Forgotten

The Head Designer

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"Sir, they are here" Priya, Khushi's PA, knocked the door of Akash's and Khushi's combined cabin and said.

Akash and Khushi nodded and walked down the stairs where Vishal, Akash's PA, was receiving Mr. Denkins.

"Welcome Mr. Denkins" Akash shook hands, "Meet Ms. Khushi Kumari Gupta"

"Hello young lady" Denkins said and shook hands. "Hello, it's pleasure to meet you sir. And I really apologize for not showing up for the meeting yesterday!"

"Ah it's fine" Denkins waved it off and turned to the tall lean American boy. "Akash, Khushi, meet Ivan my PA!"

Ivan gave a charming smile and nodded his head bringing all his styled blond hair to his forehead.

"Sir, the conference room is ready" Vishal said to Akash and Akash said to Denkins, "This way sir"

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"So here's what I'm thinking" Denkins said, "This show is important for me to introduce my company in India and for you to enter the American fashion. So we need a merger. A combination of Indian and American style!"

Akash and Khushi nodded.

Denkins thought for a moment and said, "I have a branch of mine here. Just started a few months ago!"

"Yes sir, we heard about it. In Delhi itself right? Just few minutes from here!" Khushi said.

"Yes, it's a small branch compared to our headquarters. So this show would help me expand the Indian branch!"

Akash and Khushi nodded rolling their eyes in mind because Denkins just said that, that 48-storeyed posh Indian branch of Denkins fashions is a very small one....well compared to his other branches it might be small!

"My head designer is there in Indian branch. I had transferred him there when we established it! And he'll be working with you guys. So you needn't set up his accommodation or transport!"

They nodded and Ivan said, "But he might need a cabin here in AR!"

"Ah yes, it's all set up!"

"Perfect" Denkins stood up, "I had asked him to come here by 11. He'll be here soon!"

Right at that moment the door of the conference room knocked. Priya entered and said, "Mr. Denkins your head designer is here!"

"Ah send him in!"

Akash and Khushi looked at the door as it opened revealing a tall sturdy guy who walked in wearing a black shirt and brown pants, a sling bag worn over his shoulder and headphones around his neck. But it was his square face with narrow eyes and lean eyebrows that caught Akash and Khushi off guard.

Denkins stood up and walked to him. The man shook hands with him and then hugged Ivan.

"Akash, Khushi....meet Aman Mathur, our head designer!"

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The meeting ended after an hour and it was decided that Aman would be working with the AR staff from AR office. Ivan asked few men from Denkins' office to move Aman's stuff to his new cabin in AR and soon left with Mr. Denkins leaving Aman with Akash and Khushi.

"Sir, should I give you a tour of AR office?" Priya asked politely to Aman.

Aman laughed and said, "I know every nook and corner of this office dear. I used to work here for eight years!"

Priya and Vishal looked at him surprised and looked at Akash and Khushi who sat looking at him without any expression.

Aman chuckled and said, "How things change....just four years back AR just had one brilliant CEO who was the god of business and one perfect assistant who took every single work of AR on his shoulders!"

"Well that god of business was a coward who ran away and the perfect assistant was an egoistic person who chose not to work with his perfect boss' brother!"Akash said angrily.

Aman scoffed and said leaning back on the chair, "This is gonna be hell!"

"It is" Akash said. Aman looked at Khushi who was silent.

"Nice to meet you bhabhi"

"Khushi" she said hoarsely.

"Sorry....Khushi" Aman said and stood up, "Where is my cabin?"

"Next to our designer" Akash said.

"No. I need my old cabin!" Aman demanded.

"Sorry Mr. Mathur, I think the head designer should work with other designers!" Akash said sternly.

"And I think the two CEOs should give the head designer the cabin he fancies if they want to hold on to the million dollar deal they have with the Denkins fashions!" Aman said smirking.

Akash glared at him and then nodded at Priya and Vishal.

Aman turned to leave when Khushi asked, "You know where he is, don't you?"

He turned to look at her.

"You left the day after he chose not to show up at the altar. You always knew his whereabouts and you know where he is now! Am I right Mathur?" she asked crossing her arms.

"I was his PA for eight years mam. I know him in and out, may be more that you ever did!" Aman said.

"Good for you. I don't want to know where he is. Just go tell him that never ever cross his paths with me again!" Khushi said angrily.

"I don't think he would!" Aman said and walked away.