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Time passes, and she completes school. Now it's time to go to college. Both best friends are super excited about it, but before that, they both go to Lucknow.

Because it's Hamza's first birthday, and Noor can't miss it at any cost. So Shahzaib organises the party at their Nana Hazur's haveli (mansion) in Lucknow.

"Hamza, say Ammi." Sarah is trying to listen to her son's first words. Yes, Hamza is almost 1, and he didn't start saying names.

"No, no Hamza; say Phupho." Laiba interrupted.

"No Hamza will say chachu." Aadhil said, picking Hamza up in his arms, "Say chachu."

"No, he will say Aabu." Shahzaib said this while taking Hamza from Aadhil. "Come on, Hamza, say Aabu. Aabu.."

"Nu..Nu..Nu..." instead, Hamza said, looking at the main door. Noor runs to him, takes him in her arms, and swirls him.

"Haan Phupho ki jaan." Noor kissed his chubby cheeks, and Hamza giggled.

"It looks like you have a little admirer." Prikshita complimented her, and everyone laughed. Sarah has moist eyes.

Noor wished everyone and hugged her family, kissed her grandmother's hand, and also wished Salam to her stepsiblings, and Prikshita wished everyone too.

"His first words are your name." Sarah said, looking at her son.

"Why not Bhabhijaan? After all, I'm his favorite." Noor replied and tickled Hamza. "Haina?" And Hamza giggled. Shahzaib also has a smile on his face.

Masooma is happy to see her kids together.

His birthday celebration was grand, and Prikshita stayed here for two more days, then came back to Delhi to stay with her bua before going to Oxford.

Aadhil and Laiba also come back to Delhi. So Noor stayed with her family in Lucknow, and after a week, she and Prikshita both boarded a plane for Oxford and started their new journey.

Those were the best days of her life with her best friend. They both had each other in every situation.

Time passed, and both completed their graduation first, then post-graduation. During their studies, both start doing internships, so they both get good experience as well.

Now it's time to say goodbye. Yes, Noor decided to expand her brother's business abroad, and Prikshita has to come back to look after her father's business.

"Please come with me." Prikshita said it with tears in her eyes.

"You know I have to stay." Noor replied with tears rolling down her cheeks.

"I'm going to miss you so much." Prikshita replied, hugging her tightly.

"I'll miss you too." Noor replied, returning the hug. "It's time, or you will miss your flight." Noor said, breaking their hug and wiping Prikshita's eyes.

Prikshita nodded weakly and moved towards the airport. Noor is watching her retreating figure with tears.

Prikshita turned and ran towards her, hugging her again. "Thanks for being my friend, my sister, and my family."

"I'm still and will always be your family, sister, and friend." Noor replied.

Finally, Prikshita composed herself, wiped Noor's eyes too, and bid goodbye.

It's been three years since Noor became a successful businesswoman. She is a hard worker and always engrossed in business. She gives new heights of success to her brother's business.

Shahzaib, Sarah, and Aadhil take care of their businesses in India, and Noor alone takes care of the businesses in Europe, America, and Australia.

She has a very strict personality in the office but is very lonely in person. She misses her family so much, yet her stubbornness and anger won't let her go back to her house.

The day goes well, but the nights haunt her most. In her big mansion, she is all alone. She barely got some sleep, so she passes her time either at work or talking with her family and Prikshita via phone calls.

But because of work pressure, she and Prikshita hardly get time for each other.

This is what her life becomes. A successful businesswoman, but alone.

She is living a life that everyone desires, which they see from the outside—a businesswoman, successful, independent, and fearless boss lady—but no one sees a lonely little girl. Who is caged in her own house and cursed with loneliness.

It's a regular day for her, as she is returning to her Australian office with her assistant Claire.

She doesn't trust anyone besides Claire regarding her business matters. Claire is in her late 30s and a single mother.

Noor always gives chances to deserving employees who really need a job and have potential.

On the other hand, her staff had no idea of her arrival. When she stepped into the building, a young man was playing catch and throw with another employee.

She caught the ball in the middle, and the employee gulped nervously, seeing her, but the young man asked her, smiling, "You want to join?"

She turned to the employee and said, before he could apologise or say anything, "You are fired."

"Huh?" The young man asks, in disbelief, what just happened and who she is.

"I'm sorry, Ms...." The employee tried to apologise, but she cut him off.

"It's no use now. Save it for your other boss." Noor replied sternly and turned to the young man, "And who are you?"

"He's an intern." Claire replied.

"Your internship is cancelled." Noor said, and the boy is literally shivering. She crossed him.

"No, you can't do this." He started blabbering.

"Yes, I can." She replied, turning back to him and saying, "And I don't pay anyone to play here and pass their time." She replied and said in a loud, authoritative voice so everyone could hear her, "And I have already provided you with a very good lunchtime with decent working hours and good pay. So I won't tolerate it if any of you waste my company's precious time playing." Then she turned to both the culprits and said, "You two. Pack your stuff and leave this building within 10 minutes."

Saying this, she comes to her cabin and resumes her work.

"Who was she?" The intern asks.

"Noor alam shah. The CEO of this company is Lady Hitler." Another employee replied, "Thank God I didn't join you two lunatics, or I have to also leave my job."

Both of them packed their belongings with sulking faces and left the office.

In Noor's office, Claire comes in.

"Did they both leave?" Noor asks.

"Yes," Claire replied, sitting in front of her desk.

"Good. So what's today's schedule?"

"Not something new, but we have a meeting with our partner regarding Hemsworth's project." Claire replied.

"Where?"

"At Hemsworth's office."

"OK." She nodded "Who is our partner?" She asks because she has no idea.

"I don't know yet, but let me fetch the details." Claire replied, and she nodded.

After wrapping up her work, she drives towards her residence. She doesn't have much work and no one to talk to, so she picks up her guitar and sings for a few minutes.

                       (This song👆)

By the time she finished the song, she had tears in her eyes. She wiped her eyes, sniffed, and tried to sleep.

The next morning, she drives directly towards Hemsworth's office. It's a very important project for her.

In Hemsworth's office.

Mr. Jace Hemsworth is talking with another man.

"Your partner in this project is on her way." Jace said.

"Her? Is she a lady?" Man asks.

"Yes, and she is very hardworking and devoted. I consider myself lucky to work with her." Jace replied.

"Well, I must want to meet her then. I have so much respect for the ladies who work hard and stand on their own feet without anyone's help." Man replied.

"There is another specialty. She is from your country as well." Jace replied.

"Really?"

"Yes. Oh, here she is." Jace replied, gesturing towards Noor, and the man turned.

"No fishing way?" The man is shocked.

"YOU?"
"YOU?" Both said it together.

"Never wished to see you here?" Man said.

Noor didn't react but muttered under her breath, "Allah miyan sabar dain. (God, please give me patience.)"

                  (Your Noor Now👆)

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