"Why isn't here? I'll be going with your father to the Factory in a minute, so I don't have time. Why didn't you call me first?" he asked."I don't care what you and my dad are doing. My business with you is also very urgent!” Zoya said coldly.For some reason after knowing him for decades, Zoya suddenly hates him. She had never been so cold and curt towards him before.Their relationship was very good. Zoya already considered him like her own uncle. His dedication and loyalty to the Narendra Prasadh family was also unquestionable. But today, Zoya was so fed up with him, wanted to confront him for what he did to Praveen. Because of him, the man she loved laying helpless in the hospital."Do you have any problems in Dharavi, miss Zoya?" asked Rajesh, still respectful. She didn't know whether he already knew what she will talk about. He was behaving as usual. He controlled himself well."No! I only have trouble with you, Uncle!" said Zoya. Rajesh's eyes widened with raised eyebrows."H
Two hours later, Praveen's surgery was done. He had been moved to the VVIP room at Zoya's request. He was also starting to recover his consciousness. When he opened his eyes, he saw Zoya already beside him, with a worried expression.Praveen was even more surprised to see the girl's appearance was not as usual. Her hair loose without glasses and of course in more modern clothing. Long-sleeved, brightly colored blouse and jeans. It was her true appearance.Praveen blinked his eyes. Trying to see more focus.“Ashita, is that you?” he asked in disbelief. Zoya was nodded."Yes, it's me!""I barely know you. You look so different."“This is just the way I am. You don't like how I look like this?""I like it! I'm just not used to seeing you like this.""Wasn't it the first time you saw me that I was looking like this?" Zoya asked again. Praveen tried to smile. He remembered when they first met."Where am I?" asked Praveen changing the topic. The atmosphere in the room was completely differe
"Before I answer, I also want to ask you a question. Why did you choose Praveen as an AMA model? Aren't there a lot of models in India? Oh, no need to answer, I already know. Surely you saw something in him, right? He has potential. He meets the criteria for a model, both physically and psychologically. He is also humble. Isn't that right, Mr. Viresh? That's what I saw too! If he works as a food seller, it's just a coincidence. After all, it is only for temporary job, and he is not ashamed to do so. Just take a look at the other men out there.They feel ashamed to sell food. They underrated it. They prefer prestigious jobs. They even fall into despicable things. Get caught in immoral jobs, and even commit criminal acts. But not with Praveen! He wants to do that while continuing to look for opportunities to enter the world he dreams of. Isn't that a plus for him?" Zoya tried to answer him at length.“I mean, you are from the elite. Not many are as lucky as you? You have lots of choices,
The grocery store was tidying up and packing. Some of the employees seemed to be busy putting items that were hung and on the shelves into boxes. The boxes were collected in front of the shop and then transported by wagon through the alley to the main road. Apparently they moved today. They did that without telling the Principal of Doorna Kindergarten at all. The shop owner, Mr. Eswar could only be heard giving orders to his men."Mam, they are moving today," said Harshida, the assistant teacher, approaching the principal after seeing the scene in the shop next door."Who moved?" asked Mrs. Fateema looking up from the bookkeeping notebook."The shop next door!""Oh, weren't they still open this morning?" asked her with surprised. This morning when she came, the shop was still open, there was no sign of moving out."Please take a look, Mam! His employees are busy packing things and taking them away in carts.”“Oh, thank goodness! It mean we don't need to expel him by force. I hate see
"So, that young man already knows my daughter's identity?" Narendra Prasadh asked Rajesh Kumar."Yes sir!""How did he know? Has anyone told him?” asked Narendra suspiciously."I do not think so. He knows himself. It seems he is smart enough to find out Miss Zoya's identity. He is also a stubborn child. I've taught him a lesson, but it doesn't seem to work.""What lesson did you teach him?"“Enough to get him taken to the hospital and put into intensive care unit. He had a dislocated shoulder. That's why I was brought by Miss Zoya to the hospital to apologize to him. She was furious with me. She didn't want to talk to me anymore."“Maybe facing someone like him, you have to use another strategy. Not in a rude way anymore. I'll think about it later. Now, you have to observe them both continuously to the extent where they relate. But remember, do not harm him again. And don't take it personal what my daughter said.""Yes sir!"Narendra Prasadh looked disappointed but not angry. This was
Narendra Prasadh was enjoying his coffee brewed at the cafe while talking to Rajesh Kumar when Zoya entered. Suddenly her steps stopped seeing the man her father trusted. Earlier she had an argument with Rajesh, and promised not to talk to him until he admitted he was wrong and apologized to Praveen.But seeing his relaxed attitude, without a look of regret on his face, made Zoya more fed up. Likewise when she saw his father enjoying afternoon coffee while shaking his legs.How did these two men have no feelings at all? No guilt for what they did to someone and caused that person to have surgery?If she didn't consider who the two people were, she would have reported to the police what they had done. Receive punishment for their deeds!Zoya stood still near the entrance, reluctant to take a step. She wanted to turn around and leave them. However, she strengthened her heart to face the two people, especially her father, Narendra Prasadh.Narendra gestured for Zoya to come to him. He th
Narendara Prasadh took a sip of his coffee. He knew that Zoya could not be set on to her personal problems, especially about of romance. His daughter is not a child anymore. Of course, she had her own preferences and tastes. If he was too pushy, he was worried that his daughter would bounce, put up a fight too. He should use another strategy.“Okay, I won't get into your personal matters anymore. You're an adult now. You should know about good and bad. It's all up to you now!” he said in a gentle tone.Zoya was still snorting in annoyance. The change in his father's attitude did not necessarily make her soften too. She was still upset because her father was the mastermind of all this."I'm an adult, Dad! Don't meddle in my personal affairs anymore!" she said."Okay, if that's what you want. But one more thing I want to say, your time in Dharavi will be cut off from three months to just two months. When you're done with Doorna's renovations, you're home! The sooner the better. Approxim
Next morning Zoya was at school. She looked very tired both physic and psychic. Two days of sleep deprivation taking care Praveen in the hospital. Even though hen told her to go home to rest, Zoya didn't want to. She couldn't bear to leave Praveen alone in the hospital. And this morning Mrs. Fateema asked her to come to school.The Principal would have a lot to talk about. Renovation plan and train the kids. The next week would be incredibly busy.Sure enough, the shop next door was empty. Zoya wondered where they move. She took a deep breath, for some reason she remembered Rajesh again. The man his father trusted was the best at intimidating people. His hands had proven effective. Praveen became one of the victims.Zoya had planned the renovation of the building along with the estimated cost. Mrs. Fateema already agreed. The source of the funds came from donations from her friends in Boston. If the costs increase later, she already intends to punch it out of her own pocket. What i
Meanwhile, far away in Mumbai, Sunil Chakraborty still could not accept the reality of what had happened.He was angry, but did not know how to vent his anger. Why did all this come to light?This must be the result of Roohan's failure, the man he had assigned to eliminate Praveen. If only he had succeeded, it would have been a different story. That man would have rotted at the bottom of the river!He had paid Roohan. He had to take responsibility for this failure! He should not deny it like that day, at least he should get his reward!Sunil still felt his chest burning with emotion. He would teach Roohan a lesson!He immediately left the house. But his steps stopped when Amaneesh stopped him."Where are you going?""I have some business to finish!""No! You stay home for now! Let me take care of everything!""No, Dad!" said Sunil, ignoring his father's words. He continued walking towards his car and soon the car was out of the garage.Amaneesh was furious, but could not do anything.
The afternoon was approaching.The Balinese bridal make-up artist had finished dressing Zoya. She seemed satisfied with her work.“It’s done. You can look in the mirror now!” said her with a smile.Zoya turned her body slowly to face the large mirror not far from her and was immediately stunned.Is that really her?She looked very different wearing a typical Balinese bridal kebaya in maroon and decorated with gold thread embroidery. Her head was decorated with a majestic floral metal crown that was also gold in color. Both of her wrists wore gold color bracelets. Prada songket cloth with a color that matched the kebaya she was wearing further enhanced her appearance.The make-up on her face was not striking so that her beautiful face looked even more beautiful.She stared at her reflection in the mirror for a long time, not expecting it to be herself.However, she had a little difficulty moving her head because the crown was quite heavy, around three kg.She convinced herself that she
The Balinese woman looked so graceful in the traditional dress. She wore a short white kebaya with a silver Prada cloth with a floral motif.Her black hair was pulled up into a bun. She was around mid-thirties and spoke fluent English.“So you two will be married with Balinese customs and rituals?”“Yes, of course. I have longed to marry with Balinese rituals. It just so happens that India and Bali have similarities,” Zoya explained.She smiled and looked at the two of them alternately. There was a sense of amazement in her eyes. The girl looked beautiful and the man was so handsome. They both looked so harmonious, especially later when they wear Balinese traditional clothes. Of course it would be even more charming.She had served quite a lot of clients who were about to get married, and most of them were Westerners, but this time she met a unique client from India.Judging from their appearance, they were not from just anyone. If not the upper class, then they must be public figures
Zoya and Praveen had landed in Bali three hours ago and now they had checked in at a resort in the Seminyak region. Zoya had made a reservation before so they didn't have to bother booking a hotel.Praveen didn't expect to go this far. This was the first time in his life he saw the outside world directly. It never even crossed his mind to be on this island of the gods. Not for leisure pursuit but to get married!No! He didn't feel tired after a long journey, in fact when he set foot in Ngurah Rai Airport his chest was still beating fast. Since leaving India, he felt like he entered a new world.Uncertain? Alienated? No! He didn't feel lost as long as Zoya was by his side. She gave him energy and determination so strong that he was a man who could overcome all obstacles.He had passed the biggest obstacle perfectly, taking away the lover he loved so much to escape from the one-sided match made by her parents.Coming out of the airport he was already fascinated by the pleasant atmospher
“What’s wrong? What are you guys talking about in there?” Sunil asked curiously.Stupid kid!If there were no other people around, Amaneesh would have slapped him. But he held back his anger so as not to raise further suspicion.“Come on, go home! I want to talk to you at home!”“Just tell me here now. I want to know!” Sunil said curiously.Amaneesh shook his head. He saw several of his subordinates standing looking at him in surprise.“You guys go back to the office now! We’ll talk later!”His subordinates took a respectful position,“Yes, sir!” said them.Sunil couldn’t accept it, he just walked briskly into Narendra’s room and opened the door,“What are you talking about with my father, Mr. Narendra?!” he asked loudly.Narendra was sitting on the sofa realizing the mistake he had made. Seeing Sunil act like that, his disgust surfaced again, he really didn’t want to see the young man’s face again.“Just ask your father! From now on I don’t want to see anymore! Get out of my room now
Rajesh Kumar was cheered. He quickly got up and half ran out to his car. In less than half an hour he was at the cafe that Narendra usually visited.Apparently Rajesh had arrived first. Narendra was not there yet. He immediately took a seat in the corner of the cafe and ordered a drink.Not long, finally Narendra appeared alone. He entered with brisk steps and sat across from Rajesh.“How are you, sir! Long time no see!” he said, starting the conversation.Narendra ignored him and went straight to the point.“Why did you tell me this now? Why?”“Because this is the best time to reveal everything!”“No! It’s too late!”“Not for me!”“Where did you get that evidence?” asked Narendra.Rajesh then explained in as much detail as possible.Narendra Prasadh listened with an angry expression. How could a police officer do something bad to get his personal desires and the police officer was… his future son-in-law? Truly, he had been deceived!“Your daughter has found a suitable man as her life
Two investigators came to see Mr. Amaneesh that night. They brought very important news.“We have checked the immigration data at the airport and got the names we are looking for, Sir! It turns out that Miss Zoya and Praveen Jayachandran took a flight abroad. They managed to escape to Singapore!” said a police officer named Sukhdev excitedly. His other colleague nodded in agreement.“That’s right! They left at 4:10 in the morning, and this data has been matched with the airline passenger manifest!”“They fled abroad?” said Amaneesh as if in disbelief. He did not know whether this was good or bad news because if this was true, their pursuit would be more difficult unless they asked for help from Interpol.But was it possible, considering that they were not criminals or perpetrators of crimes that harmed the country?Nothing is impossible. He could have used his authority as the Mumbai police chief.“What else did you get?”“That’s it. I think this is a very important clue, so I reporte
There were no significant results of the investigation even though Amaneesh had ordered many of his personnel. Some were ordered to Dharavi, some to modeling agencies, and advertising agencies and more to guard the borders.But none of them yielded results.Towards evening, Mrs. Fateema was even more shocked to see Sunil and his men arrive at her house. They interrogated her again, even though previously in Doorna she had been visited by the police asking about Praveen's whereabouts. Of course she did not know where he was. Since Zoya's identity was revealed, he had never been there again. What shocked her the most how Sunil knew where she lives?"Don't try to hide something from me, Mrs. Fateema!" said Sunil intimidatingly."Why would I hide him whereabouts, Sir! I have no idea at all. Since Ashita, I mean... Miss Zoya is no longer in Doorna, he has also never come again! Especially since he started to become famous!"“You don’t know where he lives?”“I don’t know exactly! But he sa
The wedding ceremony that was planned to take place this morning really ended in a mess, even though the hotel had made good preparations. The hall had been neatly arranged, both the stage and the arrangement of chairs and tables for the guests. Decorations full of flowers were already available. So was the catering.But all that was in vain because the bride ran away.Approaching 10 o'clock, the hall was actually quiet. Guests who did not know and had already come were not allowed to enter the building. The hotel was closed to guests.Of course, many guests were shocked, not expecting the party to be canceled. Not a few were disappointed because they had already come.In connection with being closed, Narendra's family could not hide their shame.This was the first time in his life he felt humiliated, not by someone else, but by his own child.Was there a wrong decision that made his daughter choose to run away rather than follow his wishes?But what was wrong? Isn't it his duty as a