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[A.N .: I don't know much about shares except what I read in accounts books, so yeah! For any mistakes here, forgive me]
It's PRE- CHRISTMAS update. Enjoy!!!!!
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The only way to stop me, is to kill me.
~ Ishana
"Maybe... my greed." All frown on that, looking at the man as Raj let out a soft chuckle
"After all, I'm a way too greedy person." Agnihotri said
"Greed? What he's saying? Is he mad or what??" Ishika mumbled for her group
"Shh! Just listen. " Kunal shushed her as she huff silently
"Sorry?" Shekhar mumbled. "What are you saying?" Raj's brows frown with narrowed eyes
"I left MIG, cause I saw the sparks of that company going down, struggling in between the politics, vicious cycle of diaster. I hated that." Agnihotri speak up with a sigh
"But when after one year, overcoming every obstacles and storms MIG want to shine again amidst in the darkness surrounded it, I saw Ishana." Agnihotri mumbled, taking a sip from his coffee
"The girl in her tender age of twenty-one. When in the same age of hers, others girls focusing to nourish their carrers trying to achieve their dreams, all different from the kids in her age." Agnihotri sighed.
"The girl with a face of an innocent child but hold no emotions in it and brain of a smart devil, eyes void of any other emotion except a hunger. A hunger for power and achieving something way beyond our and everyone's reach and just try to seek every knowledge distributing in the world."
"She was, is mature. her thinking always out of the box. Shares business is always risky but she always plays with risks. Truly, I ignored at her first, thinking as an immature teenager who just wants to play but then...."
He look up at Raj and smile softly. "Then, I want to invest in something new and different. She met me again and said me to invest in a online book company, where peoples, specially the teenagers, writes their fantasies and read their creativity. They invented it newly. You all must have heard it, it's called as.."
"My world." Yug stated as he nods.
"Yeah! That one, and it gave me a huge success. Seeing that, I saw a great opportunity for myself and maybe it was my greed too. She make a bet with me if it a success, then I'll join MIG, again. And, here I am." He shrug
"As expected of Ishana." Raj shook his head with a sigh at his daughter's behavior
"Yes! Lady Lad is really shrewd." Agnihotri mumbled
"Lady Lad?? You call granddaughter that??" Vijendra speak up with a scowl and in stern tone making Agnihotri chocked on his coffee
"I.. I'm Sorry sir." Agnihotri mumbled as Vijendra chuckle. "I was kidding. You're safe." Vijendra joked as Sanjay laugh as others joined him too
"In that way, you're the biggest shareholder in MIG, before that douchebag Sharma. Then, why I didn't saw you in last meeting??" Akshu question
"Yes, I am. Actually, Ishana said me not to come there, instead of me Atharva goes there." Mr. Agnihotri shrug
"Atharva?? Umm-- As much as I know, it's your son, right??" Saaransh looks unsure but still let out as he smiled seeing Agnihotri nods
"Yes. He is." He mumbled with a sigh. Krish blink as he stood up and settled infront of Agnihotri, beside Sanjay
"Don't mind me asking this Sir. You get to knew about Sharma, way before US, isn't it?" Agnihotri nods again
"There's a boy. Vikram. He's the first one to get a whiff of it. He told Atharva as that time Ishana was in leave." Agnihotri said as he adder further saying, "This boy, Vikram. He's different you know. Even after MIG was on the level of bankruptcy, he still didn't left the shares and helped Ishana, he was present in every meetings with Atharva. He is kind and helpful."
"Yeah! Way much kind and helpful. " Rohan grumbled with an eye-roll, his friends snickered on that
Krish lick his lips before saying, "Can you give me a little hint, what she's planning next?? I mean, it's confusing. She's after that land which already owned by Sherawat in the auction."
"Exactly!!" Akshu straighten up on the mention of the land. "Even when, MIG works on Government projects." Agnihotri smiled and he cracked in fits of laughter
Everyone frown on it but Akshu and Krish gets more irritated on it. "Krish, you were in the business world from last ten years yet you can't guess what your sister is thinking. Maybe, you both aren't much close all this years. " Krish's face fell on the last taunt of Agnihotri, he understood Agnihotri's silent remark towards him
"Akanksha, aren't you quiet famous construction world? Two big projects in last two years." Akshu bite her lower lip and scratch her forehead
Agnihotri sighed. "Not your fault. You both were too focused on knowing what Ishana is planning.." He paused and look at Krish and said the next part turning at Akshu. "...and how to meddle with Rishabh."
"That land is not fully private property. It's come unders 'PPP'. I hope, you both know this much." Both of them nods silently
"For owning that land, just winning the auction is not enough. Auction was just the part of ending the private partnership. For public, I mean on Government note, you need to register it first with full amount of auction. "
"Rishabh buy it in thrice the amount of market price. Do you think, it's that easy??" Agnihotri looks at both of them
"Not only that, the company needs to also show the model of their project. If they got approved then they can start the project." Rohan stated suddenly but the moment he finished he saw all eyes on him
"How you know that??" Sarika question but he shrug. "You hold quiet good interest in this things." Rohan let out a soft smile at Agnihotri's compliment
"Yes, sure. Sure. He shows all his interest where Ishana involved." Paras mumbled as all his friends chuckle except Rohan, who throws a glare at him
"Where Singh is?? Why he left so early??" Raj question as Agnihotri frown
"Singh left?? When?? He was going to stay here for Rishabh, right??" Both Suraj and Agnihotri question at a same time
"You don't know. She-- she didn't told you?" Alex frown at Agnihotri who shook his head in denial
"I heard something, while coming from airport." Riddhima said all of a sudden. "From last years, Singh had a pressure to pay-off his all debts from banks. So, he invested in somewhere and even lend money from Agnihotri's too. And, One of the company is Oberoi's."
"What??" Eric spatt in shock. Riddhima nods. "Yes. After getting the case of Oberoi's embezzlement and fraudery, I investigated it more deeply, they were linked with Singh and Sharma." Riddhima shrug
"Basically, Sharma used to pass all the information to Oberoi and Oberoi gives them to Singh." She concluded with a scoff
"But in between all this, the only good thing for US is, Oberoi and Sharma, didn't knew about Singh knowing Ishana's real identity. So,Singh doesn't know about Ishana anything." Riddhima sighed as if look she's relieved at this piece of information
"Those Bastards!!" Alex curse as his head throbbed with all these informations. "How I don't know this?" Agnihotri mumbled
"Are you guys, not done??" Ishana walk towards them, holding a tray as placed it on the small table infront of Sanjay and Vijendra
"Nadhini Aunty sends both of your medicines. Have it." Both the old men sighs looking at Ishana and pick up the glasses
"Where is Singh??" Without beating around the bush, Raj question
"Huh?! How would I know that??" She raised her brows in defence
"Ishana. Raj." Raj gritted his teeth. "I know that's my name, Dad. No need to remind me." She roll her eyes back
"Why don't you all go and take rest. It's getting late and top of it, you elders need to go temple tomorrow morning for Ganesh Nimantran." She said as she saw the ladies coming towards them
"Ishu, just come wit--"
"Shut up. Mom, is coming. I don't want you to open your mouth infront of her or any ladies in the family, they'll take unnecessary tension." She stated hastily
"Bhaiya is saying--" Saaransh stopped getting a muderous glare from her. "Stop that mouth of yours, before I make you." She sneered at him as he sighed
"Shall we go?" Mrs. Agnihotri smiled at her husband who nods and stood up. "Good night." Agnihotri mumbled asall nods
"See you later, dear." Mrs. Agnihotri smiled at Ishana who nods mumbling softly "Sure, ma'am."
"Umm, Sir." Agnihotri stopped and look back at her. "I forgot to tell you, but I already discussed it with Atharva. I told him to sell all of the New Innovation's stocks, that MIG owns."
"What???" Agnihotri shrieked loudly in shock. "I told you not to. The price is still rising the last week. Ishana, who's the investment advisor here?" Agnihotri gritted his teeth, getting extremely pissed off
"Good night to you too, Sir." Ishana gave a respectful and walk inside the Haveli
"H-- hey!! God! I can't believe this." Agnihotri grumbled and walk out the Haveli's premises
"He looks really pissed off." Yuvi mumbled as Paras nods, beside him.
"Riddhi DI. Come to my room, I want to talk with you." Ishana added
"Ishana, you make the guest angry. Can you stop doing this everytime?" Meera chided
"Maa, chill! He'll come back tomorrow. He just gets too pissed off quickly, just like Dad." Ishana huff out
"Hey, what like me? I don't get pissed off this soon." Raj scowl back
"Yes, sure. And, I'm the next queen of England." She retrot back, ascending the stairs
"This Brat!!" Raj grumbled and walk back to his room.
"And, here he really didn't get pissed off." Shekhar commented pointing at Raj's retreating figure as all burst into laughter
Eric hold and dragged Riddhima closer to him by her elbow. "Go and talk. And, you'll tell me everything, she discuss with you."
Riddhima's eyes narrowed down at Eric as she jerk his hold from her speaking, "Dare to touch me again, I'll chop down those fingers of yours."
Kunal's eyes widen as he hides his hands at his back as Yug scoff at his actions. "Stop being so dramatic." Yug spatt as Kunal pout at him
"And, you dare to talk me in that tone, I'll show you, who am I." Eric gritted his teeth at her
"Guys, back off!!" Krish pulled back Eric not wanting to see world war-3, but Eric kept glaring her as Riddhima isn't the one to backoff
"Riddhi, you know Ric wasn't wrong." Krish said
"I know. But tell this bitch to act like one." She spatt while walking towards the stairs
"This--" "Bro, please, not tonight." Yug put his palm over Eric's mouth, before he could shout
Eric's nose flared more when Riddhima raised her hand in air and showed him the middle finger.
Arshi slapped her forehead, when Eric ran towards the stairs but Riddhima is quick to enter in Ishana's room and shutting the door on his face.
"Geez! They're way more choatic than you and Ishu." Vish mumbled looking at how Eric and Riddhima behaved
Rohan sighed and without any word, he walk upstairs. "Hey, what happened to him?? He was silent the whole evening." Ishika look at Abhi, who shrug
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[The same morning, Ishana got the bouquet]
(13 hours ago)
"The shares of New Innovation's are decreasing this week. The Refractive Index is falling day-by-day." The reporters voice in the T.V. resonates in the hotel room
"The grat loss for the shareholders who invested in the company recently or last year." The voice became louder as a chart shown in the TV screen, how the margin of shares falling, going down and down
"After Oberoi's gets exposes and gets bankrupt is it this time, New Innovation's?"
"As per report, we got, The major Shareholder in this companies are Oberoi's, MIG and newly added Singh Pharmaceuticals."
"No! No! How-- how can this be possible? No! NOOOO!!" The shouted and scattered everything around him
"Sir..."
"You bastard!!" Singh roared as he marched towards his PA and kicked his knee, making the men fell on his knees, as a wince left his mouth
"Didn't you said, MIG is going lucky in investing cause of that Agnihotri's Son's. Then, how come we face a loss all of asudden??" He roared, pulling his PA from the ground
"Sir, I did said that. But-- but cause of Oberoi's get expose, it's a huge impact in the business world, especially when Mahajan's make them exposed." The PA gulp a lump, too scared for his little life
"I did bring that file from MIG, the places where they invested. New Innovation is one of them. They too must have face loss." He mumbled slowly, but wince when Singh pushed him away and he fell on the cold floor again
"You Bastard! MIG already pulled out their shares at the starting of this week. And little left they had, they won't face loss." Singh shouted as he pick the vase and throwed it on the TV, smashing the screen into several pieces.
"I don't know. I don't know, anything. I can't face loss at this moment. Don't you know,I put everything at stake. I need to do something. I need to." Singh pull his hairs in frustration
"I need to save my son, my company, myself. Every damn thing." He kept mumbling
"Sir, we can talk with Samrat Parekh." His PA mumbled softly.
"No. I can't, talk to him. I can't talk with him, Rishabh will gets to know and if they gets to know, I double crossed them, Samrat Parekh will kill me." Singh said gulping a lump
"But how the shares fell out of a sudden. And just after Oberoi's get exposed, how MIG sell their all shares?? How that little girl, knew everything? How the hell??!?" He shouted, gritting his teeth
"Sir, I feel, there's someone else. Someone is playing with US. Sir, last night, Akansha Bedi said US, that we don't know what we're going to face and now today morning this news."
Singh look at his PA, as he remembered Akshu's words,
"You really don't know, who's playing with you, Singh. You didn't even realised that you entered the hell."
Singh chuckle and suddenly he started laughing, his PA gulp seeing him. "What that little bitch can do? She don't know a thing, which we did with her that bitch of a cousin sister."
"Not her Sir, but--" He epaused gulping a lump. "But that girl only. Rishi Raj Mahajan's daughter, Ish--"
"DON'T TAKE THAT BITCH'S NAME." Singh shouted, making his PA flinch
"SHE'S DEAD. DEAD."
"And dead people don't tell tales." He gritted as his PA nods in fear, but he can't help the bad filling
Did he hallucinate? Did he saw wrong last night at one of the corridors in this hotel?? She looked like that girl, though.
Maybe, yes! Maybe, not!
Not wanting to get a good beating, he stayed silent.
"We need to leave, let's see what we can do." Singh said
"But sir--"
"Let's go!!" Singh barked and stormed out of the room.
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[Next Morning]
"Why I need to get ready so early in the morning??" Kunal whinned, showing tantrums
"Kunal, get up and get ready. And, do take shower." Maria Aunty chided at her son, already frustrated seeing him whinning in the early morning
"Oho! Jinki shaddi hain unhe leke jaoo me vahaan kya Karuna." He groan, getting more inside the duvet
(Oho! Take away those who are getting married, what I'll do there.)
"Kunal, get up!" I spank his ass as he seat on the bed with a jump. "Bhai!!!" He cried out with a crying face
"You have 15 minutes. Quick." Maria Aunty said, as he throw an nasty glare at her and dragged his ass towards the washroom as I chuckle seeing him
Aunty left as I got ready in a white shirt and black pants. While wearing my watch, I walk towards the washroom door
"Kunal, don't sleep inside, get ready fast." He grumble something inside with a 'yes' as it makes me chuckle
He didn't changed at all even after all these years. In our school days too, Maria Aunty or I wake him up, but he ended up sleeping in the bathroom, while brushing or leaning on the shower panel
I heard a soft laugh, I turned to look to see Akshu and Arshi, coming from the another wing
Akshu walk downstairs as I sighed looking at him. The more days passing, the more I'm feeling this emotion.
My baby sister grown-up so fast as she's getting married. The thought of her not seeing her daily is clenching my heart in a tight grip
"Watching. Watching." I turned around to come face-to-face with Arshi, as a soft smile crept on my face
"Do you wanna cry?" She had one of those teasing smile. "Why would I cry? Nonsense." I scoff, starting walk towards the stairs
"Ohh! That'swhy you're looking at Akshu with a 'My baby sister is gonna go away, after getting married. Can I cry?' face." She giggle out
"Can I cry face." I mimicked her voice as she glare at me. "I never knew you can read face, Ms. Aafat! (Ms. Troubler!)" She scowl at the name
"Hey, if you can read face. Then, tell me what I'm thinking now. Read my face." She blinked at me, looking at my face
"How can I?? I don't know." She let out a mumble, looking away
"Then, let me tell you. I want to kiss you, right now. I can't control myself." I took my steps closer to her as she backed away, she's looking cute and beautiful in that peach colour kurti set
"Krish. Shut up. We're standing in the corridor." She look around and back at me while saying
A soft smirk crept on my face. "So what? Can't you read my face, right now?" I took a step closer, placing my palm over her shoulder, leaning towards her face
"I can't clearly taste your lips that night, cause of my brat of a brother and foxy sister." I let out a grumble
"Stop calling them names. And, no. You're staying away from me. And, did I gave you my permission??" She placed her palm over my chest as I sighed, my lips curled
"But didn't you kissed me back. I thought..."
She cut me off. "Yeah! But-- that's the last night. Aur, Raat gayi, baat gayi." Hain! Kya Matlab iska?
(Now, what does this means?)
She raised her brows at me as it makes me sigh. You can't force her, Krish.
I straighten up myself and remove my hand from her shoulder and took a step back as she watch my moves
"Fine!! I won't." I sighed, slumping down my shoulders as I heard a chuckle from her. "What? Are you trying to copy Kshitij?" She question
"What?? Why would I do that??" I snapped. Why would I copy that Cheeky Brat?
"Ohh!" She smiled at me, as I roll my eyes at her. "You're cute!!" She pulled my cheek as my eyes widen. What the---
"I am n-" My eyes widen when I felt her lips on over mine. My heart skips beats and before I sense what happened, she backoff and ran downstairs saying, "Bye!!"
I felt hot suddenly. My ears are burning. What the actual fuck, am I blushing?? Oh god!!
"Why you're fanning your face?? Did you went for running wearing this?? Your face look red, Bhai?" I gulp when out of the blue Ishana appeared and bombard me with questions
"Uh-huh! No, actually." I clear my throat before saying, "It's cold, na. I just walk fast few times." She nods, as she sneezed twice in repeat
"How come you catch cold??" I squish her face as she throw a glare at me, making me chuckle. It's my favorite thing!
"You being Arse!" She mumbled and skips steps while descending the stairs. She scolds Kshitij, she herself is no less.
"Can we go fast and end this?" She grumble, as Kunal nods with a yawn. How come he still feel sleepy?
I look around to see Sahay's, we, (in we) it means Bedi's and Mahajan's with Shekhar Uncle and Kunal and Sinha's except her Arshi's brother
Eric and Yug, already up but they're not coming and others are sleeping. "You all are leaving?" Eric walk towards US
"Hmm!" Ishu nods at him as she backoff scrunching her nose in disgust, when Eric came forward to hug her
"Oh, Com'on! Little one." He pout dramatically as she scoot near Dad and shriek
"That's enough!" Dad glare him as he sighed and huff away
"Hey, didn't you said, you're not coming?" Priya Aunty asked looking at Rohan, who came down and joined US
"Yeah! But I can't sleep, DI was so loud to my ears." Arshi smack his head as he scowl back at her
"Let's go, now." Shekhar Uncle said as everyone left
"Papa is not coming and what about my mother. She literally woke me up." Kunal grumble.
"No, Sumit Uncle is also in holiday and Maria Aunty woke up cause she is a early riser. And, even if you sleep whole day you still felt sleepy." Akshu scoff
"Haan, Khumbhkaran ki vanshaj ho aap, Kunal Bhai."
(Yes, you belong from Khumbhkaram's bloodline.)
Ishana shrug saying, as I saw how Kunal get offended as in next second he ran behind both Akshu and Ishana, they too vanished from my eyesight
I wished, we can be this happy always. Without any games, threats and fights.
But, it's not in our fate. We need to fight, and that's written on our destiny.
I turned at Eric, to see him looking at Rohan with a frown etched on his face. "What happened to you?? Why you looking at him, like that??" I question and saw Yug look up from his mobile screen
"I don't know, how to say this. But you know, I never said this but this boy looks familiar to me." Yug frown. "What? How??" Yug question my unasked question
"You never met any friends of Akshu, then how?? Hey, he too getting recognizations nowadays. Maybe, you saw him in any news article." I assured
"No, man! Not any article... but-" He stopped and look at me with sigh. "You go!" He mumbled
"No, tell me. Don't keep it in yourself, Ric." He nods and look at me. "I've a hunch. I guess, I saw him beforehand at..."
[It's a little secret🤭]
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"Hello, Am I talking with Mr. Agarwal's PA, actually Mr. Singh wants to--"
"Hey, but listen to me." The call ended.
Singh's PA bite his lower lip in fear. He make another call. "Hello, Verma Associates. Can I talk with Mr. Verma. It's urgent."
"No, please. Listen, it's ur-- he-- hello???" The beep sound make him sigh in defeat.
"Those scroundels. They used to stick to my feet always, now showing their hack to me. Bloody bootlickers!!" Singh roared as he pick the paperweight and smashed it on the glass window of his Office's cabin
"Want some, Singh??" Singh turned and saw a man in his late twenties walk inside the cabin with a sly smirk, stick to his face
"Atharva Agnihotri." His PA mumbled, and sighed.
"What brings you here??" Singh breathed heavily as Atharva chuckle. "Old lag, did you forget the contract, huh?!" Atharva dropped himself on the couch and seat placing his one leg over another
"Aishhh!! I'll give you, your money. I took money from you, my medicine already launched in the market. After it's good sell, I'll give you now gey lost. Stop behaving like those money-sucker creditors." Singh lashed on his, rubbing his temple
"Give my money?? When? Did you forget, your duration ended before two weeks ago?" Singh snapped his head towards him
"What?? How? No, right. I still have time. Atharva, look I'll give you your money. You invested on it and I already give you my 25% shares as collateral, damn it!" Singh snapped again as Atharva sigh
"Read the deed again, old hag." He muttered as Singh opened a bag and fumbled through the papers
"Atharva, cause of New Innovation's sudden drop in share, I face a quiet loss." Atharva's brows raised at him. "How much??"
"Huh!?" Singh responds. "How much loss??" Atharva questions again
"80 crores." Atharva scoff. "Old hag, you're really something." He chuckle
"Who told you to invested so much?" Atharva's PA asked
"My old friend, Oberoi. Someone gave his son this idea, it was useful too." Atharva can't help the laugh, which escaped his lips
"Shall I give the money to you?" Singh's eyes shine hearing that. "You can?? Right now??" He question looking at Atharva
"I told you. If you want anything from Agnihotri Heights, all you must do is pay the right price." Atharva smiled at him
The shine from Singh's face wiped out. "I'll give you the money, in return I want the rest 15% of your shares you got in Sherawat Groups of Companies"
Singh felt his head spinned badly and someone choked him. "What??" He is utter shock
"I- I can't." He shook his head as Atharva nods. "Then give the other 26% shares in your company."
"What?? Please, Atharva. I can't. Give me some time, okay. You invested in my company. I'm backing from it." Atharva said with a shrug
"Singh, you don't have any option left. Did you remember the deed. We added a additional clause. If your repayment period lapse, you need to give the taken money back with it the rest 25% of your shares too." Atharva's PA put the paper on the table infront of Singh, who gripped the paper and crumbled it into his fists.
"Atharva, please. You can't do this. It's my dream to launch that medicine in the market, I need to release my Son." Singh almost pleaded, helplessly
"I'm giving you one day. Think, and meet me tomorrow at SARGAM." Atharva stated and stood up, his hands rested in his pants' pockets
"You can't. You can't do this to me, Atharva." Singh shook his head in denial, not ready to accept his defeat and failure
"I can. I'm joining MIG. They had a good project, I'll invest in it, it'sa good opportunity for me and my company." He shrug and stood up
Singh's eyes widen on that. Something striked his head, like a lightening. Those words were so familiar.
"You can't do this, Mr. Singh."
"I can. I can. Samrat giving me a good opportunity, he's offering me a good amount for it too."
With it, her remember another incident too.
"You all think, you'll get safe from it. My family will kill you all." Another hard slap landed on the girl's face, with it a little blood too came out of her mouth,as she coughed
She sighed and breath heavily. Even If she's weak and almost equal to a dead person, the girl hold the power to flinch them away with her stares.
"You still have time, before my brother comes here, kill me. Shoot me." She pointed at in between her brows.
She tried to take a breath again, "Cause, if I stayed alive. I'll give a pain-ful de-ath to you. I-- wi-ll show you the real hell, I'll become the worst nightmare and doom for you all." She crawled and tried to seat back, leaning her back on the wall
"I will haunt you a-ll to your grave." She spatt with fire and revenge in her eyes. But the next second, she cried out in pain when she got a kick on her stomach, as she fall down squirming in the unbearable pain.
Singh came back to his senses. "You... Who's helping you?? Who's behind all this?? How you know her??" He stopped and stood infront of Atharva and shouted
"DARE TO USE THAT TONE ON ME, I'LL RIP THAT TONGUE OF YOURS." Atharva roared as Singh flinch back with his PA
"You... How you know her?? Why you're doing this with me??" Singh shuttered as his legs shiver
"Me?? Take me as a messenger. I'm the messenger of the God of Death." A wicked smile, appeared on Atharva's face
He lean forwardand whispers near Singh's ear "Your Doom is here, Singh." Singh stumbled, as he grabbed the table, balancing him properly
Singh's face paled and cold blood ran in his blood, as sweat beads formed on his forehead. "She's alive." He mumbled and look up at Atharva, who already started walking out the room
He kept mumbling and chuckle as his PA gulp. "Where is she?? WHERE IS ISHANA??" He shouted, but got no reply.
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"Ishana!!" I turned around to look at Mom. "Come. Why you stopped there?" She frown, as I stopped just below the first stair
"I'm not coming, you all continue." I shrug and seat on the car's bonnet. Mom open her mouth to say something but stopped when Dad hold her hand
Should I feel something??
I'm not regretting a little bit whatever, I'm doing.
Using each and every moment and things to destroy those people who destroyed me.
Becoming their doom and greatest fear.
My eyes stopped at my parents, seating on the mattress, folding their hands infront of the holy fire as Akshu and Yuvi is doing the Puja
I don't know whatever I'm doing is correct or not. Cause, I stopped thinking that part. I don't have that much time with me to wait and see them suffering by their karma
As I said, if god delay their punishment, I'll give them one. I'll become their Karma. Their Doom.
I flinch slightly seeing a phone suddenly appeared infront of my face. I look straight to see Rohan, standing infront of me with a phone holding in his hand
"There's a call for you." His voice in husky and cold at a same time. He didn't even look straight at my face
"In your phone??" I blink at his face, as he look away just nodding his head. Is he angry?? Why??
I hold the phone and bring it near my ear. "Hello?" I stated, without looking away from him
"VB !!!!" I smiled, hearing Kshitij's chirping voice.
I look at his side profile shining cause of the sunlight. His dark toned skin shined like gold under the sunlight. He moved away near the car he drive today.
I sighed, and focused on my Son. "Morning, Janna."
"VB leff (left) Kshitij." I can imagine his pout. I chuckle on my thoughts. "Jaana, you were sleeping, na."
"You not take small dabba. (Phone)" Yeah! This morning in hurry, I didn't bring my phone.
"I'll be back soon, Baby. You get freshnup and don't trouble others okay." I said him, as I look around the few guards are around the temple, roaming and few are standing on the stairs
"Hmm! Bye-bye VB." I smiled on that as he ended the call. I stared at the screen of his mobile and my breath hitched
This....
His wallpaper.
My picture.
It's Kshitij and I, and that too of last day. The moment when, I was hugging Kshitij.
Akshu. That bitch!
"What you doing??" He tried to take the phone from my hand, but I tighten my hold on the phone.
I look straight at him. He tried to snatch it but I didn't back off. "What is this??" He didn't said anything, neither showed any emotion
"Rohan, I'm asking you." I gritt my teeth. He still stayed silent.
"Fine! Let me delete this." I jerk his hold from the phone and took few steps backs, opening his gallery
I saw from my corner eye, his jaw clenched badly. "Dare you??" His voice is cold.
"I dare very much." I pass a tight-lipped smile to him and selecting the first two pictures as I showed him, my fingers trailled on the delete option
"Give it back." "I won't." My answer was quick
I flinch the next second, it happened so fast that I didn't get seconds to understand or react on it.
And, the moment I understood what happened, I found myself trapped between him and the car, my back hit the car
A gasp left my lips when he grabbed my nape and pulled my face closer to his. "Don't fucking test my patience, Ishana." He said each word with clenched teeth his hot breath fanned over my face, I can't stop the shivers I felt
His voice sound hot to my ears. Fuck me. I felt thousands of butterflies took off in my stomach
My hand fisted on his deep maroon sweatshirt. "You... you ignoring me??" I found myself questioning this to him
His face calmed as he tried to move back but I didn't let him. "Leave me." His voice was stern as I shook my head, my lips formed a soft pout
"I won't. Answer me first." I look straight at him as he stared back at me.
"Does it matter to you??" He placed his hand over my fisted hand. "It shouldn't. You shouldn't mind, if one of your batchmate is not talking with you, isn't it??"
Realisation stucked me. He's angry on that. He remove my hold and walked away.
"Rohan, listen to me. Actually...." I ran behind him but my words cut off by Ragini Aunty's call.
"Ishu, come here." I saw him already near his mother on the stairs. I sighed, and walk near her
"Give me your hand." My brows frowned at that. "Gosh, this girl." She hold my left hand and tied the red and yellow thread around it.
"What's the use of it??" I heard Bhai, grumbling.
"It's Raksha-sutra. It protects you from harm and evil-eye." Mrs. Sinha said, as Mom tied the thread around his wrist, he scoff on that
"It's okay, Priya Aunty. No use of saying that to him. Bhai is an atheist." Akshu scowl back
"I'm not. It's just, I think practically. How come this small thread will be able to protect a 5'9" tall and broad man?" He stated
"You just shut that mouth of yours. That'll be enough." Mom scolded him for being so picky
"Are we done? Can we just go back? I'm hungry." I stated so that Mom doesn't get angry on him, if she did she'll be all grumpy with me too
"Yes, sure. Let's fill that dustbin inside you, Little Foxy!" Bhai joked, I ignored him, as he already earned two smacks from Mom and Ragini Aunty
"I was just kidding with her." He hiss and grumble.
"I'm driving. Let me bring the car." I said and snatch the keys from Kunal Bhai, who drove it here.
It was parked a little far. "We all get in and keep going then." I heard, Bhai saying, this time now Ms. Sinha will go with US as Akshu will go with Yuvi
I started the engine and wear the seatbelt. Or else, Bhai will start lecturing. I started to drive softly.
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Ishana give life to the engine and started driving towards where others are. She saw two cars already started moving
The car in which Priya and Ashutosh with Meera and Raj were settled and behind that the car in which Suraj, Ragini and Rohan as behind them the bodyguards car moving softly
She saw Krish is busy in a call standing a little far as Akshu and Kunal is bickering.
But the next second her brows frown. She look more clearly. "Krish!" Her doubts get more clear when she heard Arshi's panic voice
The anymuous car speeding towards Krish from another side. Though, till now Krish look at Arshi then at front to see the car speeding towards him
His brain screamed at him to move but his body stilled there, even if he want he can't moved a little bit his muscle, his head gone blank and body paralyzed
All he saw the car moving towards him. He flinched back and fall down when he saw an another came infront of him all of a sudden, covering him fully.
*BANG!!!*
"AAHHHHH!!"
"KRISHHH!!"
The loud collision and screeching sounds of tyres are got heard. And, just behind them few shrieks
Meera shouted for his son as she came out of the car, just the moment when Ashutosh put the brakes. As Rohan too stopped the car and ran towards his sister
"Bhai, you're okay?!" Kunal grabbed Krish's face and checked for any injures.
"Ish-ana." A soft whisper left his mouth, as his eyes didn't left the collided cars
"Huh?! Krish, what are you saying??" Arshi frown, as Krish pushed Kunal slightly as he tried to stood up with his shaking legs
"Ishana!!!" He shouted the next moment and Akshu paused, who's running towards him, she turned around and saw the car
She turned and ran towards the car. Everyone now realisedthe car guardedKrish, is the one Kunal droved here. "Ishu!!" Akshu banged on the glass of the window
"Ishu!!" She banged loudly as the door near her opened. Ishana came out of the driver seat.
"I'm fine! Just little shock." Akshu cupped her face and checked her arms. "I said,I'm fine, Akshu." Ishana hold her hands tightly, she noticed she's shivering
"I'm fine." She hugged her tightly. "It's okay. It's okay." Ishana cooed her as Akshu burst into tears
"It should be saying that, you br-at." Akshu hit her back and mumbled between her cries
"Hey!" Krish pulled his sister near him. "You... Who told you to come between??" He snapped at her
"I'm fine. Look it's the opposite side which collided. I'm all good. They're the one who must be.... wait! You're fine??" She assured but suddenly she grabbed Krish's arm and question him
"Did you went deaf, when Ms. Sinha was shouting at you saying to move back??" She snapped back
Before Krish could reply something, they both flinched as Akshu and Ishana hugged Krish.
They both turned to see, Raj broke the anymuous car's door and pulled back the man from the driver's seat
"Fuck. Dad is angry." Both the siblings muttered and sighed
"You both... Idiots!" Both of them hiss when, Meera slapped their back. "You scared me." Meera burst into pool of tears, she ignored her husband's doing. She give it a blind eye.
That person deserve that for hurting her babies. She's soft hearted but when it's about her family, specially her kids, then she's a bitch for all those people.
"Mom." Ishana mumbled, as she hugged Meera from other side. "Stop crying. We're fine." Krish mumbled, rubbing his mother's back
"Mom, don't cry. Or else I'll cry too." Ishana mumbled near her mother's ear as Meera chuckle softly.
"AAAAHHHH!!!" All cringed at that attacker's voice. "Rishi, it's temple premises. Atleast, let's not pollute the air." Ashutosh retrot with a frustrating face
"Who send you? WHO FUCKING SEND YOU?" Raj question as he stepped on his already broken hand
"Da--" Ishana stopped feeling a hand over her. She turn to see Akshu kept holding her hand, her stares are straight at the beaten-up men, her eyes blazing in anger
"Adi-tya Pa-n-war."
"Who?? Now, who's this fucker??" Yuvi stated and earned a slap from his mother. He huff and roll his eyes on that
"Who is he?? Did you make any new rival?? Why I don't know??" Ishana turned at Krish, who's frowning
"I-- No. I don't know him." Krish shook his head when he saw Raj too looking at him
"Aditya Panwar? Wait, Last day I saw this name on Singh's call history. Any acquaintance of his? Maybe?" Kunal look at Ishana, who nods
"How come. How come? That Stupid Atharva. Didn't he met him till now? If my plan is going correctly then, Singh is already going bonkers, he can't do this." Ishana groan, scratching her head
"Take him away." Raj grumbled looking at the bodyguards, giving a last kick to the man,who yelped in pain.
"We should get back to the Haveli." He walk near his kids, and hugged both of them. "You're fine??" He kissed Ishana's crown as they both nods on it
"Let's not talk about this infront of Papa and Sanjay Uncle." Suraj said as everyone nods
"Sir, we few people stays here. You all can go in this car." One of the bodyguard said as Krish nods
"Get in." Ishana turned at Rohan, who stood beside him opening the car's passenger door
"I'll go in another car. You took your sister, with you." She mumbled near his ear
"Get. In. Now." Ishana blink at him. He look angry and serious but Ishana didn't understood, why he's getting angry.
Ishana thinned her lips and she don't know why, but corner of her eyes filled with tears
She look for her father, who already settled in the car. "Didn't you heard me??"
She sniffle and settled in the passenger seat. "Bastard." She mumbled very softly but Rohan heard that
He sighed and close the door. He settled in the driver's seat and both Ragini and Suraj settled at the back seat.
"Ishu, you okay, right??" Suraj question
"Hmm!"
"You want to rest after going haveli?" Ragini question
"Hmm!"
"You're hungry??" Ragini question again
"Hmm!" Three of them sighed on that and left her in silence to rest
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"That Bastard." Paras growled angrily, he fumed like everyone knowing about the incident happened in the temple
"Now who's this new character??" Sarika huff. Everyone gathered in Arshi's room
Ishika nudged Riddhima and tell her to look at Ishana. Who's stuffing her mouth with Palak Poori and Aloo sabji.
"Ishu--" Kunal pulled back Vish and shook his head. He mouthed her, 'She's angry.'
'Really?' Vish mouthed back as Kunal nods. Krish did show the guts and took a bite from her plate
"Bhai." Akshu glare him but he shrug. "Why we're wasting our time? We already knew, he'll do something like this." Ishana lastly open his mouth and shrug as she pass the plate to Krish, who roll his eyes and took it
"Bring me that, Atharva Agnihotri. Where's that Moron friend of yours??" She lashed further looking at Kunal
"Can you please call me sweetly? If not you're Kunal's sister, I would've beaten you black and blue, for being so rude to me." Atharva entered the room with a scoff
Ishana scoff and raised her middle finger at him. "This--"
"Ishu!" Krish hold her hand so that she don't do that again as others chuckle. "If you're not Sir's son (Agnihotri's), then you would have been dead till now." Both of them glare at eachother
"That's enough!" Kunal came between both as they scoff and look away. "Did you went to Singh?" Atharva nods on that and tell them everything what happened there
"Wow! So basically, Singh already going bonkers. That's good." Abhi stated with a chuckle
"But, Ishu. How you know, that shares price will fall?" Ishika question as she gave her a suspicious look. "Did you...?"
"No. Are you mad? How can I...?" Ishana scoff. "It's normal. After MIG, Oberoi's had the major shares and after they get expose and bankruptcy, it'll harm the shares too."
"TRUE. And, when the case move forward and Oberoi's get more exposed, the shares fall more rapidly." Rohan muttered as all his friends nods
"But... why you left 5% shares. I told you to extract that too?" Atharva gave her a look. "To avoid suspicion." Krish stated
"I said her to do that. Just like, Ishika felt suspicious on her, anyone also can get suspicious on it. Cause, "Mahajan's expose Oberoi's", are all over the news." Krish added
"You're really something." Atharva scoff as it makes Ishana chuckle. Atharva's eyes widen on that. "You smiled? She can smile? Oh my gawd!" He covered his mouth in shock
Ishana roll her eyes on that. "Everyone's smile. Why you're overacting?" Riddhima scowl
"She didn't. I never saw her smiling." Vish's head snapped towards her husband and friends as they all look at eachothers face
"Guys! Guys! There's a news, where Isha?" Eric dashed into the room
"What happened??" Ishana look at him. "There's two news. Bad one and worst one. Which you'll choose, first?" Yug too entered inside and closed the door this time
"What a great choice." Sarika chuckle sarcastically
"Worst one." Ishana mumbled. "We may face a new rival." Eric scoff
"Aditya Panwar??" Kunal frown. "Hmm! He and Rishabh are best-friends and crime-partners." Eric informed
"Why?? Just why? Ye saala Sherawat, meri zindagi rahu ki tarah betha hain. I'm so frustrated with him." Krish yelled out in frustration
(This bastard Sherawat is sitting like Rahu in my life.)
"Can I just kill him? Like, it's easy for me. Please, I can't bear his self anymore." Kunal whinned with clenched jaw
"What's the second news??" Ishana sighed. "Panwar too has a Pharmaceuticals company. He maybe help Singh, I got a tip that Singh was around his Mansion." Yug sighed
"What?? Does it means our plan flopped??" Atharva shouted, getting up
"I'm done. I'm going to do it in my way." Kunal stood up angrily but pulled back by Ishana
"Calm down. You guys giving me headaches." She groan. "And, what's your way? Beat him? Or torture him?" She look at Krish and Kunal and snapped at them
"Guys, please. Listen to me. I don't know why Ishana didn't came infront of the media. I don't want to know this." Atharva sighed and stood up facing everyone
"But today, Singh was behaving weird. He was scared for his life. I never saw him or anyone this much scared. Lastly, he even shouting like mad person asking for Ishana, that where's she?? Or is she alive??"
"What?? What you said him?" Eric shouted. "Nothing. I myself was confused at his behavior." He shrugged
"I'm telling you to let US handle this. You're being stubborn, Isha." Eric looks irritated at Ishana's silent behavior
She sighed, "I don't want that. I won't do that. It'll be no fun. If Sherawat and Panwar are friends then it means Singh won't meet him. Cause, Rishabh will also get to knew about Singh's action of double crossing him."
"So?" Riddhima question, she can guess what Ishana is thinking. "Is Panwar from Bikaner?"
"No. He's from Udaipur." Abhi said, as he forward his phone to Ishana. "He isn't from any royal family. Good." Ishana mumbled
She put the phone at desk and stood infront of Krish. She gulp before starting to say. "Enough of this cat mouse play. I'm tired of it."
"Let's play face-to-face. Tomorrow, I'm going infront of Rishabh."
"No!"
"The fuck, you will."
"You said, you won't." Kunal, Eric and Yug lashed one after another
"Bhai, please. What's the use of my hiding? Singh got a hint and even if I hide. Sherawat didn't stopped his dirty plays. And by hiding myself, I can't fight him properly." Ishana hold Krish's shoulder
"No. I'm not allowing this. K, dare you said Yes. It's suicidal." Eric snapped as all flinch on that except the Mhajan Siblings, they're just looking at eachother in silence
Everyone is a little startled and shock seeing Eric so angry for the first time. "Bhaiya, Elders will not allow this." Kunal said, he knows Ishana trying to manipulate him
"You better not do that. Then, I'm not helping you, Ishana. Stop being like that." Yug gritt his teeth at her
"Bhai, please. You know how much important this is, for both of US." Ishana stated again, not letting Krish's attention fall on anyone
Yug pulled back Ishana harshly, his glare is firmed at her. Ishana wince at the hold. "What are you doing??" Rohan snapped at Yug
Yug gave it a deaf ears. "Don't you understand a single thing. It's for your betterment, if you don't go infront of him, you'll be safe." Yug lashed on her
"If you keep behaving like this than I'm not helping you." He added further. "Yug, leave her and let's talk calmly." Akshu interfere seeing how tightly Yug holding her and it's making Rohan more angry.
"You want me to hide." Ishana whispered back. "What??" Yug frown
"Yug, leave her." Krish stated silently. Yug sighed. "I asked you something." Yug look at Ishana again
"YOU WANT ME TO HIDE?" Atharva backoff, when Ishana shouted.
"Do you think, it'll solve everything? Then why it didn't solved yet?? Why Rishabh and those motherfuckers are roaming out?? What your fucking law is doing?? Where's the damn justice??" She kept shouting, as she give a hard push to Yug, who stumbled back but balanced himself
"Do you know what Singh did? Do you know, how many people died cause of his drug trials? I'm still hiding, right? Then, why he attacked Bhai today? Why they attacked Akshu that day?" She glared at Eric, who stayed silent
"Why you all are not understanding. It doesn't matter I'm standing infront of them or hiding? It doesn't. Rishabh wants to finish Bedi's and Mahajan's and he'll go to any lengths to do that."
"I'm hiding. I'm hiding from last 25 years of my life. And let me tell you, right now I'm not hiding. According to them, I'm......." Ishana paused, when her mind stiked her that everyone else is there too. She gritt her teeth as she felt her whole body is burning in anger
"They're happy thinking, they harmed US. Rishabh is happy thinking, he's successful in......" She paused again and sighed. "He thinks he finished his worst enemy. But, did anything stopped him? My disappearance stopped him?" Ishana's eyes watered looking at her brothers
"No. It won't. It didn't. They didn't stopped. Let me do this, please." Ishana look at Krish helplessly
"I don't want anyone close to me dead, please. Should I beg you, Bhai?" She sighed at him
"You... Do you want me to face everything again and again? Last time, you just escaped them, Ishana. You or Akshu.... I can't choose, please." Krish too let out helplessly and seat down on the bed again
Akshu gulp the lump. She gritt her teeth before speaking. "That's enough. I don't want to lose anyone close to me." She went on her knees and scoot closer to Krish.
"It's my wedding, Bhai. I don't want any troubles. Neither I want any harm on you or anyone present in this Haveli. So, let's do it together." She added
"Ishu is right. Only we fighting together can stop Rishabh from harming US. Let's do it together not alone. Bhai, I can understand that there's many things, I don't know. But...." Akshu paused and sniffle
"I won't mind if you don't tell Mr anything. But more than those secrets, the thing which matters me is we all being safe. Let's fight and safe eachother, hmm??" She nods encouragingly at Krish then look at Eric, Kunal and Yug
"Com'on, brothers." She spatt at the three, who look away. "It's insane. I'm not encouraging you two." Eric spatt, with a glare at Akshu and Ishu
"I'm doing this for our future. Com'on, it's my marriage but I can't feel safe and free cause of them." Akshu spatt with a frown
"And, I'm doing this for Kshitij. I don't want him to live in this fear of next day. I want him to live like US, always in a worry of tomorrow." Ishana mumbled and look at Yug, who sighed
She smile softly, knowing this time she hit the right nerve of their as they all sighed with clenched jaw.
"I want to beat both of them. " Kunal grumble with a pout as Ishana showed him her middle finger
"Ishu, I'll help you tomorrow handling Singh, if you assure me that Rishabh will be away from US, till our marriage. I don't want any trouble in that. Can you? I don't know how you'll do that??" Akshu stated suddenly as look at the duo
"Are you crazy? How she'll do that??" Yuvi scoff at Akshu but she ignored him.
"Tell me. Will you? Can you able to do that??" Ishana stared at her face for some moments
"Sure! Don't worry, I'll kill him out of Bikaner, just like an insect. Rest assured, Sis." She grinned at her. "But..." Ishana nudged Akshu with her eyes at her brothers
Akshu blinked in assurance. "Bhai." Krish sighed, looking at other three. "I won't." Yug spatt, glaring Ishana
"Kunal Bhai, please na. I said, let's fight it tog--"
"Fine! Fine. I get it. Not to rub it on my face." Kunal grumble as Akshu squeal and jump on him. "Thank you, brother." She giggle
"Ric." Krish started but Eric sighed. "Fine. I got you." Eric too state back looking away
Ishana look at Yug, but he stood there stubbornly, looking at the wall. "Ho gaya tera natuanki dikhana? Itna kya bhau kha raha hain tu." Ishana snapped
(Are you done with your dramas? Why you're showing so much attitude.)
"Bhai, Com'on. You know it's so much risky. Elders will kill US, if they got a whiff of it. And, there..." He gritted his teeth in anger and glared Ishana, who scoff at him
"I'm not helping you all. Even after knowing that it'll pushing her towards something very dangerous. What happened to you all? Akshu, weren't you a sensible person." Yug snapped, the thought of loosing Ishana is making his heart clenched badly
"Yug, I'll beat you now. Why you're provoking them against me?" Ishana snapped at him with gritted teeth
"Oh god! They both are totally angry on eachother. Shouldn't we stop it?" Sarika muttered, looking at how both of them glaring eachother
"Why he's freaking so much??" Rohan muttered as Abhi too nods on it saying. "Exactly!"
"I'm provoking? I'm telling them the truth. Even after knowing, that letting you do what you want will bring you closer to something so harmful." Yug pointed at Eric and Krish
"Ishana, We both know, how much Rishabh hates you, he won't think twice before killing you like last time." He added, feeling frustrated at Ishana's adamant behavior
"You know Yug, I don't give a fuck to it. You are right, he can kill me. He'll try everything to kill me. But, still I don't care." Ishana didn't budged
"You'll help me or not totally your decision. But I'm doing. I'll do this. This year will be the last year of Rishabh Sherawat's life. I'll make sure of it." She sighed, she doesn't wants to utter the next words but she still did
"With or without anyone of you. Even If I've to sacrifice my whole self. I'll do that too. Cause....."
"The only way to stop me now, is to kill me."
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Soooooo......?????
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My one set of babies romancing (Krish Bhaiya and Arshi Ji🤣)
And my favorite babies..... Rohan is angry. 😶🙄
My Yugi and Ishu 😭😭
Who's Aditya Panwar? I'll tell in next chapter. (No worries, he's just a side kickass 😉)