Heyaah! How's you beautiful people?

After a long time no? Well, like I said, next update would probably be on my b'day!

It's 27th January. Oh yeah, it's my birthday..!🙈🙈

I somehow managed to write this update for y'all though, I really don't know how it's turned out to be.

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You're the light, you're the night
You're the color of my blood
You're the cure, you're the pain
You're the only thing I wanna touch
Never knew that it could mean so much, so much..
So love me like you do, love me like you do...
Touch me like you do,..

The song hit her ears and she smiled to her fullest

"This song is really something..." Nandini mumbled, gazing outside the window glass. She was returning back to her place. She was sitting next to the driver's seat while her personal secretary, Jiya, was driving the car. Jiya was obviously surprised to see Nandini behaving weird as she'd never seen this shade of hers

Well, Nandini had only two honest employee whom she'd trust on. One was Neel and the second was Jiya.

"I look like a crazy woman, don't I?" She spoke and Jiya shook her her

"No, you don't." Jiya said, concentrating on the road

"Well.. I know you must be surprised, seeing my this shade. And It's because I fell in love.." She said and Jiya gasped! She looked at her for a moment and again concentrated on the road.

"How can love make one feel so powerless and helpless? I'm still in shock after realising it.." Nandini smiled looking outside of the window. "What did I feel before then? I thought that was love for sure." She spoke indistinctly..

She'd love her ex but she now realized, that wasn't actually 'Love'

Nandini Kashyap was in L.O.V. E, LOVE! With Manik Malhotra..

"Umm..is he the same guy? The guy who made Mr Kashyap, all upset?" Jiya asked

"I need to go shopping for new clothes." Nandini stared at her as she purposely ignored her question

"I want to buy new clothes! Not those same tops and jeans but perhaps, some dresses or a skirt. Something feminine, sexy and soft.." She said.

Here jiya just wanted to pinch herself. She wasn't convinced with what Nandini just said.

"Don't be surpised Jiya. I'd already warned you, how crazy I am" Nandini smirked leaving Jiya all astonished

After a few minutes, they reached Kashyap mansion

"Jiya, keep it to yourself" Nandini gave her a warm smile "If dad ever finds out, he might send me to the mental hospital.." She sighed and got down from the car while Jiya shook her head, in disbelief

Nandini stepped in the mansion with her suitcase, just to find Neel infront. Her gaze moved to the side, and found some luggages. Neel's expression was clearly telling her that a mess had definitely happened and she

"Umm,... ok, I--I got it. But, can I eat something before leaving? I'm literally starving though" She pouted cutely and Neel couldn't help but smile

"How can you eat at a time like this?" Here comes the arrogant boss, her dad! She glanced at him. Vishni was present there too, but at the same time, Aryan came to her.

"Take him inside" Anirudh ordered, Vishni nodded and took Aryan inside.

Anirudh then gave Nandini a fierce look

"No matter how shameless and prudent you may be. How can you eat after causing a disaster for the company, Nandini?" Her dad's eyes were blood red. He was so vexed with her

"I'm not gonna commit any crime, I was only going to have food and be on my way out" She politely answered back to him

"There's no food for you in this house, just get out!" Nandini flinched at his tone. Mr Kashyap was really aggravated with her act which she did in Agra

"Your credit cards, cars, hotel and anything from Kashyap, will be stopped!" He spoke in a seeious tone and looked at Neel "Neel, take the credit cards, call the hotel and tell them to ban her starting from now itself.." His voice echoed in the entire mansion

There was a complete silent for some time, then Nandini asked "Anything else?"

"You don't have to come to work anymore. If I were to keep someone like you for one more day, I'm afraid that Kashyap company might go to bankrupt and.." Before he could complete, Nandini spoke

"And I was wondering.." Nandini cut him in between "My Nandini was able to save the resort afterall. The resort could have been sold to the con artists who would have destroyed it! The resort that my late wife left for me, my daughter proudly protected!" This time, her tone had some strong power

"Did you even think to praise me just once Mr Anirudh Kashyap?" She spat those words, maintaining a sarcastic tone

"What are you still doing here? Get out!" He snapped at her

"Sir!" Neel interrupted "She had good intentions. Please forgive her this time." He took Nandini's side. He wanted her to stay! He felt bad for her.

"Oh really? But she hasn't said anything like, 'I was wrong, I was ignorant, please forgive me.' She don't even know what she did was wrong! So how am supposed to forgive her?" Mr Kashyap raised his voice

"Ma'am..?" Neel whispered; gazing at her. But she rolled her eyes instead. This irritated Anirudh more

"Get out!!" He scowled at her defiantly. She took her only suitcase and turned to the exit door but then, she turned around again, facing Anirudh

"My clothes and other stuffs in these suitcase" She pointed at the rest luggages "These are from Kashyap's. So I'm leaving them all behind. I want to take these clothes off too" She now glanced at herself and again at him

"But I can't go around naked, can I?" Her tone was mostly sarcastic

"Please take care.. sir!" She said and finally moved out of the mansion. Neel was feeling sad for her. A lone tear escape from Anirudh's eyes. How could a father just ordered his daughter to leave the house.? That was really rude of Mr Kashyap

***

It was already evening when Nandini was marching to the way of Manik's home. She knew he was in her support as Manik himself told her that, he would be by her side in each difficult time

She heard some faint voices from inside. She rang the door bell, hoping Manik to open it but instead, Aditya opened the door

"Yes?" He asked. She wondered who was he

"Umm.. I--umm..Manik?" Nandini fumbled with words

"Who's there, Aditya..?" Suhasi yelled from inside and soon, she came to the door

"Ah.. you?!" She said surprisingly "You here at this time?" She asked, Aditya was clueless though, he never talked with Nandini personally

"Yeah.. actually I--I need to meet Manik. Is he-- at home?" Nandini asked, nervously

"No. Bhaiya is at work." She replied

"Oh.." her face fell instantly "Can you..tell me the address? I really need him. I mean.... need to meet him, yeah."

"No problem. I'll take you to him" Aditya gave her a lip sided smile while Suhasi glared at him

"Thanks alot!"

"It's okay" He kept grinning at her when..

"Aaouch!!!" He felt a pinch on his arm. He stared at Suhasi who was red with anger by now. "Stop your flirting with her!" She whispered

"What happen?" Nandini asked

"Nhi kuch nhi. There are lots of Mosquitoes outside na, so kisi machar ne kaat diya hoga, haina Aditya?" She grinned at him, while he gave her a look

****

Aditya and Nandini made their way to the club where Manik was working. They were in the cab. Aditya send a message to Manik

Here Manik wasn't alone but, Vishni was there, having a drink! She'd booked the entire club just so that she could come to meet Manik and talk, alone

"Hurry up. I don't have entire night for you" Manik said

"Manik, I know you want me so.. I'm ready to come back to you" Vishni said, making Manik chuckled

Vishni had lost it, literally!

At the same time his phone buzzed

"Nandini is on her way to meet you. Hope you're in a decent state" He read Aditya's msg and glanced at Vishni..

Again his phone started buzzing showing 'Nandini' calling. He smirked knowing what was coming

He answered the call, putting it on speaker

"Hello.." Her voice echoed in the club. Vishni's eyes got widened

"So.. I heard you're on your way here?" He said, still wearing his famous smirk

"Yes.. I'll be there shortly." Her voice was low yet beautiful

"That's great! I was going crazy because I was missing you..." He said lowly, making her smile but vishni was becoming furious, hearing to their conversation

"Manik I-- I got kicked out of the house.." She spoke. Her voice has some kind of sadness maybe. .

"I was expecting that! Don't worry. I'd already prepared the room for you." He said then eyed at a fuming Vishni who just wanted to grab that cell phone and break it into pieces

"You can stay in my room.. with me." She blushed hearing his husky voice

"You know like, we can actually do loads of 'New things' together. If you know what I mean.." His famous smirk never left his face.

"Shh..Manik!!" She flushed once again

Just his double meaning talks made her go all red. She could actually sense her pure feelings towards of Manik

God knows what would happen the day when she would give herself to him, completely

"Manik.. Manik, I love you." Nandini confessed hurriedly. That came a bomb to Vishni. And Manik..?

Manik was dumbfounded, bewildered.

Nandini actually confessed her real feelings for Manik!

"I love you!!" He could hear the joyness in her sweet voice "Manik..?" She bit her lower lip as she desperately waited for his answer

What would he answer? A 'yes' or... a 'no'?

But then he glanced at Vishni, giving her a sly smirk while she frowned at him
..
..

"Yes.. me too. I love you... Nandini." He whispered back to Nandini, making Vishni gasped in shock

Did Manik just say a yes?? Why? He didn't love her, did he?

Nandini shook her head, smilingly and cut the call.

She felt an overwhelming excitement. She just wanted to pounce on Manik and be in his arms till eternity.

~That person who enters your life out of nowhere, and suddenly means the world to you~

"So, can you leave? My girlfriend is coming. The bar is closed now" He said and moved to the side but Vishni held his wrist.

"How far are you going to go with this Manik? Nandini seems 100% sincere about you! How are you going to deal with it after you used an innocent girl?" She snapped at him and he sighed..

"So do you think I'm 100% faking it with her?" He raised his eyebrows at her

"Well..I'm a healthy young man with an average intelligence, Mrs Kashyap. Nandini is young, smart, pretty and lovely woman with an amazing family background! How could you think that I'm completely faking it with her?" He leaned to the wall, crossing his arms around his chest "You should leave now. It would be awkward if you ran into her here"

"Wouldn't it be the same with you?" She asked "Let's end this. Let's come clean together. Shall we, Manik?" She smirked and leaned forward to his lips. She placed her lips on his. She seems to be surprised by her act but he didn't responded.

She moved back after a minute and spoke "This pose is perfect, isn't it? When Nandini will walk in, she'll figure out what the situation is and understand who's using her as well as how and why! So, we'll be ready with this pose.." She said, shrugging her shoulders

He glared at her as he wiped his lips with his thumb. "Stop playing!" He grabbed her arms and pinned her to the wall. This time, he kissed her.

She tried pushing him back but he didn't moved. At the same time, he took out his cell phone and took a selfie of their 'kissing' scene

He moved back instantly as soon as he took the selfie.

"Are you out of your mind?! What do you think you're doing Manik?" She spat out

"This is how we should come clean, Mrs Kashyap" He shrugged and showed her the selfie

Sweats made their way to her forehead. This one simple selfie could destroy everything in her life!

But then, she composed herself and spoke

"Fine, if this is how you wanna play then, be it this way. Let's play fair. You want to bring me down right? Go for it. Let's see what a common Malhotra can do to a wealthy Mrs Kashyap" Vishni said, confidently. Manik let out a chuckle

"Challenge accepted, Mrs Kashyap" He said, as she gave him a sly smile and moved out of the club

***

Nandini reached the club, just when she was about to enter inside, her phone buzzed. She'd got an image of someone

She clicked on it and was numb to see of whom the picture was! She held her head in frustration

It was of, when Vishni had kissed Jai.!

She called Neel, who had send her the picture. She couldn't believe what she just saw

"Neel, what the hell is this??? What did you send me?!!" She yelled in the phone while Aditya looked confused

"Fine, I'm coming. I want things to be cleared!" She spoke hurriedly.

"I need to go. If Manik asked then tell him that it's urgent. Bye." She said to Aditya and sat back inside the cab

***

Aditya moved to the club and witnessed Vishni coming out of the club. He gave her a look then, marched inside

"Manik, why was she here?" He asked

"Leave it. Where's Nandini btw? Warn she coming with you here?" Manik asked a question instead

"Yeah but, she said she need to leave as it's something urgent."

"What's urgent?"

"Mujhe kya pata. Don't ask me." He waved his hand in air as he sighed, leaving Manik confused

What could be that urgent matter? He thought..

***

Nandini met Neel in a restaurant where Neel explained her everything of how this was recorded in the tape and he got that image

He even told her that, some workers of their company were on a strick strike just to bring down the company as they weren't getting their salary in time. In the other hand, the Kashyap company was in a real mess

She was frustrated, how could she just stop all of this? She had to do a move.

"Ma'am why are we here?" Neel asked as they had reached to an unknown club.

"Some of our workers, work here as a part time. Just called them Neel" She ordered him and he went inside to call them

She tried calling Manik but it went out of reach. She sighed, she just hope, he wasn't upset with her

Soon, four men were present infront of Nandini.

She stood up from her chair and said "Thank you all for coming"

"What is it that you wanted to see us about?" One of men asked

"I wanted to have a drink with you. If you sit down and take drink with me, I'll agree to all your demands. You're the heaviest drinker right?" She pointed at a man "If you drink more than I can then.. I'll agree to all your demands and if I win, you'll agree to mine." She said, while Neel widened his eyes

He knew Nandini couldn't handle alcohol

"Ma'am.. this is wrong. You and I, we both know that--"

"C'mon, do you accept it?" Nandini ignored Neel and asked the worker.
They nodded and soon, bottles of alcohol were placed in the table

Turn by turn, They started drinking while, Neel palmed his face.

Nandini was now out of her sense but still, she continued until,..

"Umm, I need to use the washroom. Excuse me" She said and moved to the washroom.

She threw up all that she had. Her condition was worst.

She came out and went to the side of the road. She was about to fall but thankfully, Neel held her

"Careful" Neel said calmly as he held her arms. She just blinked at him twice and grinned "I'm finnneee"

"Your condition is worst. What's the point of this reckless act?" He whispered-yelled at her

"Haww! Don't..yell.. at me na. I..was... hoping.. that they would go... easy...on me, thinking it's cute. But.." She was slurring in words

"I thought,.. this is the.. only way to.. resolve the union strike.. within two days. But.., the best think that I can do for now is.. let's run away." She jumped a little making him frowned

"What?"

"Bring your... car Neel, before they notice anything..., we should...leave!" She said, still slurring in words

He nodded. He asked her not to move from her place and to wait for him. But when he came back with his car, Nandini wasn't there! Neel was worried. It wasn't safe for her to go alone in this condition

His phone buzzed. He saw the caller and answered it immediately

"Neel... I'm fine, safe & sound. Don't.. worry" Before he could even speak anything, she cut the call.

He tried calling her but, it went out of reach

"God, be with her please!" He mumbled.

***

Manik was coming back home. Suhasi wasn't at home as she went to meet a friend. He was marching to his house when he got a call from Nandini

"Hell--ooo Mr arrogant." He heard a slurring voice

"Sholly. Something came up suddenly so.. I had to leave..without even meeting youh.." He frowned as he got to know who it was.

"Have you been drinking?" He asked, bitting his lips in vexation

"Nahh! I just had a shot Manik. Btw, I have something to--to ask youh." She'd hicupps in between

"Manik, what the heck have you done to me? I'm really... going crazy because of you. Baby!" She wasn't in her sense hence, she didn't even know what she was speakimg

Manik could hear her voice, nearby his home only. He moved to the back side of his house and, voila!

She was there, sitting on the stairs with the phone in her hand. He marched towards her and kneeled down infront of her

"Haww! Manik listen, I'm so much crazy that I can even see your image right--- infront of meee!!" She said excitedly, still speaking to the phone

She touched his face, just to make sure he doesn't disappear.

"Manik, your image is shoo handsome!! I wanna kisssh..him. Can I??" She asked, through the phone making a cute pout

Seeing her cuteness, he couldn't suppressed his smile. His face had some kind of guiltness, sadness seeing her in such state

"I feel for you, Nandini. Your life is such in a real mess. Just think that it's a bad dream. Just forget the bad dream. You'll see a bright future ahead" He whispered as he put some of her hair strands behind her ear and she was blinking her eyes, constantly

"I loveeee youhh" She confessed yet again and next she collapsed on his chest.

****

Next morning, Manik opened his eyes, only to find Nandini already staring at him

He'd been looking after her the whole night until he fell asleep next to her only.

"How did I get here?" She asked lowly

"Don't you trust me?" He asked her a question instead.

"I do! But..still I mean,.."

"You were already in your way here. So I was the one who brought you inside" He replied, moving a little and stared her

"I've been very undesirable no? As in, was I in a total mess?" She asked, bitting her lower lip

"Ah.. a little bit." He sighed

"What else did I say?"

"Well, it sounds cheesy. You might want to throw up if I'll tell you" She smiled at his words

"During my confession, you didn't give me any reply nah?" She pouted again and this was literally making her look the cuttest

"I did!"

"Really? Like what?" He ignored the question

"Aren't you hungry?" He asked as he woke up and sat back, resting his head on the bed board while she did the same

"Say it again na. I didn't hear it last night. I don't remember any of your words! Say na" She nagged like a child

"Let's freshen up and eat something" He tried to move but she held his arms

"What did you say to me last night? Answer me, Manik!" Her voice raised, she wanted her answer

"Nandini.." He started and she desperately waited for his words

"You're in a bad luck" She frowned as he said those words

"Unlucky for you as you're caught in Manik Malhotra's trap" His tone was serious

"So do you want to run away now? You still have time. Get up and put your shoes properly, Nandini. Use all your efforts to run away from me. I'll only give you one chance" He said it all without blinking while she just listened to him carefully but then she smiled

"Is that really what you said?" She asked smilingly and he just nodded. He was stunned as she was reacting so normal

"How did I answer then?" She asked, raising her eyebrows at him

"You still haven't answered" He said, gazing at her

"Can I answer it now then?" She asked sincerely. He waited for her answer but what she did next, made him hell stunned!

She leaned forward, wrapping her hands around his neck and her warms lips met his. The desires were making their way.., their heartbeats were increasing more and more.

Manik pulled her more closer, missing her more passionately. He pinned her down in the matress, making her gasped. He slide her top off her shoulder, still kissing her hard like never before.

The burn of desire decimated her. She could have refused him but all she could do was, surrender to her man.

He was fire, and all she knew was, she wanted to be burnt...

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