"Children are gaining weight after spending some days with you" Kartik commented after seeing them eating like they don't get food, forgot about children, but Sai who is too sad also eating like this. He is eating his diet food, but looking at these people he feels envious.
"is it bad thing?" Sai asked confusingly, she don't mind if Adi and Ani become chubby.
".....No, but still overeating is bad" Kartik replied.
"Uncle you don't eat the food made by mau, otherwise you also overeat," Adi said, he is tired of his uncle's diet food
"No, I am happy with my food" Kartik replied. After eating pav bhaji, Sai asked them are they sure they wanted to stay here, even though she is in hospital, this ward is VIP so here extra bed, AC and attached bathroom are available, the other things are also good, so there is no problem even if children stay here.
"Yes," Adi and Ani said in union, then Sai look towards Kartik.
"Children will sleep on other bed, bodyguards and other people are outside, you just need to press this button, they will come, my grandpa is in the next room, I will stay there, we will meet tomorrow" Kartik explained to her, he can see her unwillingness to share this room with her. He is not beast, why this little girl is so defensive he thought, anyway as promised he left the room, after seeing his grandpa he come downstairs and make some call, and before going to sleep in grandpa's room he once again check children and Sai.
Even though it is early, Sai and children do many things today, Sai and Ani are even cried badly, so after eating food, they decided to sleep, Sai also take painkiller and other medicine so she already feeling drowsy so they all fall asleep in just some minutes after Kartik left them.
The next day when Sai wakes up it takes her two minutes to realized that she is in a hospital room, after that she slowly sit down, she look towards the children bed but gets disappointed by not seeing them their, before she can think anything she heard a voice saying.
"They go downstairs to eat breakfast" Kartik tells her, Sai somewhat get frighten by his sudden voice, because she don't notice him before.
"Oh" Sai replied she doesn't know how to reply, but in next second she remembers she don't even brush her teeth, she must be looking ugly, she somewhat feel anxious, Kartik must think she is too ugly, and indeed Kartik is thinking about her, but he is not thinking that she looks ugly, instead he is thinking of the scene, which greeted him in the morning, when he come to wake them up, he see both Ani and Adi who supposed to sleeping on other bed, are sleeping on her bed, and they are hugging her very protectively, while she is also same, he can see her discomfort, but he also can understand their insecurity.
Also when he come Sai's dress is somewhat not in good condition, he covers her properly, he is really worried about this girl's future, anyway after that he very slowly take children and come outside, it take him two or three minutes to wake them up.
He has apartment near so he decided to take them their to change clothes, but he sees his mom and dad coming to the hospital, and they tell him that they will take care of children, he should go and do his business. So again Kartik comes back, he before coming here talk with doctor about both Sai and his grandpa. And after seeing his grandpa he come here with some thoughts.
"I will get freshen up" Sai said after a pause.
"hmmm, I will go downstairs and order breakfast for us, and yes these are your extra clothes, your uncle come to deliver it, he also give message that he will come to meet you in the evening and you don't need to worry about him"
"oh, okay thank you" Sai said and quickly take those clothes, she is really worried about what to wear. After that they both go to do their respective business.
When Sai come outside bathroom, she see Kartik is arranging breakfast on table, she is feeling again hungry, so she said thank you and start eating, she now knows that Kartik doesn't like to eat with her, so she don't invite him, but Kartik who is waiting for her feels disappointed. Anyway he also start eating.
"So what you plan next?" Kartik asked after finishing his breakfast.
"About what?" Sai asked confusingly, Kartik is really feeling annoyed about this girl, she is too careless, if someone else at her place they might run to take revenge, and having him they will certainly asked his help.
"They again attack you, don't you want revenge?" Kartik questioned.
"...Yes, I want but right now I am too weak, and I don't want to attract danger to those whom I love" Sai said after a pause, she is at all not careless as Kartik thinks it just she need sometime to think, she is not an op fl in the books, she is stupid and ignorant young girl, her focus for now is to protect herself and uncle.
"hmmm, I can help you in both but I have one condition" Kartik decided to act straightforwardly, previously he wants to use the opportunity when Sai will ask for help, but looking at these girl, he don't think that she will ask help, so he decided to open his cards first.
"What condition?" Sai asked, She is thinking about asking help from Kartik, but he already help her a lot, so she is feeling to embarrassed to ask more.
"marry me" Kartik said.
"....."
"I mean not real, but a contract marriage" Kartik explained after seeing the shocked expression on her face, he don't know why but he wanted to laugh on her expression.
"can I ask you the reason?" Sai questioned, she understand this deal must be beneficial for her, even though whatever condition he have, and she also guess it is due to Ani.
"For two reasons, one is Ani, he is too attached to you that we need your help in his case, also my grandpa is not in very good state, he wants to me to see get married, for this I can arrange a girl, but seeing both of our condition I think this is the best way, you will get protection and I will get rid of questions and also my grandpa and Ani both get happy, you are also in the list which might my future wife, so for all this reason I think marrying you is best choice. And I will assure you that you will get maximum benefit in it" Kartik replied in his businessman tone. Now he wanted to listen what will this girl replied.