"Stop laughing. It's annoying me." Mishti glares at me as we walk out of the shower and I tighten the towel around my hips as I follow her.

We got up late and she tells it is all my fault that we are late even though she was the one who went for two rounds last night. We had to take shower together to save time and it was complete torture trying to keep our hands to ourselves.

"It's not my fault," I say again. "As soon as my eyes opened I woke you up. You should thank me."

"Oh?" She rolls her eyes as she looks into the wardrobe. "You exhausted me last night that's why I couldn't hear the alarm."

"Well, you said you wanted more." I chuckle as I grab a suit from the wardrobe.

"We better hurry up now, instead of arguing." She sighs pulling out a dress for her.

"God! We need to wake Arya and Aryan up." She holds her head. "We hardly have an hour. Traveling takes some fifteen minutes and if we add the traffic time it'll be twenty minutes to reach their school."

"Stop stressing over it. It's fine if they get late one day." I frown as I pull my pants up and run my hand through my damp hair.

"I don't want my kids to get scoldings or have a bad day at school. I have been there, I hate getting insulted and I hate that some of the classmates enjoy it."

She rushes out of the room holding her hairdryer and I follow her. "And thanks to you." She glares at me as she stops in the hallway.

"What did I do?" I frown.

"You have a very bad timing." She exhales. "You had to decide yesterday I leave my car at my friend's apartment and we'll pick it up tomorrow. Now we have to drop them to school and then you should drop me at my friend's apartment so that I pick up my car and I'll be late by the time I reach the office."

"Uh..." I scratch my neck. "You should have reminded me."

"I was busy thinking how perfect you are in everything and weeping over how imperfect I am." She sighs. "Forget it now. We are getting late today."

"It's fine I am CEO and you are soon to be." I shrug as she opens the door of Arya and Aryan's room.

Why do children have this weird habit of waking up early on Sundays and sleeping peacefully on the days they have school?

"Aryan." Mishti walks over to him. "Good morning. Get up you are getting late."

I watch for five minutes as she tries to wake them up. Both of them just hum and snuggle into their comforters.

I sigh. "Aryan, can't you hear your Mumma? Get up it's getting late." I shout at little.

Mishti turns to look at me in disbelief, my shouting seems to work as Aryan pushes his comforter away and Arya jumps up and sits knowing well it's her turn next.

I didn't mean to shout at them but we need to be strict at times and I know Mishti isn't going to be a strict mom.

"Careful," Mishti says when Aryan looks at the watch and rushes to the bathroom.

"Don't shout at them in front of me," Mishti tells me slowly when both of them go to brush their teeth.

"I am gonna try," I say. "Now, I am going to be a villain here."

"I didn't get you." She frowns.

"If I am the only one scolding them, you are going to be super mom and I am going to be a villain dad." I chuckle and she laughs.

"I'll go see if Miss. Nazareth needs any help in the kitchen."

She walks past me and I wonder how much of a mess it would have been if Miss. Nazareth wasn't here. Huh!

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Later that afternoon I decide to visit Rayan in his office. He had to wait a day after making a new account on Instagram to gain some followers with help of his friends.

I didn't tell Mishti I met Kabir and Roy at his house. I know she doesn't want him to be involved in it so I don't want us to argue over this that's why I ignored mentioning him.

If Kunal sees Rayan in my office I am sure he is going to inform Mishti that's why I decided to visit him instead of him coming over.

The receptionist guides me to his office and I smile at her politely when we reach the office. The door is a jar so I push it open and see him sitting on his chair working on a laptop.

I clear my throat and he looks up at me. I walk inside and close the door before I take a seat in front of him. It's still weird to act normal with him and I know he gets it.

"Hey." He says when I don't say anything. "Here." He holds his phone for me.

"I hope you haven't sex texted yet? I sure am not looking forward to reading that conversation." I say without taking the phone.

"It's just the introduction." He says looking away. I don't feel bad for making him feel like he just looks for sex in every girl. It's the fact and he deserves to realize it.

I grab the phone from his hand and I feel a little anxious as I go through the chat.

Rayan introduces him as Vicky. The girl was very clear about not revealing her name. When Rayan brings the question What is your beautiful name?

She replied I want you to give me a name.

Seriously?!

And when he insists again she replies, You can call me baby.

I almost roll my eyes at her reply and I start to feel irritated. I am about to give him back his phone when his phone vibrates and My baby flashes on the screen.

"My baby?" I frown as I look up at Rayan and he tenses a little.

I pull the phone away when he reaches for it. "You took her phone number? Are you trying to betray? Telling her our plans?"

"This is nothing about this crazy woman. This is my personal thing, give me my phone back." He says restlessly.

I give him his phone back with a frown he wouldn't get restless if this was this girl we are working on or any other woman. He doesn't care about girls, I know that.

"Are you okay?" He asks softly on the phone.

"I'll try to be there this weekend."

"I know. I miss you too."

"I promise."

"Yes. Take care. Bye."

He doesn't look at me as he disconnects the call and I bite my tongue from asking him who was it.

"Who was it?" I ask not able to hide my curiosity.

"I would appreciate it if you let me have privacy." He says as he looks up at me. "Let's just do the work and then we are out of each other's lives. I feel guilty that's why I am helping."

"Alright." I nod. "Look, Rayan, I wouldn't leave you alive if you betrayed this time." I look at him right in the eye and I mean it. I am not going to let anything happen to my family this time.

"I said to you I am helping you because I am guilty." He says and I can feel him getting a little angry. "I don't want more guilt in my life. You need to stop making me feel worse than I already do. I am trying to have patience here."

"You deserve it." I shrug as I lean back on the chair. "Whatever you do it's still not enough because no matter what you can't recover the damage you caused."

He glares at me and I glare back. I suddenly feel the urge to not look away first and we both seem to have the same urge as we keep glaring.

"I think you should go. I'll try my ways to get her name or maybe I will just lead a conversation asking her to meet me." He says still not looking away.

"Okay. I hope you try your best." I say as I stand up glaring down at him. "Let's see if you can really help in this."

He chuckles and looks away. "You know I can that's the reason you have chosen me. You could ask your brother Kunal, Kabir, or that guy Roy or do it yourself." He stands up to look me in the eye. "But you choose me. Why? Because you know no one can do it like me."

I clench my jaw, he is right. I know he can flirt very well and will definitely get a night with her. That is the only reason I have given him but I am not going to give him the satisfaction here.

"You are right." I let out a humorless chuckle. "None of my friends are playboys and ladies' men like you."

He clenches his jaw as he glares at me. "Be thankful you are getting benefitted from it." His lips twitch up in a smirk.

"Be thankful you have something by which you can help," I say as I smirk back at him.

"I need to go." I interrupt when he opens his mouth to say something. "I can't give you a lot of my precious time."

That was a good one.

I say to myself as I walk to the elevators. I meet Mishti for lunch on time at Maheshwari Enterprises, Inc.

"It's Sunday tomorrow." She says as she bites her lip nervously.

"So?" I ask not having an idea what she means.

"I will be the CEO on Monday." She sighs.

"That's a good thing." I smile genuinely feeling happy for her.

"I know. I am kind of getting nervous now." She grabs the water bottle. "Sara said reports will be out of the building taking my photos introducing me as the new CEO."

"Yeah, of course." I shrug. "Is that a problem?"

"It is." She says. "I don't like to be the center of attention. Being a cop is so easy, we always stay hidden."

"It's not so hard," I say. "You'll get used to it. Though there won't be reports following you around but just get used to being the center of attention."

"You are going to attain events, travel around, and a lot of public speaking when you hold a press conference. Standing behind the podium and speaking is definitely being the center of attention."

"Stop you are making me nervous." She says slowly as she frowns. "Can I really do this?"

"Of course." I reach out to hold her hand. "Just trust yourself and go with it."

"You are attending the business event which is at the end of this month?" She asks. "Badi maa said to me I should attain it because we need to have good relationships with other businessmen and women."

"That's right." I nod. "I missed it last year because I had gone undercover. Kunal attained it for me though but I still want to make up for last time."

"You are coming?"

"I am." I nod. "We can go together."

"Uh, no." She shakes her head. "I am going with Mr. Arora."

"Okay," I say. It's her first time at this event and as much as I want to take her with me and show off that she is my wife I don't want to force her to come with me.

"I wanted to come with you." She says after a moment. "Mr. Aroa wants me to accompany him so that he could introduce me to everyone there as the new CEO."

"Cool." I smile. That is right, it would be suitable if he introduces her considering they work together and it's their chance to work this out.

Though what I am not looking forward to is we will have Mr. Vidhyut Pandit there who doesn't have a good business or personal relationship with me at all.

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For people who don't remember Vidhyut kindly glance at chapter 39 of Sweetness Of Love.

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