“Hold on for a second.” Christian left the suite, taking Mishka’s phone in the process and left in a hurry before Mishka could stop him. He walked out onto the open balcony of the fortieth floor and took a deep breath before putting his mobile phone back in his ear. “Tell me now.” He asked. “Someone raped and killed Agatha in the middle of the night. According to a police report, some burglars broke in for a robbery. But I feel something is wrong. I feel her death is connected with Knights. Now even the media is connecting dots. I can’t enter her house as the police have sealed it. I inquired with her neighbours, but they don’t know anything.” “What about her son?” Christian asked in concern. “He is still at the hospital. Agatha’s landlady is taking care of him.” “I am coming back.” Christian declared, and the detective shouted from the other side. “WHAT? Mr Knight, you cannot come back. This is getting uglier. You can’t risk your wife’s life and maybe the police are right and th
Christian opened the door of their suite to enquire about Mishka from bodyguards, but no one was present. His forehead began sweating, imagining the worst scenarios. He dashed inside the suite and picked up his mobile phone from the dresser. He dialled Mishka’s number, but it was switched off. “Fuck,” He muttered, recalling giving her mobile to the bodyguard, and then dialled the bodyguard’s number but he didn’t pick up. Christian quickly changed into pairs of jeans with a black t-shirt and left the suit. His heart was hammering against his chest as he was taking steps towards the reception. “Have you seen my wife, Mishka Knight?” He almost shouted at the receptionist, and she flinched. “No... no sir, I have just started my shift.” She stuttered, and Christian slammed his fist on the counter. “Call your manager and ask him to meet me in the garden area.” He ordered and turned to leave when he caught a glimpse of one of his bodyguards frantically running around the swimming area. He
It was almost late afternoon when Christian gained consciousness, and he slowly opened his eyes. The blurred image cleared a few moments later. He found Mishka in his arms next to him and clutched her securely. “Christian, loosen up! I can’t breathe,” Mishka said and Christian looked at her, loosening his grip. Mishka took a deep breath and looked at him, “I will never give you a surprise. You literally scared the hell out of me today!” She shook her head. “Never disappear like this ever again! You don’t know how I’ve survived those moments.” Christian said while stroking her soft hair. “I wanted to make your birthday special! That’s why I prepared cake and your favourite risotto, but you gave me a shock instead.” Mishka complained, and Christian smiled in return. “HAPPY BIRTHDAY HUSBAND!!” Mishka kissed him. “Get up, let’s cut the cake.” She left the bed and Christian followed her. Mishka lit the candles. “You know, you are seven days younger than me!” She giggled and stood next t
Dan banged on Jake’s door, and the latter opened with a bored expression on his face. “What do you want now?” He asked, and Dan pushed him inside, walking in and closed the door behind his back. “Why did you lie?” Dan shouted. “What lies?” Jake asked, puzzled. “Don’t play games. You can’t win against me! Where is Mishka?” Dan asked, gritting his teeth. “India, I told you that day.” He replied calmly. “THEY ARE NOT IN INDIA!!” Dan screeched. “WHAT!?!?” Jake exclaimed loudly, and Dan looked at him suspiciously. “I swear, dad. Mishka said that they are in India. Why would I lie to you? I am well aware of how dangerous you are!” “Well then, why would Mishka lie to you?” Dan asked. “Might have Christian told her that someone is trying to kill them? He knew that the chandelier and car accident were pre-planned.” Jake answered with his hands in his pant pockets. “I don’t have any better explanation apart from this.” “Call her right now and put it on speaker,” Dan ordered and Jake sco
“Hospital??” Mishka turned to Christian when their car stopped right outside the hospital. “What happened to you?” She panicked. “Nothing, baby, I am all fine. Come on, let’s go!” Christian said and they both exited the car. “Room no. 8076,” Christian asked at the reception. “Eighth floor, room no 76. The elevator is on this side, sir.” The receptionist answered and Christian moved towards the lift, holding Mishka’s hand, who was oblivious to everything. *** Luke was looking at Vera through the monitor screen when Dr Ken emerged into the room. He removed his white coat and sat on his chair behind the desk, facing Luke. “Is there any improvement in her condition?” Luke asked. “Yes, her CT scan reports have improved, plus no seizure attacks in the last eight days.” Dr Ken answered, and Luke beamed with happiness. “Does that mean she is going to wake up soon?” Luke asked, looking at Ken attentively. “Luke, no! I will not give any false hopes. All I can say, she is improving.” Dr
“Christian Knight, I dare you to do someth…” Before she could complete it, the hostess appeared with a bottle of wine and two glasses. She poured the wine into the glasses, and when she reached Christian, she bent a little extra to expose her boobs, but Christian didn’t notice and smiled cheekily, looking at Mishka’s red face. He then turned to the hostess, “What’s your name?” Christian asked, and Mishka’s ear burned. “Breanna.” She replied, biting her lips. “Nice name. Okay, Breanna, I want you to prepare the bedroom. My wife needs rest.” Christian said and Mishka frowned but kept mum and as soon as the hostess left, Christian turned to Mishka with puppy eyes, “What?? I thought you must be tired.” “Don’t test my patience!” Mishka threatened. “What? Are you jealous?” Christian asked, winking at her. “Not at all,” Mishka replied, batting her eyelashes, and Christian chuckled. “Then why don’t you have some rest?” Christian teased. “I don’t want to.” Mishka shrieked. “Then say th
As soon as Jennifer and Christian break the embrace, Danny appeared and punched him in the arm, “Hey man!!” He said and they gave each other a brotherly hug while Mishka hugged Rose, and Rony and politely greeted Luke. Everyone settled on the table, but Mishka didn’t even wish Jennifer. “It’s good that you didn’t bring Vera mom. The scene might have hurt her badly.” Mishka asserted to Leo and everyone looked at her and then at Christian, who was staring at Mishka with a mischievous smirk. Soon, Jake, Jessica, Dan, and Berry joined them. Mishka greeted Dan and Berry and hugged Jessica, but didn’t even spare a glance at Jake. Jake was disheartened watching her behaviour while Jessica felt her indifferent behaviour towards Jake and she was happy Mishka was trying to maintain a gap, “Now he might understand his stand in Mishka’s life and acknowledge my love.” She thought. Meanwhile, Dan looked at Mishka’s smiling face and sneered. “How I wish to wipe that smile off your lips and slit you
“Please forgive me, Christian. I know what I did was wrong, but please give me another chance to prove myself. I will never do anything like this ever again.” Jennifer cried, clutching him tightly, and Christian took a deep breath. “Mom, you tried to kill her. I cannot forgive you. No one can,” He answered, maintaining a distance between them. “No… Chris… please… don’t do this to me.” Jennifer started crying hysterically. Tears were slipping from Christian’s eyes as well, but he controlled his emotions. “Please take her away,” He said and Jennifer looked at him, shocked. She quickly turned and was astounded to see cops coming in her direction. She turned to look at Christian, but the latter turned his face in the other direction. The lady cop cuffed her hands and started dragging her away. Jennifer started shouting at Christian and Luke to stop them, but both turned deaf ears. Christian turned his back. This was really hard for him to witness Jennifer yanked by the cops, while 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