Hearing those words' Rita felt like she wanted to say so much but her voice got stuck, she felt her eyes got numb it's like her tears are ready to come out, she felt humiliated, so to save herself from this situation she said "I come here for some tasty food even I don't want get to marry yet" hearing this made Gilbert relax he filled his plate with shrimps and choose to sit far from his family so no one can hear them, she followed him with vegetable soup in her hand, they sit opposite to each other, gilbert looked at her then turn his face with a light smile and asked her don't you remember me, rita got confuse with this question, she looks in his direction, he turns his face toward her and made an eye contact with her which made rita uncomfortable so she turns her face towards other direction and said "sorry I don't recognize you" she did not think too much, both of their fathers are friend it is possible for them to meet somewhere, after that none of them says a word then gilbert mother come and asked them how was it, gilbert replied how would I say I am waiting for rita's response, gilbert mother embraces rita and tell her she always wanted to have a daughter, now rita is coming to our home, my wish is complete, but rita don't know how to react so she just smile and start following gilbert mother then gilbert who is standing next to her reminds her "remember what you have to say" she turns to look at him but he walk straight to his mother.
Rita comeback home from hotel before she could even say a word, her aunt excitedly asked her about gilbert to this Rita replies "I don't like him" her aunt isn't expecting this, in her eyes he is already a perfect man, she furiously asked why he so handsome and from such a good family, what's your problem, you will never find someone like him, Rita annoyingly replied if he is that great then why don't you marry him, she straight went to her room without looking back and open her laptop to searched him on facebook and realize he is the same person she has been thinking, her guess was right, only someone like him can think of humiliating her, he is definitely sitting with them and making fun of me right now.
At the dining table her mother said " I heard you don't like gilbert why", rita who just wanted to ignore this conversation but everyone around her just wanted her to accept proposal, Rita annoyingly replies yes because he is rude and thinks highly of himself, Rita continues pretending to eat, but her mother endlessly talking about gilbert "mrs. marina told us you both were in same school till 5th standards but later he has to leave school, hearing this her memory started coming back which she wanted to forget forever, rita's thought interrupted by her mother when she said "you know gilbert come to me after lunch and told me it will be his pleasure to have you" rita could not process what she just heard gilbert who told her to reject him, but he himself why! She realizes what he is doing he wants her to look bad in everyone eyes to save himself from this marriage, rita could not control her anger and run to her room.
She could not believe he will go to this extent to humiliate her, she laid down on her bed and drops of salt water coming out from fer eyes, she is angry wanted to stab him with knife, because of him her school life become night mare, she closed her eyes and remember all the moment with him in school.
Rita woke up from the door knocked by her mother, she opens the door where her mother standing at the door with the breakfast tray in her hand, her mother set the breakfast tray on table and sit with her, her mother trying to convince her " rita you know your dad and I will never do anything that would harm you and when your dad choose gilbert he'll make sure you have a comfortable life" rita was getting emotional thinking that her parents were warried about her, than her mother got up from her chair and said " you know how important your family reputation is for your father, no matter how much money your father will make but if you won't get marry we have to listen taunts from the people, do you even care about us and after your marriage Marchantia will became a part of Helianthus group it will be beneficial for your father's company" hearing this made her realize she does not belong anywhere, she replied to her mother " I am ready to marry him but you should ask him first" rita knew there is no need waste her energy on this but rather let gilbert do this work for her and now I will make him regret for what he did to me.