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Maan walked in the kitchen and received a plate from the shelve and prepared the plate when he saw Gayatri walked in asking, "Maan.. If you're hungry then you could have ask me, I'll serve you the dinner."
"Oh.. It's.. Not for me..!" Maan replied while taking bowls from the shelve, Gayatri looked on confused when he continued, "It's for Geet. She should have the dinner early. You know..! It's good for health."
"Haye..!! Mera bachha.." She caressed his cheek saying, "I never knew my Maan is so caring for his wife. Your dad should learn something from you." She pouted.
"Mom..!" Maan gave a look to his mother as he don't like when his mother behaves dramatically.
"Okay.. Okay sorry.. I know you don't liked it when I bad mouth about your father." Gayatri chuckled. Nodding his head in disbelief, Maan left the kitchen immediately.
Holding the dinner tray in his hand, Maan walked in his room and saw Geet was reading a novel book. She had her glasses on her eyes - for a moment, he just stared at her, she was looking so pure, so innocent, Maan couldn't prevent himself from gazing at her. He wondered, "She used to wear glasses but why did I never notice her so closely? She looks so cute.." He mentally chuckled on his own thought. Feeling someone's presence, Geet looked up and saw Maan who just composed himself seeing her movement.
"Oh..! Maan you..." She immediately removed the glass.
"Damn..! She was looking so cute with those glasses.." Maan self thought while admiring her.
"Maan?" Geet again called him.
"Yeah..!" Erasing his own thoughts from his mind, Maan walked in replying, "Mom send your dinner."
"Mom..?!" She suspiciously looked at him when he turned away saying, "Yeah mom.. She told me, you have medicines to take after your dinner, so.."
"Oh.. I see.. Mom was with me before a while, but she didn't tell me anything." She replied with grin as she understood it was actually Maan himself who brought it for her but he's too arrogant to accept this.
"Woh.. Umm.." He was just trying to clarify her but nothing came in his mind to cover up the topic when he heard Geet saying, "It's okay.. I don't need an explanation, in fact I am feeling hungry."
Maan smiled at her and placed the tray next to her when he noticed her hand was injured and wrapped by the bandage. "Oh.. You can't eat alone. Let me help you." As he said, Geet looked at him amazed - she never ever thought in her dreams this would come from him.
"Have..!" Geet came back from her trance and saw Maan holding the morsel near to her mouth, she happily had her dinner. After that Maan was going to leave when he saw her getting down from the bed.
"Hey, where are you going..?!" He stopped her while facing her.
"I.. I was just going to sleep in another.." She replied with hesitation as somewhere she had a deep feeling that he wouldn't like her going to another room.
Geet looked up at him and saw him standing silent, she walked past to him when Maan said, "I didn't tell you to leave."
Geet's lips curled into a smile but she maintained her normal look and turned at Maan who just faced her saying, "You aren't going anywhere Geet." He placed the tray on the table and walked to her. "You went in guest room that day, I didn't tell you anything but today you're weak.. You need to be taken care under someone, so you're not going anywhere." He paused looking at her while Geet was going to say something when he said, "I know, your ethics will not allow you to stay but today I won't let you go anywhere, at least not in this condition. And this time you have to listen to me. Did you get me?!" Like a obedient student, she accepted his proposal.
"Come..!" Maan helped her to reach up to the bed and made her sleep. "Sleep.. Good night." He turned off the lights and walked out from the room while Geet smiled happily.
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Next morning, as the sun rays fall on Geet's face, she twitched her eyes, while adjusting with the rays, she slowly opened her eyes and roamed her eyes around when her eyes went on Maan who was sleeping on the sofa. She adjusted properly on her place to get his proper view, Geet was lost in him while recalling his last night behavior, she smiled thinking about his caring nature when suddenly she found him stirring and her trance broke, she gets up and went to freshen up.
After freshen up, she walked in the room and found Maan sitting on the couch. Seeing Geet, he asked while getting up, "How's your health now..?!"
"Yeah.. Much better." She replied with a smile and was about to turn when she noticed her phone in Geet's hand, she looked up at him asking, "My phone.. What are you doing with it?!"
"Oh this.." He gave her the phone saying, "You got a call but before I receive it disconnected."
Giving a nod to him, she walked up to the mirror to apply vermilion but due to injury in her hand, she couldn't.. Maan was watching her trying when finally he came to her and took the box from her hand and made her face him. Without initiating any conversation with her, he took a pinch of vermilion and applied on her hair. Geet looked up at him surprised as well as happy, a tear of happiness rolled down from her eyes - she recalled their marriage while sharing an eye lock with him. Seeing her in tear, he lifted his hand to wipe them but at that moment they heard a knock on the door. Maan moved back from her while Geet looked away embarrassed. They were facing an awkward moment when again they heard the knock, Maan went to open it.
"Geet bhabhi, someone came to meet you." The servant said and left. Giving a faint smile, Maan left the room.
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Geet walked down to meet the person, at the same time Maan also came down when he saw a young handsome guy, near to his age, was having a talk with his family, Maan looked on confuse as he never saw this guy before, he turned at Geet to ask when he saw her smiling at the guy, he curiously looked on.
Geet reached to the person smiling, "Hi.. Rishu..!"
"Hey Geet, wait.. See..! Again this Prateek boy is going to lose.." He said excited as he and Prateek was playing carrom.
Geet saw Maan standing beside her, "He's Rishabh Kundra.. My business partner." Maan nodded.
"Wohh.. I won.." Rishabh jumped which took their attention.
"This is cheating Rishabh bhai." Prateek pouted.
"You know, you can't win over him, then why do you accept his challenge?" Geet chuckled at Prateek.
"You're wrong Geet.. Khuranas never lose." Maan said while walking to Prateek's side, "Right Prateek..?!"
"Oh.. Over confidence.." Rishabh smirked, "Then let's play another round. What say?!"
"Done.." Maan smiled.
"Maan don't.. You don't know know him.. How well he..!" Geet warned him but Prateek cut her saying, "Don't worry bhabhi, our Maan bhaiya also play well.. They will have a tough game."
As Prateek arranged the board, Maan and Rishabh sat opposite to each other. "You break first." Rishabh said passing the striker to Maan. He brakes the circle of pieces and they continue playing, Maan's three white pieces were inside the pockets while Rishabh's four black pieces were inside the pockets.
"Come on bhaiya.. You have to win." Prateek cheered Maan while Geet was anxiously waited for Maan to win.
Maan passed the striker to Rishabh who targeted the queen saying, "This queen is mine." and he winked at Geet which was noticed by Maan who didn't like the comment, he gets annoyed but maintained his casual look.
Rishabh couldn't pocket the queen, he gasped, "Oh.. I missed.." He passed the striker to Maan who easily pocket the queen as the red piece was near to him, Prateek and Geet jumped in happiness. Maan smiled to see her getting happy with his happiness.
"Boy.. You have to pocket another piece..!" Rishabh said and Nan pocketed another pieces making the queen his.
"Queen was always mine." Maan said while eyeing Geet with a victorious smile, she smiled under his gaze.
"Impressive.. But the game isn't finish yet." As Rishabh said, they continued playing and Maan won the game.
"Well played.. Congrats..!" Rishabh and Maan shook hand together when Prateek commented, "My bhai is champion."
"Yeah.. When his real life queen is with him then no one can defeat him." Rishabh said smiling at both Maan and Geet who just exchange a look.
Geet looked away asking, "You tell me, why did you suddenly come suddenly?"
"First of all, you tell me why didn't you tell me about your accident? Neither you received my calls, thankfully I called Dadi and she told me, so I came to see you." Rishabh said with concern.
"Don't worry, it's just a minor accident. Anyways..! Leave all these. I have something important to discuss." Geet said while they took seat on the sofa, "See.. May be after two weeks Annu's wedding will take place and you have to organize this entire wedding."
"But Geet me..?!" Rishabh hesitated.
"Yeah, I know I told you before that I will organize but see.. It's our family function and I have to be here to help choti ma, ma." Geet explained which Maan heard and he didn't like her idea of giving the responsibility to Rishabh.
"Geet, it's my sister's wedding and I don't want any random person to organize it." Maan said stern while giving a glare to Rishabh.
"Maan please, Rishabh isn't random person. He organized many successful events and if you have any doubt then you can check our data history." Geet talked in Rishabh's favor which Maan didn't like. "Rishabh will be the wedding organizer and that's final." She said stern.
"Do whatever you want but if I find any mistake during any function then I won't allow YOUR COMPANY to arrange the rest of the function. Get that..?!" Maan warned.
"Don't worry Maan, I won't let you go down." Rishabh assured.
"It's Mr Khurana. Let's maintain the professionalism." Saying this Maan left when Geet murmured, "Stone Singh Khurana." She turned at Rishabh saying, "Please don't get upset by his words. He's like this.. He never looks complete without his attitude."
"It's okay Geet." And they continued discussing their works, sometimes Rishabh cracked a joke to make her laugh, sometimes he irritating her during their works to make her feel annoyed and their cute banter continues but there was a pair of eye, who was fuming like fire seeing their closeness - and its none other than Maan Singh Khurana, who was noticing them from upstairs and jealousy took over him but as usual his ego didn't allow him to accept it.
"What's wrong bhai?!" Dev asked suspicious when he saw Maan fuming at them.
"Nothing." He replied looking away.
"Oh, I thought, you're feeling jealous seeing Geet with another guy." Dev said to see his brother's reaction who just looked on casual saying, "Jealous?! Why would I get jealous?! It's her life, she can do anything."
"Yeah, right. And I think, they looks cute together, what do you think?!" Dev said with a smirk when Maan again looked at them - actually glared at him. "Even Rishabh takes good care of Geet which you never did." Maan saw Rishabh helping Geet to tuck her hair strands, he fumed.
"Excuse me Dev. I have to make an urgent call."
"Yeah, yeah.. Sure." Dev smiled victoriously and looked at Rishabh and Geet thinking, "What a timing.." He just chuckled.
Maan walked in his room and throws his anger, frustration on his phone by throwing it on the floor, he recalled Rishabh and Geet's closeness while Dev's comments echoed in his ear, he again throws his laptop. Suddenly his eyes fall on the mirror and he looked at him, his eyes were red as he if it was firing, he gets confused by historical look. "What's wrong with me?!" He wondered while walking upto there. "Why am I getting so affected? Why am I not feeling good to see them close..? I shouldn't have care if she has someone in her life." But Geet and Rishabh's closeness haunting him badly so he immediately went to the washroom to take a cold shower to erase those thoughts.
Around an hour later, Geet walked in the room humming a song, Maan who was still annoyed and fighting with his own emotions, gets more irritated by her existence but kept himself relax. Geet paused as she saw the messy room. "What's wrong here?!" She asked turning at him.
"Nothing." He replied with his closed eyes.
"Maan I know you well, something is troubling you that's why you messed everything. What's wrong?" She asked while coming to him with concern.
"Chalo, you accepted that my personality is same from in and out.. At least I am not like you who has different shades." Maan taunted her while getting up from the bed.
"What are you talking about?" She asked confuse.
"Nothing." He replied with a mischievous smile on his face and was going to leave when Geet held his hand saying, "I need clarification, Maan. Why do you say that?"
Maan turned and removed his hand from her grip saying, "Geet, let me clear you one thing.. I really don't care about your existence in my life. And so, I don't have any right to hold you into this relation." Geet kept looking at him with confuse, "If you have anyone in your life with whom you can be happy and wants to move on in your life then believe me, no one will stop you. You're free from my side, okay..!" Saying this Maan left the room while Geet looked on shocked as well as confused. She felt hurt thinking his view about her. She reminisced those few moments which helped her to keep believing that one day everything will be sorted out and she will get her Maan's love but everything shattered within a moment, she collapsed on the floor crying.
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