Forcibly Yours

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Ruhanika gasped, smacking his arm. "Bhaaaai! You're the *worst*!"

He grinned before turning serious. "Listen, I'll sell every share I own if they even *think* about sending you back. Do you know how hard it was to finally get rid of you? The later part he just muttered under his breathe"

"Aww, Bhai, so you really do love me the most?" she teased, touched by his words.

"Love you?" Ishaan scoffed, barely holding back his smirk. "Of course I love you, Ru! But you know, people don't value things they can get easily... or in your case, things that refuse to leave! You're precious, so it's probably best if you stay *exactly* where you are—with your in-laws. Don't worry, though—I'll visit once, maybe twice a year. I endured you for 26 long years. I'm finally a free man, and I'd like to keep it that way!"

"Ha ha, very funny," Ruhanika said, rolling her eyes. "I actually came to share some good news, you know." "Good news?" Ishaan leaned forward, feigning excitement. "Bhai!" she laughed, smacking him again. "No! My team won our first project! It was *my design* that got picked, and everyone celebrated. They even called me the star of the show!"

Ishaan smirked, nodding slowly. "Ahh, I see. So basically, you carried your entire team, hogged all the credit, and now you're the star?" "No, no! My whole team worked hard!" Ruhanika defended herself. "But my design really *did* shine!" "Of course it did," he chuckled. "And I'm sure you *only* mentioned it about... 50 times at the celebration?" "Bhai, I'm not that self-obsessed!" she shot back, rolling her eyes. "Sure, sure," Ishaan teased, then noticed her biting her knuckles nervously. "Rooh, what else is there? Why are you fidgeting?"

Ruhanika hesitated, then blurted, "Bhai, do you know who my boss is?" She gave Ishaan a meaningful look.

Ishaan froze for a second, then burst out laughing. "Rooh, don't... don't tell me!" He paused to catch his breath. "It's *him*, isn't it?"

Ruhanika groaned, hiding her face in her hands.

"Oh god! Oh my god, Rooh, this is priceless!" Ishaan was laughing so hard he nearly fell off the couch. "Wasn't it *you* who said, 'Uncle, I've already secured a job at an even better company, and I will work there'? And now look at you!"

Ruhanika glared at him, her cheeks flaming with embarrassment.

Ishaan wiped away tears of laughter, still cackling. "Oh, Rooh, you're done for. This is karma working overtime!"

Fed up, Ruhanika stood up and stomped to her room, slamming the door with a loud *thud*. "Rest well, baby!" Ishaan called after her, still snickering. "I'll make dinner for you, my *star of the show*! Don't worry—your big brother has your back!"                                                                   

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