Armaan's POV:

Next morning, sitting on the bed I looked down at my left hand with the most precious diamond engagement ring around my finger. I never had the courage to remove the ring but in front of her and the whole family, everything was so simple. Even if I removed her last precious thing from myself, I wouldn't be able to remove her from my heart.

Getting up from the bed I took a long relaxing shower and changed into my office formal suit. Sliding the watch in my hand I picked up my phone walking out of my room towards the hall. Breakfast was getting served, Mom seems happy today as returned from the temple. Taking a bite from the sandwich I checked for any new message or important news. Yash's name flashed on the screen answering it I heard an excited voice of him, "Armaan... I have great news for you literally the news which will make your day." I shrugged, "What? your girlfriend broke up with you..." he scoffs.

"The Japanese tech company you were interested to make them collaborate with you on your terms has agreed to the deal and has sent the advance money for the investment." He replied sternly. I hooted, "Wow... that's great news as it will be the second most profitable deal, we will make this month. Up for drinks..." I asked him "No... I need to check up on my girlfriend." He huffs madly ending the call. Leaving for work I had a busy schedule so I started working when after an hour the receptionist entered with a bouquet and an envelope."Sir... this came from Mehra Group and I was instructed to hand it over to you." I nodded and she left.

That's a big surprise my fiancée sent me flowers, checking the bouquet I opened the envelope something was written in calligraphy cursive handwriting, "I hope you like the flowers sweetheart and yes I'm interested in the partnership. Let's discuss this on a dinner date because I want to try Italian food - Your gorgeous fiancée, Ishita Mehra." Oh, God how much of a narcissist she really is, and who calls a man sweetheart I just hate that name it makes me feel like a fragile doll. This note was supposed to be romantic but it's more like a kid's bragging diary of self-affirmation, and who the hell asks on a dinner date like this. At the engagement party, the envelope I gave her was a proposal for an equal partnership with Mehra Group.

I kept the envelope in my personal drawer and turned back to my work. Yash entered the office with a scowl on his face, "What happened? some stray dogs chase you..." I commented while typing on the laptop. He sits on the couch resting his head back, "Why girls are so complicated? Like one moment they like this and in another, the whole liking thing changes. When I guy is serious in a relationship the girl screw ups cheating or backstabbing. Similarly, when a girl is in love she does everything for her love but then the guy fucks up some chick ruining the love inside her." I looked up from my computer screen, "What kind of high school novel did you buy this time?" he does have a taste in them but not every novel is quite fascinating.

"Give it thought Armaan doesn't Ishita lies in the same category, like till the day before yesterday she put you in jail now you have an engagement ring around your finger. I showered my love over my girlfriend now she thinks I'm useless and couldn't do good in life. She has started seeing someone else I just got to know about it today when I decided to take a leave and spend a day with her but ended up being alone sitting here telling cold-blooded my pain." he exasperated. I kinda agree with him as well but Ishita made it clear she just wants me as a husband ideal standing next to her nothing else. It does hurt hearing it from her but what else could we do?

At lunchtime, I had some work that needed my brother's attention calling his PA I confirmed that he was in his office. I decided to have lunch with him as well as discuss this important project which has some political angles and smells fishy to me as some terrorist organization had some influence on it. Droving to his government office I stepped inside the building passing the security check. A bodyguard squad me to his office on the sixth for and opened the door for me, I stepped inside and saw Aadesh bhai talking to someone on the phone with his back towards me.

I heard him talking, "Keep it subtle as much as possible Dhiraj... don't let Veronica even smell around him. Soon he will be married I don't want any of her drama getting involved, keep your eyes on her every activity she should never return back to him..." my system jammed hearing her name from Aadesh Bhai. He ended the phone and turned to his table but got stunned seeing me, "Armaan... come sit I thought you would come after lunch..." I glared at his weird behavior.

"Why is Dhiraj calling you to inform you about Veronica when I was the one who hired him two years ago to find Veronica?" he lowered his head to my comment. "Speak..." I hissed in anger, if he has any involvement with it then we are not good. "Armaan... sit and calm down. I can explain whatever you heard but for that, you need to trust my actions because I care for you and know whatever damage she did to you." My brows twitched, "So you had something to do with her leaving me and then not letting me contact her? I thought she was the one breaking the ways I was trying to contact her but no you were the one trying to play mind games with me."

"You can't blame me for she left on her own because she certainly is a bitch-" he was left startled when I slammed my hand on his table, "Don't you dare to speak a single disrespectful word about her, or I will forget that you're my big brother." Hissing in anger I turned to leave. "Armaan... listen...." Aadesh Bhai called and came forward. "Don't ruin your future because of your past, Veronica is your past. Ishita is your future and far better than that girl who left you even when you did everything for her. I can't bear seeing you broken into pieces again that's why I kept her away from you. I'm well aware of your obsession with her but she's not the right one for you or the family."

I faced him and expressed, "Bhai she's the girl I loved and no one could replace her, for all these years when I was trying to contact her to apologize, plead to do whatever it would take to be with her you were the one trying to cut contacts. Instead of making me marry Ishita, you could have let me be the one girl I love with everything I had." My voice croaked. Aadesh Bhai lowered his head and sigh "When will you understand Armaan, she was using you all those times and when she needed more, she left and you were devasted. I thought you were a teenager madly in love and with maturity, you will realize your mistakes but you're still as reckless and caress as you were back then."

I walked toward him and pointed my finger at him in anger suppressing my tears, "Stop interfering in my personal life you have already done enough of it. Because of you, Ishita will also be hurt in all this she even doesn't know anything about it." He looked up into my eyes, "Then tell her... Trust her she will show you the real world..." I brushed it off and added, "If you dared to do anything I wouldn't hesitate to leave the house and never come back to the family who couldn't let me be with the girl I loved." Turning away I left the place and drove my car down the highway.

Tears swelled in my eyes and started burring my view, parking my car on the side I stayed inside the car and cried my heart out. Veronica Jain is the daughter of the Jain Family who has chains of shopping malls and restaurants across the country. Their family was on good terms and we both used to study in the same school I was the nerd in the class and she was the most popular girl who used to participate in everything. We never get along much as she didn't like me because I used to spend my day in studies and learning sports, yeah learn sport I never enjoyed it. I used to do many things just to learn and find my interest but nothing ever fascinated me much.

The day I finished high school a grand party was through by my parents I scored a good percentage. At the same party, Jain Family was invited and my mother got friendly with Mrs. Jain. After that, we moved to the same University and things started changing. She gave me much attention and we started getting along as friends. I never had many friends so she used to accompany me to events and assignments. I started enjoying her presence around me and we started seeing each other more than usual and she became my best friend. She used to cheer me on the basketball matches and boys used to stare at her because indeed she was pretty.

Veronica was studying fashion so she used to do advertisements and photoshoots, and I used to tag along with her. But it was worth looking at her giving confident and attractive poses, later she used to tell me more exciting things about her career perspective. We both were ambitious and wanted to do something big in life and fulfill our dreams but I started adding her to my dreams. With maturity, she became more attractive but we were still friends until Yash's birthday party. He used to throw wild parties with naked girls, drugs, and drinks.

We kissed at that party under the light influence of drinks but she didn't mind it at all saying that we both were young and attractive but I had some feelings from that day. One day I couldn't stop myself and told her everything with the fear of losing a friend but she just gave me cold shoulder and returned to her house. I felt broken and started taking drugs Yash tried to stop me but I felt rejected and humiliated because I expressed my feelings and emotions.

That asshole informed my parents and Dad gave me a hard time but got to know about Veronica and my feelings towards her. After days Veronica visited me in my apartment I was stunned and started hiding drugs and beer bottles. She pulled me towards her and I could smell the vodka from her, she told me about her feelings and insecurities. Veronica feared that I would break her heart and we wouldn't end well but I promised her to be with her and take the relationship to a serious point and I did. I told my parents everything and they weren't much happy about it and I hid it from Veronica.

We started getting closer and she got addicted to me as we used to stay in the apartment the whole day making love to each other. Mom visited me in my apartment and saw her with me she tried to cover it up but it was visible she wasn't happy with the relationship and I was confused about why. They used to support me in everything then what happened now when I need them to believe in me and my choice. To which Mom mentioned Mrs. Jain's affair with some man beside her marriage.

I tried my best to convince her and they agreed to it but things weren't good between my mother and Veronica. As both their mentalities were different and Veronica didn't like my mother's outspoken nature. Most of the time I used to pour water into both of their fights but I was still young to handle all this besides my business. I was newly introduced to it, the whole day I used to work in office like bull then at night in my house I used to listen to my mother's complain about my girlfriend when I hang out with Veronica, she couldn't stop blabbering what my mother said or did. Only Mrs. Jain used to control her and taught her to be patient with my mother and told me to give them both time to adapt.

But nothing much improved they still used to fight over small things and I had enough of it now. I decided to marry Veronica and live separately with her which broke my mother's heart. She started staying in her room I felt bad for her Veronica on the other hand was excited about the wedding. Later the day before our engagement Mom apologized to Veronica and suggested we live in the family together. We happily got engaged and started living together because she wanted to but Mom this time said nothing. I was happy to be with her but I was sacrificing my mother's happiness. I was so stuck in the situation that whenever I tried to cherish my mother Veronica used to have issues with it.

The day Veronica got to know about Mr. Jain's death she was torn apart and my family stood with her but she only wanted me to be with her. The wedding was postponed but still, we were together, Mrs. Jain used to visit us with her boyfriend and my family was trying hard not to adapt to it. But the hell soon broke down when Veronica decided to pursue her career in New York and wanted me to go with her. My family stood against it and no one agreed with it, Veronica took it mentally because her father died before marriage so there will be no marriage and I will leave her but nothing was like that she just made it all up in her mind.

Returning from work I got to know that Veronica tried to kill herself but my mother got inside my room on time and found her unconscious bleeding to death. I was heartbroken and blamed myself for it but things change Veronica decided to leave without me and broke the engagement as well. Then we never met she once called me and told me not to try contacting her because she wants to be on top of her career and my family wouldn't agree with it. She wanted me but not my family...

My phone buzzed and I rubbed my eyelids as I dozed off in the car answering the call, I placed it on my ear and was going to say hello but my ear drums bust with the shrieking voice, "Did you Die? Because if not then who doesn't answer fifteen missed calls? You have ten minutes to reach the restaurant or I will kick you out of my company putting you back in jail." She ended the call and I signed because she didn't even give me time to cancel the dinner. Just awesome I have to face her now God what I ever did wrong that I had to face the vulturous Ishita. I checked the time and then rewind her threat in my mind, she can do that I started the engine and raced towards the restaurant.

Okay so now you guys know about his past, ahh I want a man like him to love me like crazy be obsessed with me, and never cheat on me. *author dying single*

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