"fire him." Manik spoke to the man who shook his head stating that the guy who just spoke to Manik's potential fiancé is an asset and the company doesn't want to lose him.

Manik looked at the person who just defied him and shook his head before taking up his phone and call a person who would make it easier to solve the problem.

"Cabir I want you to fire him. Now!" Manik shouted at his phone and Cabir who knew the reason also shook his head and said "be reasonable Manik, he didn't harm her. He just spoke and you cant isolate her. You know that Manik, please be professional."

Manik who finally calmed and then told him to transfer him till he can marry her to which Cabir vehemently denied, especially after the marriage talk. He is her brother, damnit!

Manik sighed realising how protective he will be of his lost found sister and just hang up on him.

"How do you always look that appetizing to me?" Manik look marvelled at her.

Wearing a simple tulle top with jeans wasn't anything special especially if you note how her hairs are tied in a messy bun and mind you the hairstyle doesn't match her clothes. She was a mess today, strongly messed. Still appetizing, though...

He looked at her again and felt the ache to feel her in his embrace, the dance last week did wonders.

"I look appetizing to you? Like this?" is he insane or what? That was so sweet!

"I too am questioning myself but if you look a bit carefully, I am sweating, I am profusely fisting my hands to not jump your bones." Manik was honest, brutally honest.

Holy hell! That was unexpected.

"did you just said that to me or did I just imagine it?" Nandini hopefully looked at him but Manik wasn't sure what that hope was about and therefore he remembered a point made by one of his employee and good friend. Honesty is the best policy. Hence Manik looked at her and nodded his head.

He heard a gasp and a sigh but still that didn't make him sure of anything, he wasn't sure if it was relief or shock. His thoughts agreed with shock because she does call him lecher in her mind and mumbles. His heart still chose the other possibility.

Nandini looked at Manik and shook her head before going back to checking the files and finally the overtime ended making her feel as if she achieved nirvana, scratch that, the feeling was even better.

Manik looked at her and continued to skim through his stack of files and finally he too took all those notes as Nandini packed her stuff. She then stood in front of him and smiled at him.

"you have to take flight in the morning at 8:10. You will land by 1:00 and you have meeting set at 2:30 according to the time." Manik nodded at her and then both saw the time and Nandini too was moving out.

But something changed.

Nandini waited for someone today. She waited for someone to escort her and that some was Manik, they would now drive back and forth together. It was weird for Nandini because the first time he did that, he took real advantage of her.

he blackmailed her.

She had to feed him by her hands.

Or else, he wouldn't eat at all!

Bastard!

Sexy bastard!

Shut up!

Nandini doubted if her brain is really hers anymore or not?

Nandini reached her place and the car stopped exactly before her apartment and she was about to get down with a customary thankyou when Manik stopped her.

"Nandini." Manik called her and as she turned, he kissed her cheek and then as she gasped, he moved back shielding his face with both of his hands as he has practiced enough now.

He can now save his face from stings that her soft hands provided.

She would always slap him after getting kissed like this.

She looked at him in anger before doing something totally unexpected. She scratched his car with a pin and this was his favourite car.

His best one.

His baby.

And she scratched it.

Manik got down from his car and stalked towards her and stopped right a step away from her and he again kissed her cheek and shouted while running back to car "scratch it again, fiancé."

His laughter hollered as he drove his car out when she shouted "who is you fiancé‼!"

Manik looked at the back mirror and smiled when he saw her getting inside the apartment still mumbling.

Manik touched his lips as he revelled in the feel of her soft skin and sensations revered through his body. He is ready to be slapped as much as she wants if that would give him the right to kiss her cheeks.

He wants rights over her and her to have rights on him, to slaughter him or to use him to her demands, he would give every damn thing for her one smile.

He reached his place and slept before taking a very much needed cold shower.

Manik smiled at himself remembering her feel around him as he attended the meeting and smiled at himself.

"sir, your flights are booked but..." Manik looked at Jace, as he stuttered and sighed before his face hardened again and he said "speak up Jace, stop acting like I'll eat you or as if I'm some monster. Just tell me the problem."

"sir, we couldn't get the business class for Nandini mam." Manik nodded at this and asked him to leave.

He called Nandini and asked her if she is fine with economy class to which she answered. "it's not my first time in economy class sir..."

Manik just sighed and hung up the call.

He then started checking up the documents for the merger and immersed himself in his work.

Nandini landed and Manik picked her up before they reached the hotel the campany here booked and as soon as they reached, they first dined together all because Manik wont let her go without a meal.

He is apparently supposed to give proper report to his best friend, that his sister ate well and even he himself cringed at his excuse but who cares about that when you get to dine with the lady you love.

Manik believes being shameless works the best.

In business and in love too.

If you are shameless and doesn't care about image when you ask money that is yours then you are the best businessman because in business you don't play to lose but win and image doesn't matter.

Be shameless.

That was the moto of Manik as he again kissed her cheek when he dropped her off to her room but was evaded and almost kicked in the shin, almost.

He moved back from her and ran to his room.

If only somebody had seen his hasty retreat because if wasn't charming at all, he looked like a cat, running from a dog.

He smiled as he closed his hotel door after hearing a slam from another room beside his and moved to sleep which came fast after all the work he did today.

Nandini looked at herself in the mirror and smiled.

She looked as perfect as she should.

"woah." Manik who noticed her marvelled at her as she reached him and told him about his meeting before subtly threatening him.

"do not do anything to anger me, I'm still angry and I might just kill you for all the things you did." Manik nodded at her as she showed his how high her heels are and how they could be used as stabbing tools. Dangerous woman‼

Who said women who are small in size are frail? She is basically a dinosaur who likes to beat him all the time!

What about the kisses you gave her? His heart asked the question but Manik just scoffed and said "that was... was me praising her."

Yeah right! His heart scoffed.

Wasn't his best excuse at all. Did Nandini's entry in his life made him less threatening?

Please review the book. Next chapter will be posted after I get some reviews or else i might as well delete the book if it's just me reading and writing...

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