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INAYAT'S POV:

"Okay, so the company I would like to merge with yours for this project is..." And for a few seconds, there was silence. Everyone was waiting eagerly, and then finally, he spoke, "Shivay Enterprises." 

And everyone started clapping, but I couldn't hear anything anymore. I looked up and thought, "Bhagwaan ji like seriously you are going to do this with me? Why is this happening to me? What did I do to deserve this? Why can't I live my life peacefully? I worked so hard for this project, but you didn't let us take it completely, and even when we partnered, with Mr. Kapoor? Like really?"

 I was becoming more and more irritated. I let out a sound of frustration and banged my hands on the table, not realizing that I was sitting between people. By now, everyone was chatting, but just as I banged my hands, everyone fell silent, and the banging noise became very prominent. 

Then everyone's eyes turned towards me, and all were staring at me. Then Mr. Vedant Sen turned towards me and asked, "Are you okay? Any problem with the decision?" With this, I looked up again for a second and said in my mind, "God!!! Again??? Do you want to put all the problems in my life today itself?" 

Then I quickly looked at him and said, "No, no, nothing like that. I am happy with the decision and ready to progress with the work as soon as possible." I said this and smiled at him. He also reciprocated the smile.

 I have heard a lot of things about Mr. Sen.  Despite living a luxurious life since childhood, he is very sober and down to earth. And on the other hand... thinking this, I looked at Mr. Kapoor, and as I had guessed, he was also looking at me. 

As soon as our eyes met, he looked at me and smiled, showing all of his teeth. Of course, this man would be the happiest today; afterall he'll get plenty of opportunities to irritate me now. I rolled my eyes at him and looked at Aryan bhaiya. 

He was also smiling. I know he must be genuinely very happy as I got this project, and he must also be happy for Shivansh; after all, whatever the situation may be, he is his best friend. But he shouldn't have left this project like this, I don't know what he was thinking. 

Anyways, now I have to work with him. Just thinking about it is giving me a headache. I wanted to ignore him, and here, look, he'll be getting a lots of chances to roam around me.

Finally ignoring everything, I turned towards Rhea, but she was busy doing something. She was literaly very busy looking at Advay bhaiya without even blinking, and then I looked at Advay bhaiya, and he was also looking at her only. 

Is something cooking between these two? Today also they are staring at each other and that day in hospital also I found Rhea staring at bhai. I need to talk to Rhea about this. When I will get home today, the first thing I will be doing is talking to her regarding this. 

Both of them were so engrossed in looking at each other that they even could not notice that I was constantly looking at both of them. So to bring her attention back to me, I lightly slapped her shoulder, but she flinched hard, as if she just returned from another world.

 But as soon as she looked at me, she became very happy and side-hugged me, saying, "Congratulations! Finally!" 

To which I smiled with enthusiasm and replied, "Congratulations to you too, and the credit goes to you. In my absence, you worked on the project very well. We got this deal just because of you." Then she blinked at me and patted my back.

 After some time, Mr. Sen cleared his throat to gain everyone's attention, and immediately the room fell silent. 

He said, "Okay, so the conference ends here, and we've got the best teams. Thank you to each and everyone who joined today and shared their ideas. We will surely work together in the future. So, I would request everyone to leave except the CEOs, Ms. Inayat Verma and Mr. Shivansh Kapoor, and their members." 

Hearing this, finally, everyone started leaving, but not before congratulating us again. Once everyone left, he said, "My secretary will be making the official documents, and for that, we need some of your information, so if you can just cooperate." 

To which Shivansh said, "Yeah, sure! Advay will be completing the rest of the formalities." 

Then I added, "And from my side, Rhea can do it."

Soon, Vedant's father, Mr. Vijay Sen, called up his secretary, and she led both of them to the other hall, which was also booked by them. Now, it's just the four of us in the room. 

Then suddenly Mr. Vijay Sen said, "Okay, so I hope now my project is in safe hands and you both will work hard to make this successful." Hearing this, I gave him a smile, but Shivansh was just staring at him emotionlessly. 

Well, he is like that, emotionless for everyone, ofcourse except his family. He then continued, "I would return to USA this evening itself, but Vedant will be staying here and joining you with the work. So, you can discuss everything with him." 

Saying this, he got ready to leave, and we also stood up. I said, "Sure, sir, I will be happy to work with you." He smiled and then looked at Shivansh, who had made a very grumpy face.

 I don't know what happened to him suddenly; just now he was so happy, and now he's in such a bad mood. He is actually suffering from severe mood swings. 

Then he cleared his throat and said, "Yeah, sure." We shook hands with Mr. Vijay Sen, and he left. Now, it's just me, Mr. Kapoor, and Mr. Vedant in the room.

I was looking at the papers kept on the table, and from the corner of my eye, I could see Vedant looking at me, while Mr. Kapoor was glaring at Vedant. The atmosphere turned awkward—very, very awkward.

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SHIVANSH'S POV:

For the past few minutes, the three of us have been sitting in the room waiting for Advay and Rhea to arrive, and during this time, Vedant has been continuously looking at Inayat. 

Now, whatever good things I was saying about him earlier, I take them all back. He doesn't deserve that. I feel like getting up right now and breaking his face. 

And why did his father have to involve him in this project? Inayat and I were enough. Now, looking at him, it feels like he's definitely going to interfere unnecessarily.

Enough of this staring game, Now I decided to end it. So, I cleared my throat, and finally, his attention shifted towards me. "So, Mr. Sen, would you like to discuss something related to the project, or shall we meet tomorrow directly and start it?" I asked.

To which he replied, "Mr. Kapoor, I think today it's time to celebrate, so we will start the work from tomorrow. But as it's lunchtime, I would like to ask you both if you would like to join for lunch. Until now, everything was just formal, so maybe an informal lunch?"

I didn't have any mood to have lunch with this person at least, and I also knew that Inayat would definitely decline. 

I don't think she would go with someone whom she barely knows, so I denied, saying, "No, Mr. Sen, I have an important meeting to attend, so I would join any other day." Saying this, I shook his hand. 

Then I waited for Inayat to refuse, but to my surprise, she didn't. When Vedant turned towards her, giving her a questioning look, she said, "Sure, Mr. Sen, I would definitely like to get to know you informally." 

Saying this, she also shook his hand. After shaking hands, he held her hand and kissed her knuckles, saying, "Thanks for accepting the offer. Even I would like to know you informally."

What the hell is going on here? Are these two just flirting openly in front of me? I was feeling as if someone put fire in my heart. 

I just want to burn those lips of his which kissed her hand right now and break those hands which touched her. Here I have never even held her hand, and he dared to kiss her. Fucking Idiot. 

But what do I do now? I have already declined to go with him, but now I can't leave Inayat alone with him when I completely doubt his intentions. What should I do now?

 I was thinking this when suddenly my phone rang. It was from Advay. I excused myself and picked it up. He said that the work is done, and we can leave now. I told him to wait in the car, and I would be coming soon and disconnected the call.

 Then I went near them. Vedant said, "So, Mr. Kapoor, let's meet tomorrow. I guess you also need to reach the office soon."

I nodded at him and then said, "Actually it was a call from my secretary, and he said that the meeting got postponed due to some emergency, so I am not in a hurry." 

I said this very calmly, but inside my mind, I was just hoping for him to invite me again. Finally, he said, "Oh, so then I think you are free to join us." 

Hearing this, I kept a serious face outwardly, but internally, I became very happy. I quickly said, "Okay, if you insist." Then he smiled, and the three of us went towards the parking.

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ADVAY'S POV:

We went with Mr. Sen's secretary to complete the formalities, and it ended within a few minutes. After that, I saw Rhea, who stood up to leave first. Since that day after I shouted at her, she hasn't spoken to me at all. 

She looks at me as if she wants to say something, but then she doesn't speak and just leaves. And here I am, dying to make everything alright with her, but she just ignores me. Today also, in the hall, she was looking at me as if she wanted to say something.

Then if I talk about myself, I keep looking at her too. I don't know why, but there's an attraction towards her. When I look at her, I completely forget about my surroundings. 

Just like what happened just now; I was so engrossed in watching her leave that she left the room, but I am still sitting here. 

So, quickly coming back to reality, I ran behind her. She was moving towards the conference hall when I called her name, asking her to stop, but she didn't stop. Instead, she started walking even faster. 

I quickly went towards her and held her wrist, stopping her. She stopped and turned towards me with a very irritated face, asking, "What?"

Honestly, every time she shows those big angry eyes, I feel a little scared. I took a step back and said, "Rhea, I need to talk to you." 

To which she folded her arms across her chest and said, "It's Ms. Oberoi for you. And whatever you want to talk about, is it related to business?" 

I looked at her, shaking my head in denial, and said, "It's not related to business, but it's definitely urgent." 

Hearing this, she pointed her index finger at me and said, "If it's not about business, then I don't want to have any conversation with you, Mr. Kapoor." 

Saying this, she turned to leave, and again, I started following her. I tried to stop her many times, but she wasn't ready to listen to me. So finally, I became really impatient and said in a very loud voice, "Rhea, please, I am really sorry. But please, at least listen to me."

 I didn't realize that I said it so loud that everyone around us was looking at us. I felt embarrassed, but I was also relieved that Rhea finally stopped. Then she turned towards me and started walking towards me with a very dangerous look and angry steps. 

Within seconds, she was in front of me, and suddenly, she grabbed my hands and started pulling me towards the exit.

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RHEA'S POV:

I grabbed his hands and pulled him towards the exit. I didn't stop or look back until we reached the edge of the seaside in front of the hotel, where there were almost no people right now as it was mid-afternoon and very hot. 

Then I jerked his hands away and yelled, "Speak now!" Then again, I went close to him, looked into his eyes, and said, "And I am warning you, if what you have to say is not as important as you claim, I'll push you straight into the sea from here."

This man embarrassed himself and me in front of so many people in there. Many were looking at us, shocked. Of course, they must have seen us many times in the news and magazines, and some people were also giving us teasing smiles. It was just so awkward. There was no need for him to shout so loudly.

He took a deep breath and said, "I am sorry." I thought, wow, it has just become a trend for these two brothers to keep making mistakes and then keep asking for forgiveness. And we yes we are just sitting here to forgive them.

 For sure there must be some defect in their horoscope, maybe due to the position of Rahu in their birth chart, their minds can never be stable; they always show duplicity.

I snapped out of my thoughts and said, "You are sorry for what? Because if you're saying sorry for whatever you said at that time to me, then that means you are not supporting your brother. And for a great brother like you, that would be a sin."

He sighed and said, "Rhea, look..."

As soon as he said "look," I immediately turned my head in the opposite direction and said, "It's Ms. Oberoi for you."

He continued, "Okay, fine! Ms. Oberoi, look, I am not sorry for my words. I am sorry for behaving in such a rude way when I might have handled the situation in a calm manner. I know you might be hurt..."

I quickly cut him off and turned to him, saying, "Don't be mistaken, Mr. Kapoor, that I am hurt by your behavior. That day, I was crying because listening to you talk about your brother just reminded me of something else, nothing more than that. 

And the words of those who matter in my life hurt me. And you, you are the last person who is going to matter to me in my life, so I don't care what you say or think about me. Better you understand this properly."

He was stunned hearing this, and this time there was a different emotion in his eyes, maybe hurt, but I didn't care. He has also hurt me. Yes, definitely, he has hurt me and I was crying because of that only, but I would never ever admit it in front of him.

Avoiding eye contact with him, I started leaving from there. He came behind me again and said, "Rhea, I am sorry."

This time, I turned to him again and said with finality in my voice, "This is the last time I am saying it's Ms. Oberoi for you. We don't have any personal relations, so stay within the limits. And see you tomorrow at work." 

Saying this, I left from there, and this time, he didn't follow me, which I was glad about. Then I texted Inu to come near the car and went inside the parking. I also saw him talking to someone on the phone, and he also got into the car. 

Now, I'll have to see his face every day. Then I looked at the idol of Ganesha kept in the car and said, "Make everything right." I joined my hands in front of HIM and waited for Inu to come.

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INAYAT'S POV:

I walked to the car where Rhea was waiting for me and informed her about the lunch plan. We had decided to go to a nearby cafe and have something light, as everyone had to go for their respective work afterward. 

We all went there in our respective cars and finally got inside the cafe. I went and took my seat at a corner table with a nice view. Rhea had gone to the washroom.

I saw Vedant coming towards me, and I thought he was going to take the seat beside me. Honestly, he's very friendly and gives off good vibes. Talking to him is not uncomfortable at all, so I thought including him in the project with us would be a very good idea. 

I shifted a little so that he could settle beside me, but soon I saw Shivansh rushing towards us. He pushed Vedant a little and settled beside me. What the hell just happened here? All this happened in just a blink. I didn't even realize when Shivansh came near the table.

Seeing him sitting beside me, I quickly got up from my seat to go to the opposite side, but when I looked at the chairs, there was Rhea sitting in the front chair, Vedant sitting beside her with an awkward smile directed at me, and Advay bhaiya was bringing another extra chair for himself, as the table was for 4 people.

I told him that I could take the extra seat, but he said it wouldn't be comfortable, so he settled on it on the side of the table between me and Rhea.

I glanced at Shivansh from the corner of my eye, and he was glaring at Vedant. I don't know why he's behaving so oddly today. Vedant is such a nice person, so what problem does he have with him? Anyway, whatever it is, why should I care? His mind is never in the right place anyway.

 I guess he must have assumed something about Vedant also. Forget it, why should I bother? Anyway, I just want to finish this lunch quickly and leave from here. From tomorrow, I will be keeping a proper distance from him.

Finally, the waiter came, and we ordered our dishes. While we were waiting, Vedant was trying to have some conversation with me, but Shivansh was not letting me talk to him. Every time Vedant would try to say something, Shivansh would interfere, talking about business with him. 

Has he gone crazy today? I've never seen him talk so much before. Not only me, but Advay bhaiya and Rhea were also looking at him, shocked. Maybe they also find it weird.

After about 15 to 20 minutes, our order arrived, and we all got busy eating. We were having our food when Vedant asked me to pass him the mayonnaise bottle that was near me. 

I held it out to pass it to him, but before he could take it, Shivansh quickly grabbed it and used it himself, adding some mayo to his pasta before passing it to Vedant. 

I was looking at him in shock, and everyone else was looking at him with a puzzled expression because he never eats mayonnaise. I think he just took it so that I wouldn't be able to give it to Vedant. Then suddenly something came to my mind...

...wait, wait, wait... Is he jealous of Vedant??????

I connected all the events that have been occurring since Vedant introduced himself to me, and now I get it. Maybe he is jealous of him. I smirked thinking about this. Nice, now this will be fun.

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