Dev's POV

Her eyes were full of pain and confusion...or was it regret?? Anyway, who cares what she feels? Now that I have come here, she should be knowing what to expect from me. I internally smirked at my own thoughts. Miss Sonakshi Bose, now it's time for you to pay back for all your sins!

This was truly a shock to me. I never expected to see her in the same office! No matter how hard we tried to avoid each other, god had other plans for us. It was almost like god was giving me a chance to get back on her.

At that moment, I knew that this was it. I am not going to run away from my fate. In fact, why should I? I was never at fault. She betrayed me, gave me pain, ruined my life and made me an emotionless person today. Today, it's time for her to know what the real hell feels like. Finally, it's time for her to feel the same pain.

"Nikitha, call all the important managers, accountants and employees who are working in the two industrial projects for next month. I want to have a personal interview with each one of them to know them better. It would be a good opportunity to get to know everyone personally." I told Nikitha while walking to the cabin.

I acknowledged all the well-wishers and royally ignored the shocking eyes of Sonakshi and her friend standing near the doorsteps.

Sona's POV

OMG! OMG! OMG! What am I supposed to do, god??? This day couldn't get worse than this. He was here and he had arranged a personal meeting with everyone who was working on the project. This has to be a dream. Please, someone save me....

I slowly made my way towards the door of his room. Other employees were still waiting to be interviewed by him. Time never seemed to move as I watched the door helplessly. I made all the other employees go first, as I didn't have the energy to face him yet. Riya still did not recover from her shock, but I was least bothered about it because I knew that I was his only target.

I deserved to be hated by him. He was right... I betrayed him, cheated him and hurt him in the worst way possible. He had all the rights to be angry on me. I was not true to him... A lone tear escaped my eye as I quickly wiped it.

"Oh my god, Sona.... I spoke so many things to him in anger just now. What should I do?" Riya blabbered nervously while I sighed in dejection.

"Don't worry.... You aren't his target. I am his target." I answered unconsciously, making Riya frown.

"What?" before I could answer her, Nikita came out from the CEO's room.

"Sonakshi, it's your turn now. Dev sir is calling you." Nikitha uttered with a stern face. All the employees before me had finished their interviews and I was the only one left. I looked at Riya and she softly mouthed a 'all the best'.

I slowly moved towards his door and opened it with a heavy heart. My hands shivered when they were placed on the door knob. As I pushed the door open, I saw him sitting there calmly and analysing at a file. When I moved towards his table, he motioned me to sit down with his hands. With a small thanks, I sat down still like a robot.

"So..." Dev cleared his throat and made an eye contact with me.

"What is your name miss?" he asked cockily. I could already see his arrogance dripping in that voice.

It pained me to answer his questions, but I had no choice. I had to act professionally here. I knew he wanted to torture me. I could already tell that he was enjoying every expression of mine, but I was not ready to give him the satisfaction of it. I had to act brave, at least infront of him.

"Sonakshi Bose" I answered calmly.

"So, are you married?"

"No."

"Did you not find a richer guy to hook up with Ms Bose?", he asked as he slowly stood up from his chair and walked towards her.

This was it. How dare he question my character? He had no rights to insult me like this. However, I stayed there, silent to all his accusations. He was right from his view but it hurts. Hurts too much when you are hated by the same people who once loved you.

"I would appreciate if you ask me questions regarding just the work sir." I told him with a straight face.

"Oooh... Are you hurt, Ms Bose? You once questioned me about my property and wealth, right? You had mentioned that it was not enough for you....bla bla bla. Right? Do you want to know the worth of my property now?" he chuckled as he walked round the table.

Every step he took made my heart jolt nervously. In no time, he had reached the space behind my chair. He knew that by then, he had crossed his limits of questioning me, but his main aim was to trigger my anger and blow the issue.

"No Sir. I don't know what you are talking about. If you are done with this interview, I would like to leave." I told him strictly, knowing that if I stayed anymore in the room, I would do something that I will definitely regret later.

I instantly got up from the chair and prepared to dash out. But before I could take a step forward, I was quickly blocked by his large frame infront of me.

"Uhuh.... Not so fast Ms Bose. I have read all your records in this company. Not bad... I am really impressed with your records. Since you have lots of experience in these projects, I would like to appoint you as my Personal Assistant (PA). So, I expect you to shift from your place and move in to my room immediately with immediate effect. I have informed Nikita about all those changes and expect you to be here in the next 15 minutes. Am I clear, Ms Bose?" he spoke as his breath fanned against my neck.

Horrified was an understatement. Working in the same company was already a nightmare for me, but being his PA in the same room was totally depressing. The more I tried to get away from him, the more he was pulling me closer. Why is he so cruel?

"Yo...your cabii..n??" I questioned almost breathlessly. The proximity between us was unbearable.

"Yess..." he whispered with the same intensity.

That's when he immediately pulled me up by grabbing my left hand and locking it behind my back... The next thing I knew, he was slowly running his fingers along the length of my arm.

"Siiirrr...?" I struggled, trying to divert his attention.

But there was no reply

"Mrrr Dixit...?" I stuttered again helplessly.

No reply again.

He leaned in closely and increased his grip on my arm. His breath fanned on my neck and I shut my eyes tightly. This was not done. This is harassment! This has to stop...

"Devvvvv..." I finally whispered his name painfully, not being able to bear his grip on my fragile arms. That's when he answered.

"Breathe Miss Bose." he said and smirked knowingly. Leaving my arms in the next second, he walked out of the office royally.

Tears pooled in my orbs... I closed my eyes recalling what just happened. Life is a circle. What happened in the past was now happening all over again.

Was I ready for another destruction?

*Flashback*

"Devvvvvvv...Stop all your nonsense! This is not gonna work with me, okay? Ouch, stop... Try your charm with some other girls who are shamelessly roaming around you!" Sonakshi said as she escaped him and walked towards a bench.

"Ohhh, so are you trying to say that my charms are not working on you anymore?"

"Yesss Mr Dev Dixit!"

"Really?" He asked as he caged Sonakshi and moved closer to her. His lips almost touched hers when he barely brushed his nose with hers. Sona by now had regretted every word she told him. Under his mercy, she could feel her heartbeat rising unevenly. He descended down and rested his forehead against hers gently.

"Devvv...." She whispered and shut her eyes closed. She was ready for whatever he was going to offer. But her heartbeat proved otherwise.

Dev slowly moved towards her ears and softly cooed...

"Breathe Sona..."

*End of flashback*

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Find the updates short? Hahahaha this was how my writing initially was. I started off with only 1k+ words. But my BJ and HJ has more than 5k words. That's called practice guys. If I can do this with a busy schedule, everyone else can do it too :)

I wanted join the chapters together and make it a long one. But I realised that if I do that, my old comments from different chapters will all be deleted. I had no heart for that. So, I had no choice but post all chapters again, one by one. Sorry.

To make up for the shorter updates, I will make sure I post updates frequently. Until then, love Shana.