Rishi asks Aditi if they can talk. Aditi refuses to listen, insisting that explanations are useless because the truth is clear—Rishi is already married to Phool. She scolds him for hiding the truth. Phool intervenes, telling Aditi that she is wrong to blame Rishi, explaining that their marriage was forced and held no personal meaning for her. She married Rishi to protect him from her villagers and urges Aditi to trust that Rishi loves her alone, asking her not to cancel the wedding.
Aditi questions why Rishi brought Phool into his house and kept her as a maid. Rishi tries to explain that he intended to tell Aditi the truth but didn’t know how to start. He confesses that he feels like a criminal despite being innocent, and that the villagers would have killed him if he refused to marry Phool.
When Aditi asks what exactly happened in the village, Rishi hesitates, believing she won’t believe him. Aditi, upset that he didn’t reveal the truth earlier, refuses to trust him and asks his family to leave. She tells Aniruddh that she no longer wants to marry Rishi, insisting that Rishi and Phool can complete their village marriage rituals.
Phool reminds Aditi that there is nothing between her and Rishi, and that Aditi and Rishi truly love each other, so they should be together. Dadabhai advises Aditi not to cancel the marriage after hearing the truth from Phool. Rishi reassures Aditi that he did nothing wrong and loves her alone, emphasizing that nobody matters more than her. He promises that Phool will return to the village soon.
Aditi acknowledges that the marriage occurred, even if forced, and tells Rishi he must accept responsibility and recognize his relationship with Phool. Rishi explains how the villagers pressured him to marry, recalling that he tried to cut ties with Phool after leaving the village, but she followed him to his home. He pleads for Aditi’s trust, reiterating his love for her alone.
Aditi points out that he still concealed the truth from her, but Rishi explains that fear prevented him from revealing it. Aditi insists he must accept that the marriage happened. Choton advises Aditi to think carefully, noting that Aniruddh once followed his heart in a similar situation, just as she is now.
Recap: Aditi asks Rishi to give her a reason to trust him again. Meanwhile, Jhanak wonders why she misses Rishi, even though she had accepted that her marriage with him was a fake one.
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