Chapter 85

Third person's POV

"I cannot," she whispers, her voice barely more than a breathless sigh. " I cannot trust you again, not after what has transpired between us. And even if for a minute I do believe you, I cannot bear to humiliate my family, and upon all those who have gathered here today. I can't betray Mihir again. " She said.

With a heavy heart, Shlok understood the gravity of her words, the insurmountable barriers that threatened to keep them apart. And yet, as he looked into her eyes, he knew that he could not let her slip through his fingers once more.

" But what about us?? I love you... " He asked looking into her eyes.

" It is too late and I can't trust you now. I was so humiliated, my family... My dad was so embarrassed that day at your place. And what about Mihir?? He loved me so much that he accepted me with my baby. He is a gem of a person. He stood by me in my tough time. I can't break his heart. No!! Please leave!! "

With a resolve born of desperation and undying lo