Chapter 86

Gauravi's POV

"Gauravi, please talk to me… Please listen."

I had collected the fruits by now and I ignored him and turned to go.

"Wait!!" He turned me with force and pulled me against his body. The fruits fell.

"What the hell do you think, you are doing? They will be ruined." I yelled at him.

"I don't care!! I want you to talk to me."

"I won't!! You were hiding here to stay away from me, so please continue that. I got your message loud and clear. I will not bother you."

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Third-Person POV

She turned again.

But as she turned to leave, a surge of desperation gripped him, driving him to defy the barriers he had meticulously constructed around his heart. With a swift, decisive movement, he reached out and gently caught her hand, halting her retreat.

She froze, startled by the unexpected touch, her breath catching in her throat as she turned t