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Ernest was following every ritual on the behest of Pandit (Saint) and looked at Ruhi who was looking towards fire which shows the viability of the ceremony, and a fire is kept as a witness in front of the groom and bride.
Meanwhile Bruno came near him and looked at Ernest with doe eyes while he ruffled his hair when he was sitting near him.
"He came back only for Bruno but coming back here he saw that everyone was questioning and judging her character because of him."
He looked at Pandit when he was asking bride's father, "Bride's father should come forward for kanyadaan vidhi."
Susheela said looking at Ruhi, "Her father is not among us then Gau-"
Ernest looked at Ruhi when he heard her as he didn't know till now.
"Susheela ji, I would like to do her kanyadaan if you approve." Dev interrupted her looking at Ruhi with a smile.
Ruhi was elated to know as he was doing her kanyadaan who was an actual person who was worried for her wellbeing unlike her family.
"Sure, Bade Raja Saheb," Said susheela, smiling. While Gauri was looking at her with frowned brows.
He took Ruhi hand in his and gave her hand to Ernest, "Davies, Please always takes care of my granddaughter. I am giving you such a big responsibility. And I am confident that you will not let me down," He said looking at him.
Ernest nodded looking at Ruhi, "Yes, I will."
Dev Pratap smiled, and completed the entire ritual of Kanyadaan, seeing which Ruhi gets tears in her eyes.
She said looking at him, "Thank you, dadu sa."
He smiled and patted on her head gently.
"Please call Groom's sister to tie the knot for seven pheras now, " Pandit asked for groom's sister.
Ernest who was already missing his family members especially her mom who was always wanted him to get married, continued, "My family is not here now."
"Radhika will tie the knot. She is also his sister," Dev Pratap said giving a pink cloth to Ernest for tying the knot.
But Ernest glared at him, "I mean, she is also like his sister." Dev completed looking at his face but Radika was nowhere to be seen, so he asked," But where is she?"
"Radhika, and Surya ji are not here as both of them have gone with Abhimanyu, " Bindu answered with harsh tone.
"I don't need anyone. I can tie this knot well," Ernest said in same tone while tying the knot with Ruhi's chunri and stood up first and gave his hand to her, and she placed her hand in his while standing up and both of them started their first steps around fire with their first vow.
Ruhi was looking at his hand when they were completing their first step, "I don't know where will this relationship take us but I promise you that I will always support you like you have supported me today."
Ernest also looked at her, and remembered Evelyn's words.
"Now I know how much you love your siblings and your family. The place you have in your heart is only for your family and siblings and maybe you will not be able to give that place to anyone else, maybe not even your wife.
But I have a request to you that you should never marry a girl just to fulfill a responsibility because you are the Crown Prince, otherwise you will do wrong to her. That girl will probably try her best to get your love all her life which you will never be able to give her," She continued while poking on his left side of the chest," because this place is already full with so many people."
"Eve, Ruhi will never do this because she already knows that I never wanted to get married," He thought looking at her.
Later on they have completed their seven steps with seven vows by Pandit ji recitation.
Both of them sat again after the pheras.
After a while of manta recitation, the saint gave sindoor to Ernest as he can apply in her hair scalp.
She closed her eyes as he applied the sindoor removing her mangtika and then looked at him who was already looking at her.
"Now, wear the Nuptial chain to her," Pandit said looking at Ernest, and both of them shifted their gaze from each other.
He continued looking at pandit, "But, I don't have that nuptial chain this time."
"But it is necessary, how will the marriage be completed without it?" Pandit said with frowned brows looking at Dev Pratap.
"Ambika, Give Davis the nuptial chain which we brought," Dev pratap said looking at her.
"I don't have that, Bindu has it," she replied and looked at Bindu.
"Yes, I have it but I will not give that nuptial chain which is crores worth to this deceitful girl as she does not deserve it and she is already wearing all our jewelery. Now what does she need?"
"Bindu keep your mouth shut and give me the wedding chain," Ambika shouted to Bindu as Dev Pratap glaring at her angrily.
"I am not going to give." She said with an equal attitude.
Ernest didn't want to yell at her as he didn't want any drama now so he took off the chain from his neck that his mother had gifted him, which had the Om symbol engraved on it.
"This chain was gifted to me by my mother and it also has a symbol of Hindu religion on it, so I hope I can wear it to her now," He said showing that chain to him.
"But-"
"It's okay Pandit ji, she can wear it now after that he will buy for her," Dev said with smile as this is the gift from Meera.
Pandit nodded and Ernest came to her.
While her heart started pounding as his fingers touched her neck when he was wearing that chain to her.
Later, she touched that om symbol and a smile came on her face.
"Marriage is completed," Pandit said looking at both. "You can take blessing from elders for your new journey"
Both of them stood up looking at each other.
Dev Pratap embraced Ernest with broad smile, "Thank you, Davies."
"Now, your turn to complete your promise, " Ernest whispered in his ear making his smile vanish.
"You just got married but don't worry I will tell you everything later on" He said patted on his back making Ernest fury increase.
He broke the embrace and hugged Ruhi now, "always be happy dear."
She nodded in his embrace and looked at Ernest who was standing their clenching his fist.
"I am getting late. I want to leave now," Ernest said staring at him.
"Okay, but let Ruhi meet her family first," Dev said to him catching a glimpse of Ruhi.
Susheela came first to embrace her while crying, "I will miss you my dear. Take care of yourself."
She was shocked seeing her cry for her, then susheela whispered in her ear, "Don't you ever come into my home as now you are no more related to us."
Tear started rolling down from her eyes hearing her, she replied with a wobble voice, "I promise. I will never come to your home."
"Good," She patted on her cheek after breaking their embrace.
Later, Gauri embraced her, "Ruhi, you can come to your home anytime if you ever feel alone or somebody won't accept you there and bother you. I will always be with you. Remember that."
"I hope that day never comes in my life when I need your help, because till date you have not supported me whenever I needed you, so why do you want to support me now?" Ruhi asked breaking their embrace.
Gauri eyes became moist hearing her and patted on her cheek, "God bless you always."
Meanwhile Noah, Rohan and kavya entered into the marriage Hall and got shocked to see them married.
Noah was more shocked out of her wits than kavya and Rohan.
"Ruhi," Kavya whispered and came near, "what happened here?"
Ernest looked at Noah, "Where the hell were you till now?"
"Sorry sir. My flight was delayed because of bad weather."
He nodded, "Now let's go."
"Ruhi, tell me what happened here?" Kavya asked holding her hand.
"Kavya, me and sir ..."
"You can ask from these people standing here. I really don't want to stand here for a second," He said looking at her.
"But Ruhi-"
"Ruhi, come fast. We are getting late," Ernest said while giving that pink cloth to her and went with Noah and Bruno.
"Ruhi di, I will miss you," Rohan said looking at her with moist eyes.
"Me too, Rohan," She said holding his hand and embraced him.
Bindu was very happy that the marriage did not happen and wanted to tell Vikram but his number was coming switched off.
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Later, as soon as Ruhi sat in the car, she looked at Ernest who was looking out of the window.
Rachel started the car and looked at Noah as both of them could not believe that he married her but why?
Both of them were looking at them from the rear view mirror.
"Ruhi, can you tell me what happened there?" Noah asked while looking at her in the rear view mirror.
"Woh-"
Ernest rubbed his forehead hearing his question, "why the hell didn't you stay there to ask them why we got married?"
"No sir. I was just asking."
"Noah, Keep in mind that this marriage news should not be leaked at any cost,"He said glaring at Noah catching a glimpse of Rachel who has a habit of telling everything to Meera, "Otherwise no one will be worse than me. Got it?"
Rachel swallowed and nodded his head, "Yes sir."
The journey ahead was very quiet. Ernest was feeling bad that if his mother came to know about this, how bad she would feel and on the other hand, Ruhi was feeling that Ernest was angry with her because she was the reason as he had to get married.
She was looking at him again and again clenching that pink cloth in her lap but Ernest was sitting leaning on the seat with his eyes closed.
As they reached to the Ernest's mansion, all maids and head maid were shocked to see Ruhi there. Ernest was stayed there in the car as he was talking on the phone with Aaron related to his concerts.
"Ruhi, what are you doing here today? You should be at your husband's house." Head maid asked looking at her head to toe.
"Mrs.Meena, she is at her husband's house," Noah replied looking at her.
"Means?"
"She is my wife now. I hope you have got your answer right?" Ernest answered glaring at her as he entered into the mansion.
He turned towards her standing on the stairs when he was going to his study room, "Remember that, be in your limits. You are head maid of this mansion not my mother."
"Yes sir."
"Show her room by which she can change her attire," He continued looking at Ruhi who was standing looking down. "and Noah, deliver all these jewellery and attires to Bindu Pratap. I don't want anything related to them in my house."
"Yes sir," Noah said looking at him.
"Ruhi, if you need anything you can ask from them," He said looking at her.
She nodded and went with Meena.
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As he came into the study room, he drank water as he was feeling restless.
"I don't know how I will handle things now. She's too innocent for my world. What if any of my enemies comes to know about her?
Dammit! That's why I was so against this marriage things so that no one becomes my weakness and Now I have a wife."
"Is ruhi your weakness because she is your wife, or you love her from the beginning?" His inner voice mocked on him.
Ernest realised his words, what he just said now and throw the glass on the front wall, "But I don't deserve her."
Other side, Meena was helping Ruhi to removing that pins from her head.
"Aunty, you didn't feel bad about Sir's words, right?" Ruhi asked looking at her.
"No Ruhi, I can understand that under what circumstances both of you got married." She said holding the pins, "Now I have removed all the pins, so you go and change your dress."
"Hmm," She nodded and went into the closet room.
Meena went from there and after a while Ruhi came into the room saying, "Aunt, please help me, this necklace got stucked."
But she got shocked to saw Ernest there as he was untying his shoes sitting on the bed.
"What are you doing here?" Ernest asked looking at her.
"Huh?" She looked at him hearing his question and continued as he was waiting for her answer, "Meena aunt brought me here."
"Ruhi," He called her when she was fiddling with her fingers," You knew that I never wanted to get married, right?"
She nodded repeatedly looking down.
"So can I know why didn't you refused Dev Pratap and your granny when they were asking me to get married with you?"
She raised her head, and stood silent as her eyes started moist.
"Ruhi," He hold her shoulder either side, "why didn't you confess to them that you don't want to marry me. You want to become independent first and complete your studies and you don't need anyone in your life who will take your life decision. Why didn't you say all this? Tell me, dammit!"
She looked at him with drenched eyes, "Sorry sir. I also don't want to burden on you but Raja saheb had taken that decision. But I promise I will leave here tomorrow itself."
Hearing her words, he pinned her on the nearby wall, making her breathe hitched, "Why the heck would you leave now?"
She looked at him with frowned brows, "Ruhi, It is not right to be so innocent, you have every right to express your opinion and you should fight with me that sir, it is because of you that today my character is being questioned, it is because of you that people are judging me. That's why they asked you to marry me."
"But Sir, nothing happened because of you, rather you saved my life that day," Her lips started shivering, "if you had not been there then perhaps both of them would have rap-"
He placed his finger on her shivering lips as he does not want to remember that time which gives them goosebumps remembering her condition, "Ruhi, nothing bad will happen to you. I promise."
"But sir, it is true that you did not want to get married but you had to do because of me."
"Yes this is true. But now you are my wife and my responsibility."
She was not realizing it but she felt overjoyed hearing him being his wife.
"Close your eyes now. I want to give you something."
She nodded and closed her eyes.
He admires her beauty as she was looking stunning in opened hair. He stretched his hands towards her.
"Now open your eyes, Ruh..."
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