"Get up, Abir." I hear Mishti call me as she pats my arm.

"Mmm." I snuggle the comforter as I restrain myself from smiling when she continues to wake me up.

"Abir." She calls me out softly as she caresses my hair. I know she is going to be annoyed in no time but I always enjoy this moment before she gets irritated.

I love her loving me.

"Coffee is waiting for you." She sighs before she removes the comforter from my body.

"There's so much work to do and you are sleeping." I hear the annoyance in her voice.

"Will you not get up?" She asks slowly. "You are so bad!"

"Abir." She groans. "I'm going to throw this coffee on you."

I swiftly opened my eyes. "I am up."

Yesterday when I took her warning lightly the hot coffee was on my arm and it isn't something I want to experience again.

Yesterday she was anxious because it was Arya and Aryan's first day at school and today she is anxious because it is going to be her first day in Maheshwari Enterprises.

"I am glad you are." She rolls her eyes as she pours coffee into two cups.

"What's wrong?" I ask her when she looks worried.  She looks up at me and shrugs before she sips on her coffee.

I look at her with a frown as I silently drink my coffee not wanting to push her to tell me.

"Are you hiding something from me?"

I find myself wincing a little when she asks unexpectedly. I do not want to tell her about the hoodie lady yet.

"I am not." I lie not wanting her to get concerned. Even if I say I am hiding she will start thinking about it and she is smart enough to figure out things.

"Why do you ask?" I ask curiously. "Are... you hiding something?"

She looks up at me and I notice the worry in her eyes. "I just don't want to tell you now. And I don't want you to get mad at me when you find out."

"Is everything alright?" I ask her concerned as I set the cup on the nightstand and hold her hand in mine.

"Yes." She looks away and I wonder if she has been receiving any notes from the hoodie lady. "It's nothing I can't handle, Sam and Shreya are with me."

I nod still unsure if this is about the hoodie lady. I can't expect her to tell me everything right away when I am not doing the same thing.

"Cheer up. It's your first day at the office." I try to lighten her mood.

"I know and I am a bit nervous. I don't even remember working in any office." She sighs finishing the coffee.

"You know I can always help you," I say wanting to help her but I instantly regret it because I don't want her to think I'm showing off.

"If you want," I add quickly. She nods as she stands up.

"Hurry up, we have to prepare breakfast after jogging and workout."

"Right." I get out of bed.

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"God." I sigh as I enter the room. I went to drop Arya and Aryan at the school while Mishti gets ready. We got a bit late while packing the lunch boxes for them.

"You are already tired and you need another baby," Mishti says teasingly as she combs her hair standing in front of the mirror.

"I am not tired." I roll my eyes as I hug her from behind. "It's new to me."

Arya and Aryan certainly don't help us in the morning. One doesn't finish homework and the other doesn't want to have breakfast. I literally keep running around Arya so that she eats something. Aryan finishes homework while having breakfast and I observed that he is a bit slow in writing.

"I know." Mishti smiles as she reaches out to put a watch around her wrist.

"You look too hot." I press a kiss on her cheek as I glance down at her. She is wearing a formal white top with a red jacket over it matching it with red dress pants.

"Thank you." She turns around my eyes drop down to her red lips I can tell just applied lipstick.

"You are not kissing now." She frowns and moves her head back when I lean in to kiss her.

"Why not?" I roll my eyes.

"I want to stay focused." She stands up straight giving me the business vibe.

"Stay focused." I roll my eyes at her as I walk out of the room.

I grab my car keys as I step out of the house, I am not angry at her I just do it because sometimes even I want my wife to convince me.

I turn my face serious when she steps out hurriedly. I watch her lock the door and I walk to my car.

"Hey, Abir, wait." She calls me out as she hurries toward me.

"Are you really mad at me for it?" She asks in disbelief.

I don't turn around to look at her because I know I can't stop smiling if I do.

"Look at me." She holds my arm as she turns me around.

"I am getting late for the office," I say avoiding her gaze wanting to play a little longer.

"You sure are." I hear her say before she keeps her hand on the back of my neck and reaches out to kiss me.

I smile against her lips as we kiss and I put my arms around her. Her eyes roam all over my face as we pull away and she smiles.

"What?" I laugh as I tighten my arms around her waist.

"Nothing." She shakes her head. "We are getting late for office."

"All the best. Make yourself proud." I put a hair string behind her ear as I smile at her.

"I will." She nods and I see the determination in her eyes.

"Should I come with you till the office?" I ask her as she gets in her car. "Just to boost you up you know." I shrug.

"No, thanks." She laughs. "Knowing that you are in this decision with me has boosted me."

"I am always going to support you in the right thing." I smile at her. She applies the lipstick again and nods.

Her eyes suddenly brighten up as she looks at me. I watch her with a frown and step back when she opens the door.

"Come here." She calls me as she grins.

I look at her unsure before I step closer to her. She grabs my hand and pulls me down, I rest my hand on the steering wheel to balance myself and she presses her lips hard on my cheek.

"What was that?" I look at her amused as I stand up.

She giggles looking at me before she pushes me back and closes the door.

"I love you." She winks at me before she starts the car. My eyebrows pinch together and the corner of my lips stretch up.

"You can expect a 'same to you' from me," I shout as she drives off. She leans from the window and smiles at me as she blinks her eyes.

I stand there and watch her car disappear. I get in my car and drive to the office knowing it is going to be a long day today.

I have to talk with Kabir because he says there's something he needs to discuss with me. I phoned Rayan to meet me today to clear up everything that has occurred years ago.

The hoodie lady hasn't appeared or dropped any letters till now which makes me assume maybe she just wanted to appall me.

I will need Rayan's help a little for he was present that night and he said to me he wanted to help. I know Mishti wouldn't be happy with it but I have to do this.

I can't sit with my arms crossed waiting for the hoodie lady to make a move and eradicate our lives again.

I park the car and walk into the office as I push my sleeves to my elbows. I nod at everyone who greets me on my way to my office.

I don't react when some female employees try to suppress their laughs but I wonder what's so funny.

"Good morn-" My assistant beings to greet me, and her eyebrows shoot up as she looks at my face. "-ning." She completes it and clears her throat looking away. "Good morning, Sir."

"Everything is alright?" I arch an eyebrow at her.

"Yeah." She looks down at her notepad. I walk into my office and she follows me inside.

"You have a meeting at 12:30 and there is going to be a business meeting at the end of this month. Are you willing to go for it?"

"Yes, we are not missing it this year," I tell her as I go behind the table and sit on my seat. "How did the conversation with Rose enterprises go?"

"It went well." She nods. "You have a busy schedule tomorrow so I arranged the meeting for the day after."

"Thank you, Nyra." I nod.

She nods and begins to walk out but she stops and turns around. "And you have a meeting with Mrs. Khan."

"Will she be joining me or there is some presentation?" I look at her.

"She'll join you. It's just the discussion, she said."

I nod and she walks out of the room. I feel a little anxious to meet Foziah as my appearance at Sara's home didn't leave a good impact.

I sigh as I call Sara. I don't want to have this feeling that I gave her a reason to stress on.

"Sara, I'm sorry," I say as soon as she answers.

"I'm sorry too." She says quietly. "I actually understand you but..."

"It's fine." I interrupt. It's not easy to leave your spouse's side sometimes and it makes me a bit sad that Mishti wasn't on my side. I remind myself she took Kabir's situation a little too seriously and connected it with her parents.

"Kabir has been working on it since then." She says after a moment. "I hope he can help you."

"Hopefully." I nodded wondering what he has been working on.

"Are you going to act like this with me?" I hear the sadness in her voice. "As if I'm a stranger."

"Oh, no." I shake my head. "You are always going to be RK of my life how can you be a stranger." I try to ease the tension between us and I actually mean what I said.

She laughs slowly. "I don't intend to be RK you know. You guys romance anywhere and everywhere."

"Well, that's us." I laugh.

"Mom is here, I'll call you back later." She says slowly. "Oh, yeah, thanks for calling. It felt good to talk."

I sigh as she disconnects the call, at least she felt good. I look up when I hear the knock on the door and then Foziah walks in.

She has files in her hands, her eyebrows shoot up in surprise. She laughs out loud as she walks to the table and sets the files on it.

I frown wondering why everyone around is looking at me and laughing.

"You came straight from the bed?" She laughs as she takes a seat.

I frown and reach for my phone to look at my face. I shut my eyes when I see Mishti's lipstick over my mouth and I see the imprint of her lips on my cheek this is from the one she kissed me hard and was smiling looking at me.

"Mishti." I sigh as I shake my head. This is so embarrassing I walked in with these lipstick marks.

"Yeah, I know she did it." Foziah looks at me amused. "Looks like she did it intentionally.

Of course, she did it intentionally.

And she is going to compensate for it.

"I don't know." I shrug. "You were here for?" I look at her files yearning to fluctuate this topic. I reach for tissues to wipe the lipstick off my cheek and mouth.

"To discuss the financial statement." She turns serious as she reaches for her files. That's what I love about her, she is a lot more professional than personal in the office.

Foziah got a promotion from Financial Manager to Chief Financial Officer (CFO). She deserves every bit of it and I love how seriously she takes her job.

Later during lunch, I decide to visit Mishti and give her a small surprise. As I drive to Maheshwari Enterprises I get a call from Kabir.

"Yes," I answer his call.

"Do you have an idea who is Maya Kashyap?"

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How was it?

Maya Kashyap.

What do you think is coming ahead?

I might give one chapter more before I uninstall the app and will be back in May or June.

I do feel sad that I started this book at a time I was busy because I feel it would have been a lot more interesting to write continuously.

But this is it and I am gonna make sure when I start again after my exams I will write continuously because I love writing that way.

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