Part 2
He cudnt sleep tht nyt at the mere possibility of havin a carin woman lyk her be the mother of his child - it also dint hurt the fact tht she was beautiful. Its too bad he figured she was the niece of tht cheat Billu. Every1 had such nyc things to say bout her but then again there were all these rumours from her previous wedding to be. He had to approach Billu for her hand but he also had to make sure none of their interests lied in his wealth. He remembered his last meetin wit tht cheat Billu ... Billu had refused to give him a loan to start his business n infact had the gall to ask him for a bribe to approve his loan ... Wen Rishab refused Billu had him kicked out of the bank. Ever since they shared a bitter relation n the bitterness grew as Rishab's company expanded n he started givin business to an out of town bank which burnt Billu even more. But now the tables had turned. Rishab knew Billu was sufferin from the loss his bank was incurrin. He knew if he propositioned to save his bank in turn for his nieces hand he wudn't be able to refuse.
Next morning Rishab went in to see Billu.
B: "Mr. Kundra we meet again" his voice laced wit fake delight.
R: "yes Mr. Malik ... I'm only seein u as I've a proposition to save ur bank ..."
Billu was all ears as he needed help very badly ... Even if tht meant callin this street wise orphan Sir n treatin him wit dignity ...
R: "I will pay off ur debt n open an account wit u but in return I want your niece"
B: "thats very kind of u sir but y the sudden interest in my bank ... Or shud i say my niece"
Billu's brain started workin over tym thinkin how he cud marry Madhu off to Rishab n extract money out of her as well.
R: "Do u want the help? Dont question my ways ... Oh n if u think ur goin to get ne money out of ur niece u can forget it she'll have to sign a pre-nup agreein to ownership of nuttin as my wife ... If this marriage is agreed upon plz have ur niece come over to my house to discuss the details n sign the papers - Alone!"
B: "oh Mr. Kundra I'm sure we can work somethin out"
Chachu seemed very excited today. He ran into the house n exclaimed bout the proposal I got. Madhu cudn't believe her ears - after everythin that had hppnd sum1 still wanted to marry her. For sum reason tht dint settle very well wit her. He told Dadi to start makin the weddin arrangements asap. Dadi was delighted n started organizing things n makin calls.
The proposal had come from none other than the biggest rags to riches story maker in town. Rishab Kundra. As far as Madhu had heard frm the towns gossip, he was a cold, calculatin n ruthless budinessman - he had no real friends n spent most of his time alone. She hadn't seen much of him in town but then again she did see him make news several times wen he made appearances at the bigger cities events - sum which was more personal than others - linkin him to several socialites n givin him a playboy status ... he was handsome no doubt n it juss made it all the more unsettling wat he wanted wit a plain jane lyk me ...
Then Chachu came up to me n told me, "He wants to meet u in person before things can proceed. He is helpin me out wit my bank so plz dnt say no to this marriage or netin else." This sent a chill down my spine - it seemed lyk I was being sold as part of a deal. Nevertheless, I smiled at Chachu n told him not to worry as he finally seemed relaxed. Dadi also looked quite happy n she dint wanna take tht away frm her.