“Because I know you, boss.” Leo sniffed a quick breath, turning his eyes towards Viaan. Licking his lips, he stated, “I know that this is not your legit anger but the frustration you’re feeling deep inside of you. It is that annoyance that is coming out in your pissed mood. And all this is because you are deep down troubled processing everything.” He paused once again, slowing down the car at a certain pace, then continued. “You want to believe that she means nothing to you and you want to see her suffering. Which is not true, and that’s why you are frustrated.”Viaan looked at his bodyguard for a long silent minute, “You’ve mastered the art of long lectures I see!” He muttered, then straightened his posture, facing the front, and snarled. “But, I must say, what you said is absolutely correct. Indeed, I’m frustrated.”Leo looked at him while driving and smiled, but before he could say something, Viaan turned his eyes back to him and said in a deep, vibrating voice. “I am frustrated… n
“Text me when you are free. I’ll be waiting.” She heard Rachel sounding concerned about her. She had been worried since last night for from today they won’t be working in the same place and she can’t help her friend anytime like she used to do in Ally Natures.Kiara let out a heavy sigh and hummed. It depressed her, too, but how long could Rachel have covered her up? One day, she had to manage it all alone, as this was her journey, her struggles.“Alright. I’ll keep you updated. Bye.” Her heart thudded with heaviness as she tried not to think about any negative outcomes.The most anticipated Monday came quite faster for Kiara. She hadn’t even thought enough about her life and the predicaments when the day had already arrived to stun her beyond her imagination.With her mind still revolving around Viaan’s words and his order, she reached her destination — the new office.“Thank you!” Paying the driver, she get off the cab and took a mindful glance at the building. The twenty-four-store
“You are my new boss?” Kiara looked at the man sitting on the chair with a wide grin plastered on his face and her eyes widened on their own. “Hunter?” “You know him?” Robin snapped his head at the girl and then at his boss, who let out a chuckle at Kiara’s stunned face. “Robin, you may leave now.” Hunter dismissed the man when he realized that Robin was also present there. Getting the orders from his boss, Robin had to leave unwillingly. He spared a last curious glance at Kiara before walking out of the cabin. “Good morning, pretty lady!” Hunter got up from his chair and walked up to Kiara. He forwarded a hand for a shake. “You seriously are my new boss?” Kiara repeated the question in disbelief. Her forehead creased with fine lines of confusion as her mind tried to process it all. Hunter chuckled once again, pushing his hands into his pocket. “Seems so!” He teased, playfully. “What does that mean?” The answer had got her more confused. The frowns deepened on her forehead. Hun
“Miss Jones?” Robin called her name, stepping inside Kiara’s cabin. “You need to sign this document.” She raised from her seat, smiling politely at his presence. Her eyes caught the glance of a file in his hand.The clock was striking 4 in the evening when Robin came to Kiara with the non-disclosure agreement papers. To her surprise, it was just a single page in the file, whereas she had expected an elaborated set of instructions. She didn't knew it was coming exactly as Hunter explained.Robin asked her to take some minutes and then sign. Surprisingly, the clause was simpler than her expectancy. After a paragraph that introduces the technical terms of an agreement, there were three points written in bullet form. Clear and concise!In the very first clause, it stated that — ‘The person must not disclose the name and identity of the company owner to anyone.’ The second point consisted of — ‘He or she must never mention his or her meetings with the company owner to anyone in or outsid
Thud! Thud! Her heartbeats roared as she walked forward with hesitant feet. Her eyes blinked frequently, a sheer layer of fear was gripping her heart. ‘It’s okay, Kia, he won’t eat you!’ Kiara consoled herself, muttering under her breath. Frightened by the thought of facing him again, she pulled her lip under her teeth and bit them harshly. Unconsciously, her hands were strangling the poor straps of her bag, too! Thud! Thud! She felt the loud palpitations shaking her whole body as she stepped into the reception area of an apartment. Kiara gulped once again, looking at the modern entrance of his place. It was huge… it was luxurious. Every single inch screamed money as long as the lady spanned her eyes. His own space that he bought with his first significant achievement, as she heard Leo explain. “This way, Miss Jones!” Leo showed her the walking area beside the reception. “Hmm…” A faint hum escaped her throat, looking at the neutral face of the man. Twenty minutes ago, when he
“What the fuck —” she shrieked as Viaan spun her towards himself. His hands grasped both her arms and pulled her closer. As the moments pass by heaviness, her skin tingled with goosebumps with his warm breath falling straight on her face, lips specifically. "Why do you keep pulling me like that!" she screamed out of fear. Eyes popped out, glaring at the man.Terrified internally, Kiara could hear her heartbeats drumming in her chest, and, with sheer surety, she knew Viaan could, too. The man smirked, tugging his lips upwards. He stared at her face changing expressions on his every action. A thrill throbbed in his nerves for some reason. He pushed a bang, falling loosely on her face, behind her ear, and muttered in a teasing tone.“Not just feisty, but you have a dirty mouth, too, Miss Jones!”He observed her scared eyes, which she was trying all in her will not to show, but they gave up anyway. Moreover, as she expected, he can clearly hear her heart drumming in her chest, as they wer
Viaan didn’t wait for her and held the papers up in his hands. “This is the answer!”The four words reverberated in the hall, gaining a suspicious glance from Kiara. She scrutinized his face and then the file in his hand.“What is it?” She questioned, sounding alert; fine lines creased her forehead. Her prying eyes took a calculative peek at the white papers, which he extended to her and walked to the sofa.Kiara flipped the transparent cover over the file, wondering about the inner contents. Her heart thudded against her chest, dreading something unpleasant.“Read it yourself!” She heard him utter nonchalantly while her eyes glued to the content with eyes full of suspicion. Her fingers tightened over the pages as she continued reading, holding her breath. Viaan observed the frequency with which her eyeballs moved across the page. Perhaps her mind tried to grasp everything with that stress in her facial expressions.A mischievous curve tugged his lips into a smirk. His eyes shone with
The dusky evening had rolled into a serene night, but Viaan was still in his penthouse. After he was done with what he intended, he asked Leo to drop her off wherever she wanted. The man obliged sincerely.“Where did she go?” Viaan asked, sipping his black coffee when Leo came back after dropping Kiara. He was sitting on the same sofa and asked Leo to join him.“The same cafe!” Leo answered, sounding cautious while he took a seat in front of Viaan. There was a center table in between them where Viaan kept his cup and raised his face to scan Leo’s skeptical expressions.He picked up the difference in his tone and asked. “What’s the matter?”Leo stared at him, exhaling. “I don’t know how to say it, but I think Miss Jones is not as helpless as we think.”The mention of her name perked up Viaan’s ears. “What happened?” eyebrows pulled together.“Nothing actually, but I saw something that may or may not be important.”“Come straight to the point, man!” A frustrated grunt left Viaan’s throa
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