Mannat has been repeatedly humiliated for her social standing her obligation to the Salujas. ARS and Malla too have spared no efforts in taunting her for the favours she received because of them. She is affected by the physical proximity to Saluja Sir. She is in a vulnerable frame of mind as she is blamed/ manipulated by shruthi and Harneet as well. She has no friend with whom she can vent. She has no one standing up for her openly as she did for Shalini and Derek. So her feelings are all messed up and she hasnt processed it.
Vikrant has been raised with a lot of love comfort and pampering. He does what he considers right and the other accept it and are in awe of him.
Mannat matches his moral compass and standing up for what is right yet is perceived as being stubborn. Ronnie and Gagan sense their compatibility and fierceness. Ronnie is his sons cheerleader and has vocalised his support to the match
Gagans self esteem has been shattered by ARS and his dad. His drunken stupor has been the barrier to help him reclaim his status and he is left licking his wounds . He is able to see the stark contrast between Malla and Mannat . Mannat comes as a ray of hope that she can match ARS in smartness and give her a fight. Gagan backs Mannat in the hope thar she will foul ARS s schemes .
In this backdrop there is actually none who stands by Mannat for what or who she is. She does take a stance and assetts her rights over her BKB but when he puts on the boss mask and chides her she is clueless what to make of his blow hot blow cold nature and withdraws into her shell.
Vikrants risky plan has failed as it has made the difference even starker.
It will be a while for mannat to process she has romantic feelings for Vikrant.
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