Manik moved downstairs to fill his stomach. He comes towards the dining table and sees that only Alya is sitting there and is busy on the call, so he asks her with gestures about his mom. She replied to him through gestures towards the kitchen. So without any delay, he moved towards the kitchen to spend some mother - son time.
Manik comes into the kitchen to see his mom making his favourite aloo paratha. Butlers are busy preparing juice and other stuff for everyone. He moved towards his mother quietly and hugged her from behind, startling her.
Nyo:- (shocked ) ahhh......Manik, you scared me ....( Smacking his head ) How many times i told you not to scare me like this? And don't come near me when I am working in the kitchen.
Ma:- ( childishly ) Mom, I love u ( hugging her more tightly ). If I don't hug you, then to whom do I hug? ( Rested his chin on her shoulder )
Raj too comes out after getting ready for the office and moves towards the dining area, only to see Alya sitting there and doing something on the phone. He further moves towards the kitchen, very well knowing about his son's nature, while nodding his head in disbelief. He came into the kitchen and listened to the last part of their conversation.
Raj:- ( separating him from his wife ) Don't stick to my wife, JUNIOR MALHOTRA (possessively). Go to your girl.
Nyonika is doing her work because for her, this is her daily routine. And she is successfully ignoring both father- son duo.
Ma:- (absentmindedly ) She is not here. ( After realising ) aaa....... Dad, what are you saying? I don't have a girlfriend.
Both Raj and Nyo see him with a suspicious look.
Ma:- (trying to change the topic) Dad, she is your wife and my mom too. So I have full rights to her. ( Turning towards his mom ) Mom, please bring breakfast. I am damn hungry.
Giving a cold attitude to his father, he kissed Nyo's cheek and ran out of the kitchen, saving himself from his father, who was giving him a suspicious look and burning with jealousy.
Raj sees his retreating figure till he vanishes from his sight. And turn his attention towards his lovely wife. Nyo sees him, exactly knowing what is going to happen.
Raj:- (whining) Nyo ....
Nyonika stopped him in mid and changed the topic.
Nyo:- Raj, you are getting late for the office. And the food is also getting cold. (Moving out from the kitchen) Come and have it.
Raj followed her like a love-sick puppy. And sit on the head chair. Nyo sat on the left chair beside Raj, Alya was sitting on the right chair beside her Manik sat. Raj, from time to time, glaring at Manik, which has no effect on him. On the other side, Alya and Nyo both control their giggles, knowing the equation between father and son.
After having a love-filled breakfast, everyone moved towards the gate, and Nyo also accompanied them to see them off. Raj and Manik moved towards their car, Alya moved towards her car, but stopped in mid and called Manik.
Manik, who is going to sit in the driving seat, stops after listening to his sister's voice.
Alya:- Manik, don't forget that we have a meeting with the R- series for another music album, so be on time, everyone is gonna reach there directly. Meet you in the office ok.
Nodding his head in approval, Manik sat in the driving seat, and Raj sat beside him in the passenger seat. Everyone waved their hand while saying bye to Nyo, who replied with the same. Both the cars zoomed out from the mansion towards their destination.
In the car
Raj:- Manik, don't you want to go SHINE? ( the company which Manik owns )
Ma:- No, Dad, I have to join today's meeting with you.
At the same time, Manik's phone rings, showing JAAN😍....he parked his car aside and immediately took the call so that Raj wouldn't see the caller's name.
Nan:- Hello, Mani
Ma:- umm .....( Avoiding his dad's gaze ) Hello, anything important? You call at this hour.
Manik asked her because she never calls him at odd hours when he is with family or friends.
Nan:- ( excitedly ) Mani, you know what, I got an internship in a well-reputed hospital here for 3 months. I am so happy ( twirling around ), and you are the first person to whom I gave this news.
Ma:- ( smiling brightly ) Congratulations, Jaa...( stopped abruptly and turned towards Raj, who had all his concentration on him only ) I knew that you would get the best opportunity, do your best.
Nan:- ( sensing his discomfort while talking ) You are with someone?
Ma:- yess..talk to you later, ok, bye....
Nan:- ( understanding him ) ok. Bye mani.
After the call ended, Manik again started the car. He is very well aware of his father's gaze on him. Exactly knowing that the enquiry session is going to start.
Raj, continuously staring at him, could not control himself more he finally asked.
Raj:- Who is the caller? ( Suspiciously )
Ma:- A friend of mine. Why are you asking?
Raj:- Which friend? I know all your friends ( narrowing his eyes ). And the most important thing is that when my arrogant son started talking politely, and smiling too brightly when he was talking with his so-called friend.
Ma:- ( with his all-time attitude ) offo...dad, it's just a client with whom I got really close as a friend. And please stop your ACP PRADUMAN'S questions like how, when, and whom. ( Rolling his eyes ) It's not a crime to talk with someone politely. Or is it? ( Asking while raising his eyebrows )
Raj:- ( smirking ) True, it's not a crime to talk with someone politely. But it really became an interesting topic when Manik Malhotra did so.
Manik bit his lower lip to stop himself from smiling after seeing his father's smirking face.
Ma:- Dad, we have reached.
Raj immediately looked outside the window to see that they had reached the office. Manik immediately got out of the car to avoid further inquiry. Raj too followed him.
Manik himself opened the office's gate for Raj to enter, and followed him. Everyone stood seeing their bosses coming in with their all-time attitude, and started greeting them with good mornings. Both father and son nod their head in reply to their greetings and move towards their cabin to start their work.
This is the equation which both father and son shared. Sometimes they behaved like enemies, sometimes they became best friends with each other, and when the situation demanded, they became mature enough to understand each other.
After entering the cabin, Manik firstly called his jaan to have his daily routine conversation and congratulated her too for the internship. After at least 15 min. he cut the call on the instance of Nandini and indulged himself in office work.
Completing his work fastly he prepared himself for leaving the office premises around 2:30 to reach the studio for an album contract where the whole FAB5 was waiting for him. Before exiting the cabin, he writes a message to Nandini stating that he will call her whenever he gets free.
He moves towards his dad's cabin and knocks on the door. After getting permission, he moved inside. Raj looked up from the file and raised his eyebrows, asking, "What?"
Ma:- Dad, I am leaving for the meeting.
Raj:- ok my son ...all the best
Ma:- Thank you, Dad, bye.
And finally, he moves towards his destination.
To be continued...