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Chapter 44 - CHAPTER 44 — JEALOUSY LEVEL: CAFÉ-DESTROYING

The café grew busier, cups clinking, voices humming…but Table Three remained the center of all chaos.

Laddu leaned back in his chair, sipping his drink dramatically like a movie villain 🍹😌.His cousin, still riding the high of earlier teasing, twirled her straw with a wicked smile.

Then Laddu casually dropped the sentence that shifted the universe.

Laddu:"Hey… can you fix my hair?It got messy."

The cousin raised an eyebrow.

Cousin:"Touch your hair? Sure."

She reached out casually—

And at that exact moment—

💥 CRACK!

Mochi crushed a cup in her bare hand.

Water splashed everywhere.The sound echoed like a gunshot.

The café froze.

Maya (screaming):"SHE BROKE IT WITH HER BARE HAND??!"

Mochi stood there, eyes wide, face pink, fingers still dripping 💧😶.

Why?

Because Laddu had never let her touch his hair.Not once.Not ever.

And now he was letting another girl do it.

Her heart turned into molten lava 🌋.

Maya whispered, terrified and impressed:

Maya:"She's jealous enough to lift the whole café."

😈 ANOTHER GIRL ENTERS — CHAOS MULTIPLIES

As if the universe wanted maximum damage, a cute girl from a nearby table walked over shyly.

New Girl:"H-Hi… Laddu?Is this seat taken?"

Laddu smiled politely.

Laddu (gentleman mode ON 🤵):"Please, sit.A lovely lady should never stand."

The cousin almost choked laughing 🤣.

Mochi's eyebrow twitched dangerously.

The new girl giggled and sat beside him.

New Girl:"You're so funny!"

Then Laddu did something criminal.

He leaned closer…and fixed her napkin like a perfect gentleman.

💔💥

Mochi's soul left her body and filed a complaint.

☕ LADDU CALLS MOCHI — FINAL BOSS PHASE

Laddu raised his hand again.

Laddu:"TALL WAITER!Three drinks please!"

Behind the counter, Maya whispered:

Maya:"He's calling her tall on purpose.Evil. Absolute evil."

Mochi marched over with the drinks, face glowing like a warning signal 🚨🔥.

Laddu looked at her innocently.

Laddu:"Mochi! You're late.These ladies were getting thirsty."

She slammed the drinks down hard enough to shake the table.

Mochi:"Here."

Laddu leaned closer, voice soft and dangerous.

Laddu:"Mochi, are you okay?Your hands are shaking.Are you jealous… or cold?"

Mochi whispered through her teeth:

Mochi:"I will pour this drink on your head."

The cousin giggled 😈.The new girl laughed, completely clueless.

💣 THE QUESTION THAT TRIGGERED EVERYTHING

The new girl twirled her hair and smiled sweetly.

New Girl:"So… Laddu…are you single?"

💀The entire café went silent.

Maya dropped a spoon.The cousin gasped dramatically.Mochi's eye twitched.

Laddu opened his mouth—

BANG!!

Mochi slammed the bill onto the table.

The table shook.The air shook.Destinies shook.

Mochi glared like a calm, terrifying goddess.

Mochi (dead calm):"Here is your bill,g e n t l e m a nsir."

Too calm.The scary kind of calm 😶‍🌫️.

The new girl looked up—

Saw Mochi's heightSaw Mochi's stone-cold faceSaw Mochi's cracked cup hand still dripping water 💧

And made the fastest decision of her life.

New Girl:"OH— UHM— I JUST REMEMBERED—I HAVE—LITERALLY ANYWHERE ELSE TO BE—BYE—!!"

🏃‍♀️💨

She ran out so fast even lightning felt insecure.

Maya (cheering):"SHE RAN FOR HER LIFE!"

Cousin (clapping):"Mochi is undefeated!"

Laddu blinked, genuinely confused.

Laddu:"Why did she run…?She is cute."

Mochi turned slowly and glared.

Mochi:"Maybe your gentleman behavior scared her."

Laddu smirked softly 😌.

Laddu:"Or maybe someone else scared her."

Mochi turned red and stomped away.

💖 AFTERMATH

The cousin leaned toward Laddu and whispered:

Cousin:"She likes you so much it hurts."

Laddu smiled, calm and satisfied.

Laddu:"I know."

Mochi raged in the kitchen 🔥.Maya laughed so hard she couldn't stand 😂.The cousin sipped her drink like it was a movie 🍿.And Laddu smiled like a man who just confirmed someone's feelings 💘.

And somewhere outside…

The poor girl was still running 🏃‍♀️💨

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