A/n - Hello Lovelies, I'm back. Enjoy reading the latest chapter of One Mistake that destroyed me

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Previous update - Anika's security head has requested for a leave and he brings his replacement, who turns out to be Khanna ji. He starts crying after seeing Anika, she calmed him down and took him to meet someone.

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Annika took Khanna to Dadi's room and he started crying more after seeing her condition. Khanna was confused about Dadi's presence in Annika's house but his sobs were not ready to subside. After a good session of crying he finally controlled and Annika offered him a glass of water; and they settled on the couch.

Annika patted his shoulder "Khanna ji sambhaliye apne aap ko, aise ro kar kuch nahi hoga, mujhe bahut se sawalo ke jawab dhoondhne hain. Ap ab SSO k saath kyu nahi hai? Dadi ki aisi halat ka bhi koi reason pata nahi chal pa raha. Mere Private investigator ki report mein bhi kaafi problems samne aayi hain, Oberoi Industries ki bhi halat bht kharab hai" (Khanna please control your emotions, crying won't help us at this time, I have to find answers to many questions. Why are you not working with SSO? Why is Grandma in this condition? My PI also reported many issues and OI is also not doing well)

Khanna looked at her sadly "Mujhe zyada toh nahi pata par Tia ke aane ke baad sab badal gaya aur Swetlana bhi aayi uske saath. Apke jaane ke baad bahut issues ho gaye the family mein, Obros bhi har baat pe ladte the aur Tej Shakti sir bhi. Apke letters padhne ke baad sabne kisi tarah maan liya ki aap chale gaye ho, par Shivaay sir bahut guilty the. Unko kaafi shock laga tha uss news se, phir apko trace karne ki bahut koshish ki, par ho nahi paya" (I don't know much but everything changed after Tia entered in OM and Swetlana also came along with her. After you left there were many issues in the family, Obros started arguing on every small issue. Tej and Shakti sir were also on bad terms. After reading your letters everybody else accepted the fact that you have left from Mumbai, but Shivay Sir was very guilty. He went into some kind of shock then he tried every possible way to find your location but he failed in all his efforts.)

Annika was shocked for a while, why was he trying to find her if he was involved in that attack. She frowned and asked "SSO ne mujhe dhoondhne ki koshish kari? Par unhone hi toh OM mein meri entry pe ban lagaya tha, phir shaadi wale din jo bhi hua, uske baad main kaise yakeen karu?" (What?? SSO tried to search for me? But he was the one who banned my entry in OM and then all the happenings on the day of marriage, I cannot believe this)

Khanna looked at her with unknown emotions and he mumbled "Annika ji, mujhe sab pata hai shadi wale din kya kya hua tha" (Anika I know what all happened on the day of marriage)

Annika looked at him in confusion with a small fear in her heart, what if he really knows everything about that day??

Khanna looked at her expressions and shook his head "Khair jaane dijiye. Ek time k baad ap gayab hi ho gayi. Maine bahut koshish ki apka phone track karne ke liye, par kuch pata hi nahi chala" (Let it go for now; but after some time you disappeared from the marriage venue. I tried to search and track your phone but I failed)

Annika told him about her murder attempt and hospital incident, Khanna looked at her with wide eyes "Kya?? Itna kuch ho gaya aur aapne family mein se kisi ko inform bhi nahi kia?" (What?? So much happened and you did not try to inform anyone from the family)

Annika nodded her head sadly "Saumya ne phone kia tha par naye security guard ne bola ki Shivaay Singh Oberoi ne mansion mein meri entry ban kar di hai aur koi family member bhi mujhse baat nahi karega" (I told you about it already; Saumya called multiple times but new security guard told her that Shivay Singh Oberoi has banned my entry in OM and family members are also not allowed to talk to me)

Khanna shook his head again "Kuch confusion hua hai apko, Shivaay Sir ne aise koi order nahi diye the. Shaadi wale din wo kisi baat pe apse bahut gussa the, phir bhi unhone mujhe order diye the ki main apki help karu aur apko sahi se ghar pahucha du, par apko bhi pata hai ki uske baad kya hua" (There's some confusion, Shivay Sir never gave such orders. In fact on the day of his wedding he was very angry with you for some reason, still he instructed me to help you and drop you home safely, but then you know what happened)

Annika realised something and she cursed herself mentally, how could she have fallen prey to their plan. She shook her head in disappointment and said "It means everything was planned by Tia? I swear if she is the one behind Dadi's condition I will show her real hell on earth"

Khanna's eyes turned red with anger, he gritted his teeth and cleared her doubts "If nahi, wo Tia aur uski sister ka hi kaam hai" (Not "if", this was surely done by Tia and her sister)

Annika looked at him in shock when he completed his sentence "Tia aur Swetlana behne hain, yehi toh mujhe pata laga tha, main unko batane hi ja raha tha. Uske baad mujhe nahi pata ki kuch ghanto mein kya hua, Shivaay Sir ne mujhe fire kar dia, wo bhi bas text message karke" (Yes, Swetlana and Tia are sisters. This was the thing that I came to know and I was going to disclose it. I'm not sure what happened in few hours that Shivay Sir fired me, that too over a text message)

Annika thought for a while, all this is too confusing "Mujhe pehle hi laga tha ki ye dono cheapdi related hai lekin ye nhi pata tha behne hain. Haan PI ne bataya tha ye, Mishra ji ko bhi apki hi tarah fire kia tha" (I doubted earlier that these two cheap girls are related but I was not aware about their relation, Mishra was also fired from OI like you)

Khanna recalled his last few days with Oberoi's "Haan, wo bhi confused tha kyunki OI mein issues ho rahe the bahut saare aur Shivaay Sir ne office jana band kar dia tha aur koi meetings bhi nahi attend ki uske baad. Waise Mishra bhi ajkal Delhi mein hi hai, kisi AGCS corporation mein kaam kar raha hai" (Yes, he was also confused as OI was facing many issues during those days, Shivaay Sir stopped going to office and started working from home; he never attended any meetings after that. Mishra is also in Delhi these days, he is working in some AGCS Corporation)

*Khanna is not aware that Annika is the CEO as Sunil was not allowed to give this information before his appointment*

Annika looked at him with amused eyes and she got up from her seat to meet Mishra, Khanna frowned at her in confusion and blocked her way "Lekin maine toh suna hai, wahan k bosses bade khadus aur strict hain outside visitors ko leke, aur bahut gusse wali bhi hain charo ladkiya" (But I have heard that his bosses are very rude and strict about outside visitors. All four girls are angry birds and he chuckled making scared faces)

Annika laughed mentally while looking at his scared face and asked him about the source of his information. She could only roll her eyes when he grinned proudly and said "Mujhe sab pata chal jata hai" (I know everything)

Annika masked her amused expressions and she told him seriously "Let's go, dekhte hain kaun hain ye strict aur khadus bosses" (Let's go and see who these strict and rude bosses are)

Khanna laughed loudly and followed her "Tadi ap mein aj bhi utni hi hai" (You still have a lot of attitude)

Annika glared at him and left in her car while Khanna followed on his bike. Before stepping out of the car she covered her face and went to her cabin. She ordered for Mishra to report immediately and informed the guard to send Khanna without any security checks.

Mishra was silently working in his cubicle when a scared office boy came running towards him "Mishra ji, lioness wants to meet you personally, she's calling you in her cabin"

Mishra started sweating and others looked at him with sad eyes. Mishra wanted to cry loudly and recalled all his past days, if he has broken any rules or somehow offended his boss, but he found no answers.

Mishra was about to walk away when one employee muttered "Kuch din pehle Neha aur Arun ki class lagi thi, aj tumko bulawa aaya hai, pata nahi ab kya hoga. Alvida mere dost, we will miss you" (Some days back Neha and Arun were caught and now you have been summoned, don't know what will happen in there. Good by my friend, you will be missed)

Another employee patted his back "Buddy we will miss you a lot, because it's not everyday that people come back alive from sherni's (lioness) den."

Mishra took a deep breath and knocked on the door and he took another deep breath before walking inside "Ma'am you called me?"

Anika indicated him to take a seat and then he looked back when the door opened again, he could only frown in confusion when Khanna walked inside like he owned the place.

Khanna smiled and pulled him in a hug "Mishra kaise ho?" (How are you Mishra?) but Mishra shrugged off his hands indicated towards CEO's chair "Shhh..Ma'am baithi hain (Shh...Mam is also here)

Khanna ignored the CEO and hugged Mishra again "Who cares, Main apni sister ka wait kar raha hu, aj tumhari Ma'am ki tai tai phis hone wali hai" (Who cares, I'm waiting for my sister, today your Mam will be lose this time)

Mishra blocked his mouth and pulled him back, why this man has a death wish and if he wants to die, he can do it alone, why the hell he is dragging him in this mess.

Annika laughed loudly while looking at the duo, Mishra was about to piss in his pants and Khanna was looking too confident for his own good. Mishra frowned and looked at her, what's so funny, maybe that's celebratory laughter before marking her prey. He was about to deny any association with Khanna when the impossible happened, why was his boss removing her mask in his presence?

Anika removed her mask and smirked at both men, Mishra was about to faint  after looking at her face. He will be the first employee in the history of AGCS corporation to see Miss A's face. Khanna held Mishra's hand to stop him from falling and looked at the CEO with happiness "Arrey Annika Ji aapne apna kaam kar dia kya, CEO ki chutti kar di? Maine miss kar diya, mujhe video banana tha" (Anika, have you already showed that CEO her right place? I missed it, I wanted to make a video)

*Mishra has never met Annika when she was working for Oberios*

Mishra facepalmed and pulled back the overconfident man "Chup ho jao pagal admi, yehi CEO hai" (Shut up you idiot, she's the CEO)

Khanna shook his head "No, she's not the CEO, she's Annika ji" and then to give Anika a little heart attack he dreamily added "Yaad hai Shivaay Sir wali Annika?" (Do you remember, Shivaay Sir's Anika?)

Anika's started coughing loudly and
Mishra's eyes widened with this revelation. Annika was getting embarrassed because both men were lost in their own world of gossip and "Shivaay sir wali Annika" (Shivaay Sir's Anika) did something in her stomach, she's not sure but maybe a bunch of butterflies exploded in there.

Mishra finally came back to reality "Ek minute matlab ye wo hain jinki wajah se mere saath kya kya nahi hua" (So it was because of her that had to bear so many things?)

Both men started laughing loudly and Anika could only stare at them in confusion. She glared at them and Mishra went down the memory lane.
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Shivay was sitting in his cabin, Mishra entered to discuss something. He was going to sit on couch opposite to Shivay's, when he got the biggest shock of his life after listening to Shivay's ridiculous request "Arrey Annika tum mujh se itni door kyu khadi ho, yahan aao mere pass baitho" (Anika why are you standing so far from me, come and sit here and he pats the space beside him)

Mishra looked at his backside to find this so called Anika who was getting invited to sit on the couch next to his boss but he again frowned in confusion when Shivay patted the space near him and said "What are you trying to find back there? Come and sit here"

Mishra then noticed the dreamy look on his Majnu Boss' face and for the very fist time he also saw a stupid grin plastered on his face. This was a day of shocks for him and he had to accomplish a big task of saving his dignity from his "crazy in love" boss.

While he was trying to process these shocks, he noticed that Shivay got up from his seat and started moving towards him with slow steps and he held his hand to take him to the couch but Mishra was stuck at his place and looking at him with a crying face. This did the deed for Majnu (Romeo) Singh Oberoi and he came back from his lala land

Mishra was almost on the verge of crying and pleaded "Sirrrr...please..mera..hath...chodhiye" (Sirrrr...please.. leave...my...hand)

Shivay glared at him angrily "WHAT THE WUCK MISHRA!!! Why would I hold your hand?"

Mishra indicated towards his hand, Shivay shrieked and jumped on his place and left his hand abruptly and Mishra found this as a great opportunity to save his dignity and he ran away from the cabin, leaving behind an embarassed Shivay.

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Annika was opening and closing her mouth like a fish, sudden heating up of her cheeks was also not helping and the men in front of her were hell bent on making her more embarrassed. That infuriating man is not here but he is still getting her trapped in such situations.

Anika buried her face in her palms when Khanna started laughing loudly before sharing another anecdote from Billu's saga
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One fine day Shivay said to Khanna "Khanna, take out the car I'm going on a long drive, weather is really good today"

Khanna looked at him in confusion, Workaholic Singh Oberoi wants to go on a long drive and then he heard the reason of this sudden change at a little distance, where Anika was chirping happily to Rudy "I love long drives." Rudy nodded his head frantically followed by Om "Let's go, weather is so good"

Rudy rubbed his palms excitedly " Jaldi chalo O aj mera cheat day hai, mujhe bhutte khaane hain, samose pakode aur chai bhi" (O, Let's go fast today is my cheat day, I have to eat roasted corn, Samosa, fritters and tea also)

Khanna was busy in listening to their conversation and he was going to sit on passenger seat, when suddenly return of the Majnu Singh Oberoi (Romeo Singh Oberoi) happened "Annika, wahan aage kyu baith rahi ho, yahan mere saath peeche baitho" (Anika, why are you sitting in front sitting, come and sit with me)

Khanna looked around but found no trace of Anika and then he saw the dreamy look on Romeo's face. Khanna already had experience in handling his Majnu Avatar, he yelled loudly near Shivaay's ear and this helped a lot in avoiding one more embarrassing encounter with his boss.

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Khanna shook his head in amusement "Mere saath toh bahut baar aisa hua, aur suno" (This happened a lot of times with me, I'll tell you one more incident)

If it was possible to dig a hole in ground and crawl inside it, Annika would have readily done it and saved herself but right now she had to stop this Special episode telecast of "Adventures of Billu the Great". She cleared her throat loudly and glared at the duo "Ahemmm, ap dono ka ho gaya ho toh kuch kaam ki baat kar lein?" (Ahemmm, if you both are done, can we talk about work?)

Mishra got back from the wonderland of stories and nodded his head while it was Khanna's turn to get shocked "She's really the CEO?"

Khanna's eyes widened in realization and he gave a nervous chuckle before moving away the glass of water from her table. He has witnessed enough Panika moments in his life and wasn't interested in joining the gang of her victims.

Annika showed him a small water bottle in her hand, Khanna gulped and smiled nervously. She indicated towards the bottle and smirked at him "Khanna ji, ab baat kar sakte hai kya hum log?" (Khanna, can we talk now?)

Khanna nodded his head frantically and sat on the chair like he was not the one to start that gossip "Mishra why are you wasting time, we have to discuss so many important things"

Mishra shook his head in disbelief and then he told her about the doubtful transactions which were happening in Oberoi Industries. All the loyal employees were fired from their positions and were replaced by inexperienced candidates or people who had track record in fraudulent activities in other companies.

One day Mishra got fed up of all the doubtful acts, he collected some proofs and went to OM to meet Shivay but Mansion security team forced him to handover the files, giving him some lame security check reasons. After some time he received a text from Shivay "You're fired from your job with immediate effect, company will provide severance pay equal to three months" and then he had to leave from OI, later he shifted his base to Delhi for a job at AGCS Coporation.

Annika was trying to process all the information collected from PI, Khanna and Mishra. All she could understand is there is something fishy in Shivay's case and somebody is using his name to make all the business decisions, waiting for Dadi's statement is the best option right now. No information of any other members of the family is also available as they haven't made any public appearance in past 5 years, all they have done are some online interviews but they also seem suspicious.

Anika looked at Mishra after discussing everything "Ap humare beech ki baat ko apne takk hi rakhenge aur meri identity bhi" (Mishra, keep our discussion and my identity a secret)

Mishra looked at her sincerely "Mam ismein batane wali koi baat nahi hai, main sab samajhta hu" (Mam, you don't have to tell me, I can understand)

All three stepped out of cabin, all of Mishra's friends were waiting for his arrival, he was inside from past 3 hours and they were sure that it was time for another dose of entertainment. They were hundred percent sure about it when they noticed that Mishra said something, another tall man laughed loudly and Anika was glaring at them angrily.

Then the impossible happened, Miss A the lioness pouted at Mishra, she smacked on the tall man's shoulder and then the three of them started laughing like maniacs. All employees were looking at them like Aliens, especially Mishra. Did this man get so comfortable with lady hulk in a 3 hour meeting that he was cracking jokes with her and she was behaving so freely around him.

Mishra could swear that the people who were bidding him goodbye earlier, were about to faint after seeing this scene.

Khanna was appointed as temporary replacement for Sunil, Mishra and Khanna readily agreed to help Annika in finding about OF and OI. Shivaay could have been a strict boss for them. Many times they had to face the wrath of SSO but whenever they needed help or any kind of Support, Shivaay was the first one to stand for them.

Precap – Dadi reveals her story

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Thanks for reading, hope you enjoyed it.

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