I started the car and aaradhya was going to sit in back seat while I asked her to sit in front seat

"No sir I think I'll be fine here" she replied

"Does she thinks that she's my boss & I'm her driver or what?" I was speaking to myself

"Aapne kuch kha kya?" She asked

"nhi nhi" I replied

As soon as we reached there she was cheerfully roaming around because the garden was so beautiful yet natural.

I never allowed anyone to come here and roam around without my permission but she's the first one whom I allowed..
There was a lot of collection of my paintings and some incomplete paintings too..
Most of them were my childhood memories with Anamika
I actually wanted to show that to her but I thought she will also say that I'm too much obsessed with Anamika or it's just small girl why all the paintings of her

But here was different scene

"Sir can I go into the room? I wanna check what's there?"  Aaradhya asked

"Mm nothing much just collection of my paintings" I replied

"Really? I wanna see them right now?" She said in excitement

As soon as we reached into the last wide room there was big paintings of a small boy playing with a girl sometimes it's in garden, with dolls, making soil homes (Desi game)

I was about to say something but...

"Are this real?" I mean sir you did paint all of them on your own?? Oh gosh I can't believe like they are so ethereal and beautiful
The way it shows actual beauty behind those paintings is just damn something else because it looks so real
I didn't knew that you're such a great artist
She said

As Aaradhya admired Rajveer's paintings, she noticed a distinct emotion in his eyes. Curious, she asked,
"Sir, these paintings are incredible. What inspires you to paint them?"

I hesitated for a moment, My gaze fixed on the paintings. "

This," I  said softly, pointing to a particular portrait of a little girl, "is Anamika.
She was someone I was going to marry—
a promise made by our families. However,
fate had different plans.

"Aaradhya was taken aback by the revelation.
"I had no idea, sir. I'm sorry for misunderstanding." she said

"I appreciated her understanding."

"It's okay, Aaradhya. Not many know about this part of my life.

"Aaradhya continued to praise My work.

"Your paintings truly capture the essence of Anamika. They're not an obsession; they're a heartfelt expression." she said

My eyes softened as I listened to her words of appreciation.,she was the first person in my life who ever gave genuine appreciation to my passion

"Thank you, Aaradhya. It means a lot, especially when my family dismisses them as mere obsession.

"Aaradhya replied, "Your family might not understand, but I see the depth and emotion in each stroke. Your paintings tell a story, and it's a beautiful one.

"I smiled, grateful for Aaradhya's genuine appreciation.

Aaradhya's pov :

I was roaming here and there and Rajveer sir was ordering food for us..
I reached to the backside of the farmhouse and saw there were nothing else except beautiful flowers
It seems like they left this part for only flowers..
I wanted to go and see them closely because there were too many varieties of flowers also my favorite bougainvillea
So I somehow reached there..but I couldn't pick them as flowers were present on higher side
As soon as I jumped little bit to get flower I stepped on pieces of glasses

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