Aashna's Pov:

I went inside and got settled on my seat. Luckily it was not in front of him. He was on the first chair on the right of the table and I was on the third chair on the left. I once again looked at him and found him talking with his assistant. How I'm going to give my presentation, with him sitting right in front of me?

I was actually so happy knowing that he will not attend the meeting but my happiness is just faded now seeing him here. Why you did this to me god?

"I know he looks good, but that doesn't mean you will keep staring at him." Chetan, my colleague who was sitting next to me whispered in my ear making me totally shocked. But wait, he said that Aarav looked good? Only good? Is this man kidding me? He is looking too good. That crisp black suit hugging him tight, showed his perfect muscles. And those eyelashes! I wished I had them. And then how can I forget about his new hairstyle, that small slit on the left side of his head was just too cool. I agree that the haircut was suitable for professional meeting, he looked like a teenage boy. It reminded me of our college days when he had that slit on both the side but I don't care about professionalism as long as he looked good in it.

"Aashna?" Chetan called me breaking thoughts. Oh god, what the hell was I thinking? I'm not supposed to think about him and here I'm admiring his look. Wow! I guess I have to work really hard to stay away from him. But for now I should answer the person who has literally seen me staring at Aarav. What I'm going to say?

"Don't tell me that you are so awestruck that you are not able to speak anything." Chetan continued with a giggle.

"No, I was thinking that why people like you think too much?" I mocked at him.

"And by the way you are mistaken, I was not staring at him, I was thinking something else." I said and he nodded slightly but didn't spoke anything. Thank god, he believed me otherwise it would have been so hard for me to convince him.

"The further information will be me presented by Miss. Aashna." Shekhar sir and with trembling legs I got up from and seat and went towards the screen in front of everyone. Why am I nervous? It's not the first time I'm giving a presentation. I guess it is because of the person sitting in front of me.

I was not in mood to look at him and make my self vulnerable again so I completely avoided him and started my presentation. Slowly my nervousness faded and I was able to give the presentation properly. I was going very smoothly when a question disturbed me. No doubt the question was from Aarav and I knew why he did that. I didn't looked at him while giving the presentation, not even once and I guess if must have hurt his big fat ego. Asking a question was the only way to make me look at him.

"Miss. Aashna, what will be the profit margin if we go by plan B instead of plan A?" was his question. Man, plan B was just in case of emergency, why can't he get it?

Now that he called me Miss.Aashna, I wished that even I can call him Mr. Aarav but no, I can't do that. I hate the fact that I'm going to call him sir now.

I looked at him only to see a serious expression on his face. I don't know why but that made me numb.

Somehow I managed to explain him about the profit margin but his looks were explaining that he wasn't interested in my explanation instead he was having that teasing smile on his face which made me more nervous.

I was so well prepared for the presentation but now I cannot recollect anything. He always knew his smile had this kind of affect on me.

OH god!!! Come on Aashna don't get distracted you can't get affected by him. Just ignore him, don't look at him!

And when I continued to give presentation he fully leaned back on his chair, with one hand on the table and other on the side of the chair and again he was successful to gain my attention. I know he was staring at me and that was enough to make me weak again. How can someone act like a college student in a conference room, where people expect professionalism from you?

I got so damn irritated by this person I wish I could have punched him on his face. Somehow I managed to calm myself again.

"Thank you! Now further will be explained by my colleague Mr Chetan." after saying this I got settled on my seat and had a glassful of water.

I was so sad about my performance. I knew it was not good as everyone expected, in fact this was the worst presentation I have ever given, maybe I was better than this during my college project presentation.

Finally the meeting got over and everyone went out of the boardroom. Whereas I was still cursing myself for the way I presented and how I got nervous because of Aarav.

I got up from my seat and collected some papers on the table, I was about to leave, when I remembered that I didn't picked my phone from the table so I went and took it and also I saw Aarav's phone there. Should I return it? No. I guess I will just inform someone. I said to myself and turned behind towards the door only to receive a sudden jerk, seeing Aarav standing behind me.

"Sorry if I scared you." He said immediately and I just gave a nod in return.

"By the way, the presentation was good." he continued.

Was it? Or is he making fun of me?

"It was actually good, I'm not joking." He replied. Why he still has to know what I was thinking?

Well I seriously don't think that the presentation was good but anyways now that he has complimented I should complete my side of formality.

"Thank you." I replied and began to leave.

He moved a step ahead towards the table probably to pick his phone, but that made him close to me and I got nervous again because of his closeness. So I decided to run from there. Hurriedly I began to move but then my bad luck is always with me, My leg hit the chair and I kind off lost my balance which made me directly fall on him, with my both hands around the side of his neck.

I remembered the time, When I bumped at him in the college and we both ended on the wall behind him. Luckily this time he managed to stay stable otherwise we both would have ended on the floor.

I looked up and saw him looking back at me. After almost six years, he was so close to me and eventually I lost in him. He was as handsome as he was in college those proper jawline, those cheeks with dimple on it when he smiles, that funny little cute nose, those eyes which always used to make me smile, I can stare them for hours. My heart was beating so fast that it felt like it will come out of my chest.

We both were still staring at each other, which felt like thousand years but that thousand years broke when someone entered in the room, just like our relation, which ended just because of a mere fight.

I realized my hands were still around his neck, quickly I took them back so that no one sees us this way and came out of the board room.

I came out of the room blushing, I hate myself why I always do this? why can't I control my emotions? What he must be thinking that I still have the same feelings for him and that I have not moved on in my life.

I was standing outside the room and saw Aarav leaving from there. Once again our gaze met each other causing the butterflies dancing in my stomach.

He didn't looked back at me but still I felt like looking at him which I did till the doors of elevator were closed completely.

"Do you want to go till parking lot?" Chetan interrupted my thoughts.

Wait what did he just ask?

"What? Of course Not, I mean why would I?" I questioned him back trying to act normal.

"Oh right. Why would you. My mistake." He said and began to leave but then stopped in the midway and turned towards me.

"Have I ever said you about the college I studied in?" He asked and I just wondered why is he asking me about this?

"No, why?"

"Well, then you will surely like to know that we both studied in the same college." He said with a wink and left.

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Firstly a massive massive thanks to @Apeksha06 for helping me out to complete this chapter. ❤️❤️❤️