Chapter-16
Mayank decides to take away this unwanted awkwardness between them he decides to have a general chat with Nupur. Mayank goes and sits opposite Nupur and places his food in his plates and clears his throat "You asked me what is there in the CD right." Nupur rises her head and looks towards Mayank, she thinks 'Mayank might have decided to have a general conversation, the situation between us is turning awkward, so it is better to support him and develop the general conversation' deciding so Nupur gives him a small smile as if asking him to continue, but the smile makes Mayank's heart miss a beat, he control himself by drinking some water on the table and gives her a uneven smile continues "ya, I am talking about the data in CD" suddenly Mayank becomes serious remembering the data in the CD. "I decided to take over a company called Modi constructions, actually thought the company is very small one but it has a brand value for its construction work. The CEO of Modi constructions decided to sell the company due to his own reasons. There is a lot of competition in this field as many other companies are trying to buy that company. So I have very slim chances to buy that company, hence I decided to buy all the shares of the company with anonymous name and one day will sell all the shares at a time and buy them immediately on my name. Everything has to done in fraction of seconds, which will make me highest share holder of the company and will give me a chance to take over the company without buying the company. For this I made the plan for last 6 months. To my luck Modi construction are in there hurry to complete their last committed work before selling the company. I took my chance and made the planning. On Monday as soon as share market opens my plan will be executed. At the last moment I cannot take the chance. So I kidnapped you to keep my secret as I did not trust you and your boyfriend Samrat" the word boyfriend bought a sour taste in Mayank's mouth but kept his feelings at check and continues "Before meeting you in your house I called Samrat and talked with him about you indirectly asking about CD but he is an idiot as usual gave all the list of events he has done with you in this week but did not say anything about CD so I am glad to know that you did not shared about CD with him"
The last words made Nupur angry but kept her voice in check and said "Donot you think what you are doing is not right. You have taken back door to take over Modi constructions as you cannot competitive infront of all".
Mayank did not seem to mind what Nupur said "may be you are right but everything is fare in love and war. When I entered construction business everything is new to me. First I failed miserably in this field but I never learned accepting the defeat. I decided to make my mark in construction business and make my foot strong in this business. Modi construction deal came as a route for me to make my foot strong in this business and I am not a fool to leave it"
Nupur can see the pride and proud of himself, everyone are right Mayank is undoubtedly self-made man who never accepts defeat in anything. Nupur felt proud of him but still cannot accept his business tactics of fooling everyone along with CEO of Modi construction and take over the company. As Nupur is unaware of this competitive world and business tactics she felt Mayank is wrong but still proud of him. She donot know how can she think a person is right and wrong at the same time. Mayank is really an enigma, how much you know about him is less.
Nupur is getting impressed with him unknowingly. But couldnot accept it so she tries to keep fake angry on her face "when you have no experience in this field why to enter this field."
Mayank takes a deep breath and says "I entered the construction business with the help of Natasha's father. She insisted me to join his father"
Nupur sees a different look in his eyes when said Natasha's name, she misunderstood his look as dreamy one for Natasha and felt a ping of jealous with Natasha and the jealousy made her thinks 'yep I think the rumors that Mayank engaged to Natasha for business purpose is may be right. He is so selfish just to enter construction business he used Natasha and got engaged to her. Poor girl. He did not even trust her enough to give his hide out farm house address. Selfish'.
On other side Mayank is angry on Natasha but hides his feels at his best from Nupur.
Both completes there dinner in silence. They say good night to each other and go to their respective rooms to sleep. But sleep decided not to knock at their doors; both are lying on the bed wide awake. Nupur is experiencing a new feeling of jealous which she even donot know that such feeling exists in this world same goes for Mayank he is feeling insecure and lost for Samrat, he feels as if he can win over the world but lost in the hands of Samrat as Nupur is with Samrat not with him. Mayank is closes his eyes to block the image of Nupur but she invades into his mind as if she has full right on Mayank's heart and soul. Mayank decides not to try to any more to ignore Nupur's thought and to face them. He sleeps in the early morning hours, slowly raised from his bed seeing the sun raised fully.
Mayank decides to have a swim in his pool and gets ready for the pool in his shots and vest. He starts enjoying his swim closing his eyes forgetting the surroundings. Nupur gets up as she also slept in the early hours of the morning.
She slowly goes towards the window and opens the curtains. The view infront of her caught her breath in her throat. Mayank in his shots and vest swimming in the pool with closes eyes. Nupur started checking him out may be this is the first time she is drooling on some guy. Mayank physique looks like an art. His broad shoulders, strong arms and legs, his face show his strong and careless nature. The way he is taking the laps in the water making Nupur's heart beat rise to infinity and slowly a rosy color started rising in her cheeks. Mayank suddenly turned towards Nupur's room as if he knows that Nupur is looking at him and caught her eyes. Mayank is standing in the pool with water till above his waist and locked his eyes with Nupur's eyes. Mayank moved his hair back with his hand still looking at Nupur as if he is inviting her to join him in the pool with his eyes. Nupur tried her best to turn away but stands as if Mayank has done some hypnotize on her. Nupur and Mayank's beautiful moment came to an end when Mayank heard some car horn coming into his farm house.
Both Mayank and Nupur turns to look at the car and notices Natasha coming out of the car. Mayank comes out of pool and wears a rope seeing Natasha approaching him. Nupur couldnot understand what they are talking but can see that Natasha is trying to manavoo Mayank on something and Mayank is showing his attitude ignoring Natasha and filling his juice in the glass which the old house keeper kept for Mayank. Nupur felt bad for Natasha and decides to help Natasha to show her the truth that Mayank is marrying her only to use her as business tool. Suddenly Nupur gets an idea, thinks it is the right time to take revenge on Mayank for blackmailing her with Samrat's job. She calls to the intercom kept in the swimming pool, hiding herself in the curtains and looking at Mayank and Natasha.
Mayank presses the speaker still talking with Natasha and shouts on his pitch "hello who is this".
Nupur did not expected Mayank to on the speaker but Mayank loud voice made her put the receiver to some distance and closes her ears cursing Mayank "kadoos kahi kaa kitha jorr sa chilatha hain, by god my ears" for shouting on his pitch, slowly she brings the phone to her hears and says "hey darling, what are you doing outside in the pool without me"
Mayank spills the juice he is drinking; he recognizes it is Nupur's voice. He looks at his phone with disbelieve look and clearly his ears thinking may be water when into his ears and he is hearing weirdly.
Mayank stammers "h-hello" as he couldnot believe himself, to Nupur's luck or bad luck the phone is still in speaker mode. Natasha is looking at Mayank with open mouth hearing some girl calling Mayank darling. Nupur who is looking at him bites her hand not to laugh loud seeing Mayank's expressions "by god kya nazara hain".
She continues "hey darling, you said you want me to join the pool. Just give me 2 minutes let me dress up for the pool"
Mayank thinking 'is Nupur reading my mind, I really want her to join me in the pool but how she knows and-' suddenly he realizes what Nupur said about dressing think, Mayank imagines Nupur in swim suit 'oh my god, swim suit.'
Nupur who is looking at Mayank and laughing at his expression suddenly realizes what she said and closes her mouth with her hands saying "swim kaliya swim suit pehaan taa hain naa.. oh know what I said? is mayank thinking the same as what i- by god" on other side Natasha "Mayank I donot believe this you are with a girl here. I really cannot believe you."
Nupur sees Natasha saying something in angry and leaving Mayank. But Mayank is still not reacting. Nupur prays her gods why she always acts implusively and faces the worest consequences always. Every time Samrat or Ishaan saves her but this time who is there to save her. Nupur see Mayank looking at her room direction with angry eyes. Nupur decides to hide from Mayank and runs from her room, hides at the steps. As soon as Mayank comes up she runs out of the farm house but Mayank notices Nupur going out the house and run behind her shouting her name. Nupur runs towards garden followed by Mayank. Both starts tom and jerry chase around the garden and pool side. At last Mayank catches Nupur's hand but Nupur at once pushes Mayank, as they are at pool side. Mayank lost his balance and falls in the pool taking Nupur along with him. Nupur and Mayank stands in the pool, Nupur still tries to fight with Mayank, she pushes Mayank but he pulls her with a jerk and puts her hand at her back making her body touch his intimately. Nupur stops struggling and looks into his eyes which is her mistake. She can clearly see hungry in his eyes but she donot know for what. She cannot understand if Mayank is angry on her or, before Nupur can think further Mayank did the thing what he wants to do from the first time he saw Nupur in his arms,
he kissed her.
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