Chapter 32 - Meeting

Getting out from the cab, Shanaya dressed in Black jeans and light blue shirt, paid the Cab driver and faced the large building. The building in itself was capable of showing the power of The Rathore's and, it must have been a 20 story building.

Shanaya noticed, the building, was surrounded by trees and plants and, with the sun rising behind it, it was a beautiful scene.

Waiting for a or two minute, Shanaya moved toward the entry gate, where, she was provided with a record log to fill her details. She was quite amazed when the Watchman asked her to look at a particular CCTV, and thought to herself"Security is quite good".

The watchman provides her with guidance to reach the reception area. The Reception area had a black tiles floor with grey and white, dominating it with white roof lights.

It was spacious and, several white sofa chairs, were placed in it.

" The Rathore's" was written in bold black fonts, on the wall behind the reception desk. .

It was neither empty nor full, and, she could only guess the people present to be the employees.

Looking at her watch, she found it to be five to be nine. Grinning at her punctuality, she marched toward the reception girl in her twenties, dressed formally, in a grey pencil skirt and a white shirt that was not too tight. She was looking decent, good, and formal.

The Reception girl welcomed Shanaya with a welcoming smile and asked:" How may I help you, mam?".

Shanaya accepted her smile by smiling back at her and said:" I have an appointment with Mr Rathore," and cleared the doubt immediately" Mr Vihaan Rathore."

The girl checked something on the monitor and within a second, returned her gaze to the eagerly waiting Shanaya" Are you, Shanaya Malhotra?".

"Yes, I am".

"Sir is waiting for you, mam. Please take the right turn to reach the elevator. His Secretary, Miss Elena, will receive you on the 20th floor."

"Thank you" passing another smile at the girl, Shanaya reached the elevator and found it to be empty. Entering inside it, she pressed the buŧŧon and closed her eyes to finally grasp the situation.

She could not believe herself. She had obeyed the devil!

Before she could think of retreating, the door opened, and, she exits the elevator with a deep sigh.

Waiting for two or three seconds, arranging her hair and dress, Shanaya walked on the shiny black marble corridor which led her to a beautiful girl, dressed in violet formal attire, sitting in front of the computer and fully engrossed in typing.

The girl looked in the direction of Shanaya and enquired in a soft voice: "Do you have an appointment?"

"Yes".

"May I know your name, please?"

"Shanaya Malhotra".

The girl stood up and walked toward her left. On reaching a particular glass door, she knocked on the door and entered when she heard "Come in".

Closing the door silently behind her, Erina, Vihaan's secretary, look at the busy Vihaan and spoke:" Sir, Ms Shanya Malhotra is here to see you."

Immediately, to Erina wonder, Vihaan glanced at his watch and passed a smile full of appreciation and said after three seconds" Let her in".

Waiting outside the office, Shanaya kept playing with her fingers and rings. Looking here and there, admiring the area, she stood up when Erina came in her sight and said:" Sir, is waiting for you, Ms Shanaya".

Glancing at her watch, Shanaya frowned to see one past nine.

After a minute, standing outside the door of Vihaan's office, Shanaya whispered" I am doing it for Avni dee. Everything will be okay."

The thing Shanaya did not know about the door was, it was one way mirrored door. Unaware of it, She looked, again, at her watch and bite her lips in frustration when the time showed up to be three past nine. She kept her right palm on her furiously beating heart and calmed herself.

Vihaan, who was looking at her for the entire two minutes, half lying on his chair with his index finger on his lips, sat straight on his chair in a professional manner, when he saw her lifting her hand to knock and said: "Come in" when he saw her, knocking on the door.

The view inside the office amazed Shanaya and, before looking at the man himself, she looked at the floor to ceiling window surrounding the office.

Shanaya looked at the man when she heard him saying"Good morning Miss Shanaya.", and that was the moment she looked properly at the man in a white shirt with above two buŧŧons opened, revealing a little white flesh of his toned ċhėst, his sleeves rolled three folds, revealing his muscular forearms.

Having no strength and confidence to look more, she did not look at him and gulped down the saliva.

But, she was forced to look at him when she heard him saying"You are late by three minutes" and saw him standing up from his chair and moving toward her.

Having no clue what to do, she only tried to defend herself by saying" Your protocols made me late, Mr Vihaan. I was here sharp at nine" meanwhile, forgetting his greetings earlier.

"Have a seat", gesturing her toward the sofa, standing at no more than three steps from her, he looked at her and retreated when he saw her seated.

Shanaya made herself comfortable thinking the earlier interaction to be fully formal and saw him standing at his back with the support of his desk, with arms and legs crossed.

"Tea or coffee?"

"Water, please."

Nodding his head a little, Vihaan reached the digital telephone kept on his desk and pressing a buŧŧon, spoke "Erina, a glass of water and my usual" and kept it down.

Reading numbers of name on the pages, Shanaya asked, confusingly" What's this?"

"These are some people who are best in ȧssisting you. Also, they will keep it a secret."

"But, I do not need anyone!" countering back, Shanaya tried to make him understand.

"We hardly have time with us. We just have 12 days in our hands and, as far as I know, you won't be getting any time to yourself. How will you prepare the wedding dress in such a short time?"

Bending herself to the front, Shanaya spoke: " I will."

Looking at her with challenging eyes, Vihaan asked "How? Tell me exactly how you will ready the wedding dress as well as will manage the event?"

"It's easy. I will manage the event till evening and will ready the dress at night!"

"It's not just a day we are talking! Out of twelve remaining days, eight days will be fully occupied with the functions, and the remaining four days will pass in the blink of an eye! How the hell will you manage?" without his knowledge, Vihaan's voice pitch had increased and, he took a long breath to calm himself when he saw Shanaya affected by his tone.

Standing up from the couch, he paced angrily and after a minute, came to a halt in front of Shanaya. Pointing his finger at her, he said firmly" I want everything perfect! A single mistake and I swear I won't mind to replace you. I won't care who you are, or how will this affect your career growth. Understood!".

Getting a project from The Rathore was what everyone would dream, and she just could not let this slip away from her hand and answered him " I understand, but I have a request."

Being a businessman, Vihaan knew how important the deal was for Shanaya. Instead of listening to her request immediately, he tried to know what was going in her head, but, once he was not able to reveal, he nodded his head.

"You will not meddle in between my ways."

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