft voice with a little bit of huskiness.

"Wake up Sharanya, it's not your mother's home." This time he shouted angrily, and she woke up with a jerk and hissed at the next moment because of her injured hand.

She stood up and looked down, waiting for him to say something.

"Go and get ready. "I don't want to get late because of you!" he shouted, making her flinch.

"Thi..this roo..m" She stuttered as if asking him to step inside the room.

He nodded and she stepped in and went straight to the washroom.

She looked at her reflection in the mirror. Her hairline was red because of the vermillion, and her nuptial chain was shining around her neck.

She smiled sadly because she knew her fate and stepped under the shower after stripping.

Sharanya's pov.

After taking a nice shower, I wore a bathrobe. Shit, I didn't have my outfit here.. ughhh now what to do? Now how would I go outside like this?

OK, calm down, Sharanya. With shivering hands, I opened the door and sighed, seeing no one was there. I found a new pair of outfits placed on the bed with bangles, makeup, and everything.

Wohoo Who did that? I thought, then quickly locked the room door as I didn't want him to step in.

I quickly put on the outfit and combed my hair. I was never a makeup fan, so I applied the vermillion and wore the bangles. Just then, I heard a loud bang on the door. I ran into my room and went to open the door.It must be that brown-eyed monster.

Yeah, as expected.

"Why did you lock the door, huh?" He asked angrily, stepping in, and I took two steps back, being scared.

"I was... changing," I explained.

"What is this, huh?" He shouted, clutching my wrist, making me hiss because of the cut.

"No one knows that you're married, then why all this?" he shouted, and opened my bangles a bit harshly. No, Sharanya, you shouldn't cry in front of him. You aren't weak.

"It is not needed. Stop behaving like a typical Indian wife because you are just a gold digger," he shouted, rubbing my hairline to wipe the vermillion.

I couldn't hold my tears back and they rolled down my cheeks.

"You don't deserve this expensive diamond nuptial chain. It's not for you. You don't have the class to wear it," he said and clutched my nuptial chain.

Yeah, right, I don't have class to wear those.

"I'll take it off, but you don't need to break it,"

I said softly, holding his hand.

He jerked my hand, making me stumble. I balanced myself and opened my nuptial chain. I placed it in his hand and looked at him with my teary eyes.

"You're right, sir, all these things don't belong to me, I... don't have standards," I said as I exited the room.

I descended the stairs and found Maa and Lekha ma'am were sitting there.

"Sharanya, why don't you wear your bangles?"

I put everything in your room and where is your nuptial chain?" Lekha Mam questioned.

"Good morning, Mom." It was a brown-eyed monster. She also wished him back and then turned towards me.

"Actually, Lekha ma'am, it's a secret marriage and I don't think it's needed, so I didn't wear the bangles. And about the chain, I gave that back to Neil, sir," I answered, lekha ma'am, looking at that brown-eyed monster.

" OK, leave all this, let's have breakfast," Ma'am said.

We had our breakfast silently, and then it was time for us to leave for Mumbai.

Lekha ma'am told me just to pack my essential things, not the clothes, as she had already arranged a wardrobe for me. But I still packed a few of my outfits.

Maa was also going with us as her treatment would start in Mumbai only. It would be my first flight. I was so scared.

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Why God, my seat was just beside the brown-eyed monster and I was between my maa and SIR.

I started praying to Ayyiappa because I was so scared as the flight was about to take off, while Mama was so chilled as if it wasn't her first time.. I chucked my thoughts and glanced at that brown-eyed monster who was reading a book. When I felt it start, I clutched his hand tightly, shutting my eyes.

"It's fine, my child, I am here with you." I heard Maa's voice and calmed down a bit.

I opened my eyes and saw I was still clutching his hand. I left his hand and my eyes went wide because there were marks of my nails on his white flesh. I looked at him, nervous and scared. Please don't let this monster shout at me in front of so many people. It would be highly embarrassing.

I sighed when he didn't say anything and continued reading his book.

Sharanya's pov.

Finally, after two hours of travel, our flight landed at our destination safely.

We stepped out of the airport.

His car and one ambulance were present there as they were taking many directly to the hospital.

"I want to go with Maa," I said to him.

"Let her go, there are so many tests left. You can meet with her tomorrow." Was this brown-eyed monster kidding? How could he have said that, huh? I couldn't leave my mother alone.

I said, "I can't leave her alone. I am going with her." I said, and was about to step inside the ambulance, but stopped feeling a clutch in my hand.

"You are going with me, Sharanya, and it's final." Much to my annoyance, he said sternly.

"This time I won't be able to obey you, sir," I said, removing my hand from his clutch.

"Then do whatever you want, aur ghar akele aajana, (come home alone)" he said as he sat inside his car, giving me a hard glare.

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They did so many tests, and the reports would be out the day after tomorrow. It's already evening. Please make my mom fit and fine.

"My baby, it's already evening. You should go home now," Maa said to me.

"You can manage, right?" I asked.

"Of course Sharanya, I am not that weak," she said to me.

"Ok then, I'll come to meet you tomorrow. Please take care of yourself and you'll be fine soon," I said and kissed her palm, making her smile.

"Sharanya, you are alone, right? (How will you go alone?) " She asked, concerned, and I looked at her.

"Uhh..noo maa, actually Neil Sir's driver is waiting for me outside. I am not going alone." Oh yeah, I lied to Maa because I didn't want her to get tense.

She smiled and nodded, while I sighed in relief.

"OK maa, I'm leaving now, please take care," I said as I walked away.

Now what to do? I have no one here with me. I had a little cash with me, but I didn't want to use it now. Hell, I didn't even know his residential address.

GOOGLE?

Yes, Google would help.

I took my phone from my purse; this phone was very special to me because my mother had given it to me on my 18th birthday two months before.She bought this in Emi.. She was the best; she did so many things for me.

Turning on the mobile data, I searched for his address on Google.

I think I found it. After all, he was a billionaire.

Now I have to find the route. With the help of Google maps, I started walking, following all the directions. I was getting scared. I walked, praying to God. Just then, one car stopped in front of me and I took two steps back, being scared.

The driver stepped out and said, "Neil Sir, ordered me to drop you at his mansion." I looked at him suspiciously.

"Ohh hello driver uncle, stop lying, OK you can't kidnap me. I am Sharanya Iyer and I know the direction of his house. I'll go alone," I said angrily.

"I am Neil Sir's driver and he told me to drop you safely." He said it again, and I stomped my feet in frustration.

I tried to sound confident while admitting that I was scared.

Suddenly, my phone started ringing from an unknown number. I picked up the call.

"Stop your drama and get inside the car. Don't create a scene in the middle of the road." Before I could reply, he cut the call.

It was a brown-eyed monster.

"Driver uncle, do you have any cameras?" I asked, looking here and there because I was scared; how did he get to know?

"No, actually sir, I am on call," he said, showing his phone.

Ughhhh, I will be getting mad very soon.

I sat inside the car while the driver-uncle drove off.

We reached it in 20 mins.

Stepping out of the car, I looked at the mansion in awe. It was so beautiful, like, so beautiful.

With shivering hands, I rang the doorbell, and one butler opened the door, giving me a look. I didn't say anything and stepped in. I found Neil Sir. His brother and wife were sitting in the living room.

"Ohh, finally you are here." It was Anusha Maam.

I stopped a few metres away from them, fiddling with my scarf.

"Go and freshen up, then make tea for me," Anusha ma'am said. Alternatively, you could say, order.

I raised my eyes to her."Woah Miss, whatever, why are you looking at me like that? You are mad, so you have to work," she said to me. I didn't say anything and glanced at Neil Sir, for once, who was using his phone while sitting comfortably.

Yeah, right I was a maid only. OK, sharu control.

"Nadira bii." She called someone.

And one lady came out of the kitchen. She was like my mother's age.

"Show this girl her room," she said to her.

Nadira Bii nodded and turned towards me, "This way." I nodded and followed her upstairs. Just then I heard Anusha mam speaking, "I don't know why your room chose a room for her in this mansion. Servant quarter me toh reh sakti thi na woh. (She could have stayed in servant quarter)"

She showed me the room and I thanked her. I nodded, smiling, and Nadira Bii said, "If you need anything, then call me." I nodded, smiling, and she left.

I dumped myself on the bed. I was so tired. I didn't sleep properly last night, then I flew and then walked for 20 minutes, uhhh.

My stomach growled in hunger. I didn't even have my lunch. Uhhh, what to do now?

Shift Anusha told me to make tea for her.

I took out my outfit from my luggage and went to the restroom.

I went down and straight to the kitchen. Now I have to make tea for her.

"Nadira bii, can you please tell me where the sugar is?" I asked her softly, and she nodded and helped me. I made tea for her and went to the living room; she was watching some shows on TV.

I gave the tea to her, "Now go and help Nadira Bii cook dinner."

I nodded and went to the kitchen.