Veer taps on Radhika's desk to grab her attention. She looks at him and smiles, "You don't have any work that you are not letting me do mine."

He laughs, "Now what would we like to do with that smart mouth?!"

She replies upfront,"Give it a chocolate. What else?!"

He pulls out a chocolate from his pant pocket and hands it over to her, "So here is the chocolate."

He delightfully watches her munching on chocolates.

She licks her fingers to relish the last bits of chocolate and asks, "What are you staring at?!"

He teases, "I am looking at a clumsy cartoon who is crazy about chocolates."

She narrows her eyes at him, "How dare you call me a cartoon?! I am..."

He cuts her off, "I know you are not just a cartoon but a clumsy cartoon."

She says in a pissed off tone, "Veer shut up or else..."

He asks daringly,"Or else what?!"

She crosses her arms to her chest and replies,"Or else I am not talking to you."

He shakes his head, "Impossible....You can't stay without opening that big mouth of yours."

After a silence of minutes, she stands up and asks,"What is the time?!"

He asks,"Why?!"

She answers, "It's time to go home. Driver kaka must be waiting outside."

He nods agreeing with her.

"Hey let's go out....what say?!"He offers.

She shook her head, "Some other time....Avanti maa will be cross if I don't reach home on time."

He asks, "Now who is this Avanti maa?!"

She answers, "Arjun's mom."

He objects, "Why do you call her maa?!"

She shrugs, "Because she is my mom also."

He nods but not liking her relations with Arjun's family even a bit but he didn't wanted to hurt her feelings.

He walks out along with her. All were leaving as the working hours had come to an end. One of them hurried outside and by mistake pushed Radhika who lost her balance and fell down. Veer screamed at the man in fit of rage, "Ankit, how dare you?!"

Radhika struggled to get up with difficulty and said, "Veer it's OK. He didn't did it purposely."

Veer helped her up and furiously growled, "Only because of her I am forgiving you otherwise you could be fired today."

Ankit apologized, "I am extremely sorry Radhika. I was in a hurry because my seven year daughter is alone in my house."

Radhika smiled,"It's OK. I am fine."

She limped towards her car with veer's support. He offered to massage her feet to ease her pain but she refused.

She said her goodbyes to him and asked the driver kaka to start the car. Poor soul had to limp towards the main door after stepping out of the car. She pulled out the keys and unlocked the door. No one was in the house. Avantika had been invited for some charity function as the chief guest. Ananya was going to stay with her friend for tonight. Arjun's dad was out of station for some important business.

She spiritlessly walked towards the sofa and crashed on it.

"So you and me alone....an interesting yet dangerous combination."

The familar voice which could make her feel variety of emotions in a flash of heartbeat made her turn towards the source of voice.

"Yes I guess."She answered.

He threads towards her and hops on the sofa. Curiosity swirls like a tide inside him when he finds her touching her ankle and caressing it.

Concern washes over him,"Are you alright?!"

She stops touching her ankle and shakes her head, "Yah I am."

He glares at her, "That's a lie. Now I want the truth."

She stared at him and gulped. He looked like a criminal investigating officer who could do anything to make the culprit vomit the truth.

She says nervously,"I got hurt on my ankle."

He looks down at her feet and it hurts him to see a red bruise marring her beautiful skin. He kneels down and grasp her ankle and rest her toe on his knee.

He screamed, "RONY, GET ME WARM WATER."

A terrified and shivering servant came running with a tub filled with warm water.

Arjun looked at him and spoke angrily,"You may leave."

Rony ran away as if he saw a ghost.

Radhika smirks,"So the great Arjun Mehra has shed his ego and is holding my feet."

He arches his neck upwards and grins evil, "It won't take long to pull you down by your feet."

He speaks again, "But I would not hurt you till what I am sure as."

She asks,"Why?!"

He smiles,"You know why."

She denies,"I don't know."

He traces her feet by his finger and it creates a tickling sensation on her skin making her giggle.

She laughs, "Don't do that. I am ticklish."

He nods but it looked like he was in mood to hear that cheerful kidlike laughter more.

He asks her to fold her salvar which she shyly does.

He comments,"You have beautiful feet."

She blushes but turns her face away to hide it. She does want him to know what effect he has on her.

He asks her to put her feet in the tub. She terrifiedly stares at the water fearing it might be too hot.

He stares at her intensely,"Don't you trust me?!"

She replies without a delay of second, "Of course I do."

He points to the tub and says, "Then put your feet in the water."

She feels uncertain and unsure but dips her feet in the water just to pass him the message that she trust him.

Soothing relief stores inside her and she moans unintentionally, "This is heaven."

He smirks, "You won't know what heavens feels like until you have been there."

She contradicts,"Who wants the heaven?! I don't want to die so soon."

"Same here....As it is God and I are in no hurry to see each other. I have a lot to do before I close my eyes never to open again."He says curtly with a hidden meaning behind his every word.

She request,"Let's not talk about death."

Just then his phone rings pulling both of them out of trance.

He excuses himself to attend the call leaving her in flushed state.

She calls Veer because she knows he would be worrying about her.

Hii

Yes I reached long back and I am fine.

Yes Veer I am perfectly fine.

Thank you

For being such a wonderful friend.

I am so lucky to have Arjun and you in my life.

No veer that's not true. Arjun is not a cold hearted prince in fact he is a hero.

Why won't I call him hero?! He held my hand when I was completely alone. I can't even imagine what would have happened to me that night if he had not helped me. I'll always be grateful towards him for my whole life.

Veer I won't hear a word against Arjun. It's OK if you don't trust him but I do.

You are forgiven but henceforth keep your mouth in check. Either you don't talk about him and if you are so much tempted to talk about him then never ever badmouth him in front of me.

Yes I know you are concerned about me but Arjun means no harm to me.

OK I'll take care of myself.

Bye. Good night.

She turns and her eyes spring open seeing Arjun standing in front of her folding his arms to his chest.

He chuckles,"I didn't knew you are such a big fan of me."

She asks nervously,"You heard?!"

He nods, "Yes I did."

He pins her by his intimidating stare and questions,"Do you mean what you said?!"

She bows her head and nods, "I would have never said it if I didn't mean it."

He walks closer to her making her step back. He cups her face and forced her to look into his eyes which were looking deep into her soul.

He looks at her sincerely,"I didn't did anything great for you to be obliged to me for your whole life."

She shook her head and takes his hand off her face and retorts, "No you could have left me on my own and not even bothered to look back but the good inside you didn't let you do that."

She continues,"Believe me when I say you are a good man fighting the inner demons of your past. You just need a helping hand to pull you out of darkness."

He rapidly steps back and shouts, "STOP!!!"

She tries to reach him but he lifts one hand gesturing her to stop in her tracks.

She signs sadly, "Arjun you live in your past and it's high time you stop doing that. You need to let go of things which could give you nothing but pain."

He whispers in a broken tone,"I can't....just can't."

She covers the distance between them and stretching his chin upwards making him look at her. His eyes were red because of unshed tears of pain he was holding back.

She softly says, "Everything will be fine."

He tightly closes his eyes and opens them after a pause of second. He looks at her mistaking her care and concern as sympathy. He pushes her away and snarls in dead fury, "Nothing is gonna be fine. Don't make it difficult for me. Don't make me believe things which are so unreal. I am a wrectchedly bad, vile, heartless, filthy and evil. You should stay away."

She wipes her own tears with the back of her hand and says in a calm tone,"I am not going to stay away because you are none of things you mentioned."

He looks at her irritatingly for seconds together thinking what she is made of. He turns and stomps upwards to his room.

She smiles with determination in her eyes, "I will make you believe my words one day. You have done so much for me and now it's my turn."

She walks to the kitchen and sees the servant sweeping the floor.

He looks up and greets her with a smile, "Mam, should I serve the dinner on the dining table?!"

She replies, "Yes."

She leaves to get Arjun as she knows he didn't had his dinner just like her.

She frowns when she finds him smoking in the balcony. She takes long and fast strides towards him and snatches the cigarette and throws it in the bin.

He gives her a dead glare, "What the fuck are you...."

She cuts him off, "Chi....Don't curse in front of me."

He signs angrily and points his index finger at her, "You better stop telling me what to do and not to do. I don't like it."

She lowers his finger by her own and says, "I will if I think the thing which you are doing is harmful to you."

He asks in a challenging tone,"Do you know who you are talking to?! No one...."

She cuts him off, "Yes I know....No one bosses around you but I am not like others. I am special case."

He asks,"And why do you think you are special to me?!"

She smiles, "See if I was not special you won't be standing here arguing with me after I threw away your cigarette. You would have hurt me if I was not special to you. Now tell me right or Wrong?! "

If someone else would have tried to outsmart him, He would have made sure the person regretted the day he was born. Every single person who worked under him thought him to be heartless prick. God where the hell was the Arjun Mehra, the cold hearted prince as the world called him?!

He couldn't help but smile,"I am not answering that."

She shrugs and answers overconfidently,"You don't need to because I know I am right."

He opens his mouth to say something but closes it changing his mind.

She holds his hand and say, "Now come let's have dinner."

He snatched his hand back, "I am not hungry."

She declares in a firm tone, "Even I won't eat if you aren't eating."

He frowns,"Stop throwing fits like a child."

She shakes her head stubbornly,"No I am not eating."

He gives in, "OK I'll eat with you. Stop blackmailing me."

She grins and follows him as he proceeds towards the dining area.

One of the servant serves them dinner. They eat in silence but he couldn't stop himself from staring at her.

She finishes only half of the food in her plate and says,"I am full."

He looks at her angrily trying to find it in himself to scold her for not eating. She could gulp chocolates one after another but when it came to real protein rich food, she couldn't eat much. She would proudly say that she could survive on chocolates for the whole day. How he wished she finishes every grain of rice in her plate and he just watches her eat it.

He knew how to make her eat. He bangs his fist on the table making her jump in her chair.

He pressurizes each word in a hard tone,"Eat!!! I want you to finish all of it."

She denies in a low tone, "I can't eat more."

He smirks,"You don't have a choice."

He scolds,"All day long you keep munching on chocolates and on the top of it you proudly state you could survive on it. Do you have any idea how much weak and lean you are?!"

She retorts, "I am not weak maybe fragile."

He cuts her off, "One and the same thing. Now eat before I forcefully feed you."

She stares at him with fear and horror on her face. She holds the spoon near her lips and shoves it inside her mouth.

After swallowing, she says,"See I am eating please don't shout."

With great difficulty, he stops his lips from stretching into a smile. God her innocence will be the death of him! She looked like small child obeying in fear of getting scolded more. He watched  her until she finished everything in her plate.

"Good."

He appreciated in a single word and takes his leave leaving her beguiled and bewildered at the same time.

God This man wasn't what he portrayed himself. He wasn't wrectchedly bad, vile, heartless, filthy and evil at all. In fact he was incredibly sweet but only to her, She guessed and smiled thinking it to be true.

As night spreads its charm, the thick curtain of her eyelashes began to kiss her cheeks. She felt so sleepy but remained awake waiting for him to return after finishing his call. She could hear his deadly yelling as he talked on phone. She wondered who invited his wrath now.

She greeted him with her most heartwarming smile without expecting his smile in return.

He rotated his neck and asked, "You are awake still."

She nods,"I was waiting for you. I thought we could talk for sometime."

He crawls on bed and turns to her stating, "Radhika people sleep at this time."

She lies flat on her stomach and turns to his side. She says in a enthusiastic tone, "Let's play thumb fight then."

He closes his eyes and speaks sheepishly,"Radhika sleep and let me sleep."

She frowns, "But I am not sleepy naa."

He suggest, "Count 1 to 100 in your mind. You'll eventually feel sleepy."

She obeys him with sincerity but after some time she finds it hell boring and stops the count or she loses it.

She hops off the bed and shouts loud enough for him to hear, "I AM GOING. OUT FOR NIGHT WALK."

He jolts up with a jerk,"Radhika don't you dare." He gives her a warning glare.

She starts walking towards the door ignoring him as if she didn't heard his angry warning.

He follows her in zeal force and grabs hold of her forearm and turns her harshly. He screeches,"I said no means no."

She tries to free herself from his vice grip but all in vain. She retorts, "I want to go out for a walk and I will whether you like it or not I don't care."

He narrows his eyes at her and pulls her close until their chest touched, nose kissed and breaths mingled. He threatened, "I'll chain you to the bed if you don't go back to sleep right now."

She arches her brow challengingly,"You won't dare."

He smirks evil,"Try me sweetheart."

She thinks for a minute and smirks as an amazing idea strike her brain, "I'll scream the whole house down and mom will come to know how you manhandle me."

His eyes widened in shock,"Manhandle?! Are you even hearing yourself?! I am listening to your nonstop blabbering at 2 am in the morning despite the fact I have to attend an important  meeting at 10 am with the  board of directors. Dad will slaughter me if I don't reach on time. I fulfill all your midnight cravings for chocolates, bonbons, candies and what not. I take care of you like a little child, so precious and dear to me."

He stares at her with hurt, accusatory eyes,"On the top of it, you say I manhandle you."

He walks a few steps away from her as if retreating. She chokes on newly formed emotions of guilt which heavied her heard. She says in a pained tone,"I am sorry, Arjun. I promise I'll never intrude your sleep henceforth. I know you run a business and understand your commitment towards it but sometimes I become selfish and want all of your time."

She turns him towards her making him face her. She innocently stares into his eyes as he stares into her baby brown eyes. She holds her ears and brings all the unsophisticated innocence and naivety in her puppy dog eyes and says,"Arjun, I am sorry. Aap please gussa maat ho naa, aap gussa hote hai toh mujhe kuch bhi accha nahi lagta."

He fights a chuckle but eventually ends up giving her the most goofiest grin thus putting an end to the feigning fury, he staged to trouble her. She was so irresistible when she mallified him. It took every bit of his self control to not take down her right there.

She narrows her eyes at him and all he wished to do was gobble her up. God! She looked so cute and so damn hot when she burned with anger.

She scowled,"Arjun, aap....."

Before she could complete, he pressed his hand on her mouth and cupped her face with his other hand.

He eliminated the distance between them, towering over her short fame intimating her with his height. He held the nape of her neck and pushed her body in the delicious warmth of his chest. He cradled, ruffled, cuddled and finally kissed the top of her head,"You're so innocent please don't change. Years ago Anu was same like you and I loved cuddling her all the time but now she thinks I don't treat her equally if I treat her like a kid. I'll have to tie her up to cuddle her which I won't do."

How could she stay angry with this man?! He was so loving, kind, compassionate in his own way of expressing that he cares. Only few had the privilege to witness that side of him and she was the lucky one. In fact a part of her always wished to stay cocooned in his arms. She suddenly felt great animosity towards those who spread inappropriate rumours about him. He was the best friend anyone could have. Agreed, he was short tempered, controlling, dominating, obnoxious, megalomaniac but look at the brighter side....He could do anything for his loved ones so what if he makes some mistakes or breech their freedom to protect them. Even she was annoying at times, all thanks to her blabbermouth! She couldn't keep quiet even if told to do so sternly. We're all humans, we all have different merits and demerits. Arjun's arch enemy was his anger. He couldn't think straight, when angry. But he wasn't bad either!

He waved his hand in front of her to bring her back to earth.

She shakes her head and smiles.

He stares at her, shocked, wideeyed, and confused,"You are not angry?!"

She shakes her head vigorously,"No not angry on the contrary I am happy."

She flutters her eyelashes alluringly just the way he likes it and says,"But I will be more than happy if you take me out for a night walk."

He stares at her long for a minute and finally gives in to her demand,"Ok."

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