Secret Girlfriend

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For twenty years, Samira Qureshi had watched life unfold from the house opposite Arjun’s. At 52, her elegance and youthful appearance often made strangers mistake her for someone in her thirties. She carried herself with quiet grace, warmth, and natural authority. To Arjun, she had always been a caring family figure—someone who remembered his favorite meals, worried when he was late, and fiercely protected him. Yet beneath that affection lived a secret she carefully guarded: her feelings for him had grown beyond ordinary fondness. Her protective nature became especially intense whenever another woman sought Arjun’s attention. To everyone else, she was composed and dignified; around Arjun, her hidden jealousy and affection revealed a completely different side of her.