Irresistible Love

4.Awkward Silence

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Villa

Sameer leaves after dropping Naira. Naira enters the living area and sees the house keeping team cleaning everything. Her mind jumps to the previous night. She remembers Kartik's devilish behaviour with the guy and that makes her jitter

Naira's POV
What should I conclude about him? Ek pal keliye devil lagta hai aur dusre pal mein woh Kartik ban jaata hai jisse mein ne pyar kiya hai. He married me , but that happened all of a sudden, did he really agree as he loved me? Or was it the compulsion that his Dadaji did for the family business? If he agreed for love why did he ghost me for past three years, if he doesn't love me then how is that pen given by me years ago be his special pen? Why did his eyes shine with happiness in the lawyer's office. He is so complex, I must talk to him about it

Thinking so Naira reaches the kitchen where she spots Ms.Johnson
Ms.Johnson: Mam would you like something?
Naira: Nahi..Im just going around the house, do you mind showing me around
Ms.Johnson: Sir had instructed us to do it yesterday itself but ...you were busy. Please come with me

Ms.Johnson leads the way as Naira follows her.The ground floor had the living room, kitchen and a small pooja room amd stairs which led upstairs.The first floor had the master bed room where Kaira spent the night, Naira was surprised that she didn't notice the balcony of that room hidden by long curtains, as Ms.Johnson pushed them away she could see that the balcony was facing the sea, as the proceeded with the first floor Naira noticed that it also had another room adjacent to it which was the study, then Ms Johnson took her to the second where Naira was surprised to see a full fledged gym.

As she saw the gym her mind flew to Kartik's abs which she saw the previous day as he was unbuttoning his shirt

Naira in mind: Maan na padega Mr.Goenka ko itna acha body maintain karna bohot mushkil hai

Before Naira's thoughts could progress Ms.Johnson shows her the other rooms and they reach a room which is locked

Ms.Johnson: Mam we aren't allowed inside this room. The day sir brought us here to settle us down before your arrival he has personally set this room and prohibited any staff to enter it par

(She takes a key and gives it to Naira) we were instructed to give this to you while we show you around and sir also mentioned that the password is some special date linked to you guys

Naira: Did he tell which one?

Ms.Johnson: No mam sir ne sirf itna kaha tha aur kaha tha ki agar mein yeh kehdun tho aap khud hi samaj jaoge. You can call me after seeing this room mam then Ill show the remaining part of the house too

Saying this Ms.Johnson walks away. Naira inserts the key and the security system asks for the password. Naira is puzzled

Naira in mind: Special date linked to us....may be wedding date

She enters the date but the system shows that the password is incorrect

Naira in mind: Not the wedding date , then what is it? Special date linked to us.....Oh fo yaar how can I forget that day?

Years ago, Valentines Day, Naitik and Akshara along with a 4 year old Naira left are going to Goenka House in car
Naitik: Manish's dad had invited me home as a gesture of welcoming me to Mumbai and he wanted me to bring Naira also with us
Akshara: Manish matlab Manish Goenka? Your long time friend
Naitik: Yeah Akshara. Manish is lucky you know
Akshara: How?
Naitik: He has a son, only son unlike us having a daughter
Akshara: Naitik...it's because of my medical condition that we couldn't try for another child. Even now you can remarry for a son
Naitik: So that papa will throw me out of our business? Pata nahi what makes him think that me wanting a son is wrong? Now Naira you must behave yourself in Goenka house. No masti just stick to yourself. You should not disturb muma and papa as we have important work
Akshara: Work?
Naitik: Regarding a deal, papa has made you an equal partner in this one. I don't want to create any wrong impression