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After preparing dinner Sara moved towards her room in hurry and Neha went to her home to get ready as she was also invited for dinner. Mansi who was sitting in living area looked towards Sara and then Adnaan.

"Adi"

"Yeah?"

"How is your relationship with your wife?" Mansi asked and Adnaan looked towards Sara who was closing the door of her room.

"As same as all the husband wife owns!" Adnaan replied and Mansi furrows.

"I haven't notice any good chemistry between you two... I mean.. She is not compatible with you" Mansi said while rolling her eyes and Adnaan felt angry on Sara but he hide his feelings.

"Nothing like this" He mumbled and switched on the TV. Mansi stood up from her place and sat down beside Adnaan. they both were watching the film broadcasting on TV. Adnaan was so lost in film that he didn't realised when Mansi was sitting completely close to him. She rest her back with the back rest and slowly placed her hand on his thigh which grabbed his attention.

"See... How is my ring" She asked and Adnaan smiled.

"Why are you asking these questions since few days?" He asked with a confused expression but Mansi asked the same question again.

"It's looking very good" He replied and Mansi grabbed his hand.

"Why aren't you wearing any ring?" She asked after turning his palm up and down, before Adnaan could reply and pull his hand back from her grip he listened the sound of opening door and Sara came out, wearing an elegant sky blue shirt with dark blue plazo pants and matching dupatta which was dangling on her left shoulder. She was shocked to saw Mansi holding Adnaan's hand, that wasn't difficult for Adnaan to notice Sara's dull face, he smirked in his thoughts and held Mansi's hand with entangled fingers.

"Is this new ring or one from your old collection?" Adnaan asked and Mansi smiled before holding his hand firmly.

"It's the same ring Adi.. You remember once I asked your opinion to choose between two rings.." Mansi said and Adnaan made an O from his lips while nodding and then smile.

"Silly of me... How can I forget!"

"Only this was left to see... I'm here as his servant and he already has someone for all these amusements." mumbling that Sara went to kitchen and picked two glass plates.

"Opps.." She mumbled and rolled her eyes while throwing one of them on the floor

" Adnaan..." Sara shouted and smirked.

"What do you think I'll let you do all these things in front of my eyes" mumbling the same she drop other plate too and Adnaan came inside he kitchen along with Mansi

"Why are you shouting?" He asked trying to hide his frustration

"Adnaan.. These are slipped from my hands.. Now please help me.." She said so innocently that no one can understand that it was her trick but Adnaan understood.

"Clean it.." Adnaan said and Sara nodded with an innocent face.

"Take it" passing broom to him she said and Adnaan blinked twice while saying "What?" He mouthed and Sara smiled while blinking with a sad innocent face and nodded

"Darling my foot is already paining so much" She said and looked towards Mansi while passing the broom to Adnaan.

"He loves me a lot, as you have see a few minutes back how he was dressing my wound!" Sara said to Mansi who fake a smile while saying "Yeah, I can see"

Unwillingly Adnaan held the broom and started cleaning the floor, Sara smirked and felt like a winner, she wanted to dance happily but she controlled her overwhelming and profuse emotions. Mansi went back to the living room and Adnaan stood up in front of Sara after cleaning the glasses from floor.

"What's is Sara?" He asked while grinding his teeth.

"Listen darling.." Taking a step closer to Adnaan Sara said with a smile and glanced at his shirt, his three top buttons were open showing his chest. "I was only helping you" Saying that Sara started buttoning his shirt and for the first time Adnaan was shocked on her behaviour. "You wanted to show in front of your colleague that you care about me so I helped you out! Now you can thank me" she said and button up the collar button.

"I would like to die before Thanking you!" He replied while opening the collar button and Sara smirked.

"That will be my pleasure... But for you understand one thing" She grabbed his collar and slightly pulled him towards herself.

"Since the day of marriage to now, I was thinking to make our relationship better.... But I was wrong! Now it's time for tit for tat! You do whatever you can and I'll do whatever I can!" Sara said and pushed him hard. Enough hard that he literally lost his balance.

"Be in your limits Sara"

"Don't make me remember about my limits..." She gritted her teeth but smile and whispered "DARLING". Adnaan huffed but prefer to left from there without making any new scene in from of Mansi.

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Dinner was ready to be served, Adnaan's colleagues were present there except one who was Avinash. Adnaan was calling him again and again but he wasn't receiving the call.

"Hey, Avi were are you bro?" As soon as Avinash received the call Adnaan fired the question.

"On your doorway, open the door bro" Avinash replied and Adnaan looked towards Sara who was sitting nearest to the door, he gestured her to open the door, though Sara wanted to refuse but she didn't create a new scene in front of guests.

"Hello" opening the door Sara greeted Avinash with a smile but he forgot to blink for a minute and only examined Sara's beauty.

"Avi come in bro" Adnaan said loudly dragging back Avinash to the present time.

"She is Sara, my wife" Adnaan introduced her and Avinash raised his brow with a smirk.

"Tujh jese ladke ko itni achhi ladki kese mil gayi" Avinash asked and Adnaan rolled his eyes but Sara jerk her head.

(How a boy like you can get a wife like her?)

"Actually hamare grandfather ne duniya se jaate jaate mere duniya berang kar di, aur unki aakhiri khwahish puri karne ke liye mujhe apni sari khwahisho ko khatam karna pada" Sara replied with a smile and all the others laughed because they thought it was a teasing joke for Adnaan from his wife.

(Actually our Grandfather made my world colorless while passed away from this world, and for fulfilling his last wish I end all my desires)

"Nice sense of humour..." Avinash compliment Sara and Adnaan felt angry "Usually clowns have good sense of humour" Adnaan made Sara's fun in front of others but Sara wasn't on back seat though!

"Really?? Adnaan I was thinking that you work as a sales manager in your company... You didn't let me know that you're working as a clown" Sara asked with fake surprised expression and all the others were enjoying that entertainment.

"Oh.. I just forgot" Avinash said and both husband wife looked towards him, he passed a small red rose bouquet towards both of them

"What was the need of these flowers?" Adnaan asked without holding the bouquet

"It's not for you but the pretty lady of this home" Saying that Avinash passed the roses to Sara, which she didn't like but she gold that.

"Pretty? Really? Huh.." Adnaan said and Sara smiled again.

"I know darling you don't like anyone else other than you praising me but control the possessive nature." Sara said while blinking sweetly and Adnaan fake a smile in front of Avinash but from inside he was burning due to anger.

All the guests were settled down and become busy in chatting while Sara and Neha were heating up food in kitchen.

" Bhabhi why you both argue this much?" Neha asked and Sara smiled

"I love to argue with him" she replied and Neha giggled.

"Amazing... I have listened somewhere that the couple who argue more actually love one another more than other couples" Neha replied and but this sentence hit Sara's heart like a dagger.

"Leave these useless things!" Saying that Sara started arranging dinner for guests. And as soon as the aroma of that food hit the nostrils of all that was enough to made their stomach caterwauling.

"It's so tasty" One of Adnaan's colleague praised the food after taking the very first bite and Sara smiled happily while thanking her.

"Hmm... I have to admit that food is really tasty, Adnaan you're lucky enough to get a wife who cook so well otherwise..." Avinash left the sentence in between after rolling his eyes all the others laughed because everyone knew Avinash's wife doesn't cook well.

"Well... I know" Adnaan mumbled while taking a morsel in his mouth "This is the only quality of her which I can praise, otherwise.." This time Adnaan left the sentence in between while rolling his eyes but the way of his talking was full of playfulness so all the others laughed except Mansi.

"Well at least I've only one quality to be praised by you, but since childhood to now I'm unable to find out a single reason to praise you... How sad!" Sara said with a fake sweet voice making everyone laugh.

"Wow, after watching this type of relationship I have to say that cousin marriage is best, you both aren't only husband and wife but good friends too.." One of Adnaan's colleagues commented making Adnaan and Sara angry but they were helpless to pass a smile while looking towards each other.

"Bandar" Sara mumbled looked towards Adnaan

"Jangli Billi" He replied in the same mumble after throwing a glare on her.

"Sara have you learn cooking in cooking classes or in home?" A colleague of Adnaan asked and Sara smiled.

"I've learnt cooking by my mom but I learned baking and ice cream making in cooking classes. Actually cooking is my hobby since very young age." Sara replied politely but with a hint of proud feeling while tucking the hairlock behind her ear.

"That's great, what else you you like to do other than cooking?"

"Othwr than cooking I like to do knitting, gardening and sometimes embroidery also becomes my hobby.. But only sometimes" Sara replied and everyone seems very much impressed by her except Mansi. Adnaan was himself amazed to know new things about his own wife.

"These are the common hobbies of home makers" Mansi said while lifting spoon ful of rice but Sara's smile went to its end as she noticed the sarcasm in her tone. "Now a days Girls should be financially dependent, being burden on her husband with these hobbies is not acceptable in my eyes" She added making Sara a bit nervous in front of others.

"Hmm.. I do agree.." Adnaan nodded with Mansi and Sara looked towards him with another lever of shocked expressions on her face but very next moment "But she is not a burden on me." Adnaan added without even looking at Sara as he was busy in stuffing his mouth with that delicious food.

'How can he be so good? Is he out of his mind or something else?' Sara asked to herself but his words bring a smile on Sara's lips she keep watching Adnaan for a good moment. feeling her gaze on himself he also looked towards her then smiled.

"Ye to mere sar ka dard hai" He rolled his eyes making all the others laugh but Sara's jaw was ready to touch the floor.

(She is my headache)

"How romantic... You both are so cute together" One of his colleague commented after witnessing the leg pulling and teasings of them, but Sara smiled

"It's not necessary that every girl should have a professional degree, some are good to be a great home maker" Looking towards Sara, Avinash said with a smile but Mansi gave him a 'Oh really' look.

"Maybe you're right.... But I also believe that girls should be independent!"Sara said with another lever of confidence in her voice and everyone looked towards her with confusion

"I've completed my MCA degree few months back and was looking forward for a job but suddenly our family Arranged our marriage And.." Sara left the sentence in between while shrugging her shoulders but Adnaan looked towards her with wide eyes.

" Jangli Billi... Tune kabhi bataya nahi tune MCA kra hai" He asked in whisper

(Wild cat… you never told me you made MCA)

"You're not so important that I give you each and every detail of my life, Bandar" Pushing her hair back she rolled her eyes and whispered in his ear.

"It means Sara is a perfect example of beauty with brain" Avinash compliment her which should make her happy but actually She didn't like that.

"Aesi bhi koi perfect nahi hai" Adnaan mumbled and got a glair from Sara.

(She isn't this much perfect)

"So, Sara if you're looking forward for job then you can get a good post in our office" Avinash offered her a good opportunity but she think for a moment.

"Thank you for the offer but I can't accept this, because firstly I don't wanna work in my husband's office and secondly I want job on basis of my ability, not because the boss is Adnaan's friend.. Its against my self respect" Sara refused the offer very smoothly and first time Adnaan like something about her, he smiled but soon hide that smile.

"I like this girl very much... Such a confident and intelligent person she is" Avinash said about Sara and her smile went away this time too. She wasn't happy with praising by Avinash. There were few more male colleagues of Adnaan but only Avinash was making her uncomfortable.

Dinner party went to its end very smoothly and everyone was pretty impressed by Sara and her qualities except Mansi, who have some unknown reasons behind her jealousy.

After seeing off everyone, only Sara and Adnaan were left in the home, which wasn't looking in good condition.

"What a mess" She muttered and throw the dupatta on couch before started picking empty cans of cola and packets of wafers.

"Help kar do.. Tumhari nookar nahi hu" Sara glare Adnaan while scolding him like a mother and he glare her back but started picking up the mess.

(Help me, I'm not your servant)

Both got busy in clearing home but Sara was very tired she only wanted to sleep, after watching her yawning Adnaan held her wrist and looked towards her with anger.

"It's enough for today, what do you wanna show? That you do more than enough work for this home? If you're sleepy then go and sleep" Slightly pushing her towards her room Adnaan almost shouted and went to his bedroom.

Sara keep watching the door of Adnaan's room for a good moment then went to bathroom, after taking a long and hot shower she changed herself in a loose pajama and T-shirt which made her feel so relaxed but she knew that she couldn't sleep, so making a cup of tea for herself she picked up her novel and started reading that. On the other hand Adnaan was sleeping peacefully in his comfortable bed. When Sara's body refused to stay awake she stepped towards Adnaan's room with cat steps and lay down on sofa which was highly uncomfortable, but at least she could able to sleep.

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I know it's a very late update but, first of all it's ramzan and secondly I'm working on Shifa's story so I'm taking more time for this, I Hope you will understand. And don't forget to share your opinions about this part.

_Naaz Jamal