Zayn's POV:

"Now Ms. Zoya, you have no choice but to follow my instructions. I won't terminate you but would surely destroy your peace of mind. You challenged me to bend my rules...right?  I will break each step that you will take against me." I said to myself.

"Good evening. Mr. Khan." I turned to look back.

"Yaa...Mr. Reid. Good Afternoon." I greeted back.

"Please take your seat." I continued.

We both seated comfortably on the couch.

"Thank you so much, Mr. Khan, for this meeting. This is extremely important for us and suddenly the call for this meeting just made our day." He said with a warm smile.

"Excuse Me, Sir." A waiter approached to take our order.

"Your order please." He requested softly.

"Mr. Reid, what will you have?" I asked.

"Mocha for me. Thank you." He replied with a smile.

"Two Mocha with smoked chicken grilled sandwiches," I ordered.

"Sir...I'm on time. Here are the files."

We both turned our right side to look towards the voice.

Zoya appeared from nowhere, standing straight and looking at us. Wide eyes, glistened and deep, rapid breathing with a smile and loads of files and folders in her arms. Her forehead was beaded with perspiration. Running her other hand through her hair.

"Sir... " She called again.

"Yaa. Yaa. Lemme help you." Mr. Reid stood up to offer to help her.

"No. It's okay. I'll do it. Thank you so much." She smiled.

Mr. Reid helped her to keep all the files on the table and my hands squeezed into a fist.

"What magic this girl cast on everyone all the time!! Indeed...A Dangerous Woman." I thought.

"What's your name?" Mr. Reid asked.

"Sir, It's...." Zoya was about to reply when I cut her words.

"Ahem!! Make yourself comfortable at another table. Would call you if needed. Now please excuse."

"Hmm...Okay, Sir." She pursed her lips.

She looked around to find a couch and quietly walked to a vacant seat which was about ten steps afar. She kept her handbag on the table and looked at her wrist to check the time. I immediately glanced at mine. It reads 1:45 pm. Her eyes flickered around the café. And mine were fixed on her. 

"Mr. Khan...Can we proceed?" Me. Reid requested.

"Yaa...Tell me." I replied.

"Sir, our company is one of the best in the market." Mr. Reid explained.

"Hmm..." I mumbled.

"And we wanna offer you 60% royalty on sales." He offered.

"Hmm...." I mumbled again.

"So, if you agree we can proceed further." He inquired.

"Company turnover?" I asked.

"Yaa...sure Sir." He replied.

"Actually, these files were not needed. Everything is saved on my laptop.
Lemme keep it aside."

I breathed out heavily.

"Who doesn't know it!! I know it's not required but I wanted this girl to run on my terms."  I thought.

The waiter appeared with the food.

I turned to look at her. She was busy on her cellphone. Her bright eyes and her smile made me feel so curious to know the person she was conversing with.

  Suddenly, her eyes moved towards the main door, she kept the phone on the table and waved her hand. I immediately looked towards the door and my eyes remained open seeing Armaan there waving back at her.

He walked straight to her and seated himself next to her.

WHAT THE HELL!! WHAT IS HE DOING HERE!!

The waiter approached them and I guess they placed some orders too.

"How could this girl do all these s**t things here. Am I paying her to do all this!!" I said to myself.

My fingers reach out to grab the warm beverage, bringing it to my lips, eyes fixated on them.

Armaan's eyes scan seemingly around the cafe, feeling as if someone is watching them. He didn't notice me as he was more focused to falls his gaze upon her. He stares at her for a second and then begins to smile. She returns the sentiment. 

Within a few minutes, a chocolate addiction sundae was placed on their table. And Zoya's lashes swept up and she blinked at Armaan with a smile. 

She was already been the reason for my distraction since the day I saw her first. And now I just couldn't shake the emotions I was feeling as I turned my attention back to Mr. Reid. But how much I try, my focus wasn't on the meeting with Mr. Reid anymore. 

From the corner of my eyes, I saw, Armaan trying to feed a spoonful of ice cream to her. My hands immediately tightened into a fist, as my blood began to boil. I immediately walked straight to her. 

"Sir..." She looked up at me.

 Holding her upper arm tight, I dragged her up from her seat.

"Sirrr." She shrieked.

"Zayn...What's wrong!!" Armaan too stood up

"STAY AWAY."

"But Zayn!!"

"Just stay away from my employees." I roared.

I dragged her out of the cafe and stopped at the parking zone.

"What the hell you were doing? Do you think that I pay you so that you can have fun here during office hours! One thing gets very clear Ms. Zoya Ali, you are nothing but just my employee and you are bound to follow the rules given in the contract." I roared at her.

"Zayn. Bro..... what's wrong with you?" Armaan tried to calm me.

"Mr. Zayn Ahmed Khan...let me remind you that as per the rules given in your mentioned contract, 2 pm to 3 pm is the lunch hours and I was having fun during my lunch hours. So, I guess I haven't violated the contract." She answered crossing her hands on her chest while squinting at me.

"YES..... Yes, you did, Ms. Zoya Ali. Do not forget that you were in a meeting."

"No. Mr. Khan. I wasn't there at the meeting. It was you who asked me to move to an another table. So, I was out of it." She answered back.

"Do not try to act smart."  I barked.

"I told you, Mr. Khan, although I would follow your rules, I would bend them too." She smirked.

"By the way, it's about to be 3, so should I take the files back to the office....Sir." She winked.

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