Late at night, when Christian reached home, he found Eric in Mrs Walton’s arms and she was trying to feed him. She watched Christian taking steps in her direction, and gave him a disgusted look. But Eric was thrilled to see his daddy after ten days. “Dada!!” He said in his babyish voice and opened his arms for him. Christian took him in his arms, showering him with kisses, and Eric giggled in response. “Did you miss, daddy?” Christian tickled him. “The entire family was missing you.” Mrs Walton made a sarcastic comment, but Christian ignored it “I am so sorry, champ. Dada ignored you!” He said, kissing his cheeks again, and started walking upstairs with Eric. The servant informed Leo about Christian’s arrival, and he quickly left the hospital for Knight mansion. He was boiling in anger and ascended upstairs towards his room. He knocked, but no one responded. He knocked again and then lightly opened his door, only to find him sleeping peacefully with Eric resting on his chest. He
Next Morning, Christian woke up first and tiptoed towards the washroom without disturbing Eric’s sleep. He was brushing his teeth when he heard a faint knock on his closed door. He walked out of the washroom, wiping his face with a towel, and silently opened the door, only to be slapped by Leo. Christian stumbled with the impact and confused, but before he could say something, Leo held him by the collar and dragged him out of the room. “What is wrong with y..” Before Christian could complete, Leo slapped him again. “Are you getting back with Lia?” Leo thundered, and Christian narrowed his eyes with a crease on his forehead. “What was she doing in the office yesterday?” “She just came….” Before Christian could complete his sentence, Leo interrupted again. “Are you cheating on Mishka?” Leo hollered and held him by the collar again. “You are not visiting her and romancing your ex-girlfriend in your office. You are pathetic!” Leo screeched and Rony, Rose, and Luke reached there. “Gra
Eric slept in Mishka’s arms and she carefully placed him on the bed while Christian was staring at her all the time and she blushed under his constant gaze. “Why doctor Ken didn’t inform me you are awake?” Christian asked. “I asked him not to inform you. Uncle Luke and I wanted to give you a surprise.” Mishka smiled.a “And since when you are awake?” Christian questioned. Flashback An evening before Christmas eve, “How is Christian?” Dr Ken asked Luke, who visited him to take Vera’s reports. “Bad… terrible. But I am glad that he isn’t following in his father’s footsteps. I behaved badly with him when Vera paralyzed.” Luke grieved. “I distanced myself from Christian after Vera’s suicide attempt. I couldn’t face my baby after what I did to his mother. But he is taking care of Eric and I am proud of him!!” “I just don’t understand why he isn’t ready to see his wife once,” Luke said, and Dr Ken smiled sadly. He was about to say something when the door of his cabin burst open and the
Daniel was decorating the giant Christmas tree with the help of the servants. He sat on the floor near the tree and was puzzled, holding two different sizes of socks, not sure what to ask Santa this year. “Hey, Baby! What are you doing?” Rose asked, ruffling his soft hair, and sat beside him on the floor. “Oh, my god!! You have decorated the Christmas tree beautifully.” She looked at the dazzling Christmas tree with wide eyes, but Daniel didn’t respond. “What happened, Daniel?” Her eyes snapped back to his son, who wasn’t looking happy at all. “Mom, I really miss Mishka. When will she come back to us?” Innocent Daniel asked Rose and her face dropped. “I don’t feel like celebrating Christmas without her,” Daniel pouted. “Son, you still miss her so much,” She asked stroking his cheek. “Of course, mom! True love never dies.” He muttered and Rose chuckled. “Anyway, I want bigger socks this year. My wish won’t fit in this.” He turned to Rose, showing both the socks. “Big socks? How bi
Leo seethed in pure anger when he spotted Lia at the party. Pasha appeared beside him with two glasses of wine. “Here,” Pasha said, offering him a glass, but Leo’s eyes were pinned on Lia, who was talking with one of his guests. Pasha followed his gaze and Lia came into his view, halting his movement for the briefest of the second as he remembered that some of his sources informed him about Christian and Lia being spotted together several times together in the past one month. “Who invited this silicon-filled Barbie doll?” Leo screeched, and Pasha turned to him. “Lower your voice, Leo!” Pasha whispered. “This boy leaves no chance to prove that he is Luke’s son. Both father and son leave no stone unturned to destroy their lives. Upbringing certainly can beat the blood running in the veins.” Leo spoke, but Pasha gave him a disapproving look. “Stop comparing Christian to Luke. This is wrong, Leo. If you don’t trust Christian, at least trust your upbringing, and if we are talking about
“If it would be merely a contract marriage, today would’ve been the last day of mine at the Knight mansion. The promises I made to Dadu and Vera mom are fulfilled now. The Knight family reunited, and Chris has accepted his mother back.” “My duty ends today, but now it’s not just a mere contract marriage anymore. My body, my soul, my heart, and every inch of my skin belong to Christian now, and never in a million years I can imagine my life without him.” “I never wished for a family when mummy and daddy left me. Aryan was all I had and ever wanted in my life. But God seems to know what we really want in life, even if we never let our wishes reach our lips.” “God has his magical ways to connect people, who are poles apart, living in two different countries, without even having the slightest idea about the existence of the other person. Maybe this is what we call destiny, and it works in its own mystical way.” “Now why you guys are crying?” Christian looked at Mishka and then Leo. “I
Sitting in her room, crying her eyes out, Maya decided to call Danny. She dialled his number, but the latter ignored her calls. Maya wanted to tell him how much she loved him, but Danny kicked her out of his life and no matter how much she tries to reconnect the dot, Danny wasn’t willing to have her back in his life. Maya tossed her mobile phone on the bed, and it started ringing. She quickly jumped on the bed and picked her phone, hoping for Danny, but it was Santos. Maya’s face instantly dropped, and tossing the mobile aside, she covered her face in the pillow and cried for hours. *** Standing on the deck, wrapped in layers of warm clothes, Mishka was looking down in the water. The stars and the moon were reflecting in the water, which was calming her senses. Though she was feeling sleepy because of medicines and her eyes were closing now and then but she was not ready to miss even a minute of this beautiful night. Christian looked at her retreating back. “How should I disclose a
“Don’t smile like that!! Tell me, you learned Hindi for me?” Mishka said, excitement lacing her voice. “I had nothing to do the entire month, so I decided to learn Hindi. I wanted to communicate with you in your language once you’re with me again.” He smiled. “I still can’t speak properly, but understand everything. So you better don’t abuse me!” He said and tears filled in Mishka’s eyes. “What if I wouldn’t have come back to you?” She asked, her voice choked as emotions were overwhelming. “Then I would’ve come to you,” He said and wrapped his hand around her waist. “Either way, we were be going to meet again.” He said, looking deep into her eyes, and tears finally started flowing from her eyes. Christian wiped her tears with his thumb. “Why are you so emotional and vulnerable suddenly? Where is my grandpa’s tiger?” He asked, but Mishka didn’t utter a word and hugged him when her eyes landed on the ship. “What are they doing at my resort?” Mishka asked arrogantly, pointing at the
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