"Welcome everyone" the mentor said. "Here come the duchesses" the mentor continued to the reporters.
"Welcome Miss Nandini and Miss Geet" the mentor saluted his duchesses as they climbed down the stairs in their magnificent gowns.
"Here, at the Starlight, are the best tycoons and many of them are around India; for example Mumbai's Mehra or Delhi's Khurana's" the mentor explained. "The Duke arranged all this for searching the best bachelors for his sister ' Nandini" the mentor continued. "The Duke will be back in some minutes"
"In the meantime, you can interview Miss Geet and Miss Nandini" he continued talking to the reporters.
The reporters crowded the duchesses. Some parted in small groups so that they could interview both duchesses at the same time.
"So Miss Geet, why you haven't thought of marriage?" Reporter A asked The Duchess Geet.
"Oh'no, no marriage for me" Geet replied smilingly.
"Oh'Mr. Khurana" the mentor called to the man who was busy setting himself at the bar.
"Hello, sir" he replied. "So, Mr. Khurana'" the mentor started when he cut him short "please call me Maan, Mr. Khurana makes me so old" he laughed. "So Mr. Maan, have you come to meet the Duchess Nandini?" mentor asked.
"Me? Oh, no, actually my brother is out of the town, so I thought of coming to see the duchess for him" Maan chuckled.
"Well, there is Miss Nandini and her sister ' Geet" the mentor pointed to the stair case.
"Geet!" the word pricked his ears. "Did he just say Geet? Nah, Geet and a duchess? That too the sister of a duke'oh come on, Maan Singh Khurana, stop having illusion" Maan told himself.
The mentor marched and scolded the reporters "well, people, you took too much of the duchesses' time, please stop interviewing them, you can do this later after the reception." The reporters were busy cursing the mentor under their breaths but little did he care. After all, keeping the duchesses away from the media was his work.
Maan looked up at the stairs. The reporters were moving away, obviously the mentor was shooing them away like some vulgar mosquitoes. He looked at Nandini, dressed in an Asian style salwar kameez, she looked typically like some normal Indian girl but something in his mind said that she was the best for his brother. Something inside of him wanted to glance at the sister ' even if he didn't come here for checking out the sister. "Whatever Maan, one glance won't hurt" he tried to control the urge.
He glanced at the slim figure and his mouth dropped in dead shock! This was Geet ' his Geet
"Geet"
"My Geet"
"A Duchess "
These words had not connection - or did they?
Geet, as she used to be, dressed in a pink sari with her rosy cheeks and her juicy fleshy lips. He realized he was staring at the duchess. He approached the crowd.
"Well..." he heard Geet's sweet voice breaking the noise. "I would like to share something with all of you" she said looking at the reporters. "We are listening Duchess" Reporter A told her.
"I want you to meet my little one and a half year old daughter - Sanaya" Geet said.
Maan couldn't believe his ears - did he just hear daughter?
"No, Maan, she isn't married or is she? Is she a widow or a divorcee? Is she'" his thoughts trailed off as the little angel appeared..
Two little legs appeared behind Geet. Shyly a little girl came forward holding her mama's hand. She clutched her mother's legs and peeked at the crowd. Geet's hand touched her left shoulder and she blinked innocently at her mother in confusion.
"This is my daughter" she said.
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