SHREYA'S POV

I was left with no other option then resuming the job. Because if I collect all the wealth including the expected money that I can get from the home at Mathura, it sums up to only 30 lacs. And I don't think it is a good idea to take a loan as I am already under the burden of this home's monthly installments. So I dropped the idea of resigning the job and creating further problems for me.

He has started acting very weird from that day. He gives me a lot of work to do and that too with a short deadline.

Sometimes I get late to return to the home. On the first day of this week when I was returning home, it was 10:00 PM and I felt someone was following me and I got scared. But the next day I got that it was none other than him.

I am getting frustrated as I am not able to sleep properly and my eyes have also started painting because of working relentlessly on the computer.

But if he thinks that he can make me do the things he wants in this way then he is wrong, completely wrong because Shreya is not so easy to break.

It was Friday evening and I returned to my home at 9:00 PM. I was happy that I can sleep all day tomorrow. I have my dinner and went up to relax.

I took my phone and there was a message from a number

'I want you to be present at the given address tomorrow sharp at 10:00 AM as you still have a lot of work to do before the ending of this week. You have already taken leave this week that too without informing so there is no point of further argument. Just be on time'

Should I need to mention from whom that message was?

I was literally on the verge of crying. I don't want to work with him. But I don't have other options too. Either work with him or sign those damn papers which I will definitely not do in this life.

I slept only to wake up and see his face again.

My sleep got broken in between because of the rattle of windows. I opened my eyes, the weather was good. The wind was blowing and it felt like it will start raining anytime. I can smell that fragrance of soil that makes my soul happy.

My eyes fall on the watch lying beside my bed and it says 9:00 AM and suddenly last night message popped into my mind.

Oh God! No!!!!!!

How could I forget to tell Mumma to wake me up early?

Oh, God!!

I woke and got ready in 20 minutes. I don't know from where I got this superpower.

I literally ran on the stairs took the key of my scooty.

"Heyy, where are you going?" Mumma asked

"I don't have time to explain. It is just that I have work and I will return by evening" I said

"What about breakfast?" She asked

"Mumma I am getting late please let me go. I will have it there. Pakka wala promise" I said

"At least take the umbrella" she shouted

But I ignored because neither I have time to search for an umbrella nor I can handle it with the scooty. I will reach there before it starts raining. At least I can hope for good.

I started my dhanno and thankfully it gets started in one go without throwing tantrums.

The clouds thunders.

Oh, God! Please wait for a few minutes. Please!

I was not able to drive properly and fastly because the wind was too strong and the dust was going into my eyes.

I felt light droplets of water on my hands.

Offooo

But I didn't stop and drove further and when I reached the bridge it started raining cats and dogs. There was no place where I can hide and I got drenched in the water.

Now when I was wholly bathed so there was no point in stopping anywhere so I continued for my destination and finally reached there.

I thought it to be some of his office or working area but no. It was a huge mansion. I read the nameplate it says that he was the owner of that mansion which means he has invited me to his home for the work. But why?

Nevermind I was already late and I don't want to get further late by trailing into my endless thoughts, I pressed the doorbell.

After a minute someone opened the door.

He? Why he? He owns such a huge mansion and he doesn't have servants for his work?

He looked at me from head to toe. It was getting hard for me to stand there as the wind was touching my wet body making me shiver out of the cold. So I stepped in looking down, he closed the door behind me and went somewhere.

As I was looking down I was not able to catch where he got disappeared. I looked up and my jaw falls down. It was so huge for even 10 persons to live let alone single.

I roamed my eyes everywhere and looked around taking in the beauty of his house. Just one word left my mouth and that was 'WOW'

Only if I was here in some other situation I have praised the beauty of this place.

But although there is no doubt that it was hell beautiful place but that warmth was missing. It was just looking like a house made up of expensive marbles and other things but the thing which made a house into a home was missing.

I have to search for him before that volcano burst on me. Should I call him? But would he be able to hear my voice?

No, I don't think so.

I moved further and found a gate there. I peeped in. It was a kitchen. The kitchen in itself was so huge.

Whenever I go to my kitchen because of midnight cravings I just ran for my life after switching the light's button off. If someone does that here, it is so big that the person will not be able to cross it and the ghost would have enough time to devour him/her as it's dinner.

I took a step back because he cannot work here.

I moved further and my eyes fall on the room that was locked. I went there and touched that lock. It was tied with red cloth. It was looking mysterious.

"If you are done admiring the beauty of my house then will you come in?" He shouted from one of the rooms.

I followed his voice and finally reached that room. I opened the door little and cold air from AC hits my drenched body and shivers ran down me. I got goosebumps all over my body.

I stepped in and he looked up. Again taking me in from head to toe. I was shivering and got froze to my place. There is definitely a flame that goes on burning within him otherwise no normal person could sit in the AC when the weather is already cool.

I looked at him and then to the AC to give him an indication of turning it off. Thankfully he understood and took its remote. But it didn't take even one second for me to regret of thinking that he can be good too.

Instead of switching it off, he reduced the temperature by 2°. Such a beast he is. I just hate him.

"What? I haven't called you here just to stand. You have a lot of paperwork to do. So just start it now. You are already 15 minutes late which means you will leave half an hour late too" he said and start doing his work.

I was feeling so much cold. My feet were feeling like ice. I somehow moved them and sat on the chair in front of him.

I can feel a little pain in my head so I decided to open my hair otherwise it will get worse because of wet hairs. I removed the clutcher and put it aside on the table.

I can feel looking at him at me but I didn't look up. After a minute when I was getting uncomfortable I looked up and he looked down resuming his work.

I also took the pen but was not able to make a grip on it. It was hard for me to fold my figures around it. I was feeling like I am sitting in the examination hall and giving the exams for the month of December.

I can feel my lips going cool with every passing second and my teeth start to clatter and my palms and feet were going numb. I was not able to concentrate. I was feeling like my eyes were closing again and again. I started to shake my legs to create some heat in the body.

"Will you stop moving. You are distracting me". He banged the table

I flinched at his action and my heartbeats start to thump at double the rate.

I stopped any movement. My head was going down and down. I shook it to open my eyes and concentrate but I failed terribly.

I can see silver dots in front of me and slowly slowly my vision got white.

Suddenly my head banged with the table and darkness engulfed me.

❤❤❤❤❤❤❤❤❤❤❤❤

I will start the next chapter with your favorite character's POV ie. Athu ( I never knew that this name will be loved so much 😝)

And yeah I will do a double update today for compensating the late delivery of gift and for the celebration of crossing 20k reads. Please don't miss that gift 😹

I want to thank Dash4120 for creating this beautiful cover for the book 🙈. This love motivates me to write the story.

Thank you so so much for your unconditional love guys.

Don't forget to vote, comment and share

Happy Reading :-)