"It was so great to meet you Annika!! I still remember when I met you the first time you were so energetic and enthusiastic about what you are doing and you haven't changed a tad. I have seen many entrepreneurs who after facing difficulties just leave everything and run away. I am really proud of you.!!",said Tej with a proud feeling.

Annika passed her a genuine smile, she was so happy to hear the praises from her mentor. Whereas Shivaay was surprised to see his bade papa praising the girl whom he didn't like at all. In fact during his initial days of working under him he never praised him like this, and right now he is feeling tinges of jealousy but he won't admit it.

After meeting Annika Mr Iger also left for the airport and Tej went to accompany him till airport, leaving Shivaay-Annika alone to discuss all the terms and conditions and sign the deal.

"Ms Mehra we can discuss this in my cabin, come let's go", Shivaay said while leaving the conference room.

"Kamal ka banda hai, jab dekho order deta rehta hai, do this ,do that, sometimes I feel he is an incarnation of hitler or like Vikram betaal hitler's soul is on his shoulder. Arrey what are you doing Annika, run or else this bagad billa will kill you with his kanji aankhen."

Annika ran for her life and went behind him.

When Annika entered Shivaay's cabin she was impressed with his taste. Especially with the view from his cabin but what surprised her was the wall on one side where there was a huge family photo hanging. Her point of view regarding Shivaay changed slightly, from her recent encounter she felt that he is akdu, but the way he behaves with bade papa and now this family pic may be he is not so bad.

Shivaay sat on his chair while Annika sat in front of him.

"So our contract will be starting from the day after tomorrow, that is Monday, you can come at 9 am to our office. We will allocate you a floor where you and your colleagues can work" ,said Shivaay.

"Hold on, what do you mean by you will allocate a floor to us, if you forget we have our own office we can work over there, so why do we work here? Waise bhi whenever I see your face something bad happens." She murmured the last line so that Shivaay won't hear it.

"Ms Mehra sometimes I wonder why Bade papa praises you so much, that you are intelligent and smart but according to me you are one of the dumbest creatures who can't simply understand one simple thing".

Shivaay said getting annoyed and raising his both hands in exasperation.

"Hold on, how dare you call me dumb, you know what, same to you, back to you with no return. And secondly what's wrong if we work at our own offices."

Shivaay gave her a disbelieving look.

"Well Ms Annika it would be easy for us to look over this project closely because it's an important deal for us. I don't want a single mistake on it so I will personally look after this project. And going to your office again and again is a complete time pass of mine and Shivaay Singh Oberoi does not like to waste his time."

"So what!! Only you don't like to waste time, even I don't like to waste my time Mr Oberoi and secondly we just don't have this project only, we have other projections that need me. So we need to negotiate."

Till now Shivaay was frustrated and wondering how can this girl irritate him till core, what power does she possess. He took deep breaths and then thought for a solution.

"Ok Ms Annika what we can do is you come here from Monday to Friday and on Saturday you can supervise your other projects. Will that work?"

Annika pondered about it and then nodded yes, while Shivaay took a relieved sigh.

Soon they discuss other terms and conditions or rather I say arguing for terms and conditions. It took them five hours to finalise the deal. It was 5 P.M.

"Well then Ms Mehra all the terms and conditions are revised and I feel we are good to go.".

Shivaay forwarded his hand for a handshake.

Annika passed him a formal smile and shaked her hand with him, afterall she is feeling as if she just won world war 3 that too in one man army form. So it's really a big achievement for her.

But when their hands met both felt a spark which didn't go unnoticed from them. Shivaay noticed their hands are perfectly complimenting each other as if they are made for each other but he reprimanded himself, for getting these ideas, he quickly took his hand away.

Clearing his throat he said,"It's quite late and due to deal our deal you have to miss your lunch also so please have a seat I will ask MIshra to bring something for us."

Annika nodded her head in approval which was a shocker for both of them as she agreed to him within a second. Well on Annika's defence she agreed because she was famished. He quickly called Mishra about the same.

Soon a peon came with a kettle of espresso and two plates of coffee cheesecake slices. He arranged it on the table near the couch.

They quickly settled there. Shivaay took the kettle and poured coffee to both of the cups and forwarded one to her.

When she looked the content inside the cup she frowned,

"What the hell....why he gave me this ajeeb liquid he himself is so ajeeb that 's why he gave me this, but the point is how I am supposed to drink this.?",thought Annika.

While she was busy cursing the espresso and making faces Shivaay was noticing her actions, and to bring her back from her la la la land he cleared his throat to gain attention.

"What happen Ms Mehra? You ok?"

"Hmm Yes,but I think I am ok with the cake only, not interested in this kaali coffee."

The word Kaali coffee made Shivaay turn his head to Anika in 0.01 seconds, he was feeling as if someone just abused his first love.

"What did you say...Kaali coffee?? It is called espresso"

"Jo bhi ho, afterall it is kaali only, who can drink this, only the devil can drink it like you."

And said the last line slowly because if he heard it then there will be a volcanic eruption.

"Well you don't know the taste that's why you are saying it, here just try it once, you will surely like these coffee beans from Costa Rica, you will surely like it.", he said, forwarding the cup to her.

She reluctantly took the cup from him and was about to drink but he shouted,

"STOP!!"

She looked at him and asked for an explanation with her look.

"What are you doing??"

"Well I am dancing, want to join??, can't you see I am just drinking this kaali coffee.", She said annoyingly.

"Well, this is not the right way to drink the coffee, wait let me show it to you." saying this he picked his cup and then continued,

"Firstly bring the cup near to your mouth and inhale it, till its aroma hits your nostrils, just like this."

He did the same thing in action. Annika followed his action but when she smelled it she felt nauseated and what not.

"And now take one sip and relish it" ,he took a sip "Hmm perfect, you also take".

Annika took a deep breath and closed her eyes, and took one sip of coffee, but when the content touched her taste buds her eyes were wide open before she could understand something she split the whole content to something.

But when she looked to see that something it turned into someone more precisely the last person whom she would have splitted coffee . SHe splitted her whole mouth content to Shivaay's white shirt which apparently turned into brown.

"Oh my god I am so sorry Mr Oberoi I didn't mean it I mean the coffee was so bitter, that the only thing that came to mind was to just split it. I am so sorry , what I am blabbering, wait I should help you."

She took a few tissues from the tissue box and went close to him and started cleaning the coffee stain.

At first Shivaay was so angry that he could burn the lady who was sitting beside him but when she came near him, he was stumped, don't know how but he could feel something which he never felt in his twenty nine years of life.

Once she was done she moved back, and didn't know what but his anger vanished.

"I am so sorry Mr Oberoi , because of me your shirt got spoiled, I will pay for the shirt"

Looking at her he can clearly identify she was guilty whatever happened.

"It's ok Ms Mehra, I can understand, I shouldn't have forced you to drink the coffee, so let's leave this matter here only,and yes I don't need any shirt. It's fine with me." He spoke in a very calm and composed tone.

Annika was amazed by him, and she quickly said goodbye and left the cabin.

Once she left the cabin Shivaay thought

"She is cute!!"

Whereas at parking area when Annika sat inside her car, she felt her heart beating rapidly. Keeping her hand there, she thought,

"He is not so bad...he is okish!!"

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SO THAT'S IT FOR TODAY

SORRY FOR BEING MIA FOR A LONG TIME, GOT STUCK AT MANY STUFFS.

BUT DON'T WORRY I WILL TRY TO BE REGULAR

DO TELL ME HOW WAS IT??

AND WHAT DO YOU THINK ABOUT BOTH OF THEM

TILL THEN GOODBYE

WITH LOVE

DIA