Ep 3

At that moment, Naren and Lakshmi were quietly smiling to themselves.

Just then, the door of the room opened, and Madhavan walked inside.

The moment he saw him, Naren casually called out,

“Hey Madhava, come in…”

Hearing that, Madhavi became even more confused.

She looked at Nandhini with questioning eyes.

Understanding her confusion, Nandhini slowly sat beside Madhavi and began explaining softly.

“When you fainted… it was Madhavan who carried you to the hospital.”

Madhavi looked at her in complete shock.

“While he was bringing you here, my brother Naren called and said Dad’s chest pain had suddenly become worse. When we arrived at the hospital and saw you unconscious, we were really frightened…”

After a brief silence, Nandhini continued,

“After admitting Dad into the ICU, we came to your room. Even now, Madhavan has gone out to buy medicines for you…”

Hearing all this, Madhavi’s heart grew restless.

The memory of misunderstanding him and humiliating him that morning began hurting her once again.

Slowly, her eyes turned toward Madhavan, who was standing near the doorway.

But…

she still didn’t have the courage to look directly into his face.

After a few moments of silence, Madhavi hesitantly looked at Nandhini.

“How do you know Madhavan?” she asked softly.

The moment she asked the question, Nandhini’s mother, Lakshmi, smiled gently.

“Madhavan’s father is actually a close friend of Nandhini’s father,” she began explaining.

Madhavi listened quietly.

“As soon as they heard about his health condition, they came here to see him. That’s why Madhavan had come to the office as well…”

After saying that, Lakshmi added softly,

“You both talk…” before slowly walking out of the room.

Silence once again filled the room.

But inside Madhavi’s mind, thoughts refused to stop.

The way she had misunderstood him that morning…

The anger with which she had spoken to him…

Just remembering it now filled her heart with an uncomfortable sense of guilt.

After a while, Naren left the room to attend to his patients.

Now, only Nandhini, Madhavi, and Madhavan remained inside the room.

Breaking the silence playfully, Nandhini looked at Madhavan and said,

“What, sir? You scared my Madhavi so much!”

Immediately, Madhavan laughed softly and replied,

“When did I scare her? She was the one who got scared after seeing me! Honestly… I think I was more frightened than she was.”

As he said that, he slowly walked closer to Madhavi.

Then, slightly lowering his head, he asked gently,

“How are you feeling now, Miss Madhavi?”

Madhavi simply looked at him quietly without answering.

The next moment, Madhavan tried to suppress his smile and said teasingly,

“Sorry… but if you ever plan to scold me again, at least warn me beforehand this time. I need a little time to prepare myself mentally.”

The moment she heard that, Madhavi couldn’t hold back her laughter anymore.

For the first time, a natural smile bloomed across her face.

Seeing all this, a quiet happiness bloomed inside Nandhini’s heart.

Feeling that she shouldn’t become a disturbance between them anymore, she softly said,

“I’ll go check on Dad…” and quietly left the room.

Silence once again filled the space.

After a few hesitant moments, Madhavi finally turned toward Madhavan.

“Sorry…” she said softly while trying to get up from the bed.

But the moment she slightly lost her balance, Madhavan immediately rushed toward her.

“It’s okay… slowly,” he said gently as he helped her sit properly.

Once she was comfortable, Madhavan smiled lightly.

“To be honest… the mistake was mine,” he said.

Madhavi looked at him in surprise.

“I shouldn’t have suddenly come and stood behind you like that. I shouldn’t have spoken so unexpectedly and frightened you. So… you should be the one forgiving me,” he said with genuine sincerity.

Hearing his words, Madhavi could hardly believe it.

From everything Akila had said, she had imagined him to be an arrogant, prideful rich man.

But the way he spoke… and the way he behaved… was completely the opposite.

Lost in those thoughts, Madhavi quietly looked at him.

And in that gaze…

for the first time, there was no hatred.

Only a new curiosity was slowly beginning to bloom within her.

And seeing that smile brought an unexplainable sense of peace to Madhavan’s heart.

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