"I am telling you Pinky, these men, they are all chameleons. Once they get married, they just change colours! Just like that!"
Pinky took a bite of her burger and nodded vigorously agreeing with Geet.
They just went to the cafeteria for a quick break as Geet had not yet started anything officially for the day and Maan had some important meetings lined up. He had taken quite a break from work because of all that personal issues but now was the time to catch up with all those things.
Geet continued in her tone, "I mean what do husbands gift their wives, huh? Honeymoon tickets? Romantic dinner? Spa..fine if not that romantic, atleast a saree? But no! What do my unique husband gifts me? Workload!" She spread her hands wide, "Brand new workload!"
As she announced that and turned around Geet was shocked to find a fuming Maan who stood with his hands crossed across his chest glaring at her.
She gulped in fear. Pinky almost choked on her burger. She decided to take a break and focused on the fries nervously. Maan walked out of the cafeteria as fast as lightning and Geet ran after him quickly bidding goodbye to a stunned Pinky.
"Maaan...Maan" she ran after him. "Listen to me na..." She saw him getting into the elevator and followed him without looking at anything else. A few steps and then she collided with a tall skinny woman. Geet balanced herself before falling and apologized without looking at the other person. "I am sorry I didn't..", she ate her words as she saw the other woman.
Nain Tara Rathore was staring at her with disgust and hatred filled in her big eyes.
"What the hell are you doing in this office?", NT asked with as much contempt as she could muster.
Geet frowned and replied with a bit of pride and possessiveness, "My husband brought me here" although she was worried about the aforesaid husband at the moment.
NT rolled her eyes, "In a way, even my husband brought me here! But I am not running around like it is a playground here, am I?"
Geet pursed her lips trying to hold her anger. She was astonished at the amount of hatred that she had for this woman. This woman who ruined the peace of her family, who tried to hurt her child!
Annie came in to the scene and stood next to Geet clearly displaying whose side she was on, "What's the big deal bhabhi? Geet bhabhi didn't see you. It was an accident, that's all!"
"Oh, so now you are also her slave, huh?"NT mocked.
"I am not anybody's slave. I just got my eyesight fixed, so that I can see what is what that's all!", retorted Annie.
"Well, if all you guys do is stand here and talk, then no wonder my cheques are bounced. I'd better get to the accounts department and check that while you two day dream."
Geet and Annie looked at each other. NT's cheques have bounced? Something must have gone wrong.
Just as NT was about to have her victory walk, she heard the thundering voice of Maan Singh Khurana, "Not one step Nain Tara!"
She turned around defiantly to witness the towering figure of Maan Singh Khurana over her.
"Why not, huh Veerji? This is my husband's office too!", she demanded.
Maan smirked, "uhuh..Not anymore! Dadima has cut him off already. I thought you knew. Besides, this is not the mansion where you can claim your rights." He inched closer and uttered clearly in a low baritone that send shivers across the bystanders including Geet, "This is MY empire! Maan Singh Khurana's world and YOU HAVE NO RIGHT TO SPEAK HERE, do you hear me?" "So..OUT!"
A defeated and shocked NT was about to leave when Adi arrived in a hurry and whispered something to Maan. "One minute, NT!", called out Maan who had that cold and murderous look in his eyes which scared NT. "There are some people who actually want to escort you out!"
NT became nervous, "What? Who? I can go by myself"
Maan already had that arrogant smirk on his face, "Let's take that to the conference room, shall we? After all I don't want to create a scene in front of the whole office."
Maan and Adi walked with NT to the conference room followed by an utterly confused Annie and Geet.
"What is the meaning of all this?", fumed NT as she saw a few officials sitting in the conference room.
Maan shook hands with them, "Sorry to keep you waiting. Here she is"
NT "Maan Veerji, what have you done?"
Maan went to the centre of the room and kept his hands on his hips as he announced the facts to everyone, "So there is this guy, Gavin in the federal prison of NYC. He has apparently confessed his crimes and agreed to be a witness to bring the real culprits behind the bars."
Geet looked at Maan in shock. How could Gavin do that? Did Maan make him do it?
She knew her man well enough to understand that. After all, who knows better than her, to the lengths Maan Singh Khurana would go to bring his enemies down.
"This is bullshit! What does that have to do with me?", shouted NT.
"You know that Nain Tara. Your anger is proof in itself. Besides that, Gavin gave the location of his locker. The NYPD checked the cash that was there and it matches with the dollar bills that you took out from your bank account. What's more interesting is the cash has your finger prints as well. So they want you back in New York."
Maan finished triumphantly.
NT knew her game was over. But she still wanted to play some cards. "Where is Dev? I need to talk to Dev. You can't just send me like a nobody."
One of the officials stood up, "Ma'm if you didn't co-operate we will have to use force. You will be in custody in the embassy until the formalities to extradite you are completed. From this moment, you are under arrest. Anything you say or do can be used against you in the court of law."
"NO! NO! I am Nain Tara Rathore! You can't just take me away like that. I need to make a call."
"Ma'm, this is your last chance. If not, we have to call the police and use force.", the embassy officer informed.
NT sighed, "I will come. Can I have a few minutes with my brother-in-law?",NT asked with suppressed anger.
The officer looked at Maan who nodded and then he left.
NT had her threatening voice, "What do you want Maan? I will leave you all alone and go somewhere else. Just please save me from being jailed."
Maan was cold as ice when he replied, "You tried to harm MY DAUGHTER twice! Nain Tara! You tried to harm my WIFE! And you think you can put a price on that? ON my family? You messed with the wrong man! You want to know the truth? Yes! I paid Gavin for telling the truth. You kidnapped my daughter and you tried to kill me by shooting at me!"
NT retorted, "I didn't ask him to shoot you!"
"Oh, but that is what he is going to say!", Maan replied resentfully.
"Now go and rot in that jail!", he pushed her towards the door.
NT turned back and looked at Geet, Annie and finally at Maan, "This is not the end Maan "Veerji". I will come back and destroy you all! This happy family of yours. This wife and daughter! I will take all that you love away from you!. This is Nain Tara's promise."
"OUT or the cops will be here in MY office! I don't want a trash like you in my premises!", roared Maan.
And that was it. As a shocked Annie and Geet stood watching Nain Tara leave with the embassy officials to rot in some jail in NYC, Maan felt relieved. What NT did would definitely come under felony and he already had attorneys working in the US ensuring maximum imprisonment to her. For the time being, the evil presence of NT was gone.
But then his relief was short-lived when he looked at Geet. He was still mad at her for lying. Geet tried to pacify him with her puppy dog eyes but Maan didn't even look at her and left.
Geet sighed. They need to talk soon.
Annie was confused, "Geet , is all that true? Did NT really kidnap Amiya?"
Geet nodded for a yes.
"I am so sorry!",Annie could do nothing but cry. The sobs just didn't seem to stop when Geet patted on her shoulder, "It is alright Annie. You didn't do anything on purpose. You didn't know. It is not your fault!"
She consoled her. Geet mentally chided herself for she could not even listen to Annie. Couldn't Annie have her guilt quota at some other time when Maan was not mad at her or something like that? Uffo Geet stop thinking like that!
"But I didn't listen to you. Not even bhai! What have I done?", Annie sat on the chair and babbled.
"It's alright Annie. Things happen. You cannot undo the past. But try to make the present better so that we can have a great future.", Geet said with a kind smile.
Annie wiped her tears, "But I really want to make it up to you guys!"
"Relax. There is no need to do anything. You are our kid sister. Maan and I can never be mad at you. We are happy that you know the truth."
Saying that Geet left worrying about her angry husband.
Annie vowed to herself, "Say whatever you want. But I have to do something to compensate for my mistake! But what do I do?"
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PRECAP : Maan Geet fight! 😲
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