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The Malhotra estate was bathed in a golden, amber glow, with massive crystal chandeliers casting light over a sea of shimmering silk sarees and bespoke suits. The air was thick with the sound of clinking champagne flutes and polished laughter, but you had found a small sanctuary of exhaustion on a velvet sofa near the grand piano. Your peach-colored saree draped elegantly around you, one hand resting protectively over the swell of your stomach while the other gripped the fabric of the seat as the sensory overload of the party pressed in. Your mother-in-law offered comfort, rubbing slow, soothing circles on your back, but your eyes remained fixed on the crowd, searching for Ishaan. Then, you spotted him—cutting a sharp figure through the guests in an immaculate black sherwani. The moment…