At the table, Taylor was cracking at the joke being shared by Sara about her classmate.

His fiancé Ella was covering her mouth not able to freely laugh which didn't go unnoticed by Sara. Ella was quite a lady with her formal etiquette to the much amusement of the desi Sara.

As the boys went to the washroom, Sara started her casual talks with Ella.

Sara came to know that Ella was a fashion designer planning to open her own boutique in the centre of the town.

Ella was currently working with a fashion brand as their main designer for their bridal wear.

Sara told her fantasy for a Christian wedding but sidelined it saying that would not be possible as her family wanted her to settle down with an Indian boy, especially her sister.

Ella then told her that the future was unpredictable as you would never know that your love would be just around the corner.

As the ladies were enjoying their meal,

"...Sara?!!Is that you, honey?!! Oh, my happy tuna!!...what are the chances?!!!" The chef Jin walked towards the girls recognising his friend whom he had encountered couple of times when meeting his best friend Ashley.

Sara hugged him with a warm smile who was moving her body side to side laughing loudly, making the other customers glance at them.

"...Jin...I never thought I would be able to taste your cuisine again...." Sara held his hands praising his special fish platter.

Jin waved his hands slightly blushing at her genuine remarks. Sara was laughing at his gestures of denying his fabulous cooking.

Kim Seokjin had done his culinary major from Australia and was fascinated to get a chance to open his dream restaurant in the city of love. His mentor helped me a lot for his 7 years effort and finally when he had the finance and friends, the man lacked the energy to proceed with his dream.

In a way, when Ashley who was getting trained from her culinary class, she had a chance meet with the Korean chef. And then things being quite flexible for Jin to get the most required support and encouragement from his new friends – Ashley and Sara.

Sara had a brotherly liking towards Jin who would always make her laugh with his one-liners or dad jokes. Ashley had the outmost respect for her mentor which she would dream to follow on her culinary journey. Well, for Monica – we can say that she just joined the force and was always there for the food.

As the friends were catching up, the boys came to the laughing duo and a smiling Ella. After introducing her lovely friend to her new friends, Sara bid bye to Jin who air kissed her.

"...ok Jin...I will leave...catch you up later..." Sara then side hugged her friend and bid him bye.

Edward was rowing through the streets with Sara sitting behind his bike holding onto to his shoulders.

'...did she forget our date this Saturday?...should I remind her?...' were the thoughts running in his mind while driving through the busy streets.

Abhishek Law Firm

Edward and Sara were silent in the elevator, making Edward contemplate whether he should a remind her or not.

As the evening proceeded, Sara got a message from Ashley for their shopping spree.

She bid her bye to Abhishek who told her to reach home early as he would not be able to come home on time.

"...Sara?..." Edward ran after her who was about to climb the elevator.

"...um...hope you remember our date tomorrow...at 7..." Edward finally asked her who 'oops-ed' making him crease his brows with worry.

"...um...I forgot about it...um...can we have a lunch instead, if you are not busy?..." Sara asked him who smiled at her not escaping out of him as he had assumed.

As both agreed to have a lunch than dinner, Sara bid him bye to meet Ashley. Edward was not the shy type but cautious on his second chance at love. As his past experience made the man a little vary of the love that he would get from the next lady who would come in his life. Edward was a man of persistence and had a blooming heart, open for its invader. 

Which he found in the chance glimpse of Sara, thanks to his boss Abhishek. But Edward had a mission, being given to him by his master. A mission to find the evidences and keep a lookout for the man who had destroyed the incomplete love story. 

His master had full trust in Edward and had given him enough liberty to proceed with his own methodology of planning and plotting to get the ultimate truth.

Edward watched how his etiquette was being liked by Sara.

Would she be the one to fill his void?

"...she is tough one...right..." Edward closed his eyes hearing the infernal voice of the chap whom he didn't want to interact.

Michael was smirking at Edward who thought to move out of his radar than have a word with the devil himself. 

(Michael)

"...hey... I am trying to have a normal conversation with...my friend...*chuckle*" Michael blocked the young man who was almost towering him.

"...Michael, I have work to do...unlike you...so, please..." Edward warned him who snickered at his words and closed in whispering.

"...why don't you just play with the boss's sister...than digging your nose into those unsolvable files...hm...Loverboy...." Michael wanted to trigger Edward as was his nature.

But Edward just side smiled at him replying "...I think we all know who the lover-boy here is...hm?"

Michael widened his eyes with anger and grabbed his collar who just smirked at the apt reaction.

"Michael?!! What is the meaning of this?..." Abhishek came in time, to release Edward from Michael's clutches who was trying to justify the remarks made by Edward.

"...we all know who the trouble maker is?!...did you finish the reports that I told you to send me this morning?...well get on with it then...?" Abhishek then grabbed Edward's arm leading to his cabin.

At night

Ashely was laughing out loud at the story told by Rashmi about her encounter with a crying manbaby in her office the afternoon.

On the couch, Sara was glancing through her pictures in the laptop to select the ones for a surprise gift to her sister after her delivery.

Sara was planning to imprint their memories in the city on the blanket that she had ordered to be custom made.

"...ok, sweeties...don't forget to sleep early than chitchatting all night, hm?..." saying so Rashmi went to her room to have some shut eye before Abhishek could come back home.

Sara's room

At around midnight, Sara got up to go to the washroom. She glanced at the clock which showed 3 am. Ashley was sleeping beside her snoring softly.

After Sara came out of the washroom, she saw that the curtains were flowing rather harshly with the window bringing in cold air.

She thought to close the window. As she grabbed the window lock, she noticed the same hooded figure standing below the street light.

She assumed it to be a midnight jogger, as was evident for some night exercisers.

But to her horror, the figure looked straight up to her, hiding his identity under a mask covering its face half and only showing its fiery eyes.

Sara got scared looking at the eyes which only spelt tremor. She couldn't take the glare and immediately closed the window.

She clutched her heart and thought to sleep off the horrific scene.

The next morning

Sara was mindlessly twirling her pasta on her fork, ignoring the talks by Rashmi.

Ashley nudged her shoulder to move out of the house to reach their respective places on time.

Sara was supposed to submit her assignment in the university along with taking some reference books for her case file with Abhishek.

At the university,

Sara thanked her professor and moved to the library.

At the lone corridor, she was walking calmly to reach the other end – the library.

She halted her steps feeling the presence of someone tagging behind her.

Her worried eyes, looked back slowly to find no one. It was just the janitor collecting the garbage from the boys washroom on the left.

As she proceeded she again felt the presence. Not thinking twice, she rushed inside the library.

As the librarian took her books, she informed her about the new book arrival she had enquired the other day.

Sara moved to the first floor of the big library to search for her book. As she was going through the line of authored book in the shelf, she looked ahead to see the similar glaring eyes piercing into her soul.

She backed with terror in her eyes, making the books fall from the rack which got jolted with her sudden hit. She wanted to move out of his radar, but her limbs got stuck on the floor.

She thought to call out the librarian, but it seems that she had lost her voice too.

She then started to recite the holy verses as Rashmi had advised her when she was having those nightmares.

But that was also useless. To her horror, the person shifted the books aside and tried to reach out to her through the book self.

The last resort, she closed her eyes tight shut and yelled out from her guts loudly...

"...Hari!!!" the name of her saviour – the blue warrior god helped her to move her stiffen limbs and run out of the shackles.

She didn't hear the calls of the librarian and moved out of the university to her bike.

As she drove off to the studio, she felt her body to shiver from the horrific incident that jolted to her core.

She thought to engage herself in work to forget the event.

Mumbai

Kansya Steel Industries Ltd.

Harish was moving out of the elevator of the company, when he suddenly halted to turn around to see the person who called him.

The corridor was empty, puzzling him at the person to pull a similar prank again on him.

He walked briskly to his cabin to interview the assistant for the 18th time on the request by his brother.

The VC cabin

Hardik was checking the file of the new aspirant who was sitting across the VC chair and was nodding her head at the instructions received by her employer.

"...Shri! Meet the new assistant for you...I hope you got my mail regarding her appointment..." Hardik signalled his brother to the new appointment who looked back at the handsome VC who had a serious stance glancing through his phone.

"...I will decide whether the 'new' assistant stays or not...hm?" saying so, he occupied his seat to interview the new girl who had a flirty smile on her face to impress the young billionaire.

Harish scoffed at her changed attitude for him as compared to the simple girl tomfoolery she was playing with Hardik when he entered.

After an hour,

Harish ridiculed at the way the girl ran out of the cabin cussing him and enraged at the audacity of the man to insult her.

In the adjacent chair, Hardik pressed back the crease growing on his forehead, with his fingers.

"...oh, come on! don't tell me you didn't recognise it! Hardik, she was definitely trying to get in my bed than my files!! And you know I don't like such shameless girls who tend to give their body to earn or live a luxurious life, rather than using their knowledge and skills!..." Harish walked towards the office window rubbing his nape at the growing rage for the girl to offered herself for the job.

"...yeah she is shameless, but fitted the job description!...Shri you could have denied the offer and told her strictly to be professional...but no!!! you had to insult her like this!!!" Hardik slammed the desk at not being able to find the apt assistant who would tolerate his brother.

"...did I not?!!But she kept on egging on it!! Hardik, such a woman will not only harm you, mentally and physically but will grow on you like a parasite...and I don't want that to harness our family...." Shri looked in his brothers eyes who felt bad at not understanding Harish's turmoil.

He got up and hugged his brother who embraced his brother to calm his nerves at remembering her the nth time of the day. 

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