CHAPTER 21 : CRISIS

|Manik's POV|

'May I come in, sir?' Inaya's voice came from the door.

'No. Just get out!' I shouted. I didn't want to ruin the perfect moment in which we were in.

Nandini looked at me worriedly, dreading if Inaya would enter the cabin.

'She won't come in.' I assured her, squeezing her butt. She smiled and slipped in closer to my body.

'Sir, but it's an emergency.' She said.
'I said, get the fuck out!'

'Sir, but it's regarding our company. It is facing a huge crisis.' She said.

'Crisis?' I asked, confused.

'Yes sir, and Mr.Harshad Saxena is behind it.'

'What?' I asked in shock.

Nandini looked at me in confusion. Harshad Saxena was another villain in my life. He was Nandini's ex-boyfriend. Nandini and Harshad were in a relationship before I fell for her in college. Harshad knew that I liked her and became over possessive for Nandini. Finally, Nandini decided to break off the relationship. Harshad's jealousy cost him his relationship and I took the chance to get closer to Nandini.

As of now, Harshad was another business tycoon in the city. Our company were rivals and no one could ever decide which company was bigger. I liked to say that my company was bigger than his because my company was multinational and his company wasn't so.

Nandini was confused. She didn't know if this was the same Harshad Saxena she knew. I told her that it was the same Harshad.

'Wait.' I said to Inaya.

We dressed up ourselves and I rearranged my desk quickly. Nandini quickly went up and sat on the chair opposite to me as if nothing happened. I looked at her and smiled, stifling a laugh.

I went and unlocked the door. Inaya entered. She saw Nandini and her expression made it clear that she was jealous. By the look on Nandini's face, Inaya could make out what had happened between us a few moments ago. Nandini's cheeks were red as a tomato. I smiled looking at her.

'Sir, Mr.Harshad Saxena has claimed that our company owes him a hundred crore rupees.' Inaya said.

'What!? Hundred crores?! For what?' I asked in bewilderment.

'I don't know, sir. He claims that the both of you had planned to open a new company and that you had taken hundred crore rupees from him.'

'What? Why would I think of a partnership with him? He is our rival.'

'I know that, sir. I even looked up the old records of our company. Harshad Saxena never had any deals with our company.'

'You don't have to look up the records. We didn't have any connection with his fucking company.'

'Yes sir. And this has become a great issue because it's on the news now.'

'On the news?! What the fuck!'

'What should we do now, sir?' Inaya asked worriedly.

'I will handle this now. If anyone from the media asks you anything regarding this, just tell them that this news is fake.' I said.

'Yes sir.' She said and left.

'What was that?' Nandini asked me.

'Harshad has been a rival of our company for a very long time. Time and again he tries to put this company down but this time, he has crossed the limit. This issue has become popular now.' I said in frustration.

'Why is he doing this?'

'He just wants to put down this company and declare himself as the best businessman.'

'That's not true and you know that, right?'

'I do. I know that my company is much greater than his company but issues like this that goes up to the news can affect our reputation. And I can't afford to let down my company's reputation.' I said.
'I know, Manik. But this time, you have to be cool. If you lose your cool, you will end up making a bad decision that can affect your company badly.'

I nodded.

'You haven't done anything wrong, so you don't have to worry about anything. God will take care of this.' She said.

I loved her when she said things like these.
I went near her. She stood up. I pulled her close to me. She inhaled sharply. I touched my lips with hers and started kissing her passionately. For a moment, I even forgot about the crisis my company was in. That was Nandini. She could make me forget even my most valued possessions. She had that power and effect over me.

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I had decided to call Harshad finally. I asked Inaya to fetch me his number and she did. I took out my mobile and called him. He accepted the call after three rings.
'Hello.' I said into the phone.

'Hello.' came his voice filled with arrogance.

'Harshad Saxena.' I said, which sounded more like a question.

'Oh...I can't believe I'm speaking to The Manik Malhotra.: He said in pure sarcasm.
'What is your problem, Harshad?' I asked, frustrated.

'Aww...Mr.Manik is angry now. Is he?'

'Just fucking tell me why did you do this.' I shouted.

'For Nandini. He replied.

'What?' I asked in confusion.

'You took her away from me and now still she's with you. So, time for a payback.' He said with a smirk.

'What the fuck are you saying?! I didn't know you were still not over her, you prick. Seems like you're not so hard at all.' I said sarcastically.

'If you want all this issue to stop, then I want Nandini in return for that.'

'What?' I asked in disbelief.

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