The grey skies above Edinburgh seemed to mirror the turmoil in Aarav's heart as he stepped off the train at Waverley Station. Every step echoed with the memories of childhood promises and the bittersweet taste of sacrifice. His search led him to the sprawling estate of Rohan—a modern fortress where Meera's fate had been decided without her consent.
Inside the marble halls, he found Meera cornered by Rohan's father—a man whose calm, cold words carried the threat of financial ruin. "Your family's reputation is at stake," the elder warned. "Do not think that love can erase decades of honor."
As the confrontation escalated, Aarav recalled another memory—a flash of 1972 Mumbai when Lata, Meera's mother, had once hidden tears behind a forced smile as she burned Ravi's letters. The old pain and the current struggle meshed into a single, searing truth: the price of defiance was high, yet the cost of submission was even higher.