Chapter 220 - Is she bipolar or something?

Anne just stared at Shreya's back utterly bewildered. She did not know how to take everything. Her mind was a mess.

At first, she thought Shreya was very easy going and overtly friendly. But after listening to the interaction between Akash and her, she was slightly scared. 

"Is she bipolar or something?" Anne mumbled out loud without realizing it.

Madhu took a minute to actually confer Anne was actually talking about Shreya… But when she did, she couldn't really control the bubbling laughter. A part of her was baffled that Anne would say something like that out loud and a part of her was amused by Anne's naivety.

Anne, on the other hand, came out her head only when she heard Madhu laughing and when she remembered what she had just done, her face went pale instantly in panic.

She blabbered frantically explaining.

"No. No. no. It is not like that… I just… I was not bad-mouthing the President. It is just… she had been so friendly on second and all bossy the next. I was just scared for a second that I would be scolded for mistakes… I really need this job… so I just… I just let my mind go wild for a second without realizing…"

Madhu came out of her amus.e.m.e.nt seeing how scared Anne was. She put a hand over her shoulders and said, "Relax… Shreya is not scary. She was just teasing us. And don't worry about what you mumbled. You can tell it to Shreya, and she will also most probably be laughing too… Just chill okay. You will get to know her in no time!"

Anne was not exactly convinced, after all, she just called her boss mentally on the first day of her work. She can't really imagine what would happen if Shreya came to hear of it.

"Please, don't tell the President about it. It was just a slip of the tongue I swear!" Anne still begged scared.

Seeing that Anne was really scared, Madhu promised her instantly before diverting her attention to work.

Madhu was not really worried about dispelling her misunderstanding. She was sure that Anne would find out for herself if she spends time with Shreya in the following days.

Days flew by. Anne came to know what Madhu meant by Shreya.

Shreya was eccentric and easy going. Anne was not completely at ease but she was not afraid anymore. And Shreya had been especially good to Anne. Somewhere in some small ways, Anne actually reminded her of Akira.

Innocent, quiet but mature… somehow Shreya had a feeling that Akira would turn out something like Anne in the future. So, because she couldn't meet up with Akira, she overcompensated with Anne.

She knew it is not healthy but she really couldn't help it herself.

Anne walked in after a knock.

"Shreya, here is the file you have asked for…" Anne said handing her over a blue file.

It had been a few days since Anne had joined. She was timid but smart. So, she quickly learned her job. And it also helped that Shreya was not particularly demanding…

But it was not just with Anne… it was true to every employee. The only qualification she looks for in her employees is hard work and integrity. She wouldn't forgive people slacking off or being lazy but she wouldn't reprimand someone for their inabilities or educational qualification. As long as you can do the work assigned, she really wouldn't care about the educational qualification.

"Thanks, Anne. Oh yea, you are going out with me after lunch. Finish your lunch by 1 am. We are going to go out… and inform Srinivas, will you? He will have my head otherwise…" Shreya said and flipped the file open.

Anne just agreed and went back to work. She did not understand one thing though… even though she bossed around everyone somehow, Shreya seemed to obey Srinivas… But then it was not her place to ask questions, so Anne wisely kept her mouth shut.

By the time she was done with her work, it was almost 1 am. By now, Anne knew that Shreya was not the one to know the passing of time… especially when she was working. So, Anne sorted out her desk and went to Shreya's office knocking on her doors.

"What is it?" Shreya asked blinking at Anne completely oblivious.

"You said we need to go somewhere!!" Anne replied vaguely… "It's 1 o'clock."

Shreya took a minute to contemplate before her eyes brightened up in realization but then her brows frowned in disgust the next moment!

"Argh… Shopping!! Do you like shopping, Anne?" Shreya asked tidying up her table simultaneously.

Anne was taken aback for a minute. When Shreya told her they will be going out, she thought it would be to meet a client or something… but now looking at Shreya, she knew that was not the case.

After a while, Anne contemplated before answering honestly, "I do, ma'am."

"Well good for you. Because I have a banquet to attend tomorrow and I have nothing to wear… at least nothing that would fit in for the occasion." Shreya answered and was already walking out of her office in a fast pace with Anne hot on her trail.

Shreya made several stops before actually getting out of the building and Srinivas was waiting for them at the entrance with their car.

He went ahead and silently took the bag Shreya was carrying and kept it in the car and open the doors for both of them. He actually talked only when he got behind the wheels.

"Where are we going, Shreya?" He asked.

"Shopping…" Shreya said dryly not even attempting to hide her contempt with the act itself.

Srinivas's eyes slightly brightened surprised. As far as he knew Shreya, she always ordered anything and everything online and had it delivered to the front desk. And since it happens in the company, it was one of the most popular gossips in the company itself.

Everyone drew their own conclusions with the way she dresses and the way she gets them. The most popular was that Shreya had drowned all her inheritance and the shares of the company were kept in her name just for sake of it and the actual power resides with Anand and that Shreya was too poor and too embarrassed to actually go out and shop for stuff. Or that had been the case until the newspaper article.

But since there was no confirmation or denial from part of Sri corp., the opinion of the crowd was all over the place. But within the company itself, nobody was ready to take the risk. So, they were particularly respective to Shreya… given how they had treated her so far, many of them were pissing their pants off silently scared.

But Srinivas figured that Shreya was actually too lazy to either clarify or shopping.

But Shreya immediately understood Srinivas's intentions.

"Naren's banquet. Everything I already has had been rejected as being 'inappropriate' by… well by pretty much everyone actually. So," Shreya answered his unvoiced question rolling her eyes.

"You were not planning on wearing sweets were you?" Srinivas asked but it was more a rhetoric question since knowing Shreya, she probably did. And she still could even after shopping for an appropriate outfit today.

"Why? I can't?" Shreya asked c.o.c.kily arching her brows.

"Who is going to be able to stop you if you want to anyways!" Srinivas replied rolling his eyes.

Shreya's lips twitched but she did not comment more on it.

"But if you are going to wear your sweats, why are we going on a shopping expedition today?" Srinivas asked.

"I have another errand to run in there… Shopping is the sidekick actually…" Shreya said ambiguously.

Srinivas's lips twitched but he did not ask anymore.

As soon as they reached the mall, Shreya actually went to an old bookstore in one corner.

She went to the front desk and handed an envelope.

"You see this person… He will be here in a minute. I want you to hand this envelope over to him…"

She then went ahead a bought some books and walked out of the shop completely.

Anne and Srinivas silently followed them.

"What was that about?" Srinivas asked slightly puzzled. After all, Shreya wasn't the one to do meaningless things.

"That envelope? That's the bait!" Shreya answered while simultaneously tapping away on her phone almost walking into walls.

Srinivas helplessly took the book bag from her hands and held her by her arms before walking towards the clothing store.

Once Shreya was done with her phone, she looked around and found herself in a different section of the mall. Suddenly she remembered something and took the book bag from Srinivas and stuffed it into Anne's hands and said with a sweet smile.

"Oh, this is for you. Since you seem to like reading, I figured you could use some!" There were about a dozen books in there weighing a tone.

Anne looked at Shreya dumbfounded seeing them in her hands. And before she could comprehend anything, she had been dragged into one of the clothing stores by Shreya.