"Why are we always doing this extra work in my cabin?" Meera whined as she pushed her chair behind enough to put her socked feet on the table.
"Because your desk is anyway a mess, how does it matter if I add a few more papers" Arjun said concentrating on the sheet in front of him without looking up
"My brain works better in a mess, Mr. neat freak" Meera interjected as she clicked and unclicked her pen
"Admit it Meera, you're just lazy" Arjun replied still not looking up, before she could say anything, he added, "What marble have we finalized on for the bathrooms?"
"Carrara and that's the first thing that I got an approval on, at once! no "Is there something better" bla bla blah" Meera said, imitating an annoying woman in the last part
"remind me to talk to Amjad about that"
"I already spoke to him, his price quotes are yet to come" Meera said as she pulled herself back to the table.
Arjun was annoyed by the constant whirring of the chair.
"zaroori hai kya? toofan ki tarah ghoom teh rehna"
"Zaroori hai kya? hamesha khadoos bane rehna" Meera imitated him
"Oh god! I have been so nice to you all these days and yet you think I am khadoos! don't challenge me okay, to be one"
"Fine fine" Meera rolled her eyes, "By the way, I am not the only who calls you that, I am sure people in the office call you that too!"
"No way, they couldn't" Arjun said, finally looking up. He didn't think they'd call him that, besides most ladies waited for a conversation by him, and knowingly or unknowingly blushed before him and gave him flirtatious smiles. But then he was also aware of the duplicity of Human Nature.
"I am so sure they-"Meera smoothly tried to lie knowing very well that everyone was too scared to address him as something so absurd and half the ladies were madly in love with him. She was interrupted by the opening of the door and the peek of a head.
"Umm Meera are you leaving?" Sarthak asked as he peeked into the room, only to realize that Arjun was sitting there too. Meera sat there frozen at Sarthak entering.
"Oh sorry Mr. Goenka, I didn't see you there" Sarthak said, his eyes widening
"Mr. Bansal, knocking, common courtesy, especially at a lady's cabin" Arjun said impassively while looking at him.
"Sorry Sir, I just wanted to ask Meera if she needed to be dropped till the metro or anything, it's dark and-" Sarthak said, frightened out of his wits but also confused as to what Arjun was doing in her cabin
"Miss. Gupta and I, might have to work till a little late, but I care about my employee safety, I'll get her dropped don't worry" Arjun replied, his diction still authoritative
"Yes sir" Sarthak stuttered as he looked at Meera who gave him a faint smile. He was about to leave when Arjun began, "Mr. Bansal, is it true that I am addressed as 'khadoos' in the office"
Meera's eyes widened and she looked to the other side, covering her face with one hand. Sarthak glanced at her.
"No sir, not that I know" Sarthak replied, still intimidated by Arjun
"Very well, if you do hear someone calling me that please notify me immediately, you may leave" Arjun said looking at Meera.
"You mortified him!" Meera said chuckling after Sarthak left
"I did no such thing, your imagination is beyond everyone's control" Arjun said pretentiously, they were interrupted by a phone call. Aakash and Divya asked them to come back a little early to discuss the plans for Pratibha and Shantanu's anniversary party
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Can't help falling in love
Lãng mạnMeera Gupta, daughter of Niyati and Manish is an architect who comes back to India, after a long interval to visit her ailing grandfather, Prithviraj, whom she is most attached to. Her grandfather's last wish is getting her married and even though M...
