Nandini showed him the caller ID and Manik looked towards her stern face..she is waiting for some proper explanation now...

Manik took the phone and receive the call..while Nandini wasn't taking her eyes off him..

"Yes! ..Han theek hai?.. any other development?.. No! It's fine..and next time..don't call..I will get back to you ..bye..".. he answered patiently in his stern tone..and disconnected the call..he looked at Nandini who was still waiting for listening his part of story now..

Manik : "Nandini..I can explain..".. he said in a very slow voice and she was looking at him keenly..

Nandini : "shoot".. she stated sternly after crossing her hands around her body..and he exhale a deep breath ..

Manik : "woh ..actually ..I ...I was..Nandini..woh.. ...".. he actually was stammering ..looking here and there but her..while she wanted to beat him black and blue ..

What the heck is wrong with him?..since when he started stammering in front of me?.. her mind screamed in anger..while she was staring at him furiously..

Nandini : "stop stammering Manik..".. she said in anger filled voice and he gulped down the saliva after hearing her roar..after all..she is and he is aware of her anger ..if he is monster then even she isn't less than a beast..when it comes to anger..she actually gives tough competition to him ..

Manik : "stop scarring me Shona".. he said In a little low tone and in return he got a tight slap on his shoulder..

Nandini : "am scaring you?.. and what was that?.. chal kya raha hai Mr. Malhotra ..explain karenge aap?".. she asked in a stern tone and he started rubbing his shoulder where she had slapped a moment ago..

If you people forgot so let me remind you ..in season 1st ..I mentioned Adi's character..he was a PA of Manik..and really close to him..after cabir ..Manik only relies upon him..Adi is a trustworthy and a very loyal employee of him..

Manik : "because Adi knows That am alive .." ..he told her in a scary tone and as he expected another slap from Nandini.. and there it goes "Thud" ...a hard slap came straight on his face..

Manik : "kya hai yaar?.. bina mare bhi toh baat Kar Sakti ho tum..".. he said while rubbing his cheek where she slapped and here she was burning in anger..

Nandini : "nahi nahi..bina maare kyu?.. I should worship you my lord..".. she said with sarcasm filled voice but his eyes started shining..

Manik : "really?".. he asked with a grin..and here goes another "Thud" ...one more slap from Mrs. Malhotra to Mr. Malhotra on his shoulder..

Manik : "kya hai?".. he said irritatingly..

Nandini : "yeh tum bolo kya hai?.. woh Adi ..woh biwi hai tumhari?".. she roared and his eyes bulged out of its socket listening her last line..

Manik : "what?".. he shouted In shock..and here goes another slap..seems like ..the rain outside has really affected Mrs. Malhotra..she is showering with loads of slaps on Mr. Malhotra..and outside raindrops falling on the ground..

Nandini : "yaha..humei se kisi ko kuch nahi pata ..woh kya biwi hai tumhar Jo use Sab bata ke rakha hai tumne?".. she shouted in anger..

Manik : "are Maine nahi bataya use kuch..woh actually..he had seen me outside our home..".. he split the beans and now Nandini was more shocked..

Nandini : "what?".. she shouted in shock..and he realized what he said just now..and now he has to narrate her everything from start.. otherwise she is going to eat him raw..

Nandini : "tum ghar aye the?.. kab?.. or hume kuch bhi pata kese nahi chala?.. and Adi..usne tumhe kese dekha..and ..woh usne kuch bataya kyu nahi?.. morever tum ghar aaye kyu the?.. agar aaye toh mile kyu nahi?.. manik tum........".. she bursted with enormous questions..and there was only one way to make her quiet ..so he slammed his lips with hers ..and for a few seconds she was totally blank with his this move.. he sucked her already swollen lips and she gave in his passion..

After a good time..both break apart..in the need of some oxygen..both were panting badly ..

Nandini : "what was that for?".. she asked looking at him..while he was smirking..

Manik : "for making you quiet for sometime..".. he said with a evil grin..and she blushed a little..

Nandini : "Manik..tell me everything..".. she said with a little stern tone and he also become serious..

Manik : "actually Nandini..after 1 month of accident mai Mumbai aaya tha..I just wanted to see you once..I was dying to see your face..only my heart knows how I was holding myself from not collapsing down.. I took the risk..and I came Mumbai..when I was outside our house.. I saw you playing with cabir Mukti Navya..you were laughing..seems so happy..at first I felt so bad..that may be you forgot me..and moved on..but then ..I thought it's good if you had accepted my death..Mai wapas ja raha tha..and tabhi I bumped into Adi..he came to meet Cabir there..and unfortunately he saw me ...and from there on he came to know about me..aur tabse I had every single info regarding you all..through Adi..".. he answered her and she was looking at him with pain ..

Nandini : "I can't forget you manik..how can I?.. can heart forget to beat?.. can moon forget it's light?.. can a devotee forget his lord?.. bolo?..".. she asked with utmost pain..and he can see that In her eyes..he cupped her face instantly..and dropped a kiss sealed with love on her forehead..

Manik : "I was a stupid to think that Shona ..I know ..I know my Shona can never forget her patidev..".. he said while some tears eloped from her eyes ...and he wiped off her tears..

Nandini : "Adi was telling you everything about us?.. ".. she asked and he nodded ..

Manik : "Han..I had every single info regarding you all..after meeting Adi..Mai Aliya ke sath California chala gaya ..but I was in touch with Adi..he told me about your book publication..Mai janta tha woh publication hum dono ke liye kitna important tha..but I was scared at that time..mujhe laga kahi is publication ke sath tum yeh reveal na Kar do that you are Nandini Manik Malhotra..but thank fully tumne esa kuch nahi kiya...otherwise you could have been in danger..".. he told her softly and she was just drowning in his eyes..he then held her hand...and sat down on the bed of hay..taking her in his lap..she wrapped her hands around his neck..and placed her head on his heart..while he hugged her by her waist..

Nandini : "kese announce Kar deti ..when you weren't with me?.. tumhe pata hai Manik..in this one year..I was suffering from schizophrenia..seems like I was living in some other world ..".. she told him and he tighten his hold on her..

Manik : "I know everything".. he told her and she now raised her face to look in his eyes..

Nandini : "you knew it?".. she asked very innocently ..that made him smile..he nodded and pecked on her lips..

Manik : "Han..I knew it..aur jab mujhe yeh pata chala..I swear I broke down..i so wanted to rush to you..engulf you in my arms ..but alas! I was bounded ..I couldn't help ..but jab tak tumhe dekh nahi leta ..mujhe sukoon nahi milta ..tabhi Adi told me that you all are going to palankhet..so I made up my mind..no matter what..I will see you there.. So I came back India ..and went straight to palankhet..".. he told her while she was listening him calmly..she placed her head back on his heart...and now he stroked her hairs lovingly..

Nandini : "aur waha Maine tumhe dekh Liya..Maine tumhe awaaj bhi di thi..but tum ruke nahi..I saw you..you were facing me..but tumne mujhe nahi dekha..".. she complained like a baby..and he kissed on her head.. affectionately..

Manik : "it's because ..Maine waha tumhe nahi dekha tha..that road was very busy..I only saw a taxi coming towards me..and light was so sharp..that I didn't noticed you there.. unfortunately tumne mujhe dekh Liya waha..and the cobs who were busy in finding me..unhne mujhe Delhi airport pe dekh Liya tha..before mai kuch karta..Cabir traced my location...".. he told her and now she looked at him..

Nandini : "but Maine tumhe awaaj Di thi..tumne tab bhi nahi dekha".. she again complained and he chuckled..he kissed on her lips softly ..and she held him more tightly...

Manik : "Shona ..I said na road bahut busy thi..I heard the screaming sound..but because of so much sound of vehicles..I didn't heard anything properly..for a second I thought its you..but then I shrugged my thoughts..but it was really you.."..he told her and now she kissed him briefly on his lips..and he let her take the charge..

I missed these moments with her..I missed her warmth so much..she is my home.. his heart said with love filled in it..

Nandini : "jab tumhe Sab pata tha toh Adi ne tumhe yeh nahi bataya ki we are coming to Pune?".. she asked again..and now he smiled at her innocence..one by one she was showering so many questions on Him..and he was patiently answering her like always..

Manik : "aesa ho sakta hai usne mujhe na bataya ho?.. he had told me..but mere paas koi option nahi tha..I had to come in front of you both.. because when Adi called me..you people were already outside the gate..".. he told her and she looked at him amusingly..

I already showed that ..on the face off day..before Manik came in front of Nandini..he was talking with Maria aunty inside the house..at that time ..he got a call ..so am now continuing from there..as whose call it was..

Adi : "am sorry sir".. he genuinely apologized and .Manik was in tension..but he said to him that it's okay ..he will handle everything well..and then he disconnected the call..

Manik told her the whole story while she listened everything patiently..she realized how much he was bearing ..he was actually suffocating himself..killing himself ..hiding himself from them ..was never easy for him..but he had left with no other option...

Nandini : "what was the need of bearing all this alone Manik?".. she asked and before he could answer..she slammed her lips with him..and they both fell down with Nandini top of him..their lips moulded with each other..

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So how was this?...again all your assumptions were wrong..😂😂😂.. I really wonder what made you all think that the call was from Cabir??. 😂😂😂 .. but I was literally laughing with the response..😂😂..

And about the reason behind manik's hideout..I will reveal it soon..till then enjoy manan scenes.. don't forget to like and comment...

Loads of love..

Kajal 😃😃