Christian wanted to give a fierce answer, but watching her painful expression, he kept his mouth mum. “Fine, I will close my eyes.” He said. “Don’t cheat, I can see you in the mirror,” Mishka said, looking at him in the mirror. It was the most romantic atmosphere for the most unromantic couple. The dimmed lights, rose petals, and scented candles were creating sensual heaven in the room, but the duo was far away from the feeling of romance. Christian closed his eyes and tried to open the zipper, but it was stuck. He tried several times and finally open the long zip that came up to her waist. “Ahh! Finally…... Hey, don’t open your eyes! Just turn around and I will change my clothes.” Mishka said, and Christian nodded his head. He faced the other direction with closed eyes while Mishka slipped out of the wedding dress and changed into a red nightgown. After a few minutes, “Are you done?” Christian asked, scratching his neck. “Hmm… you can open your eyes now,” Mishka said and Christi
In the midst of the night, Christian abruptly woke up and sat straight on the bed. Sweat was dripping from either side of his face, and he dreamed of everything that had happened at the party. The only difference was that this time chandelier had fallen on Mishka and it was blood everywhere. Christian covered his face with his palm. His heart was thumping loudly inside his chest. He took a few deep breaths and turned to his left side, only to find Mishka curled up in a ball. She was in a deep sleep facing his side with a small smile on her face, looking like a small baby. Christian threw all the cushions on the floor that was the only barrier between them and leaned forward, covering her properly with the duvet. He stared at her innocent face. “Why am I scared of losing you? Why there is always an unsettling feeling inside me whenever you say that this marriage is sham or you will leave me while I am the one who gave you contract papers? What are you doing to me, or what am I doing
Christian was completely mesmerised, looking at her appearance. From the day Mishka stepped foot in his house, he was hoping to see her in this look, but never imagined that she would look breathtakingly gorgeous in this outfit. Wearing a beautiful shimmery pink saree with a designer white blouse, Mishka walked to the dining table holding a tray in her hand. Behind her, Agatha was following her with a tray. She stood between Christian and Leo and placed the tray on the table. The aroma hit everyone’s nostrils and just then, Pasha and Danny also joined them. “Good morning, everyone.” Pasha greeted and sat in the chair next to Leo. “What is this?” Peeking in the bowl, Danny asked Mishka “This is Kheer, it’s an Indian sweet dish,” Mishka replied. “Come, sit, Let me serve you.” “Finally, after two long months!!” Leo said, taking the bowl from the tray, but before he could eat, Mishka took the bowl away. “I have added sugar in this. You can’t eat.” She said, and Leo pouted while Chris
“You want me to put red chilli powder on her head?” He asked Rose, lifting an eyebrow and others were confused too. Except for Leo, Pasha, and Rose, as they laughed like maniacs, while Mishka put her palm on her mouth to suppress her laughter. “No, silly boy, this is vermillion. It’s a symbol of matrimony in Indian culture like we wear rings on our ring finger,” Rose explained. Christian nodded his head, pursing his lips. His eyes travelled to Mishka, and he glared hard at her, “I know! I was just kidding,” He snapped, and the latter nodded, composing herself. “Okay, now take this out a little on your finger and apply it in the middle of the hair partition,” Rose explained, and Christian followed the ritual. He put the vermillion in the hair partition and Mishka closed her eyes. A slight of vermillion fell on her nose. Everyone was looking at them lovingly, including Vera, and Danny took lots of their pictures on his phone. Jake and Jessica entered the scene right on time, and they
Mishka quickly wiped her tears when she heard a knock on the door. She stood back on her feet, composing herself, and opened the door with a smile on her face. “Sir Christian is waiting for you in the car,” Agatha said, and Mishka’s smile dropped.“Why?” Mishka asked, furrowing her eyebrows.“I don’t know. Sir Leo asked me to deliver the message to you,” Agatha answered, and Mishka nodded her head. She picked up her mobile from the side table and walked out of the Knight mansion.She opened the door of the back seat and sat next to Christian. “What happened? Why you called me here?” She asked Christian, but he ignored her question and asked the driver to start the car when Jake knocked on the window and Mishka rolled down the window on her side.“Where are you going? I thought we will have breakfast together.” Jake asked, leaning at the window.“Yeah… I was about to join you guys, but Chris called me here.” Mishka answered, taking a glance at Christian, who was busy on his phone.“But
Christian suddenly felt guilty about his behaviour with Mishka in front of his employees. He didn’t intend to do it, but his impulse took over him. He looked at her hurt expression when his employees laughed at his silly remark, and as Mishka turned to leave, he stopped her. “Okay, you can sit here, but don’t disturb us,” Christian said, and Mishka turned to look at him. “Thanks, I will not disturb you!” Mishka said and entered the room. “You can take that seat,” Christian gestured to the last chair at the end of the long wooden conference table and focused back on his laptop. Mishka nodded her head with a smile and sat on the chair which was far away from him and his team. Tapping her long slender fingers on the glass table, she looked at the spare laptop lying in front of her, and then looked at Christian. “Can I use this laptop?” She asked, and Christian looked at her, raising his eyebrow. “Certainly you can, but it’s not working,” Christian said and glared at his team. “Okay,
In the President’s office, on the twenty-fifth floor of Knight Group, “May I come in?” Mishka asked, tilting her head. “Oh yes, please come in.” Danny smiled, rising from his chair, and Mishka walked in with a small white sheet of paper in her hand. “You asked for half an hour and you are back in just fifteen minutes.” Christian narrowed his eyes. “You failed to solve the problem.” He said, taking a glance at his wristwatch. Mishka opened her mouth to answer him, but he interrupted. “Anyway, it’s alright. Danny, call that hacker Karen Shaw. I hope he is free to entertain us.” Christian sighed, gazing at Danny when Mishka interrupted him. “I have already dealt with the issue, and I have tracked the IP address. This is the detail. Call the cops and they will do the rest of the job.” Mishka forwarded the white slip in Christian’s direction and the latter stared at her, slowly taking a look at the white slip on his desk. Danny, watching Christian’s embarrassed face, wanted to laugh ba
“What the hel….” Mishka turned and screeched loudly, but watching Christian’s intense eyes pinned at her. Mishka’s next word died in her throat.“I'm taking my wife out for lunch, so you, my dear cousin, better focus on your work and stop intruding between the newlywed couple,” Christian said in a domineering voice, one that sends chills down the spine, and without waiting for his response, he disconnected the call.“Who decided we are going out?” Mishka asked, folding her arms beneath her breast.“I decided,” Christian responded calmly, and before Mishka could react, he continued, “It’s my way of saying thank you for the help you provided today and the last time.”Mishka looked at him, narrowing her eyes, “It’s fine. There is no need for you to take me out for a lunch.” She answered, and Christian slightly opened his mouth at her blunt refusal. Danny, on the other hand, was amazed, too.It was the first time that someone rejected a lunch date with his Greek god-like friend. Danny stil
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