Six

One month later, Rishab was at podium along with the whole Basu clan.

Rishab pleasantly fake the act to announce, "I'm happy to announce that we are welcoming Anurag and Baba's heir," and the same time he got a tight slap.

"You basterd! I am expecting," Prerna clenched her jaw.

All the cameras were on her when Arnab Ghosh smirked, remembering, "Ghosh Baba! You have to train Prerna, personally"

"Anything for you Rishab, my son," and patted his cheek.

Rishab met her grey orbs with Prerna, "perfect"

"Perfect," the message passed Rishab to Prerna meeting his brown orbs with her grey.

She took a deep breath, "Bade logo ke bade natak"

"Who are you?," He asked her crushing his teeth fake.

She darted her eyes in his, "Before announcing someone else's good news, let me announce yours," and smiled fake.

"What the hell are you upto," Rishab enacted.

She announced too in the dramatic manner, "Oh, really don't you know my dear love," and continued to clenched her jaw, "I am expecting your child and now don't say you have no idea about it"

Each and every second person was shocked with this, especially Anurag, Komolika and Mohini. The three who weren't Rishab, Prerna and Arnab.

The media bombarded Rishab with questions, "Mr. Bajaj, what is she saying? Is she right?"

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Rishab and Arnab were enjoying this news sequence, the headline of the nation on the television when Arnab asked Rishab, "Rishab, you are the first man who want to be famous by false publicity"

Rishab laughed out loud, "Ghosh Baba! Every publicity is a good publicity," and continued by changing the topic, "By the way, you have trained her really well, Her english accent has become marvelous"

Arnab sighed, "This path isn't right for me, still anything for you, " and continued with a broad smile, "She is pretty, well-mannered and good human being. Where did you find her?"

" Hahah! Dil to nahi aa gaya, beti jaise hai," Rishab joked.

"Everything isn't joke my dear son," Ghosh seriously said.

Rishab asked his uncle, "Then what do you want from me," and indulged in flipping the copy of Moloy's will.

"Everything isn't money too, think apart from it," ended saying Ghosh and left.

Rishab closed the file and thought for a while about what Ghosh Baba said but then again got busy.

He thought, "Ab bas, Prerna will be ...ahan, let it be secret," smirked he.

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Prerna was at confidential stay house adviced by Arnab Ghosh. She looked into the mirror, met her eyes with her own in the mirror.

She thought, "All was roller-coaster ride, how I have changed from what I was. From my accent to the life."

"Kya mujhe ye deal accept karni chahiye thi?," Prerna closed her eyes and shrugged off her thought and said, "It was the best thing happened to me, yet."

She was in deep thoughts of accepting the deal when the same time Rishab Bajaj entered her room which agitated her, but when she realised who was the person it relaxed her, "Thank God it is you!," she exclaimed taking a deep breath.

"Why? Am I safe for you?," he grinned.

She smiled a little and marched towards him, "May be because you need me!"

"Oh really?," he arched his brow but she slipped and was about to fell down but he was fast to save her.

She was in his arms. They had an eye-lock for a minute but the same a vase fell on the floor as it was kept on the corner, which scared her a little and shook her.

"Easy!," he calmed her down and collected the pieces of vase so know one get hurt and throw them in the dustbin.

She looked at him constantly thinking, "sorry I lied. I am safe from you because you have always been there for me, not because you need me, but because...," but instantly he clasp his fingers on her face and chuckled, "Kahan kho gayi, the mother of my child"

Her eyes opened broad when he laughed, "Relax! I was just joking," at which she giggled too.

"Wouldn't you ask, why am I here?," he asked rosing his eyebrows.

She immediately replied, "Yeh Ghar aapka hai kabhi bhi aa sakte hain"

"Wow! Your accent has become perfect for my girlfriend," said he at which her face fell down, "Are you here to say this?"

He laughed and then controlled himself, "Accha baba I was here to thank you"

"For what?," she asked at which he replied, "don't you know?"

She nodded her head negatively at which he giggled and continued looking her face which was literally confused, "Okay baba! Isliye ki aap mere liye ye kaam karne ko taiyar ho gayi"

"Mr. Bajaj! Aapne mujhe paise diye hain, I am not doing any favour to you. Waise bhi, Paisa mere liye bahut important hai," she genuinely said at which he stepped towards her, "Paisa itna zaroori kyu hain"

"Kyun aapke liye nahi hai, main to apni behen ki padhai ke liye ye kar rahi hoon. Aap apne bhai ko nicha dikhane ke lie, it makes a difference," she said the bitter truth from which Rishab was running but she was oblivious from the real truth of Rishab Bajaj, which made a real difference.

Listening this, he instantly left the out house as he wasn't able to tell the truth to her, as it was much bitter than anything.