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Chapter 9

Amazing update !!! 👍🏼

Loved the bonding b/n Neil & geet

He truly seems like a sweet boy 🥰

Unfortunate that his father thinks he is weak & wants him to spend time with his gangster brother ?? To toughen him up ???

I think maan was startled by geet & neils bonding

He seems not to know how to interact with children

He keeps his guard up at all times but sometimes it slips momentarily

Thank you csn’t wait For next update 🤗

Nice story

Geet stuck with maan

Maan is a gangster

Update soon

Nice

Geet and neil get well and geet is happy to baby sitting him

Masn saw them when he came to drop him back and neil want geet to company him in car ride maan is cool about it.

Chapter 9

Fascinating and so Relaxing

Oh I just love Neil , so he has to spend time with his uncle Maan

so that he gets tough poor boy

I really admired Geet , trying at her best to comfort Neil

and it seems like it actually worked as he likes her company

now asking Maan if Miss Geet could also accompany them on the ride

though it seems like Maan dislikes this fact but he somehow could not tell Neil this

Thank you for the update. It was great. Neel is such a sweet kid. At least he cheered Geet up. Poor kid doesn’t want to travel alone in the car with his uncle either lol. Now Geet has to endure the journey back with Maan on her own. That will be interesting.

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geet is surprise knowing why neil's father drop him with maan

both geet n neil spend good time with each other

@ maangeet.gmmg - Aww, thank you so much for your kind words!

@ MA1970 - Thank you for reading and posting your thoughts! Definitely mysterious!

@ ferdouz - So glad you liked Neil's intro, yay! Many thanks for reading and commenting!

@ khwaishfan - Thank you so much for your in-depth feedback, much appreciated! Hope you had a great weekend!

@ babelicious - Great observations! Thanks so much for sharing your thoughts!

@ UmaDevi97 - So glad you thought it was sweet! I totally agree about the dinosaurs fondness lol! Thank you for reading and sharing feedback. <3

@ Alamelu - Thank you for sharing such insightful thoughts, really appreciate it!

@ Creampuff - Many thanks for commenting on both chapters and your kind words, most appreciated! <3

@ mamtasingla - Thanks so much for checking out the story! I am planning to update soon!

@ sanum23 - Totally agree about Geet and Neil getting along! Thank you for reading and commenting!

@ taahir004 - Such great insights, thank you! Glad you liked Neil's intro!

@ simranDi - Thank you so much for your sweet comment, really appreciate it! Lol, totally agree about the car!

@ aparna3011 - Thank you for checking out the chapter and posting feedback! They did have a good time for sure!

Hi guys! Thank you for your thoughts on the last chapter! Chapter 10 is below!

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Chapter 10

The autumn day was unseasonably warm, Geet noticed, as she climbed behind Neil into the backseat of Maan’s electric vehicle. After buckling his seat belt, Neil stared out the window. “Miss Geet, some trees can live for thousands of years. And some dinosaurs ate them.”

“Interesting,” Geet commented, tapping her chin as Maan glided his car down the street. “Do you think you could eat a tree? I bet you could!”

“Nooo!” Neil cried, bursting into laughter again. Geet smiled and caught Maan looking at her in the rear-view mirror. “Yes, sir?” she asked pointedly.

Maan shook his head and drove on. Neil continued to pepper the silence with various science trivia. *This kid is going to grow up to be a millionaire,* Geet thought, genuinely impressed.

Fifteen minutes later, Maan pulled up in front of a house that was smaller than his own but still a mansion. Maan’s brother was clearly successful in whatever line of business he was in. *Hopefully not a gang,* Geet thought desperately. Even though she had just met him, the thought of Neil being in danger was almost too much to bear.

“Okay, champ,” Maan said, turning around in the front seat. “I’ll see you next time.”

“Goodbye, Uncle Maan.” Neil stuck out his small hand to Geet. “Thank you for watching me, Miss Geet,” he said, his voice serious. “You are very nice and beetle-full.”

“I think you mean ‘beautiful,’” Maan commented dryly.

Ignoring Maan, Geet accepted Neil’s handshake and placed her own hand on top of his. “Thank you, sweetheart,” she said warmly. “It was very nice to meet you, too. I loved learning so much today from you. I’ll --” She almost said, *I’ll see you again soon,* but that wouldn’t be accurate, would it? Not when she hopefully would escape soon . . . .

Maan and Geet watched Neil walk up the driveway and ring the doorbell, waiting patiently until a woman in a housekeeper’s uniform finally opened the door. He turned back to wave, and Geet felt her heart swell as she waved back.

As Maan maneuvered back onto the main road, awkward silence filled the car until Geet couldn’t help but blurt out, “Is it really a good idea to babysit a child in *your* house? Where there’s a gun?”

Maan flicked his eyes to the rear-view mirror again. “I would never put my nephew in danger. I lock up all weapons before he comes over.”

“You have more than one gun?” Geet dug her fingers anxiously into her seat belt strap.

Reaching over to turn on the satellite radio, Maan ignored her.

Geet thought of Neil and his sweet chuckles. She unbuckled her seat belt and reached over the console to turn off the radio. “I’m serious, sir.”

Maan pulled over to the shoulder of the road. He turned off the car, twisting back in his seat as his eyes shot daggers at her. “When I first met you in the alley, you were so scared to speak you fainted. Now you won’t be quiet!”

“Neil is just an innocent little boy,” Geet protested. “I can’t believe his parents even allow him to come over!”

“His parents separated two years ago,” Maan said shortly. “And his dad fought for full custody even though he has no time for Neil. He almost never gets to see his mother. It’s good for Neil to spend time with people who love him.”

Geet’s mouth dropped open. That poor child. Plus, *love*? Like Maan could ever love anyone. “You didn’t spend any time with Neil today except for driving him back home." She tried to keep an accusatory tone out of her voice but failed. “And doesn’t Pinky usually babysit him instead of you?”

Maan stared at her. “Miss Handa,” he said slowly, “I’ve disciplined many, many people for talking back to me.”

Standing her ground, Geet attempted to ignore the fear kindling inside of her. “You said you were never violent with women,” she pointed out.

“That's true, but don’t rile me up just because I said that,” he snapped.

Flopping back against her seat, Geet shook her head and stared out the window. A few moments later, Maan re-started the car. The journey home was quiet while Geet boiled inside. She wondered how she could help Neil, how she could --

Geet lost her train of thought once she heard Maan utter a long, low curse as he pulled up to his house. It didn’t take long for Geet to figure out why: A police cruiser was idling in Maan’s driveway.

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Have a great day and thanks for reading!

Geet wonder y Neil parents send their son to maan house its danger for little boy and when maan told he love him she questioned him she saw how much time he spend with his nephew maan not man to answer anyone geet is scared but putting brave face geet felt sad on hearing about neil parents separated she feel sympathy for boy

Aww the timid mouse becomes a sherni to protect the young eh. Nice

she had no problemStanding up To him In spite of being aftaid Good for her

Wonder what neils dad Does