"It's the 5th interview which I don't able to crack again! Now what am do Sanyukta I don't get this job too!" Parth was totally broken when Sanyukta hold his shoulder.

"Everything will be okay Parth, you will get a job soon." She assured him.

"Kaise Sanyukta, kaise milega! Har jagha sirf ek hi sawal, ke maine 'Shekhawat Industries' chhoda tho kyu chhoda? Na unnhe meri talent dikhti hain aur na efficiency, sab baas ek hi sawal ke pichhe pade hain!" He was frustrated.

"Calm down Parth, don't worry job mill jayega, chalo paper dekhte hain, iss mein koi na koi job jarur hoga." She smiled at him.

"Mujhe nehi dekhna, tum hi dekho." He twisted his lips and look away when she is searching a job for him.

"Parth yeh dekho mill geya." She said after sometimes.

"Tho phir tum hi jau." He replied irritatingly.

"Aare ekbaar dekho tho!" She forwarded the paper to him.

He take that and saw the add then keep that aside.

"Keya huya?" Sanyukta asked.

"Bekar hain." He replied.

"Aare aachha tho hain, tumhare CV ke hisab se perfect hain!" She replied.

"Company ka naam dekha tumne 'Raheja Group and Sons'." Parth said.

"Haan tho?" She got confused.

"Yeh company loss mein run kar raha hain. Bank kabhi vi isse nilam kar sakta hain. Tho phir ek dubte huye jahaz par safar karne ka keya faida jo manzil tak na le jaa sake!" Parth sighed sadly.

"Tumhe yeh sab kaise pata?" Sanyukta asked.

"Hum aapne rival's company ki strength or weakness dono ka pata rakhte hain, Randhir ki business strategy hain yeh." He smiled a little.

"Mujhe aaisa nehi lagta, aagar company loss mein chal rahi hoti tho new employee ke liye add kyu dete?" She raised her brow.

"But Sanyukta yeh saach hain." He replied.

"Wo bahut din pahele ki baat hain, aabhi sab thik ho geya hoga!" She said hopefully.

"Sanyukta magar..."

"Koi aagar-magar nehi tum jayoge aur interview doge, bass." She forced him and he agree.

"Okay baba, happy?" He asked and smiled.

"Yeah, very happy." She smiled back.

                        * * * * * * * * *

"Congratulations Mr. Kashyap, you have been selected." Mr. Raheja the MD of Raheja Group forwarded his hand to Parth.

"Thank you sir." Parth shake hand with him.

"This is your joining latter, you will join from tomorrow." Mr. Raheja said again.

"Thank you very much sir." Parth said again.

"No young man you deserve this." Mr. Raheja said and Parth take a leave after bidding a bye.

Mr. Raheja came out from his cabin and go to the cabin of CEO. He entered at the room after knocking at the door. There was a man sitting at the CEO's chair. His face was not visible as he facing his back only.

"Jaisa aapne kaha tha maine Parth ko job de diya hain, aab tho meri company baach jayegi na?" Mr. Raheja asked.

"That's great Mr. Raheja, I must say you are a very intelligent man and yeah your company is safe now so don't worry about it." The man said and turned back, he is none other than Randhir.

            
                           Flashback
                          ~~~~~~~~~~

Randhir came to Mr. Raheja's office to meet him. He show him some legal papers.

"So Mr. Raheja at last I take over your company too!" Randhir gave a winning smirk when Mr. Raheja was numb.

"Mr. Shekhawat yeh company mere dad ka hain, isse aaise kaise aapko de du?" Mr. Raheja sounded hurt.

"There is no place for emotions in business Mr. Raheja! If you don't wish to loose it then give me the money I'll leave." Randhir said.

"55 core is too much amount Mr. Shekhawat, please give me some time." Mr. Raheja pleaded.

"I wonder that's not possible Mr. Raheja. I don't have much time. So when are you leave or should I through you out?" Randhir asked with attitude.

Just then Mr. Raheja's PA came.

"Sir yeh unn logo ka name and biodata hain jo interview ke liye aaye hain." The PA said.

"Why you give it to me now, give him he just take over the company!" Mr. Raheja said.

"What?" The PA got shocked and the file fall from her hand.

"So....sorry, I'm so sorry."

She was about to pick up the file from floor when Randhir's gaze fall on it and something caught his attention and he take the file.

"Mr. Raheja are you really wish to save your company?" Randhir asked when examine a paper.

"Yes definitely." Mr. Raheja replied.

"Then I want this man in this office only." Randhir shows the picture of Parth which he found in that file along with his bio-data.

                       Flashback End
                      ~~~~~~~~~~~~~

Randhir get up from the chair and said.

"One thing remember Mr. Raheja, Parth ko yeh kabhi nehi pata lagna chahiye ke yeh job usse mere kehene se mila hain, otherwise tumhare company ka sara paper mere pass hain tho usse nilam karne mein mujhe ek din vi nehi lagega, understand!" Randhir said sternly.

"Don't worry Mr. Shekhawat, Parth ko yeh kabhi pata nehi chalega." Mr. Raheja replied.

"Good, that's help your company and health too." Randhir smirked and dashed from the cabin.

                         * * * * * * * * *

Parth direct came to Sanyukta's college and gave her the news about his new job and also told her that he wants to meet her uncle for fixing their marriage. Sanyukta was surprised to listen him as her final exam is near but Parth assured her that they will get marriage after her exam, now he just want the engagement and that don't hamper her study. Sanyukta shyly nodded a yes, Jiggy and Kaustaki hooted and they all went to Sanyukta's house.

Sanyukta's uncle Hariji was very happy after listening the marriage talk and happily agreed for their engagement. Their engagement fixed at next weak and marriage at next month. All were very happy when Sanyukta's chachi made weird faces as she was clearly not happy for this extra expenses.

"Beta aabhi aabhi hospital se aaye ho aur aabhi shaadi karni hain! Kuch din ruk jaate, I mean itni baadi responsibility!" Sanyukta's chachi said in a sugar coated way.

"Laxmi shaadi aabhi nehi hain kuch din baad hain, tum vi keya baat leke baith geyi, aare bachhi ki shaadi fix huyi hain sabki muh meetha karwao." Hariji made an excuse and Sanyukta's chachi Laxmiji went to the kitchen.

"I'm sorry beta." Hariji said.

"No, no chachaji it's okay, but mujhe aapse kuch aur baat vi karni hain." Parth said.

"Haan beta bolo." Hariji said.

"Ji chachaji wo main aapko aapka paisa bahut jald lauta dunga." Parth said thus Sanyukta skipped a beat.

"Koynsa paisa beta?" Hariji surprised.

"Ji wo jo aapne mere treatment ke liye..." Before he could completed Sanyukta slipped the tea on Parth's lap intentionally.

"Ohh sorry sorry, galti se gir geya." Sanyukta apologized.

"Koi baat nehi beta, jau Parth ko washroom dikha do." Hariji said.

"Ji chachaji." Sanyukta said and gesture Kaustaki and Jiggy to control the situation and take Parth along with her.

"Parth tum aabhi chachaji se paiso ki ware mein baat mat karo." Sanyukta said as they came to the washroom.

"Kyu!" Parth asked surprisingly.

"Unnhe bura lagega yeh soch kar ke hum unnhe aapna nehi samajhte." She lied.

"But Sanyukta yeh koi chhoti-moti rakam nehi hain, paise tho mujhe wapas karna padega na!" He replied.

"Okay jab karoge tab karoge but aabhi unnse iss ware mein koi baat mat karna, please." She said and Parth nodded positively and left.

"Mujhe Parth ko sab saach saach batana padega, warna bahut baadi problem ho jayegi!" Sanyukta said in mind.

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Randhir was busy in his laptop when someone stormed inside his cabin. He look up and saw Parth in front of him.

"Sir yeh zabardasti aandar aah geye!" Peon said hesitatingly thus Randhir gesture him to leave and the peon left.

"Hi Parth, aab kaisa hain?" Randhir asked with a faint smile on his lips.

"Zinda hu aur sahi salamat vi wo vi bina tere pityness ke." Parth mocked at him thus Randhir smiled.

"Aah baith." He said slowly.

"Main yeha baithne ke liye nehi aaya hu, tujhe yeh dene aaya hu!" He said and take out a card and through it on the table in front of Randhir.

Randhir take the card and give a look on it. It's the engagement card of Parth and Sanyukta. Randhir just stared at it.

"First invitation tujhe de raha hu!" Randhir look at Parth to heard his voice.

"Galti se vi mat aana!" Parth said bitterly.

"Congratulations both of you." He smiled again when Parth rolled his eyes and left next moment.

Randhir again look at the card, he was busy in his thoughts when his phone buzz on. He pick up the phone without saw it.

"Hello?" He speak.

"Hello!" Came a voice from other side and Randhir was numb there.

"Hello?" The voice came again and he replied this time.

"Haan bolo Sanyukta." Randhir said.

"Sir wo....wo main matlab humara..." She was hesitating.

"Congratulations Sanyukta for the engagement." He said slowly.

"Aapko kaise pata?" She was surprised.

"Parth aaya tha, ussine bataya." He replied.

"Parth aapko invite karne geya tha, matlab aap dono ke bich sab kuch thik ho geya?" She asked happily.

"No Sanyukta, Parth mujhe kabhi maaf nehi karega, wo tho mujhe baas tum dono ki engagement ki baat bolne aaya tha." He said slowly.

"But sir..." She was fumbling with words.

"It's okay Sanyukta, I deserve it, no hard feelings. Anyways I wish both of you a happy married life." He said anyhow gulping the lumb down through his throat.

"Thank you sir." She cut the phone .

Randhir look at her picture in his phone and caressed it once.

"Goodbye Sanyukta." He said and delete the picture from his phone.

Sanyukta cut the call and take a sigh. Only she knows how she gathered all her strength to call him. She was hesitated but as the same time she was bound also to tell him the most important thing of her life as her life was gifted by him only.

"I wish Parth will understand you and everything will be fine." She murmured under her breath.

Randhir was again lost in his thoughts when his P.A. Mayra entered.

"Sir tonight is a party at hotel Taj Palace, I thought to remind you." Mayra said in a go.

"Mayra I don't have a mood to go anywhere, please leave I want to stay alone for sometimes."

It's clearly visible that he was disturbed by something.

"But sir you are the chief guest tonight, you have to go there." Mayra instead him.

"Don't you listen what I'm said, just leave me alone!" Randhir yelled at her badly, Mayra got scared to saw him furious.

"I....I'm sorry sir, but you gave your words, if you break it now then it will hamper your image and business too, rest up to you sir." Mayra said thus he calm down a little.

"I'm sorry Mayra but please for god shake leave now." He said.

"What happened sir, is anything bothering you?" She shown her concern.

"No I'm fine, you can leave now." He said thus she left.

"What's wrong with me! Whats bothering me! No one can made me this much week. Mayra is right, I have my rep to protect." He said and take the phone.

"Mayra we will go to the party, be ready." He said and cut the call.

"I didn't fall for anyone and I won't fall for anyone. Never....Ever. Sanyukta I don't know you. For me you are an unknown person whom I never meet before and I don't wish to meet you ever. It's all over." He said and left his cabin next moment.

                      * * * * * * * * *

At evening Randhir attend the party with Mayra. He was looking breathtaking handsome in his black coloured tux. He ignored those girls eyeing at him and sipping his champagne when he saw a couple entered at the hall and his heart skipped a beat. The girl was none other than Sanyukta. She is hesitating and take small steps when Parth was holding her hand. Sanyukta flushing her beautiful yet nervous smile as she entered at the party hall but next moment her smile faded away as she spotted Randhir eyeing at her from a far. Their eyes meet for a second and both Randhir and Sanyukta look away. Parth gritted his teeth as he saw him there but he keep calm and go other side of the hall with Sanyukta. Parth introduced Sanyukta with his boss and she smiled nervously, but with corner of her eyes she steel glance at him. She could feel his gaze on her from the moment she entered at the hall.

The waiter came with snacks and drinks but Parth refused as he was too much disturbed to saw Randhir there. He asked Sanyukta if she is hungry but how could she said yes when she also lost her appetite, not because of Randhir but the cold war between Randhir and Parth. She nodded a no and Parth thought she must be disturbed like him to saw Randhir there. So cheering her up he take her to the dance floor.

Randhir saw Parth take Sanyukta at the dance floor and held her close putting his one hand on her shoulder and other hand around her waist. They were moving slowly with the soft music, when Randhir just fixed his gaze on them. Parth looked at Randhir once then Pulled Sanyukta such close only to shown his right on her in front of him and that's it Randhir forget his own words which he told himself in his cabin that day only.

Randhir remembered those days when his mom came to his school to dropped Sameer and showering her love for sameer instead asked about him. Those were the days when Randhir was craving for his mom's love and care which made him cry alone at night and that was his first feeling of jealousy. He was not ready to share his mother with anyone. But as day passed he somehow accepted the truth that his mom was not more his now though it always gave him pain but till then he learn how to exist with such pain. Then what was happened to him now!

Randhir never felt such intense anger for anyone. It was like something was burning inside him. He didn't even felt so much envy for Sameer when his mom used to love him. But seeing Sanyukta in Parth's arm it was clear that Randhir can't take it anymore. The rage was same but this time it was unbearable for him. Randhir tightened his hand around the glass he was holding unable to control the fire inside him that was only growing seeing Sanyukta in Parth's arm. She was not his, yet Randhir felt someone snatch away his other half. Randhir saw Parth hugged Sanyukta tight and that's it he immediately left the party hall

"Book a ticket for me on 23rd." Randhir said to his travel agent over the phone.

"But sir it's little difficult, I mean it's such a short period, every flight were booked, should I book your ticket after that day?" The travel agent asked.

"Do what I just said, I want a ticket for 23rd, don't you understand?" Randhir yelled over the phone.

"Okay sir, but sir for where?" The travel agent asked again.

"Don't know, Europe, America, Russia, Australia, New Zealand. Duniya ki koi vi land chalega but I want to leave this city on that day for sure, understand!" Randhir let out his frustration at phone.

"Ohh....okay sir, I'll arrange your ticket soon." He said and Randhir cut the call.

"Are you going to somewhere sir?" Randhir turned around to listen the voice and saw Mayra stood there.

"Yeah....I'm going abroad for some days." Randhir said hesitatingly.

"When you will back sir?" She asked again.

"Don't know and I'm not answerable to you so please stop your enquiries!" He said and walk to his car when Mayra stood there numb.

"I have to stay far from her on her engagement." Randhir murmured that under his breath and left from there.

                       * * * * * * * * *

Days passed quickly, Parth and Sanyukta was busy in shopping for their engagement. They came to choose the engagement rings, Sanyukta was confused between two rings so she called Parth for help. Getting no response she turned her face and saw him lost in something, she went to him.

"Parth what happened?" She asked.

"I wish I'll take it for you!" He said showing her a solitaire.

"It's okay Parth, I don't need it, you know that." She smiled at him, he also.

"I'll definitely give it to you someday." Parth said that with a dreamy voice and smiled at her.

"Okay, baad ki baad mein dekhenge, now please come and help me to choose one." Sanyukta said and pulled Parth to him towards the counter.

"Ma'am this is your packet." The sales girl handover her a packet.

"Thank you." Sanyukta said and take the packet.

She open the box and next moment both of their eyes got widened to saw the solitaire there.

"Excuse me! This is not that ring which we choose." Sanyukta chipped surprisingly.

"Actually ma'am this is from our boss." The sales girl replied.

"Boss! Who? And why should he give it to us?" Sanyukta asked surprisingly.

"Sorry ma'am, but I don't have any idea. I did whatever he said." The sales girl replied again.

"I want to meet your boss." Parth said straight.

"This way sir, he was waiting for you." The sales girl shown him the way.

"Sanyukta you please wait here I'll be back soon." Parth said and she nodded positively.

Parth follow the path told by that girl and when he entered at the cabin his eyes got widened again to saw the man in front of him.

"YOU!" Parth was able to said this only.

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