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Same time around the presentation was going on:

Abhay was nervously pacing inside his room on the other floor. He was nervous like hell; not about meeting what was going happen after it.

How he will face his aunt and will she forgive him?

And more than that he was worried about his Fireball's reaction to the truth about Vegas; one which he is hiding from months.

He remembered their first encounter in Mumbai, where she kissed him on the spot just to annoy Arjun and prove him that she has a boyfriend.

He found her face familiar but he still can't place her because she reminded him about Mrs. Stranger and he thought his mind was playing games on him because he was running from the truth.

About Vegas.

He still remembered that night in Vegas, well not all of it but most of it. He was upset that day because his aunt has asked him to attend the business meeting in the morning and he missed it. She was really upset with him. He had done the same thing in the past too but this time something snapped inside her and she cut herself from him; the only family he has, has cut her from him and so he was feeling down.

He went out that night to drink in that bar and to drown all his miseries and there he saw her; the most beautiful women in his entire life. She was looking like a Fireball in that red dress of hers. He can't see her face properly because of lighting but he noticed that she has rejected all the drinks that were being offered to her and felt relieved. None of the persons sitting here deserved her, except him.

May be it was liquor talking.

He tried his luck and walked towards her and casually flirted with her. She turned him down with her flat answer, "I'm not looking for a one night stand."

He was disappointed because one more person misunderstood him on the same day. Today was really not his day. He was about to drown himself in alcohol when he heard her apologising to him. He was shocked that she trusted him.

Any other time he would have found it a bad habit of hers to trust a stranger but today he was grateful for it and so he asked her to enjoy the night with him. He has still not seen her face properly but he wanted to keep it that way; he liked the mystery around them and also he was trying to escape from reality that night.

They joined the crowd of hippies which was yet another reckless decision but then again he wanted to be reckless tonight and left the sensible side of his brain in the hotel. They were given masquerades to hide their true identities and he was slightly disappointed for not being able to see her face properly but went ahead with it.

They danced, fought and then drank like mad people that night but somehow in between all the drama and pranks the atmosphere turned serious when they talked about kids or munchkins. He was disappointed when she said that she don't want to be in an arrange marriage with him but then realised that she didn't have problem with him but the idea of arrange marriage. She wanted to fall in love with a person and then marry him. Also, she didn't want her mom having upper hand on her for entire life.

She complimented him about his looks and he felt proud of his looks once again but when he saw her feeling sad about not remembering their marriage he panicked at the thought of her leaving him. He was way too drunk to be in sensible state. He knew only one thing that if he didn't do something soon enough then she will leave him, like all others and the thought made him crazy.

And so when the father of church suggested them to marry again, he agreed to it. The idea came as naturally to him as breathing. He didn't realise what could be the consequences of her action, hell he even forget his phobia of marriage and went ahead with it.

When he saw her leaving for her hotel he wanted to stop her there only but he didn't as her words assured him that she won't leave him like others. Her smile was reassuring.

So he reached his hotel and slept peacefully. The morning after that was not so pleasant because he saw the wedding ring on his finger and remembered the wedding. It freaked him out. He still can't recall her face but he knew for sure that he was married to a Mrs. Stranger.

And the thought freaked him out, so much so that he called his best friend Rehan and sent him all the curses in the world for he was the one who convinced him to go to Vegas; that idiot always prayed that Abhay gets married and now his wishes come true. It was all because of his prayers.

Then after some time he calmed himself and realised that he was doing a mistake yet again. He is blaming others for his mistake. The night was entirely his fault. He needs to man up and be in charge of his life.

This was one last mistake of his life. He will be responsible from now onwards. He will forget the night and all that happened.

What happens in Vegas stays in Vegas.

So he will forget everything, pretend that nothing happened. There were only two people who knew what happened that night and there was no way in hell that he will meet that girl again in future. So he will pretend that nothing happened and even if he meets the girl by any sick chance then he will deny her claims because he was sure that she hasn't seen his face clearly just like he didn't see her.

Yeah, that was it. That was his way of dealing with his drunken mistake. He was not ready for relationship or commitments at this point of life, and the M word is totally out of picture.

So he grabbed his things and checked out of the hotel and came back to India and didn't tell a single soul about all this stuff. He was being unfair to his family, to friends and to that girl, spitfire but he didn't care. He even stopped thinking about it.

He got Sanaa's message requesting him to help one of her Friend for software designing, the next day he came back. He took it as an opportunity to move ahead and be responsible.

That's when he met her. He had a feeling that he knew her. She appeared familiar, too familiar and he suspected her to be Mrs. Stranger, from their first encounter. Earlier he thought his minds was playing tricks on him when she said, "You are ready to work with me."

But when he came next day and informed her about JP group of companies and his relation to Pooja Jindal, he half expected her to turn him down but she reassured him, "Past is a night place to visit but not to stay.... Mr. Abhay Singh my offer still stands; Are you ready to work with me?"

The words, the realisation, the voice and that smile all made him surer of her decision.

It was a moment of realisation and relief for him; realisation that she was Mrs. Stranger and relief that it was her.

She was his Spitfire.

He shook hand with her; knowing that he will be working with his wife.

That's why he said, "We are going to be together in future, Vaishali. I'm not letting go of this opportunity ever."

He was almost sure about the truth but he didn't have any proof about Vegas. He could have confronted her but a big part of him was still afraid of marriage and commitments.

He didn't want to be tangled in them not unless he has a definite proof about what all that happened.

Also, he remembered her views about arrange marriage and wanted to know her first before arriving at any decision. He wanted to be with her not because it was an obligation but because it was his own decision and so he kept quiet.

He was also waiting for her to come and confront him, like normal girls but she was too engrossed in her world and about project and once he started working he also became busy.

The thought about Vegas almost left his mind and as he started getting to know her, he was drawn towards her. Everything about her attracted him, like a moth to a flame. The bonus part was their living arrangements; they were in the same society that allowed them to spend more time with each other.

He started spending time with her, enjoyed his time with her. He remembered the day when he went down his knees for her for the first time in Maya Aunty's café. All her dramas and fun that they had together; as two free people slowly brought him out of his fears about marriage and commitments.

He was sincere in his words when he asked her, "My dear Fireball, I am sorry if any of my words earlier hurt you. I didn't mean any of them. For me you are the most beautiful woman in this world and no one can replace it.

I'm sorry if I ever made you feel unworthy but trust me that everything I do is for a reason and every action of mine has some cause behind it. So, I just want to ask you one thing, "Will you trust me, always?""

That was the day he decided to open up to her and started talking to her about his fears. He started trusting her the way he wanted her to trust him. He also started his investigations about that night in Vegas; so that he can give her some proof when the time comes.

That night in pub when he saw that Arjun near her; he lost all his control. It took every ounce of his patience to not kill that man on the spot. He felt protective of her. The idea of some other man being close to her didn't sit well with him.

He was possessive about her, not only because she was his wife but also because he has come to admire her as a person. At that moment he realised that he liked Vaish not because of the fact that she was his wife but because she was her.

And like a fool he was, the idea didn't settle well with him because Abhay Singh that time was still having that phobia about relationships. So he tried to deny it and also tried to find about Arjun but he didn't find anything related to him. At the same time he got a call from his investigator who told him that they weren't able to find anything about that night.

He was confused, angry and frustrated and so he snapped on her at that moment but when he saw her walking away from him with her feet bleeding his heart broke.

After she left the room he picked up the glass pieces and one of them entered his finger but he didn't care, just like her he felt nothing at that moment.

Then she organised the party for him even after his rude words he was blown away by her. That night he became surer of his feelings about her.

When he saw her real eyes, his heart skipped a beat because that moment it was confirmed that she was Mrs. Stranger because only one girl has those beautiful pair of Amber brown eyes, that he can recognise anywhere.

He wanted to tell her the truth about Vegas at that moment, without waiting for any proof but he stayed quiet for two reasons.

One; he didn't want to distract her from her goal which was this presentation and second; he wanted her to like him because of who he is not because she has an obligation or because of a drunken marriage.

And so from that day he made his mission to apologise for his behaviour and make her like him as much as he likes her. He made that cartoon presentation while asking her for a date, keeping in mind all the things that happened between them since they arrived in Mumbai.

Somewhere in between all these dates and stuff he fell for her and who won't be? It's Vaishali Khanna they are talking about, few days in her company and you will fall in love with her.

Actually it's Vaishali Khanna Singh now. He liked the sound of it. The idea of them being bounded in a bond that united them forever appeared so good right now. He shook his head realizing the days where he was running like a fool from marriage.

Being married to her is the best thing that can happen to him.

So here he was today pacing around the room nervously and thinking of some way to tell her about Vegas and not being murdered by the end of it.

He was thinking of taking her to a date again tonight for celebrating their victory. He even made all the arrangements about it. He will confess to her about his feelings and then explain about Vegas.

He knew she was keeping her distance from him because of Vegas and not the project and so he wanted to take away her fear; so that they can be together, finally.

He also hoped that his aunt will appreciate his efforts and start talking to him again. He didn't want the company; he just wanted to get back the only family he had. Well not only family now. He has Vaish and hopefully he can get her family's blessings too after they resolve this issue between them.

The thought made him smile but it soon disappeared when he received a call from an unknown number.

"Hello." Abhay said.

"Hello Abhay." The voice answered and Abhay found it familiar.

"Who's this?"

"Did you forget me so easily Abhay? I'm hurt." The person on the other line mocked and Abhay gritted his teeth recognising him.

"Why did you call me, Arjun?"

"Ouch! You are hurting my feelings man. I called you to know about your whereabouts."

"Just tell me what do you want?" Abhay said taking deep breaths to calm his anger. He was not the one to be easily provoked.

"I want so many things that you can't imagine. But what I want shouldn't matter to you. This call is about you and not me."

"Stop talking in circles." Abhay said in an irritated tone.

"Ok I will come straight to the point then. I know what happened in Vegas that night." Arjun said in a cold tone without any humour and Abhay stilled at his place.

How the hell does he know anything? He must be playing with me.

"I don't know what you are talking about." Abhay said in a calm tone, trying to hide his nervousness.

Not you too. Arjun muttered under his breath. He was getting tired of it now so he just shook his head and started walking inside Vaish's office to attend her presentation. He already has so many important things in his life that needs his attention and on the top of it all this drama! So he took a deep breath before saying his next words. He needed Abhay to be angry.

"You know exactly what I'm talking about Mr. Stranger. You know it all from the beginning but you are a coward running from your responsibilities like always. Well, wakeup call Abhay because the world doesn't revolve around your comfort. You can't hide things for long time and expect them to not come out.

You don't want be Mr. Stranger, you don't want to claim your wife then may be someone else will; like me who genuinely admires her.

So I'm walking inside her presentation hall as Mr. Arjun Shekhawat the heir of Shekhawati Heritage and the major shareholder of JP Group of Industries. I'll wait till the end of her presentation to announce in front of the world that she is my wife and I'll even give fake proofs to make sure of it. Your time is over now." Arjun said in a serious tone and ended the call.

Arjun took a deep breath to calm himself as he did something he absolutely hated.

He used his title, about the heir of Shekhawati Heritage. He despised it.

He threatened someone who is important to him.

He already hates himself and now after doing this he was sure that others will hate him too. See this is what he is, an absolute asshole who doesn't care about anyone's feelings.

He hoped for his sake that Abhay finally has guts to claim his wife otherwise he would have to do something he never wants to. He would have to claim Vaish and that was wrong on so many levels. He admires Vaishali too much and by doing this he will disrespect her in the worst manner which is something he never wanted.

He opened the door and entered the hall quietly to see her presentation. She was phenomenal; he knew it from the first presentation of hers which he has seen in Vegas. He left the room early that day along with Pooja to attend an important call. She would be an important asset to JP Group of companies and he was sure that Pooja Jindal will realise it too.

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Abhay was shocked, angry and scared. First of all that man was not just some man but Arjun Shekhawat of Shekhawati Heritage; that is the reason he can't find anything on him. Shekhawat people are very private about their private life and their image in social media. The family is very strict about their values and they train their heir like military training.

But that all was not important at the moment as Arjun's voice was still echoing in his ears.

He will claim Vaish as his wife.

That is something that Abhay can't let happen. Earlier he was thinking of waiting for a perfect time to talk to her about the wedding, then they will tell their families and finally with the consent of their families they will announce their wedding to the world but looks like that all this will happen at once.

Arjun called him a coward for running away from his responsibilities and maybe he was true but he will be damned if let some other man claim his wife, one he loves with his entire existence.

And so he entered the presentation room trying to calm the storm inside but when he heard Arjun's mocking words, he lost it. He punched the man on the spot for doing this to him, to them, for compelling him to bring out the secret. A secret which was no way related to him, still he has to come and meddle in between.

He registered every one's shock but he didn't care for anything. It was a now or never moment so he made a small prayer to his mom to make things right.

He took Vaishali's hand and faced his aunt along with other before declaring, "Aunty, She is Vaishali Khanna Singh. My wife."

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Sorry but no Vaish's reaction in this chapter.

Also my apologies for not being to update soon but I'm really busy in this month. I won't take a break from writing but the updates might be slightly irregular ! I hope you guys can understand. Any other questions regarding his pov please ask here so that I can answer them in upcoming chapters!

Coming back to the story, well this was Abhay's point of view on things, it might not be perfect but no one is perfect. So I hope you understand him. Well at least you should because some other people *cough* Vaish *cough* won't understand it so easily (;

Next chapter is Vaish's and Pooja's reaction to our Drama King's dramatic announcement. Any guesses what will happen ? And lets not forget Khanna family. They are entering the scenario soon.

And of course my baby, Arjun! Do you all still hate him? I hope your perspective about him has changed. Trust me you will love him if you come to know him fully well.

So stay tuned and keep on voting and commenting (: