Manan - Innocent Angel

chapter - 43

After mukbhi marriage Thakkar's and Vardhan's left to Thakkar mansion while Malhotra's along with new Nandini Malhotra remained in their house itself...though technically it was their first night but nyo made navni sleep in her room while manbir and raj adjusted in cavya room as Compared to manan room bed nyo and cavya room bed were large....next day morning after breakfast mukbhi too reached swanika mahal and all post marital rituals were performed together...in manan case manan won together as firstly manik won later nandu later both held at a time...while in mukbhi case mukti had upper hand...they played few games for fun and later retired to their respective homes....mukti too performed all rituals in Thakkar mansion as that was their traditional house....nandu and mukti were asked to make their first rasoi sweet dish but nandu declared that she will make entire lunch without anyone help to which thai smiled looking at their worried faces which clearly shows that nandu never cooked in newyork...thai assured them on behalf of nandu that it is a small thing for her and that she is habituated to it....nandu made few curries and a sweet dish which is cabir's favourite one....everyone praised nandu and complimented nyo on her choice as none knows manan secret except their two families....

Reception party

Reception was held in swanika mahal itself as this house was much bigger than Thakkar mansion....all relatives were wishing the newly wedded couples and enjoying the party...this was also held in India specially as all the delegates in other countries wished to visit India and wanted to see Malhotra's power in India as everyone knew they have no business in India coz earlier business which was held by Raj was not known to many as it was jointly owned by raj and murthy but Raman Malhotra was the power which never let anything happen to them....no one knew that there was another malhotra till their death as raj never liked to face media in Malhotra properties matter but raman was used to them....it was a grand affair and everyone were excited to see Malhotra's new bride and the one who got successful in stealing the heart of most eligible bachelor....

Mr. Vedant reached near manan after almost all guests blessed them as he went to receive his son from airport as drivers were busy with guests and all....the moment he and his son came infront of Manan after wishing mukbhi nandu was shocked as his son was none other than dhruv....her ex friend who tried to take her dignity away from her without even caring that she trusted him as a friend and the one who was responsible for nandu's anger on manik....nandu though was habituated to fake a smile at any moment couldn't do so as she trusted him...she looked manik whose expression is neutral as if he is not shocked....pratap was looking at nandu and dhruv as dhruv expression is no different but one thing in his eyes caught pratap attention as they held guilt and he understood that nandu is the girl who was the reason for dhruv's changed behaviour....pratap waited for them to react along with manik who is also waiting for dhruv confrontation as he met him in hospital the next day to make sure that he is fine and thought to warn him again but the moment he caught guilt in dhruv eyes he forgave him but didn't permit to meet nandu as he can't risk anything and agreeing to it even dhruv left college...when manik heard about pratap he sensed danger and enquired about him where he got to know of much more than required facts along with the fact that dhruv is his son....as their marriage happened quickly manik didn't find any problem with them....

Dhruv:I am sorry nandini !! I know I made you lose your trust in me by behaving like that with you....I used to feel proud on my womanizer character but never realized the pain all the girls must have felt until I let myself down by loosing your friendship...the way you three didn't even cared about my existence made me realize what I lost... I know I can never gain back that trust but if you can forgive me then I will be able to live my rest of the life a little peacefully.....pleaseee forgive me.....

And he fell on her feet with tears in his eyes and folded his hands infront of her....she quickly made him stand and as most of the guests were busy with food dance and all other diversions no one cared about what's happening on stage....nandu smiled at him and nodded in yes as she can never hold a grudge against anyone and he was her friend once....she forgave him the moment he left college being embarrassed of his actions....dhruv thanked her and left the stage after congratulating them and pratap just blessed her....once they left nandu turned towards manik and asked him through eyes whether he is ok with her forgiving dhruv and he just nodded in yes with a small smile which made her understand that he is already aware about dhruv....no one else knew anything as mukbhi left the stage for photoshoot....manan were next in line....meanwhile pratap came across raj who was talking with guests and stood lost in shock as it's been so many years he saw raj directly as he is aware of the success malhotra's are achieving everyday but never thought that he will see him at his own family party...before raj could see him he hid his face and moved a little away from his sight....he observed raj moments and found him reaching near manik's mom and moving towards stage with her....soon they were joined by cabir malhotra and navya....this shocked him as first of all raj malhotra is holding manik mother hand while his son cabir malhotra held navya hand who is manik's bhabhi....pratap didn't met malhotra men as they were busy in their own worlds and never came across each other in this two days....pratap moved near stage to see what's happening as though he understood almost everything yet he wanted to make sure of his doubts....pratap reached his sister and asked her about malhotra's.....

Mrs. T(laughing):yeh aap kya pooch rahe hai bhai....woh manik ke parents hai....raj malhotra uska papa aur cabir malhotra uska bhai...aap milein nahin na issliye aap jaante nahin...aayiye na milathi hoon unse...

Pratap:nahin !! Baad mein mil lunga....they are busy in attending guests....let them be(he remembered something)....waise tell me one thing...nandini ke parents kaun the ??

Mrs.T:Vishnu Murthy and Swara Murthy !!

Pratap(shocked):whattt !!????

Mrs.T(confused):kya hua bhai ??

Pratap(composing himself):nothing....you carry on with your work...

Mrs. T:Theekhe bhai !!

She left to attend guests while pratap was still left in shock as never in his wildest dreams he thought that the girl whom he admired so much and wished was his daughter is Murthy's daughter....how can he ever forget them ??