"Ma'am!" Alya said little surprised. "Yes, you heard me right. Tonight there is a party at my place, I'm sorry as I'm inviting you now, but yeah please be there" Mukti invited them. "Of course, we will come ma'am, kitna maza aayega na" Alya said excited. "Alya, party raat ko hai, now I think you should get back to work" Mukti said and they left to work. "Mukti ma'am ki house party" Alya said excited. "Tum kyu itni excited ho rahi ho" Aryaman asked her. "Life bahut boring ho gaya yaar, at least we can have fun right?" she said. "You search happiness in such small things Alya" Cabir commented. She smiled.

"Guys, tell me everything about the medical camp?" Aryaman asked them. "Abhi toh Mukti ma'am ne kaha tha, no hang out and gossips" Navya reminded him. "Ha, hangout nahi kar rahe hai, we will be on duty, ye tho breakfast time hai na" he said. "Mat puchna Aryaman, wo camp kam adventure zyada ho gaya tha" Cabir said. "Kyu? kya hua?" he asked. "Tum batao Aryaman, tum kaha gayab ho gaye ho? Is everything alright?" Nandini asked Aryaman. "Yes everything is fine, I had to go then, but you went there because of me, so you tell me how was it?" he asked her. "I wish we hadn't gone there" Nandini said. "I mean that was a weird village, politics and the villagers were little rude with us but yeah at the end everything was better. But Cabir and Navya..." she stopped seeing Cabir. "Kyu ye dono ko kya hua?" Alya asked.

"I don't know but they both are not talking" Nandini said as if she is complaining on them. "Nandini, please don't get me started again now" Cabir said. "Yes Nandini we better be silent than talking to him" Navya said angrily. "Guys, did I miss something? Ye kya ho raha hai" Aryaman asked them clueless. Nandini tells Aryaman about what happened that night. "C'mon Cabir, everyone drinks these days, you cant be angry on her for this" Alya said. "Ha, along with Navya, Nandini was also drunk, and you know that was by chance, they didn't do it on purpose" Aryaman said. "Leave it Aryaman, he believes that I did it on purpose and thinks that I made Nandini drink" Navya said. "Navya, tum kyu Nandini ko beech mein laa rahi ho? That has nothing to do with Nandini or anyone, cant I be angry for my own reasons" he said.

"You can Cabir, nobody can stop you" Navya said annoyed. "Enough! I'm going to work" Cabir left from there. "Isko kya hua all of a sudden?" Aryaman asked. Navya left from there. "Uss raat kya hua Navya ko yaad nahi hai aur Cabir kuch bol nahi raha hai" Nandini said with disappointment. "Its ok, get back to work" Aryaman said and they left from there.

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"Dad, I've invited everyone for the party, I'm taking an off today. I'll go and help mom in the preparations. Party uske liye rakhi thi, aur ussi ne sab kaam rahi hai" Mukti said and Raman laughed. "You can go now Mukti, take care" Mukti left from there. She saw Abhimanyu in the hospital. "Hello sir, tum bhi aa rahe ho na evening party mein ya tujhe bhi separately invitation dena padega kya?" she asked him. "Of course, main aaunga, actually mujhe help bhi karna hai but" he said and Mukti had cut him off. "You don't have to do all that okay" she smiled and asked him to come early.

Manik came to hospital in the afternoon. Abhimanyu came to meet him. "Hey Manik, how are you doing man?" they wished each other. "Aur camp kaise raha?" Abhimanyu asked him. "Yeah, it was kind of ok" Manik said. "Mukti aur Raman sir ne ek party organize kiya tha, and they asked me to invite you too" Abhi said. "Is it an official party?" he asked. "No, Raman sir's private party" Abhimanyu said. "So tum unki private parties ki invitation bhi de rahe ho mujhe, matlab you've gone a long way with them, not bad" Manik laughed. "Aisa kuch nahi hai, Mukti last met me when she was leaving, you were not there so she asked me to invite you, that's it" Abhi said. "Par mera night shift hai aaj, main nahi aa paunga" Manik denied. "No, aaj kisika bhi night duty nahi hai, sab doctors aa rahe hai" Manik thought for a while and agreed.

He goes to Nandini. "Good morning guys" he wished them. "Chalo Alya, its lunch time, lets go" Nandini said. "Hey Manik! How are you?" Alya wished Manik. "Yeah, I'm fine. Mukti ke party mein sab log aa rahe hai na?" he asked her. "Of course, we're all coming" Alya said. "Hi Aryaman" Manik said. "Hi sir" he said. "Aap log lunch karne wale hai na?" Manik asked. "Of course sir, would you like to join us?" Cabir asked him. "Nahi Cabir, sir ko abhi morning hua hai, wo kya lunch karega" Nandini said. "Very funny, Manik ne bhul gaya hoga" Alya said. Navya and Cabir had not talked to each other for rest of the day.

Mukti helped Ishitha in arrangements. "Mukti, is food ready?" she asked Mukti. "Yes mom, the cateres are here, you don't worry and go get ready, sab aate hi honge" she said. Ishitha and Raman get ready. Aryaman and Cabir came together. "Hello Alya, tum kaha ho?" Manik called Alya. "I'm almost near the destination Manik" she said. "Maine kitni baar kaha tha tumse, please don't drive, Mumbai traffic is too much. Acha come soon and safe, I'm already here" he waited for her in the garden and Nandini then came there. His eyes were struck on her as she walked down near him. She glared at him and he turned aside. Cabir came near Manik. "Good evening sir" he wished him. "Hi Cabir, is everything okay?" Manik asked Cabir.

"Yeah but ye mujhe aapse puchna hai, suna hai Nandini ne Siddharth se na kaha, so your line is clear" he said. "Ha, he told me too" he said. "Tho humara mission pura ho gaya, matlab humne kuch nahi kiya but Nandini ne kiya na, ab se aap Nandini ko iss Tarah mat dekhiye" Cabir was about to leave. "Aise mat dekhna matlab main kis tarah dekh raha tha" Manik asked. "Aap dekh nahi rahe the, aap ghoor rahe the usko" Manik got offended. "Mujhe bhi nahi dekhna hai usse" he said. Cabir, Aryaman, Nandini and Alya greet each other. "Navya, abhi tak nahi aayi thi?" Nandini asked.

"Yeah maine bhi usse call kiya" Aryaman said. "Try calling her once more" Alya said. Nandini called her again. "Guys Navya said that she isn't coming here" Nandini said, "she said she doesn't want to create a mess here" she added. Cabir seemed to ignore what she said. "Cabir ab tho batao aise kya hua tum dono aise kyu kar rahe ho? We're friends Cabir then why are you doing all this?" Nandini asked.

"Nandini, cool down it's not time to talk this now, that's why Navya didn't come here" Aryaman asked to calm down. "I don't know Navya ka problem kya hai, it's not my party so I don't hold anything against her" Aryaman stopped Nandini from talking anymore. "Hi guys, thanks for coming" Mukti came to meet them.

"Hi ma'am" Aryaman wished. "Navya kahi dikhayi nahi de rahi hai?" she asked them. "Ma'am she has some family emergency and she couldn't make it" Nandini said. "Is everything okay with her?" Mukti asked seeing them. "Yes ma'am, everything is fine" she said and Mukti asked them to feel free and enjoy the party.

Cabir looked clearly irritated and Aryaman asked Nandini to handle Cabir with care. Nandini said that she cared about Navya and apologize to Cabir for talking harshly with him. Ishitha and Raman welcome the guests and talk to them. Manik and Abhimanyu sit together. "Tumne mujhe bataya nahi ki you shifted here" Manik asked Abhimanyu. "That's a long story I'll tell you tomorrow" he said and Manik didn't ask him again.

Raman and Ishitha said to everyone that they have some announcement for everyone. "Announcement?" Abhimanyu asked Raman excited. "Yes, it's about my daughter Mukti" Raman said. "I'm so happy to announce Dr. Ishitha Shrivastav as my wife. I'm proud of her. She is Mukti's surrogate mother. More than my wife she is a friend and a grey human being. I take this opportunity to thank her for being in my life. I would want everyone to know about our little bundle of joy, Ruhi, our second daughter" Mukti gets Ruhi to them.

"Thank you everyone for coming here and making us happy, without all of you, our happiness is never complete" Ishitha said. "I personally thank Dr. Abhimanyu as he helped me to fight against the deadly cancer and gave a new life to me" Ishitha said and called him near them. "Abhi, go" Manik sent him. "Ab main Mukti ke liye ek announcement karna chahtha hu, Mukti I hope you would be happy" Mukti smiled looking at him.

"I know Dr. Abhimanyu is a very talented person and a friendly soul. I'm always indebted to you. And now I want to give my daughter's hand in yours" To say Mukti and Abhimanyu were shocked would be an understatement then. They're out of their mind and didn't see this coming.

"Dad!" Mukti was first to come out of trance. Abhimanyu didn't know what to talk and Manik is little surprised. Everyone are least expecting this news from him. "I thought Abhi and Mukti ma'am are friends but didn't expect this" Alya said. "Ye tho breaking news ho gaya" Aryaman said. Everyone has left for dinner. "Dad, mom please we need to talk" she said. They went inside.

"Dad, what was that? Aap ne mujhse puche bina ye kaise announce kiya" Raman didn't expect this from Mukti. "Mukti, I thought you will be happy but tell me if you don't like Abhimanyu" Raman said hesitated. "Dad, it's not about him. How am I supposed to react now! Did you ask him before declaring it?" she asked him. "No" Raman said bluntly. "What will he think about us? Does it mean he should return back the favor as he is staying here?" Mukti asked him.

Raman didn't think about all this. He felt sorry for not asking Abhimanyu before saying it. "Mukti, tell me about yourself, do you like him?" Ishitha asked her. "Mom, it's not about me, it's about him. Wo kya soch raha hoga" she asked and they didn't say anything to her.

Alya said she will be late and started off from there. Manik followed Nandini but she ignored him. "Aap mujhe kyu aise follow kar rahe hai?" she asked when he is just an inch away. "Mujhe tumse kuch kehna hai?" he told her. "But mujhe kuch nahi sun na hai" she told him. He didn't move away, instead he walked just at her back. "What are you doing? Why are you standing behind me? Koi dekh lenge" she tried to push him away but he held her hands strong. "Nandini listen to me, it's your wardrobe malfunction" Manik said. "What?" she asked little embarrassed. "tumhara dress ka zip, it came down" he whispered slowly.

"No it can't be true, I don't trust you" she said and tried to move away from him. He touched her bare back and she stood there motionless. "Ab believe karogi that your zip is open?" he asked. "Can you please call someone to fix it?" she asked him. "Kisko? Navya isn't here, Alya just left and pata nahi kaha gayab hui" he said. "What should I do now?" she asked him.

He dragged her to a corner and she could finally see him now. "Ab kya karungi main?" she said sad. "Turn around, I'll zip it up" he said without an expression. "No, you'll not do that" Nandini glared at him. "I'll do that and stop me if you can" he smirked.

He pulled her into a hug and zipped her dress. "See, it was simple"