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"Sarmao mat, ek din ye hamare beech bhi hona hai". ("Don't be shy, one day this will happen between us too".) As soon as his voice broke the silence-low, deep, and dangerously close-Noor froze in place. Her breath hitched, and her cheeks instantly flushed a deep shade of red. Whether it was the intimacy of his tone or the sheer humiliation of being caught watching that kind of movie scene, even she couldn't tell.