Chapter 71

The room went eerily silent. Jafar was waiting for them to decide something, Arsal had a look that said, 'Choose wisely or else I won't see that you are my brother in laws and beat the hell out of you.'

Hayat and Nandini had the same look that they had 2 years ago. Completely blank as if accepting the fact that their love would go away from them again and this time for forever.

Malhotra boys were furious. They looked at each other and it was almost like they were communicating through their eyes. They looked back at the girls and their hearts pained seeing them going through the same thing they already did earlier.

They looked towards Jafar again. They still couldn't understand what problem this old man had with them.

"You know what?" Manik said, clinching his fist.

"Keep your lands to yourself, we don't need it." Murat said with a glare.

"In fact, we will give our 20, 000 sq ft land to you. Now you can do anything you want in that land." Manik completed their answer.

"You are risking your business, that's not a good sign for a business man. You still have time." Jafar insisted.

"You see personal life comes first. We business men tend to forget this and that's why most of us become rich but don't have the happiness. And we are choosing our happiness." Murat said with a kind of taunt. Both of the family faced unhappiness because of their past decisions.

" Loss and profit are part of the business world we can't do much about it. So, we will recover from this loss maybe slowly but we will, we have that ability." Manik so wanted to say that right in front of Jafar's face, pointing a finger.

The girls were in shock. They had some teenie weenie hope that this time boys would choose them but they also didn't wanted their hard work to go in drain so, they were in a dilemma.

"Is this your final decision?" Jafar asked.

"Should we sign somewhere, old man?" Manik mocked.

"I can't believe your trick worked, Grandpa."

Arsal said with a smirk.

"Wait, what trick?" Murat was alarmed.

"A trick that failed before because of your foolishness. I wanted you to not decide something that will bring unhappiness to you and my granddaughters. But you failed and choose your business over them. Took them for granted, that's the mistake most of us did. I think I successfully gave you the lesson for life."

"So, it's like a test and we smashed it this time." Manik said.

"You can say that. I won't let my granddaughters to choose someone who don't know the value of them. If you had had failed in this one, I would have kept my princesses far away from you. I am happy that you finally learnt your lesson."

"That won't be necessary." Murat looked at Hayat and they both smiled. Hayat had tears in her eyes.

"This is the paper. I am giving my 15, 000 sq ft to you. Make the most beautiful hotel in this world." Jafar handed Murat the papers.

"It wasn't needed." Manik shook his head.

"It is. It's something I want to give to you."

"Then, I want to ask something to you." Murat said all of a sudden.

Everyone looked at him confusingly. "I should have asked first but the situation was not exactly on my favor."

"What do you want to ask?" Jafar asked. Suddenly he was looking too old.

"All of us know how our marriage happened. I didn't ask her or to maintain the tradition ask you for her hand. Today I want to ask you for her hand and want to give her a proper wedding that she deserves."

Hayat was stunned and Nandini was grinning holding Hayat's shoulder. Manik was impressed, his big bro never failed to impress him.

" You are always a sorted guy. Doing exactly the right things., I hope someone too do something soon." Jafar eyed Manik and he nodded.

"So, Are you giving me the permission to marry your granddaughter?"

"You can marry her, properly this time."

They so wanted to cheer but they just had their grandma's funeral. So they just smiled and said congratulations to the couple.

"The wedding will happen three months later. Till then you people decide how you are going to do it." Jafar said and called it a day. He went to his room to rest.

Arsal too went to his room where his daughter and his wife was waiting for him.

Nandini winked at Hayat when Murat hold Hayat's hand and taking her towards their room. Hayat blushed and threw a fake glare towards Nandini.

Nandini grinned and looked at Manik, he was looking at her with raised eyebrows as if saying 'You are having fun in their account but who is going to save you from me.'

Nandini cleared her throat and rushed towards her room, Manik following.

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Murat was resting his head on the headboard and Hayat was resting her head on his chest. They both were half-laying on the bed, hugging each other.

"Today is a long day." Hayat whispered.

"Your grandpa wanted to make it more long."

"Everything is feeling like a dream. You choose us."

"I am not going to make the same mistake again and going through the pain again. I don't think I can live a single day without you."

"I love you." Hayat said snuggling into him more.

"I love you more."

Hayat fall asleep because of all the things she had to endure since morning. Murat pulled her close and readjusted themselves on the bed, following Hayat in her dreamland.

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Nandini was sitting on the bed when Manik entered in her room and locked it.

"Your grandpa told me to do something."

"Oh yeah? And what do you have in your mind?"

"Something but I think you are tired."

"You think?"

"No actually, you look tired." Manik said sitting beside her. Nandini kept her head on his shoulder and sighed.

"Such a long day and emotional torment."

"Don't mind but your grandpa is sick."

"I really thought I am going to loose you again." Nandini closed her eyes.

"Nandini, you don't have to get afraid about this anymore. I will always choose you over everything. I want to ask you something."

Nandini raised her head and looked at him confusingly "What?"

"Nandini Mathur, we still didn't have our first official date. Will you go on a date with me?"

Nandini gave him a big smile, "Of course, I will." She laid her head on his shoulder again and hugged his bicep.

Manik laid his head over hers with a smile. Their moment broke because of a massage on Manik's phone.

Manik checked the message and his blood ran cold.

"Today you attended one funeral but soon you will attend two funeral together."