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Neik kaam finally you are doing Manjari 😎

Originally posted by: MrsRishabhBajaj

DONE! And wow 😳 Such extreme discussions. Iss discussion ko padhne ke baad toh mujhe firse update pe doubt ho raha hai.

But I'm just gonna post it now. 🤔

Chapter 10: All Clear!

Rishabh reached home at 6pm. He was feeling tired, not from the work he did but from the struggle between his mind and heart. It had taken so much effort to train his heart and let his mind dominate but every time he was near Prerna his heart took over completely. It's like she gave strength to his heart and it started to do whatever it liked.

He walked right into Prerna's room and saw her sleeping. He sat down near her and looked at her resting peacefully. Her face looked so calm and so beautiful. He stared at her mesmerized. Her lips parted slightly, her hair spread out on the pillow under her head and her long eyelashes resting against her skin.

His hands instinctively stroked her cheeks as a smile formed on his lips. He had so much love for her and he only wished he was allowed to express it. He wished she would accept him and find a way to love him but he didn’t dare to let his heart hope. He was happy in the moment. Her eyes fluttered open slightly and Rishabh came back to reality. He pulled his hand back and cursed his heart. He straightened his face. Prerna clueless about his internal battles sat up sleepily. She tried hard to keep her eyes open. "Aap aa gaye." she said still half asleep.

Rishabh nodded obediently. "Haan, par agar aapko rest karna hai toh I can come back in--"Nahi." she said immediately, holding his hand. She couldn't wait any longer or she would burst. She also noticed that Rishabh chose to sit on her bed instead of the sofa or chair.

Rishabh realised the urgency in her tone. She generally wasn't like this.

"Prerna, sab thik toh hai?" he asked, placing his free hand on her shoulder. "How are you feeling?"

"I am fine Mr. Bajaj." she said. "Bas I have a lot to tell you. And I need to get it out."

"Kahiye, main yahi hu." He realised it must be something important only. His hand slid down from her shoulder to find her hands. He held her hands firmly.. He realised something was bothering her and immediately regretted trying to avoid her earlier.

"Mr. Bajaj, Anurag ne Komolika se shaadi mujhe protect karne ke liye kari. All the things we saw that day was an act." She said. Rishabh's eyebrows knotted hearing his name. He let go of her hands and sighed, disappointed. She realized his reluctance to talk about Anurag and immediately said, "Yeh baat Sneha ke liye zaruri hai." she said hoping he wouldn't leave the room.

Rishabh cleared his throat and his expression became stern. "Go on." He nodded.It would be best if he could just get all this over with.

Prerna started from the beginning, she needed to tell Mr. Bajaj everything for him to understand. She started by telling Mr. Bajaj who Viraj was and how he wanted to marry her. She told him about the whole fight on the cliff and how she pushed Viraj to protect Anurag. She could see anger boiling in Rishabh's eyes. His fists were clenched and he couldn't believe that Prerna was shot because of Anurag.

"Prerna aap itni careless kese ho sakti thi? You could have died! And sirf aapki life nahi, Sneha ki life bhi risk kar di aapne?" He snapped at her. Prerna looked to the floor. She loved Anurag. She would have happily died for him then. But he was right, she had put Sneha in danger because of Anurag once, she wouldn't do it again, ever!

"I was blind. I was just thinking about Anurag in that moment and.." she felt terrible. "But that's not the point Mr.Bajaj. Viraj was shooting a video for proof of our wedding. So all this was recorded. Komolika blackmailed Anurag. Uski sharth thi agar woh usse shaadi kar lega and mujhe chod dega toh Komolikapolice ke paas nahi jayegi." She gulped.

"And while trying to protect you he tried to kill you?" Mr. Bajaj smirked. This whole thing sounded stupid to him. Prerna shook her head and said, "Usne kaha ki agar woh kuch bada nahi karta toh I wouldn't be convinced. And apparently he had sent someone to save me."

Rishabh rolled his eyes. He knew that Prerna was stubborn and yes maybe she wouldn't have believed Anurag but there would have been another way. And why was Prerna concerned about all this now? Was she considering going back to Anurag?

"Aur aap mujhe yeh sab ku bata rahi hai? And you really believe him and his laughable sacrifice? Come on Prerna!" Rishabh rolled his eyes. He couldn’t believe Prerna would fall for something like this.

“Ku ki Anurag ne khud mujhse kaha ki ab Komolika chaen se nahi baithegi jab tak Sneha hamare paas hai. She doesn’t want anything that ties me to Anurag to even exist.” Prerna said. “I am ready to let go, Mr. Bajaj. Aap sahi keh rahe the. I was taking revenge for a lot of reasons and now none of them are valid. I just want to keep Sneha safe.” she said looking at him expectantly.

“Prerna,” Rishabh said, taking her hands in his again, “I promise, Sneha ko kuch nahi hoga. Komolika kuch nahi kar payegi!” He could see that Prerna was stressed out. Prerna smiled looking in his eyes and nodded. She could see that he was reassuring her. Mr. Bajaj had always stuck to his word, no matter what, and she trusted him completely. Finally, she had a big load off her chest. Mr. Bajaj knew everything. But something was still bothering her.

“Ek aur baat hai,” Rishabh said, still apprehensive whether he should tell Prerna. “Mujhe aaj hi mere informant ka call aaya tha, Mr. Basu has resigned as the director of Basu Industries and apparently unhone divorce papers ready karvaye the kal for Komolika.” He informed her. He wanted to know what Prerna was thinking. She said that her reasons for revenge were all invalid now, does that mean she has forgiven Anurag? Did his sacrifice change her mind? Him telling her about the divorce would just make her forgive everything he’s done because now this proves that Basu didn’t care about money or Komolika. He really does care about his daughter and maybe still loves Prerna? Rishabh was torturing himself with his thoughts.

“Kya?” Prerna gasped. Now Komolika would be more furious. Prerna thought.

Rishabh looked at Prerna and wondered what was going on in her mind. He wanted to ask her directly this time. He would let her go if she wanted to go to Basu. But he would break down because even he, the mighty Rishabh Bajaj, couldn’t take losing her twice. He told himself to be strong. He waited for her to say something.

“Mr. Bajaj,” Prerna said in a determined voice, like she had made a decision. “I think we should move back to London.” she stated very honestly.

Rishabh was taken aback. Did he hear right? Prerna doesn’t want to go back to Basu? She still wants to stay with me? & she wants to leave Kolkata? Why? He wondered what she was thinking.

“What?” He asked wondering if he heard her right.

“I want to go away from all this mess.” She said looking at him hoping for a positive reply. She realised her hands were still in his grip and she held on tightly. “Please,” she added.

“But ab toh aapko sach pata hai, fir ku?” he asked blankly. He really did expect Prerna to run back into Anurag’s arms like nothing had happened.

Prerna didn’t understand his reluctance.. “Mr. Bajaj, aap hi nahi chahte the yaha aana pehle. Ab Sneha bhi hamare paas hai and mujhe nahi chahiye badla. Let’s just go now. We can be happy in London. Hamari family finally complete hai.” She said with hope. Her eyes were shining and her grip was firm on his hands.

He still couldn’t believe that Prerna truly wanted to stay with him.”Prerna, aap jesa chahti hai, bilkul wesa hoga,” he said with all his heart.

Prerna was so happy to hear it. “Thank you Mr. Bajaj!” She exclaimed with a wide smile. Tears spilled from her eyes as she threw her arms around Rishabh and hugged him tightly. She was extremely happy. Rishabh was taken aback with her burst of emotion. Prerna had never expressed herself like this before. Her hug was long and made him feel warm. Before this, whenever she had hugged him, it seemed like formality or courtesy but today was different. He could feel it. He hugged her back almost immediately. His mind had stopped working and his heart was in full dominance. All his internal battles were over and his heart had, finally, for the first time, won. “Thank you!” She kept muttering. Tears streamed down her eyes.

“Ab aap ro ku rahi hai?” Rishabh asked, still hugging her. He could feel his shirt getting wet. Prerna managed a laugh in between her sobs. “Finally, I’m at peace.” She said feeling her body relax into the hug. Rishabh felt peaceful just listening to that.

Kukki and Sneha both coughed in unison. Kukki winked at Sneha happily. Sneha was happy too. They had just had a long conversation about getting these two to spend more time together and here they were hugging. Kukki had very smartly convinced Sneha to shift to her room for a few days.

“Dinner?” Kukki asked looking at Rishabh and Prerna awkwardly breaking the hug and turning to their kids. Rishabh nodded and got up.

*

Dinner at the Bajaj house was extremely vibrant. Prerna laughed with her kids and Kukki discussed how much fun she had doing Sneha’s project.

“Prerna you won’t believe Sneha ki handwriting itni pretty hai!” Kukki said, patting Sneha’s head.

“Main bhi help karungi tum dono ko!” Prerna said, excited to spend time with the kids.

“Nahi!” Sneha said. She remembered Kukki’s words that they had to give their parents time to talk about a fight they were having.

“Ku?” Prerna asked, what were her kids up to? She wondered.

“Kukki di kaafi hai. Aur wese bhi ab main so jaungi. Kal school jana hai.” She yawned. Prerna frowned.

Rishabh wasn’t a part of this conversation. He was just lost looking at Prerna. He wasn’t able to get his eyes off her. She was sick but her eyes were sparkling and there was a constant smile on her lips. Her words rang in his head on repeat - Finally, I’m at peace. She was at peace because of him. He had brought peace to Prerna. A small smile formed on his face as he thought about their hug. He couldn’t believe Prerna wanted to leave Anurag and this city even after knowing the truth. Did she really not love Anurag? He started to recollect all those things Prerna had said that she wanted to give this marriage a shot. She meant that. He believed her now. He could just imagine them together in London, in their little world, no disturbances.

“Mr. Bajaj!” Prerna said, shaking him. He snapped out and realised that all three of them were staring at him. He cleared his throat. “Yes?”

All three of them burst out in laughter together.

“What?” He asked with a straight face.

Kukki showed Rishabh her phone. She had clicked a photo of Rishabh when he was lost in his thoughts right now. He was staring at Prerna, with his mouth open and eyebrows knotted. Rishabh was embarrassed looking at the photo and all three of them laughed looking at the photo again.

“Delete karo yeh sab!” Rishabh declared.

“Bilkul nahi!” Kukki grinned.

“Ekdum mat karna,” Prerna joined Kukki.

“Dekho Sneha, kese yeh dono ek team bann jaate hai aur papa ko pareshaan karte hai!” Rishabh said, trying to get help from the littlest one.

But sadly that was of no use. Sneha couldn’t stop laughing looking at the picture of Mr. Bajaj.

"Papa aap cute lag rahe ho!" Sneha said trying to help.

"Tum bhi?" Rishabh gasped playfully.

“I’m going to make memes on this photo!” Kukki laughed.

Rishabh grumpily ate his food. His kids were making fun of him. The Rishabh Bajaj. And Prerna? She was laughing away. He couldn't believe how quickly everything had changed in his life. He was a family man now. Even saying that was shocking him.

*

After dinner Rishabh checked Prerna’s temperature. The thermometer read 99 and Rishabh forced her to take the pills the doctor had prescribed.

“Main thik hu, Mr. Bajaj!” Prerna assured.

“2 days complete rest. Bas. Mujhe kuch nahi sunna. Chaliye get inside.” He said lifting up her blanket.

“Abhi thodi neend ayegi? I have been napping all day!” She said, tired of lying down.

“Prerna, aap bohot zidd kar rahi hai.” He said, knotting his eyebrows again. Prerna twitched her lips and got in bed grumpily.

“Good.” He said sitting down next to her on the chair. He wondered if he should ask Prerna about Anurag or let it go. He decided to go with the latter. He didn’t like talking about Mr. Basu anyway.

“Mr. Bajaj,” Prerna said, making Rishabh look at her again, “Sneha abhi kuch dino ke liye Kukki ke room mein soyegi toh ek baar aap check kar lena raat ko ki woh so gayi na.” she instructed.

“Ku?” Rishabh asked. “Aap akele kese manage karengi? Agar raat ko fever badh gaya toh?” He was thinking out loud.

“Kuch nahi hoga,” Prerna said, “Aap itni tension--”Main ek kaam karta hu, aaj saamne sofe pe so jaunga.” he said.

“Arre Mr. Bajaj, iski zarwat nahi hai!” Prerna said. “Aapko sofa pe kese neend ayegi?” she was concerned.

Rishabh rolled his eyes. “Aap har baat pe argue ku karti hai?” He asked.

Prerna rolled her eyes too. She would never understand why Rishabh took so much stress about her. It was just a slight fever. “Fine, aap yahi so jaiye.” she gave in. “Par bed pe. Sofa pe sone ki zarwat nahi hai.” She muttered still frowning at her husband.

Rishabh’s eyes widened. “Aapke saath?” He asked.

“Ofcourse! Aap mujhe sofa pe sulayenge?” Prerna chuckled at her own joke. Rishabh didn’t react to her PJ. He doesn’t have a sense of humour either. Always a straight face. She told herself.

He couldn’t believe this change in Prerna. What was happening to her? He wanted to know what changed her mind. He wanted to know how she felt?

“Are you sure? I don’t want you to be uncomfortable.” He said with a straight face. He meant it.

Prerna’s expressions softened. A smile formed on her lips. These were the things she loved about Mr. Bajaj. He had so much respect for her and that showed in his care and such statements. He always respected the boundaries that she created. He had never in 8 years crossed the line and maybe now it was time that Prerna erased the lines completely.

“Main uncomfortable nahi hu.” She said. “Kal maine jo bhi kaha tha, I meant it. Main sach mein aapki wife banna chahti hu. Kya aap mujhe ek chance aur denge? I want to give my hundred percent to our marriage.”

Rishabh was touched. “Aap meri wife hai, Prerna. Aur main aapko ek nahi hazar chances dene ke liye ready hu. Aur agar uske baad bhi aapko aur chances chahiye honge main dunga.” He smiled. His words pasted a smile on her face too. Just hearing those words made her realise how lucky she was. I don’t know what I’ve done to deserve someone like him. He is willing to give me a thousand chances, even though I’ve given him no reason to believe in me again. I hope I can stand up to his expectations. Her thoughts were sincere and she wondered that if she had met him in another life, in another way, would she have fallen for Mr. Bajaj?

Rishabh really wanted to let go of himself today. He wanted to lose the control he always maintained on himself. He wanted to tell her how much he loved her and that nothing would ever change that. He wanted to do and say so much and yet he couldn’t. He knew his limits and he would never cross them. But he could feel the winds changing. He could feel the change in their relation already. He had been running from Prerna thinking she would be upset with him about his rude behavior the other day but she wasn’t. Instead she was trying to make amends. Maybe now it was their time.

“Kabhi kabhi hum sirf wahi chiz dekh paate hai jo God ne humse le li, hum woh nahi dekh paate jo unhone humme di.” Prerna said looking at him.

“Matlab?” he asked.

“Matlab uss din jab aapne mujhe bachaya, main sirf Anurag aur Sneha ko khone ka dard dekh paayi, tab se leke 8 saalon mein main sirf Sneha ki kami mehsoos karti rahi aur Anurag se nafrat karti rahi. I hated my life. Par main yeh dekh hi nahi paayi ki inn sabke beech God ne mujhe ek saathi diya jo har step pe mere saath tha. Jisne meri problems ko apni problems bana liya. Jisne mere revenge ko apna bana liya. Aur jisne mujhe khudko respect karna sikhaya. Jo main bhul hi gayi thi. Aur inn sab ke liye, I can never thank you enough.” Prerna said with tears in her eyes. This was genuinely a big realisation.

Rishabh was not an emotional man, but hearing such wonderful things about himself wasn’t something he was used to. He was speechless. He couldn’t utter a single word because he knew he would start crying. No one had ever made him feel this good before. For the first time in really long, Mr. Bajaj felt like he had done something good in life.

Prerna wished he would say something. Why was he always so silent? Why didn’t he share his thoughts with her. She had said everything she had in her heart so why couldn’t he?

“Prerna I--” Tears trickled down Rishabh’s eyes and he stopped talking. Prerna’s eyes were wider than ever. She had never seen tears escape this man’s eyes. She sat up and placed a hand on his leg. Rishabh immediately wiped his tears. I must be looking so silly. He thought.

“Mr. Bajaj, it’s okay. Aapko har waqt strong rehne ki zarwat nahi hai.” Prerna smiled. “Sachme Mr. Bajaj, I am very lucky ki mujhe aap jesa life partner mila, jo mujhe bukhaar hone pe bhi itni tension lete hai aur baat baat pe daatte rehte hai.” Prerna giggled trying to lighten the mood. Rishabh shot her a look and she laughed more. She could see that Rishabh was uncomfortable crying in front of her and he was holding back. She only hoped that he would open up to her more. It would take time, but she was glad she had taken the first step today.

*

Precap: A Long Night & A Long talk. A new start or the calm before a storm?

Hello People,

This update was posted this fast under the pressures for my dear friends😆 I hope you enjoy reading it and do share your feedback! Waiting to read them ❤️

Will be back with a long next update super soon!

Regards,

Manjari🤗

P.S. Let me know if there were typing errors. Didn't proof read🤓

Itna wait kyun karvaya hume??!! This was so so so good!! 😭😭😭

I am speechless after reading this! I was -> 🥺🥺🥺

Rishabh can’t believe that his family is complete. She chose him. She wants to stay with him. 🥺🥺

His daughters and wife are making fun of him (Ps: can we get to see those memes?! 🤣)

Precap-

Don’t stall the update this time please! 😳

Originally posted by: WaqtZaya

haan buss ek hi demand hai khoonselatpat both the bajajs de dena 😛

In preparation for that 😆 Pakka!

Originally posted by: MishtiNew

Update diye dao na please😭

But I want a comment also 😛 with feedback ⭐️

Originally posted by: MrsRishabhBajaj

But I want a comment also 😛 with feedback ⭐️

Coming with that tomorrow morning! Or today night pakka!!!!

😎 I hope to see such a scene in Kzk2 too

Nice.

Calm before the storm it is. 😵

I want this in show i want I want I want

Matlab uss din jab aapne mujhe bachaya, main sirf Anurag aur Sneha ko khone ka dard dekh paayi, tab se leke 8 saalon mein main sirf Sneha ki kami mehsoos karti rahi aur Anurag se nafrat karti rahi. I hated my life. Par main yeh dekh hi nahi paayi ki inn sabke beech God ne mujhe ek saathi diya jo har step pe mere saath tha. Jisne meri problems ko apni problems bana liya. Jisne mere revenge ko apna bana liya. Aur jisne mujhe khudko respect karna sikhaya. Jo main bhul hi gayi thi. Aur inn sab ke liye, I can never thank you enough.” Prerna said with tears in her eyes. This was genuinely a big realisation.

Long awaited update LOL

Loved their talk and finally letting go

I hope this makes them stronger than ever

Amazing update