As they were descending down the stairs, Nanaji asked Sameer, "Sameer, office mein sab kaisa chal raha hai?"

Sameer answered, "Sab accha hai Nanu. Sara kaam bilkul badhiya chal raha hai. Hume woh contract bhi mil gaya hai jiske liye itne time se baat ho rahi thi."

Nanaji replied, "Chalo accha hai. Koi bhi problem ho toh bata dena." Sameer smiled, "Don't worry Nanu. I'll take care of it."

They both made their way towards the dining table where Ramdhari was serving the breakfast. As they both settled on their chairs, Sameer took a look at the dishes, "Arey waah! Aloo ke paranthe...Kya baat hai Ramdhari...Kuch special hai kya aaj?"

Ramdhari calmly said, "Nahi Sameer baba, aisa nahi hai. Humne socha kafi din ho gaye hai....toh...isliye..."

Sameer chuckled, "Kafi accha socha tune." Nanaji giggled, "Chal Ramdhari mere liye bhi bana de Kuch."

Ramdhari was going to the kitchen to bring the porridge he had made for him when Sameer interrupted, "Ramdhari sun, ek kaam kar Nanaji ke liye kam ghee aur mirch ke paranthe bana de."

Ramdhari asked, "Bhaiya par aapne hi toh mana kiya tha...fir aaj kyun?"

Sameer replied, "Kabhi kabhi ke liye koi baat nahi. Jaa ab jaldi le aa."

Nanaji was surprised, "Aaj kaise mann badal gaya apka barkhurdar? Mujhe nahi pata tha ke aloo ke paranthe dekhke tu itna khush ho jayega..."

Sameer laughed, "Nahi nahi Nanu...parantho ke wajah se nahi. Maine socha kabhi kabhi ke liye itna toh chalta hai. But, roz roz nahi."

Nanaji smiled and blessed him by keeping his hand on Sameer's head and ordered Ramdhari to bring the paranthe quickly.

Breakfast went well and Sameer returned to his room to get ready for office. He had decided to stay at home and spend time with Nanu but the immediate call for the meeting didn't let him. He wore an icy blue shirt with Prussian blue pants along with matching tie. He wore his branded Armani wristwatch and combed his hair neatly. After wearing his shoes, he grabbed his coat, office bag and his phone and went downstairs.

He took Nanu's blessings and made his way outside not before instructing Ramdhari about Nanu's food and medicines. This was his daily habit. He went outside towards his car where his driver was waiting for him. He sat in the car and finally proceeded towards his office.

On the other hand, in another part of the city, a girl has woken up from her sleep. She got up from the bed, went to the washroom to freshen up and made her way towards the kitchen where her maid was cooking the breakfast.

"Good morning Shaila Chachi, aaj jaldi aa gaye aap?" Naina asked while making a cup of tea for herself.

Shaila Chachi replied, "Madam ji, hum nahi aap aaj late uthi hain. Raat ko der se soyi thi?"

Naina answered, "Haan...woh raat ko thoda kaam zyada tha. Naya contract sign kiya hai na company ne, isiliye."

Shaila Chachi said, "Apni tabiyat ka bhi dhyan rakha karo tum, kitna kaam karti rehti ho. Itni kamzor ho chuki ho..."

Naina slightly smiled at her concern, "Aap tension mat lo, main bilkul thik hun."

She took her teacup and went to the living room. She lived in an ordinary flat. It might be small, but for her, it was enough since she was the only one living there. Shaila Chachi used to come for doing the daily chores since Naina was mostly busy doing her office work most of the time. Even though she was a house-helper, Naina never treated her as one.

She was scrolling the screen of her mobile phone, sipping through her tea when she got the text for the meeting scheduled for the day. She went to her room to get ready and asked Chachi to hurry up as she's got a meeting to attend. She wore a baby pink simple Kurti with an off-white palazzo pant along with a simple pair of earrings. She tied her hair in a ponytail and applied a light pink lipstick on her lips.

Naina was a simple girl, she never made an effort to hide her simplicity behind those heavy layers of makeup. She was beautiful but never realised that since her life never let her.

As soon as she was done with herself, she took her belongings for work and went into the living room to have her breakfast. She hurriedly ate her food and told Chachi to not bother about dinner since might be late. Shaila Chachi had always been a trust-worthy person. She used to live nearby the flat building, therefore, work-timing was never a problem.

Naina came outside the building and waited for an auto-rickshaw to come and then proceeded towards the company in which she worked, Maheshwari Industries.

The driver parked the car in front of a huge building named "Maheshwari Industries". Maheshwari Industries was one of the most reputable business companies, well known for its fine quality textile materials and why wouldn't it be, its roots have existed since Nanaji's time. Sameer had carried this legacy forward. He never took any decision related to the company without consulting with Nanaji.

He got out of the car and entered the building, the guards greeted him. He was going towards the lift when his assistant Aarav came to him and greeted him. Sameer asked him if all the arrangements have been done for the meeting properly. Aarav assured him that he had taken care of all of it.

Sameer entered his cabin to just have a look towards the file of the contract. Manoj aka Munna had suggested him to schedule the meeting for today so that the plan could be discussed and put into action asap. He went to the meeting hall where all of the members including Naina have already gathered.

He discussed all the details of the contract and the deadline, "This contract is an important one. As always we have to give our best. Best of luck to all of you."

As the meeting dispersed, he asked Naina to meet in his cabin to discuss the financial work.

It had been 3 months since she joined the company and Sameer had already been impressed by her because she had always proven herself to be worthy of it. Her analytical mind, negotiation skills, commercial and business awareness had always been up to the mark. Sameer never had a relationship more than professional with any of his office members except for his two best friends, Munna & Pandit. He never made an attempt to learn about someone's personal life or got interested in it; Same went for Naina too.

Naina went towards Sameer's cabin and slightly knocked as a way of permission to enter, "May I come in Sir?"

Sameer was engrossed in his work when her knock broke his attention, "Oh, Miss Agarwal...come in."

Naina settled on one of the chairs and began to tell the details about the budget on which she had worked the previous night. This time too, she didn't fail to impress him by her work.

Sameer told her to do a few alterations, "Well done Miss Agarwal...I appreciate your efforts. Bas yeh kuch changes hai, aap inhe kar dijiye. I will give my final review after that."

Naina gave a faint smile, "Sure sir, I will take your leave now." Sameer nodded & with that she exited his cabin.

It was quite late when Naina returned back to her home. It was a tiring day for her and now she was starving. Then it clicked that she had refused Shaila Chachi to cook dinner for her. She groaned as she was too exhausted to cook dinner. She rummaged in her fridge to find something to eat. She saw a packet of bread and some raw veggies. She sighed and decided to make some sandwiches for herself.

This wasn't new for her. There also had been nights when she had slept without eating anything. Her utmost priority was her work as it was the only medium to her living. When others were busy enjoying their life by strolling around the streets having fun with their friends, she was busy making the balance sheet reports for the company. Just like that, her life had become monotonous.
She ate those not-so-tasty passable sandwiches and finally went to sleep.

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Here's the second chapter. I want to tell you that I don't have much knowledge of business and management and also how a company works. I wrote this chapter after doing a bit of research, so, spare me if anything seems wrong, hehe.
Sameer and Naina's interaction was important to show how they have a strictly professional relationship.

Give your views in the comments & guys, I sincerely request to give votes.

Lots of love, Sim❣