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Yes another earlier and SURPRISEEEEEEEEE update 😉😉😉❤️❤️❤️❤️

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Ok so I was a little upset with the last chapter reaction... I mean it's my bad health and me being extra hormonal... If you know that I mean...

So I am sorry... And I hope this will help you guys because this is 7k+ words longgggggggg update!!!!

The most awaited chapter of this story... The most awaited one and I hope you guys will like it... Get your tissue box and highest heels ready...

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I hope this will change your mind about Murad a little bit... Because if not then I think it's a lost case...

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"محبت میں زباں کی بے زبانی اب بھی ہوتی ہے

نگاہوں سے بیاں دل کی کہانی اب بھی ہوتی ہے

چھپاؤ لاکھ بےچینی کو خاموشی کے پردے میں

تمہارے رُخ سے دل کی ترجمانی اب بھی ہوتی ہے"

(Mohabbat Mai zuban ki be-zubani ab bhi hoti hai

Nigahon se beyan Dil ki kahani ab bhi hoti hai

Chupao lakh be-chaini ko khamoshi ke pardy main

Tumhare rukh se Dil ki tarjamani ab bhi hoti hai)

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Murad stays in the hospital for two weeks, the doctors let him go after that.

He was having a problem with breathing and laughing sometimes because of the cracked ribs but they are healing perfectly fine now.

He was healing better with his family's care and support, if the Hamdani family loves Mannat most because she is the youngest and their baby then they also love Murad because he is their eldest son.

Murad was the eldest son and the only one in their family for 5 years, after that both Adam and Umer joined the gang.

His family daily video called him or sometimes visit him.

Umer always stays beside him but Murad was still frustrated, why? Because Mannat was acting weird.

She will come in the room with his meals or at the time of his check-up and medication but then she went out in the waiting room.

He knew she was out there but he was not happy because she never came in front of him.

Whenever he asked something she will answer in monologue and went away or sometimes he will be talk with her but she never says anything that riles him up more.

He was discharged from the hospital with a wheelchair to rest and get better and a whole load of medicines for his pain.

Umer was helping Murad on his bed as he groaned and hiss from pain. Umer bit his lip trying to control his laughter.

"Stop laughing idiot... You broke so many bones and then keep a straight face when someone pokes you,"

"Bhai you sound like manna when she is irritated...,"

That shut Murad up, his mood takes 180 degrees as he looked around to see the said woman but she was not in the room.

"I am not...,"

"You are... but I know you will never agree,"

Adam came into the room with his hospital bag and a tray of snacks for everyone.

"Manna send this...,"

Shameen beghum was acting like a mother hen but smile when she saw Murad's favorite pineapple fruit cocktail with a lychee side.

"My girl is the best...,"

"yeah... She is best at running... Oww Umer... Stop hitting me,"

"Ops... My bad Bhai,"

Murad rolled his eyes at the sheepish smile on Umer face telling him that he was doing it deliberately.

The brothers had bonded well in these two weeks, they are happy but it didn't mean they forget what he did to Manna.

They are waiting for him to heal and then start his punishment.

"Ok Murad... You get rest... I am also going... We old people need our beauty sleep,"

Hadiya beghum winked at him as she kissed his forehead and then went to her room with Adam behind him.

Adam was still angry at him but he acted polite in front of everyone. Mirza Sahab also patted his shoulder and went to his room.

Murad nodded and dozed off as his mother and brother tucked him in.

Jannat was leaning against the kitchen door as she saw her sister cooking soup for Murad.

"Why are you doing this manna? Why are you giving more pain and heartbreak to yourself?"

Mannat hand stops stirring as she heard Jannat's words but then resumed her work. This is how she turned herself, it's like she turned off her feelings.

Mannat was always silent, giving fake smiles for her family's sake and replying in monologues.

She was taking care of Murad but she didn't want to go close to him. Jannat glared at her twin with a burning passion.

"I asked something Mannat...,"

"I don't have the answer Jannat...,"

She takes the soup bowl from the counter and poured it in. She takes his medicine bag and went towards his room.

Jannat was not going to back down easily so she left after saying her mind leaving Mannat alone with many wandering thoughts.

"Don't be a sadist Manna... Let him go and see ahead... They are a promise of a bright future but you are too blind by your kindness and so-called love,"

"I can't let go, Janna... I never had...,"

She closed her eyes as a lone tear escapes her eyes in dismay.

"باز آ جاؤ محبت سے۔۔۔ اے محبت والوں!!!

ہم نے اک عمر گنوائی ہے ملا کچھ بھی نہیں"

(Baz aa jao mohabbat se... Ae mohabbat walon!!!

Hum ne ek Umer ganwai hai Mila Kuch bhi Nahi)

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Murad woke up from the nap and groaned as his left arm was killing him. His leg was much better and his ribs are almost healed.

He looked at the wall clock to see it's lunchtime and then see the nightstand sigh in irritation.

A tray of warm soup, his favorite chicken sandwich, and his medicine is placed there. She had again did it.

Mannat Mirza Hamdani was playing hide and seek with him for the past month.

This is what happened, she will sneak into his room and place warm food while he was napping.

Or she used his mother and phupho for the purpose. She was taking care of him, each thing about him, his medication, his food, his clothes, and physiotherapy.

But she was doing it all from afar, it was frustrating for him and Murad always take it out when he got the chance by being rude to her.

She tried her best to avoid going to his room but sometimes luck is not in her favor, like today.

Shameen beghum and Hadiya beghum had to go somewhere, all men are at the office and Jannat went to the office with Umer lunch she made.

So it's just Mannat and Murad in the house. She took a deep breath because she was going to his room again.

She forgets the glass of water and his vitamin D tablet.

She prayed that she was still sleeping so she can run out without facing him but the moment she entered the room, she cursed herself.

"Maar Gayi...,"

(I am dead)

Murad was shocked at first but then a hard look came into his eyes. She gulped the lump in her throat and think about going back.

She was going to turn back when his stern voice stops her movement.

"Don't you dare...,"

She closed her eyes and then take deep breaths. She turned around and went inside. She placed the tray on the table and was going to run away but he spoke.

"I need to change my shirt...,"

She frowned at his words and looked at his shirt but then nodded and moved to get another shirt for him.

He cursed under his breath thinking this feisty cat will fight him and say something but she just nods.

He wanted to apologize to her for everything but he wanted her to at least say anything to him and not avoid him.

He just wanted her attention and her words but she was acting all robot.

He was doing this all month to get her attention but failed each time because she will do the task and then ran away.

He always pouted and huffed when she ran away from him, for anyone he will look like 5 years old who was crying for attention but we know the truth.

She placed a grey sweatshirt on his bed and turned to go but he again speaks up.

"Not this one... I don't like this style...,"

She glared at him and eye the shirt he is wearing that is the same one she put on the bed. But she still does it without the reaction he wants.

She placed the shirt and he frowned at her hand. She looked at him with a blank face that irritates him to no end.

"I... I will call Shafi Bhai to help you...,"

He tried getting up hissing in pain but she remains careless.

"I don't need Shafi's help... You are here... You can help me,"

He almost does a happy dance when he saw her blazing eyes but then she shook her head.

"You can wait for Umer Bhai to return then... I have work..,"

She was going to go but he can't let it happen so he did what he did best, hurt her with his words.

"Runaway... Runaway like always... Why did you do my work when being in my company disgust you and repulsed you so much... Why did you do all this? Why act like a good wife when you don't consider yourself one?"

Mannat stay silent with her back to him, he can't see the storm of emotions in her eyes but he didn't stop there.

"Tell me Mannat... Is it another plan of yours? To act like you are too good for me so they can get rid of me and get you married to that... Leave it... this is the reason you are taking care of me in front of the family and ignoring me... I was waiting for you each day... Each day that you will come and I will see you... I will apologize to you for what I cause but no... You don't think I deserve it Mannat... You don't...,"

He was breathing heavily, he was looking at her back with rage but she didn't move a muscle too tense for it.

"My family took your side... I accept it... They forced you on me... I accept it... They leave me alone... I accept it... I thought You ruined my life... I accept it too DAMNIT... I spend years thinking that I am forced on you and you don't want this... I even accept it and burn in abandonment for YEARS!!! But I won't accept this... You can't do this... They can't make me the bad guy again... I won't... It broke me the first time... It will kill me... Please Mannat don't do this,"

He leaned back on the headboard with closed eyes and chest moving heavily.

She turned around to look at him, he feels her intense gaze and opened his eyes but the intensity and the emotions in her eyes throw him off guard.

"I never took your family from you... They are still your family... You ran away from them... I was forced on you, yes but you had a choice... You still had... They leave you alone because you cut them off or that what they thought... I ruined your life... Ok... Maybe I did but so did you... Mr. Murad Hamdani... So did you. They are not making you the bad guy... I am happy that you get your family back... I am staying away to protect my heart because it broke me the first time you stomp on it... I can't give you another chance to destroy me... So please Murad doesn't do this...,"

He was shocked at her words, they are true, everything that came out of her mouth was true and he was scared now.

"I know you hated me... You are doing that for years... Believe me when I say that our emotions are quite opposite... I was bound to a man who went away... I started loving him... I started waiting for him... Your awaited bride... Your Muntazir... But you ruined me... You ruined my heart...your hate and anger ruined everything...I may not be able to love again...,"

She can't control her tears anymore, few tears escape her eyes as she gives the most heartbroken look to him and his heart clenches in his chest as if he was feeling the pain.

"Nafrat utni hi Karen jitna apka Dil bardasht Kar sake... If it also pained you to hurt others then stop... Because it will be as devastating and heart-breaking for you as it was for them... Don't let this anger and hate to rule you... You are so much better than this...,"

With those words, she left him speechless as she went to her room to cry her heart out. He keeps looking at the door where she was standing a few minutes ago.

His own tears started flowing as he cried, he was sobbing and apologizing to no one in particular.

"یاد آؤں تو بس اتنی سی عنایت کرنا

اپنے بدلے ہوئے لہجے کی وضاحت کرنا

تم تو چاہت کا شاہکار ہوا کرتے تھے

کس سے سیکھا ہے الفت میں ملاوٹ کرنا

ہم سزاؤں کے حقدار بنے ہیں کب سے

تم ہی کہہ دو کہ جرم ہے کیا محبت کرنا؟

تیری فرقت میں یہ آنکھیں ابھی تک نم ہے

کبھی آنا میری آنکھوں کی زیارت کرنا"

(Yaad Aaon To Bas Itni Si Inayat Karna,

Apne Badle Howe Lehje Ki Wazahat Karna,

Tum To Chahat Ka Shahkar Huwa Karte Thy,

Kisse Sekha Hai Ye Ulfat Me Milawat Karna,

Hum Sazaon K Haqdar Bany Hain Kabse?

Tumhi Kehdo K Jurm Hai Kia Mohabbat Karna?

Teri Furqat Me Ye Aankhen Abi Tak Nam Hain,

Kabhi Aana Mere Ashkon Ki Zyarat Karna)

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"ﺩﻝ ﻧﺎﺍﻣﯿﺪ ﺗﻮ ﻧﮩﯿﮟ، ﻧﺎﮐﺎﻡ ﮨﯽ ﺗﻮ ﮨﮯ

ﻟﺒﻤﯽ ﮨﮯ ﻏﻢ ﮐﯽ ﺷﺎﻡ ﻣﮕﺮ ﺷﺎﻡ ﮨﯽ ﺗﻮ ﮨﮯ"

(Dil Na-Umeed to nahin, Na-Kaam hi to hai Lambi hai Gham ki Shaam, Magar Shaam hi to hai)

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Umer came home late that night, his mother told him that Murad didn't let anyone in the room and he was alone and they heard crying from there when they came back home.

Mannat was also silent than usual but they didn't point it out. You cannot point out the obvious. So they keep their silence.

Umer eats his dinner with Jannat and then tucks her in the bed, his wife was ill for few weeks but not going to the doctor.

"She is so stubborn... But so is everyone in our family... It might be in our blood,"

He shook his head as he stood in front of his brother's door, the light is off and he can't hear anything.

He opened the door to see darkness but coughed when smoke attacked his nose.

The whole room was filled with smoke, Murad was sitting on the bed, probably smoking.

Umer shook his head and switch the light on, making his elder brother groan in irritation as he ordered him to turn it off.

"Turn it off and go away...,"

"Not gonna happen Devdas... So take a chill pill bro,"

Umer closed the door, turn the main night off and turn the dim one on.

He moved toward the window and opened it to ventilate some fresh air.

After making sure the room is not suffocating and it's good to breathe.

He removed his hand from his nose and stood there glaring at his elder brother.

"Are you trying to kill yourself? Or cause a fire?"

Murad just grumbled and Umer shook his head looking at the ashtray that had two packs worth of cigarettes.

He sat on the bed beside his brother and looked at his dimly lit face who had tear stains and pain in his eyes.

"What happened Bhai?

"Nothing...,"

Umer rolled his eyes, his brother didn't look like nothing happened to him. He leaned back on the bed and looked at Murad.

"Ok so nice way didn't work ... So let's do this... You tell me what happened? I tell you what I know... Deal,"

"Nothing happened Umer... Don't irritate me more,"

"You have a nice talk with manna didn't you?"

Murad looked shocked at him and Umer laughed making him glare in return.

"don't look at me like that Bhai... I am your brother and I know her since my whole life... both of you are acting like kids whose candy was taken from them...,"

"Yeah... She showed me the mirror today... I must say it hurts my ego but I am happy that she takes out her anger... On the right person... Not like me,"

Umer chuckled at him and nodded his head in understanding.

"Yeah... Angry Mannat was never friendly Mannat... You should be happy and grateful... She has mercy on you while poor Adam always got a good beating from her,"

Murad made a face on Adam's name and Umer chuckled again shaking his head.

"I see you don't like Adam that much... What can I say... That boy had a charm of pissing every male on the earth by being with their woman either intentionally or unintentionally,"

Umer remembered the time, Shameen beghum and Mannat used Adam for making him jealous and it worked perfectly fine.

It was acting and Umer was angry but in Mannat case Adam is natural and real so it must be frustrating his brother beyond belief.

"Don't say his name...,"

Murad growled at him and Umer muffled his laugh by biting his lip.

"Ok... Understood... So I know what happened without you telling me... So I will also tell you myself what I know...,"

"I don't want to know and I don't want to know... Just get out Umer... Leave me alone...,"

"I know everything...,"

"Of course you know... You tell me already...,"

"I know everything about Sanam...,"

Murad looked stunt and speechless, he looked at his brother and the knowing smile of Umer told him that he was telling the truth.

Murad gulped as he sat up straight ignoring the pain in his arm and ribs for staying like that for hours.

"Ho... How? You are bluffing ... Right?"

"No Bhai... I am not bluffing... I know the truth about you and Sanam... I know what relation you had or the right term can be deal... Right?"

Murad keeps quiet and that when umer opens his mouth.

"After your accident... I went to your room for your documents and your car paper because the police need that... That's when I saw the air mattress in your room and your clothes still in the suitcase... Which show me that you are not sleeping in the bed and not using the wardrobe... It confused me so I told my friend in states Aka my private investigator to find everything about Sanam... It didn't take me long before putting two and two together...,"

Murad can't believe his ears, his secret was out and he can't do anything.

"Did you tell anyone? Umer you can't tell anyone about it...,"

"Relax... Only Jannat knew... I can't lie to my wife... why do you think my wifey stop throwing murderous looks at you... But I recommend that you tell everyone soon... They have a right to know...,"

"They don't have to...,"

"They deserve to Bhai,"

Murad gulped as he looked away, umer holds his hand and squeeze it.

"Bhai... You did the right but stupid thing even at the wrong time... I mean your timing and words are not best but you did the right thing... You helped that girl without thinking about the hate you will face from your family... Even when I wanted to punch you for hurting Manna... I wanted the whole truth... Nothing less,"

Murad shut his eyes close with tears now flowing down his cheeks as he let them free.

"I was alone there for years... I bottled up my anger and hate for so many years and I channel it to be the cold-hearted businessman I am... But I never knew it will also turn my heart cold...,"

"Your heart is not cold Bhai... You did help someone in need... You saved her life... Even when I think that a contract marriage is a little bit out of your league but your intentions are good,"

"Tell me everything Bhai... Take it all out and soothe your soul a little,"

Murad nodded his head as he tells him everything, and lessen his burden, the burden of a secret was smashing his soul.