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THE BILLIONAIRE'S SURPRISE WEDDING 89
"Excuse me, Miss Trilok? Divyanshi Trilok?" His husky voice resonated, stirring up familiar emotions that had remained dormant all these years. However, he didn't recognize her. It was evident. He would have called her Diya, the name he used to address her."Yes," she affirmed her identity, her heart bleeding as it confirmed what his sister had told her years ago. She had denied Divya access to her baby's father, and now, faced with him, she couldn't deny the truth any longer. An accident had wiped out his memory of their shared phase in life. By the time she tried to reach out, he had already left the country for higher studies on a scholarship. She had no way of confirming the truth then, but she had chosen to believe it, as believing otherwise would have made her even more miserable and felt like a betrayal to their love. Now, the evidence stood before her in the form of Miss Divyanshi Trilok with a question mark. However, shouldn't there be a gut memory, a fraction of what she w
THE BILLIONAIRE'S SURPRISE WEDDING 90
Vihaan scooped her up and cradled her against his chest. A pins and needles sensation surged through his body as soon as he touched her. It wasn't the effort of carrying her weight. She was feather-light. It was the way she nestled in his arms, her head dropping onto his shoulders as though they belonged there. His brain couldn't comprehend his feelings."It's too crazy...too beyond rational explanation," he thought. He was certain he had never seen her before. Her eyes resembling Drishti wasn't an explanation either. Drishti was a child, while this woman, Divyanshi, was a grown woman. How did a woman he had never seen before manifest in his dreams and then materialise in front of him, in flesh and blood? Every line of her face is hauntingly familiar. How illogical was that?Ever since he saw her, Vihaan was hopelessly distracted from the purpose of his visit. In his agitation, he had been insensitive in revealing the truth to her. It was clear that she was worried about not receiv
THE BILLIONAIRE'S SURPRISE WEDDING 91
Vihaan couldn't get her smile out of his head. Her face lit up as if thousands of diyas were lit on a Diwali night. He felt as if a hundred Diwalis had come at once. And the smile felt like a jolt of recognition. Recognition of what? He had no idea. He didn't believe in the stupidity of knowing each other in previous lives or the crap about star-crossed lovers taking rebirths to reunite with their lover.He felt suffocated because the feelings were so strong. What was so special about her?Yes, she was a beautiful woman, but he had seen many beautiful women in his life. He had women throw themselves at his feet even before he made his first million. So, what was so different about this particular woman?He found this meeting so damn disturbing and wanted it to end soon. The purpose of the visit was to know whether or not she would be open to the idea of meeting the daughter she had given up years ago. There was no question about that. The memorabilia of Drishti's life on her
THE BILLIONAIRE'S SURPRISE WEDDING 92
As soon as Vihaan entered his apartment, Drishti bombarded him with a barrage of questions."What is she like? Is she pretty? Does she want to meet me? Did you set up a meeting?""Yes, to your last three questions. Now please hold on for a moment," Vihaan said, gently pushing her hyperactive body away and settling her at arm's length.Drishti's face was radiant with excitement, her hands waving like a baby's, her ponytail swinging, and her glittering green eyes—Divyanshi Trilok's eyes—staring into him, desperate for information."Don't be a spoil sport, Uncle Vihaan. I'm dying to know all about her.""Let me pay Mrs. Soodh first."Mrs. Janaki Soodh, a woman in her mid-fifties, was Drishti's nanny."Vihaan beta, you're back?" The woman smiled warmly at him."Yes, Janaki aunty. Were there any calls for me on the landline? My phone seemed to be out of network coverage during the journey.""Oh yes, Sandhya had called. No one else.""Okay, I will call her back tomorrow," Vihaan said.Janak
THE BILLIONAIRE'S SURPRISE WEDDING 93
Divyanshi strolled slowly along the lakeside, feeling a bit early for her lunch with Vihaan and Drishti. If she had stayed in her apartment for a moment longer, she would have succumbed to the anxiety that had led her to change her outfit four times already. She had tried to think about what a twelve-year-old would like to see her mother wearing – smart and classy, soft and feminine, casual and approachable, bright and boldly chic – there were so many looks one might present. Finally, after much contemplation, she settled on vanity. She was wearing a lemon-yellow short-sleeved top and a long emerald green skirt that matched her eyes. And however foolish it might sound, she wanted Vihaan to take a long second look at her. If only he could see her with the same eyes as he did during their first meeting, on their thirteenth anniversary today, maybe the magical connection could happen again. As she neared the deck, she spotted Vihaan leaning against the railing, his profile in view, with
THE BILLIONAIRE'S SURPRISE WEDDING 94
As if a thousand diyas were lit on a Diwali night, as if a hundred Diwalis had come at once. Vihaan stared at her, captivated by that image. Realising how uncannily accurate it was, he thought.‘Isn't that how he felt when he saw her smile?’ And today, when he saw her standing among the crowd, staring straight at him, he couldn't help but wonder, ‘What was that energy that passed between them?’ The energy that caused an electric sensation to pass through his spine. He stared, wishing he could read her mind, wishing she wasn't such an enigma to him. She was still affecting him, and it was not a simple physical attraction. There was some kind of recognition he could feel in his heart. The only way to deal with it was to wait for her to reveal more about herself.Whoever Drishti's real father was, he'd undoubtedly been a smooth-tongued bastard to come up with that apt and evocative description. It was all too clear that the lover boy had taken his merry ride and left her pregnant. Lo
THE BILLIONAIRE'S SURPRISE WEDDING 95
"I don't see how he could forget you," Drishti mumbled the same line multiple times during her chat with her real mother. She found it so unacceptable that anyone could forget her oh-so-obviously gorgeous mother. Vihaan felt the same.With no acquaintance at all, he found Divyanshi Trilok unforgettable to a point that she haunted his dreams. However, the way he looked, it appeared supernatural. He was glad when the lunch arrived, forcing himself to eat everything on his plate. It proved, at least to those who looked at him, he was handling everything with ease.Occasionally, Drishti called on him to comment on some points of the conversation, but Divya never once tried to draw him into it. He sensed she was wary of him, guarded, perhaps over conscious of his power to call a halt to this meeting and take Drishti away from her. Or was she as acutely aware of him as he was of her, and hiding it in case it created a problem in future meetings with her daughter? Was she as attracted to hi
THE BILLIONAIRE'S SURPRISE WEDDING 96
Divyanshi took three deep breaths before pressing the doorbell. She was nervous and excited at the same time. Vihaan's house was located in one of the posh housing areas in Mumbai, which emphasised the stark difference in their current lives. Thirteen years ago, he had been a simple middle-class boy backpacking around the country on vacation. He had once told her that his sister had fallen in love with someone from upper-class society and married him. Vihaan had been living with them while attending a nearby college. That's the address he had given her, and she had seen it for herself when she went in search of him after becoming pregnant. It was one of the reasons she had given up her baby, so her little girl could enjoy all the privileges in life that she couldn't provide.As soon as she pressed the doorbell, the door swung open, and a very excited Drishti greeted her with a grin. "Hi! You're finally here," Drishti said. "I am on time, right?" Divya asked. "Oh yes," Drishti repl
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