Chapter 262 - They are two peas in a pod.

Charan was sitting on the sand looking at the sky. He did not even know how he got here. All he knew was that he agreed to Adam's proposal of going on a vacation… and Adam bundled everybody up in one swift move and sent them away.

Before anyone could even think straight, they were already a few miles high up in the air with no way out of it.

And kids are absolutely in love with this place along with Preethi… they had been playing around and exploring everything adherently for two weeks now.

And unlike when Shreya and her troupes came, this time around the island was not that deserted. Shreya had increased the number of staff members and bodyguards around significantly.

So, the mansion was filled with people more or less… And of course the cameras… Almost every last inch of the island was filled with cameras and drones. Adam swore that only a handful of people had access and to rest assured.

Shreya practically fortified the island… It's the swiftness of her action that was so unbelievable.

Charan heard someone come from behind him and when he looked up, he was met with Srinivas approaching him.

Shreya wanted someone she absolutely trusted to be here. With so many people around, there were just so many things that could go wrong but then the chances of things going wrong sending so many people without the appropriate amount of people were also significantly high… when they came, each and every person apart from Madhu were highly trained including Bhavna. But the circ.u.mstances with Charan's family was different… so Shreya had no other choice but to take her chances while planting Srinivas here was like the last line of foolproof security.

Charan acknowledged him but stayed quiet. He more or less got to know Srinivas by then even though they cannot be exactly called friends. After all, Srinivas does have a very stuck up face in front of everyone except, of course, being Shreya.

She just had a way with people.

"How are things back at home?" Charan asked breaking the silence between them.

Even though he had been keeping up with the news, there will always be things that are happening under the surface. Things involving Shreya…

Shreya had once again gone under the surface… after the news of her parent's death being reinvestigated had been reports, there was no other news on her even though Sri corp. had been on top of the business news bulletin in the past two weeks…

"You don't have to worry about Shreya… She is fine." Srinivas replied.

Charan went silent instantly. After all, he knew there are things that he better not know given the nature of events they are dealing with… especially since he can't really help even if he knew. 

"The kids are changing…" Srinivas reported flatly before going silent.

Charan just nodded.

Of course, Charan had noticed the subtle things Srinivas does… he is almost always sticking to the kids… especially when they are venturing out of the mansion. Srinivas personally escorted them everywhere no matter the time or the place.

Charan knew it was probably Adam or Shreya's doing… and Srinivas reported their activity very diligently whether Charan asked for it or not… Charan did not know if it was because Charan was Akira's dad or was it because Srinivas treated him as his boss in the absence of Shreya.

Charan sure hoped it was the former because he was not used to being a boss of the likes of Srinivas who seemed so much more intelligent and mature than himself.

"Dadaaaa…" Akira came stumbling. Charan caught her when she was about to trip on a stone.

He gave his daughter a stern look for which she just gave him a sheepish look and stared back at him with her watery brown eyes looking absolutely innocent.

"Now I know why Shreya is so taken with your daughter… they are almost identical when it came to their personality… Like two peas in a pod." Srinivas mumbled with a smile. After all, Shreya about gives him the same look when she messes up somehow.

"You should be on the receiving end of them both giving the same expression side by side…" Charan said rolling his eyes while keeping Akira back down on the floor.

Srinivas let out a chuckle at the image Charan had described. He could easily imagine the effect it would have had on Charan.

Akira, on the other hand, just giggled away happily and started describing her day.

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One can only imagine how much Akira had liked it from just her expression. Her excitement seeped in making both the men around her twitch their lips.

But their gleeful moment did not last.

All of a sudden, all the lights in the mansion went out… everything went black in a second leaving them in dark… Since it was well past sundown, the whole sky was black. But thankfully, the moon was still shining. So, there was still a little light.

But Srinivas was not bothered by the light… instead, his eyes became extremely focused instantly. And when a 'pop' reverberated from the mansion, his whole being went tense.

Even Charan's body stiffened. He knew by now that it was the sound of a gunshot. He had been training with Zack in the past couple of months Shreya had been away… something to occupy his mind and body… And there was also a larger part of him that wanted to be in a position to protect Shreya if they were in a similar situation as that night when she was kidnapped. So, he asked Zack to train him…

He might not be an expert, but he knew enough to recognize the sound when a gun is discharged.

Charan's first instinct was to lift Akira and secure her in his arms and then looked at Srinivas…