Manik is standing in his balcony as he does daily early in the morning to watch Nandini and listen her, when he heard sounds in garden he looked down again and observed keenly, and found two dasis plucking the flowers he frowned

Since from the day he found Nandini, it became a habit for Manik to watch her, gaze and stare her, his mind his eyes keep on searching for her all the day. A small glance of her is making him happy and content though he is annoyed with this habit, he could help it.

Manik just ruffled his hair, took deep breath and walked inside, "she might be busy with some other works which she is always even when everyone ask her to stop working. I should make her know that she can't deny me this time" Manik said to himself.

When Manik is in puja room he is just waiting for Nandini to come with prashad as daily but she didn't come just maharaj ji came, Manik frowned, why he too don't know but now he is desperate to see Nandini.

After puja completed Leelavati turned to Hema "so Hema you had ladies party and you didn't invite us?"

"MA sa!! It was just we five ladies as elder one I just invited to be friendly with them"

"Ooo!!! Ok then we three too will have some snacks party, you do one thing prepare around twenty varieties of snacks along with laddus for us till evening"

"MA sa I will make sure they are ready by evening"

"No no Hema you alone without anyone's help you should make for us what will you say padma?"

"Yes didi sa we will have party" Padmavathi said in excitement

"It's been a while Hema cooked for us"

"Radha!!! You do one thing you send your dasi to make sure only Hema cooks food"

Hema face turned red she understood that Nandini had informed Badi MA, she got more angry but she composed "ma sa I cannot prepare so many varieties Kshama"

" but you can torcher, Nandini when she is not well suffering from fever, that too for two days you made her cook with high temperature, what did I warn Hema I think you took me light" Leelavati raised her voice lightly.

King looked at Hema in horror, Manik is not less angry

"Rani sa!!!! I already declared that, Nandini is gurus grand daughter, she will be treated as daughter then how come she is going through all this?"

"Kshama Hukum!!! It's was totally my fault I accept punishment" Leelavati said bowing her head

"Punish Hema severely, now, and you will make sure that Nandini is well as soon as possible and everyone here, I am warning, if anyone try to mess with Nandini I will make sure they leave this mahal and go away to their mothers house" king made it clear

Leelavati turned to Hema "I already warned you when you shouted on Nandini last time, you didn't understand it properly, you again did it on purpose, so you need to be punished, from now on for ten days you will cook for king and we three. You will do all your works by your own and dasis are banned for ten days for you"

Manik who is fuming with anger, turned towards his mother and said "MA sa!!! Hema raised her hand on Nandini, she herself said it to me"

Hema looked at Manik with anger "you kept your Kangar on my neck Hukum for that lady, that is why Itook my revenge on her" Hema said shamelessly

Manik clutched his fist tight as his knuckles went white, his jaw tight eyes turned to red he was about to say something, Leelavati said in very deep voice "Hema!!!! It is my fault that in all these years I couldn't put some sense in you, this time you really crossed you limits, let me punish you harsh, you will clean Manik's room all alone for this tendays"

"I am not dasi" she said in frustration

"She too is not dasi" Manik said in a stern voice

"She is an orphan, who came for shelter how more I can treat her?"

"What king said you didn't listen Hema?" Leelavati said in high voice

"MA sa I don't want her to enter my room, nor want to see her face any more, you send her away that will be best for our family" Manik said with disgusting face

"Hukum!!! You can't say that I am future queen don't forget that"

"Never I let you become one, MA sa I am done with this nonsense you deal with her and please never let her come anywhere near me nor Nandini, if at I see her, this time I will cut her throat with out mercy"

Manik walked away from them, he is furious now, he hated his guts for not keeping an eye on Nandini, he just walked to her place he inspected the area and found that it's only two guards and some workers are present, he then entered in, found the room almost empty, he was about to go in he came across Siya she did Pranam "where is Nandini?"

"She is get ready Hukum"

"How is she?"

"Fever is still present and she is weak"

"Why did you allow her to do all the work, when she is not well in first place?"

"We tried our level best Hukum, but panditayan didn't listen"

Manik with angry strummed inside Nandini's bedroom, Nandini is in just lehengas and blouse she is folding her chunny to wear it, she jumped in her place due to the sound of door, seeing Manik in her room she startled,

He just ignored her actions and reached her in one long step, took her arm in his hand dragged towards him looking straight into her eyes with pure anger

"How many times I have to repeat that you not dasi or worker here? You are mine keep it in your thick brain"

Nandini widened her eyes in terror "Yuvaraj????" She wishpered as her throat went dry

"Everyone here listen if this lady does any work for others except for puja I will strangle you all in middle of the country" Manik shouted at all

"And you" he turned towards Nandini again "I hate cat fights among ladies and you will always stay away from them am I clear?"

Nandini nodded in fear

"And take care of yourself I don't know how to take care of anyone so be careful" Manik said in concern tone but with stern voice she again nodded her head