Eternally Yours~ The journey of finding love!

*Vivaansh Malhotra. (25 years old)

Rising Businessman and only heir as well as owner of Malhotra Chain of Industries. He lost his father at the early age of 9 due to a car accident, and took over the company at the early age of 19.

He Is the most responsible person for taking Malhotra Group of Industries to the another heights in a very short span of time after he acquired the business and also won the first youngest entrepreneur award of the year.

His Badi Maa (aunt) is everything for him. He can not take even a word against her.

*Meera Maheshwari . (22 years old)

Beauty with brains. Combination of chirpy and mature girl in one. She loves her mother the most and closest to her. Kindness in her heart and bravery flows in her blood. Got engaged to Rehan Goenka two years back in the covers of business alliance.

She has completed the course of fashion designing from the best university of Mumbai. She has a best friend Anishka who is more like a soul-sister to her.

*Rehan Goenka. (23 years old)

Another businessman and only heir of Goenka Industries. Got engaged to Meera Maheshwari which was a pure business alliance.

*Radhika Maheshwari .

The most understanding mother of today's era. She is more like a friend to her daughter. Her daughter's happiness is everything to her. Her world revolves around her husband and daughter. She loves Anishka as much as she loves Meera.

*Virat Maheshwari .

Loving father behind the face of strict businessman. Owner of the Maheshwari Industries. His business is comparatively small yet has prominent place in today's market. Loves his daughter but fails to express in words.

*Tejaswi Malhotra.

Vivaansh's most loving mother anyone could ask for. Was handling the business after her husband's sudden demise but now retired as Vivaansh took over the company.

Due to the responsibility of handling business, somewhere she got detached from her son at his early age, but still he respects her and she loves him.

*Sheetal Malhotra/Randhawa. (Badi Maa).

She is Vivaansh's aunt (father's sister) but he always calls her as Badi Maa. She was the one who took care of him and gave him all the motherly love in his childhood when Tejaswi was busy in handling the business. Vivaansh, for once can ignore his mother's words but can never go against his badi maa.

After her husband and three year old son's demise in a car accident, she came back to Malhotra family and since then taking care of Vivaansh as her own son. She always loved Vivaansh like her own son. She is a bit of old fashioned and orthodox in nature.

*Anishka Iyer. (22 years old)

Meera's best friend and soul-sister since childhood. They were neighbours for seventeen years. Two years back her family shifted back to their native Chennai, but she stayed back in Mumbai. Always wants Meera's happiness.

*Anhad Mehra. (25 years old)

Vivaansh's only friend who understands him in and out. CEO and only heir of Mehra Industries. Very close to Vivaansh. Always wants best for his best friend.

Vivaansh Malhotra: The person, whose beautiful life has always been a dream for others. But is it the same for him? Every coin has two sides and for gaining something, you need to sacrifice many other things.

Everyone saw his success but no one could ever see how much failure he faced and how much sacrifices he did to achieve that leading life.

And even though he never had any hopes on anyone to understand the life he was leading, he somewhere in his heart had hoped for someone to come into his life and read him like an open book.

The one who can understand his heart just by one look into his eyes, and him without speaking even a word. The one who does not fall for his luxurious life but for only his beautiful heart.

Let's see if he has someone in the lines of his destiny, just like the way he wants her to be.

"Mr. Malhotra, that branch is no more generating profits. And the cost of running that branch is way more than the profits we are currently earning from there. We should disband that branch.", One of the shareholders proposed and Vivaansh looked into the details before nodding in denial.

"This branch is from where my father, Shekhar Malhotra started his business. This branch is also the oldest company in The Malhotra Chain of Industries. And even though it is not generate profits anymore, this branch is base of our business. I am not disbanding it at all.", Vivaansh immediately dismissed the idea, and it did not settled well with many shareholders.

"You are thinking emotionally, Mr. Malhotra. And in business, there is no place for emotions. Just because that branch is from where your father started the business, does not mean we will continue to bear the losses. This is not only yours company but everyone present here holds the right to take decision-", One of the shareholder tried challenging Vivaansh's decision but no one, I repeat No One has the right to challenge Mr. Vivaansh Malhotra and his decisions, and so, one glare from Vivaansh and that person immediately know his limits.

"First of all, you don't talk to me in that tone ever, Mr. Khanna.", Vivaansh said calmly yet sternly and everyone knew that his calmness is always the calmness before the storm.

"And about that branch, then it will continue to work not now but even after hundreds of years, till the time Malhotra Chain of Industries stands firmly in the market. And I am not at all being emotional here because everyone knows that I am anything but an emotional fool.", Vivaansh said as he looked at each and every person present in the conference room before continuing, "But I am a businessman and businessman never overlook the efforts of his staff. That branch has thousands of workers whose family depends on the salary that Malhotras' are providing them with. And I cannot let thousands of workers and their families to suffer just for the sake of few figures of profits."

Getting up and buttoning his suit he royally walked out of there, ignoring all those unpleasant comments behind him.

Vivaansh Malhotra had never and will never give heeds to anyone's words!

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Meera Maheshwari : A beautiful girl with innocent heart and sharp thoughts. She looks delicate but you hurt her once and you will pay for twice.

Trust is everything to her. If you don't trust her, you don't deserve her. Lets see what has destiny stored in for her!

Sitting on the swing chair kept in the balcony of her room, Meera argued with her own traitor heart while staring at the white envelope in her hands now for an hour or more, about whether she should surrender in the hands of destiny or rather write one by herself.

"Meera, try this lehenga (wedding dress) and let me know if there are any changes or alter needs to be done.", Radhika Maheshwari said entering the huge bedroom and kept a heavy wedding dress on the bed, before walking towards the balcony where her daughter was sitting fighting with her own dilemma.

"Meera, what is this?", Radhika asked while taking the envelope from Meera's hand and she looked up at her mother but did not utter anything.

"Offer letter?", Radhika exclaimed frowning and looked at Meera who nodded before looking back at her fidgeting fingers kept in her lap.

"I have kept the dress over there on your bed. Try it and tell me if you need any changes in there. And about this offer letter-", Meera looked at her mother in anticipation if she will help her. However Radhika's next words crushed all the hopes as she said, "Throw it away."

"Mom!", Meera exclaimed with hurt and Radhika's heart pained looking at her daughter sad but she cannot do anything.

"It is your wedding next week, Meera", Radhika reminded her and Meera sighed before looking away and not wanting her mother to see her eyes getting misty.

Meera glanced at her mother going away and then looked at the envelope in her hands, before tearing it into pieces.

Just like her dreams!

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"Sir, this file has all the information you wanted about loss making companies in the market.", Rajeev, Vivaansh's P.A said keeping a blue file on the table and Vivaansh nodded while taking the file in his hands.

"And what about the merger with Love And Affection?", Vivaansh asked while going through the informations in the file Rajeev gave him.

"I got the mail about terms and conditions from Mr. Mark's secretary. We can meet with all their conditions except one.", Rajeev informed and Vivaansh looked up at him with frowns.

"Which one?", Vivaansh asked and Rajeev gave him another file in the color of red as he showed him the condition at the end of the second page.

"So, what is wrong with this condition? He wants a fashion designer to manage his store in India and we have thousands of fashion designer in our company. Just send him some best works of our company.", Vivaansh said after going through the condition mentioned and Rajeev immediately replied informing, "I have already sent him best works by some of the best designer of our company, but Mr. Mark rejected them all. He said none of the work made him feel 'love and affection' in it."

"What rubbish!? How one can feel love and all through simple drawings!?", Vivaansh exclaimed calmly, finding the reason more childish and Rajeev nodded saying, "I know but this is the only condition we cannot fulfill. And he said that he won't hand over the management of his branches in India until this condition is fulfilled."

"You try to find some new designers with best works in the industry. I want this merger to happen anyhow.", Vivaansh ordered and Rajeev nodded before going out of there.

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Standing leaning to the patio door of the balcony, Meera had her eyes still on her heena filled hands as they shined beautifully under the moonlight falling straight on her.

"But this is unfair. This is so wrong.", Meera turned around and smiled sadly at her best friend Anishka who was enraged after knowing that Meera tore the appointment letter from the best international fashion designing firm.

"No Anishka, I already knew that as soon as my graduation will be over, Papa will fix the date for mine and Rehan's marriage. But still because of my stubbornness, I gave this interview even though I knew that papa will never agree for this job.", Meera said suppressing the ache in her heart.

This was her dream job. But her dreams got crushed under the weights of her responsibilities towards her family.

"you know, people always say that my life is a dream life for others. But what is the meaning of such a luxurious life that even snatch away your dreams. The flight of freedom is much sweeter than a beautiful cage of gold.", Meera said looking up in the sky, with tears making their way out of her beautiful pearl eyes.

"why don't you talk to Rehan!? May be he can help you. He can talk to his family for this thing and probably they give you the permission to work as fashion designer in this firm.", Anishka suggested and Meera smiled sadly before looking back at her herna cladded palms where Rehan's name was hidden beautifully.

"He already informed me in the first meeting that his family does not like their daughter-in-law working outside till late in the evenings.", Meera said and Anishka sighed frustrated.

"Why did you even agree for this marriage, Meera!? I mean we are already in 21st century and still so many restrictions!", Anishka exclaimed infuriated with the situation, and Meera sighed not knowing how to explain her complicated life to her best friend.

"Marriages are always a compromise in business world. And I should never forget this fact that even mine and Rehan's marriage is also a business deal.", Meera said trying to make her accept the fact and more tears pour out of her eyes as Anishka hugged her tightly sighing at her best friend's agony.

"But I know that somewhere you have started liking him, right?", Anishka teased her to lighten her mood and Meera gave a small smile before turning back again to gaze at the beautiful moon as she said, "May be!"

"The share prices of Maheshwari Industries dropped by eighty percent today early morning and the investors are withdrawing their investments. Now we have to see that whether the company survives the crisis or declares bankruptcy."

The news played on loop as Virat was busy attending the calls one after the other and trying to pacify the shareholders, while Radhika sat on the bed in their bedroom, all numb tensed and worried due to the sudden storm that had entered their life unannounced.

"What happen?", Radhika asked her husband who sat beside her defeated with his face between his palms, before he looked up at her and nodded in no saying, "It was a call from Mr. Goenka. He cancelled Meera and Rehan's marriage."

Radhika gasped flabbergasted before asking in tears, "How can they do this to our daughter. Next week is their wedding. Wedding cards have also been sent to all the relatives. All the preparations are already done. Now if the marriage will get cancelled, then it will be a great disgrace for our daughter."

"This marriage was decided for signing a merger contract between our companies. Now when the company is in such a bad condition then-", Virat could not dare to complete the sentence, whereas Radhika cried more on the ill fate of her child.

"But what we will say to Meera?", Radhika asked wiping her tears and virat sighed as he said, " Today or tomorrow, we have to tell her the truth. You look for the perfect time to share this bad news with her."

Radhika sobbed more and Virat took her into a side hug as he tried calling few more investors to find a way out of this problem.

But unknown to them, Meera was already hiding behind the wall of the threshold of her parents' bedroom, eavesdropping on their conversation. Her countenance all blank and stoid as she silently walked back upstairs to her own bedroom.

Locking the door behind her, she sat on the bed staring into nothingness, until she could not hold back anymore, and slowly closed her eyes thus letting the tears emerging down from her beautiful eyes.

This was not what she wanted when she prayed for her marriage with Rehan to get called off. Not at the cost of her family's happiness and future.

Picking up her cellphone from the side table, she dialed the last received call from yesterday late night. Dialing the number again and again, she patiently waited for the person other side to answer the call but it did not happen.

Meera chuckled sadly as the person for whom she was about to leave her everything behind and get married to him, now was not even ready to talk to her.

Dialing another number she said as soon as the person on other side accepted the call, "I want to talk to Mr. Rehan Goenka. Tell him that Meera Maheshwari is calling."

But to her dismay the person immediately denied to pass her request as he appologized saying, "Sorry Ma'am but Mr. Goenka is in a very important meeting."

Meera disconnect the call without saying or listening to anything further as she knew better that the person in Rehan's office was lying. Yesterday night when Rehan had called her, he had told her that his schedule for today is clear. They were even going for shopping some jewelleries for their marriage, until the news of the collapse of Maheshwari business came this morning and in split of seconds, her life changed. People changed. Relations changed. Priorities changed. Opinions and decisions changed.

Grabbing her handbag from the wardrobe and settling her dupatta properly over her shoulder, Meera walk out of the house. Sitting at the rear seat of her car, she only utter two words to the driver, "Goenka Industries!"

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"Where is black coffee? And where are the omelets?", The head servant asked in panic as she rushed to check the dining table only to see that few things are yet to settled on there.

She looked up at the wall clock which showed five minutes to eight and she immediately rushed back into the kitchen to get the rest of the breakfast.

The clock struck exact eight in the morning and the head servent sighed looking at everything present on the dining table in the perfect order, just like their sir likes.

Creaking of the shoes on the wooden stairs echoed and she looked up behind her to see Vivaansh climbing down the stairs while being busy in folding the sleeves of his black shirt with a grey coat hanging on his forearm.

Tejaswi came from her room at the same time and immediately took the coat from her son before hanging it neatly on the Backrest of the head chair and giving him the space to sit on the chair.

While Vivaansh was busy in checking the news in the newspaper, Tejaswi started serving him with omelets and black tea while saying, "Do you have to go to the office today?"

Vivaansh glanced at his mother for few seconds before diverting his attention now to his freshly served breakfast, as he nodded in affirmation asking, "You have some work with me?"

"Actually, Mrs. Gupta's daughter...She has came back from London. She is a very nice girl. So, I was thinking if you can meet her today. May be you like her.", Tejaswi informed and Vivaansh nodded his head in acknowledgement but did not say anything and continued to have his breakfast.

Tejaswi waited for few minutes for him to at least answer if he was going on the blind date or not, but was disappointed when he did not say anything except a nod.

After having his breakfast, Vivaansh got up followed by Tejaswi who immediately stood behind him with his coat and helped him in wearing that, before coming in front to fix his collars perfectly.

"today I have an important lunch meeting. But I will be done with that meeting in an hour of so. I can go and meet her after that. Meeting is scheduled in our hotel in Bandra. I will ask Rajeev to escort her to my private area, is that ok?", Vivaansh suggested as he was all ready for leaving for the office and Tejaswi smiled widely hearing him as she nod her head excitedly.

"I will ask them once and then will inform you soon. ", Tejaswi replied with a smile and Vivaansh nodded curtly at her before bidding her bye as he left for office.

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"Ma'am you can not go inside like this. Please ma'am wait.", The receptionist ran behind Meera as Meera walked straight out of the lift towards Rehan's cabin ignoring all the shouts of the lady behind her.

With the lady still following and shouting for her to stop, Meera did not stop as she opened the door with name plate CEO Rehan Goenka with loud bang, and she saw Rehan sitting on his chair while working something on his laptop.

"Ma'am please you cannot come like this-", The lady reasoned as she tried to hold Meera from her elbow, but Rehan raised his hand to stop her and then gestured her to leave, and the lady left after closing the door behind her.

"You were in meeting, weren't you?", Meera asked glaring him and Rehan sighed before saying, "Lets go somewhere else to talk about this. You don't have to create a scene here In my office."

Meera nodded before walking out of his cabin followed by him and every eyes in the office were only on them, but Meera cared less. They went to the restaurant on the opposite to his office and asked for a private area to avoid the outsiders as well as media who were already eager to know about even a smallest details in the couple's life.

Sitting in silence for few minutes until Rehan broke the quietness as he apologized, "I am sorry, I should not have lied to you about me being in the meeting."

"Why did you call off the marriage?", Meera asked straight away without beating around the bush and Rehan sighed before he said, "You know that our marriage was nothing but a business alliance between our families. Your business collapsed suddenly and we all know that if we still hold onto this marriage then it will affect Goenka's business as well."

Meera looked away for a split of seconds before looking back as she stared at the person in front of her with hurt in her eyes yet smile on her lips as she uttered grimly, "Thank you."

Rehan looked at her stunned and surprised as he had expected anything but a gratefulness from Meera after their marriage was called off that too in such conditions.

"Thank you for breaking this alliance and letting me know that what a great mistake I was doing by agreeing to marry a person like you. If this would have happened after our marriage, then I might had to live forever with the tag of a 'divorcee'. But I am happy that all this happened before our marriage and I got to know your true face.", Meera said calmly without a single trance of anger neither in her voice nor on her face, and that alluring smile playing on her lips hurt the male ego of Rehan beyond repairs.

Grabbing her bag, Meera got up and turned to leave but suddenly halt in her steps as she gazed back sincerely in Rehan's eyes before saying, "Marriage is a sacred bond and not some rubbish business deal. It is a pure relation where you don't share only happiness but every phase in your soulmate's life. You don't hold them only in their good times but also support them in their worst days. I hope you meet someone who can make you understand the real meaning of marriage. Hope to never see you again, Mr. Rehan Goenka."

And she walked out of the cubicle like a queen, only to collide with something or may be someone. Meera hurriedly apologized to the person without looking at the person's face as she was already broken and on a verge of crying.

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Vivaansh, after getting done with his lunch meeting, was sitting in one of the private cubical while waiting for the girl he was supposed to meet for the blind date, when he heard some commotion from the another cubicle beside his'.

He Ignored at first as he continued checking some important mails in his cellphone but the voices from other cubicle was loud enough for him to ignore. He was about to call the waiter to look into the matter but then her words took his attention.

And without his own consciousness he was already eavesdropping the private conversation between those unknown couple sitting on the other side of the wall. And somewhere her each and every word were exciting him more and more to hear them.

"Marriage is a sacred bond and not some rubbish business deal. It is a pure relation where you don't share only happiness but every phase in your soulmate's life. You don't hold her only in good times but also support her in her worst days. I hope you meet someone who can make you understand the real meaning of marriage. Hope to never see you again Mr. Rehan Goenka."

A small smile made its was on his lips as he felt proud at the bravery of whoever the girl was. It was not easy to bear the pain of the marriage getting called off, but the way that girl stood strong instead of crying over the loss, unknowingly made Vivaansh admire the girl.

His trance was broken as his phone went off displaying 'Mom' and he walked out of his private area to attend the call, but immediately collided with someone. He looked down at the girl barely reaching to his shoulders, with long straight black hairs and a bit chubby but beautiful in figure, apologizing him without looking up at him, and before he can react she was already gone.

She was wearing a beautiful baby pink colored palazzo suit with a white colored flats. Her voice had the magic to enchant anyone and even though he had not look at her face, but the way she was carrying herself into that traditional dress with those brave words he heard of hers from few minutes back, made Vivaansh knew that she is one beautiful girl he had ever met.

Staring at her retreating figure for one last time until she was not in the line of his vision anymore, Vivaansh then went away to attend his mother's call.