In London at malthora mansion.

Manan was sleeping cuddling each other and content smile playing on their faces.. both were looked very tired after their last night having passionate love making once again.. both of them were still sleeping under the duvet which was covering their naked body's.. only their face was invisible to the sun. The weather was great too.. like it too was cloudy.. not too sunny or raining. The sun didn't disturbed the love birds but someone else's did..

Manik stirred in sleep and stretched his arms out..he then opens his eyes and his eyes landed on his Jaan wifey who was sleeping peacefully wrapped her arms around his waist and her head on his chest.. his admiring tranche broke as he heard another knock.. Manik kissed her forehead and carefully untangled himself from and turns other side to find his clothes.. he only found his bathrobe which was hanged up near his door.. he then saw his boxer on the floor.. he picks it up and wore.. Manik before going away from bed. Covered Nandini properly.. while walking to the door he grabs his bathrobe and wore it and tied knot.

He opens the door and yawned.. he looks up and saw abhi smirking at him.. Manik rolls his eyes at abhi and looks at him ..

Manik : this early why you're knocking?

Abhi : sorry to disturb you and doll this early.. did I disturb doll? Is she awake?

Manik : no.. she still sleeping. You say why you early up this early?

Abhi : actually dad was going to knock your room but I can before he could.. he came to ask if you could join him for jogging.. I send dad down saying I'll pick you up and bring you down.. will you come..

Manik : give me 10 minutes.. you join dad. I'm coming.

Abhi nodded and left from there while Manik closed the door and moves to his closet.. he took his jogging outfit it out and wore taking his bathrobe off...

Manik got ready and looks towards bed side and saw Nandini still sleeping.. he walks to her and bend down pecking her forehead once again.. he then looks to side table where his and phone was kept.. he took both phone and kept them on silent.. he kept the phone back and walked out of the room..

He hurriedly walks on the starts and wished both men's good morning once he got his breath back.

Manik : good morning dad abhi!

raj: good morning Manik! Shall we move for morning jog..

Manik and abhi nods. All trio moves to garden for the jog.

Two hours later Manik followed by raj and abhi enters in house sweating and wiping their sweat from their forehead when butler comes with water and have to them.. they gulped glass of water and kept back in the tray.

Raj : thank you kaka..

Kaka smiles and left to kitchen.

Raj : we should fresh up and come down before other wake up.

Abhi and Manik nods before climbing stairs to their respective room.

Manik push his room door and enters to see Nandini curled with duvet and still sleeping.. he smiles and made his way to bed.. he sat on his side and brought his hand up and starts caressing Nandini's hair.... he bends down and placed a soft kiss on her forehead..

Manik : Jaan ... wake up... Jaan!

Nandini lightly stirs in sleep and held his hand close to her heart.. Manik smiled..

Manik : Jaan wake up.. rise and shine up..

Nandini snuggling to duvet and opens her eyes.. she gave him her best and most beautiful smile which he loves the most..

Nandini: good morning mani..

She whispered and sat on bed leaning her head to headboard holding duvet close to her chest.

Manik : good morning Jaan.

Nandini: mani how come you wake up this early?

Manik : dad wanted me to join for jog so I wake up early.. I have just came after jogging ...

Nandini nodded her head when her eyes fell on the clock... her eyes went wide open seeing the time.. she snaps her head to Manik who was smiling sitting beside her..

Nandini: mani...

Manik : jee Jaan!

Nandini: mani.. time? It's 10.. you didn't go office..

Manik : chill Jaan.. it doesn't matter if I go late office once. And I'm the boss so anyone can shout or punish me..

Nandini: but mani.. you have meeting too at 12..

Manik : Jaan.. you don't take worry about my meeting. Karan will handle client till I reach there..

Nandini : hmm!

Manik : Jaan I'm going to make call in balcony so why don't you fresh up..

Nandini nodded her head while Manik stood up and left to balcony taking his phone.. while Nandini finding Manik's shirt which was on the floor.. she bends down and picks the shirt up and removed duvet over her body.. she wore his shirt and tied her hair up in bun and makes to cupboard.. she opens cupboard and took towel before moving to washroom...

While other hand Manik completed his call and enters in the room to see Nandini coming out of washroom in her bathrobe and from her wet hair water droplets were falling down.

Manik moves to bed side and picks his phone charging and calls Nandini..

Manik : Jaan..

Nandini who was wiping her hair heard him and looks at him..

Nandini: yes mani..

Manik : could you take my office wear out. Please..

Nandini: okay..

Nandini replied while moving to their closet.. Manik keeping his phone on table moves to Nandini and calls her name once again...

Manik : Jaan my towel!

Nandini got startled hearing his voice.. she composed herself and took his towel out and turns around..

Nandini: here..

She passed him towel while Manik taking the towel of her and pecks her forehead before leaving to washroom and muttering thank you to her.. Nandini then took his office wear and walks to bed.

She kept all his things on bed like his watch, tie, his wrist bracelet, their manan bracelet too, and his handkerchief... arranging Manik things Nandini walks back to their closet and took her clothes out and moves to bed.. she kept them on bed and took off her bathrobe and starts wearing her clothes..she then moves to dressing table and combed her hair wet hair.

Nandini wore her necklace and earring when she felt hands wrapping around her waist.. she didn't flinch because she knew it's him only... she looks up in mirror and saw him smiling..

Nandini : mani.. get ready.. you can continue your romance later..

Manik : I'll get ready but not before doing that..

Saying this he removes his hands away from her waist and came beside her.. he took vermilion box and took pinch off it and looks at Nandini who was watching his action..

Nandini : mani..

Manik : don't say word.. let me fill your hairline once again..

Manik moves close to her and fills her hairline once again while Nandini closes her eyes.. he then kissed her forehead and moves back..

Manik : beautiful Jaan.. this colour saree suits you a lot.

Nandini smiled..

Nandini : and why wouldn't I look beautiful in this when you especially brought it for me..

Manik : that's even true.. my taste can never be wrong..

Nandini : go and get ready..

He nodded his head and walks to bed side while Nandini continued getting ready.

Manik was wearing his shirt while speaking to Nandini..

Manik : Hans aren't you coming office today?

Nandini: no mani.. I'm going to help amms chachi to shift their luggage into Murthy's house.

Manik : do you need my help? I can cancel the meeting for today.

Nandini: that's not needed mani.. everything is shifted there. Only few things are left.. dad and abhi is helping us too.. you don't worry and focus on your meeting..

Manik : Jaan.. help me with this tie. Please.

Nandini: give me moment..

She kept her lipstick down and walks to him.. she forward her hand for the tie. He gave her the tie.. Nandini stood on his feet and Manik wraps his arms around it so she doesn't fall down.. Nandini tied his tie then fixed his collars too.. she then moves to his forehead and kissed it.. she moves back from him..

Nandini: get ready. I'm going down.

Manik : Jaan we will go together.. give me five minutes.. I'll get ready quickly..

Nandini: okay..

Nandini then moves to their bed side and picks their phone off and saw it was full charged.. she took it off from charging and sat on bed with her phone.. she thought to check her social media... she logs to her social media and starts checking.. her feeds was filled with their marriage pictures.. even after a week of their marriage still those pictures were on their social media..

Nandini smiled when she heard Manik's voice.. she looks up from her phone and saw coming him towards her..

Manik : Jaan I'm ready.. shall we go now..

Nandini too stood up holding her phone...

Nandini: yeah..

She took Manik's phone too from table side and gave to him.. while Manik thanked her and picks his office bag..

( Nandini's outfit image Nandini still wearing chooda)

( Manik's office wear.. I love this pic so much.. they are so cute)

Manik and Nandini walks down the stairs and heard giggle from the hall.. both of them moved to their family who was still in hall expect neyonika.

Nandini: good morning..

She wished them good morning which alerted others too about their arrival..

Abhi : good morning doll.. you're so pretty..

Nandini: thank you Bhai.. dad are you going office today?

Raj :yes princess but I'll be going in afternoon.. hours later maybe..

Nandini nods and went to kitchen help butler and Shannoo who was in kitchen.

Manik sat beside abhi and starts joining to their conversation till they were called for breakfast..

All got and moved to dining area and sat down on their chairs.. Nandini and Shannoo starts serving them with help by kaka too...

Nandini then noticed neyonika didn't arrived.. she looks at Manik and raj..

Nandini : dad.. won't mom come down for breakfast?

Manik immediately looks at her hearing mon from Nandini expect others who was aware of who Nandini was talking about..

Manik : mom? Jaan what are you saying?

Nandini: yes mani.. mom didn't come down for her breakfast.. kaka please call mom to come..

Kaka nods and leave.. while Manik was thinking about Nandini's word calling neyonika mom.. he wasn't dumb not understand who she was calling mom but why is she calling her mom.. did Nandini forget what neyonika did and forgives neyonika....
Manik didn't asking anything from Nandini but kept quiet and continued eating.

Soon neyonika joined and Nandini told her to sit and she starts serving neyonika..

Nandini after serving neyonika sat between Manik and raj and severed herself..

All of them were eating when amms looks Nandini and calls her gaining Nandini and others attention too..

Nandini: jee amms..

Amms : Kanna I was thinking to shift today to new house..

This shocked everyone except Murthy's..

Nandini: amms.. why today only.. you could shift this weekends too.. why this early amms? Chachi..

Amms : Kanna everything is done there.. it doesn't matter if we move today or on weekends. We have live there..

Raj : Amms if you think is right then we don't have problem but at least stay till evening..

Amms nodded her head.. Nandini was upset thinking her family is leaving..

After breakfast neyonika went back to her room while Nandini dropped Manik till his car.. outside of malthora mansion Nandini was hugging Manik who was leaning to his car.. she was controlling her tears not cry but how Manik malthora not find out that his Jaan feelings.. he broke hug and cups her face..

Manik : Jaan don't hide yo he feelings.. I know you're upset as Amms champ chachi chachu won't stay with us any longer but Jaan.. they are not going that far away from us.. they are going to live half an hour away from our mansion.. you can always visit them.. Jaan don't be upset.. no one will like it when you be upset especially me.. please smile now..

Nandini smiles lightly to make him happy but he knew this smile wasn't her real smile.. he had to do something which makes her happy..

Manik was thinking how to make her happy when idea clicked.. he smiled brightly making Nandini confuse..

Nandini: mani.. what are you thinking?

Manik : nothing Jaan.. Jaan I should leave now.. I'm getting late..

Nandini: oh sorry.. I forget about your meeting..

Manik: it's okay.. now being good wife give me kiss before I leave to work..

Nandini eyes went wide hearing his demand.. she moves her hand which was resting on his chest.. she tried moving back but it's was too late as Manik has already noticed and before she could run back in the house.. he pulls her making her land on his chest..

Manik : Jaan don't act smart with me.. be your wife and kiss your husband..

Nandini : mani.. leave me..

Manik shook his head making Nandini sigh.. Manik opens his mouth to say something but couldn't as Nandini gathering her courage placed her lips on his.. she kissed him but before he could respond back Nandini broke it and moved back from him.. she smirks looking at his shock face ....

Nandini: mani hope you got your kiss back.. now go..

Manik : Jaan.. what was that?

Nandini: a kiss which you wanted.. bye.. love you..

Before he could get her hold Nandini ran from there while Manik ruffles his hair and watched her running inside the mansion..

Manik rubbing his nape opens the door car and sat down... he puts his seatbelt on and held their steering wheel.. he then connected call to his pa Karan.. he starts driving to office while talking to Karan..

In khanna industrial!
Someone walks to the receptionist and requires about avni..

Person : excuse me..

Receptionist looks at the person and smiles..

Receptionist : yes! How can I help you?

Person: is Avni khanna free? Can I meet her!

Receptionist : ma'am do you have appointment?

Person : I'm afraid I don't have one.. I'm her friend.. can I meet her.. she knows me..

Receptionist : I'm sorry ma'am but Avni ma'am is in meeting with sir.. could you come back later..

Person : how long is the meeting for?

Receptionist: another hour.

Person : I'll wait then..

Receptionist: okay.. could you please wait in waiting room..

The person nods and leave to waiting room.. after hour avni and Ashish comes finalising another deal.. avni was going to her cabin when she head her name called out.. she turns around and saw the receptionist..

Avni : yes..

Receptionist: ma'am your friend is waiting for you.

Avni : my friend.. Nandini but why is she waiting. She is allowed in my cabin..

Receptionist: ma'am it's not Nandini ma'am but someone else.. should I send her in..

Avni nodded her head and looks at Ashish..

Avni : papa can i have conversations with you later.. let me see who is here?

Ashish : sure princess.. I'll be in my cabin.. bye..

Ashish left to his cabin while avni enters to her cabin and thought who could to meet her expect Nandini abhi or Manik.. she was confused but shrugged..

She took her blazer off and sat down and took file beside her... she starts working when she heard knock..

Avni : come in..

The person come in and saw avni working.. the person clears her throat gaining her attention.. avni looks up and got shocked seeing the person.. she never expected that person Standing front of her that too in her office..

Avni composed and looks at the person..

Avni : come in miss mukti vardhan..

The person was none than mukti vardhan but the question was what is she doing here in khanna industrial..shouldn't she be practicing with her band.. mukti walks to avni..

Avni : please have seat..

Mukti sat down and looks at her.

Avni : what brings you here in my office? You know na this is not studio..

Mukti : I do know this is not studio but I have come to meet you for some personal talks..

Avni : personal talks? But can I tell this is not time.. you're not close to me so why would I share my personal life with you..

Before mukti could reply back Avni's phone rang..

Avni : hold on please..

She took phone and saw abhi calling her.. she looks at mukti who was trying to see who called this time.. avni ignores her gaze and picks the call..

Avni: hello abhi!

As mukti heard his name she stares avni..

Abhi : hey avni.. What are you doing? Are you free?

Avni : I was going through files.. you called me this time..you wanna tell me something?

Abhi : oh sorry to disturb you.. i called you to inform that Manik messaged me while back about family dinner.. are you going to come...

Avni : abhi if you don't mind can I call you later please.. someone is in my cabin..

Abhi : okay.. bye love you..

Avni : okay bye. Love you too..

As avni ended call she saw mukti fisting her fist..

Avni : I'm sorry.. but may I know why you are here?

Mukti : do you love abhi?

Avni :excuse me! What do you mean by that? Obviously I love him but why am I telling you.. whatever you have to discuss then please do.. I have work too..

Mukti : I want you to stay away from abhi.. I know he doesn't love you nor you do so leave him.. he can never love you..

Avni : and how can you say that he doesn't love me?

Mukti : because i know..

Avni opens her mouth to say something but stopped as she heard knock..

Avni : Come in!

Both of them looks to door and saw abhi coming .. avni didn't fail to notice his eyes which was shooting angry looks to mukti..

Avni : abhi.. did you call from office itself..

Abhi : yes I did but didn't knew you're having so important guest..

Avni got up and moves to him.. she held his hand to control his anger.. Mukti angrily looks at their hands..

Abhi : sorry.

Avni : why sorry?

Abhi : Manik's message was lie. There is no such plan..

Avni : it's fine...

Both moves go mukti and saw her..

Abhi : what is she doing here?

Avni: she came to meet me..

Abhi : meet you or giving advise how to stay away from me.. and you miss my girlfriend doesn't need your advise. Keep that for yourself.. since you have met avni.. you can leave now.. bye..

Abhi just came on point and told her to leave. Mukti marching her foot left banging the door behind her.. As she left avni slapped abhi..

Avni : why you sent her back? I was talking to her..

Abhi : yeah yeah.. I can see how she was telling you to leave me.. get one thing in your head I won't leave for her.. she needs to know I have moved on now..

Avni : but abhi.. I think you both should talk and clear all miss understanding.. as you have told me she has child heart like Manik bags did ... she needs someone too who can show her right path.. she is lost herself.. you know I have been noticing her actions past few days.. Don't you think we should help her out..

Abhi : I don't know anything Avni.. I know she is not what she was before.. she has changed.. she is not same mukti which I and Manik knew her.. I know ... but you tell how can I explain her... she thinks doll is behind their life destructions.. she blames everything on doll.. doll hasn't done anything.. she hasn't... how can she doll who tried to help us.. who wants others to be happy..

Avni : I know abhi.. control your anger.... I'm thinking to do something.. I'll bring mukti on right path..

Abhi: but avni.. how?

Avni : trust me.. i don't do anything which will hurt you Manik Bhai and Nandini.. I have learnt from Nandini how to make people realise their mistake..

Abhi had slight idea what avni was thinking..

At MN company Manik was sitting in his cabin with his eyes closed.. 10 minutes before he enters in his cabin after ending his meeting..his sleeves was rolled his elbow.. his top two button was open.. he looks very tried.. he was resting for moment while he heard knock..

He opens his eyes and allow the person in.

Manik : come in!

Manik straightened himself and looks towards door and saw Karan bringing his coffee..

Karan gave the coffee to Manik and stood beside him...

Manik took the coffee and starts sipping and looks at Karan..

Manik: next meeting schedule..

Karan : at 4 sir..

Manik nodded and sips his coffee when he heard Karan..

Karan : sir..

Manik : yes!

Karan : sir last night I got email from media.. they want you and Nandini ma'am interview. And they are aware of MAAN studio keeping competition once again.. they wants to know if you guys are going to perform or not..

Manik kept his coffee down and looks at Karan.

Manik : my and Nandini interview can be taken for MAAN no.. I want to have word with them before agreeing or telling media saying they will be able to see MAAN once again on stage. Give me one day.. I'll let you know..

Karan : okay sir.. and yes sir yesterday someone came meet you but you didn't come office yesterday after meeting client..

Manik : who came to meet me?

Karan : sir someone called neyonika..

Manik : neyonika.. what's else happened in my absence?

Karan : sir nothing happened but she said that she wants to have a word with you..

Manik : why didn't you tell me this before?

Karan : sorry sir!

Manik : leave now..

Karan left while Manik ran his finger in his hair and thought why would neyonika come to his office.. all his question answer was with neyonika.. he had find out what's behind good neyonika..

He picks his phone and called someone.. after ending the conversation he kept his down and saw the time.. hour left for his second meeting.. he then decide to do some work before his next meeting.. he switched his laptop on and starts working.

Early update before evening..

Last chapter I think I did disappoint lots of readers.. not because votes are less but even comments are low comparing to other chapters..

I'm not going to complain as this story will be ending in few chapters but i would love if you appreciate my work like before..

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