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Next Morning :
Malhotra Mansion :
Nandini was pacing to and fro in their room. She was highly worried.
" Nandu, Shona please calm down. Kuch nahi hoga Avni ko, meine poora intezaam Kiya Hein " Manik said looking at her.
" Madhyam Singhaniya ne mujse bahut kuch cheen ne ki koshish ki Hein. Mere pyaar ko mujse lagbhag cheen liya tha. Ab kuch bhi khone ki himmat hi nahi Hein mujhme " Nandini said looking at him.
" Yaha aao, beitho pehle shaanti Se " He pulled her on bed beside him.
" Nandini, isse pehle woh Singhaniya tumhe harm karpaaya kyunki tumhaara pati tumhaare pyaar ke kaabil hi nahi tha. Usne tumpar vishwaas hi Nhi kiya." Nandini looked at him.
" Waada Kiya tha na tumse tumhaara trust kabhi Phirse nahi todunga. Vishwaas rakho Madhyam Avni ko chu bhi nahi paayega. Aur....aur tum khud bolo Avni jaise Self Confident, Independent, Determined and Successful Business woman ko nuksaan pahunchaane ki hesiyat Hein uss insaan ki " Manik said cupping her face.
" Matlab......uski hesiyat itni Hein ki wo mujhe, aur aapko nuksaan pahuncha sake " Nandini questioned.
" Hum dono harm Kiya na usne..... Avni dii ko agar kharoch bhi aaya toh mein bardaash nahi karpaaungi. Woh mere Zindagi mein Kya maayne rakhti hein woh shaayad hi koi samaj paayega. Iss badli huyi ladki ka, London ke famous Choreographer NM ka, Nandini ka Murthy ka wajood Hein Avni Khanna " Nandini said.
" Shona... " Manik pressed her shoulder.
" Manik. ...aapne toh mujse share kiya ki kaise aapne apne doh saal mere yaadon mein pal pal pachtaate huye, mere waapsi ke vishwaas mein, ek ummed ke saath bitaaye Hein. Kabhi mujse nahi poocha ki mein London kyu gayi, meine doh saalon mein Kya kiya..... Kyun.....Kya aap jaan na nahi chahte " Nandini asked looking at him.
Manik smiled at her and took her Palm in his, " Tumhe ek baat pata hein.....doh saalon mein Meri Shona has turned into a confident woman. Magar uska mere liye pyaar, care ya respect mein Se kuch bhi nahi badla. Mein jaanta hu agar mujse share karne waali koi bhi baat ho wo mujhe pakka khud bata degi. Aur agar koi baat na batayi toh zarur uss baat ka mera jaan na important nahi hoga ya phir woh baat bataane ka sahi time nahi aaya ".
On the other side :
Avni reached hotel Ashoka with Abhimanyu secretly following her. She checked into her room. The staffs were already instructed by Manik about her arrival and he had ordered them to take care of her properly. Once escorted to the room, she roamed in the visiting area and with a smile took out her phone and dialled Abhimanyu's no.
Abhimanyu immediately picked up her call.
" Dikh rahi hu na " She asked looking at a particular direction.
" Yes perfect hein....be careful...ok " Abhimanyu said.
" Don't worry re.... nothing will happen " Avni assured and cut the call.
Within few seconds their was a knock on her door and she got up and opened the door to find Madhyam Singhaniya standing as expected as he was already informed about Avni's whereabouts by a ' well wisher '.
" Yes " Avni said looking at him.
" Hello Ms. Khanna " Madhyam greeted with a smile.
" Ahh.....Mr. Singhaniya... Right! " Avni looked at him, he nodded.
" What the hell are u doing here..... " Avni roared at him.
Someone spoke to him at such a high pitch, his Ego was hurt but he had no other choice than controlling his temper as he was their for his own benefit.
" Calm down Ms. Khanna....I am here to talk business " Madhyam said.
" Business....Mr. Singhaniya, I have already seen your business skills yesterday in the presentation....and your talks made me realize that how capable Mumbai is regarding business.... We have nothing left to talk regarding anything... Not even business .... You may leave " Avni said and was about to close the door but Madhyam stopped her.
" Listen to me once Ms. Khanna, I am really sorry for yesterday's fiasco, trust me Ms. Khanna I just went through your projects and realized how stupid my presentation was and I admit that..... I have another presentation regarding the same deal .... If u could please look at it once, I am sure it will benefit both of us " Avni acted to think but she was smirking inwardly.
" Ok, Mr. Singhaniya.....I am giving you one more chance.....come in " Avni said moving in.
As Madhyam entered the room, seeing him Abhimanyu's blood boiled his eyes turned red.
Abhimanyu's POV :
Tune joh joh mere Barbie aur Manik ke saath kiya Hein na.....uska badla mein kis tarah Se Leta hu.....tu bas dekhte jaa.....Madhyam Singhaniya....agar tune maut keliye bheek nahi maangi toh Mera naam bhi Abhimanyu Thakkar nahi
POV ends.
Madhyam and Avni settled in the room and Madhyam started with the presentation.
Avni's POV :
Tch...tch..tch.....kitni mehnat Kiya Hein isne presentation keliye ..... Socha hoga Khanna's ke saath deal karke Manik ko haraayega..... Business line mein bahut upar thak jaayega....
ab tujhe Dheere Dheere pata chalega ki tera paala kisse pada hein.
POV ends.
As Madhyam completed his presentation, Avni looked at him with a fake impressive smile and said, " Must say Mr.Singhaniya, aapko Diya hua second chance waste nahi gaya.....your presentation was really good. But deal sign karne Se pehle mein aapko humaare conditions Bata deti hu ".
" Deal sign....Matlab....The deal is done between us Ms.Khanna " Madhyam asked happily .
" Yes " Avni said with a smile.
" But yeah, Abhi deal sign nahi hua....pehle aap humaare conditions padhke sign kardijiye " Avni said handing him the papers.
Madhyam was about to go through the conditions when Avni's phone rang and she answered the call,
" Yes Dad......Haa meine kaha tha.......Kya....but dad....dad can't we launch the projects at 2 locations. . Accha aapne deal sign Kara liya ......not yet na.....we will do it in Mumbai na.....but dad sirf aapke dost Delhi mein Hein issiliye Mumbai Se project withdraw karna Kya baat hui......Haa meine bhi sign nahi liya but..... "
" I have already signed the papers Ms. Khanna " Madhyam interrupted her hurridely.
Avni looked at him and said over the phone, " Dad, client has signed the papers....none of us can back out now .......ok dad..... byee " and she hung up the call.
" Aapne toh bahut jaldi padh liya saare conditions " Avni said taking the papers.
" Ya....yes Ms. Khanna " Madhyam said.
Actually what happened was, as Madhyam got an Idea listening to Avni's phone convo that her dad is asking her to take the project back from Mumbai as he wants to launch it in Delhi, he immediately signed the papers without reading the conditions so as to not to lose this golden opportunity.
After the deal was done, discussing some more things related to the project Madhyam left from the hotel. As Abhimanyu saw him moving out of the hotel, he called Avni.
" Nikla woh hotel se " She asked as she picked up.
" Haa nikla....tu bhi aaja.... But wait..... You made me your Dad, like seriously " Abhimanyu said.
" Haa toh.... Chalta Hein yaar, and I am sure Dad won't mind it after knowing the reason" Avni said casually.
" Chal aaja Sherni " Abhimanyu said hunging up as he saw her nodding in yes.
Malhotra Mansion :
KrysAn room :
Karan made Krystal lay on bed and caressed her hairs.
" Are u really Ok, doctor ke paas chalte Hein na....u are throwing up whatever u had from morning " Karan said with concern.
" I am fine Karan, don't worry.....shaayad food poisoning hogi, I will be fine ..... kisko bolna mat.....they will simple get worried " Krystal said smiling at him weakly.
Karan sighed and sat beside her caressing her hairs.
MaNan room :
" I will tell u everything today Manik.....about 2 years of my life " Nandini said looking at him.
Manik nodded and they sat leaning to the bed post with Nandini in Manik's arms.
" Two years back when u came to meet me in Goa....tabtak I had met my biological family....Maa, Papa and Bhaiyuu. After u left from Goa....Harshad ne mujse kaha ki mein Ma Papa ke saath out of India shift hojaao. I was not ready so jab mein ghar par nahi thi tab usne seedhe aake Ma, Papa aur Bhaiyyu Se kaha ki wo mujhe kahi lejaaya kyunki India mein Mera pati mujhe fir mere paas aasakta Hein and I will be hurt. He told them everything he knew about my past but isse pehle wo tumhaara naam Leta mein waha pahunch gayi and I stopped him. Maa, Papa and Bhaiyuu jaan na chahate tha ki kisne mere saath wo sab kiya...but I didn't say magar Bhaiyyu was adamant to know. So atlast meine yeh condition rakhi ki agar woh log kabhi mere past ke baareme jaan ne ki koshish nahi karenge then only I will go with them to London and they agreed for it. I also took promise from Cabir Bhai, dii and Harshad ki wo bhi Bhaiyyu ko ya kisiko kuch nahi bataayenge and I moved to London " Nandini said.
" You should have told them about me Shona, I don't deserve your protection.....I did deserve punishment....why did u protect me.....meine tumhe itna hurt Kiya phir bhi " Manik said with tears.
" Khud ki jaan par ban aaye na toh sehna itna mushkil nahi magar apne pyaar par kharoch bhi aaye toh woh bardaash ke bahaar hein....aapko kaise kuch hone desakti thi " Nandini said.
" Why do u love me so much.....I don't deserve it..... Meine toh " Manik said ashamed of himself.
" Stop blaming yourself Manik.....u have realized your mistake and that's the only thing that matters.....humaari judaai be humaare rishte ko aur zyaada mazbut banaaya hein.....let the past go....now we are together and we will be always " Nandini said snuggling to his chest.
" Phir Kya hua " Manik said tightening his hold around her.
" Then we shifted to London.....waha pehle Maa Papa rehte tha....we went to our Old Mansion....I met Karan Bhai and Krystal dii....but mein kabhi jee nahi paayi....sabke tamaam koshish ke baad bhi I used to stay gloomy. Sab udaas tha mujhe ese dekh Kar magar meine toh kabhi unki udaasi Dekhi nahi kyunki mein apne dukh mein kho gayi thi. Phir ek din Bhaiyyu Avni dii ko le aaye mujse milwaane.....I didn't speak to her much...but she.....pata nahi how she got attached to me Soo much in the first meet itself. She used to come daily and tried to cheer me up. Ghanton baatein karti mujse....she made me realize ki apni zindagi kisiki den nahi.....life never stops coz of a single person....unhone mujhe Phirse jeena sikhaaya....past Se move on karna sikhaaya.... mujhe ek confident ladki banaaya...aur unke ussi koshish ka result ye aaj ki Nandini Hein. Sabhi ladkiyon keliye ek misaal Hein Meri Avni diii......mein unpar koi aanch....kabhi bardaash nahi karsakti " Nandini said with choked throat.
" Kuch nahi hoga Avni....kuch bhi nahi " Manik said kissing her forehead.
KrysAn room :
Both were asleep when suddenly their slumber broke as Karan's Phone rang.
" Haa bol Abhi " Karan said answering the call.
" Ka....Karan....av..... Avni " Abhimanyu spoke on the phone in tensed tone.
" Kya....Kya hua Avni ko .....speak up " Karan said.
Listening to this Krystal sat up and looked at him.
" Avni gaayab hogayi Karan.....I don't know....wo kahi mil nahi Rahi.....pls tu yaha aaja " Abhimanyu said controlling his tears.
" I am coming....don't worry " Karan said immediately and hung up.
He looked at Krystal who was looking at him and Said, " Avni is missing " and hurriedly ran out of room shouting for IshRa while Krystal was shocked but composing herself she followed Karan.
Living Area :
Listening to Karan's shout, IshRa, MaNan and Mukti came out of their rooms.
" Kya hua Karan.....u look tensed....chilla Kyu rahe ho " Raman asked.
" Uncle....woh....Avni....woh abhi....Abhi ka ca....call aaya tha.....he ....he said Avni.....Avni is missing " Karan said completely worried.
All were shocked listening to this but Nandini was stunned. Manik looked at Nandini and seeing her stiffened body he got scared and hugged her tightly.
Feeling his warmth, Nandini let out a lots cry, " Ma....Manik....Av....Avn....Avnii.. dii...Manik ".
" Shhh....kuch nahi hoga jaan.....kuch nahi hoga Avni.....hum hotel chalte Hein " Manik said and all left to Ashoka.
Hotel Ashoka :
Manik slapped the Manager hardly across his face and roared in anger.
" What the hell were u and others doing. Didn't I tell u ppl to take care of Avni properly. How the hell she went missing and uss corridors ke cameras kaam kyun nahi kar rahe " he shouted.
Manager was shivering in fear but still managed to answer, " Sir....woh.....woh Kal....Kal shàam ko kharaab hogaye....we will fix it by today evening ".
" What's the use.....ab karke faayda hi Kya.... and Avni corridor Se gaayab kese hogayi, were the staff all around sleeping " Manik roared again.
Cabir and Dhruv tried to calm him but Nandini's fear and tears were making Manik mad.
" Tum logon ke hote huye how did this happen. Is this your Damn security. When Avni was inside the hotel what were u people doing outside " Abhimanyu shouted at Avni's personal guards.
" Sir, Ma'am has only ordered us to stay outside and not to get in " Guard answered in scared tone.
" 5th floor ke corridor Se koi aise kese gaayab hosakta Hein " Raman said highly tensed.
" Manik....we should go and check the corridor once again....shaayad Hume koi clue miljaaye " Cabir said thinking.
All nodded and moved to that corridor where Avni's watch was last located. Abhimanyu had found her broken watch from their and this had made everyone more tensed. All started looking around for any clue which would lead them to Avni when suddenly they heard Krystal's shout.
" Ahhhhhhhhh ".
They turned towards the voice but found Krystal missing.
" Kryssy " Nandini shouted looking for her.
" Karannnn " They heard another shout which was coming from the same direction.
They went near but their was nothing else than the wall. Karan in tension banged his fist on the wall and the wall was damaged.
Alas! It wasn't a wall but was a sheet of plywood which was now damaged. Everyone were shocked.Karan pushed the plywood a little and the door opened revealing a down hill passage. Fab5 were too shocked. They didn't knew about the secret passage in their very own hotel. Switching on the torch light everyone headed down the dark passage shouting for Krystal. As they reached down they saw Krystal standing stunned looking at a particular direction with tears in her eyes.
" Krystal......are u ok " Karan said immediately hugging her.
" Karan.....av....avnii " Krystal cried pointing a particular direction and hid herself in his arms.
Everyone looked at that direction, Fab5 were shocked to see it. Tears rolled down, IshRa, NanBhi and Karan's eyes. Nandini cried loudly hugging Manik.
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