95• A Shocking News

After one week

(Dear Diary, my brother and best friend are getting married tomorrow. I'm so excited that I don't want to sleep.

Manik has already dozed off, so I'm spending my time with you.)

Nandini was sharing her thoughts with her diary while Manik was sleeping beside her, snaking his arm around her waist.

"Kiddo, please sleep. We have to wake up early tomorrow." He said in a sleepy tone.

"Manik, what should I do? I'm not feeling sleepy." She answered him and pouted.

"Just lie down in my arms." He lifted his head from the pillow and stared at her, his eyes heavy with sleep.

"Okay." She kept the diary on the table and lay in his arms, and then eventually fell asleep in his warm arms while talking to him.

On the other hand, Ella and Ethan were chatting the night before their wedding. Because of the excitement of their wedding, sleep was far from their eyes.

Ethan: Tomorrow, you'll become my wife, Ella.

Ella: Yes! Ethan Jones's wife. Wow, we are gonna stay with each other every day.

Ethan: I just can't wait to fuck my wife tomorrow.

A red hue appeared on her face as she read the message.

Ella: You're making me more excited, Baby.

Ethan: I love you, Ella.

Ella: I love you more, Ethan.

Next morning

Nandini and Ella were getting ready in one of the resort's rooms. Ella looked stunning in her white bridal gown, while Nandini dressed in a sexy purple gown. Their hair was tied in a bun.

"Oh, Ella, you're going to kill my brother with your appearance today. So beautiful." Ella was standing in front of the mirror, and Nandini squealed, hugging her from behind.

"Barbie, I'm so excited. I'm finally getting married to the love of my life." Ella screamed in excitement after turning toward her. Her face was glowing, and there was a different kind of sparkle in her eyes as a result of her excitement.

Nandini laughed and hugged her. "I'm so happy for you." She seemed more excited and happy than Ella.

"Now you sit here, I'm just coming after meeting my brother." She made Ella sit on the sofa and went to meet her brother.

Manik was coming to meet his kiddo, and he came to a halt as his gaze fell on her in the corridors. He was taken aback when he saw her in the sexy gown. She flushed and lowered her eyelashes because of his searingly intense gaze.

"Wow! You look stunning." He whispered, softly rubbing her cheek with his thumb.

"And you look so fucking hot like always." She grabbed his collar and kissed his cheek.

"Now I have to go." As she turned to go, he stopped her by grasping her hand.

"I can't let you go." He whispered against her lips after swiftly pinning her against the wall by grabbing her waist. His gaze filled with neediness was fixed on her.

"We'll be late," he shushed her by capturing her lips, and kissed her passionately by grabbing her bun. She lost herself in the kiss and responded to him with equal passion and love by grabbing his collar. She moaned in his mouth as he squeezed her hips.

As he opened her hair while kissing her, she pushed him away and shouted, irked. "Manik, you spoiled my hair and my lipstick."

He stared at her in disbelief because she had never pushed him away like that during their kiss.

"Kiddo, you look gorgeous in open hair, and don't worry, I'll apply the lipstick on your lips again." He lovingly pacified her, caressing her cheek, but she gave him a sullen look.

"No need. I'll do it myself." She snarled and left.

'What is wrong with her? She is getting angry without any reason.' He wondered, baffled.

"Couldn't he wait to kiss me? He spoiled everything. Now I have to style my hair again.' She walked into the room, scowling and complaining about Manik.

"What happened, Barbie?" Ella asked her as she saw her facial expression.

"See how ugly I'm looking, Ella. We're already getting late and Manik spoiled my lipstick and hair." She stood in front of the mirror and grumbled while wearing the lipstick.

"You're still looking stunning, Barbie. Don't be upset." Ella tried to calm her down, caressing her hair.

She looked at herself in the mirror. "You're right. I'm not looking bad. Shit! I shouted at Manik unnecessarily. I don't know why I'm getting so angry these days." She conversed with herself, her brow furrowed in confusion.

***

She stepped out of the resort where the wedding would take place. The venue was exquisitely decorated. Everyone was seated on the chairs, and Ethan was standing on the stage with the priest. She looked for Manik and ran towards him when she found him. He was seated next to his parents. She gave him sorry looks before cheerfully greeting James and Mia.

"I'm sorry. I shouldn't have shouted at you in the corridors." She apologised after sitting beside Manik.

"It's okay, Kiddo." He blinked his eyes before clasping her hand and kissing her knuckles, and she just smiled at him.

Ella arrived on the stage with her father, her face was hidden behind the white veil. Ethan was just smiling at her contentedly. Manik and Nandini smiled at each other while imagining themselves in their respective positions.

She clicked their photos and also took selfies with Manik and his parents.

When they exchanged the rings and took the vows, tears began to trickle down Nandini's cheeks automatically.

"Kiddo, why are you crying?" As Manik noticed her tears, he asked her, rubbing them off her cheeks.

"I'm crying with joy, Manik. I'm so happy for them." As she sobbed, keeping her eyes fixed on Ella and Ethan, he shook his head in disbelief.

"You're crazy, Kiddo. You cry in excitement, you cry in pain, you cry in joy." He laughed.

"And this crazy kiddo is all yours." She chuckled and pecked his lips.

When Ella and Ethan kissed each other's lips, Manik and Nandini softly kissed each other too.

***

Ethan and Ella left directly for the honeymoon after the party, and Manik and Nandini were coming back home.

"I'm so exhausted, Manik." She huffed, resting her head on his shoulder while he was driving the car.

He leaned down and kissed her hair. "You can sit in my lap and sleep, Kiddo."

"I'm too tired to move even." She pouted at him.

"Then who told you to dance so much at the party?" He raised his brows at her.

"I was happy, Manik. It was the wedding of my brother and best friend, that's why my happiness was double." He chuckled after listening to her words.

"You're so adorable." He drew her cheek with one hand while holding the steering wheel with the other, his gaze fixed on the road.

***

As they entered the mansion, she became dizzy and fainted in his arms.

"Kiddo, what happened? Open your eyes." He freaked out and patted her face, anxious for her.

When she didn't respond, he immediately lifted her in his arms and took her to the room.

He sprinkled water on her face, but when she didn't wake up, he became more concerned for her and immediately called the doctor.

He roamed restlessly across the room, worriedly glancing at his unconscious kiddo until the Doctor arrived. He couldn't figure out what had happened to his child all of a sudden. He was distraught for her.

When the Doctor was checking Nandini, he was waiting for her, standing outside the room.

As the doctor stepped out after checking Nandini, he asked her, stammering. "Wh-what happened to her? Is-Is she al-alright?"

"She is pregnant and fainted from exhaustion. She is weak, which is why she requires extra rest." Manik's eyes widened in shock, and he stumbled as the Doctor dropped the bomb on him.

'Fuck! No. She is so young. How did she become pregnant? How will I confront Ethan? He'll murder me. What did I do? This should not have happened." He punched the wall to vent his rage; he was angry with himself for making his kiddo pregnant at such a young age. He was losing his mind.