Chapter 28C

She gulped the saliva formed in her throat and without thinking for a second she video called them because she wanted to see them with her own eyes, what if on the tablet, "Hey Api!, she cheered up.

"Zoya!!, her aapi excitedly replied.

"Eid Mubarik Aapi!, she cheerfully wished her.

"Eid Mubarik Zoya!, Zeenat and Anwar wished her together but Zoya immediately started behaving like a kid of 5, "You two have forgotten me, right?, and made a gloomy face.

The same time, Asad who was passing from her back, co-incidentally, stopped when he realized her sobbing, being unaware of the reason and hid behind the nearby pillar.

But Zoya, being unaware of his presence kept continue throwing her tantrums, "This isn't fair haan! Aap baat hi nahi karte mujhse

"Baat nahi karte? Har roz 2-2 ghante tere Mr. Khan ki buraiyan tere muh se sun sun ke mere kaan pak gaye hain aur baat nahi karte, she was on video call, so the curiosity increased in Asad when he heard his name from Zeenat.

"Now I will definitely hear the conversation forgetting my etiquettes. Sorry Ammi!, Asad was so curious to know what sort of backbiting she does for him.

But Zoya being Zoya kept continuing, "Haw! aapi you're saying as if I've no work to do except backbiting... wo bhi Mr Khan ki huh!, her mouth dropped down when she heard this from her aapi.

Zeenat and Anwar together sighed deeply, "Lagta to aise hi hai

"Haww! You two are you two are very bad...just like him, she gloom her face when she found nothing to retort, and Asad bit his lower lip in order to not laugh.

"See you're calling him BAD, they said in unison and Asad almost laughed. Zoya looked here and there to check who was it but she found none so she continued, "Aap bade chamche ban rahe ho unke? Babbar sher se dar gaye kya?

Babber Sher? What's that?, Asad murmured under his breath.

Zeenat scolded her, "Zoya! Bad manners, and don't forget he has sheltered you, Asad nodded in affirmation as if he agreed.

But the same time Zoya replied back, "No. I'm living in my phuppie's house, she said as if Dilshad belong to her only and she has full right on her and her belongings which dropped Asad's mouth down.

Har Baat ko apni tarah se bade acche se ghuma leti hain, huh!, he blabbered in his mind.

"That's the same thing haan!, Zeenat argued.

"By the way, Aap ko itna current kyu lagta hai jab main Mr. Khan ki burai karti hoon, she logically argued.

At which Anwar laughed out loud, Zeenat glared with a deadly look and again came to Zoya, "Pagal ladki Asad is a nice guy... and stop using this roadside language, Zoya rolled her eyes whereas Asad fixed her collar in agreement with Zeenat.

"Nice guy? Aapko wahin bethe bethe pata chal gaya? Apko pata nahi hain unki harkatein abhi, she twisted her lips aside remembering the way he snatched her while holding her dupatta, that too in the crowd of aunties and it blushed her lightly, but it immediately opened Asad's mouth in a perfect O shape.

"Accha kya kya harkatein karte hain aise?, Anwar winked and ask in teasing way but Asad expressed as if he agreed him that she should point out, because he wasn't liking it at all, just like a 5 year old child cannot digest few words of naughty and innocent defame from his crush.

"Ek ho to batau na jiju! Ab dekho, kapde mere pasand nahi, baat karne ka tareeka mera wahiyad hai, manners mujhme hain nahi, problems main khadi karti hu in fact mera naam bhi problem magnet rakha hua hai... Matlab all in all unko mujhse hi problem hai kyunki unko mujhme kuch pasand hi nahi, she spilled all the beans out of her mouth in single breath at which Asad's eyes were wide open.

"To acche se behave karo na, kya jhalliyo wale kapde pehenti ho aaj dekho kitni acchi lag rahi ho, Zeenat complimented her at which Zoya sighed, "Thank god Akdu Ahmed Khan ki tareef se aap meri tareef pe bhi aa hi gayin wo bhi poore 9 minutes 36 seconds ke baad, she inspected at the timer of video call.

Anwar couldn't stop himself to burst into the fits of laughter when Zeenat screamed, "Tu na... ja burai kar apne Mr. khan se unhi ko unki buraiya gina...main tere jiju ko thik karke aati hoon bahut hasi aa rahi hai, at which Zoya laughed loud but realized that she was sitting in crowd so she immediately stopped herself so as Asad controlled himself.

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"Arey Najma! Where is Zoya?, Dilshad concerned.

"Zoya...arey haan. She was with us but she excused herself for a while now I don't know where is she, Najma sheepishly replied.

Dilshad pressed her lips, "Asad is also not here. Mujhe zaroori kaam tha dono se

"Zaroori kaam?, she asked.

"Haan

"Kya

"Kaha na kuch kaam tha. Ek to roshni bhi itni kam hai, Dilshad sulked.

Ayaan sincerely calmed her down, "its okay badi Ammi! Don't worry we will check where are they

 "Haan badi ammi yahi kahi honge, Nikhat convinced her and they parted to search them.



Dilshad nodded her head positively, "Haan jaldi dhundhke leke aao

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Zoya was rolling her dupatta on her fingers when she remembered how Asad has forced her to stop snatching her with her dupatta and she, the Zoya Farooqui, the fearless lioness shivered to her spine, and lost her self-confidence in front of the babber Sher, who has suddenly transforming to a prince charming from a beast, but the same time she realized that he was staring someone from the whole lot of girls on the desert corner, without having an idea of the girl being her.

Whenever that thought comes to her mind she automatically starts cursing that girl and Asad, of course, "Huh! The epitome of tameez and tehzeeb was staring a girl from the whole lot or may be, girls... mujhe bada rokte hain don't wear this don't do that...khud bada ghoor rahe hain ladkiyon ko... babber se directly..huh

Asad's throat was in his mouth when he came to know that she has misunderstood to whom his eyes were at, and the poor girl wasn't even aware about the fact that it was no one else than her. But his lips crept into a smile when he felt that it matters to her that he was looking at some girl, why with him, she was also unaware.

He coughed his throat a bit loud so she can realise he was there, just behind her but she being she didn't, so he coughed again but she was lost in her own island and was constantly kept blabbering and he finally decided to pat her back when she shrugged with sudden touch and turned back.

"Huh! Finally, Asad was so relieved when she noticed his presence.

"Aa-aap ?, her eyes were wide open after all she was blabbering about him.

He faced her with a smirk and mischievous shine in eyes, "So! I'm who? You didn't complete the sentence, he cocked his brow up.

She coughed and rolled her eyes, "haan! You're mr. Mr. Khan, Mr. Asad Ahmed Khan, and bit her tongue.



Thank god Zoya tune sentence complete nahi kiya... Agar sach mein imran hashmi bol deti to ye to yahi halaal kar dete, she gulped the saliva down and closed her eyes tightly as she was a bit relaxed.

"tell me?, he glared her badly which was enough to nervous her, "Haan..., her tongue slipped what was in her mind but she covered up, "You've just misunderstood Mr. Khan... I ..I didn't say anything, she scanned him from head to toe and said with utter confidence that anyone can believe her.

"Oh! To babber sher?, he again asked.

"Haan.. I mean nahi. Babber sher is very powerful, aapke bas ka nahi hai babber sher hona, she again lied and completed in over confidence this time but now Asad give a grin, "Really! Haven't you witnessed ke mere bas mein kya hai kya nahi?, and ended with a huge smirk and crossed his arms on his chest.

She remembered about what he was talking when she showed her palm, "haan thik hai babber bhi hain aur ", but before she could continue he completed her sentence, "Chaliye leave it, and gave her a reason to take a deep breath.

"Woh Actually, she has nothing to say when he came closer to her and pinned to the wall and whispered in husky tone, "Ahan! How many times I've to tell you that's my department

"Sorry!, she nervously said when she felt his breath on her crook.

"So Ms. Farooqui say sorry as well!, he stepped back.

She felt relaxed and said, "Haan to aur kya bolu? Ap mujhe to lecture sunate rehte hain like a Zil-e-ilahi and now you were staring..., she stopped her train of curse when she realized what was she slipping out.

"And I was staring?, he asked as if he don't know.

"A chudail! Only allah knows who was she, jisne aapki tehzeeb pe bhi lock laga diya, she finally said being blunt.

He immediately crossed the path between them, in dim light they were hardly visible and the pillars and staircases were also an advantage for him. He pinned her again and shushed her while whispering in her ear which shivered her soul and forced to close her eyes tightly, "Shh! You can say anything about me, but not her, at the end he nodded his head negatively and she looked at him with corner of her eyes.

She was gulping down the saliva continuously witnessing this version of Asad Ahmed Khan. He took steps backward again and she was about to run from there when he hold her hand, which increased her breath.

Pata nahi aisa bhi kya hai usme ki uske against ek word bhi nahi sunenge ab ye...huh, she mocked in her mind as if she was being jealous.

"By the way, I heard?, he pressed his lips to stop the laughter.

"Now what you've heard?, she asked like a child and he grabbed her from her palm which rested her on his chest.

She was trying to free herself but his grip was very tight, "Yahi ki aap apni aapi se meri backbiting karti hain, his eyes started shining as he was controlling his laughter and witnessing her wide eyes.

"Don't tell me?, she has now forget that she was in his tight hold but her concentration was on that topic.

"Yes I heard!

"Bad manners!, she pouted.

"And to backbite are good?, he arched his brow.

"Nahi I don't backbite. Actually I tell the truth, how much you irritate me, she made a gloomy face.

"Then tell her about this as well. Sab kehti hain na aap unse what do I do with you?, he made her realize about the situation in which they were, her mouth was in her throat. She struggled to free herself when finally Asad left her from his grip.

She has found a golden chance to run as in she wasn't able to tell her Aapi in what situation they were, when he screamed from behind, "Ab ye kehna bhi aapke bas ka nahi hai

A blush covered her cheeks and a smile crept on her lips whereas Asad too smiled when he realized that she turned back and whispered, "You always play unfair, and ran with a blush on her cheeks.

After few seconds Asad realized what he has done few minutes back, and there are some feelings were developing in him for her. But it didn't matter negatively to him first in the lifetime, when he wasn't feeling that he was cheating Aseemah, he had feelings for Zoya not because of similar face but for Zoya's heart he was having those feeling.

He was in the river of different thoughts when his phone rang; slipping his hand in his pocket he took it out which have umpteenth missed calls. He picked the call up; it was Ayaan, "Bhaijaan! Where are you? Badi ammi is searching for you and Zoya

"Why what happen?, he worried.

"Haan unhe aap dono se kuch kaam hai, Ayaan replied.

"Ah okay. We're coming, he answered back.

"We? Do you mean Zoya is also with you? Kya baat hai bhai aap ke sath wo bhi nazaare dekh rahi hain, Ayaan teased his elder brother who scolded him back, "Har waqt mazaak! When will you be mature?

"Sorry, Ayaan murmured.

"Okay okay! Tell Ammi that we are coming, Asad said before disconnecting the call. He took a deep breath, "Ab ye ladki kaha gayi dhundhna padega

He left the place to search her when he found her in the corner of the hall chatting with some of the girls, "Oh god! This girl, baatein hi khatm nahi hoti

She too noticed her but ignored as she was in fear about what happened just, so she bid a good bye to the girls and immediately left, "Arey!, Asad tried to stop her but she didn't, she even cut the phone calls by him and was passing from the carpet in the middle and Asad was relieved now as in she was not so far.

She kept walking when Asad collided with one of his clients, he formally greeted them.


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Somewhere in a construction building a man asked on the phone, "Kaam hua, in a strict tone.

The other one who was present in the Khan's Eid party in the orchestra's crowd, "Half is done and half will be done soon, and he grinned.

"I want her in THAT state, if it doesn't happen... It will happen to your family, the person the clenched his jaw tightly, "Mark my words, and listening this, the guy in the orchestra gulped down with nervousness as in the tone of the other person was not a warning but a threat.

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 Asad was greeting the guests as it was forced with formality and the same time a diamond jewelry bracelet of the lady fell on the floor. He being gentleman bent to pick it up when he saw an image in the bracelet.

Zoya was now in the middle of the hall being unaware that Asad was not far. She stopped to gulp the water. She fetched one of the glasses from the nearby table, in the dim light when someone snatched her hand tightly and in a millisecond the chandelier on the ceiling destined to the floor and the glass studded in it scattered in the pieces.

Everyone present there was in utter shock; even Zoya didn't understand what has happened with the clasp of fingers. Asad ordered to switch on the lights immediately and when the lights switched on; all of them realised that what sort of huge accident has adverted due to the fate or Asad's promptness.

Zoya was gasping heavily being fearful, and clutched his jacket tightly, hiding her face in his chest, he reciprocated by patting her back, that everything is fine now and the accident has adverted. Dilshad and Najma ran towards them to relax Zoya down and making her understand that she is perfectly fine.

The tears were rolling down from her eyes in fear and when Asad's saw her, this much scared his wrath was on 7^th cloud, "Prasad! prasad!

"Yesss ssir, the scared Prasad immediately reported.

Asad clenched his jaw and screamed, "From where the hell had you hired those useless workers?

"Asad please be calm, Dilshad tried to make him understand but he didn't listen.

"Sir woh humesha jahan se hire karte hain, jab bhi ghar me ghar me koi func-function hota hai, he stuttered.

"Hua kaise yeh? Who the hell is responsible, if anything has happened to Zoya I would have..., he was boiling with anger and was about to hold Prasad from his collar but a hand caught his arm tightly.

He tried to free his arm but he couldn't, so he turned back to see the face and found Zoya in tears, resting her head in Dilshad's arms and constantly nodding in no.

Asad glared her for few seconds but lost at her stubbornness and closing his eyes tightly said, "Leave right now, and Prasad left.


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"Ye kya bakwas hai? Kaha tha maine kaam nahi hua to..., the man near the construction building screamed loudly.

The person sent by the anonymous assigned being highly scared for his life stammered, "No no sir! Th-that chandelier was about to fe-fell in fact it did, but..., he tried to make him understand as he knew no one will hear him in the balcony of the huge house.

The main attacker cut in between, "I've already told you there will be, no if and but, his eyes were clearly visible now, all red as if blood was running in them. 

"Pl-please sir, at least lis-listen once. Jhoomar has fell down pata nahi wo aadmi kaha se aa gaya aur..., the goon sent by the attacker tried to explain at which the attacker frowned, "Admi? Kaunsa admi?

"The owner of the house, the goon gulped down.


"Asad Ahmed Khan!!, the person tightened his jaw, "this man always comes in my path..., he fisted his palm and gulping down, "But I don't know anything I'd hired you to assassin her as an accident... Ab tum se nahi hua to it's your fault

"But sir, I told why it didn't, he started gasping.

"That's not my problem. I've your wife and children, I told you but you didn't understand. Now suffer, the man in the building laughed.

But when he was about to kill the family of the orchestra band master he couldn't because he begged for something and the man replied, "Smart haan! Rashid ne thoda bahut kaam ka admi chuna hai is kaam ke lie, and grinned.

And Rashid skimmed out, present in the construction building as the partner in crime with that man, so they can kill Zoya, proving at as an accident.

"Wo ladki mari nahi to kya she and Asad will destroy today, and he laughed out loud.

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