Maaneet scenes-update on Pg 142 (28/11) - Page 35

That afternoon when his lunch arrived, he remembered the doctor's advice to ensure that Geet had a nutritious balanced diet and wondered what she was eating. So he walked up to the office cafeteria and saw that Geet, seated between Adi and Pinky, was eating her two rotis and some potatoes in between her chattering. He was appalled to see how little she was eating in her condition but quickly retraced his steps back to his cabin before she noticed him watching her. While he wanted to share his more scrumptious food with her, he knew she would decline as this would raise several eyebrows at work.

He was immersed in deep thought about how to take care of Geet without letting her know he was doing so. After much thought he called in Adi post-lunch and asked him to take down what he was dictating and proceeded to rattle away a list of food items which included soup, vegetable salad, rice, rotis, dal, a vegetarian dish, a non-vegetarian dish, curd and mixed fruit salad. Adi looked up at him in surprise, wondering when their construction company had turned into a catering company.

"Ssssir, what is this list for? Are wwwe diversifying into the food business?"

"What?" asked Maan, not understanding at first what Adi was hinting at, but soon realizing why he was confused, he hastened to clear his doubt.

"No, No, Adi. I have decided to provide free meals to all our staff. I gave you this list so that you can fix up with the best caterer in the city to provide the food. Remember, no compromise on the quality. You see, if we have to increase the productivity of our staff we should ensure that they have a good meal, so that they will have more energy to work harder and give their best for the company."

Hearing this, Adi's mouth opened wide in amazement. Before he could register the full import of Maan's words, his boss surprised him yet again by asking him to also arrange for bus service to pick up and drop all employees every day. Once he recovered from the shock of hearing of the bonanzas his boss planned to give his employees, the accountant in him prompted Adi to remind Maan of the additional costs involved in providing such welfare measures. Maan brushed away his concerns saying that the company needs to have a vision beyond mere short term profits.

Maan's orders were implemented from the next day onwards and all the employees assembled in Maan's cabin to thank him from the bottom of their hearts. Maan's eyes were fixed on Geet as he assured them that he was only doing his duty as an employer and asked them to show their gratitude to him by giving their best to the company. Geet, who was unaware that Maan had done all this primarily for her, lowered her eyes feeling uncomfortable in his steadfast gaze.

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Originally posted by: ashi

good job 👏 do continue soon😊

Originally posted by: -afsha-

Nice update

Liked Maan's care for Geet

Dnt knw how Geet will react after knwing that Maan is doing all this thgs for her

Adi's confused quest was fab😆😆😆

Originally posted by: soap-critic

Thanks Opti for this wonderful treat - Maan found an indirectly direct way of caring for Geet. Nice touch of making Adi confused and then professional as his accountant brain started doing the math.

That morning Maan was engrossed in his thoughts. Despite his best efforts to be patient with Geet and wait for her to share with him her past on her own, he was desperate to know if he still stood a chance to win her over. He called Geet in for dictation and while she was half way through, he suddenly got up from his chair and came around to her side.

Sitting on his desk in front of her, he asked her curiously, "Geet, do you still love him?" and watched her face closely for her reaction.

Geet, who was absorbed in her work, looked up at him sharply.

"Still love whom?" she asked in confusion.

"The baby's father," said Maan, trying to sound as nonchalant as possible, although his heartbeat had accelerated in anticipation of her answer.

"No," she said firmly, hearing which Maan heaved a silent sigh of relief.

Searching his face, she asked him, "What makes you think that I was ever in love with him?"

Maan was surprised by the question and did not know how to respond.

After a moment's hesitation he said, "Well, you do not look like a girl who would....who would... " but stopped midway, wondering how to put across this delicate subject.

Geet waited for him to complete the sentence, her eyebrows raised in curiosity as to what he had in mind.

He finally blurted out "...physically give herself to a man unless she was in love with him."

Hearing this, Geet turned red and lowered her eyes.

"I....I...could have been just fulfilling my duty, couldn't I?" she asked back but bit her tongue almost immediately when she realised that she had blurted out more than she intended to.

Maan was taken aback by her response. 'Duty? What duty?' he wondered. It finally dawned on him that she could be referring to marital duty. 'Could it be possible that she was married?' he asked himself. But then she had never corrected him when he addressed her as Miss.Geet Handa. Was she deliberately trying to hide the fact that she was married? He suddenly leaned forward and drawing his face close to hers he glared at her in anger.

"So first you tell me you are pregnant and now you are implying you are also married. How many more bombshells are you planning to drop on me?"

Geet was hurt by his biting words. "I am not married. I never was," she retorted back angrily and got up abruptly to leave, not wanting to continue the conversation further.

Maan held her wrist and getting up from his desk, he pulled her to him.

"You are not getting away so quickly, young lady. You better explain your enigmatic statements. If you were never married, what duty are you referring to?"

Geet knew that she was well and truly caught. She also knew that being a bad liar, even if she did manage to lie, Maan was perceptive enough to see through it.

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