Bilal, a Londoner with deep Indian roots, is under immense pressure from his traditional family to get married. But marriage is the last thing he wants. Desperate to escape their expectations, he hatches a plan—a fake engagement. And I? I had no choice but to accept.

After being abandoned by your husband, left penniless and homeless in a foreign city, Bilal’s proposition was your only way out. Pretend to be his gold-digging fiancée in exchange for financial security. Simple, right?

But no matter how hard you both tried to sabotage your fake relationship—you playing the materialistic fiance, him trying to disgust his family—nothing seemed to work. His family was unwavering in their approval of me. Until one night, at a family dinner, Bilal gave me the ultimate test. A kiss. In public. In front of his conservative family.

The plan was simple: one scandalous display of affection, and they would disapprove of you forever. But when your lips met, something unexpected happened. His family may have turned away in shock, but you both couldn’t stop.

Because sometimes, a fake kiss can feel very very real