"You can strip a woman with rumors.
But to break a man like Aarav Vir Rathore…
you must take away what he doesn't admit he needs."
— Eris
📍 Post-Gala — VIP Lounge (Private Area Behind Curtains)
The crowd still buzzed outside, cameras flashing nonstop, but inside this velvet-lined corridor, it was quiet.
Sara's father stood awkwardly by the corner, fingers nervously fidgeting with his faded shirt sleeve, clearly out of place among silk suits and polished chandeliers.
Aarav approached him — not with anger, not with force — but with composed authority.
Aarav (firm but calm): "I believe you were brought here without Sara's consent."
Sara's father—Rajesh—looked down, guilt flickering in his tired eyes.
Rajesh (quiet, uncertain): "I… I don't know why I'm here."
Sara remained silent… watching.
Not as a daughter.
As someone choosing whether this man still had a right to speak in her life.
Aarav didn't fill the silence.
He let Rajesh feel the weight of his own absence in her story.
Finally, Rajesh spoke.
Rajesh: "When she left… I thought she was abandoning me."
Sara's eyes flickered — but she didn't move.
Rajesh (voice trembling): "But tonight… I realized…
I was the one who abandoned her first."
💥 Silence dropped heavy.
Sara's throat tightened — the first sign of emotion cracking through her steady armor.
Aarav's Move — An Unexpected Gesture
He did something no one expected from The Frost King.
He stepped back. And gave them space.
Not controlling the moment.
Not performing for the press.
Just… letting Sara choose.
Aarav (to her, quiet): "This is your story. Not mine."
That single line… hit deeper than any dramatic hug or confession could.
He did not step in as a savior.
He stepped back — acknowledging her autonomy.
That… was love in its rarest form.
Respect.
Sara Finally Spoke
Her voice didn't break.
But her eyes did — for one second.
Sara: "If you want to be in my life now… understand this — I built this life alone. You're welcome to see it.
But not to claim it."
Rajesh nodded — not fully understanding, but for the first time, trying.
Rajesh: "I… just want to say I'm proud."
A tear — one tear — escaped before she could stop it.
🎭 Balcony — Eris Watches the Feed
Alisha: "She's crying. Yes. Finally!"
Eris (expression unreadable): "…That's not weakness. That's transformation."
Alisha: "What are you talking about? We need to leak something now!"
Eris's eyes glinted — cold, calculating.
Eris: "Then let's leak something about the king."
📡 1:03 AM — The REAL Leak Drops
A new file goes public.
Not about Sara.
About Aarav.
Leaked Clip Title: "The Only Time The Frost King Failed."
🔴 Footage shows a younger Aarav — at a hospital emergency bay — fists bloody, eyes red, standing over a covered body… someone he couldn't save.
A woman's voice in the clip — shaky.
"Aarav… it's not your fault. She's gone…"
Aarav — who the world believes is unbreakable — fell to his knees in that footage.
AND HE NEVER KNEW THIS WAS RECORDED.