Harshika stood confused, not knowing how to refuse grandma request, who was eagerly waiting for her reply. Anyhow, she must persuade grandma as the result of raghavan dislike towards her and also she doesn't want to go to his home as his wife, which is inappropriate for her. Therefore, she tried to explain grandma in low tone with this determination.

“Sorry grandma. I can't come with you. I can't leave meera and aarav alone. They only have me now. So, please don't force me, grandma.”

Grandma smiled by hearing harshika words and told her in an assuring tone,

"oh dear !!.. I think you misunderstood my words. I'm not saying you to leave your family and come with us. Ofcourse, meera and aarava also going to stay with you in RN mansion. You don't have to worry about them, dear. Even I already arranged room for them.

Harshika shook her head in the way to decline grandma assurance and voiced out in a dismissing tone,

“Grandma.. It won't be good. It will create unwanted problem in your family, grandma. Moreover, no one else in RN mansion like my cousin's stay there; other than you. And even my cousin's feel uncomfortable to stay in RN mansion. So, grandma, please understand my situation and don't force me.”

Grandma realized that harshika was not going to listen whatever she say. Therefore grandma turned and glared at raghavan and commanded raghavan in a firm tone,

“Raghavan.. Tell your wife to come home. Otherwise, you go and stay with her in her house. I won't let you two live alone anymore. So, both of you tell me your decision soon. Who is going to stay in whose house ??.”

Hearing her grandmother's firm decision, harshika voiced out quickly,

“ Grandma.. How can raghavan sir stay in my house ??. My house will not be comfortable for him. It will be difficult for him. Moreove..”

Grandma shifted her glance towards harshika and raised her hand and showed her palm in front of harshika in the way to indicate her to stop her sentences in mid-way and questioned her in a cold tone,

“ You are not ready to come RN mansion right ??.”

Harshika shook her head as yes for grandma query. After getting harshika response, grandma stated in a hard tone,

“ Okay.. I agree with your decision. Raghavan will stay with you in your house from today onwards.”

By hearing grandma statement, harshika looked at raghavan with the assumption that raghavan would definitely argue with his grandma in order to change his grandma decision. However, contrary to her assumption, raghavan did not say anything to disapprove of his grandmother's decision, and he didn't show any kind of emotions in his face as if he were okay with his grandma decision.

Harshika knew that raghavan could not live in her house. And if she let him stay at her house because of her stubbornness, he will surely get angry and will try to take revenge on her. Moreover, he would certainly use his power to ruin the lives of everyone in her family. Harshika don't want to add more trouble in her life by going against raghavan. Therefore, she concurred with grandma decision by stating,

“ Okay grandma. I will come with you.”

After hearing harshika's words, grandma looked at raghavan with a proud smile. Raghavan frowned and rolled his eyes by noticing his grandma's proud smile. Raghavan knows how his grandmother is. In order to succeed her wish, his grandma will do anything. Even today, his grandma has done everything to succeed her wish. Raghavan's thoughts were pushed away by grandma's voice,

“ That's my dear arshika.. Do not worry about your cousin's, dear. I will send prakash to bring them home. Okay.”

Harshika just shook her head as okay in the way to response grandma without saying a word.

Then, grandma exclaimed to raghavan in a happy tone,

“ Raghu.. I will go and make all arrangements to welcome my granddaughter-in-law. You come home with arshika in your car. Okay.”

Raghavan nodded his head as if agreeing to his grandmother's words. Harshika gulped her saliva in dread as soon as grandma announced her to come with raghavan in his car. She was sure that raghavan would scold her for agreeing to go to his house. Therefore, in order to escape from raghavan wrath, she quickly called grandma who was walking away from them to go home, and pleaded her.

“ Grandma.. I will come with you in your car. Please grandma.”

Grandma misconceit by viewing harshika hesitate look that harshika is willing to come with her out of shyness to be around raghavan. Therefore, she assured harshika in a soft tone by placing her hand on harshika cheek lovingly,

“Arshika dear.. As a couple, you both should come home together. Moreover, now you are going to come RN mansion as our daughter-in-law for first time. So, you should come with raghavan in his car.”

Harshika shook her head with a frightened expression in the way to agree with grandma's words, as there is no other option left for her, other than compelling with grandma assurance.

On the other hand, raghavan felt stinging pain in his heart when harshika requested grandma to take her with his grandma in order to avoid being with him. However, he dismissed his heartache with the thought that he should not worry about this little thing when harshika is going to live with him in his house, in his room as his wife from today onwards.

Raghavan determined that he should not let harshika to leave him ever for any reason, he should use this opportunity to keep her with him always.

With these thoughts, he moved his rapturous filled gaze towards harshika whose glance is fixed on his grandma who is walking away from them. Raghavan cleared his throat in order to turn her gaze and attention towards him.

Harshika who is immersed in her thoughts that; how she was going to live with raghavan in his house and what are the things he was going to do to hurt her, recovered from her thoughts due to raghavan throat clearing sound.

At the instant her glance moved to him, he gestured her to follow him through his eyes and begin to walk slowly. Understanding raghavan gesture, harshika adjusted her spectacles and followed him like a frightened puppy with fidgeting fingers.

Hearing her ankle sound behind him, a smile blossomed on raghavan lips, and he slow down his pace with the desire to walk with her together. As he desired, his feet and her feet paralleled as they walk together. A rapturous smile lingered on raghavan face as he was walking together with harshika. Every few seconds, he was kept looking at her with squint eyes. Every time his gaze landed on her saffron forehead and her mangalyam hanging neck, a kind of bliss rose in his heart and he felt complete.

Harshika became more scared as she felt Raghavan's eyes on her, with the presumption that raghavan looking at her in pure rage. Therefore, she walked as her gaze fixed on the floor.

Raghavan, who was walking with harshika, suddenly had the urge to hold her hand as they were walking together. However, he controlled his urge with the thought that she hate his touch and walked with her quietly.

Anyhow, at one point, his heart's desire won behind his control. Therefore, he held her hand and interwinded his finger with her.

Due to his sudden move, harshika snapped her gaze to raghavan from the floor, in the shock and looked at him with confusion.