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Six months later

Nandini's POV

"Nandiniii!" Manik yelled and both of us giggled hiding under a table.

"Listen I swear once I catch hold of both of you I won't leave you! Both of you will be punished!" He threatened but we cared less.

We kept changing our hiding places so that the monster wouldn't catch us.

"Nan-nini! This Monshtel is not leaving!" She pouted and I smiled. Over this past six months her pronounciation had improved a little.

"He will soon! When he will get tired of finding us!" I whispered and she giggled.

"And that will never happen!" We squealed when we heard his voice from behind. I stepped backwards seeing him approaching me. We had to run away from him and an idea popped in my mind.

I scooped my little princess in my arms and started running away from him. Nandini giggled in my arms and I too laughed but my laugh turned into a shriek when Manik came infront of me. I turned around but before I could run he scooped me in his arms. Now it was like I was in Manik's arm and the little Nandini in my arms.

"Manik what are you doing? We will fall! Keep us down!" I complained.

"Monshtel keep ush down!" Nandini repeated my words making him chuckle.

"No! I won't! You both are too smart to team up against me!" He said huffing. When we finally reached he set us down but immediately held both of us so that we don't run away again.

"Now the little Nandini will have her glass of milk and you will have your medicines!" He said giving me a stern look.

"But Manik now I'm completely fine! It's been six months! I don't want to have these yuck medicines!" I whined.

"I also don't want to have thish yuck milk!" We looked at the little one who was now giving us innocent looks.

"I don't want to listen to anything! You both will have it now!" He ordered and we had no choice. Making a face I gulped down the bitter medicines while Nandini gulped down the milk.

"Monster!" I scowled.

"Monshtel!" Nandini too tried to scowl but her face turned into a pout.

I laughed at her cute face while Manik chuckled.

"Okay so now princess go and play with Alex!" He said and without a second thought she ran away. Before I could leave Manik held my hand and dragged me upstairs in our room.

"Manik!" I protested.

"Shh!" He shushed me pinning me on the door.

"I want something!" He said and I frowned.

"What?" I asked frowning seeing him eyeing my lips. He leaned down a little and my eyes widened.

"Manik no!" I warned turning my face away.

"Rose!" He whined.

"You haven't let me kiss you since that day! And it's been 3 whole days!" He complained and I glared at him.

"You should have thought about it before letting that Aisha kiss your cheek!" I glared at him and he smirked.

"I know you are jealous but Rose you know I'm only yours! She came out of nowhere and kissed me taking me by surprise!" He feigned innocence but I won't forgive him so easily.

How dare that female monkey kiss my Manik!

I mean she is his secretary and which secretary kisses her boss?

Although Manik had fired her immediately after that but still I hated it.

"Manik let me go!" I tried pushing him away but he didn't budge.

"Manik!" I gritted and he gave me a puppy look.

I already have a puppy! I don't need another!

"You called me a puppy?" My eyes widened as I saw Manik clenching his jaw looking at me.

Shit! I really have to control my mouth!

"Rose!" He leaned down nuzzling his nose on my cheek making my heartbeats faster. Unknowingly my hands clutched his shirt for support and he took it as a positive sign as he gripped my bare waist tightly making me shiver.

Damn these crop tops!

"Let me kiss you! Please!" He whispered huskily in my ears and I stared at him in daze.

He slowly placed his lips on mine and when I didn't protest he started kissing me ardently. I gasped as his hand travelled under my crop top a little higher and he took it as an opportunity to invade in my mouth. After what seemed like an eternity he broke the kiss but his lips never left my skin as they travelled down peppering soft kisses on my neck.

"Manik!" I moaned tugging at his hair making him groan. His hand travelled behind on my back as it rested on my bra hook. But instead on unhooking it he slowly brought his hand out and kissed me once again.

"I love you!" He panted breaking the kiss and resting his forehead on mine.

"I love you too!" I whispered back with my eyes close.

"I have something for you!" He said and I opened my eyes looking at him confused. He moved back suddenly and knelt down on his one knee.

"Manik what -!"

"Let me do this Rose!" He said and I kept quiet.

"You know the first time when I saw you was at a vendor who was selling something to you and you were yelling at him for the price!" He chuckled and I looked at him amused.

"There was something about you that kept me pulling towards you! After that I had ordered my men to kidnap you and get here! And then though I was amused by your fighting nature I let my monster side prevail! I hurt you so many times yet you never ran away! You know the first time I felt I was changing was when you were ignoring me and it felt that nothing was right! That is when I bought a puppy for you to cheer you up! I had never imagined I would do something like that but I did, for you! You changed me Rose! You changed a monster who was cold, heartless, ruthless and a jerk into a human! I can't be more glad to have you in my life and I don't plan on letting you go ever again!" After his mini speech I was in tears as I stared at this man who was all mine.

"So Miss Nandini Murthy aka my Rose will you make me the most luckiest man on this earth by accepting my last name? Will you marry me Rose?" He looked at me with nervousness as I clamped my mouth when he took out a ring from his pocket.

When I didn't say anything for 2 minutes his face fell and he looked dejected.

"I knew it! I so knew this was a bad idea! How stupid of me! I shouldn't have done this!"

"Yes!" I said but he was busy in cursing himself.

"I know I'm a big fool! Why did I do this! God! I'm such a fool!"

"Manik I said yes!" I yelled again with tears in my eyes.

"Rose I know you -!" He stopped abruptly and snapped his head at me.

"You said yes?" He asked and I nodded chuckling.

"Yes!" He whispered and in a minute a big smile adorned his face.

"Yesss!" He jumped on his place and punched his fist in the air.

"Yes! Yes! Yes! God you make me so happy Rose!" He picked me up making me squeal and twirling me in the air. I laughed as he showed his excitement.

"I love you so much Rose!" He hugged me tight once he set me down and I returned it with equal favour.

"Manik!"

"Hm!" He said in the hug.

"The ring!" I said and he just hummed in the hug.

"Manik the ring!" I said loudly in his ear and he jerked away.

"Oh yes!" He exclaimed and made me wear the ring happily.

"There! Now you are engaged to me soon-to-be Mrs. Malhotra!" He said and I blushed.

"Congratulationss!" The door burst open and Navya, Rishabh and Cabir bhai barged in making us startled.

"What the hell!" Manik said angrily.

"You all were listening to us through the door?" He glared at them and in return all he got was sheepish smiles. Navya came towards me and hugged me tight followed by Bhai and Rishabh.

"Where is my small packet?" I asked them.

"Nan-nini!" My mini version peeked from out of the door.

"Nandini! Why are you standing there? Come here!" I called and she slowly walked in.

"Why were you standing out?" I asked and she looked at me with her innocent eyes.

"They wele stolding you!" She said cutely and I went all aww.

"They weren't scolding me sweetie! They all were just happy!" I said and she suddenly smiled.

"Princess you know your Nan-nini is now going to get married!" Navya said and my eyes widened. When I looked at her I panicked because she had tears in her beautiful eyes.

"Nan-nini you will leave me?" She asked and I hugged my cute doll.

"Nan-nini will never leave her Nandini!" I said and she giggled.

"Why does Nandini always team up with Nandini? I mean I know Nandini is very fond of Nandini but rather than spending time with her Da-da, Nandini spends her time with Nandini! So if whole day Nandini will be with Nandini how will the others get Nandini and Nandini's attention?" We all gaped at Cabir bhai who had a frown on his face.

"What did I say Nandini?" He asked me and I shrugged with a weird face.

"Buddy you need help!" Manik put a hand on his shoulder showing sympathy.

"I know!" He sighed and we shook our heads in disbelief.

"So when do I fix an appointment?" Manik asked and Cabir bhai looked at him confused.

"For what?"

"For the mental checkup! Just now you agreed right!" Manik said and Bhai glared him.

"Do I look like a mental patient to you!" Bhai gritted his teeth.

"Ofcourse!" Manik said casually but the next second he had to run for his life as Bhai ran after him with a vase in his hand.

"Mumma why did Da-da and Manit untel lan (ran) away!" Nandini asked Navya and she sighed kneeling before her.

"Baby your Da-da and Manik uncle are playing a game!" She said and her eyes twinkled.

"Dame? I will alsho play!" She clapped her hands jumping excitedly.

Before we could say anything they both were back in the room panting as one fell on the bed and the other huffed standing before the door.

"Dame ovel!" Nandini pouted sadly and we all laughed loudly leaving the two idoits clueless.

"Guyss a family hug!" Manik called and we all smiled.

"Wait! Where is Alex?" I asked and just then he came running in the room. I picked him up and Navya carried Nandini.

"I love you all!" Manik said in the hug and I smiled.

This was the start of my new beginning!

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