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2024-10-29 19:42:56Dhruv gawked at Ruhi, as he always did when he saw her in traditional outfits.
"Yes?" Rafael wrapped his arm around Ruhi and raised a brow at Dhruv, resisting the urge to punch him in the face for showing up at her house and staring at her right in front of him.
Ruhi pushed Rafael's hand away and walked toward Dhruv. She wanted to make him feel welcome.
"Dhruv, hi!" Keeping her voice steady, she turned around to her mom. "Mamma, this is Dhruv who we talked about."
"Oh..." Her mom wasn't sure what to say.
"Oh? Mom?" Rafael asked her, feeling betrayed.
"We weren't sure if you would ever come, Rafael. Even you weren't sure about your visit." Ruhi's mom explained.
"So?" He flashed an angry glare at Ruhi for not caring to even explain herself. He grabbed her by the arm when she acted unbothered by his anger.
"Are you ever going to explain anything to me?"
"She's not eighteen... and it's not easy to find someon
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Rafael woke up around five in the morning and found Ruhi sleeping on the other end of the bed, withher back facing him. She loved to cuddle and never moved away from him before. Reluctant to leave her side, he pulled her close andstayed in bed for hours, watching her sleep and drawing circles on her body with his fingers. While he knew she was going to push him away even more now, he was strangely at peace while looking at her sleeping figure. He couldn't help smiling when he remembered her sweet, long moans all night, wanting him and feeling the hunger for him as much as he hungered for her. "Rafael..." She said his name in her sleep and moved closer, with her eyes still closed. "Mm." He looked at her adoringly and tightened his grip around her waist. Reaching for his face, she pressed her cheek against his stubble and mumbled inaudibly before burying her face in the crook of his neck. "Wake up, you have been sleeping fore
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"It was your dad's idea actually. The houseboat thing," Rafael said, unable to turn his eyes away from Ruhi.Her twinkling eyes and beautiful, soft curls framing her face had him mesmerized, and he was amazed at how quickly she forgot all about staying mad at him.She bounced around, exploring the ultra-luxurious boat with an open lounge area, a viewing deck besides a rooftop deck, a kitchenette,a skilled crew including an onboard chef, a spa, and an elegant dining space with panoramic views."Hmm... everything is fantastic, except one thing." She turned around to look at Rafael, who was following her. "Why is there just one bedroom? I have no option to kick you out if we fight because the crew and bodyguards will be occupying the outside and rest of the rooms.""No one is going to get into any fights today." He kissed her on the forehead."I love how cozy everything feels!" She hugged him and thenfell on a plush couch in the living roo
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"Argh, that pampered piece of shit!!" Ruhi heard Adira's voice first thing when she returned with Rafael and walked through the front door. Adira was yelling at her parents."Why does she always get more than she deserves? She didn't even ask for it, and you guys still want to do it?"Her dad replied in a calm voice, "She gets more because she has a good attitude and is happy even when she doesn't get more, and that'swhy she gets the best in the end."Her mom added, "And stop comparing yourself with her. We spent almost ten million on your wedding, and your husband even wanted a dowry. We still have to constantly feed their egos with more money and presents. Not to mention your ego. All we spent forRuhi's wedding were the flight tickets to get there.""But she fucking didn't even ask for it! Why do it now?""Lower your voice, Adira. And stop with foul language." Her dad was losing patience."Do what?" Ruhi interfered, and Adira s
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"She's very excited about traveling in the business class for the first time," Rafael told himand walked toward where she was standing."Ah, so he finally remembered me. I thought both my parents and your dad are all on your side now." Ruhi moved to reachfor the phone in Rafael's hand.A distant gunshot and a swish of a bullet came out of nowhere and passed right next to her as she moved out of her position,hitting Landon in the arm.Rafael dropped the phone and pulled her around.The next shot followed in less than a second, hittinghim in the back. She could feel the bullet as it pierced through him because he was holding her close.He moved herout of the way with so much force before the next shot was heard that she tumbled over the sand, making him lose balance as well, toppling right over her."RAFAEL!!" She ran her hand over his back, screaming as he held her in a protective grip.Open firing betwe
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As soon as Alisha found out that Antonio had flown out of the country, she put on one of her favorite red dresses with a plunging necklineand hurried to Rafael's place. It was sevenin the morning. Knowing her ex-boyfriend and his workaholic nature, she was sure he would be getting ready to leave for work already, against all recommendations and warnings from the doctor.She was bummed that her dad's men did such a poor job of getting rid of Ruhi. They did the one thing she specifically told them notto.She was sure she wouldn't have spared them for letting Ruhi live if any of them had survived.When she heard Rafael lost his memory, she was back in the game to get him because she was sure he would obviously pick her over a plain Jane like Ruhi. It still bothered her that Ruhi was alive and might show up anytime, with fat tears rolling down her cheeks and swooping him away from her right under her nose.To make matters worse, she found out
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It was finally time to fly to San Francisco, and Ruhi was more nervous than happy after talking to her father-in-law about Rafael. His words played in her mind over and over while she was packing her bags. And yet, she had a hard time believing those words because of the kind of Rafael she saw.She thought he might have acted like a jerk a few times or was unreasonable, but mostly pampered her and treated her well. What Rafael's dad said about him was totally different."Not only his memory, but his attitude also seems to have gone back to how he was about ten years back. He was the biggest jerk of his college. He ganged up with Aaron, Eddy, and another dude you haven't met and beat up his football team captain and all his friends. He bullied every new student; the more innocent or weak someone looked, the more he harassed them. He earned many awful names, and I was ashamed of him. Not to mention the number of times he failed on the tests or the times cops came to
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There was more than a twinge of awe in Antonio's voice when he saw Ruhi throwing empty threats at Rafael, and his son not minding her closenessat all. "Dad!" She freed herself from Rafael's arms and stood up, feeling awkward. "I was so worried, wondering if he threw your bags onto the lawn and pushed you out of the house. His grandma was nagging me to check on you, saying he must have choked you in a fit of anger or something. And what am I seeing here?" Rafael got annoyed and got up from the couch, standing almost a foot away from Ruhi. "Well, ask her to reschedule and attend the meeting because I'm late and not going to try again." Rafael walked into the kitchen to ask Ms. Myers to makedinner, now that he wasn't going out. "Late? She got here just a minute ago. You just don't want to attend my meetings." Ruhi looked at Antonio apologetically. His vision wasn't completely back even after two surgeries, and he had traveled
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As Ruhi walked down the hallway, she marveled at the modern structures and three-dimensional wall panels, with huge office spaces and free food everywhere. She would have loved to be part of it, but she knew it won't be possible because she had to work with Rafael, not his dad. This building appeared much bigger to her than the one Rafael's company had.It was only 9.45AM when she stepped into the conference room. She wanted to set everything up and calm her nerves before everyone got in.Taking a seat close to the projector, she looked up andsaw a quote on the wall above the projector: 'What we do echoes in eternity,' with diamond and infinitypatterns under it."Beautiful, isn't it?" Laura, Rafael's PA at his dad's company, walked in with coffee and refreshments."Y-yes. This building somehow makes you feel inspired to become a workaholic." Talking to anyone but Rafael seemed to relax her a little.She was confused when Lau
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Rafael had always imagined death to start with some blinding light where all the best moments of his life wouldflash by him and then follow with an abyss of darkness. At least that's what he heard people say it would be like.The gunshots were still ringing in his ears long after the darkness, but the blinding light never came. The pain and the hopelessness sure felt like death.Among the many regrets he had, he regretted not being able to say a proper goodbye. Ruhi had never believed how unconditionally he loved her. He knew he did a poor job showing his feelings toher, except that he could prove that he would die for her, willing to do so over and over.He wanted to hear Ruhi's voice one last time before falling unconscious. His body was going numb, but a shooting painunfurled in the deepest pit of his stomach when he thought about the image of Ruhi lying on the floor.Was she conscious? He couldn't remember. Everything happened too quic
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"Oh, I seriously loved what you fed me. I don't know what this is.""Well, let me fix something light so that you don't go hungry. The doctor will be on his way if you throw up again." His voice trailed off as he walked back into the kitchen.Pushing the stray locks of her hair out of her sweaty forehead, she looked at the time on her phone and groaned, her head still slightly spinning. She slept for almost ten hours last night after getting rid of her dinner and felt exhausted at barely ninein the morning.Rafael stepped into the bedroom with a bowl full of chicken soup forty minutes later, and she was in for another surprise. She wished she knew how to cook a soup withthat perfect consistency and flavor he achieved seemingly effortlessly. Watching the heavy raindrops hit the window panes persistently, she stared out at the dark sky while sipping on the warm liquid."Huh, so no sightseeing today?" She asked Rafael, who was looking at her with
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No matter how much Rafael hated to move to a different room, Ruhi was super adamant, and hehad no other option but to leave the room. He hoped the next morning to be better and planned a day full of fun things to do. He missed the good old times where all she wanted was to eat a good meal with him at a restaurant and make him watch some kids' movies.She answered his call after deliberately missing it the first two times. He assumed she was sleeping. Sleep was the last thing on her mind. Without him by her side, she tossed and turned until the stormy predawn sky gave way to some daylight outside the huge glass windows."Wake up, sleepyhead. We have reservations for breakfast at a lakeside cafe here.""What makes you think I'm still in my bed. I ate breakfast already."Rafael's face fell when he heard that. It was barely 9 AM and Ruhi was still in bed on weekends, so he didn't expect her to be out already when on vacation."Where are you
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"Do I really want to talk to her? I don't think so." Ruhi crumpled the paper with Adira's number on it."Well, we can't trust anything she says, but I think we should hear her out. Also, I need to track her location. So just talk to her for a few minutes and---""I don't want to help you kill her, Rafael."Rafael entered the number into Ruhi's phone and made the call before turning the speaker on."Ruhi... I-I'm sorry. Please, please, help me. There are some half a dozen men with guns chasing me. I feel scared. Ruhi? Are you there?""How could you lie to Gus about something like that? Don't you know he still hasn't moved on?" Ruhi asked reluctantly,confused about how she felt when talking to her sister. She never wanted to talk to her again after finding outshe wanted Gus to kill her."It was... Um, it was Alisha's idea. I just told her Raina had a sister. She came up with this idea to make a deal with him
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It took a lot of courage for Ruhi to utter those four words, knowing full well Rafael wasn't going to let her go that easily. If he was a person to reason with and walk away with mutual understanding, she would have never tried so hard to run away from him. As she expected, his eyes flared, smoldering with what seemed to be fury, and his body grew rigidabove her, taut with tension."What?"He rolled onto his side and forced her to meet his gaze."You heardme. I can't live like this anymore. I want out, and I mean it."He flinched slightly at the steely resolution in her eyes. His gaze was feverishly raking her up and down, with disbelief clearly written all over his face. She was equally baffled that he hadn't seen this coming. She wondered if he was being deliberately dense."Ruhi, I know you didn't deserve the treatment you got from me." He stroked her cheek back and forth with hislong thumb. "It's not fair that I make a mistake
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"A honeymoon..."Ruhi quietly pushed Rafael's hand away and put her seatbelt on. He expected her to put up a fight orrun out of the car and was shocked to see her stare out of the window in resignation.Zack approached the car but was blocked by Harry. He handed Ruhi's cellphone, laptop, and money back to Harry. Rafael told him to hold on to them as he believed Ruhi wouldn't run without those things. He also wanted to make sure she didn't call her sister and ask her to run instead."Drive!" She told him in an impatient voice when he stalled inside the car, checking his work emails quickly."Ruhi, I don't mean to force you into---""What part of my intentions isnot clear to you? Doyou really think I'd run away from you to show you I want to go on a honeymoon? What kind of logic is that?"Rafael opened his mouth to defend himself but closed it when he saw the look on her face. She was royally pissed, unlike all those ot
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"Are you serious?" Ruhi couldn't believe her ears.He ignored her and focused on his phone when Zack texted and then called him."No, no weapons and none of his men. He can go back if he doesn't agree."She waited for him to finish talking on the phone while peeking into the coffee mug he left on the table."Was that dark rum or black coffee? Didyou really mean it when you said I can go?""Pack your stuff before I change my mind."She darted upthe stairs but stopped when she heard Zack enter the house with a pissed off face and announce something to Gus. When did he ever look happy? She wondered and turned back to the room but stopped dead in her tracks when she thought she heard Rafael's name.Climbing back down the spiral staircase, she walked towards the door to listen to their conversation."Just one then. Check thoroughly.""Check who?" She asked Gus, who ignored her again and went to grab some stu
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"Gus, she's gone." Ruhi held her breath when she heard Zack's infuriated voice. She was surprised to hear him address his boss by his name.Gus closed the bathroom door and walked over to the bed. Unlike Zack who wanted to kill Ruhi if he saw her again, Gus was relatively calm as he picked his cellphone up from the bed. Checking his messages on the locked screen and dismissing them, he opened the 'Tracker'."I'll get Nash to check the surveillance camera. She may still be on the premises if---""She's right here." Gus cut him off whileRuhi's heartbeat skyrocketed. "You can get back to work. I'll take care of this."Leaning down a bit, he grabbed Ruhi's wrist firmly and pulled her out from under the bed. She didn't dare to meet hiseyesand stared at the door Zack exited from.Gus moved a strand of her hair from her cheek while she froze.'Crap, crap, crap! He's probably twenty years older than me and wants to either kill me k
