~Sadka kiya hai ishq ka~ SS chap30 updated pg147:) - Page 99

"sir, main Blue pearl jewelry shop se bol rahi hoon, aapne yahan se kuch din pehle Jewelry khareedi thi..mubarak ho sir, lucky draw me aapne prize jeeta hai!" she exclaimed.

"Kaisa prize? Oh woh..thank you thank you..main kab aaoon use collect karne ke liye?" He replied.

"Nahi nahi aap kyon takleef uthayenge, main milti hoon na aapse..aap aaj sham ko mujhe Barista coffee shop me mil sakte hain 5 baje?" she asked faking politeness.

He agreed and she put the phone down. 'Secret admirer, here I come..im just few hours away from unraveling your mystery..Then you will see what a royal is capable of, im gonna teach you a lesson you'll never forget' she thought.

As if on cue the door bell rung and she answered it with 'go to hell' kinda expression on her face. The audacity of the man!! Her whole porch was filled with flowers; roses, lilies, carnations, orange blossoms..the note attached to a flower bouquet said "A little surprise from your sweet heart 'A'.

She spotted a figure slinking past the garden. She made it fast and managed to catch the guy's sleeve. The boy was around 15-16 years old and he must be doing this for someone. "koun ho tum? Yahan kya kar rahe ho?..kisne kaha tumhe yeh sab karne ke liye? Jaldi batao nahi toh.." she threatened.

"woh madam ji..main main.., mere saab ne.." the guy stalled.

"Bakri ki tarah main main kya kar rahe ho? Apne saab ka naam batao? Main use chodungi nahi!" she loosened her grip on his arm.

"mere saab ka naam hai A-"

"Manyata, yeh saare itne saare phool kisne bheje?" Uday hollered from the porch and for a second she was distracted; that was enough for the guy and he escaped.

So the admirers name begins with A, who else it could be''Akash!!" she said it like an expletive. Uday had no inkling of her plans and she had purposely kept it all under wraps from him so that he wouldn't worry unnessarily.

"yeh phool..bheje honge tumhare liye kisi deewani ne, achcha Veer yeh batao kisi aadmi ne tumhari biwi par nazar daali toh tum kya karoge?" she placed her elbow on his shoulder.

"main uski aankhe nikal loonga..andha ho jaayega bechara..kisi bhi ladki ko dekh nahi paayega" Veer said.

"abhi andar chalo..mujhe aaj tumhare haath ka omelet khana hai..bohot din ho gaye..yaad hai woh tumhari kholi me.." Manyata patted herself mentally that she managed to distract him and also herself. This secret admirer business needed to be put full stop soon and she would see to that.

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She reached Barista and looked at the crowd of people. They looked like swarm of bees, how would she spot Akash amidst them? She waited waited and waited till her patience wore thin.

'The idiot can't even reach on time..secret admirer indeed' she thought and picked up her phone to call him; only to have her phone flashing a call from that very number. She answered it and was ready to scream at him when it got disconnected.

"Excuse me miss, aapne abhi abhi mera call receive kiya..aap bata sakti hain aap koun hai?" A guy dressed in expensive designer clothes said to her.

Wait a second..she received his call? but that was Akash's number isn't it? Even the flower guy had said his master's name began with 'A'..

gosh if its not Akash why was the guy following her; Sending her gifts like crazy? She was sure she had never seen him before.

"Tum hote koun ho mujhe aise expensive gifts bhejne wale? Samajh kya rakha hai tumne? You idiot..im a married woman..i'll call the police and send you to jail for this," she held the jewelry box infront of him. She would have yelled some more but he interrupted in the middle "yeh sab maine tumhe nahi bheja..tum ho kaun? Tumhe yeh kahan se mila?"

Oh great..now he is pretending innocence.. "Jhoot bolte hue sharam nahi aati tumhe? Chitthi me likh kar bhejte ho "Dear M, from your sweet heart 'A'..aur ab natak karte ho?"

"Miss, there's some confusion..maine yeh sab Mihika ko bheja tha..woh ladki jisse main pyar karta hoon, yeh sab tumhe kaise mila I have no idea honestly" he looked confused as much as she was and Manyata was compelled to believe him.

Phew! What an end to 3 days of confusion and doubts! She was relieved that it wasn't for her but someone else. But all her doubts were not clear yet. "im so sorry ki maine aise public place me aap par chillaya..Hi im Manyata Singh and you?" she said offering a hand.

"Hi, im Arman, nice to meet you" he shook her hand.

"aapne kaha ki yeh sab aapne apni girlfriend ko bheja, kya aap mujhe woh address dikha sakte hain?" she said.

He showed her the address and to no one's surprise it turned out be the same cottage's address where Manveer were holidaying.

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'I cannot help them by staying in the dark, may be if I could get Veer into confidence, i could foil Akash's plan' thought J. so far there was nothing except that snow incident where Manyata's life was in danger. But who knows what time Akash could strike? Good to be prepared.

She called Veer hesitatingly and he asked her to come and meet him at their cottage. May be Manyata wouldn't have liked it but J had carefully chosen the time when Manyata would be out.

Udayveer opened the door to find J at his door. For a moment he wasn't sure if this was the same Jainandini who was once a live wire; there were dark circles below her eyes and she looked exhausted. Something was eating her and she was quiet, that was out of character and it bothered him.

He called her inside and they began speaking. After exachanging pleasantries J told him why she was here, in shimla. Without mincing words she explained him about Akash's plans and asked his forgiveness for her past deeds.

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"yeh address toh us ghar ka hai jahan main rehti hoon..there must be some mistake some where..mujhe aap apni poori love story batayiye.. May be I could help you" Manyata told him.

He narrated her how he had spotted Mihika in a party and instantly fallen in love with her. But he didn't have the courage to confess his love face to face. He found that she lived in a little cottage in the city outskirts. That was one month ago. The very next day after seeing her, he had to leave for Australia on a business trip of one month. Now that he was back, he had sent her all those gifts to woo her.

It was getting late and Manyata left, with a promise to help him find his true love.

When she opened the door to let herself in, the scene over there made her furious with rage. J was crying and Veer was holding her hand. All her rationality flew out of the window and she screamed in anger.. "J tumhari himmat kaise hui is ghar me kadam rakhne ki!!

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"Mihika ji..ab hum kya batayein unke baare me..bechari unke saath itna bada hadsa(tragedy) hua aur us hadse me woh chal basi(she died)" said the man who had rented them the cottage. Manyata could feel her eyes tearing up.

This is it friends, i know the update is not good..bear with me please because these days im going through some emotional upheavals and writing anything is very difficult...you can criticize me if you like..Thank you😊