As soon as her eyes met with Christian, he raised his hands up in defence. “I didn’t do anything this time, you are on me!” He said with an amused face and Mishka creased her forehead, her eyes travelled to her hand which was wrapped intimately around his abs. Mishka widened her eyes and looked back at Christian. Her head was on his bare chest. She quickly tried to sit, and in the process, she hit him in the crotch with her knee. “Oww… ouch!! Are you mad?” Christian yelped in pain, holding his crotch and Mishka covered her mouth. “I-I am so s-sorry! Let me check.” Mishka was truly apologetic, and she tried Christian’s hand from his crotch to check him, but her eyes widened. “How can I touch him there?” She thought. Her hands stopped. “What? Check me, come on!” Christian raised an eyebrow, and Mishka left the bed, throwing a cushion at his face. “Go to hell!” She said and sprinted to the bathroom while Christian laughed loudly, throwing his head back at the headrest. Mishka’s hear
Christian’s eyes snapped back at Maya when her words clearly registered in his mind and Danny’s face lost all colours. “Are we talking about Lia Smith?” He asked cocking his eyebrow, while Maya was busy sipping her espresso. “Yes, who else? We were about to shoot together for Star Magazine’s upcoming edition, but she backed out at the last moment and breached the contract.” Maya looked up at Christian and answered. “Why did she back out?” Christian asked. “It’s obvious, dude, she wanted to spend some quality time alone with Tommy in Miami,” Maya said, rolling her eyes. “She even paid a penalty to Star Magazine. Can you believe that?” “Might be she is just a friend of Tommy. They belong to the same industry.” Danny said, sensing Christian’s emanating rage, and he feared him bursting on Maya. “No, Danny, trust me! She is dating Tommy.” Maya said again in a confident tone, and Christian stood up abruptly. “Let me check why Mishka is taking so much time?” Christian said calmly with a
“Prostitute?” Christian widened his eyes, and Mishka misunderstood his reaction. “What happened? You despise me now?” She asked, and Christian composed himself. “No... no.. you’re taking me wrong! It’s hard to imagine that you’ve been through so much at such a young age. I wasn’t giving you a dirty look. I am shocked, honestly!” Christian clarified. Mishka nodded her head, “But my mother was not a product of prostitution.” She said and looked at the sun while Christian stared at her calm and composed demeanour. “A few years back, I asked the caretaker of the orphanage about my maternal grandmother and she told my grandfather was a drunkard, with no job to afford two meals a day and when he found my grandmother is pregnant with a girl child, he beat her mercilessly and then sold her to the brothel.” Mishka pursed her lips. “This broke my grandmother completely. She tried to run from the brothel several times, but her every attempt failed.” Christian exhaled deeply, listening to her
“What are you planning?” Danny narrowed his eyes at Christian, while the latter sat on the couch crossing his legs, and took a sip of whiskey. “What do you mean?” Christian asked. “What I mean is…. what is going on in your evil mind? Why did you abruptly leave when Maya was talking about Lia?” Danny raised an eyebrow. “What’s going on?” Christian drew a deep breath. “Honestly, I don’t know!” He took a pause, taking another sip of his drink. “When Maya started talking about Lia, I felt nothing! No anger, no heartbreak, no frustration, I was just a little hurt, and that too, for Mishka.” Christian said. “Ever since Mishka left the table, my brain started wandering in a different direction. I felt guilty for treating her badly in the past. It’s like everything started flashing in the back of my mind and I couldn’t concentrate on Maya’s words, and finally, I went after Mishka and I’m glad I did because she needed me!” “Hmm….” Danny nodded his head. Christian looked at his whiskey in t
As soon as Christian and Mishka left the Knight mansion, a blue Mercedes drove into the driveway and Luke stepped out with a displeased face. The servants quickly helped him with the luggage, and he walked inside with a poker face. He sat on the white leather couch crossing one leg over the other, and the servant offered him steaming hot filtered coffee. “Where is Jennifer?” He looked up at the servant. “She is resting in her room.” The servant responded, and Luke nodded his head. “And Vera?” “She is in the garden,” The servant answered, and Luke dismissed him. He sat on the couch silently, deep in thought, and as he took a last sip of his coffee, he left to see Vera, who was sitting quietly in her wheelchair, staring at the colourful water fountain. Luke pressed his lips watching her. He was ashamed of himself for what he had done to Vera, but no matter how much he regretted, he was solely responsible for spoiling Vera’s life. He walked over and stood in front of Vera, and the l
Mishka was sobbing quietly. Her eyes were dancing between Christian and the road, her mind clouded with all the old memories and her urge increased to meet the person waiting for her back in India. “Are we going to die?” Mishka asked in a choked voice. “No, I won’t you die. Just trust me, and jump out of the car once I ask you!” Christian answered. “WHAT! And you?” Mishka widened her eyes. “I’ll jump after you,” Christian said. Mishka shook her head. “No, you jump first!” Christian snapped in her direction. “Now, are we going to argue over this? Just do as I say, Mishka!” He shrieked at her while removing his seat belt, but she was in denial. “Are you crazy? I can’t leave you alone. You jump first, I’ll follow you. I promise!” Mishka stated firmly, her voice gradually lowered as she said the last part, but Christian didn’t answer. He was focusing on the front road and the back road through the side mirror. He wanted the highway to be perfectly empty before they jump. “Mishka, tr
Danny and the cops reached the spot at the same time. Danny rushes towards Christian and finds him in a half-conscious state. “Chris, are you alright?” Danny held Christian’s limp body in his arms while the cops sealed the crime scene. “M-Mishka, she is in the c-car. Go check her, don’t leave h-her a-alone!” Christian responded with much difficulty, and Danny, leaving Christian on the road, rushed to the car. The emergency help took her body out of the car and Danny quickly holds her in his arms. “Thanks to the airbags, she’s safe! Just a few scratches and nothing major.” The emergency help said while Danny removed the tiny pieces of glasses from her face and hair, sighing in relief. He looked at Christian at a fair distance, who was looking back at them in his drowsy state. “She is alive!” Danny shouted. *** Luke, Jennifer, Rose, and Rony practically ran inside the hospital and stopped outside the emergency. “Danny, where is Christian?” Luke asked in a panic. “He’s fine. Doctors
Jake barged into his father’s study. “Did you try to kill them?” He shouted at the top of his lungs, and Dan looked at him with a poker face. He opened his mouth to speak, but Jake interrupted. “Oh sure, you try to kill them. It’s clearly visible on your damn face!” He spat and threw the chair on the nearest wall. Dan watched his actions. “Why do you care?” He knitted his eyebrows. “Because I love her! And because of your bloody scheming, Christian barred me from meeting her.” Jake screamed and Dan widened his eyes. “You’re in love with Christian’s wife? Now, this is getting interesting.” Dan smirked evilly and Jake turned quiet. “Is this the reason you refused to marry Jessica?” “It’s none of your business!” Jake snapped at him. “It is my damn business, you bloody moron. I’m doing all of this for you.” Dan thundered, throwing a glass vase at him, but luckily Jake dodged the attack, and the vase shattered on the floor. “I love Mishka. Deal with it!” Jake boldly stated, his eyes
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