Chapter 4: At the Star Club

5 years later…..

Anuj walked out of the conference room looking all worked up, heading straight to Tazz’s office he threw the file on his desk and began whining “ Bro, you really think this is my age to handle all this mess, how do you plan to answer my future wife about my loss of youth, you want me to have crow’s feet on my face, or... or... OMG! what if all this stress gives me a grey strand in my hair at a tender age of 21.. no way” his antics were loud, “Bro, save me, save my youth ” he looked at Tazz with pleading puppy eyes.

Tazz looked up from the file that he was going through, sometimes he wondered if they were truly related by blood, Anuj always had a melodramatic way of presenting things that he didn’t want to do, like this project at Singapore. Jairaj Jindal, their father had invested huge amounts in various projects in Singapore, few of the projects had stopped midway as there were some discrepancies in the agreement and there were issues at the Singapore branch, 2 years back Jairaj had finally handed the reigns of the Jindal empire to Tazz and wanted Anuj to shadow him . Tazz had a keen sense of business and was known as the shark, no one stood a chance against him and he had eventually led to the Jindal empire becoming the biggest group conducting business globally with major control in various countries. No one dared to go against them.

“Why isn’t anyone thinking about me,” Anuj continued as he saw no response from Tazz  “Why make me work so hard from now, this is my time to enjoy and…” Tazz couldn’t take his rantings anymore, he picked his desk phone and called his secretary “Organise my trip to Singapore for tomorrow , ask Manoj to handle other preparations” he kept the phone down and stared coldly at Anuj

“Bro, you really are going to Singapore on my behalf,” he pretended to be teary eyed “Bro you are the best bro on this planet, you are my youth savior.. I will not have to worry about crows feet and grey strand any more” then sobering up “Bro, if there is anything you ever want me to do for you…. EVER…. Just order.. and Ill do it”

“Shut up” ordered Tazz , “What” Anuj’s face was worth a watch, “You said If I ever wanted anything from you…. I want you to shut up”

“Oh! That way, Bro, don’t you think that was being rude, I was genuinely…” he stopped mid sentence as Tazz glared at him.. literally meaning the look .

“Well, Its not that I did not want to go, but I wanted to give you another opportunity to prove your skills, I know you can handle this issue without my intervention, I was simply….” He stopped again as Tazz’s glare literally sliced him now

“Ok bro, am heading out now, see ya later”

he rushed out as soon as he could.

At Singapore Office:

Tazz had just got done with a 6 hour meeting in presence of all the key members, Mr. lee , the HR  manager quickly walked up to Tazz, “Mr. Jindal, we have arranged a small party today for the staff members as a part of E-Sat program at The Star club, we would all love it if you could be a part of it, even if its for a few minutes, the entire office is happy that you are here, your presence will motivate them too,” Tazz wanted to refuse as he hated gatherings “ Im sure my absence will not make anyone leave their jobs .. right?”

The manager had no choice but to give in “ Er, no, its just that …”

“carry on with the party, Ill see you at office tomorrow” saying so Tazz turned around instantly bumping into the person standing in close proximity behind him, he was about to give a earful when he realised who it was , “Hi Handsome”, grinned Sonia, “I just heard that Im in time for a party, all you have to do is just ask and I shall grant you with a Yes” If there was one thing that Tazz hated the most , it was being forced into something that he didn't want to do ,

“What are you doing here?”

Sonia smiled innocently ‘Uncle Tej told me that you were in Singapore, alone and would be in need of some serious company”, she blinked her eyelashes cutely, Tejraj was Tazz’s paternal uncle , Jairaj’s  younger brother and wanted him to marry Sonia, Of’course Tazz was aware of the family’s intentions but he did not want to marry Sonia, in fact he did not want to marry anyone at all. Sonia knew he would refuse,

“Tazz, please its just a party, I know what you’re thinking , but I am here only to keep you some company as I had some free time, all I am asking for is to spend some good time, Ill handle the family and not pressure you for the marriage”, though Sonia had always wanted to marry Tazz, she could’nt make it evident to him, she was really heart broken when she had learnt about Tazz marrying Maya.. how she wanted to kill her, but alas ! She knew she had to win Tazz back in a strategic manner without getting on his nerves.

Tazz finally gave in, back in car, he asked Manoj to drive them to Star club, Sonia was as happy as a kitten who had just finished a bowl of milk.

The Star Club:

It was a well planned  R&R event for the most contributing team members of the Jindal group based in Singapore. once the R&R was done, there was dinner and some entertainment programs arranged as well. Tazz was seated at the VIP seat reserved for him in the front row, Sonia sat next to him. She wanted to be seen with him as much as possible, all assumed that she will be Tazz’s wife soon ,so all gave her the respect as future Mrs. Jindal.

Tazz presented the staff members with their rewards and was done with a motivational speech, he was in no mood  to wait for the dinner , he waited for a couple of programs to finish, some staff members sang and so on, the emcee walked up on the stage ,“ Coming up next is an exotic belly dance performance , Ladies and Gentlemen, our event management team had to really work hard to be able to make the next performance happen as it is to be presented by none other than the great Mahira” the hall was filled with loud applause as they heard the name, in a short span of time Mahira had built quite a repute and fame for herself in the field of bellydance, her shows were exclusive and not many got to see her performances as they were rare, she spent more time in training students and held high respect as a teacher, though no one knew much about her personal life, she was a very private person.

  Tazz was not interested in the dance and was about to get up and leave but Sonia implored him to wait till this performance was done as she had heard a lot about this dancer ..

The lights went out, with just a spotlight on the stage, the dancer stepped on it, her back to the audience, there was a mellow oriental music playing, the dancer had a beautiful figure, she wore a long skirt adorned with peacock feathers, her blouse was pearly turquoise blue with lace at the back, the audience gasped in awe as she turned around, her face still in the dark but her beautiful hour glass figure mesmerised all as she swayed her hips in a maya (a subtle way of drawing the shape of 8 with hips).

Her skirt had a long slit starting from her upper thigh, her blouse was heavily embedded with pearls and beads, a transparent blue coloured net covered her waist completely, she looked like a beautiful peacock , despite not having worn a dress that exposed her skin a lot she looked every bit a definition of Beauty.

Suddenly Tazz had a weird feeling, he began to grow anxious but controlled his emotions.