The Penniless Romeo

​The scorching sun of a small town, a quiet riverbank, and two carefree hearts sharing raw mangoes from a single handkerchief. Prachi dreamt of becoming a renowned doctor, while Rishi Malhotra—a poor boy working at a modest shop—was ready to conquer the world for her. He was her 'Penniless Romeo', a boy who had nothing to his name except his profound love for Prachi. But destiny had other plans. A cruel twist of fate and a bitter phone call choked their innocent romance, leaving Rishi's world shattered as Prachi walked away in anger forever.​Five years later...The wheel of time has turned. The heartbroken, penniless boy is now the country’s most ruthless, powerful, and billionaire business tycoon—a man whose single nod can shake the city’s economy. Meanwhile, burying her agonizing pain in medical journals, Prachi has become the nation’s top heart surgeon.​Fate brings them face-to-face again, but at a terrifying crossroads. Rishi, fighting for his life after a fatal assassination attempt, is rushed to Prachi’s own hospital, 'Sanjeevani'. As Prachi operates on him, the ground slips from beneath her feet. Tucked inside his blood-soaked, million-dollar suit is that same 5-year-old handkerchief. The truth shatters her when Rishi’s loyal friend, Deva, reveals that this billion-dollar empire and the very hospital she works in were built by Rishi solely for her.​But before Prachi can weep for her mistakes and embrace her lost love, a dark shadow from the past engulfs them.​Rishi mysteriously vanishes from the locked ICU. Simultaneously, Prachi’s 4-year-old adopted daughter is abducted from her home.​Through Deva, a chilling truth comes to light that shakes Prachi to her core. The little girl isn't an orphan; she is the niece of the city’s most lethal underworld mafia, 'Rana'. Years ago, while laying the b****y foundation of his empire, Rishi had eliminated Rana’s younger brother in a brutal road accident.​Now, after four years in the shadows, Rana has returned. He wants his bloodline back, and he wants revenge.​A chilling message scrawled in blood on Prachi’s window leaves her paralyzed: "If you want your daughter alive... bring me the last beating piece of Rishi Malhotra's heart."​Will Prachi take the life of the man who staked his own soul to give her the world? Can the 'Penniless Romeo' protect Prachi and the little girl until his very last breath? Or will death pen the final chapter of this love story?​A gripping thriller-romance series where love, obsession, betrayal, and a b****y underworld war dangerously intertwine. Here, every heartbeat has a price, and with every passing chapter, the mystery only deepens...