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Thank u so much for ur support and love❤️❤️...we hv reached the 50th chp of this stry!!

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Manik was walking,no he was running....his legs shaking,hands trembling!
His mind was clouded....he wanted to shout and stop the world for the second! Flying down the stairs and missing his steps for a few times Manik somehow made it till the car.
But where should he go?
Staring at the steering wheel,his mind felt numb!
For the first time in his entire life,Manik was feeling helpless.

Suddenly his phone vibrated! An unknown no.
Without any other option he accepted the call

M:Hello...........

Unknown voice:Hello Manik!

M: Who is this?

UV:Very eager I see...

The person snorted

Manik felt irritated

M:Kaun hai yeh? Kaisa khel hai yeh?

UV:Take a break Manik! Don't be this harsh!!!
Akhir humara khoon toh ek hi hai na!!

Manik was a bit taken back
His lips shuddered...was it the black sheep himself?

M:Vinay????

V:U said it!!! Finally...u people really made me waste my time...
Main tum logon se milne ke liye Mumbai aaya tha....aur aap logon ne mujhse milne ke liye Switzerland chale gaye...
I told u to wait for me na!!!

Manik cringed listening to Vinay!
Also he was shocked to learn that Vinay knew about them breaking in his house in Switzerland

V:Zyaada mat socho Manik...mujhe patha hai ki tum log mere ghar gaye the....

Manik's eyes widened

V:I hope tumne few minutes back ek video dekha hoga!!!
Did u enjoy it?

Vinay laughed
Manik felt his blood boil

M:U bastard.....
Hw dare u? Tumhe patha nahi hai....
I am Manik Malhotra and she is my wife...
Nandini Manik Malhotra!!
Agar use haath bhi lagaya na I won't spare u.....
Dammit!!!!

V:Woah woah angry young man....
Zyaada uchal mat... remember that ur wife's life is under my finger tips...
If u listen to me like a good boy...woh wapas aayegi...warna jo video bheja tha na woh sirf trailer tha....
Baaki ka picture record karke send kar dunga main...
Saari duniya dekhegi....ur beautiful wife will be the next popular person whose private video gets leaked...that too not with her husband but somebody else...
A very sensational MMS of Nandini Murthy...
Her whole career will go downhill....
Media will make it a festival.....
Aur phir

M:Stop it!!!!!!

Manik shouted unable to take it anymore

M:Kya chahiye tumhe?

V:Good good....jo bank transactions ki papers tumne mere ghar se liya hai woh tum wapas karoge...
Tdy u will come to the old bustop in Kurla at 1.00 am and dump the papers in the dustbin kept there....
If u do it,then I will give u the address of the hotel ur wife is in....

Manik had no option...he had to let go off the only evidence he had...
The only thing they had to provide against Vinay.....

V:U r free to inform the police...
Jaate wakt apna phone open karte jaa na...
I will the send the copy of the MMS to ur phone too....

M:No aisa kuch nahi hoga...tum aisa kuch nahi karoge

V:Ok !!! So I will be waiting

M:Ek minute...Harshad kaise.........woh jail mein tha na

V:Jail se kuch logon ko bahar nikalvana itna bhi bada kaam nahi hai Mr.Manik Malhotra...
Don't be such an idiot! Main bohat ache se jaanta hoon ki Harshad aur tum logon ke beech kya hua tha...Aur woh baat se mujhe faayda hua....God is great...what else shall I say....

Manik could feel his knuckles getting white but he had no option but rather stay silent.

V: Don't chase me Manik..u will be meeting death in the end......

Vinay cut the call leaving a very distraught Manik....

12.50 Kurla

Manik was walking with a file in his hands...
He didn't have to think twice to know whether it was the right decision!
All that mattered to him was her....
What should he call her? Yes she was his wife...but the connection was something more...
People use colourful words to describe their love for a person..
Manik did not want the usual lovey dovey phrases to describe his feelings...

Manik was a person who never gave up his possessions or dignity for somebody else..But yes he could do anything for her regardless of his dignity....Yes she was not his world nor his life but...

SHE WAS HIS DIGNITY

Finding the correct bus stop as Vinay mentioned ,Manik looked around to see if anyone was watching...

Not a single cat was around....Taking a deep breath he put the file in the empty dustbin...

Suddenly a message from an unknown no.

LEAVE IMMEDIATELY
HOTEL DWARAKA
ROOM NO.106
5TH STREET KURLA

Getting the msg Manik fled as if a cat who saw  the kettle on fire

Where was this hotel? After driving through some dirty and congested lanes Manik ended up in front of the HOTEL DWARAKA, A two storeyed old building which had people coming in and going out

Wasting no time Manik ran in .....
The suspicious man at the reception called out seeing Manik running like that...but his query fell to deaf ears....

Reaching the room,his hand trembled before he opened the door....calming himself down,Manik pushed opened the door ....

Entering the dark room Manik felt his breath getting heavier......He put on the lights!!!!

There she was....lying on the bed naked...His heart clenched at the sight

Tears found its away and he couldn't control his sobs....he was breaking down....
Falling down on his knees Manik shut his eyes tight to remove the image of Nandini's helpless condition...

She was always a fighter...But what went wrong?....No he can't break down now...he had to keep himself together for her...for them!

Manik closing his eyes  and picked up her clothes and dressed her up somehow...he tried waking her up...but she was unconsious. Carrying her to the car Manik drove like a maniac!

Not to a hospital..he didn't want to throw her into another big breaking news.....

MALHOTRA MANSION

M:Robin.......Robin..........

R:Yes Sir......

Everybody came down hearing Manik shout.....

V:Manik Nandini ko kya hua hai?

M:Robin ....Call Jhanvi Aunty.....

{Jhanvi is Mukti's  mother....she is the doctor who is treating Navya also}

R:Ok sir

Manik rushed with Nandini to their room
Navya came quickly and was shocked to see her sister

Nav:Di....di...kya hua hai di ko.....Cabir dekho na...woh baat kyun nahi kar rahi hai?

Navya started crying without any control

C:Navya..pls apne aapko sambhalo...use kuch nahi hua hai....main dekhta hoon...tum pls shaant ho jao...baby ke baare mein socho Navya...

V: Manik....main kitne der se chilla rahi hoon..tum kuch bataoge ya nahi...

Manik turned with bloodshot eyes

M:Jaanna chahte ho aap...Haa?
Apne husband se poocho...mujhse kyun pooch rahe ho...

Khush hai na aap Dad?

Manik barked

Karan and Vandana looked stunned
Meanwhile Jhanvi came in

Seeing Nandini's condition,Jhanvi asked everyone to stay outside the room

Navya sat on a chair outside sobbing and praying to God with Cabir standing beside her
Karan and Vandana stood with their heads hung down

After a few minutes Jhanvi called Manik in

J:Manik this is serious!

M:Aunty she is ok na....she is alright na?

J: Yeh Nandini ke neck pe kuch scratches hai...
Nail marks...the image I got when I entered the room was of a sexual assault...
But luckily there has been no sexual assault....
But.......

M:But?

J:She has been injected with a particular drug...A very high dose.....
Maine blood samples nikale hai... Report kal milega..then we will come to know which drug?
I think u should inform the police Manik...this is serious

M:Police? Woh yeah matlab haan main kar dunga....

Manik lied

J:Aur ek important baat...she will only regain consciousness in the morning and

M:And?

J:Yeh khushi ke baat hai ya dukh ki....I don't know........

J:She will have no memory of the events of the day

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Hey guys
Pls don't kill me for doing this....
But it's not easy to bring out the truth which has been hidden for many years...
It takes time 😉
Stat tuned for next updates....
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Varsha🥀