Zayn's POV:

The very next morning, I decided to visit Humana Publishing Corp.

After entering my cabin, the first thing I did, was to call my editor.

"How dare he touched her!! Oh, God! No, no. What I'm saying!  Uff...I mean he can't do this to anyone, actually, NO ONE. I won't tolerate such nonsense in my office at all." I said to myself.

A knock at the door took me out of my trance.

"Sir, May I come in."
I just nodded my head.

He entered and stood beside my table.
I handed him a paper. He took and looked into the paper.

"Si..Sir, Sir, but why?"

I gave him a dangerous look and it took just a second for him to understand that what a havoc mistake he did by asking me a question.

He immediately changed his tone and said, "Sir, please if you can tell me my mistake so I can rectify it."

"Yes, mistakes can be rectified but not SINS."

"Sins?"

"GET OUT." I thundered.

He immediately went out of my cabin without uttering a word.

I rested myself on my chair, loosened my necktie, and called the finance department at once, asking to settle his account at once.
And the very next call I made to the HR department.

"Good Morning, Sir"

"Rozina, I emailed you some details of a lady. Just hire her for the post of an editor."

"Sure, Sir."

"Good. And inform me right away."

"Of course, Sir."

I leaned myself on the back of my chair.  A smile formed on my lips thinking that soon Zoya will be joining the company and that also in the post of the editor.

"That's the best post I can offer you as you'll be taking the post of that man who has insulted you. A tit for tat." The corner of my lips curved.

And of course, I'm the reason why you left your job at State Financial Incorporates. So, it's better that you join my publication house. A payback time" 

I immediately took hold of the phone and called my assistant.

"Come to my cabin, right now."

"Yes sir." It was hardly a minute, and he was there right in front of me.

"Take your seat."

"Thank you, Sir."

"Hanif, did you read Zoya's script?"

"Sir, Zoya...?" He was trying to think something.

"Love 24hrs. A script was handed over to the editor recently by Ms.Zoya.
Did you go through......"

"Yes, Sir." He said at once without letting me finish my words.

"Love 24hrs. It's beautiful romantic fiction. Yes, I've gone through it and I think it will capture the market well.
She has beautifully portrayed the characters and the plot is something unputdownable one."

"Then why the hell, it wasn't published yet." I banged my hands on the table.

"Sir....because, mmm....."

"What? Answer me." I ranted out.

"Sir, please don't mind but it's all because of that lady.

"Lady? Who? Zoya?"

"Yes, Sir. There is something about that lady."

"What do you mean?"

"Sir, please forgive me for this but our editor has an eye on her. He wanted to take advantage of her. So he didn't let the book publish, so he can...."

"Shut up. Just shut your mouth.
Why didn't you tell me all these before? I gave my mother's name to this company and what nonsense you people are doing here?"

"Sorry, Sir."

"Get lost."

"Sir, I'm really sorry."

"Leave. And yes, send me the script right now."

"Yes, Sir."

The phone rang on the table and I picked up the receiver immediately.

The call was from Rozina, the HR manager.

"Sir, I called Ms. Zoya but.."

"But? But what?"

"Sir. Sir, she refused to join."

"What? What the hell? But why?" I asked.

I banged my hand on my table once again.

"Sir, I really don't know.  She said that she's not fit for this job and denied to join."

"Did you informed her about the salary and perks?"

"Yes, I did. But she simply denied the offer, sir."

"Okay. I banged the phone."

"God, She is jobless. She couldn't publish her book but she is so very adamant and stubborn. What kind of a girl she is!!" I ranted.

"Who? Zoya?" A voice came from near the door.

"You? What are you doing here, Andrew?

"To be honest, I came all here to check you out."

"Me? For what?"

"Wanted to see you with her." He winked.

"Her?" I asked.

"Who else! Zoya, of course."

"Shut up and leave."

"Thank you."

"What? Why thank you?"

"Because you asked me to sit." He rested himself on the chair.

"I didn't. Leave Andrew."

"Oh come on. Tell me, what next she did?"

"Nothing. Simply nothing."

"Nothing, is it so?" He creased his eyebrow.

"But I'm sure, she did something which made you so furious that you just banged the phone."

"Enough."

"Yes, enough of hiding. Tell me so I can give you a solution."

"Solution?"

"Yes. Don't forget that I'm the best investigator in the state. And I can give you the best information which no one can ever come up with."

"Hmmm... I sighed."

"She denied joining our company." I continued.

"Join your company? Means? I didn't get it."

"We offered her the job of the chief editor but she refused to join."

"Of course, she will."

"What? But why?"

"You want her to join Humana Publishing, right?" He asked me to confirm.

"Yaa." I asserted.

"Tomorrow, she'll be here to join the company as the chief editor." He winked.

"Be prepared." He smiled.

"Really? But how?"

"Leave that on me. You know, how good I'm at my work!"

"Hmm...I know. But still, I want to know, what's going on in your head."

"Don't think so much. Just enjoy the result." He winked and left the cabin.

"Will she come tomorrow? Will Andrew be able to convince her? I doubt. God! But why I'm thinking about this girl all the time?"

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