Married To The Man She Hated And Fell For
chapter 1: Avani
avani sits on the floor,placement papers spread around her , eyes fixed on the same line for the fourth time
savitri devi / fl aunty
you're going to burn a hole through that paper, checking it so many times
Avani malik/fl
(not looking up) just making sure everything's filled correctly, Atta
Savitri Devi comes and sits beside her,shawl wrapped tightly around her shoulder despite the warm room ,voice a little hoarse
avani glances up,and something makes her pauses her aunt's face is flushed, her eyes tired in a way that has nothing to do with the hour
Avani malik/fl
(placing a hand on her forehead, frowning )Atta !you're burning up. since when ?
savitri devi / fl aunty
(waving her off) it's nothing ,just a little warmth. don't make a fuss
Avani malik/fl
Nothing ?Atta, you're not this warm from Nothing. did you even rest today, or were you in kitchen the whole time?
savitri devi / fl aunty
I'm fine, Avani. focus on your placement paper, don't worry about me
Avani malik/fl
(voice softening but firm) Atta, nothing matters more to me than you. The placement paper can wait
Vaishnavi walks in just then, hoodie on laptop bag slung over her shoulder,immediately sensing the tension
Vaishnavi malik/ fl sister
what's going on here? Akka, are you still stuck on that paper?
Avani malik/fl
vaishu,Atta is running a fever . I'm going to get medicine
Avani malik/fl
stay here with her
Vaishnavi malik/ fl sister
(worried) nenu kudha voddhuna[should i come too]?
Avani malik/fl
no, someone needs to stay with her . I'll be back in twenty minutes
savitri devi / fl aunty
Avani, not in this rain , go tomorrow
Avani malik/fl
Atta, I can't wait for tomorrow. you're burning. I'll come back quickly
Vaishnavi malik/ fl sister
jagaratha ga vellu, akka [go carefully, akka] don't get soaked and fall sick yourself too
Avani malik/fl
(small smile )I'll be fine , vaishu. you take care of Atta
meanwhile across the city .
Reddy corporation, 24 th floor
Shri Khanth stands at the window, rain blurring the skyline gold and grey
assistant
Sir, these papers need your signature
Shri kanth Reddy/ml
(not turning) Leave them on the desk
assistant exits quickly, everyone knows his silence
Shri kanth Reddy/ml
*twenty - nine years old. Running an empire before i even learned to live my own life *
he never once had to accept "no" control isn't a preference for him - it's oxygen
driver
[text]
Car ready, sir
he grabs his coat , steps into the elevator
Chapter 2 – The Collision
🌧️ Same night— a rain-soaked main road
Avani steps out of the pharmacy, medicine bag clutched to her chest, mind racing only about her aunt's fever. The signal ahead glows red, but in her hurry, she barely notices — she steps straight onto the crossing.
A sleek black car turns the corner fast. Headlights cut through the rain.
Tires screech. The car stops just short of her — but Avani, startled, loses her footing and falls hard onto the wet road, the medicine bag slipping from her hands.
😠 She pushes herself up, drenched, palms scraped, fury replacing shock almost instantly.
The driver, Ramesh, steps out first, visibly rattled.
driver
"Madam, signal red undi. Kallu ekkada unnayi?" (Madam, the signal was red. Where were your eyes?)
Avani malik/fl
(getting up, sharp) "I was in a hurry; I didn't see it. But didn't you see a person crossing the road?"
driver
"You fell in the middle of the road, and now you're blaming me?"
Avani malik/fl
"If you'd been driving at a lower speed in this rain, none of this would've happened."
The rear door opens. Shri Kanth steps out, unbothered by the downpour, eyes narrowing at the commotion.
Shri kanth Reddy/ml
"Ramesh, chaalu." (Ramesh, enough.)
He glances at Avani — quick, assessing, faintly irritated at the delay — and reaches for his wallet.
Shri kanth Reddy/ml
Shri Kanth: "Take this. Go get yourself checked at a hospital."
Avani malik/fl
(still shaken, wiping rain off her face) "What is this for?"
Shri kanth Reddy/ml
"For the inconvenience."
Avani looks at the cash, then at his face — composed, cool, faintly bored, like he just wants this finished and forgotten.
Avani malik/fl
(bitter laugh) "Is money the answer to every problem for you?"
Shri kanth Reddy/ml
(flat, controlled) "Don't waste my time."
Avani malik/fl
"And who wasted mine first?"
She takes the money from his hand. Looks at it. Then presses it back hard against his chest.
Avani malik/fl
"Fix your attitude with this money. That's what actually needs repairing."
The small crowd gathered under umbrellas goes quiet. Shri Kanth's jaw tightens — a flicker of real humiliation before he forces it back under control. He isn't a man used to being spoken to this way, especially not in public.
Shri kanth Reddy/ml
(low, dangerously calm) "You have some nerve."
Avani malik/fl
"I'm a person who met with an accident. Not an item you can put a price on."
She turns, picks up her fallen medicine bag, and walks off into the rain without a glance back.
Shri Kanth stands there, rain dripping down his jaw, the rejected cash still in his hand. He barely reacts outwardly — too disciplined for that — but the humiliation sits sharp under the surface, worse for having witnesses.
Shri kanth Reddy/ml
(quiet, controlled) "Ramesh. Car ekku." (Ramesh. Get in the car.)
Ramesh gets in without a word, still shaken. Shri Kanth's eyes linger a moment longer on the direction she disappeared into before he finally looks away, something cold settling behind his composed expression.
Back home, Avani rushes in, soaked through, and kneels beside her aunt.
Avani malik/fl
"Atta, take this tablets"
savitri devi / fl aunty
(weakly, smiling) "You didn't need to run in this rain, avani.
Avani malik/fl
"For you, I'd run through worse than rain, Atta."
Vaishnavi, who's been hovering by the door listening, can't resist.
Vaishnavi malik/ fl sister
"Akka, you went out for medicine and came back looking like you fought a whole crowd. What happened?"
Avani malik/fl
(waving her off, exhausted) "Nothing. Some rich man's car nearly hit me, that's all."
Vaishnavi malik/ fl sister
(gasping dramatically) "And knowing you, you definitely didn't stay quiet about it."
Avani malik/fl
(small, tired smile) "Obviously not."
Vaishnavi malik/ fl sister
"One day, akka, your temper is going to pick a fight with the wrong person."
Avani rolls her eyes, too drained to argue, and turns back to her aunt — never once imagining how right her sister's words are about to turn out to be.
Chapter 3 – Aftermath
☀️ Next morning — the small flat, sunlight after the storm
Savitri Devi's fever has broken overnight. She sits up in bed, looking far more like herself, while Avani hovers with a tray of tea and toast.
Avani malik/fl
"Drink this slowly, Atta. Don't rush it."
savitri devi / fl aunty
"I'm not made of glass, Avani. I can hold my own cup."
Avani malik/fl
(mock stern) "Yesterday you were burning up and hiding it from me. Excuse me if I don't trust you to hold your own cup today."
Vaishnavi wanders in, hair a mess, still half asleep, and makes a beeline straight for the second cup on the tray.
Vaishnavi malik/ fl sister
"Ooh, chai."
Avani malik/fl
"That's Atta's second cup, not yours."
Vaishnavi malik/ fl sister
(already sipping it) "Atta doesn't even want two cups. Right, Atta?"
savitri devi / fl aunty
(hiding a smile) "Don't put me in the middle of this."
Avani malik/fl
"Vaishnavi! I made that specifically for atta—"
Vaishnavi malik/ fl sister
"And I'm specifically drinking it. Circle of life, akka."
Avani malik/fl
(snatching for the cup, missing) "You have your own tea in the kitchen!"
Vaishnavi malik/ fl sister
(dodging, laughing) "Mine's cold. This one's fresh. Basic economics — I'm just optimizing."
Avani malik/fl
"You're impossible. I nearly get run over by a car for medicine and this is the thanks I get — my own sister stealing chai out of my hands."
Vaishnavi malik/ fl sister
(gasping, hand on chest) "Run over?! Akka, you make it sound like a Bollywood climax. It was a car that stopped in time. You walked home and lectured a stranger. Very different energy."
Avani malik/fl
"I could've been seriously hurt!"
Vaishnavi malik/ fl sister
"You could've. But you weren't, because you were too busy insulting a rich man's attitude to actually fall properly."
Avani malik/fl
(pointing the toast at her) "One day, Vaishnavi, your mouth is going to get you in real trouble."
Vaishnavi malik/ fl sister
"And one day, akka, your temper is going to marry someone just to prove a point."
Avani malik/fl
"That is the most ridiculous thing you've ever said."
Vaishnavi malik/ fl sister
(shrugging, stealing the last biscuit off the tray while Avani's distracted) "Mark my words."
Avani malik/fl
(spotting the empty plate) "You took the last biscuit AND the chai? Vaishnavi!"
Vaishnavi malik/ fl sister
(already halfway out the door, grinning) "Optimizing, akka! I told you!"
Avani throws a pillow after her, missing by a mile, and Savitri Devi laughs from the bed
savitri devi / fl aunty
"You two never change."
Avani malik/fl
(muttering, picking the pillow back up) "She never changes. I'm the reasonable one."
savitri devi / fl aunty
(amused) "Of course, avani. Of course."
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