Aadhya came to the office after two days of leave and started doing her pending work first. But she was quite surprised by everyone as they all asked her how is she feeling now.

They were not that bad but their sudden change in behaviour towards her surprised her and she came to know about the reason of the sudden change from Anjali. Apparently that one email from their boss has created a fear in them that someone among them is spying on them and reporting to their boss.

She was happy atleast they are obeying Rishabh.

She froze at what she thought and then corrected herself thinking that she is just worried about the work.

She tried to remove his thoughts and went back to her work. Just then the  elevator door opened and Rishabh stepped out. He was wearing a white shirt with blue jeans and a black blazer looking devilishly handsome.

Aadhya just stared at him as he came on the floor greeting everyone with a smile on his face. She composed herself when she realised that she was ogling at him.

Was he always like this?

Or she just realised now how handsome he is?

She didn't know why she is having such thoughts and looked at him who is coming her way with a big smile.

He smiles at everyone everyday but today his smile is different.

He looks really happy and she can see it in his eyes.

"Aadhya, Is your fever completely gone?" He asked standing in front of her.

And she could just nod her head in yes as no words were coming out of her mouth.

" Are you okay?" He asked her who is looking at him weirdly.

And again she nodded.

He went to his cabin and sat in his chair sighing in content. He didn't know that this love feeling can bring so much of happiness in his life.....its like some void has been filled in his life.

He wishes that Aadhya can also feel such emotions......only for him, but again knowing Aadhya, it will take time.

He was walking around his cabin talking on his phone when Aadhya came inside bringing his coffee. She kept it on the table and turned to leave but stopped in her tracks seeing Rishabh standing right in front of her.

She looked at him with wide eyes and her heart was thumping loudly in her chest. He cut the call and looked down at her who was looking at him again weirdly.

" Aadhya, are you really okay?" He asked touching her forehead with his palm.

Feeling his touch, she gulped at the new feelings awakening in her.

" I....I am okay." She said and moved back creating a distance.

" Do you want to say something?" He asked when he saw her fiddling with her hands.

" Yes." She said.

" Shanthi Ma told me how you took care of me when I was sick, thank you so much Sir.....I am so grateful that you were there at that time when I couldn't handle Aman alone. Thanks for helping me." She said softly looking down.

He stared at her.

" I didn't help you Aadhya." He said.

She looked at him frowning and he sighed sadly.

His phone rang and she went out of his cabin thinking deeply.

The emotion she saw in his eyes was something strange and warm. She felt like his eyes were conveying her something which she didn't understand and it was the first time in her life she experienced such feeling.

There are two meetings after lunch and she took the some files regarding the meetings to his cabin.

" Sir, these are the files." She said giving them to him.

" Two meetings are there until 4 in the evening so there will be no time for us to eat and so I suggest you to eat now itself." He said looking into the files.

She looked at the time and it was just 12:30 only.

" But sir, it's just......" She was cut off by him.

" I don't want any excuses, if you don't eat then I will feed you." He said and she looked at him stunned.

" What? No!" She exclaimed.

" Will you eat then?" He asked.

" Okay." She made a face at him who looked amused.

" Come then we will eat now." He said.

" You eat sir, I brought my lunch from home....I will eat it in the canteen." She said while turning to leave.

" Bring your lunch here." He said and she looked at him clueless.

" Eat with me." He said.

" What? Here?" She asked him shocked.

" Yes." He said and she still looked at him with wide eyes.

" Didn't I ever ate with you? Why are you so shocked?" He asked.

" Yeah....but this is office and an employee eating along with her boss in his cabin is......" She trailed off.

" Is what?" He asked raising his brows.

" Why do you even want me to eat with you?" She asked sighing.

" Because I don't trust you. You just recovered from fever and knowing you, you will never complete your meal." He said shrugging.

She looked at him as if he had grown horns.

From when he started observing her so keenly?

" Are you bringing your lunch or not?" He asked.

She stomped her feet and went to her desk grumbling under her breath.

He chuckled at her antics and was happy that he made her agree to eat with him.

She came back bringing her lunch bag with her and stood in front of him. He went and sat on the couch taking his lunch bag.

" From when do you bring lunch from home?" She asked him puzzled.

" Just from few days. I am not into take outs much and I  really like the food which Shanthi ji makes." He said opening his box and she opened hers too sitting beside him.

" Wow chapati and sabji....nice." He said taking a bite from her box.

" It's so yummy....wow you cook really nice." He said.

" You are just saying that.....it's not that good.....Shanthi Ma really cooks very well." She said with a bored face.

" Really it's good. If you want we can exchange our boxes." He said.

" Really?" She asked excited and when he nodded his head for which he got a full blown smile from her.

Well.....he is a gone case now.

" Sir?" She called and he came out of his trance.

He exchanged their boxes and started eating.

For the first time he felt that she is eating whole heartedly and that too with a smile on her face.

And for the first time, he ate the food cooked by her which twisted so many emotions in his heart.

" It has been months since I ate like this." She said and he saw the box was empty.

Her words tugged his heart.

It must be something big that had happened in her life as she can't even eat the food and he wants to know that.

There are many questions he wants answers for but he knows once he asks for it she will push him away and he cannot bear that.

He wants her in his life and wants her to smile like this always.

If knowing the truth pushes her away from him then he doesn't want to know it.....ever.

She will herself tell him when she is ready, when she trusts him and he will wait for it.

" It's already past 1 sir, I will go and arrange the meeting room." She said and went away leaving him with many thoughts.

He also got ready for the meeting and the meeting went on till 3 pm. Aadhya took notes and started arranging for the next meeting. Rishabh was inside the meeting room discussing with the team mates about the project.

Aadhya was outside on her desk taking some calls and fixing some appointments. The next meeting already started and she joined it a little late. There was a presentation going and on and the lights were off.

When the meeting was over, lights were on and Aadhya sat there taking the notes. Everyone were dispersed except for Rishabh, Aadhya and the person who came for the meeting from the other party.

" It was nice meeting you Vineeth Varma....the presentation was good." Rishabh said.

" Yeah, it's pleasure meeting you and looking forward to work with you." Vineeth said and turned to leave when he noticed Aadhya sitting on the corner seat writing something.

" I can't believe this!" Vineeth exclaimed loudly going near her.

Aadhya looked up startled while Rishabh looked at him frowning.

It took a minute for Aadhya to recognise him as an old friend of her from college.

" Oh my God! It's really you!" He said and engulfed her in a hug.

Rishabh's blood boiled and wanted to kill that person who is hugging his love.

Aadhya on the other side stiffenned at the body contact and moved away from him.

" Hi, Vineeth." She said.

" You have changed so much since college.....you look even more beautiful now." He said and she smiled meekly at him.

Rishabh clenched his jaw tightly to control his anger.

" God! I missed those old days from college.....we used to have so much fun and you used to be the most trouble maker of our badge.....always getting into fights, doing pranks on others......" Vineeth was saying and Aadhya smiled reminiscing those good old days.

" Anyways what are you doing here?" He asked.

" I work here." She said.

Rishabh cleared his throat announcing that he was also present there.

" She is my PA." Rishabh said stressing on 'my' word a little.

" Oh.....good, we can meet more often now." Vineeth said smiling and she nodded her head.

" Aadhya, I want you in my office now." Rishabh said going out of the room.

" I have to go now.....bye Vineeth." She said and walked outside.

A person from her past came and stood in front of her reminding all those bitter sweet memories of her past and herself.

She can never be that person she used to be.

Tears pooled in her eyes but she composed herself and went to his cabin maintaining her usual poker face. She saw him sitting on his chair sulking and called him out.

" Who is he?" He asked.

" Who? Vineeth?" She asked and he clenched his jaw.

" Yeah whatever his name is." He says nonchalantly.

" Vineeth was my batchmate in my college Sir." She said.

" But he seemed pretty close to you to be just a batch mate." He said and she frowned.

" What?" She asked.

" I mean he hugged you." He said stabbing the pen's tip onto the paper angrily.

He was jealous and she wanted to laugh.

" Hmm yeah.....you know we used to have a gang and used to be a team in all the things we used to do.....you can say that we are pretty close." She said making a thinking face.

His blood boiled at that.

" You can leave." He said stabbing the poor paper again with the pen.

She nodded and went outside. She leaned onto the wall and smiled to herself.

This Man!

She thought to herself and went back to her desk to resume her work.

She noticed how her mood turned 180° as soon as she saw Rishabh as she was about to cry when she came outside of the conference room.

This person effects her like no one does and that too in a good way. She is amused by his anger and jealousy and which changed her whole mood. He manages to handle her and change her mood unknowingly.

And inside Rishabh has killed that poor paper and pen by continuous stabbing. The scene inside the conference room replays again and again in front of him making him burn wih jealousy.

That idiot hugged her.

He was from her college.

He seems to know a lot about her.

She even smiled at him.

And she even admitted that she is close to him.

What if.......

No no.....it's not like that!

I know her.

She doesn't like him that way.

God, I love her so much.

She is mine.

He concluded......

" Yes, She is mine."

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