Sanyukta take the file and go towards Randhir's cabin.

"May I come in Sir?" She asked politely and entered after heard his reply.

"Sir your file, check it." She said sweetly when placed the file on his table.

Randhir was a little surprised to saw her in a cool mood but don't say anything.

"What Agarwal, what's this, here are still so many mistakes?" He raised his brows.

"Sorry sir, wo actually am not the perfectionist like you that's why the mistakes were happened. But don't worry I'll be improve myself soon." She said when smiled brightly.

Randhir was shocked to saw her behaved so nicely with him.

"Aab issko keya ho geya, kuch der pehele tho kitne gusse mein thi, aaisa laag raha tha ke puri office ko aag laga degi aur aabhi ek dam se chilled out kaise ho geyi?" He murmured under his breath.

"Sanyukta are you alright?" He asked confusingly.

"Yes sir, am perfectly alright thanks for asking. Waise yehi tho aapki quality hain ke aap kitna caring ho, aapne sare employees ki kitna care karte ho. You are a Great boss am lucky to have a boss like you." Sanyukta said with a honey coated voice when Randhir's jaw almost dropped.

"Issko definitely kuch tho huya hain warna Hitler bolne ki jagha aaj meri itni tarif kar rahi hain!" He thought one moment then asked her.

"Aachha but subha tho jangli billi ki jaise kaat liya tha usska keya?" He asked look at his palm when she felt awkward.

"Wo actually subha maine nasta nehi kiya tha na tho..."

"Tho keya mujhe khane ka irada tha tumhara! Tho pehele baatana tha na main salt and pepper saath mein le aata tumhe aur maza aata!" He said sarcastically when she looked down due to embarrassment.

"Aur thodi der pehele tho mujhe heartless aur pata nehi keya keya bula rahi thi, aur aabhi achanak se keya huya?" Randhir raised his brows when Sanyukta bit her lower lip.

"Sorry, aapko katne ke liye vi aur wo sab bolne ke liye vi. Wo tab main gusse mein thi tho kuch vi anab sanab bol geyi, aap usse please dil par mat lijiye, don't take that seriously." She smiled a little when Randhir look at her suspiciously.

"Aur phir main tho humesha se hi janti thi ke aap dil ke kitne aachhe ho, you are a kind hearted man, aap kitna efficient ho, kitna intelligent ho, kitna hard working ho, kitna smart ho, kitna dashing ho, kitna handsome ho..." Sanyukta stopped realizing her own words and bit own tongue when Randhir was looking at her shockingly.

"I mean aap kitna great ho. You are my idol, in fact everybody's idol." She gulped down and cursed herself for uttering those words without thinking anything when Randhir said.

"Keya chahiye Sanyukta?" He asked in a normal voice straighten her face.

"Ku....kuch nehi, main tho bass aaise hi bol rahi thi." Sanyukta was stammered badly.

"Aachha tho phir itni der se mujhe maska kyu laga rahi ho?" He smirked at her when she widened her eyes.

"Noooo, no sir, it's nothing like that." She was fidgeting with the words.

"Do you think that I am a fool Sanyukta? Kabse bread ka tukra samajh kar mujh par butter lagaye jaa rahi ho, keya socha tha ke main samajh nehi payunga?" He smirked devilishly at her when she was tongue tied.

"Ohh shit yeh tho sab kuch samajh geye, mera plan backfire ho geya, aab keya karu? Sanyu tu tho buri phasi!" She said in mind when Randhir said again.

"Waise tumhare tareef karne ke pichhe wajha chahe jo kuch vi ho Sanyukta tumhari baatein jhoothi nehi hain, that I'm damn intelligent." He winked at her when she rolled her eyes.

"Now shoot what's all this?" He asked normally.

"Mann tho kar raha hain ke saach much aapko shoot kar du!" She groaned in mind.

"Speak up." Randhir said thus she came out from her thoughts.

"Umm, wo aaj Kaustaki ka birthday hain tho ussne lunch par bulaya hain, issi liye ek half day chahiye tha." She at last said the whole story.

"Aachha, aur issi liye meri itni tarif ho rahi thi, half day ke liye, tabhi main sochu aaj suraj kahase nikla hain!" He said mockingly when she kept mum.

"Listen pehele se hi bahut kaam pending padi hain so no half day understand, now go back to your desk." Randhir said in a cold voice.

"No sir please, grant a half day to me please. I promise I don't ask anything further. Aap chahe tho main overtime vi kar sakti hu but please aaj chhod dijiye." She pleaded.

"Chhod du but maine tumne pakda hi kaha hain Sanyukta?" Randhir played his brows when smirked inwardly when she frowned.

"Main heartless, dil nehi hain mere pass....huh, aab chakhata hu maza!" He said in mind and thought to play with her for sometimes.

"Sir please." She pouted.

"Don't Sanyukta, don't give me that look I won't melt." Hearing this Sanyukta lowered her lashes.

"What are you waiting for Agarwal?"

Randhir asked as Sanyukta still there but instead of replying anything tears came out from her eyes. She stood there lowering her lashes when her eyes were flooded. Randhir who was smirking till now his smirk was vanished from his lips.

"Sanyukta are you crying, tum ro rahi ho?" He asked confusingly and rushed to her.

"Ohh shit, hey why are you crying?" He asked uppers her face by her chin.

"Sanyukta please tell me what happened, why are you crying?" He asked confusingly.

"No sir, nothing was happened. You are right I have to leave now." She said wiping her tears and about to go when Randhir hold her hand tightly.

"Stop, look at me." He ordered thus she look at him.

"Now tell me what happened?" He asked in a bossy tone when she nodded a no.

"Sanyukta don't try my patience, tell me what actually happened otherwise you have to face the consequences." He said in a cold voice when she felt a shiver through her spine.

"Wo actually Kaustu ne kaha ke aagar main nehi geyi tho phir humari friendship khatam. Ek tho wo waise vi naraz hain ke maine usse birthday wish nehi kiya aur aab aagar lunch par vi nehi geyi tho pakka mujhse dosti tod degi. Meri bass ek hi saheli hain, wo vi mujhse dosti tod degi tho phir main keya karungi!" And with this she started crying badly.

Randhir who was tried to pull her leg now was cursed himself to saw her crying this much.

"Hey, hey Sanyukta listen I was just joking, please stop crying." He was feeling guilty.

"Look main majak kar raha tha, tum le sakti ho half day okay." He said being worried when she look at him.

"Okay!" He asked her again when she nodded a yes.

"Don't worry I'll do the overtime for sure, you don't have to face any loss for me sir." She said between her sobs.

"No need to do overtime and now please take a leave and go for lunch with your friends otherwise mere cabin mein flood aah jayega." He said mockingly when she smiled a little.

"Now smile, aachhe se." He said holding her chin when she smiled brightly.

"This is always work." Sanyukta smirked at Randhir between her tears when Randhir's eyes were widened.

"That means you are doing acting, ohh god Sanyukta you are a cheater!" Randhir was shocked when Sanyukta was smiling.

"I don't allow you for the half day now." He spat out.

"Aap aapne baat se palat nehi sakte sir, this is not Shekhawat's style." She smirked at him.

"Ohh god Sanyukta you are such a drama queen! Keya karu main tumhara?" Randhir shook his head when she giggled.

"Aab daat mat dikhao aur jau lunch par." He sighed.

"Haan haan main tho jaa rahi hu but aap time par lunch jarur kar lena, aaisa nehi ke meetings aur files mein hi gush kar rahe geye aur bhul geye. Jyada stress mat lena aur haan gussa tho bilkul mat karna, okay." She warned him when he nodded.

"Yes mom, aur kuch?" He said teasingly when she frowned.

"Huhhhhh, mujhe aapki mom nehi banna, bye." She twisted her lips and about to go but stopped in middle and came back to him.

"Are you forget to say something?" He raised his brows when she nodded.

"Yes I forgot to tell you that you are really a nice man sir and I mean it."

She said with an admiration in her voice and take his right hand and placed a kiss on his palm and rushed out from the cabin next create an unknown sensation on his body by her one magical touch.

Randhir was in a daze, Sanyukta left her imprint not only on his body but his soul too. Randhir look at his palm where Sanyukta's lips touched sometimes before. He just looking at his palm and a smile came to his lips automatically.

Randhir was lost on his thoughts when Sahil came inside.

"Excuses me sir?" He called him but Randhir was lost in somewhere.

"Sir?" Sahil called him again and this time a little loud thus Randhir came back to his senses.

"Ummm....haan! Yeah Sahil say?" He maintained a straight face.

"Wo actually sir the foreign delegates are came, we should proceed for the meeting." Sahil said when Randhir shook his head.

"Yeah okay, you go am just coming." Randhir said and rushed towards the washroom.

He turned on the tap and about to wet his hand but stopped in the very next month. He looked at his palm where Sanyukta's touche still present for him he looked at there once then came out from the washroom without touching the water.

Randhir came to the board room where the foreign delegates were waiting for him.

"Hello Mr. John, hope am not late?" Randhir said with a bright smile.

"No Mr. Shekhawat, not at all." Mr. John also replied with a smile and forwarded his right hand.

Randhir about to hold it but he stopped in the middle and suddenly forwarded his left hand. All the people who are there started whispering when Mr. John take back his right hand and forwarded the left one.

"I didn't know Mr. Shekhawat that you are a lefty!" Mr. John said casually.

"No Mr. John I'm a right handed man too but I want to welcome you from the core of my heart and the heart placed on left side of our body that's why I gave my left hand to you." Randhir simply lied and feel proud on his this lie when John was very much impressed with his this gesture.

"How lovely is this Mr. Shekhawat, I tell you India is a great country and with full of love and respect." Randhir smiled wholeheartedly and the meeting was started.

"Wow Mr. Shekhawat we are very much impressed, you get the deal. We will be very happy to do business with you." Mr. John said after the presentation when Randhir take a sigh of relief.

"Thank you Mr. John, thanks for giving me the opportunity."

"It's my pleasure but the deal will be signing when you will come to USA." Mr. John shrugged his shoulders.

"Yeah sure, I'll there the day after tomorrow." Randhir said with a bright smile.

"Congratulations sir, at least we did it. I think we must celebrate for this achievement, what are you saying?" Mr. Asthana said exactly.

"Sure Mr. Asthana, inform all the stuff about the party at tonight." Randhir said when Mr. Asthana nodded and went for the announcement.

"And I'll inform the special one, my lucky charm."

Randhir said with a smile and take out his phone and tried Sanyukta's number. It's become ringing but she never pick it up. Randhir felt restless, he was so excited and wanted to share his new achievement with her. He tried her number again and again but no reply.

"Aaisa vi keya busy hain lunch party mein, okay ghar par baatayunga."

He sighed and thought to make a cup of coffee by own as he didn't like the coffee which wasn't made by Sanyukta now a days. He came out from his cabin and about to go to the pantry when he heard some words about Sanyukta and his legs stopped there automatically.

Mayra was bad mouthing about Sanyukta and some others stuff's were enjoying the gossiping.

"Aare I'm very much sure about Sanyukta. Aare jo ladki paiso ke liye Parth jaise insaan ko back stab kar sakti hain wo kuch vi kar sakti hain!" Mayra said with determination.

"But Mayra are you sure that there must be something cooking in between Sanyukta and Randhir sir?" One of the stuff asked.

"Sure babes, iss mein sure na hone wali koynsi baat hain! Dono saath mein rahete hain, saath mein office aate hain, saath mein jate hain. Aur phir aaj dono late vi tho saath mein hi huye the aur dono ki aakhein dekhi kitni laal laal thi. Aab tum log hi socho ke dono raat bhar aaisa keya kar rahe the jiske wajase unnhe office aane mein itna late ho geya?" Mayra giggled so as others.

Randhir's blood were boiling to listen all those rumors against Sanyukta. He was feeling like kill Mayra right there.

"Aur phir madam half day leke chali vi geyi! I mean kyu, pehele kabhi kisine dekha sir ko kisiko half day dete huye, then why Sanyukta?" Mayra spat out some more venom.

"Raat ki utri nehi hogi!" Said another one and all laughed again.

"Enough! Just stop this nonsense."

Randhir shouts, his eyes were blood shot when everyone got shocked to saw him there. Others stuff's also came there including Sahil.

"Office kaam karne aate ho yeah phir gossip karne? Aagar aaj ke baad maine kisi ko vi Sanyukta ke khilaf koi vi rumor phailate huye dekhe then I'll throw him or her out from here and I mean it." Randhir was shouted when Mayra and other were shaking in fear.

"This is your first and last warning, next time I won't spare you anymore. And Miss Mayra in my cabin within 5 minutes." Said this Randhir left from there after gave a deadly glare at them.

Randhir was marching on his cabin when Mayra entered there. Saw her Randhi clenched his jaw and rush towards her.

"How dare you uttering shits about Sanyukta?" Randhir yanked her elbow and placed that against her.

"Aahhhhh, you are hurting me sir." Mayra winched in pain.

"Dard! Sahi mein dard keya hota hain wo aab tumhe pata chalega Mayra! Tumhari himmat kaise huyi Sanyukta ke ware mein wo sab bakwas karne ki! Listen to me very carefully Mayra, Sanyukta is very special for me aur main usske insult kabhi bardast nehi karunga, understand?" He hold her hand more tightly.

"Understand?" He said and pushed her away.

"Sanyukta, Sanyukta, Sanyukta....pata nehi keya jadoo kar diya hain ussne tum par Randhir! Aakhir uss mein aaisa keya hain jo mujh mein nehi hain?" Mayra asked impatiently holding her hand.

"Just shut up." Randhir said furiously.

"No I won't Randhir, today I won't. I love you and I know you also love me. Tho phir Sanyukta humare bich mein kahase aah geyi?" She asked angrily.

"Just shut up Mayra and who told you that I love you, I don't." Randhir shouts.

"Yes you are that's why you was with me on that hotel room that night Randhir. And now if you deny to marry me then I'll lick the news on media that you promised to marry me. But now you are denying for marry after used me. Aur ekbaar yeh news TV par aah geyi tho socho tumhare image ka keya hoga Randhir Singh Shekhawat!" Mayra gave an evil smirk at Randhir who just stare at her disgustedly.

"You know what Mayra I don't give you a damn. I always thought that I made a mistake that night and that's why I bare all your nonsense till now. But now I'm sure that nothing was happened between us that night and you did that intentionally to trapped me on your web. But remember one thing that blackmailing, that non other than Randhir Singh Shekhawat is not child's play. Tum jo chahe kar sakti ho Mayra I don't care, understand!" And with this Randhir left the room next.

"Randhir you have to marry me, by hook or by crook!" Mayra said clinching her jaw and next minute she dialled Sameer's number.

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Sanyukta was lost somewhere. She was thinking about Randhir and smiling unknowingly. She remembered about their conversation and blushed.

"Hey Sanyu what happened, what are you thinking?" Kaustaki asked casually.

"About Randhir sir." Sanyukta replied became unmindful.

"What?" Kaustaki was shocked when Sanyukta came back to her senses next.

"What are you saying Sanyukta that you are thinking about Mr. Shekhawat? Once you didn't tolerate his name and now you are thinking about him!" Kaustaki was shocked.

"Nehi, nehi aaisa kuch nehi main tho bass yeh soch rahi thi ke aaj ki iss half day ke badle Randhir mujhse pata nehi kitna over time karwayenge!" She managed the situation.

"Aah haan 'Randhir'! Tere respected Shekhawat sir kabse Randhir bann geya Sanyu?" Kaustaki teased her.

"What, aaisa kuch nehi hain. Wo Shekhawat sir ne hi kaha hain mujhe unnki naam se bulane ko. Now we are friends na." Sanyukta smiled brightly.

"Friends! Now it's a breaking news. Sanyukta and Randhir Singh Shekhawat became friends. It's 8th wonder Sanyu, then why are you saying that he didn't gave you a half day?" Kaustaki asked next.

"Aare friend tho wo ghar par hain, office mein tho pakka Hitler hain. Pata hain tera birthday par aane ke liye Shekhawat sir se lad jhagar kar half day leni padi, aur tu yeh sab bakwas kar rahi hain!" Sanyukta frowned.

"Keya lad jhagar kar, tujhe lagta nehi Sanyu ke tu uss Hitler ke saath bahut friendly ho rahi hain aajkaal?" Kaustaki asked curiously.

"Hey don't say him Hitler Kaustu, unnko Hitler bolne ka haq sirf mera hain." Sanyukta said thus Kaustaki laughed loudly.

"Aachha haq, matlab tu aajkaal unn par aapna haq vi jatane lagi Sanyu?" Kaustaki asked playfully thus Sanyukta flushed.

"Hay someone blushed, show me, show me." Kaustaki teased her.

"No am not." Sanyukta replied.

"Yes you are Sanyu, your checks are so red. What are you hiding?" Kaustaki winked at her.

"Tu mujhe aaisi FBI agent type questions kyu puch rahi hain Kaustu, tu mujhe yeah aapne birthday par bulaya hain yeah phir police station mein?" Sanyukta asked irritatingly.

"Aare Sanyu naraz kyu ho rahi hain, main tho bass mazak kar rahi thi." Kaustaki pouted.

"Main naraz nehi hu Kaustu, it's just me and Randhir sir are just friends and there are nothing in between us." Sanyukta said anxiously.

"Aagar kuch hain vi tho galat nehi hain Sanyu." Kaustaki said suddenly thus Sanyukta look at her confusingly.

"Kaustu!" Sanyukta was shocked.

"Yes Sanyu it's not wrong at all." Kaustaki said.

"Keya bol rahi hain Kaustu, Shekhawat sir is my friend only." Sanyukta said impatiently.

"Is it only friendship Sanyu? Can't you see that you have some hidden feelings for him also and that definitely not friendship!" Kaustaki spat out thus Sanyukta look at him shockingly.

"Tu jab vi mere saath hoti hain sirf unnki ware mein hi baat karti hain. Sir ne lunch kiya hain ki nehi, medicines liye hain ke nehi, tension tho nehi kar rahe hain, kisi par gussa tho nehi ho rahe hain, rest kiya ke nehi and if I am not wrong tu iss waqt vi yehi sab soch rahi thi. Sanyu tu yeha par physically present tho hain but tera mind tu wohi chhod kar aayi hain." Kaustaki blurted out thus Sanyukta got speechless.

"Ke....keya bol rahi hain Kaustu, Shekhawat sir mera friend hain tho phir mujhe unnki chinta tho hogi na?" Sanyukta mumbled.

"So are we Sanyu, but how many times you call me in a day for asking those things which you did for your Shekhawat sir?" Kaustaki asked holding her waist.

"Wo unnhone mere liye itna kuch kiya tho mera vi tho kuch duty hain na unnke liye!" Sanyukta tried to convince own self thus Kaustaki smiled.

"Stop fooling yourself Sanyu, see deep inside your mind, it's not only friendship it's more than that. Ek taraf only friend hone ki dava karti hain aur dusri taraf ek wife ki tarha khana banati hain, beloved ki tarha dekh bhal karti hain, maa ki tarha chinta karti hain. Yeh sab ek ladki kab karti hain, jab wo insaan usske dil ki bahut kareeb hota hain." And Sanyukta froze there as Kaustaki said all those things.

"But....but Kaustu how is this possible, he is only my friend and Parth? Aabhi tho one month vi nehi huya meri sagai tuti hain tho aaisa kaise ho sakta hain?" Sanyukta hold a chair for support as her legs don't support her.

"Sanyu who told you that you don't fall in love in second time aur jo Parth ne tere saath kiya hain usske baad usse yeead mat kar. He don't even deserve that." Kaustaki said holding her hand.

"But itni jaldi keya yeh sab sahi hain?" Sanyukta now on a daze.

"Aare every thing is fair in love and war." Kaustaki said thus Sanyukta look at her confusingly.

"Congratulations babes, you are in love. Am so happy for you Sanyu." And Kaustaki hugged her tightly.

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So friends how was the part? Do you like it or not?

Sanyukta is cute and funny too when Randhir is naughty. And what do you think about Kaustaki's words ? Do Sanyukta fall in love with Randhir or she is his good friend only and do care about him?

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