Part 4:
"hey woman...watch ou..." the rest of the words refused to come out of his mouth as soon as those innocent yet piercing eyes looked up at him...completely unabled to blink his eyes even for a fraction of time, he found himself lost in admiring the sparks of diamond pearls in those almond shaped eyes...is she for real??...he has never met a girl with this simplicity...or should it be, no simple or pure girl has ever come across his life...not that he took any of them seriously...but this one seems pretty natural yet perfect...no fake stuff, no heavy make-up, in fact...umm no smile...why isn't she smiling??...isn't she supposed to be feeling on top of the world being in the arms of the most eligible bachelor in the town, the perfect ASR??...huh!!!!... all of a sudden coming out of his thought, Arnav helped the girl stand properly...
Now examining the girl from bottom to top with a smirk playing on his lips...nervousely overlapping toes while trying to stand correctly...coming up to her hands, which were busy playing with the tip of her dupatta, then quickly fixing it over her shoulder, so that her soft satin baby pink anarkali churidar with silver embroidery work on it looks decent on her, she again came back to the 'playing with the tip' session...hmmm, he never met a girl before who wears traditional costumes...then who is this girl and what is she doing in 'his party'?...his thought got distracted as soon as his eyes fell on those trembling lips, that he immediately got the urge to taste them...abruptly taken aback by his own thought, considering the fact that being a popular casanova he has never felt to touch anyone's lips with his which he badly wanted to do right now...enjoying every little part of her nervousness, Arnav decided to continue his admiration phase for some more time...
Composing herself from his grasp, in stead of thanking him for saving her from falling, she stood there like a statue as if her feet were glued to the cloudy reflective blue shiny tiles on the floor...'my lord!!...is he checking me out???...'...sensing his attentive look at her direction, she tried to distract the building nervous level by looking everywhere but him...'where the hell am I stuck in???'
"Thank God you are here!"...this unexpected voice did make him curse the person for breaking his concentration...keeping his rage under control, he turned his attention towards his secretary..."Sorry yaar!! I was supposed to pick you up but..." noticing his boss, Lavanya immediately changed her tone..."Sorry Sir!!...I wa..." cut by him, "How do you know her??"..."She was appointed to the Management Position last week...since you wanted all your staffs to attend this party, so she..." again interrupted by her boss...slipping his hands into his pockets while supporting himself against the decorated pillar, after crossing his legs Arnav skillfully expressed his feelings, " Lavanya ...lavanya...Lavanya!!!...my dear Lavanya!!...did anyone ever tell you that???"...confused at his boss's sudden question, Lavanya asked rather curious to know about herself "that...What sir??!!!"...still smirking at her while kept stealing glances of his new employee, Arnav continued, " yehi ke...you unnecessarily talk too much...I asked, how did you know her NOT how did she land up here...jitna poocha geya sirf utna hi batana sehat ke liye achcha hota hai...right Msss.????" waiting to hear her voice, when Lavanya stepped in, "Kh…khu,..shi...her name is Khusi", noticing the look on her cheif, she bit her tongue to quietly apologize...
Taking a deep breathe to let out the frustration, Arnav unwillingly smiled at Khushi for appreciating her help, "Thanks!!!..."...turning his attention to his favorite side, he demanded, "...but how come I am unaware of the fact that a dumb person is working in my office for the last one week???..."
'Oh dear!! first he kept on staring at me like a low-life creep and now calling me a dumb???...I DO CAN SPEAK YOU M****...did anyone ever tell this guy that he needs some lessons on 'woman issues' ??...woow as if it wasn't enough from him that now he gotto be my BOSS??'...quickly grabbed Lavanya's hand, Khushi dragged her to a corner after giving an apologetic look towards him, "Excuse me Sir!!"...before he could make farther comment, this time her soothing voice has left him speechless...
"I beg you please tell me, he is not our Boss..." pleaded a nervous Khushi..."Unfortunately I have to say 'YES' he is the one and only 'the ASR' of AR Group of Industries..." lavanya answered her colleague sarcastically..."ASR?" asked a confused khushi..."don't tell me you have never ever heard of the one and only business casanova 'the ASR'..." examining the confused look of her friend, she rolled her eyes in disbelief, "which planet are you from honey???"...being new to this city of Mumbai, she had no clue what her friend was talking about, however, she decided to make a guess, " does it stand for 'the Arrogant Sick Romeo''?? cause that's the only explanation I can relate to him..."...cracked up at khushi's sense of humor, lavanya corrected her, " good one...but it's 'the Arnav Singh Raizada'..."...'Arnav', the name itself just sounded musical to her ears...she couldn't believe a person, who, she highly doubt know the meaning of love, was actually named after such an authentic word...looking back at his direction, she just stared at him, but this time with an amusement in her eyes...
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