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“Jhankar, this hospital is much more expensive. An excellent NGO provided Papa’s treatment, but we’ve been in this hospital for a long time, and we cannot afford the additional expenses.”

“You don’t need to worry too much. I talked to him very well, and this whole expense will not cost us much. Don’t worry too much; I’ll also talk to the doctor about this matter.”

Chitrali feels very relieved after hearing Jhankar’s words. She just sits quietly and looks at Raghunath. Chitrali is closely observing Vikrant, who is working right in front of her. With a gentle smile, she addresses Jhankar.

“If Vyom were here today, he would have stayed here day and night for his father. If I forget for a moment what this boy did to us, then I’m telling you the truth—I am feeling a lot of love for this boy.”

Jhankar glances at Chitrali, then shifts her gaze to Vikrant, who is seated in front of her, and begins attentively listening to Chitrali.

“We can’t even imagine what time can make a person do. Even today Vyom is not with us—we had never thought that such a situation would arise because of Vyom. And today, this unknown boy is with us day and night, which we don’t like at all. But still, we are here together.”

Jhankar shifts her focus from Vikrant to her mobile and begins her new search. She would rather not dwell on this matter, as she is already noticing it quite well.

A few hours later, Vikrant looks at his watch—it is quite late. He comes to the room and tells both of them.

“You both go home; I’ll stay here.”

“You haven’t gone home for a long time, so you and Jhankar go home. Tomorrow, I will go home. Today, you go and rest.”

Vikrant glances at Jhankar, who is clearly exhausted. She nods her head, gets up, approaches her father, gives him a kiss on the head, and then quietly walks out. Chitrali starts smiling a lot after seeing Jhankar like this, and this smile is not hidden from Vikrant’s eyes at all.

Both of them sit in the car quietly to go to Dhanraj Mansion. Jhankar has not slept well at night, and she wants to do an online job to earn something—as much as she can—after going home, because she is unable to do many things due to already being in the hospital. As a result, she sits quietly, resting her head on the seat and gently closing her eyes to relax. Vikrant looks at her cautiously and signals the driver to slow down the car. The driver drives the car slowly, following his instructions, until they reach the mansion. Vikrant looks at Jhankar, who hasprobably fallen asleep, and signals the driver to get out of the car. The driver quietly gets out, and Vikrant opens his laptop and sits down so that he can work comfortably. He doesn’t want to leave Jhankar alone here, nor does he want to wake her up, as he is well aware that she hasn’t slept well in a while and may have fallen asleep due to fatigue. He looks at his watch—it is 9:00—and then he gets himself busy with his laptop. At around 10:30, Jhankar suddenly wakes up and finds herself in the car itself. She looks toward him unexpectedly.

“We have reached…”

“Hmmm… We reached just a while ago.”

Jhankar looks at her watch, and it is around 10:30. Upon observing this, she turns her gaze toward him and utters,

“We left the hospital at around 8:30. Could you please help me understand why it took us so long to arrive here? I fell asleep. You should have woken me up.”

“There was a lot of traffic on the way, and you were asleep. I didn’t think it was appropriate to wake you up. Anyway, we have just arrived. I had some pending work, so I thought I would wake you up after completing it.”

“Ohhh….”

Jhankar leaves, and Vikrant also follows her. Both of them come to the room and order their dinner there because it is already very late. Once they finish their dinner, Jhankar settles down to do some online typing work on her laptop. Vikrant tells her,

“You should rest. You have been through a lot in the hospital. It will be better if you rest.”

“I am unable to do it at all, so I will do my work for a little while, and after that, I will go to sleep. You go to sleep, and if you haveany problems, I’ll go somewhere else from here. The lights will remain on.”

“You know I don’t have any problems. Go to sleep early after whatever you are doing. Only when you sleep on time will you be able to take care of your father.”

Jhankar knows very well that now she has to find a job as soon as possible because they have reached a very difficult situation. She cannot go for the interview tomorrow under any circumstances. Because of this, she is busy with her work while noticing many things. And she is not able to concentrate properly. Jhankar goes to the kitchen to make coffee for herself and quietly starts making it slowly, but then a helper comes and tells her,

“Ma’am, if you needed something, you should have called on the intercom; I would have brought it for you.”

“No, I didn’t want to disturb anyone. I needed coffee because I had to study all night.”

“You go to the room; I will make coffee for you and bring it.”

“No, you go and sleep comfortably; I will make coffee for myself; don’t worry so much.”

“Madam, there is no problem; I will quickly make coffee for you.”

On hearing her words, Jhankar sits on the chair kept there and closes her eyes. Then the helper, while making coffee, says to her with a light smile,

“If you are feeling sleepy, then you should have slept; otherwise, you will sleep in the car again tomorrow.”