A Tale Of Schemes... #1,#2,#3

Chapter 1

"That's how he got the information?" Pramod asked in a shocked tone while Mohan gave me a nod and started typing out the information on the typewriter to get it passed to the three floors by the time everyone return from their holiday.

"I am sure no one will object, Sir. Many don't have phones with them and I will hire someone to check everyone before they enter the conference room." Mohan said nodding at me and I nodded before walking into my cabin.

We finally recovered the losses but to get profits from this point, the work needs to be doubled more than before. That employee not just harmed my company but all the employees present and so it doesn't matter to me that he is no more or that he choose me as his son's guardian.

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"More funds are needed? I am sending them every year, right?" I asked frowning at the head of the orphanage for calling me to this place.

"I know, Mr. Ashok! We are thankful for that but we wanted to talk about the boy you brought two years back." He explained and I waited for him to continue.

"He is a genius, Mr. Ashok. He can get anything right if we teach him once. All the staff feels that such genius will get his talent wasted if he stays here and gets this minimal education. Is it possible to get him better education?" he asked and I frowned at those words.

"Even with this basic education, he can do anything if he puts effort, right?" I asked and he nodded smiling.

"But he doesn't talk to anyone and he learns only if he hears it in the class otherwise he stays alone in the corner without doing anything. He needs a push and our small orphanage cannot provide it." I rubbed my face before asking him to let me meet the kid.

However, I was shocked to find he looks the same how he was two years back and the head calmly explained how he doesn't even eat much when they provide the food.

"Why are you not eating properly?" I asked in a calm tone while reaching his side.

"I am eating enough, Sir." He replied not glancing up.

That evening I sat with him and asked about basic things about studies and he answered most of them correctly and I understand why the orphanage head wants this kid to have a better education.

"Do you know what happened to your parents?" I asked and he nodded hearing that question without a pause.

"Your Dad stole information from me which cost me so much that I even sold my properties and nearly closed my company." I explained and he nodded again in silence.

"They selected me as your guardian saying you will repay me whatever I lost because of your Dad's actions. Do you know?" he nodded not flinching a bit.

"So, will you?" this time he opened his mouth saying, "I will repay everything, Sir."

"Okay! You need to work hard from today onwards and you will be my son from now on. But the day you show the same betrayal as your Dad, I will not spare you." Saying that I stood up and held his hand before walking out of the orphanage and I need not do many proceedings as I just had to show his parent's letter and because of my connection, the adoption process was smooth.

*Vikranth Pov*

"You are getting good results. Keep it up!" I nodded to his praise but felt a sense of relief in my head hearing those words.

I didn't let down my new Dad and I will work hard. I sighed holding my school bag tightly and found that we are going in a different direction.

"One of my employee's wife passed away recently but his daughter is getting admitted continuously." He explained when I asked him where we are going and he suddenly slammed his hand on the steering wheel which made me shift away closer to the door feeling scared.

"If not for your Dad using a phone recording to steal the contents in the meetings, I wouldn't have passed the rule that the phones are not allowed. Then maybe all this wouldn't have happened." He sighed and I froze hearing those words.

This is because of my Dad? I closed my eyes while remembering Mom's words on how I need to repay for my Dad's mistakes.

"I will introduce you as my son and you need to say anything about the past near anyone of them. Be humble and polite!" I nodded hearing his instructions while I felt sad that my Dad caused another mistake.

When I met the people, I couldn't meet their eyes feeling guilty and I played with the two children and followed whatever they asked me to.

After meeting them, when we were leaving, my new Dad suddenly said, "Those both helped me a lot from the beginning and I will treat them as my family from now on. You need to do the same and protect them after taking over my business. Will you?"

"Yes, Sir... Yes, Dad!" I said promising him and myself to always do it.

"Good! I need to pay them for being my side during tough times and their families should always be our priority." He continued and I noted every word he said in my mind to never break my promise to always protect them.

I felt guilty but also happy to meet them as this is the first time I am playing with other kids after that accident. Dad let me come to the hospital every day from school and other uncles were good too.

"I am good at timetables!" Prathap stated folding his arms.

"You need to do sit-ups if even Vikranth says it." Shrishti said scowling at him and then glanced at me after he accepted.

I glanced at both of them and realized Prathap has to do sit-ups which will hurt him if I say the timetables correctly and so I said a few before keeping quiet.

"Shrishti!" Mohan Uncle said entering the room and she turned to face him with a smile.

"Dad! You need to teach Vikranth timetables as you taught me. He is very bad at this." She said shaking her head.

"Yes! If my Dad scolds me about my marks then I will say even Vikranth is bad at it." Prathap nodded laughing and I looked down.

"Prathap!" His Mom warned and I felt Mohan Uncle reaching my side.

"Don't worry! You will learn very fast." He assured me and I glanced up to stare at him before nodding.

"Dad! I want to go home. Vikranth will come with me and we all will play." Shrishti said sitting up.

"Just for this week and then school starts." Uncle mumbled and she nodded smiling before glancing at us.

"Will you be able to handle these three?" Leela Aunty asked shaking her head.

"I will not cause trouble." I whispered hearing her words as I need to be with them to take care of them and he nodded smiling.

After that, I spent more time with them and continued to study hard with a goal to repay for all the trouble that my... that man had caused to Dad and everyone else. 

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Finally, a smaller one but will try for a longer one in the next... The story starts from their childhood and slowly it develops...

Shocked with Vikranth's past? My heart always goes for him but then there is Kanika... both are my favorites... 

As all my stories got uploaded, my notifications got colorful with different ones getting voted and so let's make it uniform with this chapter... :P

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