Republishing this chapter as many readers weren't able to comment on Chapter 45 inspite of multiple attempts. Hopefully this resolves the issue.
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'Hmmmm this is delicious baby girl... Excellent Tandoori Paneer...you know what... when we go for our jungle safari honeymoon... please use the same marination and make a few kgs of Tandoori Chicken for me ok!!!' he said licking his fingers and I was angrily staring at him while I was making the report for the 4th time. He has been rejecting the same from last 3 days for no reason. He would come back with a silly lame reason but if he is stubborn so am I...I will bloody hell make him approve it today!!!' so I sat working even during our lunch break which I am supposed to spend with him.
It's been a month bearing through his stupid rules and regulations and facing his rejections for each proposal, each ether I make. It's like he doesn't let it go to any team. He rejects it straight up!!!
While I saw still typing the report I heard him say
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'Useless!!! I thought you were smart enough to atleast get the point baby...' he said taking another bite of Paneer and I looked at him. I was confused while he smiled leaning more into his business chair and said
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'I want you to quit!!! Your work won't be approved baby girl!!!' and my anger shot up...
'What the hell do you think of yourself? Who do you think you are???'
To which he smirked and stood up and walked closer to me. In one go he pulled the rolling chair towards him and I was too close to him. He bent to my height and looked into my eyes and whispered...
'Your legally wedded husband...In Marathi...Tuzha Navro Baiko (Your groom wifey!!!)' he said and my lips parted. He slowly touched my lower lip and whispered...
'I love your berry like lips baby girl!!!' and my eyes widened while he whispered again...
'But I love the food you make...a little more...' he said and popped another piece of paneer and moaned. I rolled my eyes.
'Move...I need to go...I have a meeting with Sunil in about 15 mins' saying I tried to get up only for me to be pushed back into the chair while he leaned into me and his teasing smile was gone. He muttered angrily...
'Mr Kulkarni!!! It's ONLY Mr Kulkarni for you!!! And I want you to stay away from him. I know that looser was your ex. And I want him nowhere near you!!!' he spat angrily while I raised an eyebrow and said...
'Sunil wasn't my ex. We were engaged to each other. He...wanted to marry me and then he himself backed off from the marriage. So technically he's a nobody!!!' I said while Omkar scratched the tip of his nose and said...
'Good he's a nobody!!! But I don't like the way he stares at you!!! I know he tries to talk to you...Just let me know if he is trying to get too close!!! I'll make sure to take good care of him!' he said posesively while I narrowed my eyebrows and said...
'You don't need to be my bodyguard and I can certainly handle all my personal matters!' saying I tried to get up only for him to tower me and say...
'Your every matter is my matter! Your past... present or future! You are MINE!!!' he said looking deep into my eyes and I shivered at his sharp gaze.
While suddenly someone pushed the door of his cabin and there stood a girl with brown hair, fair skin, curvey. She was beautiful. She looked a little shocked, a little surprised seeing me and Omkar and suddenly I realised I was too close to Omkar.
Suddenly Chandni our receptionist walked in saying...
'Sorry Sir...Sorry Mukta...I tried stopping this lady but she was stubborn. She said she knows Omkar Sir!!!' and then I see Omkar's eyes had gone red. He was having a disgusted look on his face.
'Ummm...You know... know her?' I asked him while his sharp gaze never left her face. They both were staring at each other.
'Mam you need an appointment to talk to Omk'
I was trying to explain but in one go Omkar said...
'Mukta...leave the room...I need to talk to her!' he says at once while I see Omkar's serious expressions and the girl looked slightly low.
It was like they were communicating through their eyes...
'Who is she?' I ask Omkar after a brief moment of silence he says...
'Panchami!!!' and then my eyes widen.. I am shocked. Although I didn't know much about her, I knew she was his ex. And I had a sudden fear in my chest. What was she doing here???
'O.K can I have some private time with you...just you and me?' she asks. Her bloody guts to ask my husband for private time??? Bitch!!!
I was quick to say...'No mam actually Sir won't be ab'
And I was again interrupted by Om as he said... 'Sure!!! Mukta... please leave!!!' and I was shocked???
Did he just ask me to leave??? Because he wanted to speak to his ex??? Like seriously???
'No I won't!!!' I said firmly...
'I said leave Mukta!!! NOW! He said in a thundering tone and I flinched at once. My eyes filled with warm tears and in one go left the cabin.
I told Poonam to take care of the meeting as I needed some private time. I went to the pantry which thankfully had nobody. I made myself a cup of black coffee bitter and hard without sugar and sat down sipping it. My head was aching. I hadn't even eaten properly and now his ex is in his cabin and he asks me to leave because he wants Privacy!!! Woooow!!!
I sat sipping cups of coffee trying to stop all that my brain was churning out.
Why is she here???
What does she want now???
Why did Om want to talk to her personally?
Everything was going above my head. While suddenly I heard a 'Mukta' and I snapped out of my thoughts. I see Sunil standing right next to me. He was surprised to see me and I was annoyed.
'May I???' he asked while I got up saying...
'I need to leave..' but before I could leave he held my hand while I shot him an angry look...
'Mister Kulkarni!!! Hands off me!!! You are my professional colleague! Stay there! Do not try to touch me! I am not comfortable!!!' I say angrily and I see his face paled out. And he muttered a 'Sorry'...but can we talk ..just 5 mins...not more please!!!' he requested and although I was least interested I sat down.
'Mukta...I know I hurt you ...I ran away from the village...but I was confused Mukta..I also had dreams and aspirations..but my father wanted me to take up the job of a bank employee in that village and that meant end to my dreams. I wanted to achieve! But...that doesn't mean I could move on from you... but I did...I ...I got mesmerized and misguided by bigger city like Pune... Handful of money made me blind...And...Sneha happened!!!
But believe me Mukta!!! Although we were together...I could never really feel for her like I felt for you...she was beautiful, intelligent, modern, rich but she lacked a rare essence which was your essence...And eventually we divorced within mere 2 years of our marriage. I was tired of fighting her everyday. She was so selfish. She could never listen to me. I missed you all these years Mukta. You listened to me. You took care of me. And over the years I blamed myself thinking maybe I lost your nurturing love!!!' he said at once while I looked at him with a null void expression and asked..
'Done??? Because I didn't want to really discuss anything about our past with you. Because there was no past. And about your last question...no didn't love you... maybe I had begun to trust you but then no..you were a coward who just ran away...And I'm sorry...I only felt happy that I didn't marry a looser like you!' I said at once and just when I was about to leave he held my wrist and said...
'You are still angry with me Mukta!!! The reason why you are avoiding me...if not you would have moved on in life! The reason you didn't clearly says you still love me!' and I yank my hand of his grip and shoot him a fiery glare and say...
'You are not just coward you are delusional too! I clearly said I don't feel a thing for you... but looks like you are deaf. Anyways I don't want to explain you anything! For your kind information...
I am MARRIED!!!' I say looking into his eyes and his lips part. He was shocked.
'Well NOWW stay away from me!' saying I walk away from there while he blocks my way saying...
'You ..you are lying aren't you? I have never seen you with your husband...no one picks you up...you...you are single...you are lying' he asks and I roll my eyes...
'Look Sunil...just please...Move! I don't need to prove you anything' while I am being interrupted by a thundering voice....
'What the hell is happening here???' and I turn around to see Omkar standing at the entrance of the pantry. His eyes had gone red. He was grinding his teeth. He was furious!!!
'Umm....act... actually Sir...we were just having cof...coffee...' Sunil tried to explain while Omkar snapped at him saying...
'I think I pay you to work and not drink coffee postponing a got damn meeting! Right Mr Kulkarni?' he asks gritting his teeth while his eyes were on me.
'Ye....Yes...Yes Sir... Actually Mukta was also not'
'Mrs Omkar Nayak!!!' he said at once and I was shocked. Sunil's eyes grew as big as saucers and were ready to pop out.
'Mr Nayak!!' I tried to interrupt but he simply took a step closer to Sunil and right now he looked like a mad bull ready to lock horns.
'She is Mrs Mukta Omkar Nayak!! And next time I see you in and around my wife...I will chop those hands with which you tried to touch my wife and hang it across your neck, with that tongue you call her Mukta the next time I'll pull it out and strangle your neck with the same and lastly like that tea bag you have dipped in that mug... I'll squeeze you like that and throw you out of my organization! Get it???' he asked and Sunil was shivering looking at Omkar's raging anger.