"I had something to say." Vidhyut turns to look at me as he stands near the door.

"Yeah?" I ask as I look up at him.

He closes the door and walks back inside. "This Mr. Arora who you say has helped you a lot."

"What about him?" I ask getting a little anxious.

"I don't think he trusts you for being the CEO." He says slowly. "Yesterday after you left with your husband he actually showed his disappointment telling a few of them how undeserved you are of this position."

I look at him feeling embarrassed and angry at the same time.

"I don't think you should trust him, he definitely wants this seat." He says after a moment. "Just felt you should know not that it's my business. Telling it as a... friend."

"Thank you." I nod. I can't be ungrateful when he is being helpful. He walks out of the room and I pace around wondering why would Mr. Arora do that to me.

I know better than to trust someone right now but Badi maa trusted him. On one hand, I am feeling like I'm winning, and on the other, I feel like I'm losing.

All I want to do right now is go to his office and ask him, yell at him. As if all the problems going on weren't enough now I have him to worry about.

How the hell did my life become so complicated?

I restrain myself from breaking anything or hurting myself physically. I reach for the glass of water and drink it in a go.

I am the CEO I haven't lost it yet I can take care of it. I just need to be smart and not fall into his traps. I might as well fire him soon if he continues to do it.

I get a text from Sara telling me Kabir would be free for lunch and not dinner. I reply to her with an okay and ask her to let Abir know which restaurant he would be joining Kabir.

I actually planned Sara and I will bail out from it and they both can have some conversation and sort out things between them.

I answer Sara's call when it rings still thinking about what just Vidhyut said.

"Hey." She says in a small voice. "You are free right?"

"Yeah," I say shrugging the thoughts away.

"I am so excited." She says. "I wish I could see their reaction when they find out we bailed out."

I laugh. "I hope they talk instead of walking out."

"Yes. I am getting the feeling like we are cupid." She chuckles. "I just hope they don't fall in love though."

I laugh. "That won't happen. My husband loves me a little too much."

"Same. He remembers me every single minute even when he is in hospital you know."

"Really?" I ask as I walk back to my seat.

"Yes. He once said to me I am his medicine and cure." She laughs. "And from then on he started calling me that. Sometimes medicine sometimes cure so whenever he is in hospital there are patients around and he remembers me whenever is curing someone or giving them medicines."

"That's sweet," I say as I smile.

"I honestly got mad at him for using such bad nicknames." She says. "But then what else did I expect from a doctor? Certainly not babe or darling."

"But it is still cute," I say honestly.

"What does Abir call you?"

"Uh." I think what does call me. "Actually he loves my name too much to give me a nickname."

"Wow." She laughs.

"I think he calls me my wife sometimes." I shrug. "We have another special thing rather than a nickname."

I smile, don't expect a 'same to you' from me is our special thing.

"You sure do. Romancing whenever and wherever possible is one of them and the other would be flirting." She jokes.

"Well, romancing whenever and wherever we want made you an RK." I tease her.

"Exactly." She laughs delighted. "Everything does happen for a reason."

I talk with her for some time and I feel a little better I am thankful to her for giving me a distraction from Mr. Arora.

I let Abir know I will join him there for lunch but since it is for Kabir and him I don't go and have lunch in the cafeteria. I am getting in the elevator when I see Shreya with someone inside who I know is Roy

"Hey." I smile at her.

"Hello." She cheers as she hugs me.

Roy looks at me nervously as the elevator starts moving. I know he is kinda afraid of me I guess for what he did but it's his luck that I don't remember any of it.

"Hello, I am Mishti." I extend my arm as I smile at him politely.

He looks down at my hand then he looks up at me and gives me a nervous smile. "Hey, I am Roy."

I nod as I take my hand back wondering why he wouldn't shake my hand.

"Your husband kind of gave him strict orders to not touch you at all," Shreya says as she suppresses her smile.

"Wow." I laugh and I can't help but feel happy about how much he cares about me even though I feel a little bad for Roy. Just a little, I think he deserves it.

We walk around the hallway to my office when Mr. Arora passes by. I try not to glare at him and I frown when Roy hides his face with his hat.

I don't ask him straightaway why he did that because I don't want to shoot him with questions right away he already seems nervous.

"Are you guys done with lunch?" I ask as I sit across from them on my seat.

"Yes." Shreya smiles. "How have you been?"

"I am good. You have been pretty busy." I give her a pointed look.

"It's definitely weird to work with someone other than you and Sam." She laughs. "But he has been a great help."

"That's good," I say as I glance at Roy who looks for something on his phone.

"Uh, can I hear something?" I look at them. "I hope you have some spicy information."

Shreya hesitates and Roy looks up from his phone.

"I would first want to apologize to you for whatever I did." He says slowly. "I know it doesn't help you in any way but just..."

"That's alright." I smile. "I hope you would be able to help. That's all that matters to me."

"Of course." He nods as he glances at Shreya.

"Mishti, what was your mother's surname?"

"Badi maa?" I frown.

"Your birth mother." She says slowly.

"It was Arora, I guess," I say not sure exactly what it was.

"It was Arora." Shreya nods. "Who said your parents were dead in an accident?"

"I don't know." I shrug. "The police, I guess."

She nods as she looks away. "Did you know your mother's family and father's family didn't go well together?"

"Yeah. I mean, my parents were never with them once they got married." I shrug and try to not get emotional remembering them.

"Do you not doubt that it could be someone from your mother or father's family wanting to hurt you?"

"They have never met me, Shreya." I shake my head but somewhere I get the feeling it could be a possibility. I almost shake my head hoping they are not this, I always wanted to have a good relationship with my uncles, aunts, and cousins but I never got to meet them at all.

"You should be behind this Maya Kashyap, not my family," I say getting a little panicked.

"I am sorry to say but we figured out Maya Kashyap has some connection with Arora."

I feel my heartbeat rising, I don't want my mother's family to do this to my family. I don't want to take revenge on them, I don't want to hurt them.

But that's what they are doing hurting me and my family. Why would they? Don't they love me? Do they not want me as much as I wish I had them during my childhood?

"Mishti," Shreya calls out and I come out of my thoughts, and I quickly look down to calm down.

"Are you okay?" She asks concerned.

"Wasn't that Anvit?" Roy asks me.

"Yeah." I nod remembering he was trying to hide from him. "Why were you hiding?"

"Because he knows me." He says dreadfully. "He was the one who asked me to kidnap you. He was the one boss I knew, I thought he was working for someone."

"What the fuck!" I say in disbelief. "I can't believe Mr. Arora could do this to me after Badi maa trusted him so much."

"What did you say?" He asks instantly. "Who is Mr. Arora? Anvit?"

I look at him suddenly catching the connection and we three change a knowing glance.

Fuck! Anvit Arora is related to my mother. What is he to me? Uncle?

He tries to kill me. He tries to kill my husband. Hires someone to kidnap me. He tries to manipulate other business partners.

I suddenly feel suffocated. How can I be so stupid and trust this man?

How could I never wonder if my parent's bad relationship with their families would want them to take revenge on me?

For the second time in a day, I feel like all I want to do right now is go to his office and ask him, yell at him, slap him, kick him, spit on him.

I can feel the anger stirring in my chest, he really shouldn't have done that. He made so many people suffer from his doings and all for what? Stupid family revenge?

I take a deep breath trying to control myself from walking to his office. I can do it.

Breathe, Mishti. Some patience might work.

Fuck with the patience I can't control anymore and before I know what I am doing I am standing up and pushing the door open.

I hear Shreya asking me where I am going but I am not in my sense to answer her. I need answers from him. I can feel my cheeks getting hot from anger and it is probably evident to anyone who sees my face.

I know I should knock but I am too out of control to do that so I aim to push it when I suddenly stop hearing some laughing sounds coming from inside.

Great! Laugh! I swear I am going to make you cry.

"She doesn't even have an idea it could be us." I hear a girl's voice. "I mean, it's fun right?"

I frown, who is she now?

"Obviously." Mr. Arora says. "It's hard for me to not laugh at her face every time I see her. She's really struggling to find out."

I feel like they hit a punch in my gut. They have been making fun of me all the while and I am here looking everywhere but them.

"I would not kill her now until she signs the papers and hands over the company to me." He continues.

"Are you sure you can do that so easily?" The girl asks.

"It's easy. Just kidnap her daughter or son and the work will be done in minutes." He laughs. "I know she values relationships just like us. Then I'll kill her and her husband and leave the kids miserable just like her parents left us." I hear the menace in his voice and I wonder who is he talking about?

Did my parents kill his parents, no way!

"I can ask Maya to kidnap them." The girl says. I ball my hands into fists as I clench my jaws.

Not my kids. It was fine till me, not my kids.

I push the fucking door open so hard that it makes them both jump. I release my fists and put a smile on my face not wanting to show them that I heard them.

Then my eyes move to the girl sitting there with him and I can't hide the shock when I see Ira sitting there with a nervous look on her face.

I should have suspected because no other employees bump into me as much as she does.

Darling, you have every right to be nervous but right now I don't want you to be nervous. I have the upper hand in your game now and I'll make sure you smile so hard that your cheeks hurt and you start crying.

And they won't be happy tears.

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How was it?

How many out there had doubts about Mr. Arora and Ira? 😂

shristi258 obviously did from the very beginning and I love your theories you know that.

I love Mishti. Lol.

Just me trying to end it as soon as possible but the huge plot in my head won't let me. 🤣

Remember when I was writing past scenes in Sweetness Of Love and some readers wanted present scenes?

I had promised that time I'll make the present worth it and I hope it is worth it. Is it?

Also, I had a question for you all as soon as this book is over which book would you want me to write?

Connection or Aryan's story?

Do let me know so that I save drafts from now.

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