Chapter 81

Jafar smiled and stood up. "Let us congratulate the newly engaged couple."

Everyone Except Murat and Arsal, that means only Hayat and Myra looked at Jafar then Manik and Nandini in shock.

"What's that supposed to mean?" Hayat asked frowning a little.

"Means they are engaged." Murat cleared calmly.

"But suddenly why... Wait, grandpa please don't tell me you forced my brother." Myra made a horrified face.

"Come on, I am not that evil. Your brother was already planning. I just made him do it faster. Why wait for something good?" Jafar moved his hands to make the impact more.

"Grandpa, it was supposed to be personal." Nandini said as Manik made her sit on her chair.

Grandpa gave her a look and turned towards Cynthia, who was wrapping her spoons with tissues. "Thia, your Aunt Nandini is also getting married. Isn't it exciting?"

Cynthia's eyes lit up, the wrapped up spoons were long forgotten. "Really! Nandu is going to be a bride as well!"

"Aunt Nandu." Myra corrected. Cynthia's words and sentences were getting better so, Myra was trying to teach her the correct words. She had enough of her baby words.

Cynthia ignored her mother and beamed at Nandini. "Is that true? Are you going to wear white gown like brides?"

"When I get married, yes I will wear a white bridal gown."

"You will look so pretty. Aunt Hayu also looked pretty in her gown." Everyone laughed after seeing the dreamy look her eyes were giving.

"Aww.. Thank you, Thia." Hayat said.

"You know Thia, your aunts are going to wear the wedding gowns together." Cynthia frowned at her Murat uncle. Nandini, Hayat, Myra was looking at him with a 'What now?' expression.

"Really?"

"Yes. They are getting married at the same day!"

"Wait, what?" Nandini asked in disbelief. Hayat turned towards Jafar,

"You are behind this, right?"

"Hayat, not everything happens according to my wish. You should ask Murat that why he suddenly postponed your wedding." Jafar shrugged and started to eat.

Hayat then turned towards Murat and gave him a look. That was enough for Murat to start talking. "Manik and I decided to get married at the same day. You will be healed perfectly till then and apparently he can't wait to get married with Nandini."

Nandini didn't know how to react. She wanted to get angry as Manik didn't discuss anything on the other hand she was flattered over the fact that Manik wanted to get married to her as soon as possible. So, she just dig into her food without looking at anyone.

Manik was expecting a reaction from Nandini but when he saw her eating her dinner without saying anything, he thought that she was angry.

Hayat just shook her head in defeat. "You people never care about our opinion." she stabbed her shrimp with her fork.

"Of course, we do. You both are going to select and confirm everything. Don't tell me, you both don't want to get married at the same day as the attention is going to parted, not fully on you." Murat pojed at the end knowing it would work.

"Excuse me!"

"Of course not. What even...?"

Both the sisters reacted together and the boys knew that they were okay with it. The girls only glared at the boys, clearly understood their motive.

"You will select everything but I will select the venue. As a grandfather, I wanted my Hayat and Aayat to get married at the same day. Since it's happening, I think I have this much of right."

"Of course, grandpa but not overly expensive one." Hayat smiled at him.

"Of course not. Arsal has a hotel close to the beach. I already decided that both of my granddaughters will get married there."

"And that's the grandest and most expensive one among the venues we saw, di." Nandini gave a mock smile.

"That would be perfect and you both can have your dream weddings there." Arsal said and Cynthia jumped.

"Yay!! Too weedding!" She shouted with food.

"Cynthia!! You will choke on your food!" Myra glared at her and gave her a water glass when she coughed.

"So, do you girls have any plan to come back to NY?"

"Yes. I am thinking of starting another shop here."

"I am also going to open a branch of my company here."

"Good. Now you have to manage the weddings, your respective business and the new branch. But among these works, don't forget to take care of yourselves."

"Yes, grandpa."

Arsal was trying to steal a shrimp from Cynthia but he deliberately got caught by Cynthia who moaned in annoyance.

"Papa! You don't even like shrimp."

"But your's look delicious."

"You always do this!"

Everyone laughed looking at the cute annoyed Cynthia.

"Don't laugh. I also don't share anything with Nathan." She made a cute pout. But that pout wasn't going to save her from interrogation.

"Who is Nathan?" Every male around the table including Jafar asked.

"Oh dear." Nandini smirked and sipped her non-alcoholic drink.

After dinner, everyone retreated to their rooms. Nandini knew even though she had no problems with the wedding and it's date, she was giving in too quickly. Manik already forced many things on her and she eventually took everything coming her way.

"Are you angry? I know I should have asked you. We thought you would be happy getting married at the same day as your sister."

Nandini didn't say anything and got ready for the bed. She wasn't willing to fight over a fact that she had no problem with so, silent treatment was the best way.

"Nandini.."

"Nanduuu. Opps sorry, Aunt Nandu, I want to sleep beside you tonight." Cynthia barged in the room.

"Okay darling, come here." Nandini took Cynthia in her arms and turned to Manik. "Manik uncle, you go to your room and sleep. It's very late at night."

"Yes uncle. Good Night." Cynthia waved her hands as Nandini laid her on the bed.

"Goodnight." Nandini said sweetly and lay down hugging Thia.

Manik was just looking at them in disbelief. He couldn't believe these two little minx teamed up on him.

He silently went out of the room and closed the door. He still couldn't believe what happened to him.

"They are lucky that I love them. Only this niece and aunt can kick Manik Malhotra out of the room." Manik huffed and went to the room that was provided to him.

Hayat wasn't very salty about the wedding as she knew and it was her decision to get married properly. She had no problem with Nandini's wedding too if it was her choice. Sure Nandini accepted Manik's proposal but she had full right to choose the day.

Hayat lay on Murat's arms. Murat was asleep but Hayat was worried about her sister. Nandini was strong, hard headed and independent but she was too soft when it was about Manik and her. Hayat wonder if her strong headed sister became soft because of her two year separation from Manik.