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HEY!! Shailu where are u??? dying to read next chapter plz update soon.

wow can't wait!! great updates!!!:D love it how arnav gets jealous.

The Contract of Hearts: A FF (Continued)

Part XIII: THE CONFLICT OF CHOICES

Sameer was taking his leave from Nani and Di. "Thanks for inviting me today. It was a real treat meeting all of you and catching up on those good old days with Khushi." Turning to Khushi, he said, "I'll drop you and Payal Jiji on my way home."

"Khushi, challen hum?" Payal had to reiterate twice before she received any response from Khushi who was floating on a carpet of dreams occasioned by the sudden and earth-shattering announcement made by ASR that he would celebrate her birthday.

Khushi literally fell out of her seat while dining when she heard ASR making this announcement. She even pinched herself to make sure it was the Laad Governor who spoke like this. She had everything she ever wanted in life.

Khushi sent up a soulful prayer to Devi Maiyya her close friend and confidant, "Yeh sach hain na Ma? Us din, us pal jab main aur woh saath honge, main usse kabhi nahi bhulungi. Main ne jo manga tah tumne dehdiya. Kaise teri sukriya adha karun, Ma? Hum hamesha saath rahen aisa var dehdijiye. Mujhe aur kuch nahi chahiye, Ma!"

Maiyya smiled her inscrutable smile from the world above and thought to herself, "Of course! You have wished for a big list. You think that's what is going to happen. You wait and see! Even I need my entertainment, don't I?"

Sameer to ASR on the contract they were about to sign, "Had enough of fun! So the real work for which I came to India, the deal into which we are about to enter, when do we meet up for that?

ASR, glad to see some good sense and commitment to work prevailing in Sameer who had till now shown no interest in it, replied, "Khushi has just now informed me that she had coordinated with the legal advisors of our company regarding this matter. If we discuss the terms and conditions beforehand on Saturday, we can clinch the deal on Monday. Is that fine with you?"

Sameer heartily agreed, "Perfectly fine! So we discuss the terms on Saturday, celebrate Khushi's birthday on Sunday, and sign the deal on Monday. Good use of time for both the professional and personal."

On Saturday, the meeting had gone on perfectly without a single hitch. Khushi had managed everything so perfectly that even ASR, who was an expert in fault-finding and error spotting, was forced to appreciate and acknowledge her good work; while Sameer literally could not stop himself from complimenting dear friend Khushi's managerial, executive, administrative, trouble-shooting and what not abilities.

Khushi's face was brimming with the broadest of smiles. Now she could sit back and enjoy her birthday party. She had never anticipated anything so much in her life. She always took life as it came. "But this is an exception! A birthday party, specially organized for her, by the love of her life, who for the first time in his life, would display what he felt for her. Could things actually get better?" she thought.

Both ASR and Khushi were lost in their respective reveries about the next day when they were interrupted in their tracks by a long distance international call. ASR seemed very angry and upset on hearing the news conveyed at the other end. Khushi enquired, "What's the matter? You seem so disturbed! Whose call was it?"

"I have to go to Singapore tomorrow in connection with the organization of our event, Sparkles 2011" replied ASR after a long pause.

"But you were supposed to go for this meeting after one week. Why suddenly tomorrow?" Khushi aghast at the very thought that ASR would be away on her special day. Celebration or no celebration did not mean a thing to her now. If only, he would not go? If only he would stay? Her mind was bursting with a thousand ifs. But she knew what the answer to all these ifs would be from his side.

Arnav was trying to convince her, "You know I would have avoided it if I could. But I cannot and you know that. In all these years, AR has never failed in any of its business commitments."

Khushi's heart was torn to a thousand bits by ASR's words. So AR could not fail its clients, but her Arnav could fail her on her most important day when all she wanted was just him beside her?

(Will ASR make it to Khushi's birthday?)

awww hw sad😔..i really hpe he does mke it up 4 her birthday..
wohooo am 1st...😃

Oh Shailu! Awesum Update hun!!!!!!

Poor Khushi! So sad for her 😭

Waiting for the next part!

OH cliffhanger !!!!
i hope he makes it for her special day i know it is Shyaam' doing wat a jerk.!!!! cant stand anyone's happiness besides himself.
another nice update ⭐️⭐️⭐️⭐️⭐️
big hug🤗

ayooo why can't he cancel his meetin in stay back?!?!

Awesome update as usual!! I hope asr comes back just in time for her birthday!!! Thanks for the pm!!