# đź’” Chapter 2: The Man Who Made Her Cry
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The silence after her words was deafening.
Zaria didn’t blink. She didn’t flinch.
She simply turned her back on Aryan Mehra — the man who once shattered her heart like crystal — and walked away from the cake, from the crowd, from the past.
But Aryan wasn’t going to let her vanish again.
He followed her. “Zaria, stop!”
She paused near the marble staircase, turning slowly.
His eyes searched her face for the girl he used to know — the girl who once begged him to believe in their love.
She wasn’t there anymore.
Only a stranger stood before him now. A stunning, powerful, dangerous stranger.
Zaria tilted her head, mockingly. “Still think I don’t belong in your world?”
Aryan’s jaw tightened. “Where have you been all these years?”
Zaria took a step closer, her voice sharp like glass. “Far away from the man who ruined my life.”
His breath hitched.
Five years ago, she’d told him she was pregnant. He didn’t believe her. Worse — he accused her of trapping him for money.
That night, she disappeared.
And now she was back. Not broken, but reborn.
He reached out to touch her arm. She stepped back instantly.
“Don’t,” she said coldly. “Your touch doesn’t affect me anymore.”
He looked at her like he’d seen a ghost.
“You were supposed to be gone. Forgotten.”
She laughed softly. “Funny. I thought the same about you… until I saw your name on my competitor’s boardroom list.”
Aryan froze. “Competitor?”
“Oh yes,” Zaria said with a satisfied smirk. “I own **ZK Media Corp** now. We’re buying your company’s shares — quietly, legally, and very soon… completely.”
His chest tightened. “You’re here to destroy me?”
She leaned in, whispering at his ear, “I’m not here to destroy you, Aryan. I’m here to make you watch while I take back everything you stole.”
And with that, she walked away again — leaving Aryan stunned, speechless, and suddenly… afraid.
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