The visits to doctors began in secret. Examinations, tests, hopeful waits. Finally, one evening, the doctor looked at them with polite caution. “It may take longer for conception. Stress won’t help. Be patient.”
Patience was the one thing Gunnu no longer had. That night, she sat on the balcony, tears streaking silently. “Why me? Why us? People out there don’t even want children, and here I…”
Abhinav knelt beside her, tilting her face gently. “Do you think I married you for heirs?”
“But aren’t you—don’t you want…” She broke off, afraid of the answer.
“I want you. Only you.”
For once, his steady voice cracked with emotion, and she finally felt the truth sink in. Abhinav Rajput’s heart had chosen her long before any heir was needed.
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