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He lit the cigarette taking it to his lips and leaned over the seat with deep thoughts, once the warm air passed his lungs his eyes closed automatically with confusion and irritation as his mind seems to be blank from the morning, nothing reached his brain except her words and those tears tearing his heart.

"Sir, a phone call to  you" Balveer one of my bodyguards handed me my business phone, taking a deep breathe I got it, "hello" 

"I received a call from Russian client Mr. Kuznetsov" it's Advik, "he is asking for you he wanted to discuss an important issue in it" 

"handle it," Arjun said making Advik shocked, "but you...you don't want me to go..." 

He heckled in, "Do it" and he hung the call, "No business calls or personnel calls should reach me for next two days, let my travel be secret" Balveer nodded at his boss comment and handed him the file.

"This has the deep analysis of their project they are about to discuss and this" placing the lap to him, "are the business men's who are against these illegal practices, we have checked their background it's clear but most powerful among these businessmen are your rivals" whatever the step he tried to take, there will be another obstacle in his path.

A deep frown formed his face, taking his mobile he dialed the one number that could give peace to him but she didn't attend his call, it keeps on ringing but no response, hiding the pain knowing she is not interested in talking with him, he asked Balveer, "your mobile" he looked shocked by his boss statement, this is the first time he is seeing him this restless and disturbed in his business, the arrogant man he saw the last two years is not there instead he saw a man who is letting himself burn alive.

Dialing from Balveer number she attends it in few rings, "hello" he took a deep breath hearing that low voice his heart fell more and the reason being him pained him more giving unimaginable anger on himself, when she got no answer from him, she again spoke bringing him to reality, "who's this?" 

Brining his cold tone he spoke professionally, "Arjun" silent ruled the other side so he continued further, "I..." she hung the call, again he dialed attending the call she quickly stormed out, "won't you ever let me live happily?" that hurts like hell thinking her life would be happy without him, but he knows that's the actual truth.

"I'd like to get advice from a business consultant" he lied straight away burying her deep hurtful words into his heart,  why does the world's one of the top business brain need a consultant either way only that brain was blocked by its heart death and he knows her one word can bring it back to its life.

She remained silent not believing his words yet she spoke, "Yes Mr. Verma how may I help you?" in a professional tone making him laugh softly, "I am desired to vend with my corrival" 

"Strike the rival and make it as a companion" she fired in a second but the meaning of her words didn't reach his head instead her soft tone cooled his heart, "thanks" a smile formed on his face also in his voice as she quickly hung the call with a, "Welcome Mr. Verma" that anger in her tone twisted his lips upwards confused Balveer.

He took his mobile, "next plan sir?" 

Arjun got up from his chair, "take few minutes to rest Balveer, we have a long journey ahead" he went to his room cheerfully leaving his guards confused. 

After two hours Arjun came out of the room with a fresh and crisp business suit, "When is landing?" 

"within half an hour sir" he nodded taking the file that the balveer gave. After few minutes of analyzing the documents, he spoke, "make an immediate appointment with Khalili" Balveer nodded, he turned his head towards Likit, another bodyguard, "report from Kolkata"

"Till now they haven't made any movement sir but Vishwanath reached Kolkata a few minutes ago and he is staying near their family house, their house is surrounded by our men but some men are watching their family movements"

He nodded, "don't let out men disturb their work, I need a perfect result. Convey to Albert I need Vishwanathan to alive, he should not have any idea he is under our eye" 

"Right away sir. And mam had gone to work" he let it as it will be the best way to let her be free to clear her mind, "but our guards are in and out of the company"

He pushed a fire look, "make sure of it" Likit nodded his head.

An announcement from the pilot made all of them take their seats, 'This is Pilot Robert, We will be landing in 25 minutes, fasten your seat belts'

"Got an appointment with Mr. Farhad Khalili but we have only 10 minutes time sir" he just nodded. The next few minutes were total silent until they reach Khalili's office, it's a skyscraper with a minimum of 30 floors screaming its power and strength, without noticing the buildings his only thought was to make him convince him to work with him just for a single day.

"Mr. Khalili is waiting for you Mr. Verma" a girl in her well-fitted office suite guided him towards the elevator leading the way. Once reaching the floor, Balveer gave some documents to her to hand that to Farhad.

They were welcomed by a man in his shiny black suit with salt and pepper hair, "hello Mister young Verma" he gave a dazzling smile proving that age is not only just a number but also a weight experience of a man.

Arjun was amazed by the man's genuine nature to welcome his most competitive person with a smile like inviting a family member and his smile made Arjun lose his business tone, "hello sir, nice meeting you" he said as it's their first meeting in face to face.

"Take a seat, Mr. Verma," he said wandering his eyes on the file Arjun gave his PA, "I need your support" he passed a while, "as a friend" he raised his eyes from the document and let it study Arjun.

"Am I the only one sensing something personnel in it?" he asked smiling at Arjun who fixed his steady stare on him, "as far as I know young Verma won't ask anyone's help even it's personal" 

Having no way except accepting the truth he accepted it, "it's about my wife" he paused seeing Farhad smile, "you are giving out your frailty with your business rival" 

Arjun laughed softly, "I thought I am sharing it with my friend" Farhad sliced out an impressed smile, "these don't even matter to your power, what's suppose to be my part in it?"

"I need some legal support from you Mr. Khalili, he is under one businessman as he tied his eyes with his royalty and that businessman is related to you"

Farhad asked with curiosity and a pinch of anger, "your son" his face turned rigid, "but he has no idea what Nithaesh is doing under his nose using his name when this comes out it will damage your business importantly your son's future" he moved every coin slowly.

"I can easily take this matter into my hand but I don't encourage hurting innocent ones" 

"What should I do?" asked Farhad with anger screaming from his eyes which are desperate to protect his son, giving internal smile to Arjun.

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His brother's dull voice made Advik frown his eyebrows in confusion and Diya's sour mode cleared his doubt, having more than 2 hours for the meeting with their Russian client he went to Diya.

"Hello Diya," he said in his usual cheerful tone she turned to him and smiled beautifully, "Morning Advik" and again she turned to her work, "come let's grab a coffee I have a severe headache" she looked at him but nodded doubtfully.

Taking a seat opposite to her, he directly came to the point, "you both fought these 5 hours gap?" 

Sending a strong glare at him she resumed her drink without giving any reply, "What happened Diya?"

"Your brother tried to kill me" Advik coughed hard hearing her, "what?" she nodded blinking away the painful memory and told everything to him. Seeing her emotionless face sent a strange fear in him.

"But Diya..." she cut him, "what? You are going to say he will have reasons behind everything and ask me to forgive him right? Imagine my pain and fear these days, seeing your brother away from me. Okay.

Letting him hurt me. I was stupidly, blindly in love with him, okay.

Letting him roam with a girl while I am alive, his wife is alive. Is it okay for you all?

Your whole family was there, your whole family was seeing him with a girl but no one tried to stop him if I had done the same thing what you people will do? Throw money at my face like your brother right...?" sharp pain on her cheek stopped her words, Advik is burning her with his eyes.

"Don't ever talk yourself like that. Have I ever supported my brother in your problem? You have been a slave in his non-existent love and blaming others for your mistake, how many times my mother asked you to divorce him, but what you did?" she is controlling herself from breaking down, "I am arranging divorce papers tomorrow. Sign in and move on from him" the next second she hugged him crying out all the pain she had inside, he hugged her back giving the comfort a brother gives to his sister.

"Your love is hurting you Diya" he felt her crying hard on his chest, "let it go" he felt her nodding her head but the grip on his shirt told otherwise.

When she released herself from him she wiped her tears, "arrange it soon" he nodded not able to see her in pain anymore, "I need to attend a meeting on behalf of Verma Industries I will be back within 3 hours" she nodded and left the place silently.

When he was about to move out he saw Yaashvi entering in her Scotty to the parking lot, immediately he ran to the parking area which is deserted by now. 

He was anguished to have some words with her from the day of her confession, "Yaashvi" hearing his voice not even glancing at his side she quickly moved towards the elevator but he was quick enough to stop her and dragged her behind a wall hiding them from other's view.

She didn't speak a word except for the protest that she can do to be away from him, "why are you avoiding me?" he asked gritting his teeth, she gave him a strange stare, "why should I talk with you?"

"Cause you love me right?" he felt like slapping himself for such an idiotic question, "that's in the past. I buried deep in the ground a few days back in a temple" his eyes shrank, "so you don't love me?" she nodded looking at the ground bringing a smile to his lips.

"You don't love me?" she again nodded her head unable to express her undying love, "okay, then I want to share one thing" she nodded still staring at the floor, "Ridhi said yes to me" she looked at him with much anger from her eyes and quickly gave a hard pinch on his stomach.

"Go and die with her you idiotic Mr. Girlfriend" he didn't feel the but an uncontrollable smile emerged on his face, "a new girl joined our office last week and they said she is beautiful, go, go and talk with her maybe she might be more charming then your Ridhi" she shouted at him angrily.

"But she can't be Ridhi right" he played with her increasing her anger more and more, "what will you do with the girl who already is in love, you stupid brainless creature? Oh, why do I care? You can be with whoever you want, why are you sharing it with me? You don't have to share anything with me... you don't have to feel bad for me, I am okay, okay?" he keeps on watching her unstable state.

"I am okay, see me I am smiling" she put a smile on her face but her eyes betrayed her words, it started it's waterfalls, "I am smiling, okay?" she asked him to which he nodded immediately, "don't talk with me, I have moved on," she said wiping her tears, "go away from me" she started walking from him.

But her every word seems like she is saying the opposite, she wants him to talk with her, she is not happy and he felt she didn't want him too far from her, without wasting a second he pulled her to him grabbing her wrists and hugged her from behind making her cry more closing her eyes.

Unable to tolerate her tears he pulled her more into him assuring her that he is with her, "don't show me sympathy love" she said trying to get away from his grip he held her in his arms, "okay i will let you go when you share your view about my new girlfriend" he said taking his mobile from pant pocket.

She hit his hand weakly and closed her eyes but the tears still freely flowed down her cheeks shaking her head vigorously declining his request, "just see her once" she instantly bite his hand making him yelp in pain but his hold didn't loosen a bit.

"Ahh, wild tiger" he winched in pain, "okay I will tell you about her. I meet her 6 years ago at a college function exactly March 25, I was on my first-year MBA at that time and she was in her first year, IIT Mumbai. Among the group of girls her cute ponytail made my eyes fixed on her, those non-stop legs and eyes told me how naughty she is and she wore a bright orange color dress from top to bottom" he laughed remaining the uncomfortable look she had at that time, "the whole day without concentrating on my reason I came there I was tailing around her it's the pic I took her on that day" he said showing the picture of Yaashvi 6 years back, with each of his words she felt like dying inside.

But when she looked at the picture in front of her, she felt her heartbeat stopped for a second, it's her picture with the orange dress her grandmother gifted her and tortured her to wear it that day but never in her life she expected that Advik would have known her before she knows him, "seeing her my legs automatically went behind her thinking she might be my crush" Yaashvi stopped her struggles to get out of his arm and listened to his words, "but the next day my heart again wanted to meet her and I did. Continuously I visited her for 37 days without her knowledge. Unfortunately, I missed two days due to my exams and when I came back to see her, she vanished in the air. I got to know she got a transfer and I lost her track and I told myself that she is just a crush and moved on from my life but that's an actual lie I lied myself making her just like you said passing cloud" 

His every word shocked her to the core, "but after 3 years I again meet her, this time in a company I attend a meeting, she was working there as an intern and to visit her I took the project under me and again followed her everywhere, unfortunately, I again missed her and that's when I realized she is more than my crush I tried to keep her away from my thoughts as possible but I failed. 

A few days back when I meet her, I don't know what came over me I wanted to talk with her and make at least a simple conversation with her just a small wish to talk with our crush that's when I came to know about her thoughts on me"

His face lost the small smile he had, "she hates me for the punishment I gave her friend, she hates me for my playboy ways, she hates me totally as a man directly saying that I am not the one for her. That's the first time I felt pain in my chest, she rejected my help when she was in cold, she thought of me as a sadist, characterless man who plays with her every girl's heart I cross across that pain made me realize the feeling I had on her she was more than a mere women I crossed, more than my crushes and I felt like she don't want a man like me in her life that's the reason I stayed away from her.

But one day when she expressed her whole feelings for me, I felt like flying in the air without wings that second I was the most happiest man in the world her one word gave meaning to my playful word, that second I decided that she is my wife if she says no to marriage I would kidnap her and keep her with me" she was immobile in his hands with wide eyes in shock, he kissed the side of her head, "Bye wifey, see you soon" he whispered huskily in her ears leaving a soft lingering kiss there and walked off the parking lot with a satisfied grin.

Yaashvi was unable to digest anything that happened a few seconds her mind, body, eyes all are in a frozen state looking at the direction he just went. The tingle sensation near her ears and his steel grip on her stomach was the only thing that is proving her she is not dreaming but he indirectly proposed to her in real.

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"We tracked his location sir, it's 5 miles away from us, they are having this deal in a public place" Arjun nodded, "is there any possibility to clear that area without giving him any doubt?"

Balveer objected, "it's not possible sir"

"Okay, then ask our team to backup I will deal with it"

"But sir it's dangerous, Nithaesh and Izad are fully surrounded by their armed guard's sir" Balveer tried to explain the situation to him.

Arjun being adamant he objected to it as usual, "I know what I have to do, you are coming with me unarmed, I know how to take care of the situation, not even a single public person should get affected by this meeting" he said dialing another number. After talking with someone he called Albert to know the situation in Kolkata, "They are not making any move till now sir but we got information that Vishwanathan is also not going to get directly involved in it seems like they will start their work in one hour"

'So they planned to both work simultaneously?' he thought.

"Hmm. Let them do their work no one should disturb them until I say if Nithaesh know about Vishwanathan he would abort his meetings, so don't give any reason for them to have doubts"

"Sure sir"

Balveer came and handed him a mobile, "Mr. Khalili on line sir"

"hello sir"

"Arjun, everything is done"

"Okay sir, I will take care of other things and thank you for your support" after he hung up the call, Arjun sat in the taxi to meet Nithaesh and Izad.

Once they reached the café he saw both of them seated on the table outside the café giving time for their sweet talks he slowly went towards them and sat on the same table.

Nithaesh his breathe has been stopped for a second seeing the Arjun in his casual wear and coolers on without the business façade but the determination in his eyes kept him up like a queen.

"It's chill weather right? Izad order me a hot back tea" he said making both of them shocked, they never expected this.

Seeing their shocked face he sighed, "Okay, I will order myself" after receiving his tea he started to sip it slowly, "What are you doing here?"

"I was crossing this road, when I turned to this side I saw you. How can I miss such a good situation to have this hot tea in such good weather that's why I joined you" 

Izad glared at Nithaesh gritting his teeth, "why are you here Arjun?" Arjun felt he might have guessed it.

"Can't I greet my business friend?" he asked.

"You are not my friend and we are here to discuss a business deal so I want to move this instant" Nithaesh felt afraid inside seeing Izad's angry face.

Arjun placed the cup on the table, "why are you in such a hurry Nithaesh. You are going to talk about the illegal chip right?" he was giving shock after shock to both the person in front of him.

First, he was shocked to see Arjun there, second, he wondered how would anyone know Izad who is mostly under full protection without his picture out now he felt his sweat beads formed in his head hearing their business deal.

"Reduce your shock Nithaesh or you will get BP in this small age" Izad still now didn't speak a single word but Arjun know he might have guessed something wrong so Izad stood up but a stronghold on his shoulder made him sit back on the table.

"Why are you hurry Mr. Izad Ahmadi, we still have to discuss business," said Balveer taking a seat right beside Izad and left of Nithaesh. And gripped the coffee cup hearing his full name sensing something is going to happen

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