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After today's embarrassing encounter, Samriddhi is not ready to face Henry again, but she knows she doesn't have any choice and she has to see him again. She might avoid him off the job, but for work she has to face him; after all, he is her biggest client.

She was debating her thoughts when she reached home. All her thoughts came to a halt when Hannah screamed the exact moment she opened the main door.

"GET READY; WE ARE GOING TO THE CLUB!!!"

"Not interested." I passed on her offer.

"Ugh!! Don't kill our mood, and get ready. Karen is back in town. Probably we got drunk, so we need a sober person to drive us home." Namrita said to her with a mishivous grin.

"What'm I going to do with you guys?" She sighed in defeat.

"Just shut up and go get ready, "Hannah said.

Then she thought it'd be a good reason to avoid Henry. She agreed, "Okay, fine. But I'll be out at the exact moment when I'm not feeling comfortable there."

"Fine. " They both replied in unison.

They both wear hot short dresses, but Samriddhi keeps it casual and simple. She wears a white t-shirt with jeans.

When she stepped out of her room, they both screamed, "NO!!!!"

"You can't wear it. Go and change into a dress." Namrita said.

"First of all, I'm going like this or I'm out, and secondly, I don't have any stupid dresses. I love jeans and t-shirts." Samriddhi replied.

"You can have one of mine." Namrita answered.

"Then I'm out." She shrugged.

"This is not fair," Hannah whined.

"I would love to stay home." She replied with an innocent smile.

"Damn you. Let's go; we are getting late." Namrita said.

Then they all drove to the club. It's the first time for Samriddhi in the club, so she is a little restless.

At the entrance, Karen is waiting for them. Karen is Namrita's girlfriend, and they both are dating secretly for now because Namrita's mother doesn't know that her daughter is into women. Hannah and Samriddhi both know that and respect their relationship.

Karen kissed Namrita and then met the rest of them. Then they all entered the club.

In the club, everyone is having fun. They all drink a couple of shorts, except for Samriddhi. She is just sitting there and making weird faces.

They all headed toward the dance floor. They invited Samriddhi too, but she denied it and sat in a corner.

Only if she knew that someone was watching over her from the upper section of the club.

On the other hand, Henry reached Samriddhi's apartment to clear all misunderstandings. But Mrs. Kohli informed him that she was not there. So he headed back to his place. He was driving when his phone buzzed; he saw it's Richard's video call. He didn't answer for the fifth time in a row when Richard didn't stop calling, and then he answered defeatedly.

Before he could say anything, what he saw on his phone screen shocked him a little, but Richard's words in the background boiled his blood.
"I'll show you, brother, that she is not an exception."

It's Samriddhi on his phone screen, sitting in a club, and moreover, a pervert is approaching her.

"Don't you dare to do anything stupid." With a screech, he stopped the car, and he snarled at Richard over his phone. Richard immediately cut off the call.

Henry knew that club, so he turned in his car.

In the club, when everyone is busy dancing, Richard hired someone to flirt with Samriddhi, and that guy approached her.

She was sitting quietly and watching her friends dance when someone approached her.

"Hey, there, beautiful, you want to join me for a drink." Stanger said that to her while trying to get close to her.

She immediately stood up on her feet and denied, "I don't drink. Excuse me. "
She almost crossed her path when he stood in her path and said, "Don't be shy, sweetheart; you are in a club; it's hard to believe that you don't drink." There is a creepy smirk on his face, which Samriddhi doesn't like. So she denied it politely because she didn't want to create a scene.
"Sorry, my friends are waiting for me."

She turned when that stranger caught her wrist; now she can't take this nonsense anymore. She tried to free herself, but his grip was very strong.
She warned him first, "Leave me."

"Or what, huh?" The exact moment a slap landed on his face. He was stunned for a moment before he could say anything. She left hurriedly.

She looks at the dance floor, which is so crowded. She decided to leave the place. She headed outside and dialed Hannah and Namrita's numbers; no one answered, then she left a message: "I'm going home. You guys, please take a taxi. I'm sorry."

She is in the parking lot when that stranger appears again. She is a little scared because there is no one in the parking lot, but she didn't show up on her face.

"I just want to have a couple of drinks, but now I want more." He said word by word while approaching her side, and she took a step back every time.

"Step back." She warned him.

Still approaching her, there was almost an inch difference left between them.
When she screamed
"I SAID GET ASIDE."

Only if he cares. She can't let that happen. Tears formed in her eyes before she could do anything. That stranger landed on the ground and winced in pain.
"SHE SAID LEAVE. DON'T YOU HAVE EARS, YOU BASTARD??" Again, a punch landed on his face.

It's none other than Henry. He is so angry and is just beating the shit out of him.
Samriddhi is standing there. She doesn't know what just happened, but she is thanking God for sending Henry to her.

She never saw him like this. Unwanted tears rolled from her eyes, and the thought of what could happen if Henry didn't come scared her. She is shivering because of fear.

Richard came and held him back, but he is out of control and not ready to listen. Richard somehow managed to separate him from that stranger.

He struggled to get out of Richard's hold when he realized a wretched figure stood there. He calmed himself and jerked off Richard's hand with a warning glare. Richard stands there quietly with his head down.

"Hey, are you alright?" He asked Samriddhi as calmly as he could.

Before she could react, Hannah came and hugged her. "What happened???"

"Please, let's go home." She whispered in between her sobs. She tried to be strong, but seeing Hannah and Nimii Dii there, she couldn't resist and burst out crying.

"What happened?" Namrita asked Henry.

"Take her home, and you guys are not in a condition to drive. Wait, I'll arrange something." He didn't say further, dialed Smith's number, and dragged Richard by his collar.

"Smith arrange a drive for girls at Richard's club, and there's a scumbag to take care of."

"Consider it done, boss." Smith answered and cut the call.

The cops arrested that pervert, and Smith personally dropped the girls off at their apartment.

Samriddhi didn't say a word the whole ride and locked herself in her room, then collapsed on the floor. She is crying, and the thought of what could happen haunts her. What if Henry does not come? What will she do, then?

Namrita told her mother what she knew, and only Mrs. Kohli managed to make her open her room. Seeing her motherly figure, she started crying even more.

But Mrs. Kohli tried to calm her down, and after hours of crying, she finally slept.

On the other hand, Henry is angry with Richard. He didn't say anything in front of them because he cares about his brother's reputation too. The whole ride back home, Henry didn't say a word, and Richard knew it's good to be quiet now.

When they reached Richard's apartments, he kicked him out and was close to hitting him when he apologized.

"Sorry, brother, it's all my fault. Now I know that she is an exception. She is not like the others. I shouldn't have done that. Please forgive me."

"She is the one to whom you should apologize, not me." He hissed in anger.

He jerked him and left.

Then Richard stopped him and apologized again; he never misbehaved with his brothers. They all loved each other and always had each other's back.

But he knows today he's gone too far. He made a mistake.
"Please. " Richard pleaded.

"We always support you, no matter what. But what you did today is unforgivable; it's not because I have feelings for her or something. Noooo. I would react the same if there was someone else at her place.
Today, you tried to play with a girl's dignity. Do you have any idea what could have happened if I had not arrived there? What would happen to her, and what would she do? I have told you to stay away from her, but what the fuck have you done?" Henry is beyond angry now.

"I'm sorry. I know I messed things up; I'm sorry. Okay. " Richard apologized.

"Save your fucking sorry." Henry was pissed at him.

He left from there and dialed Hannah's number.
"Is she okay?" He asked worried.

"No. What happened there?" Hannah asked worried.

"I'm coming there. Is she really in bad condition?" He asked.

"I never saw her like that. She is the strongest person I ever knew, but today she was devastated. Mrs. Kohli somehow managed to calm her. She is sleeping now." Hannah answered.

"Take good care of her. I'll be there at the first light."

"OKAY "

He cut the call and drove home. Everything is so messed up now. He needs to talk to her; he can't be calmed until he sees her himself. He decided to meet her tomorrow. He never saw her vulnerable side, and now it's killing him.

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