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Suddenly she turn to other side while grabbing his wrist which was on her cheek. He widen his eyes as she is literally hugging his hand while facing her back at him.
What should I do?
Reyansh thought and bite his lower lip. He tried to take his hand back without disturbing her sleep but she has grabbed his hand tightly.
" God...This girl."
He muttered under his breath and stood up. Unknowingly he leaned his face closer to her while removing her grip around his hand. He stopped his movement only to stare at her face. His face is so close to her. His eyes moved down to her lips which is slightly pouted. Her lips seem soft. His heart beat increased while staring at her but he shrugged the weird away quickly and took his hand back carefully.
He went to closet then came back with a blanket and wrapped it around her body. Don't know why is he doing this? Didn't he hate her then why is he being caring towards her. He shouldn't be like this.
He sighed then went to sleep too, knowing exactly that he is going to have chaotic morning then why don't he just get some energy by sleeping as one need high level of patience to argue with her. Don't know from where she find such words.
Next day, Morning rays entered into the room of Reyansh making the girl sleeping on couch to squeeze her eyes. She covered her eyes then sighed in sleepy state. She blinked her eyes few times to adjust her vision then moved her eyes around the room. For a second she was confused but gasped and sit up instantly as she realized that she slept into that Monster's room last night. Yes Monster, A new name given by her.
" How can I sleep here."
She said to herself then fixed her messy hair and just then Reyansh entered into the room, being all sweaty. Guess he just came back from gym. By the way, He is looking.....hot.
Seeing him, Aradhya stood up from the couch.
" Why didn't you wake me up?"
She asked.
" Koshish to kari thi, Par mohtarma aap ghode bech kar soti hain."
He said with a straight face.
" What the hell-"
She uttered, getting offended.
" So you could've threw water at my face as you are already rude, and you didn't have to act like you are a gentleman."
She said and Crossed her hand around the chest.
" Nice Idea by the way, I will use this in future."
" Future mein aisa kabhi hoga hi nhi ki hum iss kamare mein dobara reh jau raat ko."
( It will never happen in future that I will stay in this room again at night.)
Aradhya said.
" Future is unpredictable. We never know."
Reyansh said and was about to remove his T-shirt but stopped and said to her who is still staring at him.
" Ab aap jayengi ki hume poore kapde utarte huye dekhne ka irada hai."
( "Will you go now or do you want to see me undressing myself.)
She smirked hearing him.
" Kyu? aapko dar hai ki aapke paas abs vagrah kuch nhi hai aur aap sharminda nhi hona chahte."
( Why? You're afraid you don't have abs and you don't want to be embarrassed.)
She teased him and this time he smirked making her confuse. Before she could reply, her eyes widen, heart beat increased when he removed his T-shirt from body and threw it on the floor. She hurriedly turn her back at him.
" Aap ko sharam nhi aati? Batmeez to aap the hi, Ab Besharam bhi hain."
( Aren't you ashamed? You were rude but now you are shameless too.)
She said, not wanting him to see her red cheeks.
" Now if you have seen the upper part of mine, then go... or you want see the lower part too-"
" Haa haa...bs bas."
She said little loudly, cutting him off in middle. She thought he went to bathroom when he didn't say anything for some minutes so she sighed and thought to turn around but as she did-
Her eyes caught the sight of him sitting on couch while man spreading his leg, his upper part is bare, his one arm is resting on behind the couch and he is caressing his lower lip with the same hand finger. His face is slightly tilted to a side. His eyes are only staring at him with a smirk on lips which is enough to bring anyone on their knees.
Aradhya could feel her heart beat increasing to the extent that she is afraid he will hear it. On the other hand, Reyansh is enjoying everything.
" Miss?"
He called her before she could move her eyes down to his chest. She got startled and looked at him with frowned eyebrows.
" Humare Juice ka vaqt ho gaya hai."
( Its the time of my Juice.)
She blinked her eyes then nodded slowly and left the room without saying anything. Small smile appeared on his lips and he stood up from the couch then went to take bath.
Aradhya stood outside his room with the glass of juice on tray. She is nervous to go inside. What if he does something again? She sighed at this thought of her.
" Let's just go and-"
She was cut off when the door of his room open and he came out. Without saying anything he walked passed her hurriedly. She frowned her eyebrows seeing him running somewhere.
" What happened to him suddenly?"
She thought to check so she followed him. As she entered into the living room, her feet stopped seeing the shocking scene infront of her eyes. Raghubir is literaaly bathe in blood.
His arm, stomach, knees and forehead is bleeding. Vaidehi is crying while Jaya is fainted. Reyansh and Adarsh are taking him inside. They straight took him towards his room. One by one, everyone left...Leaving her alone.
Aashi, Kavya are helding Vaidehi by her shoulders even though they are also crying. Parvati is with Jaya while Dhriti is treating her brother, Raghubir. Well, she is a doctor for something. Reyansh, Adarsh and others are standing outside.
After almost 2 hour, Dhriti came out of the room.
" Bhai-sa is alright."
Vaidehi took a breath of relief. Aradhya who just came there, heard that.
" Ansh...Bhai-sa...Adarsh...Come with me."
Dhriti said to three of the man along with Rishi and they followed her.
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" Attack.....Someone has attacked Bhai-sa when he was on the way to airport."
Dhriti said and Reyansh's grip around pen tightened.
" How? When nobody except us knew where Baba-sa was going. Even Maa-sa didn't know."
Reyansh said.
" That's the point. No one knew then how?"
Dhriti said.
" Did you get to know who is behind all this."
Dev asked and Dhriti hummed.
" While treating, I saw a small cut of cross mark on Bhai-sa's wrist and we all know it belongs to Singhanias."
" Then why should we wait? We should also give our reply."
Adarsh said and Dhriti shook her head.
" No. They did not intend to kill bhai-sa instead-"
She glance at Reyansh and continue.
" Vo Jang ka ailaan karna cha rahe hai. By hook or crook they want our empire now to gain more power."
( They are announcing war.)
Dhriti stated and Reyansh stood up.
" Never, Until I am alive they won't be able to even take a inch of it."
He declared with authorative voice which can give shiver to anyone out there.
" Important thing is...someone has been spying us and giving all information to our enemies."
Rishi said then looked at Dev..
" Tight the security."
Hearing about Spy word, Reyansh's mind went to Aradhya- no no... How can she?
" Now, what should we do?"
Reyansh smirked when Dhriti asked and looked at everyone.
" Ab ek Jawab to hume bhi dena hoga."
( Now we have to give one reply too.)
Adarsh smirked knowing exactly what his brother is talking about. Both looked at each other as if they are sharing plan through eyes.
" Won't you tell us?"
Dhriti asked annoyingly.
" Its Simple Bua-sa... We are just returning their favour."
Adarsh said.
" If they can play dirty then they shall be ready for our turn."
Reyansh said making everyone to look at him.
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In the dark room, An old in his 50's picked up his call as it was ringing continuosly.
" F*ck, Pick that call first."
A girly voice said to him irritatedly.
" Say."
Man said in a commanding tone to the person on the other side.
" Sometimes think about something other than lust, otherwise someone will destroy your empire in a second and you won't be able to realize."
The person from the other side irritatedly.
" Don't worry I have you for that work. Now speak like a good b**ch you are."
The man cursed the person shamelessly.
" Keep on cursing and it won't take me a second to ruin you."
Man laughed.
" Don't forget I have a precious thing of yours."
He said with a smirk on lips.
" They are going to attack on Singhanias just like you did to them."
Man widen his eyes and the person cut the call before he could ask further.
" Bloody Bi**h."
He cursed.
In Mahal,
Dhriti hissed in pain when something pricked against her feet.
" Oh no..."
Aradhya came to her hurriedly.
" The glass fell here by mistake. I just went to get stuff to clean up-"
" Don't worry...I will treat it."
Dhriti cuts her off with a smile on lips.
" No no..I should help you."
Aradhya said and helped her to walk towards her room. She made her sit down on the bed with legs drop down. She took our first aid kit where Dhriti pointed her and sat down on the floor in front of her legs. She grabbed Dhriti's wounded foot in her hand softly and started to treat her while completly ignoring Dhriti's stare on herself.
She really looks like her, exactly like her as if she is sitting here not Aradhya-
Dhriti thought.
" W...what is your mother's name."
Dhriti asked all of a sudden. Aradhya was taken back for a second.
" Maya...Maya Bakshi."
She replied with a smile on lips and Dhriti's grip around bedsheet lossened. No, It can not be possible- Dhriti thought and looked at her with widen eyes who is busy with her work. Her eyes turned teary all of sudden and she refrained herself from touching her head. She can not melt into emotion like this.
" Do...You have any image of her."
Aradhya looked at her and shook her head in negative way.
" She died when I was 10."
Aradhya replied with the lack of emotion in eyes. Now Dhriti got more shocked. Major part is that she can sense Aradhya's emptiness in eyes while saying that sentence. Is she lying?- Dhriti couldn't help but to think.
" And since then my step mother is been taking care of me."
Aradhya said, breaking the chain of thought of Dhriti.
" Do you love her?"
Dhriti asked and Aradhya shook her head with a sad smile on lips.
" It was because of her that I ran away from home. She didn't support me. Well, she never loved me."
Dhriti was taken back as how can someone open up to someone like that but as Per Aashi's saying that Aradhya gets open to everyone almost instantly, Dhriti couldn't help but shrug the suspicious feeling away. Well, Reyansh is like her for sure.
" Here."
Aradhya uttered as she was done.
" Thankyou."
Dhriti said to her which Aradhya reply with a smile then left the room. Dhirti sighed.
" If I am thinking right, Then she is died perhaps."
She said to herself sadly and looked down at her wrist where she has wrapped a friendship bracelet.
" I still miss her."
Sadness reflected her tone. It seems like that someone is so close to her heart whom she is missing.
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Reyansh stopped talking as his phone rang.
" So Mr. Kapoor, I would like to work with you."
He said to person sitting in front of him who exclaimed in joy then stood up and hand shaked with Reyansh.
" Thankyou Sir for this opportunity."
Mr. Kapoor said then left whereas Reyansh picked up the call.
" Bhai-sa, Our work is done."
A winning smirk appeared on Reyansh's lips.
" Good Job, Adarsh. Now I need a Video footage of the corridor of our meeting room."
" Okay Bhai-sa."
He cut the call then threw his head back on the chair head rest.
" They never understood Suryavanshi's. We are always four step ahead of them."
He said to practically nobody. After some minutes his phone rang again.
" Bhai-sa, CCTV footage has been hacked, its a Video loop."
Adarsh said, not letting him to utter a word but Reyansh is calm.
" Hamara Dushman Chalak hai, Adarsh. Vaise bhi jab tak muqabla takar ka no, khel mein Maja nhi aata.."
( Our enemy is the clever, Adarsh. Moreover, As long as there is no competition then there is no fun..)
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Whereas, In Mahal. Vaidehi called Aradhya.
" Beta, Ansh called just few minutes ago and told you to bring his lunch to office."
Aradhya frowned her eyebrows and was about to ask her the reason but she was looking in hurry so she left. Aradhya sighed.
" He won't let me live in peace."
She uttered then went to kitchen to pack his lunch. After almost 30 minutes she left the Mahal. She stopped on her track when a car stopped in front of her.
" Reyansh-sa has told me to drop you there."
The driver said before she could ask. Not saying anything, Aradhya sat down on the back seat. Don't know how the next half an hour passed away and she reached in front of a big building. She came out and was left in awe after seeing the RSS Group of enterprises. The beauty of this building itself tells how Suryavanshis have crossed the limits of progress. Shrugging the thought away she walked forward and entered into the building eventually.
" To whom you want to meet, Ma'am."
Receptionist asked politely to her.
" Us Beshram aad- CEO se."
( That shameless Ma- To CEO.)
She stopped herself from cursing. Guess, Receptionist was able to hear last word only.
" Do you have an appointment, Mam."
" Appointment?....Um No."
Aradhya said.
" Then I can not let y- excuse me."
Receptionish excused herself when her telephone rangs.
" Send that girl in my cabin."
" Ok Sir."
And she cut the call and looked at Aradhya who is looking bored now.
" You can go Mam."
Ans she guide her way.
Aradhya reached at the 15th floor and came out of the lift. Everyone moved their gaze to the one who is not affected by their stares at all. Everyone were left in awe after seeing her beauty who came here in simple attire, in indian black anarkali suit.
She is looking here and there to find CEO's room while completly ignoring the stares of Women and Men working here.
This is what she holds in her beauty. Whoever look into her eyes, they are ready to throw their heart at her and she is well aware of that!
" Eyes down everybody. Do your work."
Shiver ran down to the spine of every employee out there and in a blink on eye, they all started to do their work. The one who was unaffected by the dominating voice of Reyansh was Aradhya who turn towards him and found him staring at her with both hands in pocket. She followed him when he started to walk away from there. Employess thought to ignore the reason behind her going to CEO's cabin as its not their business to think, right?
" You were asked to come here, so what were you doing standing there."
Reyansh asked as she put his lunch on his desk infront of him.
" Haa jaise, Hum to aapke office mein roz aate hai. Kisne bola tha aisi bhul bhulaiya banane ko."
( Yes like, I come to your office everyday. Who told you to make such a maze.)
She replied. He smiled slightly.
" Can I go now?"
" No."
He replied. Short and clear answer.
" You want to eat right now?."
Aradhya asked and he nodded. She grabbed his lunch box and went to the nearby couch. Reyansh too went and sat down on the couch beside her.
" Did you eat."
She glance at him then shook her head in ngative way.
" I was going to eat but someone has to interrupt."
He smiled amusingly as she mentioned him.
" Are you taunting me?"
He asked.
" Nhi to. Maine kab kara."
( No. When Did I?)
Aradhya replied. He chuckled slightly.
" Such a little Devil you are."
Her heart skipped a beat as he gave her another nickname.
" Ek to aap hume ye ajeeb ajeeb se naam na diya kariye."
( First of all, don't give me these strange name.)
" why? Aap hume beshram or batmeez keh sakti hain aur hum itna bhi nhi keh sakte."
( You can call me rude and shameless and I can not call you this even?)
She mentally rolled her eyes then stood up.
" You can have your food now."
She said to him then turn to walk away but he grabbed her wrist. She glance at his hand which is holding her then looked at him when he said.
" Have some with me."
Leaving her wrist, he divided the food.
" I told you to eat food not me."
He mocked her with a slight smirk on lips. She sat down beside him after waiting for few seconds. Both first prayed then started to have their food but just after taking a first bite she started to cough. He looked at her then passed her the glass of water while patting her back.
She took a deep breath after calming down.
" Hum Nahi khayenge ye."
( I won't eat this.)
Aradhya said while eyeing the food.
" Its spicy and I can not tolerate it."
She said before Reyansh could speak something useless to mock her. He looked at her for few seconds as if he is thinking something then called someone from his mobile.
" Get the best food available in restaurant beside our company and Make sure it is less spicy."
And he cut the call. Aradhya moved her gaze at him with frowned eyebrows.
" Why did you do that?".
She asked.
" Hum itne bhi batmeez nhi hain."
( I am not that rude.)
He said then continue eating his food. She felt ticklish feeling inside her stomach when he picked the same glass from which she drank water. Her eyes widen slightly when his lower lip touched her lips mark on glass. Reyansh looked at her as he felt stare on himself.
" You want this."
She came out of her thought after hearing his voice and looked away with slight red cheeks which he failed to notice.
" Ek baat kahu? Aap Bohot ajeeb hain."
( Should I say something? You are really weird.)
Reyansh said and Aradhya looked at him with offended look.
" Aap bhi kuch kam nahi hain."
( You are no less.)
She said and he didn't say anything instead of laughing slightly. After almost 30 minutes a man came in a cabin with packed food and put it on the table infront of Aradhya as per Reyansh's orders who is working while sitting on his chain. Aradhya glance at him then started to eat her food.
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4th chp of the book. I really like Aradhya....but Reyansh🤝 ....I LOVE BOTH OF THEM.....
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