This update is dedicated to everyone whose name starts with letter "G".
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Eh! I must get Nobel Cost for my experiment.

I took a step further out of the room and stood in the corridor to have a look at further mess beginning in the living room. Harshad crawled on his fours with much difficulty in the Hallway while winning in pain.

His men who heard his cries ran out of the office room to reach him.

Thud.

One of them slid on the floor and screamed in pain. This was followed by the other two men which filled the hallway with grown up men on the floor.

They tried their best to stand up but the unexpected fall sprained their internal bones.

Nandini, bones are internal, and it's okay not to mention.

I smiled with content as these villains were finding it difficult to even stand up from the slippery floor.

"You did it on purpose, didn't you?" One of his men questioned Harshad.

"Why would I hurt you? Please, help me till the toilet." Harshad replied.

"Stop your act. We are no fool. You have to meet Rathore Boss with the agreed amount today and now you are making excuses." One of them successfully stood up and carefully walked towards Harshad.

"N..No. We can talk later. I have to use the toilet." Harshad said controlling his voice.

"To escape from Rathore Boss?"

"No. To poop, idiot." Harshad farted.

"How dare you insult me?" The man punched in Harshad's stomach.

"No. I didn't fart. I just made a sound with my hand." Harshad faked the fart sound to escape from the punches.

"How dare you prank me?" He punched Harshad as if he made up his mind to punch Harshad in any possibile way.

Harshad cried. "Do whatever you want but let me use the toilet."

The man did not hear his pleas and did not stop punching Harshad. "Stop your fake acting and bring the money to Rathore Boss."

A few seconds later there was extremely bad stench filled around. It reached even till the corridor I was standing. What happened?

"Did you poop in your pants?" The man said in disgust as Harshad covered his face with his hands.

My eyes went wide in shock.

That man ordered the servants of this mansion to help Harshad into the toilet and sanitise the mansion. I am sure Harshad and his men who fell down wouldn't be able to move for atleast two days.

Damn! That's a good start. I got two days to save the Empire.

"I left the door unlocked so that you could escape from this place." I heard a voice and turned back to see Dhruv, Harshad's assigned friend.

"What?"

"Yesterday, I left the door unlocked so that you could escape and not stay back and make these stupid plans risking your life." Dhruv sighed.

"Why must I run away? I am part of this Empire and it's my responsibility to protect it in my own ways. So should you as a guard!"

"It's not easy." He shook his head.

"Why? Aren't you all trained? On top of it, you are his friend. You could stop Harshad from taking Manik's place in his absence." I said in a go.

"He was my friend a long time ago but now I don't recognise him. I am just a guard for Harshad." Dhruv said with rejection.

"Whatever! Do something to prevent him from taking Manik's place. I don't want him as a Boss." I said crossing my arms over my chest.

"Nobody wants him as a Boss. Infact, Harshad thinks he is having power but he is just a puppet in Rathore's hands."

"Rathore?"

"Yes. These men around Harshad are Rathore's men who are here to keep an eye on him and not for his protection. Rathore has been leeching off Malhotra's resources in exchange for the Boss position." Dhruv paused. "The servants of Malhotra territory are getting chaotic without Manik or other Bosses around. Only few of us stayed back as our families lives are at stake."

"Is there any way to stop Harshad?" I questioned.

He smiled. "I don't know, I will stay back at home like others and maybe change my territory if Harshad becomes the Boss."

"No. That will make Malhotra Empire weak in manpower. You must stay back." I said with worry.

"No. It is our Empire only if we have Manik as the Boss. Harshad is a puppet and it will be proxy territory under Rathore. Everyone in this Empire directly or indirectly were affected by Rathore and we will not tolerate it."

"But..."

"Princess, it's better if you leave this place and escape instead of sticking here. It's risky as the number of Rathore's men are increasing in the territory." He suggested.

"No way." I chuckled. "This is my home. I will fight for our Empire till my last breath and I shall not run away just because some puppets or their clowns. I have full trust on Manik. He shall make everything alright and till then we all have to stick together." I argued with him.

A tear escaped from his eyes but immediately wiped it away.

"Are you crying?"

"This is nothing, Princess. On the day of the Boss attack we prepared ourselves to kill or die as The Boss is our hope. It's extremely difficult to attack the Boss as he is a sharp shooter and strong. But..." His voice broke. "The Boss weapons were tampered and people like us are afterall infront of him. Just think if the mighty Boss is battling for his life what will be the situation of the mere guards."

My heart sank into my chest as I heard his perspective. I did not just tamper the gun but I tampered with everyone's beliefs. It's my fault for causing the chaos in the Empire. I thought it was a tiny task of replacing bullets but it lead to so much destruction.

I am sorry Manik. I have destroyed all your hard work in a minute.

"That's why please leave this place before I leave so that I can protect you while I am still here." I joined his hands together.

Is the situation this worse? No. I must not lose hope. I have to stay strong. I was born in Mafia world and soon to be the wife of the Mafia Boss. So, I can do anything. Afterall, Mafia runs in the straws of my body.

"I am not going anywhere." I announced being stubborn. "You also must not go anywhere and rebel against Harshad's rule."

"You think we didn't do that? Workers already stopped working and they were sent into dungeons while the criminals from the dungeons are roaming freely replacing the workers." He's getting impatient.

Dungeon? The place where Navya is staying. I have to meet her.

"Okay. You have one more task to do, Dhruv. I have to meet Navya. Take me to the dungeon."

"What?" He shrieked and immediately calmed down. "You are risking your life to meet your maid? Dungeon is a risky area for your eyes."

"I don't care. Infact, you said the criminals from the dungeon are roaming around the mansion, so the dungeons must be empty, right." I said raising my eyebrows.

"Still there are other offenders down there."

"And they are locked." I said not backing up.

He took a moment to think and finally replied. "Fine. I have seen all the horrors in these few days this will be nothing new. A princess in the dungeon, a new horror show."

I smiled as soon as he agreed. "Let's go."

"Not now. You have to wait till tomorrow night. I have to prepare things everywhere so that you could meet your maid. There will be a servant to clean the dungeon and since we have worker shortage you can replace as I guide you." He explained.

"That's a good plan." I clapped.

"For that please pick an outfit to blend into your surroundings and not get caught by wearing Boss suit." He said as he walked away.

I smiled sheepishly as I came back inside my room and looked at the mirror. I should let go of my fashion and try to be as mediocre as possible. I ran through all the clothes inside the wardrobe and found all expensive Manik's outfits. I can't wear them as they will make me standout. Finally, my eyes laid upon the servant uniform I wore during my initial days in the Malhotra mansion.

That's perfect!

I passed my day speaking with Manik's painting and thinking about new plans to bring down Harshad. He is isn't officially a Boss since Manik is still alive and that Bullock Cart is spreading rumours that Manik is dead so that he could take the place.

Anyways, I am happy that I could stop Harshad and unknowingly created a barrier between Rathore's men and Harshad. It's a good move.

I waited till the midnight after dressing up in the uniform. As clock struck 12 I heard a knock on my door and as expected it was Dhruv.

"Let's go, Princess." He said and I followed him.

"How is Harshad?" I whispered as we walked the hallway.

"He has diarrhea and is unable to move around. Sad part is, he was bitten by bed bugs last night making it more difficult to use the toilet." Dhruv informed me about Harshad's situation.

"So, he was in his room for two days?" I questioned.

"Yes."

"See. It's not difficult to bring our opponents down. All we have to do is to fight without giving up." I said walking out of the main door of the mansion.

"Well, thanks to you. Rathore's men are double in number to balance the loss." He replied and I rolled my eyes.

Why can't they appreciate the positive things?

Finally, we reached the dark alley where I saw Manik and Cabir shooting the laundry man. I shuddered at that memory. He was killed because of my work.

We walked further and the walls were separated in two different directions. "I can't walk further with you as thats the ladies dungeon. Just walk around without making a noise and find prison number 46. As soon as you finish speaking with your maid come back straight." He instructed me and I nodded my head.

I took a step further alone and heard Dhruv repeating to be careful.

This area was spine chilling quiet. Maybe as it's midnight or maybe because it was deserted or maybe both. I could hear my own breathing as I took every step further into this dimly lit narrow lane. The walls were pale not helping me to see objects clearly. On my left side there were doors with numbers and on my left was the huge wall.

"Oh my God! Nandini." I got startled as I heard Navya's voice.

I looked around but I couldn't find her. I grit my teeth in fear as I suddenly felt alone and unable to see properly around me.

"Nandini, I am here." I heard her voice and saw the numbers on the door. I finally reached the 46 number door and softly knocked.

"Navya, are you here?" I questioned.

"Nandini. Look down. I am here." Her voice was so dull that I could barely hear but still I managed to run my fingers all over the door.

"That door is a trap. I am in the basement." Navya said a bit louder.

I finally left the door and trailed my eyes till the bottom of the door and found Navya. There is a room under this room which is on the foot level.

I sat on my knees and rested my face on the ground to look at her properly. And there she is, a frail looking Navya.

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How is the update?

Finally, Nandini met Navya.

Harshad farted, Harshad slipped, Harshad got bit by bed bugs. I think that's enough torture for him.

I will try to give double update today. Not sure, but I will try.

Do you have any ideas for next update?