Monday:-“Keep an eye on Hunter’s activities. I’m sure he is up to something. At no cost shall we lose the project.” Viaan ordered Neil, making his way out of the common elevator.He had informed Neil about Hunter’s challenge from the last day. Though the man was anything but scared, he couldn’t behave carelessly in this matter. His rival was too smart to fake a warning. And his dreams were too valuable to be risked with such challenges.“Yes, sir! I’ll ask our sources to keep him under scrutiny. Also, I’ve checked the progress of our team; they are doing brilliantly. So, rest assured, Sir. We will get the project.” Neil said in a confident tone, adjusting his glasses.As soon as they stepped inside the office arena, Viaan’s eyes scanned the entire area where everyone was standing up hurriedly, seeing their boss. They have been laughing and chatting when he entered and the scene of nonchalance early in the morning boiled his blood.With his hands on his waist and jaws clenched, Viaan
“Good morning, Ma’am!” Kiara softly wished Angelina, stepping inside her cabin. The nervousness for the very first day at the new job had her heart fluttering at an insane speed. She felt tingles in her stomach as her eyes fell on a rectangular white ID card kept on Angelina’s desk. For the unversed, it had Kiara’s name written.“Welcome onboard, Kiara! We are glad to have you here.” Angelina replied to her greeting with a brightening smile. She kept aside the file she was reading and asked diligently. “Did Max give you the tour? I had asked him to show you around properly.” Her warm words made the new employee comfortable.The welcoming warmth radiated from Angelina’s words indeed eased Kiara’s anxiety to some extent.She smiled confidently. “Yes, ma’am, he did!”“Great. So here’s your ID card and your first work. There are a few accounts listed that have errors. Go through them and make suitable corrections and when done, come back to me, okay?” Said Angelina, sliding an ID card and
“They found drugs in Leo’s bag.” Neil blurted, panic still evident on his creased forehead as he panted hard to control his quickened breath out of running.Gulping a good amount of air, he pushed the half-open door and stepped inside.“Drugs?” Viaan jerked straight in his chair as soon as Neil broke the news. A deep crease of shock stroke his face; the man looked bewildered at his assistant.Everyone present in the room gasped loudly hearing the word ‘drugs’. They all have known Leo for his clean background for all these years, hence news like this was really shocking to everyone. The conference room reverberated with blurry mumbles as they shared their curious looks with each other.Neil walked a few steps close to Viaan, who was waiting for an explanation. “Yes, Sir. I received a call on your phone from the police station. The officer said that they caught him with drugs when he was coming out of a shop near Down Street.” Neil narrated the story as he had received a call from the p
Police Station, Fifteen minutes ago:-The happening Monday had awaited something much more than Viaan was already facing. A loud screech of tyres announced Viaan’s arrival.“Mr. Adams, is it true that your bodyguard is arrested in drug paddling?” Reporters almost shoved their mics into his car as soon as the vehicle stopped in front of the police station.“Mr. Adams, did you already know about your bodyguard’s illegal involvements?” Asked another reporter, and many others threw similar questions at Viaan.The scene outside had fueled Viaan’s rage. The man saw red scanning the entire outer portion of the police premise. It rushed with a crowd of reporters. Somebody has informed the media about Leo’s arrest and it has easily become a hot topic for the media houses. Viaan Adams’ bodyguard getting arrested, that, too, in a drug paddling case, was a conversational affair. Hence, no news agency could afford to lose any word on the matter.“Who the hell informed them?” Viaan curled his fists
“My poor phone will be waiting for your presence, pretty lady!” Hunter said in a flirty tone, waving at Kiara who was walking in her cubicle’s direction.“Sure!” she giggled, before turning her back to the man.Hunter and Kiara had a short but jovial time before Kiara’s coffee break was over and she went back to continue her work, but not before exchanging their phone numbers, which was, again, Hunter’s initiative.Unknown to Kiara, the man had immediately saved her number by the name ‘Pretty Lady’ with two red heart emojis. A winning grin spread across his face after Kiara disappeared from his line of sight. He bit his lower lip and ruffled his shiny brown hair near the nape. His eyes shone with the spark of new enthusiasm.“Just when you believe it’s all fated, I’ll make sure it turns out to be one!” A determined promise was what he made to himself, caressing the contact name on his phone’s screen.Hunter Brown walked out of ‘Ally Natures’ in a cheerful mood, which soon turned sour.
“Pardon?” Kiara frowned, confirming she actually heard him praise her beauty.Wasn’t it totally unrelated to her job profile? What does her beauty have to do with the company?Unknowingly, her hands had clutched the hem of her beige formal skirt. She had her forehead creased by now. Her senses were now receiving strong negative vibes. It was lascivious, precisely.Mr. Smith smirked again, observing her features shamelessly. “Oh, I was just praising your natural beauty, Miss Jones! I hope you don’t mind.” He said in a throaty voice, leaning backward in his chair.‘Not when the compliment is for beauty instead of talent.’ Kiara’s mind shouted, but her lips stayed sealed. She can’t back the answer right now. It won’t be favorable for her. Thinking to slide herself out of the uncomfortable situation, she nodded with a small reply.“No!”“See, I knew it. After all, who wouldn’t be glad to receive compliments!?” Mr. Smith said, but it felt like he hissed out of some pleasure. All the looks
“See, I know this is totally unexpected to you, but there’s no harm in this proposal. You’ll be benefited instead. And you should be happy you got such an opportunity at the very start.” Angelina replied, addressing the concerns Kiara had come to her with. She leaned forward, crossing her fingers over the table.Kiara looked at her with a perplexed face. After coming out of the cabin, she straight went to Angelina, sharing her concerns. She could only think of her recruiter to help her out of this situation.“But, Ma’am, I’m not confident with this role, I —”“Kiara, listen to me and listen carefully. As a senior, I’m saying this for your own good. Denying the proposal might affect your current position. Whereas accepting this will not only secure your position here but also favor you with a huge amount which can be pretty helpful to you.” said the senior, convincing the girl or probably manipulating her. “See, I can understand your dilemma that you want a simple desk job and this is
“You saved me?” She questioned in disbelief. Her eyes widened in panic. The words escaped hurriedly out of her throat, looking at the familiar face. The man who saved her was none other than her estranged husband, Viaan Adams. “How?”“Why? Is it too hard to believe?” Viaan taunted, raising his eyebrows.Kiara was too stunned to speak. First, the close call with death and then her savior being none other than the man himself. Wasn’t Viaan always interested in seeing her suffer? She suddenly felt angry for some reason.None of them actually gave a thought to the fact that they were still lying on the empty road, tightly caged in each other’s arms. For the unversed, Viaan’s grip was as solid as iron around her waist, credited to the fall, whereas Kiara was still holding onto his chest tight.“Yes! After all, how could a villain be a hero?” She replied in the same tone, looking sharply at him.Viaan fumed at her choice of words and gritted at his teeth. “Is that how you thank your savior?
Writer’s POV:-Mr. Moore wiped the sweat off his forehead while waiting for the call to be received.“Hello!” The reply came as soon as the call was received.“I have done my work. Now give me my thing back!” He said over the call.“I am impressed with your quickness, Mr. Moore.” a masculine heavy voice was heard from the other side. “I thought you would still take a few more days. But no. You proved why this is priceless to you. Excellent, old man.” With a dark chuckle, the man added. The words were more like a mocking of Mr. Moore’s efforts, and that made the elderly man clench his fingers.Mr. Moore’s entire body shook with rage. At that moment, he wanted nothing but to thrash everything around. To get the man in a chokehold and punch him straight across the face for making him dance on his fingers. However, the helplessness of the situation had him holding from behind. He can’t act repulsive. Not at this stage when he is so close to the one thing that he has been finding for sever
Viaan’s POV:-I helped Maa get down from the car, supporting her gently as she stepped onto the gravel path. As soon as her eyes fell on the scene in front of us, she froze. Her fingers tightened around my palm, clutching mine with a grip that spoke volumes.“Viaan, this…” She began, her voice trailing off as disbelief washed over her.Not believing what she saw, she was struggling to find the right set of words. Her lips wobbled putting an impromptu pause. She looked back at me, her gaze searching for confirmation, her body trembling slightly.That was my cue to confirm her doubts.With pride and emotions lacing my own voice, I squeezed her shoulders and nodded. “Paradis d’Amour, Maa. Our dream.” I announced, taking my mother in a half hug from sideways, holding onto her as tightly as I could.She averted her gaze back to the property. With a dip in her brows, she looked at me once again, “Huh?”I knew, I knew she was getting the meaning of my words but the yearning self of hers want
Writer’s POV:-“Where are you taking us, Viaan? At least tell me now.” Leena asked for the nth time, getting annoyed at her son’s silence over the matter.Viaan, like the previous times, smiled mischievously and answered without looking back. “Patience, Maa, patience. You’ll come to know soon.”Leena scoffed audibly, narrowing her eyes at her son’s mischief, and scolded him lightly. “That ‘soon’ of yours has not come since the last three and a half hours of our journey. How long more would you keep it a secret?” Her eyes wrinkled at the corners while her nose flared in annoyance.Her anger didn’t seem to affect Viaan a bit as the man chuckled loudly. “As I said, it is a surprise, Maa. I’m not telling you to spoil the fun already.” He refused to reveal, making his mother smack his arms from the backseat.“You have become too naughty these days.” She said through her gritted teeth, only to get a burst of hearty laughter from her son.Huffing, she crossed her hands across her chest and s
Writer’s POV:-“Thank you so much, Guys.” An emotional Viaan expressed his gratitude to the two of the constant pillars of his life.Receiving brotherly pats on his back as a response, he reluctantly broke the hug. His dull face was uplifted with the pure essence of their support throughout his life.“You —” Ryan started to speak, but then his eyes narrowed as he studied Viaan’s features more closely. “Were you crying, Viaan?” His eyes scanned Viaan’s face with concern.On cue, Leo also took a closer look. “Yeah, you look off!” He exclaimed, pointing out the obvious signs of distress.Viaan stilled. His smile dropped into a thin line. Immediately, he averted his eyes away from them and looked everywhere around.How come Ryan observed that? His shoulders tensed once again.“No. Why would I cry?” He chuckled nervously shrugging his shoulders, not wanting them to read his face further.“Then why are your eyes red and moist?” Ryan scoffed, narrowing his eyes. “Don’t lie through your teeth
Back in the present time, The PenthouseViaan’s POV, :Looking at the keys, I fisted them tightly. I was in my penthouse where I had come just an hour ago to get freshened up. Last night, I had to lie to Kia and Maa as I had spent entire hours in planning for the surprise for Maa. Then this morning the leftover documentation took my time while I also went to check for last-minute preparations. I just happened to come here one hour ago as I can’t go directly to home. And as soon as I came here, the first thing I did was to call Maa. She deserves the surprise the most.All through this while, I also kept myself reassured that this was not a dream anymore but a reality.A beautiful reality.A certain kind of peace filled my heart. I felt the cores of my eyes moistening up. Our dream was finally completed.“Paradis d’Amour is finally ours, Papa. I completed your and Maa’s dreams.” My voice choked with emotions as I looked at the picture frame on my desk while placing the keys reverently b
Writer’s POV:-“Did Viaan tell when will he come?” Leena asked Kiara who was serving her breakfast.Her hands stopped in the air and she raised her head to her mother-in-law. “No, Maa. He had just dropped the text last night that he wouldn’t be coming home tonight as he had an urgent meeting and some important work. So, he is perhaps staying at the penthouse itself.” Kiara sighed, continuing to fill Leena’s plate.Leena nodded recalling the text Kiara showed her last night. Viaan had specifically mentioned to tell Leena about it, he himself didn’t text her thinking she must be asleep by then.It was around eleven in the morning. Both the ladies were having a late breakfast today, as Kiara was nauseous and not feeling good this morning; thus she had delayed her meal.Although Leena had something light earlier as she had to have medicines as well, she still joined Kiara in the late meal.It was Leena’s assistance that she was even eating, lest she was all ready to ditch the breakfast to
Writer’s POV:-“And the man said that Mr. Adams is ready to meet at the earliest possible date,” Daniel revealed, sounding serious and firm.Hunter sat straight with a jerk, his brows dipping in. “How come he agreed this early? Didn’t he and his lawyer want time?” The question triggered his mind, he inquired in a disbelieving tone.The frown went deeper on his face; his eyeballs moving constantly as he tried to figure out Viaan’s step. One thing was crystal clear neither Viaan nor his lawyer saw this proposal as a simple invitation to get rid of legal troubles. Hence it was very much acceptable for his rival to seek time to agree or even deny.That’s why, even when this frustrated Hunter, he was ready for any secret investigation Viaan did on him. But little did he expect, that his acceptance would come this early and fast.He heard Daniel huffing from the other end and came out of his thoughts. “I have no idea, Sir. But if they are ready then why not proceed? This was the plan after
Writer’s POV:-“Kia, calm down. Ryan said that he won’t reveal anything to Viaan.” Sophie tried to calm her down, but the girl was far from calming down.A ready havoc was created in her mind and heart and she had no idea how to deal with it.“But he didn’t even give me any time, Soph. All he allowed me is tonight.” Kiara retorted, holding her breath in apprehension.She can hear her heart pounding in her ears, and sweat beads adorning her temples even after the decreased temperature of AC.Her words followed a silence before Sophie sighed audibly. “You have taken more than you should, Kia. You can’t avoid it any longer. Dr. Ryan was right when he said the more delay you are making the harder it would be to make Viaan understand.” Sophie indirectly quoted Ryan’s words from the last evening.“Out of all people, you should be understanding my dilemma, Soph.” Kiara clicked her tongue, getting annoyed at not finding any solution. “I didn’t wait for Tyler to just wake up, but I needed to k
Writer’s POV:-“Not only this but also the fact that Aaron is Tyler and Sophie’s son!” Ryan’s voice was steady, but there was a hint of solemnity in his tone.As Ryan dropped the bombshell, Kiara and Sophie froze, their eyes widening in shock. The words hung in the air, heavy with the weight of the revelation.A revelation that Kiara least expected today.The room fell into a stunned silence. The only thing audible at that moment was the ticking of the clock and the lazy evening wind coming through the open windows of Ryan’s cabin.With a composed face, Ryan watched the two women in front of him, trying hard to digest the truth he just disclosed.He knew this was going to be their reaction once her tells them the truth, but still watching them doing so, made him amused.Did they really think they would keep this massive truth away from him?Did they seriously think he wasn’t going to find it out, ever? He was a doctor, for God’s sake. It was impossible for this truth to be a secret fr