12 The Fate she never chose :1
Sudhasmaranmati Devi never thought that this day would come.
Nor did Rawal Singh.
The girl remained a charity case. And they planned to keep her low key.
At least for the time being.
A child born out of wedlock is never a thing the Royals can acknowledge easily. But when the Almighty has other plans, people are bound to rethink.
And now was such a time.
A time to rethink.
That night Rawal Singh just wanted to bid his fiancee Goodbye before he left for England to complete his Masters. But who thought that the Goodbye love would manifest itself as a living little blessing!!!!
Sudha was underaged, frail and weak and by the time the mess was detected, abortion was beyond question.
The secret was safely tucked off with one of the trusted maids and the child was given all necessary attention as a charity case.
But who knew this was the only child they could ever have!!!
For ten years they tried everything in their power to have another kid. But as it turned out, the first child birth in pre matured body left Sudha damaged for her life.
Not her fault.
The recklessness was purely Rawal Singh's doing. A burden that became too heavy to bear for the man with every passing year.
But his blue blood and ego stopped him from bringing his daughter back to their life.
While the silent father suffered without showing, the poor mother pleaded and begged him to give her the permission to bring back the light of their lives.
The clock ticked, years passed and Rawal Singh kept waiting for the right time to fulfill his wife's wish.
He plotted, planned and then dismissed it.
No idea seemed enough adequate to bring the girl back without declaring her true identity.
The couple remained unhappy and the status quo continued, until the Royal family associates decided to hold their infamous NEXT IN LINE MEETING.
The family had a simple rule.
If the so called Head of the Estate remained childless, the Estate will pass to the most eligible person from the next generation of the extended royal family.
The male female taboo was no longer there but Royal blood remained the key word.
Unanimously the Council chose the next Estate Keeper while Sudha and Rawal kept mumb to protect their image rather than speaking the truth.
The next in line was definitely a good candidate but Rawal's ego was highly challenged. He did have a daughter whom he had denied all rights. He wanted to bring her into the picture in near future but giving away the Estate meant end of everything. This was something he was not ready to accept. But then again, baring the blasphemous truth was also not an option!!!
Sudhasmaranmati however had different views. She preferred seclusion from Politics and also loved her husband deeply, but she was a mother and whatever happened in the Council was something she was not ready to accept either.
Many a time she had passed by her daughter, spied on her from a distance or even watched her working madly as she herself sat lazily sipping her cup of Coffee.
The girl had no idea she was been watched.
To secure her future, Sudha herself started a Lifestyle goods chain that she planned to hand over to her daughter eventually.
But the next in line meeting made her option less. It was now or never and she took the greatest decision of her life without consulting her husband.
