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D h r i t i
As I was adoring the cute dance of Jaidev Uncle and Karthika Aunty, I felt a hand slightly moving through my bare waist and I felt someone's lips on the crook of my neck and a hot breath caressed the skin of my neck. I'm damn sure it is that asshole 'Daksh Takur', his fucking audacity to touch me. Today will be his last day on the earth.
When I was about to turn, the person whispered in my ears
"Stop planning to murder me..." I rolled my eyes when I came to know who is this. Yeah, Aarush Malhotra, he is the one who is kissed on my neck. Wait! He kissed my neck...without my fucking consent.
"Take your hands from me, unless I don't want them cut off from your body." I snapped at him but in a low voice.
"When will we dance like that on our wedding anniversary?" He whispered near my ears ignoring my words. As his breath caressed the skin of my neck, I felt a tickling sensation on my neck.
"Never gonna happen," I replied.
"And I think, you should go and ask this your future wife, not me," I said after a pause.
"That's why I'm asking you..." He whispered in his damn deep voice.
"You're living in a delusional world and you know what, there are no medicines for delusions," I said to him.
"I don't know about others but there is a medicine for my delusions and it is just making you my wife." He leaned in and whispered softly, drawing me closer to him. I felt a chill run down my spine as his warm breath tickled my neck, and I couldn't help but shiver in response. Slowly, he nestled his face against my skin, and I could feel the gentle pressure of his lips as he pressed them against my neck.
"What the hell are you doing, Aarush? If anyone watches us..." I whispered to him.
"Let them watch all and the next second my family will contact your brother for our marriage. And that is the thing I want." He replied. Why he is coming up with this marriage matter? Suddenly an idea arose in my brain to play with him. He also played a jealous game with me, right? So he deserves a small punishment.
"About marriage, two years ago my brother already had fixed it," I said to him. He suddenly loosened his hold on me and turned my face towards him. Honestly, I want to laugh my ass off because of his facial expression.
"What! With whom?" He growled.
"Wait... I can't talk with you from here..." He said and grabbed my wrist. He took me to the corner of the garden where no one was present.
"Now say, with whom your brother fixed your marriage?" He asked me. Now whose name will I say?
"Uhh...Ishaan," I said. His jaw clenched. Am I playing with fire? Anyways I like to play with fire.
"Wait, if your marriage was fixed two years ago, why are you both roaming around as best friends? Are you playing with me?" He narrowed his eyes.
"No. Our family I mean my brother and his family give us time as we're best friends and we have no feelings for each other. They told us we could take as much time as we wanted. Once we start to love each other, they will get us married." I lied to him and held back my laugh seeing his face. But suddenly he smirked at me.
"Your marriage is not going to happen with him because you love me, right?" He said with confidence. But I will break his confidence.
"Who said that I love you?" I asked him.
"If you don't love me then why do you let me kiss your cheeks?" He asked. I leaned closer to him and whispered "That was your gift, wasn't it?" I leaned back and smirked at him.
"So you will marry him?" He asked me after a couple of seconds.
"Of course, I will never go against my brother." As I uttered those words, I could see my dear boy turning pale. Oh, my poor darling!
"Mr.Malhotra, I lied to you nothing like that happened," I said to him as his face glowed on my words.
"So you lied to me? Your brother doesn't fix your marriage with him?" He asked me with a grin on his face. Does this give this much happiness to him?
"Yeah I lied to you except for one thing," I said
"What was that exception?" He asked me.
"That I will never go against my brother for anyone," I said to him. That's true, no matter who it is or what the situation may be, I will never betray my brother. For me, loyalty to my brother is paramount and I would rather face death than turn my back on him.
"Cutie..." I heard Isha Di's voice.
"Cutie?" Aarush said with a frown.
"Isha Di...I'm here..." I yelled to gain her attention.
"She calls you Cutie?" Aarush asked me.
"Yeah," I said to him.
"Why are you--what are you both doing here?" Isha Di wiggled her eyebrows.
"Nothing we were just talking," I said to her.
"Just talking or--"
"Isha Di, why did you look for me?" I cut off her and asked.
"Yeah, Mom is looking for you." I nodded at her.
"So, let's go inside," I said to her and we went inside the hall.
"Where were you, Riti?" Aditi Ma asked me.
"I was in the garden, Aditi Ma," I said to her.
"With Aarush Malhotra..." Isha Di added. What was the need to say that?
"Aditi Ma we are just talking about today's incident," I said to Aditi Ma before she could say anything. Aditi Ma chuckled and Isha Di also.
"For that, I didn't ask you anything," she said to me.
"I just shared it with you," I said with a smile.
"Anyways come let's have our dinner." Aditi Ma said and we all moved to a place where food was arranged.
After having dinner, me, Ruhi and Arjun were talking with each other. Actually, they were talking and I was listening to them.
"Riti, look..." Aju nudged me and gestured for me to look behind. I turned behind and saw Daksh coming towards me. I managed to act in front of him but I knew he would not believe easily that I lost my memories.
"Hey, Ms.Dhriti Krishna did you have your dinner?" He asked me with a smile. He is still like that in his character, acting like a decent guy but a bastard he is.
"Yeah, I had my dinner," I replied.
"Earlier I couldn't able to talk to you. Now we can talk, right?" He asked me. What the hell does he want to talk to me?
"I think we already talked enough," I uttered with no interest.
"So Sidhu was right. You're a woman of few words," He said to me with a smirk. Someone, please take me from here before I do anything to this fucker.
"Riti, let's go it's already late." Ishaan came and held my hand.
"Yeah," I nodded to Ishaan.
"I'm leaving Mr.Daksh Takur we will see later," I said to him. I can clearly see annoyance on his face as he glared at our hands.
Ishaan and I come out of the Mansion followed by Ruhi, Arjun and Isha Di.
"What the hell was he talking to you?" Isha Di asked me.
"Nothing, he was about to talk but Ishaan came in the middle," Ruhi answered instead of me.
We all left from there to our respective houses.
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Next Morning
D h r i t i
As I returned from my morning jog, I enthusiastically began to prepare myself for a long day ahead at the office.
After having breakfast, I came out of my Villa only to see a familiar car waiting for me. It was Ishaan, what is he doing here?
"What are you doing here that too in the morning?" I asked him with a smile.
"I'm here to drop you to your office." He said with a smile. Yeah, my car is still under service but I think tomorrow or the day after tomorrow it will come back to me.
"Hey, what are you thinking?" Ishaan asked me.
"Nothing." I shook my head.
"Then get in." He said and opened the car door for me. As I got inside the car, he closed the door softly, making sure I was comfortable. He then proceeded to drive me to Aarush's office with great care and attention.
"Why are you going to his office for work? You can do that work from your office, right?" He asked me while driving.
"Yeah, I can do the work from my office, but he wants me to work from his office instead," I shrugged.
"And you agreed to that, as much I know you, you're not an easy person to agree with that," He said.
"When he asked me that I was not in a situation for argument so I agreed with him. That's it." I said to him.
"What was that situation, Lily?" He wiggled his eyebrows.
"Did you guys sign in any contract that you would tease me in everything?" I asked sarcastically.
"Of course not. But when you're giving chances to us, we have to use it, right?" He replied. But I keep silent.
"Don't you say anything as your sarcastic reply?" He asked me.
"Silence is better for silly matters," I said.
"Then talk about some serious matter." His voice turned into serious.
"What happened?" I asked him.
"Really you didn't know that? Or you're acting like you don't know that?" I frowned.
"What are you talking about?" I asked him.
"Did you happen to miss the news about Red Marvel's drug container being destroyed?" He asked me. He was talking about that, I tensed for no reason.
"Why are making that face? Wait a second, did you send anyone to destroy that?" He asked me with a suspicious look.
"No...of course not. I didn't send anyone. I did it myself," I said to him.
"Oh..."
"What!!!" He screamed. I covered my ears.
"Don't scream like that," I yelled.
"Girl, are you for real? I mean who will take such a risk? What if something happened to you? What is the need to pull such a stunt? You should have--"
"Breath...and concentrate on the driving or we will leave this earth too early." I cut off him and chuckled.
"I'm serious Dhriti. Did you think what would be the consequences if they found you were behind that?" His voice turned serious means very serious. But I tried to light up the situation,
"But nothing has happened, right? Before completing my aim, I will not di--"
"-How many times have I told you that don't say that 'd-word' with your name? If I heard that word again from your mouth I swear..." He yelled at me. His face became annoyed. I released a sigh.
"Are you angry with me?" I asked him.
"We reached..." He said ignoring my question.
"Are you upset with me?" I again asked.
"You are getting late." He again ignored my words.
"Okay fine. I’m not going to get out of the car until you answer my question." He gets down from the car without saying anything. And came to my side and opened the door for me.
"Come, get outside." He said and I shook my head.
"Are you upset with me?" I asked him. He slammed his eyes.
"Yes, I'm upset with you. You got an answer, right? Now come out." He said and I got out of the car.
"Ishaan I'm really sorry. I will never ever do this again. Please don't be upset with me." I said to him with my puppy eyes. He tried to hold back his chuckle of course seeing my face.
"Don't make that face." He gave my cheeks a playful tug and I couldn't help but giggle.
"Go you're getting late." He said to me and got inside his car.
"Actually Ishaan I'm not sorry for what I did," I smirk at him.
"You...I'm going to give a befitting reply for this in the evening." He gritted at me but I laughed instead seeing him annoyed.
"I will wait for a befitting reply!!" When he drove away from here, I couldn't help but yell out. I don't know why but today I feel a kind of peace but still my mind is restless because of that asshole's return. Anyways I'm not going to ruin my mood because of that ma--
As I was lost in my own thoughts, I accidentally collided with someone, causing me to stumble and almost fall to the ground. However, before I could even touch the floor, a pair of hands swiftly caught me by the waist, preventing any harm from coming my way.
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A a r u s h
As I parked my car in the parking lot and got out of the car. When I was heading inside my office I heard her giggling. No way...I having auditory hallucinations. There is nothing like that Dhriti Krishna will giggle like this. But why this is feeling so real? I turned back and saw my girl who was beautifully clad in a blue shirt and checked bottoms. A smile made its way to my lips when I saw her giggling but the next second it disappeared from my face when I saw Ishaan playfully pulling her cheeks. I like it when she is smiling, laughing, and giggling but the reasons behind that only make me annoyed.
When she said, she was going to marry Ishaan, I didn't know what I felt at that time...my heart stopped beating, and the world around me stopped. I believed her because she is not a girl of pranking others and I thought I would lose her when she said she would never go against her brother. But I felt relief when she said it was all a lie. I don't have words to explain my happiness at that moment--
"I will wait for a befitting reply!!" Her yelling reached my ears. When I looked at her, she was walking engrossed in her thoughts. Her face seems very calm today. She didn't see I was standing there so probably bumped into me and went to fall. Before she could touch the floor I grabbed her by her waist. She closed her tightly. She slowly opened her eyes and her dark brown orbs met my honey-brown orbs.
"Good morning..." I said to her with a smile on my face.
"Can you please take your hands off and make me stand?" She ignored my good morning. Really?
"I said good morning," I leaned close to her.
"Okay, good morning...now you can take your hands, right?" She said.
"No. I want to give you something," I leaned more to kiss her cheek.
"Move away..." She pushed me.
"Don't you become too bold?" She asked crossing her arms over her chest.
"Am I? Yesterday also I showed this same boldness but you didn't push me. Why?" I asked her. She stepped closer to me and said "Because that was a gift. Why should I push my gift?" Fuck! She is way too hard to handle. How can anyone be this much seductive even though they are not trying for that?
"What about the kiss I give in your neck?" I asked her.
"I think it is also a gift. And whatever you have given to me yesterday will be considered as a gift." She said to me. Oh my goodness! I am absolutely stunned! I don't know what happened in just one day! Dhriti Krishna is not the same person I used to know. Something has drastically changed in her!
"You should have said this to me earlier then I would have kissed you yesterday," I couldn't control myself and these words rolled out from my mouth.
"You would have asked me? Maybe I would have..." She whispered leaning closer to me...dangerously close to me. I stood still not processing her words.
"Are you going to stand like this for the whole day?" I heard her voice from a distance. I realized she already moved away from me. I came out of the trance and walked towards my entrance. She was walking ahead of me and I was behind her. Everyone greeted me and I nodded to them with a smile. Some of them are stunned of course seeing my smile.
We stepped into the elevator and she pressed the button for the 30th floor. I found myself standing behind her, admiring the way her hair cascaded down her back, reaching the middle of her spine. The soft waves in her hair were incredibly alluring, and I couldn't resist the urge to reach out and feel the softness between my fingertips. I don't know what did she do to me. Even I don't want to do these all by crossing the limits. But I end up losing my control. Yesterday, I found myself in a situation where I unexpectedly kissed her cheeks and neck, even though it was not my original intention. She has an inexplicable power over me - she can keep me in check, yet simultaneously cause me to lose control. She is the only person I have ever crossed my limits like this.
She suddenly turned to face me and I came out of my thoughts.
"Did my hair look like a toy to you? Why are you playing with it?" She asked me in her typical Dhriti mode.
"Because I like to play with it." I shrugged.
"Don't ever dare to cross your limits, Aarush Malhotra." She warned me. What happened now? Is she on her periods? Because she is showing type of mood swings.
The elevator door opened with a clicking sound and she walked out of the elevator. I also walked out of the elevator.
We entered to the cabin and got engaged to work. No, she was working and I was gawking at her. Now I become a creep. Woah! What else will you make me Ms.Dhriti Krishna?
Aarush...concentrate...try to focus on your work otherwise the Billionaire tag you earned from great difficulty will be erased from your name and your company also will be at stake.
I brushed off my all thoughts and focused on my work.
After some time, her phone rang and my attention turned to her again.
"Hey, Anamika..." She said over the phone. Anamika? That name is very familiar to me. But how does Dhriti know her? From her voice, I can figure out that they're friends like she talking friendly to her.
"When did you come back here?... What happened, Anamika?" Her voice turned serious.
"What? Did anything--okay, okay I will come right now." Her whole figure was trembling now I got up from my chair and walked towards her.
"What happened, Riti?" I asked her and I saw tears starting to flow from her eyes. But she was very fast to wipe it off.
"I-I have to leave for the hospital," She said. But why does she have to go to the hospital? Before I ask her she left my cabin. I run behind her.
"Riti, stop..." I yelled but she didn't stop. Everyone in the office was looking at us but I don't fucking care that. Something is happened for sure...that's why she is running like this and her whole body is still trembling.
When I reached the parking lot I saw she was scrolling through something on her phone. She was panting and I was also panting for breath. I held her arm and turned to make her face me.
"What happened?" I asked her.
"Leave me...I have to go." She jerked my hands from her.
"I will take you to the hospital," I said to her and held her hands again I could feel her hands were cold as they froze.
"No, I will go myself." Is it necessary for her to be stubborn in this situation also?
"Do you think that I will let you go alone in this condition?" I asked her.
"Aarush I didn't have time to argue so fucking leave my hand. The cab is waiting outside for me," She said to me.
"No, I will take you to the hospital," I said.
"Why don't you understand? I want to go, leave me." She gritted at me. I have no other way.
"So sorry because you will not like the thing I'm going to do now," I said to her.
"What do you--what the hell!" She yelled when I hauled her up on my shoulder because she didn't leave a choice other than this.
"Put me down, Aarush." She yelled again but I didn't care. I walked to my car and made her sit in the car. And I got into the driving seat and started to drive.
"Which hospital do you have to go to?" I asked her.
"PrimaCARE..." She said with a shivering voice. What happened? Why she is looking very scared? Has something happened to anyone? I drive to the PrimaCARE hospital, in that hospital my chachu works as a senior cardiac surgeon.
"Riti, What happened?" I asked her again and this time she replied.
"I-Ishaan met with an accident..." As soon as she spoke those words, tears began to stream down her face. My heart sank at the sight of her pain. I instinctively reached out and took hold of her hand, squeezing it gently to offer some comfort.
Within 30 minutes we reached the hospital and she opened the door in a rush and ran inside the hospital as I parked the car. I ran behind her.
She asked for the details in the reception area and walked toward the casualty ward.
When we reached there, I saw a female doctor standing there of course it was Anamika.
"Dhriti..." She called her and Dhriti walked towards her.
"What happened to him? Is he fine? Nothing serious to him, right? Is he perfectly alright? Why are you standing like this? Say, Anamika, he is fine, right?" As she asked the question, tears started to flow uncontrollably from her eyes. I was taken aback by her vulnerability, as I had always known her to be bold, brave and strong. Seeing her like this, trembling with fear, made me feel helpless and unsure of what to do next. It was a stark reminder of how fragile even the strongest people can be in the face of overwhelming emotions.
"Dhriti, calm down. Don't cry like this it will not help your health condition either." Anamika said and hugged her. Soothingly she rubbed her back. Thank God! I think Anamika can make her calm.
"Dr.Anamika, Sir is calling you." A nurse came and said to her.
"Yeah...I will come. You go." The nurse went inside the ward.
"Dhriti, come here and sit down. And don't worry, Ishaan is fine..." She said to Dhriti in her soft voice and made her sit.
"I will come now, okay..." Anamika said to her and looked at me. I nodded at her and she went inside the ward as I walked towards Dhriti.
She intertwined her fingers and brought them near her lips and she was chanting something. I couldn't hear it. Now also her body is shivering and her tears are not stopping her from her eyes. I sat beside her and pulled her close to me.
"Don't worry he will be fine..." I said caressing her hair.
"Of course he will be. He should be fine nothing will happen to him." She said to me.
"Okay, don't cry like this..." With a gentle touch, I reached out and wiped away the tears that streamed down her cheeks. As I did so, I could feel her body shivering from the emotional turmoil that had overtaken her. Wanting to offer comfort and support, I wrapped my hands around her quivering frame, pulling her close to me. The warmth of my touch and the closeness of our embrace served to soothe her, even if only a little, in that moment of vulnerability.
"Aarush, I’m afraid..." She was sobbing, fisting my shirt tightly and hiding her face more to my chest. I caressed her hair.
"You don't need to be afraid. Nothing wrong will happen, okay?" I said to her softly and placed a kiss on her head.
I felt her relaxing in my embrace.
"Lily..." I heard Ishaan calling her. She jerked up from my hold and looked at him. He has a bandage on his head and a plaster on his right hand looks like he only has minor injuries.
"Ishaan..." She whispered and ran towards him. She wrapped her hand around his neck and he wrapped his uninjured hand around her waist. As much as I hate him touching her I think now she really needs that.
"Hey, I'm fine Lily." He said and wiped her tears.
"Didn't I say that he is fine," Anamika said wrapping her around her shoulder.
"Anyways Ishaan you should take a rest for at least one week," Anamika said to him.
"Is it necessary Anu to take one week's rest?" Ishaan asked her.
"Yes, it's necessary," She replied to him. Then she looked at me.
"You're JM's sir I mean Jayesh Sir's nephew, right?" She asked me and I nodded.
"Nice to meet you, I'm Anamika Roy." She forwarded her hand. She is really opposite to Dhriti looks like she is an extrovert and cool girl.
I'm Aarush Malhotra." I shook my hands with her.
"Dhriti and Ishaan, I'm leaving for my home, okay? And you can take Ishaan to home." Anamika said and hugged Dhriti.
"Take care Ishaan and rest for one week, it's compulsory," She said hugging him.
"As you say, Doctor Madam," he said with a smile. And I felt someone's eyes on us and I turned back to see if someone was watching us or not but there was no one. My gaze shifted to Dhriti whose face was paled and whose eyes were red and puffed because of crying. Her face made my heart clenched.
"Bye, Mr.Aarush Malhotra..." Anamika said to me and I nodded at her. She left.
"Come, Ishaan, let's go home." She said and held his arm.
"Okay..." He nodded.
"I will drop you..." I said to them and they both agreed to me.
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