After the bathtub incident with Prince Aditya, Princess Meenakshi found it incredibly difficult to face him. She had come to discuss the precarious matters of her declining empire, but fate had entangled her in a shameful mishap. Filled with anxiety, she too caught a fever, alongside her maid and. She had barely managed to escape the embarrassment by avoiding the night's meeting.
She had already spent two days avoiding him, wherever she spotted Aditya, terrified that the prince might discover her identity. However, when nothing of note changed, she was relieved, believing the prince had no idea about her involvement in the massage incident. Had it been something different she could have taken it lightly but the incident was so shameful she couldn't muster courage to face it.
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