One week later

Saturday Morning

Pune

At a Café

"...Mumbai?!!...But...*tsk*...Sebastian?!!...how can I?!!" as Nithya spelled her concern on going back to the same place which gave her nightmares, Sebastian held her hands with his smile "...Why?!...don't you love me, Hm?"

Nithya chuckled at the way, the boy was again and again trying to impress the lady who only wanted his money and not his charm.

"...and moreover, we will be able to spend more time in the lavishness that my beauty truly deserves..." as he leaned to get her lips, Nithya halted him on his bluntness in a public place and tried to refuse again.

"...*sighs*...well...does it mean?...that you want to end this?!..." his saddened words made Nithya gulp her fear to get rid of a bank who was funding her needs and requirements with a flick of his over-filled wallet.

And again, Parvati would require the treatment which had started in the most prestigious speciality hospital in Mumbai itself, being governed by Nived.

So, she finally agreed to visit the global conference in Mumbai with the industrialist Mr. Sebastian and his reach over her future clients if required.

Sebastian was really getting on Nithya's last nerve with his lovey dovey treatment on her, which the 40s woman hated to the core.

Joshi Mansion

"...*whistles*...come here...come here...*whistle*..." Harish was trying to take the little kitten in his hands as he sat beside the small seater in the balcony. He was enjoying his green tea with looking over the dark clouds hovering over the sky, waiting to burst the clouds with its rain showers. 

The cold air rushed inside his room, making him cuddle his body closer and remember the person who would have really made it even cozier for him.

'...but...but...but...I just bought you the expresso?...and...now...you...Arghh!!!...' as Sara grunted on keeping the expresso on top of his desk, Harish only rubbed his chin while checking the conference invite draft on his mail.

Kansya Industrial was hosting the most renowned conference in honour of celebrating the country's industrialist. Harish was heading over the event, venturing with his Bordeaux client on their expertise taken in Kansya's stride for an excellent memorable event. 

'...first...the cappuccino...and now...this expresso...your lazy self told me...that you wanted an expresso...and now...you want...a green tea...huh?...listen you grumpy?!!...I am your secretary...not your slave!!...' her frustration reached the ceiling with the said man not moving a muscle on his perfect face and sighed with sending the mail to his brother. 

He moved his chair back a little, with clearing his throat and looked at her fired up face with only thought to kiss the hell out of her.

But...he only commanded in his calm tone to her fiery self which didn't want another jolt of unwanted work in her already overloaded pending work.

'...hibiscus tea with a tint of honey...in 10 secs...move...' with flexing his hands and walked to his file cabinet to take the deal which was fixed in the Bordeaux visit.

Sara was wide eyed with a little tear threatening to fall from her almond eyes and she whined, walking to get the man his hibiscus tea with a tint of honey.

Harish tilted his head at her fading direction and smiled whispering '...wrong choice again to come in a bodycon suit...and in white...making crazier day by day...sweet Pia...' moving to take the file to his desk for the final assessment.

He caressed the kitten's tail and thought to not tease his angry baby anymore. But how he loved her little tantrums and the way she would call him different names in her whining angry tone.

Their little banter would always perk him up with her cute little attire, her pretty accessories, her flowing wavy hairs, the way her nose would crinkle whenever she gets angry.

He knew that she was in love with him after their special night and was deliberately trying hard to not admit it.

If she wanted she would have easily used the Duress legal act against him for coercing her to work with him.

Then why didn't she?

And why didn't she let Rashmi know about that special night?

And why didn't Rashmi object after knowing that her Sister was working for their enemy?

Harish was their enemy, considering the way they hid his Pia from him for so long.

But as his mind went back to the betrayal done by the conniving couple, his head tried to think of plan to teach them a nice lesson with a cruel take of narrating the entire truth of Sara and win back his Pia forever.

"...Bhai?!!...shall we come in?" as Naina knocked on his door, Harish chuckled and welcomed his nephew with his giggling sister.

After half an hour, Naina was happy to have shared her office tales with her VC brother who opted to give his advice on dealing with office drama with a calm and composed mind.

Taking his guidance in the right stride, Naina was about to leave when his laptop pinged with the concall being organised by his beautiful grumpy secretary.

The Bordeaux client, Kansya team and their respective lawyers.

Naina was about to excuse herself, when...

His laptop boomed with the sweet soft voice of his tensed secretary, making him bit his lower lips and Naina puzzled on her hesitation.

"...Bonjour...Bonjour...tu m'entends...bien après... ?!...attends...*quelle est l'heure maintenant à Bordeaux ?!!*...putain !! ... euh... euh... oh ouais !!... Bonjour... mesdames et messieurs... nous sommes..."* Sara voiced from behind the screen on her room in a formal dress with not able to start an important business meeting on a more defined way.

(*"...Bonjour...Bonjour...tu m'entends...bien après...?!...attends...*quelle est l'heure maintenant à Bordeaux ?!!*...putain !! ... euh... euh... oh ouais !!... Bonjour... mesdames et messieurs... nous sommes..." - "...Hello...Hello...can you hear me...good after... ?!...wait...*what's the time now in Bordeaux ?!!*...sheesh !!...um...um...oh yeah !!...go-good morning...ladies and gentlemen...we are..." in French.).

The poor soul was really tensed on taking up such a big responsibility for the first time. Lucky had opted to be the presenter but Harish told otherwise with Lucky being already burdened with a lot in his hand.

Hardik was sighing on her mumbling with teaching her the nth time on how to present. He and Lucky had taught her well in advance two days prior with the showing her their old international presentations.

But Sara was tensed like hell, with the Devil (Harish) sitting on the boss's chair and ready to taunt her lifetime for her goof-ups.

Naina was chuckling with not able to stop her curiosity to have a glance at the poor soul and she did.

Her eyes sparked to see the beautiful Sara who was pouting and had forgotten toblock her screen and mute her voice. 

"...*gasp*...she is so pretty, Bhai!!..." as a wide eyed Naina spelled her excitement to Harish who smiled and patted her hair, signalling her to leave the important office call.

As Naina went outside with the sleepy baby Sandesh and leaving the amused Harish who couldn't take the grumbling Hardik on explaining the situation to the clients.

"...ba...babba...tuttut...come baby..." she was playfully giggling with Ryma who equally giggled with her aunt.

"...um...Ms. Sara?...dear *whispering*...mute yourself..." Hardik kind of softly scolded her who was lost in her own world. The Bordeaux client was getting confused with the baby sounds and thought to ask the chuckling VC and the frustrated Director of the prestigious Kansya Industrial Ltd.

Harish just picked his phone and called up Sara who picked her phone with hearing "...Sara?...mute yourself...and cover your screen...ok..." to which a hurried scared Sara went to do the deed.

Hardik huffed a sigh of relief with resuming their meeting and Harish trying to control his chuckles.

After two hours when the meeting came to a conclusion, the pretty Sara just sat with her cute little face trying to take down the notes as was instructed to her by Hardik.

"..." Hardik didn't understand why the secretary was sitting so quiet when she was supposed to give the concluding remark. As he tried to bring the zoning out, pouty, bored Sara back in the real world.

*clears the throat*

*chuckles*

Harish couldn't help but chuckle at her helplessness and whispered on the screen "...मीटिंग संपव, सारा?"* to which Sara woke up hurriedly, taking the mic and giving the concluding remarks.

(*"...मीटिंग संपव, सारा?" – "...finish the meeting, Sara?" in Marathi).

After shutting down his laptop, Harish slumped down on his bed with laughing out loud on the silliness that would surely land the pretty Sara in trouble with Hardik, first thing Monday morning. 

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