“This is a long story, Mishka. I don’t know how and where to begin with. You need to know about Vera if you want to know who Jennifer is.” Leo’s voice turned gloomy. “Who is Vera?” Mishka asked, knitting her eyebrows. “Vera is Christian’s mother and Luke’s ex-wife.” Leo sighed. “She was a gorgeous twenty-year-old girl when she married Luke. Vera was Rosella’s friend’s daughter. Her parents died in a plane crash, and after that, her relatives started treating her like a servant. She was living in a miserable state when my wife Rosella stepped into her life.” Leo said, and Mishka listened to him attentively. “Rosella brought Vera to our house and loved her like her own daughter. Soon, Vera and Rony became very close friends. They were in the same college, so they spent most of their time together. At that time, Luke and Berry were completing their higher studies at Harvard University where Luke met Jennifer in some bar, and they started dating.” Leo said. “We all were unknown about L
~ MISHKA~ I can’t even imagine the suffering she must have gone through when her husband brought his girlfriend home. When she found out his girlfriend was pregnant, and when she witnessed her son calling another woman “mother” How can someone hurt themselves so much to save someone’s house? How can she leave her child, whom she carried inside her for nine months? I didn’t realise I was crying the whole time while listening to her story. Dadu wiped my tears with his thumb and smiled sadly. “What happened next? Did she die?” I asked, fearing his answer. Leo looked down, and taking a deep breath, he replied, “Soon the ambulance arrived, and we took her to the hospital. Because of excessive bleeding, doctors performed immediate surgery. We were waiting outside the operation theatre when a nurse came from inside and gave us the letter that Vera was clutching in her hand tightly before she fell unconscious.” “What was written in the letter?” Mishka asked, looking at Leo nervously, and
Mishka turned on the lights of her room and was startled to find Christian sitting at the foot of the bed with a bottle of Legacy by Angostura, the world’s most expensive rum. Mishka knitted her eyebrows, taking a step forward in his direction. “Chris?” She muttered in a low voice, and Christian glanced up at her in his drowsy state and with a broad smile. “Oh, you came back! Come sit here. I was expecting you.” Christian said in a sluggish voice, patting beside him in the empty space. “Chris, I think you are drunk. You should head back to your room,” Mishka said as she stood in front of him. “No, I am not drunk. I am completely fine. Come, sit beside me, I wish to say something.” Christian said, reaching out his hand towards Mishka and when she did not accept, he held her elbow and yanked her towards him. Mishka stumbled because of her pointed high heels and landed straight on top of him. They ended up in an awkward position and Mishka struggled to set herself free, but Christian
Mishka flickered her eyes open when the rays of the sun touched her face. She rubbed her eyes while yawning. “Why the hell I am bedding down on the floor?” She murmured, and the realisation hit her. “I am in Christian’s room!!” She muttered. Her eyes went wide, and she tried to sit but groaned in pain, “Oh god! I think I have sprained my neck.” Mishka tried to move her neck and looked at Christian, who was still in deep sleep holding her hand possessively. She gently detached her hand from his grip and stood up. Her eye travelled around and she found the room messed up as if deliberately wrecked. The clothes were on the floor. The towel was lying on the other side of the bed, cushions lying down near the couch, the cupboard open, and books scattered here and there. Mishka quickly cleaned his room and arranged everything back in its place. She looked at Christian stirring in his sleep due to sun rays falling on his face, so she closed the curtains, and taking one last glance at Chris
“I mean, you must have dated many beautiful, gorgeous, sexy women in the past, maybe some Victoria’s Secret Models too. Maybe you found someone attractive at the party and kissed her. Why Mishka’s words are ringing in my head nonstop? Why does it seem familiar, like I have heard this before?” Christian asked himself, closing his eyes, and images of last night flooded into his mind. “I sat on her bed. She came in and switched on the lights. I asked her to sit beside me and then when she didn’t agree, I pulled her towards me and she landed straight on me and then…… I kissed her. Fuck, I kissed her!! I kissed Mishka!! But why she lied to me when I asked her?” Christian recalled the details. A number of questions wandered in his head and he held his face in his hand, feeling completely disoriented. “Come on, Mishka, you can do it!” Christian heard Daniel cheering for Mishka and he walked to the window to take a look outside. He removed the curtains and found Daniel playing basketball wit
At Meridian Hotel, Christian gave the presentation of his upcoming project to his client Mr Smith and he was impressed with Christian’s brilliant ideas. He approved the project and demanded blueprints for further understanding. All three gentlemen had lunch together and then Mr Smith left, leaving Danny and Christian alone. ~ CHRISTIAN~ “and I kissed her….” I told Danny everything about last night, and he was listening to me patiently with his legs crossed. He was sipping coffee, but as soon as I mentioned the kissing part, he choked, coughing and laughing at the same time. “What the hell? Why are you laughing?” I asked, annoyed. “Nothing, just I wanted to ask something. Last night you left the party furiously only to go home and kiss her?” Danny asked while trying to control his laugh. “Do you think it’s funny, asshole? Here I am increasing my troubles instead of solving them and you are laughing at me.” I asked, glaring at him. “First, you are not in any trouble, you are just
Mishka watched Christian glaring at her before taking the first step on the stairs, but Leo interrupted him, “Chris, change your clothes and come back fast. We will wait for you.” “I will have dinner in my room. I am exhausted.” He said in an irritated tone and turned to leave. “No, come back here fast. I want to discuss something important,” Leo said sternly. “Fine, I am coming.” Christian nodded and left for his room. “Why do you force Chris on every small thing?” Jennifer said, rolling her eyes. Leo narrowed his eyes at her. “Excuse me, do I have to take your permission to eat dinner with my grandson?” He asked. “No, I didn’t mean that, but you are already forcing him to marry her like you forced his father to marry Vera,” Jennifer said looking briefly at Mishka, “And now you are forcing him to have dinner with all of us when he is clearly stating that he is tired. Can’t he have some privacy in his life?” Jennifer sneered, and Mishka pursed her lips, focusing on her food. “Je
“Why do you want to get married in the next three days?” Mishka was startled and turned to look at the source of the voice. She found Leo standing with his arms across his chest. “I heard your conversation with Pasha. I know you are seriously ill. That’s why I preponed the wedding date so that you could freely go to Canada for your further treatment.” Mishka answered in a plain tone, and Leo’s face dropped. “I am sorry! I know I am troubling you a lot, but I am helpless.” He pursed his lips in a thin line, and Mishka moved to where he was standing. “No, Dadu, it’s fine! Please don’t cry,” She said, holding his hands and pausing to muster all her strength to say the next word. “After him, it’s you all I have. I can do anything for both of you. Please don’t be sad. It breaks my heart to see you like this,” Mishka said, stroking Leo’s hand. “Look at me, Dadu, see I am happy and I genuinely wish to marry Chris in the next three days. But you have to promise me, you will leave immediate
Christian Knight was about to marry Andrea Donovan and start a fresh life. Andrea was a gorgeous, kind, and respectable woman. She liked Christian since her college days but couldn’t muster the courage to express her feelings to him, as she knew Christian was interested in Diana Roger, the mute girl.Years later, destiny played cupid for Andrea and Christian, and their families fixed their marriage. Andrea was over the moon and it was hard for her to believe that Christian was finally going to be her forever.To escape the haunting nightmares and hallucinations about one particular woman, whom he thinks he has never met before, Christian agreed to marry Andrea as she was beautiful, smart, and a generous woman, completely compatible with his status but little did he know that meeting with a stranger at Coffee house will drastically change everything for him and he will be standing on a crossroad where his decision could ruin three lives.What will happen when the destiny plays its cards
Christian took furious steps back inside the office premises and Ana tried to speak to him again, “Not now, Ana!” He said sternly, so done with all the drama, and rushed to the elevator. But something caught his eyes, and his heart skipped a beat. His steps halted as he swiftly turned to look at the pair of silver heels lying leisurely near the reception.He furrowed his brows and recognised it as he recalled Mishka wearing the same in the morning. “Where is Mishka?” He almost shouted, his voice echoed, and his eyes peered at Ana for an answer.“She was here but left…. After…” Ana stuttered.“What after?” Christian asked, fearing the worst. “Damn it, say!!”“She left when she spotted Lia with you in the conference room,” Ana revealed, and Christian’s face lost all colour, and for a split of seconds, he couldn’t process anything.“Why didn’t I know she was here?” He looked for an explanation.“She came to give you a surprise,” The receptionist said and Christian’s eyes darken. He took a
Mishka walked into the building of Knight Group, and the staff politely greeted her. She reached the reception, holding the file of good news close to her heart, and asked. “Where is Christian?” “Sir is at an important conference. Let me inform him,” The receptionist said, but Mishka stopped her. “No, it’s alright. I’ll wait for him in the cabin.” She said and turned to the elevator when she slightly tripped on her heels and a look of horror washed over her face. “Are you alright, ma’am?” The receptionist quickly came forward to help. “Yeah! I’m fine.” Mishka said and quickly removed her heels while the receptionist looked at her weirdly. She left her heels near the reception and walked barefoot towards the elevator. All the while, she was humming a song. The lift opened on the fiftieth floor, and Ana approached her. “Good Evening, Ma’am. Please, this way!” She escorted her to Christian’s cabin. “Would you like to have something? Sir will be free in half an hour,” Ana said. “No,
“What??” Luke screeched loudly. “Yes, she had a severe seizure this early morning, and it was hard to control her. We have given her an injection. She will sleep at least sleep for the next five hours. But this is weird and dangerous. Just yesterday, everything was fine. I don’t understand how everything took a sudden flip.” Dr Ken stated, rubbing his stubble while Luke was heartbroken on the other side. “Please tell me, she is going to be fine,” Luke choked on his words. “It’s not possible to predict anything right now. It appears that she is in major trauma. We don’t know how it’s going to affect her improvement.” Dr Ken said, and Luke could literally hear his heart pounding inside his chest. “Sadly, seizures slow the improvement process,” “What’s happening with us?” Luke wondered as he disconnected the call, and looked at Vera and his wedding picture, remembering the time they spent happily. “Don’t torture me more, Vera.” His thumb traced Vera’s picture as he mumbled helplessly
Jennifer rolled her eyes, “Come on, Lia!! Why do you think she didn’t recognise you?” She asked with a sinister smirk on her face while Lia stared at her blankly. “Because she actually doesn’t know about you and Christian.” The realisation hit Lia. “But why would Christian hide this?” She muttered, unable to think straight. “Because he is going to dump her in the next few days. I don’t see any other reason.” Jennifer said. “Right, maybe because she is mentally unstable. I accidentally bumped into her at Dr. James’s clinic.” Lia started connecting dots. “You’re absolutely correct. She is mentally unstable, plus their contract marriage is expiring soon. But what were you doing at the clinic?” Jennifer questioned. “I went to collect my mother’s reports,” Lia answered. “I thought to ask Dr. James about her but then dropped the idea as I was sure he won’t share her confidential information. He was updating me about my mother’s health when he got a call from someone and he said Mishka i
Weeks spent peacefully. Christian was overjoyed when he learned Mishka was editing Scarlet’s upcoming book. He was excited to read the manuscript, and it was hard for Mishka to keep his hands away from her laptop that held all the secrets. Little Eric also joined preschool and was extremely happy to find kids of his age to play with. Mishka was slowly coming back to her original form, but her relationship with Rose was still strained as the latter was maintaining a gap with her. Daniel, too, was a little hesitant around Mishka, and she somehow realised it and stopped going to the Knight mansion. Leo was unhappy again. He wanted Mishka close to him, in his mansion, but Christian was stubborn about living in the apartment. “You have got an appointment with James!” Christian reminded Mishka while wearing a silk blue tie. “I remember. I’ll drop Eric at school and then head to his clinic.” She said and turned to Eric, “It’s bathing time, come on,” She said, but Eric ran away and made Mis
Christian was sleeping peacefully. His hand roamed on the left side of the bed and he slowly opened his eyes. He jerked up and looked around, only to find Mishka standing in front of the dresser. She was wearing a white top with charcoal black skinny fit jeans, her long dark brown wavy hair open reaching her waist and she wore diamond earrings while humming a song. “What are you doing?” Christian asked, eyeing her actions. She turned and smiled at him. “Oh, you are up. I am going to Snowdrop Publication. I’ve got an appointment with Warren Thomson.” She said with a broad smile on her face and walked toward him. “I met Dr James yesterday. He said I should keep myself engaged. That’s why I’ve decided to resume my editing job.” She said, sitting beside him on the bed. “Are you out of your mind? After what happened yesterday, you think…” Before Christian could complete it, Mishka interrupted him. “What happened?” She asked, cluelessly, and Christian furrowed his brows. “You don’t re
“My wife, Mishka, met you this morning. What’s exactly wrong with her?” Christian asked, and Dr James took a sip of his drink. “She is suffering from melancholic depression.” Dr James states and Christian’s heart skipped a beat. FLASHBACK “Send the next patient in,” Dr James asked the nurse, who was waiting for his instruction. The door of the cabin opened again and Mishka stepped in. “Please take a seat,” Dr James said while writing something on his writing pad. Mishka settled on the seat opposite him and gulped nervously. She didn’t know how to explain. If this was some physical injury, she could’ve described it, but what to describe when she doesn’t know what she was suffering from? Mishka continuously tapped her fingers on the desk and James noticed, “Relax, Mrs Knight!” He said and lifted his eyes to look at her anxious face. Mishka’s fingers stopped tapping as she smiled, but she was creeping out from inside. “I think I should come next time, sorry for wasting your time,” S
Christian sat inside his car and slammed his hand on the steering wheel. “I never listened to anyone’s suggestions before taking any decision. I always did what I wanted to do. Then why the fuck I agreed with Danny’s idea when he stopped me from telling the truth of the contract marriage to Mishka? Just Why?” He pulled his hair in frustration. “I have to tell Mishka about Lia. I won’t give any chance to Lia to destroy anything.” He said to himself. “But what if the revelation negatively affects her health?” This question haunted him. “No... No, she will be fine! I’ll make sure this doesn’t affect her, but now I have to disclose the truth even if it creates a rift between us,” He thought when a message from Luke flashed on his screen. “Can you come with Eric and Mishka? Vera wants to see them.” “Sure, we’ll be there in an hour or so,” Christian answered and started the engine of his car when it started raining heavily. He had an unsettling feeling about something is not right. His