Chapter 125 - 122

Shreya walked out of her office. It was late when she was done with her work that day. Since Charan and Akira were her Charan's parents' place for this weekend, she thought she would complete her work and go. She dragged her exhausted body through the deserted office. But to her surprise, Akash was still in office. She barged in without bothering to knock as always.

"What are you still doing here?? Don't you have a boyfriend who feeds you??" Akash asked sarcastically looking up from his work.

Shreya did not bother to answer him. She just went ahead and sat on the couch as usual. She slouched back and rested her eyes. Work had been brutal these few days. Her brains felt like they were deep-fried. She opened her eyes only when she felt something cold and wet rest on her forehead.

When she blinked her eyes open, she was met with Akash extended a can of cold beer. Shreya accepted it gratefully and popped them open and took a sip. A sour taste filled her mouth as the beer burnt down her throats.

She gave a satisfied grin. Akash's lips twitched. He then extended a bag of ice and said, "Keep them on your eyes. They are red. How much sleep did you get in the past few days??"

Shreya just shrugged her shoulders and replied, "About three or four hours." But she still complied and rested the ice over her eyes. Her eyes were burning after all.

Akash's heart ached but he still did not say anything. He knew no matter what he said she was not going to change anything here. And it was not from lack of trying mind you. Both him and Anand tried to let her share some of her work but she stubbornly refused every single time. So they stopped trying after a while. She just has to go through every single paper for her to be at ease within this company. She might not attend meetings or see the employees. But she actually oversaw every last detail in the paper within the company.

"Why don't you go home and get some rest now?? Why did you come here??" Akash asked sitting beside her.

Shreya's mouth opened wide and she let out a yawn before answering. "I sent my driver away. I have to drive… and for that, I need to be awake. So…" In the end, her mumbling got so soft that he could barely hear even though he was right beside her. But just as he was going to reply, he felt her head sump over his shoulders.

Corner of his lips twitched. He shifted and took the beer and the ice pack off of her. Then he slouched his shoulders down in such a way that she would be more comfortable.

Then he scrambled and took out his phone and called Hank.

"Hey, Hank. Where are you??" Akash asked in a whisper.

"I just dropped your dad off, sir." He replied.

"Okay, can you come back to the office. Shreya fell asleep and I still got some work here. SO I need someone to take her back home." Akash asked.

"I will be there, sir," Hank said and hanged up on him.

Just as Akash was about to keep his phone back, Shreya sat up awake and looked around slightly out of it.

"Sorry… I will get going now…" Shreya said getting up but then Akash pulled her back to sit back.

"Don't even think about it sissy. You are not driving after drinking. I called Hank. He is on his way. You just stay there. It will take him at least half an hour to get here. You can rest…" Akash said and got up from beside her.

But Shreya did not lie down. She just sat there lost in thoughts while Akash's got back to his work.

"Did you ask Madhu out yet??" Shreya asked straight off the bat all of a sudden.

If he had water on his mouth, he would have definitely sprayed them all out right about now.

"What??" Akash asked shocked.

"So, I take it you haven't yet. No wonder you still have no girlfriend at 28…" Shreya said and sat back indifferently as if she had just talked about what he had for breakfast.

"She is my secretary Shreya for god's sake," Akash exclaimed dismissing her.

"Oh please, I am not blind like you. You were trying to drill holes into your so-called 'secretary's best friend' all through the New year's dinner." Shreya rebutted him rolling her eyes while air quoting 'secretary' with her hands.

Akash's ears blushed. But then something struck him.

"What do you mean 'best friend'??" He asked looking at Shreya with a frown.

"God guys. Don't you use your mouth for anything other than eating??" Shreya scolded exasperated. She was someone who would just straight up go and ask away if she wanted to know anything and she was also someone who would straight up go and confess if she felt something. That is why the situation between Madhu and Akash was so frustrating for her. It was very clear both of them were pining on each other on their back but neither of them had to guts to go up and admit it to the other.

"What do you mean??" Akash asked confused.

"What?? It's very apparent that you like her but then you don't say anything about it. And it is even more apparent that you are jealous but you don't have the guts to go up and ask her about Karthik. Obviously, you are not using your brains or mouth!!" Shreya lectured away all her frustration.

Akash blush intensified as he mumbled, "What if it were her boyfriend??"

"Well, you won't know until you go and ask, do you?? And as if you both are in any better place now keeping quiet about everything!!" Shreya said sarcastically.

Thankfully Hank called just in time. Or else god knows Akash would have heard an earful from Shreya.

But then when he was alone in office he actually thought about what Shreya had told him.

He did like Madhu. If he did not know that by now, he himself would end up kicking his own butt if it were only physically possible. Thankfully he did not need it.

Its also true that he was miserable even when he was hiding his feelings. So he decided to confess after a long thought.