Four months has passed and they have not seen each other. As much as they wanted to meet each other their work had forced their feet to stay where they are.

Talking over the phone they spoke about anything and everything but their feelings. They knew their feelings were growing on its own pace.

Both needed time to let the thought of 'love' sink in.

Kamlesh had come to Anuradha for why she said 'no' to Shyam and he demanded an answer from her. Kamlesh was surprised that Shyam who himself came to ask for his daughter had told him that Anuradha deserves someone better than him.

"I just need some time, I can't concentrate on two things at once. With your ex-wife and son coming back. I can't do two things at once. Especially when something like this happening" she said opening up a file and handing it over to him.

"Someone from the company is helping them. Those bank statement is showing a big sum of money is being transferred to an account holder named, Shyam Kashyap...

The man you wanted me to get married to..."

Kamlesh stood perplexed as he read through the bank statement. Shyam Kashyap a total of £550,000 pounds has been transferred to his account in stages in the span of two months. How did I fall in his trap? he thought.

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Problems in Scotland wasn't over yet.  As much as Manohar wanted to preserve relations, having hope and trust on them it was in vain. It had put him on shame for trusting and loving them. They easily broke it with something called betrayal.

Just as that, Digvijay's own brother has been the master mind behind every attack happened to the family. The car accident that lead Digvijay into coma state, Uday's temporary paralysis, Roopa's snatch and run case in London, breaking in to their house, several attacks on Manohar and Uday everything was done by Digvijay's brother Raj Chauhan and his sons.

An unexpected trip brought Anuradha to Manohar's doorstep. Attending a meeting in Scotland, she decided to visit the lady who has given her quite as much love like a mother during her stay in London.

The loneliness in the house was absolutely killing her slowly and Anuradha grabbed this opportunity to spend some time with Roopa. With Manohar.

Roopa's couldn't hold her excitement to the level of being just happy, she headed straight to the kitchen dragging Anuradha with her.

"I'm going to cook your favourite today" she said wearing her apron on. "So, tell me what's your favourite?"

"Anything you cook will be my favourite from now on" Anuradha replied as she watched Roopa swiftly moving in the kitchen.

"Hmm... alright that calls for Roopa's special."

"I eat anything but spicy" Anuradha grinned.

"Oh, that I know" Roopa casually said.

"How?" Anuradha was surprised as she tried to recall if she had said about spicy food.

"Karthik called just a few minutes before you came and strictly told me not to cook anything spicy. Here we love spicy food" Roopa got busy with her cooking.

Anuradha inwardly smiled as she reminisce an incident happen during college days.

"I bet if the class continued any longer I would have slept during the lecture" Anuradha silently walked listening to Shika's grumbles.

"That George sir is one blabber mouth because of his non-stop blabbers we missed our lunch period" Anuradha mumbled joining Shika holding her growling  stomach.

"Oh damn, Anu I have to go to the faculty to get my assignments. Will see you in the canteen" Shika ran off.

Spotting Karthik Manohar enjoying his lunch all alone, Anuradha took a seat opposite him after ordering her lunch.

"Alone?"

"Yeah, the rest are still in the music studio, I was hungry and no one wanted to join me. So, here I am" he said slurping his hot noodles.

With the waiting orders were decking up, Anuradha's food was nowhere to be seen reaching her. Anuradha sighed and dropped her head on the table. "I'll never get my food today" she whined.

"Want some?" Manohar asked.

"No, you have it"

"It's okay, you have it. It's my second serving actually." Manohar said nonchanlantly.

Anuradha said nothing as she took the bowl and started eating. Few minutes later she was sweating profusely, tears brimming, runny nose. Anuradha was almost as red as a ripped tomato, fanning her burning tongue with her hands.

"You didn't tell me it's spicy, Manohar?!" She cried.

"Is it that hot, Radha? You don't like it?"

"No! It's too spicy!" Tears, sweat, runny nose was nowhere near to end as she kept fanning herself and finished her bottle of water. 

Manohar didn't wait for her to finish, he quickly went to the canteen's kitchen and brought a glass of milk. "Here drink this, this will help ease the spicyness"

Never after that Manohar ever shared his food with her when he eats spicy food. He kept that as a note always that she does not eat spicy foods.

"What makes my guest smile all alone?" Roopa asked.

"Nothing just remembering some old memories. Need help?" Anuradha walked to the stove.

"Nope. Not from you especially. Go back to where you came." Roopa chased her back to the kitchen counter.

Anuradha enjoyed the afternoon with Roopa simply watching her cooking and indulging in small talks. How she wished Kavitha to be, she sees it in Roopa. Lucky Manohar she thought.

Right on time, as Roopa finished cooking Manohar and Uday came in for lunch. It was one of the best family bonding she has ever seen, the best mother, the best son, the best brother and the best.... she is yet to name him who he is for her.

Roopa had insisted Anuradha to stay the night there as the weather isn't very good to let the girl travel by land all alone. Instead she told Karthik to bring Anuradha around since there wasn't much to do at home.

It was only them after a long time, in the close proximity. So much was going on in them, so much they could not hold on to one. It was a jumbled feeling.

It was getting too quiet, Anuradha started the conversation first. "Where is Mr. Guide taking me to?"

"Since it's Ms. Tourist first time in Scotland, we will go to Fling Bungee!" Manohar grinned.

"Wait! What? Bungee jumping? Are you not scared of heights?" She asked.

"Correction, I was. So much happened I had to get over it and this is what I did first, over coming my fear of heights. Are you excited?"

"As much as I love to do that I don't think my dress permits me to do it" she said looking down at her office suit.

"Hmm... then we shall go get a glimpse of cityscape and then to the night garden"

"Sounds interesting"

"Its gonna be more than interesting once you see them. So, what happen to the proposal your father brought for you?" He asked as he remembered Anuradha said about it in one of their phone conversation.

"That....... dad arranged a sudden date and he seems to be quite good of a man." Anuradha paused, she heard him take a deep breath.

"He was quite interested in bringing my dad's words to live. He wants to make my lifestyle better it seems... But I said no to that gentlemen" she said as she let out a laugh looking at his quick change of expression.

Taking some time to compose himself, "good because that's my job" Manohar said with confidence as he focused on the road.

Anuradha was taken aback with his statement, her face instantly glowed as she turned away hiding her blush. "Being straightforward, are we?" She asked.

"Of course, I see no reason to hide it anymore. We aren't__" before they could realise what happened, the car was knocked by a truck doing damages to the left side of the car. 

The accident seemed to be on purpose as the truck drifted away from the scene as quickly as possible.

The car swerved, out of control. It took sometime for Manohar to get back in sense after the spinning car came to an abrupt stop. The knock caused him to hit his head hard several times on his side of the window and the steering wheel, he winced in pain and immediately checked on Anuradha.

She had shattered glass pieces of the broken window all over her, bleeding. Manohar immediately unbuckled his seatbelt and hers, pushing away the glass pieces.

Manohar ignored his own injuries, "Radha! Radha can you hear me. Radha are you, okay? Say something! Radha!"

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