MaNan: Trust?

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Nandini looked out of the window as she was currently sitting beside Manik Malhotra in his car. After Ahana was off to school the next day, Manik had got her discharge papers ready.

"Now go inside and without arguing get all your essentials for the next few days."

He stopped the car in front of her house and spoke without looking at her.

"But.."

He looked at her sternly making her shut her mouth and quietly get down from the car.

She slowly walked inside and made her way towards her room.

Taking out a medium sized travel bag, she dumped a few clothes and her other essentials in the bag and walked outside holding the bag in her hand.

She quietly sat back inside the car, as he was on a call. He glanced at her as she settled down and connected the call to the bluetooth and started driving.

For the entire journey he was busy with his official call and Nandini slept being tired due to the medicines she had.

He halted the car in front of his apartment and looked at her. She woke up as soon as the car stopped moving.

They got down & started walking inside. He was by her side, walking right behind her.

As they reached the elevator, he pressed the last floor button. Within seconds they reached near his penthouse. Nandini looked around with a gleam in her eyes. Not extravagantly big, but classy yet homely. It was too Manik-ish.

He walked towards a room and asked her to follow.

He opened the door and gestured her to move inside. She walked in followed by him.

He showed her everything that would be needed and walked outside.

"Freshen up and come outside, I need to talk to you.", Saying this he walked out of her room.

He came out and ordered for their breakfast and walked towards his own room.

Laying down on his bed, he started massaging his temple to get rid of the headache he was feeling since this morning. And along with that he had got a new headache for himself at his home.

The vulnerable state she was in right now, he was sure she would very often land up in hospital if left alone.

He just hoped his sanity remains intact till the time she was here.

And for that he had to put some sense in her thick head.

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She came out of her room wearing her shorts and a tank top while he was laying down breakfast or their brunch which had just got delivered.

They both started eating in silence.

"What did you want to talk about?"

He cleared his throat, bracing himself to say whatever he wanted to.

"See.. whatever happened in the past, has happened. Infact I didn't even wanted you to find out Alya's truth anymore. It wouldn't have gained anyone anything. But now that you have found out, can you please stop wallowing in this guilt that you have ruined my life or something?"

She looked at him with a shocked face. Was this man in his senses?

"Why would you want me to be guilt free?"

"Listen, whatever happened... it won't be possible for me to get back with you anymore. So just do me a favour and please just forget whatever happened and move on with your life. It's important for my peace of mind. I can't live peacefully knowing there is someone out there dying everyday because of me."