BLOODY LOVE [slow updates]

15.

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"Who was that woman, Manik ?" Nandini asked more calmly this time while intensely staring at him. Her arms were crossed and her fingers were tapping her elbows impatiently.

Manik cleared his throat and said, "She's my new secretary. "

"Wow, that's surprising. However you two seem to bond quite well for someone you just met today... " Nandini said with fire in her eyes and
started to walk towards Manik.

Manik gulped seeing his girlfriend's this fierce new avatar, "She's a family friend and-"

"And what?" Nandini asked with an eyebrow raised.

"Ex-girlfriend. Nothing special..." Manik said with a shrug of his shoulders and walked around Nandini, towards his desk.

'Ex-girlfriend!! Why AIYAPPAA why Me? ... It has only been a day we became a couple and now this ex girlfriend thing... Uggghhh and how dare he lie to me?' Nandini screamed in her mind, while standing shocked and numb in her place.

Then suddenly she started laughing, not the cute, cheerful, happy laugh but the crazy, hollow laugh with no emotion... Which caused Manik to raise an eyebrow as he sat down on his chair.

"You said you didn't know her, in the morning... You lied to me. I didn't think that you are a liar too along with being a flirt. Do you still have feelings for her? That's why you selected her as your new secretary so that she can always stay by your side... " Nandini spoke loudly with unshed tears forming in her beautiful doe-eyes.

Manik just sat there in shock listening to her outburst. He then quickly got up and walked towards Nandini .

Nandini tried to push him away when he tried to hug her, but he was too strong for her and wrapped his arms around her while rubbing her back soothingly, calming her down a little bit.

"How do you always make me feel this safe and warm, whenever I am in your arms?" Nandini sighed and mumbled softly against his chest.

Manik's heart started to beat faster listening to her... He didn't know how to reply to that. The only thing he could think of saying was, "I don't know, but I know the feeling... I also feel peaceful, calm, happy whenever I hold you in my arms here like this, close to my heart. " and he tightened his grip a little more around her but not to the extent to hurt her.

After a minute of just being in each other's arms, Manik moved them to sit behind his desk.

He was sitting in his chair and Nandini was sitting on his lap with his arms wrapped around her waist gently... While Nandini was leaning completely against Manik with her face lying directly over his chest where his heart was beating rhythmically.