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45| MaNan vs. ZaNan

A/N: Hello readers! We are back with a new chapter again!

So, before we get into this, I would like to address a few concerns of my readers from last week's chapter. Some of you feel, this story is stretching & Manik is being punished too much, some feel, this story doesn't have enough MaNan magic & they should now get together to get the criminals down. So, here is my response for all your concerns: Please trust your writer, folks :) You have come so far with my vision, please trust me enough to feel, I will see this story through, the right way! :)

Now, about stretching the story, well, you feel that way because the criminals are not caught and complications are only increasing; but readers, I want my story to be as reflective to reality as it can be, so when I say the crooks have gotten away with one murder in a clean way, they have the money, power & means to control people, hide evidences how do you suppose it will be so easy to get them behind the bars, so just that you can have Manan together? :D

About the lack of cute Manan nok-jhoks, well, all you had to do was be patient until this chapter, because it is all there; but also from the perspective of the mood of the story, I never set out to write fluff with this fiction and you all know it! If Nandini is hurting, you want it to stop, if Manik is hurting you want it to stop. How will I write angst if no one can hurt? :D :) <3

Anyway, I just want to make one request, that please trust me as a writer & you will not finish this story feeling unsatisfied or that it was not worth you time! Having said that, I hope (actually I know) you all will enjoy this chapter, and keep leaving those thoughtful in-line remarks like you always do!

On that note, Happy Reading, fellas! See you on the other side!

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"Manik sir, on the right mark, please. Sir, please look this way, left profile, please...thanks sir.."

"Sir, one with Rose maám please. Please look towards each other, sir..yes, a little to your left..thanks sir.."

Manik sighed, as he continued, posing as he was requested. He was at the premiere of his movie release with Innaya. The same movie which was being shot, when he and Nandini were playing the pregnancy PR cleanup and thereby the miscarriage drama. A lot of memories were rushing into his mind, but he was trying hard to block them, by looking deeply into the eyes of his distraction, Rose.

"Sir, now one last single shot, please?" the request of the papps, made him focus on his present. He nodded quietly and looked at Rose, she smiled and nodded politely in agreement and walked out of the frame. Just as he was done posing solo, an excited murmur came from the entrance side that 'Zanan' was here.

Zanan? He wondered for a moment and just as he casually glanced to his right, what greeted his vision, gave him an eyesore! Zain & Nandini were walking hand in hand, looking like a perfect couple pulled out of a fairytale book. Suddenly his insides twisted, and he felt like he was going to be sick.

"ZaNan is here, let's get a snap.." the crowd of papps were now chanting their name and as much as Manik wanted to run away from there, his feet refused to comply.

In a few moments, Nandini appeared before him, in a shimmery black bodycon, with a golden metallic shrug. Her hair was curled up into a high bun & her smokey eye makeup along with her alluring red lipstick, made her look like a vixen who could devour any man. As much as he appreciated what was before his eyes, but his insides charred thinking the woman was Nandini, the soft, innocent naive woman who had no idea what shoes went with what clothes. He felt furious thinking what this look of hers' was igniting in the mind of all her onlookers, which included men from all walks of life!