Sry for the late update ,

In night,

"It's already 10pm ...... And if you won't be here in next 10 mins ..... Then I am sorry I will leave" this time she wasn't angry but just tired . Tired of waiting for Abhimanyu , she was waiting from last one hour . She kept her phone on table and dug her head in menu so that she could rescue herself from weird looks of people. 

"I do sense danger ..... Almighty save me " smile broke on her beautiful face when he whispered these words in her ear from behind . Her smile grew wider when bunch of red roses made their way in her lap .

"Don't know about almighty but this flowers did that for u " he came forward and took the seat but not before pecking her cheek. 

"So in just my favor I would say I got late because of these flowers " she rolled her eyes at his lame excuse but nonetheless she bought it , she don't have choice either.

"Sry to disturb ur little romance ..... Can we have talk for some moments " one man of almost 40 yrs approached them who was unknown to her but well known to him.

"Do we know you ?" She asked looking at him because Abhimanyu couldn't speak.

"U don't but he does ..... By the way I am doctor ..." .

"Okay we can have talk in private ..... May be outside the hotel " Abhimanyu got up quickly and interrupted the doctor , he nodded but she was perplexed .

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"What is it ?" Abhimanyu asked with a anger .

"That day u said I can ask anything in return if I do as u say ..... And I have practically done that thing against my morals " he started his explanation.

"Come to the point"

"I want u to help me to buy new equipments ..... Hospital is lacking in providing facilities to serious patients and as they r expensive we are unable to buy them " he was moralistic doctor but that day he realised morals can't save patients lives but going against it can save them . He wasn't hungry for money but if someone's extra money can save others life then why not to give justice to those extra money nd someone's life too.

"I hope we will be doing this as charity...... Because if u r planning to blackmail then u r in trouble ...... And consider it as a threat  " Abhimanyu was speaking Manik's words from his mouth .

"Sure ..... Thanks for the help " he left after getting nod from Abhimanyu . But when he turned back to go inside he saw, his girlfriend's  face was full of questions and was glowing with anger showing she might have heard something nd misinterpreted it in her mind .

"I want truth ..... And I hope u r not involved in some illegal buisness " she asked sternly , she is angry but still patient because she trusts him.

"Please don't be mad at me but few days back I did something but trust me that was the best way to handle that thing in my way instead of Manik's ........" He told her everything including his nd doctor's helplessness but got rewarded by hard slap from her , she was fuming in anger .

"U nd ur sick boss ...... How that bloody person can risk someone's life ..... It's not joke or game to play with it,  just to teach someone a lesson ..... Nd u know what he don't need dog like u but a mental asylum he is bloody psycho " she leashed out her anger on him .

"Just stop it ....... He is not psycho ..... He is mad nd agressive but he is not psycho killer , he don't do anything in rage he always keep watch on his actions ..... I know we risked that man's life but he is safe now , so stop overreacting " side effects of living yrs with Manik . He defended Manik .

"I am overreacting seriously? ..... U know what, only come to me whenever u will realise ur mistake " saying so she left from there , crying hysterically . It was her first break up though they were in relationship from last two months but still it hurted her most , she knew Manik is cunning but she didn't expected Abhimanyu to do such things.

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"Dii when u will be free ? I don't have anyone to fight with me nd I am kind of getting bored without ur stupid bickering " Rishabh said this to Nandini when she sat beside him on their couch .

"I missed u too my little baby bro" she gave him quick hug . She squeezed his cheeks to which he scrunched his nose .

"U didn't answered my question ?" He pouted . She also wants to answer his question but she don't have any answer , her holiday will be dependent on Manik's mercy.

"Very soon ...... And it will be surprise so don't ask about day nd time and may be we can buy new cricket kit for u " she knew how to cover it. 

"I love you" this time he gave her quick hug.

"Now give that remote ...... Sinchan nd doremon or any barbie princess must be missing me " after breaking the hug she searched for remote. 

"Aaah ..... I am taking my words back " saying so he got up from couch and she instantly layed on it . He huffed looking at her and went to his room , she chuckled at his obvious reaction. 

It was already 11pm nd everyone was in their own room so after watching cartoon for half hour she also went in her room to sleep . Tomorrow she won't go in the early morning but she will go after having breakfast in her own house , only if he won't order her to be there .

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Outside the Malhotra Mansion Nandini was taking sunbath in the morning , waiting for her cruel boss in her black uniform , yes he was prepared with black uniform when she went to his house in her casual dress . She defended herself saying that it will not go good along with his image if his driver will wear stained white dress but much to her surprise he simply said okay then gave her new black uniform making her speechless , she pouted , cursed nd finally wore that uniform .

Near to the main gate of mansion she was talking with her new friends i.e. Sahil nd Sandesh . They all were discussing about random things and also about their shrewd boss.

"What should I say..... I born as single and I think due to courtesy of our boss I am going to die single " Sahil cried out his frustration in front of them , they both laughed at him.

"Why is it so ?"  Nandini asked while controlling her laugh .

"That cunning man have a looks of Greek god that there is no chance any girl will look anywhere but at him in his presence and added to his luck he is damn rich as if Kuber has emptied his treasure in front of Manik sir " Sahil pouted sadly and sighed defeated-ly but Sandesh again started laughing , loudly making Nandini confused.

"I remember that day he asked one girl for coffee date but when her eyes landed on Sir ..... She started seducing him " Nandini too laughed on Sahil nd he hid his face in embarrassment but not before giving sheepish smile.

"See guys ..... I admit he is handsome , may be just like Greek god but that doesn't mean every girl is made for him ..... That's not possible, so u will also get someone who will find a beautiful person in u , till then you don't have to sulk just enjoy ur life "  She said suggestively and they agreed seriously. 

"Just like you ...... You did found beautiful person in ur boyfriend, right? " Sandesh said genuinely .

"Yes he is caring and protective " Sahil too agreed.

"That he is ..... But truth to be told he is my friend and not boyfriend " she assured them by blinking her eyes when she saw their shocked faces .

"You little bitch " three of them turned to see living valcono walking towards them , specifically towards Nandini .

"Excuse me " Nandini frawned at the words that girl chose for her. 

"Yes u bitch ..... U provoked Manik by ur bullshit talks and now my life is mess ..... Me and my bf we broke up, it happened because of u ...... Who told u to poke ur nose in our matter " she furiously grabbed Nandini's shoulder and accused her . Nandini glared at the actress. Sahil nd Sandesh too came forward to protect their new friend .

" You disloyal swine ..... Take ur dirty hands off me " she roared like tigress and pushed her hands away .

"You couldn't control ur bitchy harmones and u r blaming me ..... U r the reason for ur messed up life and I am not ..... U cheater bitch " Nandini roared back like a tigress but just within a second she winced in pain after a hard slap on her cheek by that girl.

"Don't u dare raised ur voice and stay in ur limits ..... Little driver , u don't know me ..... U don't have to mess with me ...... And one more thing don't ever try to manipulate Manik with ur shitty righteous talks " she humiliated Nandini so much that she couldn't hold back her tears  , she is not weak but she just couldn't handle first slap of her life that too by outsider.

"I must say I haven't built this property for cat fights ...... This is not railway station or news channel ..... So I will appreciate little discipline " before Sahil nd Sandesh could have taken Nandini's side they heard same nonchalant voice of their selfish boss.

"I can't be quite if ur useless driver will poke her nose in my damn life and provoke u against me " again she accused Nandini and Manik noticed her for a second that how she is crying like a baby but he didn't gave any heed to her condition . Meanwhile Sandesh and Sahil went to console her .

"A low level person like her can't provoke Manik Malhotra ..... U r giving her too much importance in my life but in reality she is nothing but a random worker ...... Last thing , Why and how u r here at my Mansion ? ...... I don't remember inviting u or giving u address " Manik asked sternly , he didn't appreciated her invading his property .

"See you are very well aware of my break up as u r the main reason ..... But let's make a deal start dating me or else I will spoil your image in front of media " she was here with a agenda of blaming Manik for her break up as she was hurt even now she is hurt too . But she knows she can't lose her career for just stupid heartbreak she had taken so much efforts to reach at this position and teaming up with Manik will add bonus to her career , so she changed her plan just now .

"Okay go with second option " he evily laughed at her for 10 secs then said these words in a serious tone.

"But do think about ur precious career ....... Because I am just a chairman of top music company in Mumbai , only top level people knows me who are already dealing with their own twisted relationships so my image will remain untouched,  but U , the great TV actress ..... U r everywhere , almost in every house of India and it will surely ruin ur image after knowing about ur cheating.... Media will surely find more interest in painting ur character rather than blaming a person who is not at fault " she literally shivered while thinking this because whatever he said was true . He is Manik Malhotra for a reason and random actress can't dare to raise finger against him .

She stood there motionless , drowned in her own web of troubles and he noticed how Nandini went outside the main gate that too furiously and Sandesh also ran behind her. 

"Okay I accept that I am powerless in front of u ...... But what is wrong with our dating ..... I am single and u r single too ..... We can be great sex partners too " she tried again but he cringed at her suggestion .

"I don't do dating and other thing instead of searching ways to woo me or finding ways to wash ur dirty hands with my own earned money ..... Try to save whatever u have and leave this city or else I won't leave u too breathe freely " the fire in his calm words stirred her whole world and this time she couldn't control her tears of fear. 

"Always remember not to cross ur paths with Devil in future " saying so he moved ahead of her with his evergreen attitude and she couldn't stopped her helplessness . Before she could gather herself and leave this place she heard loud voice of glass breaking .

"Noo ...... please stop " she cried helplessly in front of her half broken car . She could only see her destruction in front of her eyes . She couldn't believe how her life collapsed within three days just because of her wrong move with wrong person .

"Stay in ur limits bitch ..... And don't provoke me to cross mine " crying Nandini was gone and now she was feisty girl who can fight back for herself.

After threatening her and shocking all other audience she went inside the gate with savage attitude . Her friends were proud nd Manik was stunned to react because Nandini broke the front glass (windshield) of that car  with a metal rod . In this process her hand got hurt nd her knuckles were bleeding.

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"How u can do that in front of my house? " Coming very much closer to Nandini he asked her sternly . She was standing near his car , waiting for Sahil nd Sandesh who went to bring first aid box .

"U didn't asked her how she can slapped ur Low Level Worker in front of ur house? ...... That too when I wasn't at fault " she replied back furiously , he didn't cared about her self respect nor about her wound .

"How u can be so impulsive nd reckless that u behaved irrationally " caging her between him and car , he asked . No part of his body was touching her but still the proximity they were sharing made her nervous a little bit . She breathed heavily .

"Because I am not nasty Manik Malhotra who spends his time in planning nd plotting against others " she spat back with equal fierce and his nostrils flared in air with anger. 

"What u said ? ...... Nasty ?" He was way more furious and she feared what if he will kill her in his anger .

"Exactly nasty nd disgusting person I have ever met ...... First u slept with her even after knowing that she is cheating on her bf but u didn't cared then again u shouldn't have involved urself in her personal life ...... She wasn't a bitch alone u were same evil as her , so u didn't had any right to interfere in her life. ...... Still it was okay as u cared for her boyfriend...... But on top of that u ruined her career, how sadiast u can be just because u r rich nd have powers to do ? ....... Such a heartless and selfish creature on earth " looking straight in his eyes she spoke venom and he just gulped his anger by closing his eyes and opening them again.

"How dumb u can be to spoke in favour with a person who humiliated u ..... Nd yes u r right I am sadiast nd selfish ...... I exposed her not because I cared for her boyfriend or anything but I showed her , her real place. ..... I heard her plans to use me to raise her career just few minutes before she sat in my car that day , and no one can take advantage of Manik Malhotra " he smirked remembering the conversation he heard that day and made his mind to teach her lesson .

"But u were going to have fun with her " she said innocently and he chuckled a bit.

"I thought of having physical fun before actual fun but u ruined it for me by crying like a kid .... So I made slight changes nd whatever happened today with her it was supposed to happen since then, just ways went little different" she kept gawking at him as she heard him , she felt like crying out, why she has to care for every random person where she is related to none.

"U all are so selfish and bad ..... But u r the worst among them ..... The most cunning man" she puffed anger through her lips and he smirked . He started roaming his finger on her arms.

She were almost counting her breathes and was struggling to stand straight , his smooth touch was giving goosebumps to her but her breath hitched when he held her neck , his touch wasn't harsh but still it was enough to scare her .

"U know what ...... I never forget anything or any person who went against me " she coughed a little as he pressed her neck slightly.

"Leave me ...... U r giving me creepy vibes of psycho killer" she tried to Joke as she was struggling to breathe but he pressed her neck again with his one hand , he caressed her jaw line with one forefinger of other free hand  .

"U r right ..... I am killer and I have killed people ..... Specifically women's ...... 3 women " he said with mixed emotions which she couldn't understand and his face was nothing but blank even anger wasn't there, she don't know he really did that or he is just scaring her .

"Nandiniii " Sandesh took her name. 

"Let's treat ur wound" hearing Sahil's voice he created distance between them , giving her space to move away and she did that happily .

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"Aaah papa .... Aaah mumma  " Manik rolled his eyes at the ongoing scenario where she was hissing at the touch of oinment , as she was hitting glass with so much force that her knuckles also got injured and they were bleeding so Sandesh was holding first aid box and Sahil was applying oinment while blowing air on her wound .

"I don't have my whole day to waste on u ..... U have already wasted my time now stop this drama and let's go ..... I have to be at Half Note in half hour " three of them sighed at his inhumanity , both the boys felt bad for her and she just gave them helpless look . Taking her hand back and shrugging her shoulders at her friends , she moved towards Manik's car .

She opened the door of backseat and after sitting on driver seat she pressed horn loudly showing her annoyance . Manik sat inside and he himself closed that already opened door .

The drive was silent but it wasn't peaceful silent , Nandini was angry , angry on almost everyone or disappointed with her life . His behaviour wasn't new or shocking but still it did affected her even she felt bad for the actress . Her thinking turned into overthinking and she started crying , as her grip tightened on steering her knuckles again started bleeding .

Manik was astounded since the time she gave tight reply to that slap that too without touching that girl . Nandini is not just innocent but she is way much more amazing and feisty , there are many shades of her to explore and she is not just simple, plain boring girl . She always stirs his constant world and he starts drowning into her world and that scares him to core . He looked at the girl who was invading his thoughts .

"Why r u decorating my car with ur blood and tears ?" Manik's voice startled her and she stopped the car immediately , she looked at her knuckles they were bleeding and now she is crying hopelessly confusing Manik so much.  Without thinking much she got out of the car and he too followed her to see her puking her guts out , area wasn't silent as it was near to vegetables market .

He was standing near his car doing nothing but staring at her . He didn't asked her if she is okay or not but one thought was bothering him that what happened to her suddenly , this never happened before. 

"Nanduuu" He heard the panicking voice approaching them , he looked at the lady who must be in her late 40's . She ran towards Nandini and started rubbing her back to soothe her .

"Give her water " she hurriedly asked the favour from Manik , he didn't moved for a seconds but when she asked him to move fast he reluctantly took bottle out from car and passed that to the lady .

"Ohh God why ur hand is bleeding ?" She was worried for Nandini .

"Aunty ..... I am fine , my hand just got injured ...... And u know na , after seeing blood this happens to me , everytime..... But how u come here ?" Nandini asked after cleaning herself with water. 

"I was going to market then I saw ur tiny figure so I ran towards you ..... Now come to home with me " Supriya said and wiped blood with wet Pallu of her cotton saree , she washed that clothe before using it for Nandini's wound. 

"Umm I am fine and we have to go ..... We have important wor ....." Nandini tried to speak.

"No way,  u r not going to work with bruised hand ...... Come with me , we will go home, coincidentally today I have made ur favourite dish ...... It's almost lunch time u can ask ur boss for lunch " Supriya suggested and Manik shifted in his place uncomfortably when she talked about his lunch  . The good boy image of his in society is at stake.

"He is busy " Nandini said before Manik could insult Supriya.

"Beta it's almost lunch time ...... I know you must be habitual with five star hotels but one homemade lunch won't do that bad and on top of that Nandini is injured , I can't let her go " the warmth in her words was something that he couldn't deny her , he nodded his head much to Nandini's surprise.

"Umm okay" he occupied the driver seat before Nandini could feel embarrassed in front of her Aunty , except her friends no one knows about her job of driver . But he didn't do this to save her image but because of her injury , he didn't want his car covered with her blood drops.

Both ladies sat on back seat , Supriya took care of Nandini's hand and Nandini's brain was fucking with her thoughts, because of this most difficult and unpredictable man .

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How was the chap?

................Aish ❣️.................