Rahul quickly stepped back releasing Ana's chair as Ria stepped into the room.

Ria looked at both of them doubtfully, "Oh! You are here. I was searching for you all over the mansion."

"I was just telling her about the orphanage fiasco. If you are all set we can leave." Rahul replied trying to sound normal.

Ria glared at Ana as Rahul walked towards her. They both left the room together, but not before Ana heard Ria saying, "Why do you have to tell her anything? She is a gold digger. She already won over your mom, telling fake stories. I don't think she is even an orphan. Better not to give her any information, until you know more about that bitch ..." Ria's voice trailed away.

Ana wondered if Rahul agreed with Ria or defended her integrity. "Ofcourse if he is planning to spend his life with her, then he has to agree with her", she thought and felt her heart heavy with disappointment.

Next day, when Ana arrived at the mansion, Mandy came running towards her and hugged her, "Great news Ana! Neha is pregnant! We are going to Miami to visit her now. We should be back by evening, but if you want to bring prince along, we can pick him up on the way."

Ana jumped with excitement hearing the news and hugged Mandy tightly, "Wow! I am so happy for Neha. I can't wait to meet her. Cynthia can take care of prince, so let's go."

They both reached airport, where the company jet was waiting to take them to Florida. Ana's excitement didn't last long. As she stepped onto the plane, she noticed Rahul and Ria already seated and chatting business.

The surprise was mutual, as Ria angrily noticed Ana stepping in and taking a seat by Mandy. Ana was happy that Mandy was by her side and they both started talking about pregnancy and babies. Rahul seemed to be happy to have Ana within his eyesight.

Neha was thrilled to see them and after hugs and kisses, she took Ana aside and asked her, "Ana ... promise me you will be with me through this process?"

"Sure Neha, I will be with you and we will have lot of fun. Don't worry about anything and keep eating healthy for you and the baby."

Neha planned to take them to the temple, later in the day. Ana wasn't sure, as she didn't bring any dresses with her, but Neha already planned and prepped traditional Indian dresses for both of them.

Ana never wore a traditional Indian dress, so Neha helped her with the dress and then left Ana in her room to check on rest of the family.

Ana was standing by the window and watching some kids playing, when suddenly she felt a hand on her back, "Hey sis, you ready?", Rahul turned Ana around thinking it was his sister.

"Hey, I am not ..." Ana realized Rahul was looking for his sister.

"Holy shit! it's you! Ana .. You look amazing!" His hand slid down to her waist pulling her towards him.

"Wait! Mr Shah . .. what are you doing?" She tried to stop him by placing her hand on his hard chest. She was still mad at him and wanted to stop him before her knees go weak and his masculine scent overpowers her senses.

"Admiring your beauty" he sounded genuine, speaking with dreamy eyes and bending forward towards her lips.

"Not so fast", she pushed him back. "Are you kidding? Your fiancée is right next door." She was really angry now.

"Who ... Ria? She's not my fiancée yet. Things can change. Are you available? Will you marry me?" Rahul was completely mesmerized by Ana and at that moment he wanted her so badly that nothing else mattered.

Ana was shocked. She couldn't believe her ears.

"Did he just propose to me?"

She took a second and composed herself, still holding him back with her hand on his chest. "Mr Shah, you seem to be confused. I am not looking for a husband, nor am I the right type of girl for you. You should leave now."

"Why not?" He asked with puppy eyes.

"I have lot of respect for your family and am sure, I am not the right girl. Also I don't want to be stamped as a gold digger. I am sure there are many other suitable girls out there, who are more beautiful and better educated and come from good families."

"But I want you ....." He said and pulled her into him and went for her lips.

"Please don't ...." she said and pushed him back with all her strength. He fell back onto the bed and taking advantage of the situation, Ana opened the door and bolted out of the room.

Rest of the day went without any incident as Ana made sure to avoid Rahul as much as possible. However when returning back to New York, she had to share the same cabin as Rahul and Ria. She could feel the heat from both of them, though each had their own reasons to hate her. If Mandy wasn't by her side, she was sure they would throw her out midair.

She knew, Rahul was very angry with her for rejecting and pushing him, but she was sure she made the right decision.

The next day Ana walked into kitchen to make some fresh coffee for Mandy and herself, when she saw Rahul and Sam there discussing some new business venture. She greeted them and proceeded to make some coffee.

"Ha, finally some fresh coffee." Sam exclaimed.

"I don't think you will be getting any." Rahul whispered.

"Why? What did I do?"

"Nothing, but you are sitting with me, so you will be punished too." Rahul explained the coffee incident to Sam.

"Jeez ... why did you do that? That was mean."

"I know, but looks like she is going to punish me forever."

"I can go and beg her for some coffee." Sam whispered looking at Ana.

"Sure, you can, but my gut feeling says you will be disappointed." Rahul replied, also looking at Ana.

Ana looked in their direction and
realized they were talking about her. She knew they were debating if she would offer them some coffee, but was sure nothing was going to come their way. She prepared two cups and carried those upto them, stopping in front of them, "Good day Gentlemen! ", and then moved away towards her office with the coffee.

"Damn! That was close. It's official, she hates you." Sam spoke, shaking his head in disbelief, still looking at Ana taking the coffee away from them.

Later that day, Ana was out doing errands for Mandy. Her last stop was to meet Biondi, boutique owner and designer.

"Hi Biondi, I believe you have a package for Mandy Shah, I am Ana, her personal assistant."

"Hi Ana, Mandy told me you would be coming. Please come with me." Biondi took Ana inside and gave instructions to her assistants. They started taking Ana's measurements.

Ana got confused, "Excuse me! I am here to pick up a package, not to take measurements."

"Don't worry honey, once the dress is ready, I will send it to you. I understand you are going to a party and need an appropriate dress." Before Ana could protest, she said firmly, "Mandy's orders".

Ana completely forgot about Vicky's party. There were only three days left and she didn't have any dress. Of course Mandy remembered.

Biondi left after making sure proper measurements were taken and asked her assistants to provide Ana few dresses to check out.

Ana went into the fitting room to try them, but then heard a familiar voice outside. She opened the door a little and peeked outside, her heart almost stopped.

At the door was Ria with Vicky. They were flirting with each other. She didn't want to show her face to them. Her mind started racing trying to put the situation in perspective.

"Maybe they are just friends, I am thinking too much." She thought and closed the door slowly. She still didn't want to show them her face, so she decided to stay inside till they were gone.

Suddenly the door to the next room opened and she could hear Ria's voice talking to the assistants. She didn't know how long Vicky would hang outside, but then she heard the door close and soon she was able hear both of them talking in low voices, then kissing and slight moaning sounds.

She couldn't bear another second standing there listening to them. Knowing both of them were in there, she bolted out and quickly finished her business with Biondi and almost ran out of the store.

After their kissing session, Ria and Vicky stepped out of the dressing room and were looking at Fifth Avenue crowd through the large glass windows of the boutique.

"OMG Vicky! Look there ... look at that bitch crossing the street." Ria pointed to Vicky.

"Who .. Oh! it's Ana. What is she doing here? You think she came here?" He got worried, afraid if Ana saw them together.

"No chance, she can't afford this place. I hate that bitch. You need to take care of her. She could throw a wrench in our plans."

"She is coming to the party on Friday. I will set her up and teach her a lesson. Just make sure to keep Rahul away."

"Don't worry about Rahul, just make sure she is damaged goods."

"You need to hurry up with Rahul. We are loosing liquidity very fast. Are you trying hard enough to convince him for marriage ? Do whatever you need to do to get pregnant."

"Believe me, I am trying hard. He won't do the deed until marriage. I tried, he would do everything but the final act, wants to save it for marriage. I am going to put more pressure in the coming days. The result is worth waiting for, just take care of her for me." Ria whispered so that only Vicky could hear her.

Ana didn't tell anyone about Ria and Vicky. She felt bad for Rahul, as Ria was deceiving him, but she didn't know how to interfere in this matter. She decided to keep her eyes open at the party to see if she can pick any evidence to convince Rahul about Ria.

Finally it was Friday and her designer dress arrived in a neat package. Cynthia was taking care of prince, so she was free to spend time at the party. She dressed up and finished her makeup and after making sure she was all set, she went upto Mandy to show her the dress and take leave.

"OMG honey! You look so beautiful. The boys will line up for you. Better ask Miso to stay behind for security."

"Its ok Mandy, he can drop me and go home, I will be fine."

"Ok honey, take care. Call me if you need anything. Also I was trying to reach Rahul, but couldn't reach him. If you see him at the party, get his signature on these docs and bring them with you tomorrow. Okay now go and have some fun."

Ana walked upto the SUV to go to the party, clearly unaware of the pitfalls waiting for her there.

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