Taara Devi / తారాదేవి  (Telugu, Hardcover, Yeturi Srinivasulu)

"They're taking good care of you, like a newlywed who just came home... What else? Daily tiffins, lunch boxes... dinners..." Yamini teased playfully. "That's my sorrow. It feels like I'm in their house, not my own. That meddling old woman in the middle is a threat to my life," Shashank cursed angrily. Who are those unfamiliar guests that have come unexpectedly? "Yesterday... Thara proposed to me," Shashank dropped the bomb, looking as if waiting for a reaction. For a moment, it felt like everything around Yamini had frozen. Her beloved telling her that another girl loves him. "Do you know why I didn't kill you who killed my son... I really came to the police station that day to kill you. I changed my mind after seeing you. Do you know why? The reason I'm in this situation now is because of you. You probably don't realize it..." Veeresh Goud leaned back and sat down a bit more relaxed. What greater gratitude could there be than the affection for his own child? Yet, it was directed towards someone who had nothing to gain. "Miss Tara... I know everything. Revathi Aunty told me everything. I've known her since childhood; she was a classmate of my father. Even after being with you all this time, if you didn't even ask for my name, then what she said seems to be true." "What did she say?" "She said that if you love someone, there are no other people who love you as much." Even knowing that her heart wasn’t hers, she still craved companionship—a foolishness. "Be cool, Sridharan... be cool. If you complete your target, you will have our support. Because you are the only one who can prevent us from losing power..." Sridharan was surprised. "Who are you, after all?" "It’s better for you not to know."