NANDINII was fixing my pants while Avinash was staring at his torn shirt. I couldn't help but laugh at his condition."Now what should I do?" He asked, looking at me."I don't know. Maybe getting a different t-shirt from the closet," I replied, making a puppy face."Yeah. Yeah," he rolled his eyes but then laughed."Now get lost, let me cook. You can't eat me and feel full ever," I teased him."Yeah, true," he winked.And the next minute, he rushed out of the room and I picked up the knife again. As I had held the knife, I stared at the chicken breast, figuring out what to do, but I was clueless."This can't be that hard," I muttered to myself and then pulled out my phone.I immediately searched for the recipe on youTube and started cooking.After struggling for a while, I finally started to get hold of it. Cooking is indeed tough. And that's when someone else entered the kitchen. I wondered who it could be because I hadn't allowed any of the working personals enter the kitchen today
RUDRANEEL"Nope. Mr JaySingh. I can't agree with that," I nodded as JaySingh was sitting in front of me, completely worried."But, that's a huge amount of money," he negotiated."You want a chair in the minister's cabinet. You want to win the elections, you want riot free elections, you want to be appreciated and you don't want a strong opposition. That's a huge thing to demand," I calmly replied."Yes, and so I am offering ten crores," he responded.I can't compromise with money, not at any cost."So? Ten Crores isn't a big amount. That can be spent in a single day of a political rally and you know that very well. I need fifty-five crores at least," I retorted."Fifty crores? There is no way I am giving that. I will be taking my business somewhere else," he growled and then got up from his seat to leave.I relaxed on my chair while my men surrounded him with their guns pointing towards him. JaySingh immediately turned towards me and I could witness the fear in his eyes. I smirked."D
RUDRANEELI immediately looked away and closed my eyes. I knew if I kept on staring at her, she wouldn't be able to sleep as well and I didn't want that because she needed to sleep. The nightmare has taken a toll on her and she needed proper rest.I closed my eyes tightly but no matter how hard I tried, I couldn't sleep and then, after struggling for fifteen to twenty minutes, I finally looked at her again.The moment my eyes fell on her, it felt like time had paused. I smiled.She slept like a baby, scooping closer to me. She had clutched the collar of my t-shirt tightly while sleeping and her head was comfortably placed on my shoulders. Initially, her body was tensed, expressing the discomfort she was in but slowly, she relaxed and I could feel that she went on a deep sleep.I couldn't move my eyes away from her, her plum lips, soft skin and messy hairs. She looked so beautiful and so innocent. The innocence I wanted in her.She slew the darkest phase of her life like a queen. She s
AVNI"Yeah. I mean yes, I was done with the entire work, but... But I was just tired... So I thought about taking a break and that's why," Milan answered Kaal's question.I looked at his expressions. He looked and sounded nervous and I didn't know why but I felt that he was lying about this."Okay," Kaal answered.Kaal looked confused and furious. Like there was something which he was able to comprehend but had no clear knowledge about it. And then, there was Kiara. She was scared like anything and hiding behind Kaal. What's happening?"Boss. I need to rest. Actually... I am not feeling well," Milan spoke.And yes, he lied again. I knew that because no matter what happens or how sick Milan is, he would never deny having a conversation with Kaal."Okay. You may go," Kaal calmly replied and then looked at me.What's all this happening?And then, Milan left. The moment Milan left, I noticed Kaal, he slowly left Kiara's hand. And it felt like Kiara needed that because the moment she knew
KIARA"What are you guys doing?"I shouted as they barged into my house and locked the door behind them.And then, Avinash walked towards me, he had an intimidating look that was scaring me. I slowly took small steps backwards to avoid him, but he ended up getting closer to me.And in a minute, I was pinned to the wall, while he stood the closest to me. I felt disgusted at that moment, all the assault that he did on me in past, came rushing down to me and it was breaking me slowly. I wasn't prepared for this, and I couldn't stay strong."Did you point your gun on a newborn baby? Did you dare to kill my sister?" He growled.I gulped as I continued to look at him."Answer me, darn it!" He shouted while slamming his hand on the wall near my face.I slightly nodded in affirmation. If this was because of the harm that I tried to inflict on Angel, I was ready to bear his wrath, because he is her brother."How dare you? Who gave you the right to drag a baby to your personal vendetta against
RUDRANEEL"By getting a closure."The moment I said that I knew exactly what I was going to do. This was going to be intense and I felt helpless at that moment.I broke the hug and looked at her. She was completely shocked by my words."But, Rudraneel. I can't," she sobbed."You will," I told her as I cupped her face.She had to be strong. And I had to end her fear."Wait for me," I spoke and then walked out of the room.KIARAI looked at Rudraneel as he walked out of the room. His words gave me an unsettling feeling. I had no idea what he was about to do and where that would lead me.I felt clueless, but I knew one thing, I wasn't ready to face Milan. I wasn't ready at any cost.I stayed in my room, waiting impatiently for Rudraneel when he came back after an hour."Come with me," he spoke as he held my wrist."Where?" I asked. "Do you trust me regarding this?" He questioned.I looked at him. His sudden question calmed my heart and I didn't know how, but that unsettling feeling fade
RUDRANEELI continued watching Kiara mercilessly whipping Milan and it felt like my heart was being daggered a million times but I kept quiet.Milan had started bleeding and his condition looked worse and that wrenched me.But then, after a certain moment, Kiara threw away the whip and knelt on the floor, crying.I was about to rush and hold her but then, Avni stopped me. I looked at her."She needs to vent it all out. It's a trauma that she has been carrying for years," she spoke in a soft tone.I stopped, but I had held Avni's hands tightly. Maybe I wasn't ready to hear it all."I trusted you, Milan. I trusted you like anything," Kiara cried out.Milan fell on the floor, panting in pain but he didn't cry. Maybe he understood whatever he deserved."I just had three friends in my life. Mukul, Nandini and you, but looked at my cursed luck, I lost them all. I fell in love with Mukul, and I ended up losing him to a monster named cancer. Nandini betrayed me at the moment when I would have
NANDINII was on my desk, looking at the paperwork and it made me feel good."I have a great news!" Avinash exclaimed as he walked towards me and sat beside me."What's it?" I asked, looking at him with a mild smile."Business has been booming. We're managing to crack deals, consignments and every other stuff easily," he announced.I chuckled."It's all because Rudra and Kiara aren't focusing on their business. They are busy in their private lives," I answered."Yes, and now, will you tell me, burning Kiara's old apartment was a bad move?" He asked.I didn't know why, but I had mixed feelings related to that. Considering the loss and troubles that Kiara has created for us in these years, I didn't know."Well, from a business perspective, it was a good move. But then, on the other hand, it was the worst strike," I chose diplomacy in my answer.Avinash sighed and then looked at me with a chuckle."I know, you do care about her, but I have nothing but plain hate against her. Whatever she