Chapter 260 - Just be patient with me.

Shreya was sitting in her office as always. Even though she was really really rich, the amount of investment that would need to be pumped in after all the operations were carried out was ginormous. And the amount of work she had put in to collect such funds was even more so…

So, in a matter of two months, she had slimed a lot… from her total lack of sleep and irregular food habits. She had been practically starving unless someone shoves food through her throat.

It was well into the night, and Shreya was still working. Not only was she expanding the business on the surface… Shreya was also expanding her rein underground… she had been branching out to other countries.

So, god know how many hours she had actually worked these days.

Tomorrow will be the day when the authorities will make an official statement to re-open up the investigation on the Prime Minister's death.

Along with it, Shreya had actually filed in an FIR for her own parent's car accident along with all the evidence… the evidence that actually came from Abishek… and along with his testimony, she was sure she will be able to get a conviction…

She signed at the bottom of the file and looked up at last.

"That is all… guys can go get some rest now," Shreya announced and everyone pretty much ran out of the office… the first person out was actually Pritham. He was the one person who worked almost as much as Shreya… he had forgotten how sleep looks like in the past months.

Even though Malini did help him this time around, unlike all the time he used to work alone previously… and although the efficiency of work was high, so was the stress level for him. Which pretty much drained him of any or all his energy.

Shreya was really very amused looking at them both work… Pritham was like a mouse in front of Malini. He looked exactly like how he used to behave with her when they first started working together… but somehow it also looked more intense since Malini made no effort to ease his fear.

Shreya just smiled and closed the file and handed somethings to Harshad. He will be the one defending his parent's case obviously.

She rested her head on the table and closed her eyes thinking everyone had already left… but then she heard a knock on the table.

She looked up and was met up with Zeenath. They had not really talked in these days… even when they did, sticking to her words, Shreya had kept it strictly business and nothing more.

"Can we talk, please?" Zeenath pleaded softly.

Shreya gestured to Zee to sit without saying anything. She had her cold distant look on as always.

"Can you like NOT give me that look?" Zee asked with just a touch of irritation but with a lot of pity.

"What look?" Shreya asked confused.

"That condescending distant look when you are talking to your acquiescence or something!!" Zee pouted.

"You were the one who told me we were nothing! That we have no relationship… not even friends!" Shreya replied rolling her eyes.

There was this venom in her voice that was so subtle that one wouldn't be able to catch it if they were not listening carefully enough. And Zeenath was listening to Shreya carefully… so, she, of course, heard it. But seeing as it were her own words, and the same words coming back to her… somehow she actually understood how cruel she had been to Shreya… She realized that the degree of damage she had done was not small.

She just never thought it would sting so much seeing her like this… and she can only imagine what Shreya would have felt all this time.

Zeenath took a deep breath before saying, "I am sorry… I really am… I know what you want is something more than an apology and I am trying… I am working on it the best I can."

Shreya did not really budge after hearing her. She maintained her stance… Zeenath knew how stubborn Shreya can be at times, so she did not really expect any less from her.

"I know I messed up… can you give me just one last chance, please?" Zeenath asked making a pitiful face. She made a face that practically looked like she was about to cry.

"I thought you hated people seeing you pitiful!" Shreya rolled her eyes.

"Yes… but for now, as long as it works, I do not mind being pitied! If it meant I can have you back…" Zeenath said cheekily pouting.

Shreya's face cracked at last… her lips twitched the slightest before going back to the original grim look. But Zeenath saw it… and she could also see Shreya's eyes warm up…

Zeenath let out a sigh of relief before saying seriously, "You are all I have Shreya… One sole person who does care… Without you, I don't think anyone would be even bothered whether I am alive or dead… it had been like that for as long as I can remember."

"I grew up thinking the whole world was against me… I survived knowing I was all alone… So, it is really hard to believe that I might actually have someone on my side for once… that I do not have to carry the weight of the world on my own. I am learning… just be patient with me."

Shreya looked at her… this was the first time in all the time they had known each other that she had seen Zeenath be vulnerable in front of her. She could see that something had changed in her.Find authorized novels in , faster updates, better experience, Please click <a href="#._50832221153576071">#._50832221153576071</a> for visiting.

Shreya let out a sigh and said, "Okay, fine. You are off the hook… But don't think I will let you off this easily next time around… Now, get lost. I need some sleep…" She even waved her hand gesturing her to get lost.

Zeenath's face brightened instantly as she gave a flying kiss to Shreya and walked out of the office happily.