Destiny's play-Last Part, Epilogue-Pg 74,81 (2/4) - Page 11

Originally posted by: nan_10

congratzz for ur new thread🥳

awesome update

thanks nan

Originally posted by: madhavipatil

lovely update ........................love it dev and sam are eng........wow in relationshipe ha

Thanks madhavi. Yes they are engaged.

Originally posted by: simi91

wow dev propose to sam it romantic & found her dad he so adorable & gentleman marvelous update pls cont soonnnnnnnnnnn thanks pm

Yes, Dev is a gem of a guy who not only proposed to ehr but also managed to find her dad. And thanks for that pretty animated picture

Originally posted by: angullgrl91

holllyyy shieett! that part was crazy! so much for sameera all in one day! awesome part! and CONGRATSSS on a new threadd! :) hahahha

Yes, a lot happened in one day in Sam's life making it an unforgettable day for her. Thanks

Originally posted by: KavyaNaik123

hey,,,wer r u?????///2day d whole morning has gone n u hv nt updated 1nce,,it has nevr happend,,,,come soon wid an update,,,,,,,,v r badly missng itttttttttttt

Sorry have been busy at work. Will post the next update in a couple of minutes

Originally posted by: Ilovemsk

Plz update x
Maneet scenesssssss Plzzzzzzzzzz in this ff

Maneet scenes will come after three updates. I'll have to wrap up a few things before I get on with Maaneet.

Originally posted by: rita_rita

did u write any other ff???/or dis s 1st???

No this is not the first one although the original version of this fic which was on another couple was my first fic. The links to my other Maaneet fics are here:

Part XCII

Sameera gaped at the man who was instrumental in bringing her into this world but whom she never knew, either by name or by face. While she was still reeling in shock, the man walked up to her and enveloped her in his arms. She stood rigid, not reciprocating the hug. Yes, she wanted to find her father, not so much for herself but for her mother, but now that he stood before her, she strangely felt numb and emotionless. She caught sight of her mother who fondly gazed at her daughter in the arms of her long lost husband.

Sameera extricated herself from her father and rushed into the arms of her mother and hugged her tight, tears streaming down her eyes as she let go of her pent up emotions. Amrita whispered that everything was all right and that her mama and papa are there for her now. Sameera lifted her face from her mother's shoulder and looked deeply into her eyes. There was a marked difference in Amrita; she no longer had the lost distant look. Instead her eyes gleamed in mirth. Clearly her father's presence seemed to have made a lot of difference in her mother's life. For her sake she needed to give her father a fair chance. She turned to look at her father again who returned the gaze with overwhelming love and a desperate longing to be understood and forgiven.

Dev realised that he needed to step in and break the tension in the air.

"Well, I do not know about you people but I am ravenous. Can we catch up with each other's lives over lunch?"

The three Mittals nodded and took their seats. Sameera sat with her mother. Dev sat opposite her and Mr.Mittal sat next to him. Dev gave them each a menu card and asked them to select their favourite dishes.

Once their orders were placed, Dev started narrating how he found Sameera's father. Her father supplemented with additional information wherever he could. Dev told her how his private detective managed to find out the name of Sameera's father from the village chief.

After he came to know that the name of the man who married Mr.Singhania's daughter was one Mr.Mittal, he wondered whether he could be the businessman from Delhi who was a well known name in the gems exports business. He himself had met him a few times in the past in exporters' conferences. As he did not have many leads to go with this theory, he decided to search for information in the print media about Mr.Mittal's past and was planning to visit a library for the purpose but before that he had stumbled on the information quite by chance. His good friend from Jaipur, Mr.Mulchandani (the same person who was a regular visitor of Garodia Hotel) was in the city and had met him. As he was about to take leave of him after the meeting, Dev quite casually asked him if the business tycoon, Mr.Mittal was a native of Jaipur. Mr.Mulchandani was surprised he would ask him that question and said that actually he hails from a small village in Jaipur district. Not many knew about his antecedents as the man closely guarded his past but Mr.Mulchandani was one among the few who did know about him. He then narrated part of his past to him.

Mr.Mittal who is a diploma holder in electrical engineering got a job as an electrician in one of the companies head quartered in Oman but with branches in all the gulf countries. Within a month of landing in Oman, he was sent to Saudi Arabia along with a colleague of his to attend to the company's project there. The two men shared a two-room tenement on the fifth floor as the work required them to stay there for at least three months. The first two days in the new country were uneventful and the two men got along pretty well. On the third day, the colleague complained of headache and asked Mittal to go alone to work. Mittal barely left the house when he heard a loud thud and rushed down the stairs to find the guy lying in a pool of blood. On checking his pulse he realised that he was already dead. As there was no suicide note and Mittal was the only man around when the death took place, he was charged with murdering his colleague. As motive they cited that the man owed Mittal money and in a scuffle to get back the money he pushed him out of the balcony. Mittal did not have anyone to vouch for him in the alien country. His company washed its hands off the case saying that the guy was new and they had no records to prove his innocence. As murder is a serious crime in Saudi Arabia which invited capital punishment, he was sentenced to die.

Now Mulchandani's father was a bureaucrat attached to the Indian embassy in Saudi Arabia. As the accused was an Indian citizen he was informed about the conviction. Mr.Mulchandani, Senior (Sr) was an upright and just man. He had visited Mittal in the prison and hearing him, he felt that the man was telling the truth. He decided to dig out evidence to clear his name. In the mean time Mittal lost all hope of ever escaping the death sentence. He declined to send any letters home and asked Mr.Mulchandhani, Sr not to inform his family about him. He knew that his wife loved him very much and would be distraught to learn of his plight. He felt that she would be better off thinking he was a family ditcher as then she would start hating him and hopefully move on with her life. If, on the other hand, she learns of his conviction and later death, she would be completely shattered. He loved his wife far too much to put her through that trauma.

In the next nine months Mr.Mulchandani Sr., searched high and low, using his contacts at various places and institutions in India, for evidence to acquit Mittal. Finally, in searching the dead man's antecedents, he managed to get the medical records from his home town in Surat. The medical records clearly indicated that the man was manic depressive and had attempted suicide at least on three separate occasions while he was in India. Armed with the records, Mr.Mulchandhani Sr., forced the Saudi authorities to reopen the case on the strength of the new evidence and soon Mittal was acquitted. Mittal thanked him and returned to India by the next flight.

Having no job or family, he roamed the city of Jaipur listlessly when he met Mr.Mulchandani Sr., yet again. The man had come down to attend the silver wedding anniversary celebration of his brother. He was saddened to hear about the tragedy that befell the man whose life he had saved. He assured him that he will help him and took him to meet his brother who was a gems manufacturer in Jaipur. His brother was looking out for an honest and trust worthy man to take care of his outlet in Oman and readily offered Mittal the job on the strength of recommendation from his brother. Mr.Mittal's knowledge of the place was an added advantage.

Mittal worked hard and was rewarded well. He started his own gem store in Oman with the help of Mr.Mulchandani's brother. His groW*H was phenomenal and soon he widened his interests both oversees and in India. When he opened his first gem store in India, in Delhi, he got Mr.Mulchandani Sr., to inaugurate it. Mr.Mulchandani's son, who was Dev's business associate, took over his uncle's business after his death as his uncle was childless. Although Mr.Mulchandani Sr., was no more, his son was well aware of Mr.Mittal's past as he had heard it both from his own father and from his uncle.

When Dev realised that his hunch was right, he got Mr.Mittal's cell number and talked to the man. He introduced himself and explained to him how his family whom he presumed dead was still alive. Mr.Mittal, who was in Antwerp at the time, buying diamonds, was initially suspicious and couldn't believe what he heard. He wondered whether it was someone's sick joke but then decided to find out the truth for himself. Dev met him in Mumbai and convinced him that his family was indeed alive and in Bangalore. He told him about Amrita's mental health and about his efficient, bright and compassionate daughter who was taking care of her.

Dev then called Sameera back to Mumbai, apparently for duty, but more to allow Mr.Mittal to meet his wife in private and spend time with her in the hope of emotionally healing her. So the day Sameera left for Mumbai, her father left for Bangalore. Her father then met her mother and in the past one week helped her to slowly return to normalcy. Amrita was discharged from the hospital only the previous day after being certified as fully fit.

As Mr.Mittal had mentioned to Dev that it was Sameera's birthday on February 14^th, Dev planned to surprise her by presenting her with her family on this important day. Mr.Mittal had agreed and brought his wife along with him to this restaurant where Dev had made all arrangements.

By the end of this marathon recounting, Sameera had tears streaming down her cheeks. She told them that she had heard her grandmother say that they had narrowly escaped death by missing their train to Mumbai. She did not know about the details of that accident and did not bother to find out more. She could now associate the events better after hearing her father's story.

She reached out and held Dev's hand tightly in hers and thanked him profusely for giving her the most memorable birthday ever. She then leaned diagonally and held her father's hand in hers, apologising for her cold reception. She told him how happy she was to finally have a regular family. Her father patted her head and reassured her that he will always be there for her from now on. Dev then told her parents that they had got engaged a few minutes back. Mrs and Mr.Mittal were extremely happy to hear this good news. They congratulated the new couple and Mr.Mittal admitted that he could not have found a better man for his precious daughter.

wow that was an awsome one yaar ...loved it so much ..dev is really a jem of a person..missing maneet ....

it was a nice family re union
loved it