TaaRey FF: Marry a Rich Man | Ch. 5 PG. 23 | - Page 8

Originally posted by: nidaTaarey

Ossum update :) loved it
waiting for taarey's 2nd meet

Originally posted by: sanjana.sanju

update was nice.well so der is a cntn b/w riya and rey i guess, bt i dnt think its a healty cntn. Shivam broke up with taani. Hmm. Nw waiting fr taarey 2nd meet

Originally posted by: monikasaxena05

Lovely update

Before things get better, they get worse. That is exactly what is happening with Taani and the worst has not even ended, yet. It is getting there. Taani needs to get to that place where the only solution to her problems will be marrying a rich man. You need to bare ill happenings for this and the next episodes and then things will start to get a little better, maybe. :P

Reyansh's flat...

Meanwhile, Seung-jo is swaddled up in his fur blanket, watching a replay of his father's reaction on his tablet. Guess he filmed their entire conversation for added satisfaction. He completely enjoys seeing his father's angry expression. "Ahh, I can feel it healing." Reyansh said out loud as his laughter died down. "The petty way is the best way! Ahh, now I feel like I can live." Reyansh said looking down on his tablet screen which was paused on his Dad's face with furious expressions and starts laughing once again.

"What is the best?" a man said as he comes by with some drinks. He is tall and lean and very good-looking. He is almost Reyansh's age. He has black bangs across his forehead. "You came?" Reyansh calls out as he turns around to look at his friend. "You were laughing so hard. What are you watching?" the man said as he sat down on the opposite couch of Reyansh. Reyansh hands him the tablet to watch with a big smile. "Whoa, you really did it?" he asks Reyansh as he watch the video. "To your father?" he asks incredulous, not believing Reyansh actually did it. "What father? I did it to the Royal Group's Chairman." Reyansh's voice small as he replied almost unsure. His friend puts the tablet down and gave Reyansh the eye look that says "For real?".

"Psycho. A wacko with an IQ of 40. Childish fool." The man says pointing his finger at Reyansh as he squint his eyes. "Did you really have to do this way?" he asks. "And what did you say when you said I needed "healing"?" Reyansh counter back. "And the really childish stuff, hasn't even begun, Swayum." Reyansh said dangerously. He slams a picture of a girl on the table between them. On close inspection, Swayum gasps, "Ria Kapoor?" Ria is wearing a white dress in a church with a bouquet of white carnations in her hand. "She became the wife of GN Fashion's President." Reyansh tells Swayum quietly. He walks to the window, flings open the curtains as he remembers what happened in Paris, 2006.

Paris, 2006...

A girl in red is walking away with a baggage as man follows her. With two long strides, he catches her by her wrist. "Ria, why are you doing this?" he asks her as he turns her around. It is Reyansh though he is a lot younger now. He even wears big red spectacles. "I threw away everything, even my father and my father's money, all for you!" Reyansh yells at her. "I love you." he says sincerely calming himself down, "Enough to give up everything." he says gravely. Ria seems unaffected by his confession. "Is that... love?" she asks him quietly. Reyansh seems to have taken aback. Ria continues, "Love is... not giving up... It's protecting." she finishes looking directly at him. Reyansh looks baffled. He opens his lips but no words comes out. "Why did you give it up?" she asks him maintaining their eye-contact. "Now you know, right?" she continues quietly with tears in her eyes, "To me, you... were just a business." she finishes like a bit**. He is so stun that he can't say anything.

Flashback Ends...

Reyansh opens his eyes. He looks out the window as he smiles and even a light laugh escape from his mouth thinking of his revenge plan.

Ria's Flat...

Dinner Table...

Ria enjoys her fancy dinner with her hubby. "I'm going to invite the Alovera's Chairman to our guest house," Ria's hubby, Prithvi Khanna tells her between bites. "Is it right? He's coming to Korea?" Ria askes curiously with a big smile as she served him. "Well, he hasn't confirmed it, yet," he tells after emptying his mouth. "But the executive assistant mentioned that they would like to meet at a discreet location. So I said I'd hold it in our house," he tells her. Ria lovingly asks with big eyes, "Honey, this time... can I prepare it without your sister's help?" Prithvi takes his time emptying his mouth and then finally he replies carefully, "This is an important event." "That's why I want to do it!" she insists. She coaxingly asks, "Couldn't you leave this to me, for once?" "Do you.. not believe in me?" she asks him manipulatively.

"Its not that I don't believe in you. We have no information yet," he explains sweetly. "We only know that his name is Reyansh Singhania" he told her. Ria continues, "I thought you said he lived in France for a long time. I lived in France, too." "I'll try it. Please?" she insists with puppy-dog eyes. After stare at for a long time, he finally sighs. "Fine, you can do it," he gives in with a smile. "But in return, you have to do well, okay?" he conditions. "Really?" she asks all excited, "Then I'll do my very best so your sister would be please, okay?" she said lovingly. Then looking at her phone she confirms, "But do we really have no information on the Chairman of Alovera?" "Like his personal preference, things like that." she offers. "That's what I'm saying. We have such little information, to the point where it's werid," Prithvi replies as he finishes his dinner and laughs at the weirdness of the situation. Ria joins him.

Reyansh's Flat...

"GN Design..." Swayam ponders out loud as he reaches for a second can of beer. "Then the collaboration your company is having, is it...?" he asks voicing his thoughts. "This guy... You don't think I can separate work and revenge?" Reyansh replies in anger. "This is a once-in-a-lifetime opportunity given by the heavens," he continues with a smirk. "You... you're still taking your medication regularly, right?" Swayam questions with squinted eyes. "Dude! Looking at me as if I'm a crazy person..." Reyansh says with irritation. "Do you take it or not?" Swayam asks not budging. "I'm taking it regularly, so don't worry," Reyansh replies calmly. "Hmmm... But Ria Kapoor... Does she know you're Reyansh Singhania?" Swayam asks curiously. "I came back 2 days ago. They don't know anything about my identity," he finishes with a knowing smile.

Next Day...

Taani visits the hospital to find out that Shivam's mother is in grave condition. She needs surgery, but because Shivam has not paid off the previous procedure, they cannot schedule the next one. So Taani calls up her sister Roshni and tells her to bring the Alovera bag over. She goes to work and cheerfully greets everyone and then gets rebuffed. She asks her Ass. Manager Kim about the madam, "Umm, Assitant Manager... What kind of a person is Madame like?" Taani asks him curiously. "Why do you ask?" he questions. Taani has a embarrass laugh and says with a shrug, "Just because..." He interjects, "Then again, there's a lot to be curious about, since you two are so different." he says with double meaning.

Taani looks away embarrassed. "Ah, there's one similarity." he says out of the blue. Taani looks up at him. "You two are the same age," he informs her, "But it seems like she has gotten a liking for you, seeing as how she's making you get these," he finishes pointing at the sheet as he hands her today's errand. His madam asks her to pick up $150,000 diamonds from France, a new collection called Josephine. Taani goes to the shop and buys the diamonds. She is dazzled by the diamonds worth of $150,000. The necklace comes with a warranty card, as well as a personal escort into a limo that will then take Taani to her destination. The necklace's bag is even perched upon a cushion in the limo. Taani is nice to "Josephine" in the car and says the madam has good luck.

After handing over the jewels to the president's wife's maid, Taani goes to return the Alovera bag. Roshni tries to convince her out of it, especially since the bag is highly prized. "Are you crazy?" she whispered as they hands the bag to this lady who works there. "Do you have the receipt?" the lady asks. They hand her the receipt and walks towards her desk. "Think again," insists. "Of course it's excessive for people like use to use bags like that." Roshni explains. "But you have to consider the position of the gift-giver too, right?" she almost begged but Taani payed no heed. She wants the refund issued no matter what. The receptionist tells her that it would take some days but just then she receives an urgent call from her manager. "Yes! Assistant Manager Kim! Pardon? The warranty is missing?" Taani hurries back to her workplace.

GN Fashion...

"What on earth happened?" Ass. Manager Kim(AM from now) asks her trying to calm herself. "Why is the warranty for the diamonds missing?" he growled. "I'm sorry. I'll go to the shop right away and ..." Taani tries to apologies and amend but AM interrupted rudely, "The shop said you... !" he yells at her. Taani flinches. He takes a deep breath to calm himself and continues, "The shop said you checked the warranty and took it. "What?" Taani exclaims in fear. "Isn't it that you opened it?" he asks accusing her. "Isn't it that you tried them on?" he asks again when he got no response. Taani looks away and mumbles, "No, how would I dare..." "Then, why would it disappear?" he questions her. Just then Payal Khanna comes and after listening to AM's reasoning, she takes her in her office.

Payal's Office...

As soon as she settles in, Payal outright asks Taani, "why are you working at a job that's beneath her qualifications? Isn't it your dream to be a designer?" Taani answers teary eye in a quiet voice, "Yes. Becoming a designer, that is a my dream." But with little confidence, she continues with her head-up, "So, even though I'm a mere temporary help right now... I'll work harder and if I make a full time employee in a year...," Payal looks away but Taani continues with a tremble in her voice, "Whether it takes five or ten years, I'll work harder and I'll become a successful designer at GN Fashion and ...," Payal interrupts her quietly with a pitiful look and asks her,"Will that work out?" Taani seems speechless.

"Pardan?" Taani asks when she finds her voice back. "Ms. Taani Shekawat, you're a person who can never become a designer," Payal tells her not-so-gently. Taani stares back at her with a open mouth. She closes her mouth and looks away. She looks up again as she opens her mouth and continues after a gulp, "Because my resume doesn't include any experience from studying abroad. Is that why it is shabby?" Taani asks self-consciously. Payal looks away as if choosing her words then looks back at her, "What is shabby is not your resume, not your resume... Let's stop," she gives her a knowing look. "Please tell me!" Taani insists, "Please let me know what I lack."

"I have to know my shortcomings in order to change and become better... " Taani asserts. Payal sighs out loud, "Your fashion sense," she says looking directly at Taani. "Taani Shekawat, your fashion sense is shabby. Those shoes... Aren't they the domestic brand Candice sold for $50 at their season end sale 3 years ago?" Taani looks down. "And your jacket, is it a discounted import? The pants... Where on earth do you manage to buy those?" Taani tighten her lips. "The problem is not so much about having no study abroad experience. But in the circumstances that didn't allow you to study abroad, the best fashion you can get is on that level." Taani's eyes gets teary.

"Did you say you must know your shortcomings in order to get better? Your eye won't change no matter how hard you try, Ms. Taani Shekawat. Because an eye is determined by what you see, hear and feel from the day you were born. It is already determined." Taani looks up at her. Payal looks away. After clearing her throat and moving her attention, she says, "Bring back the warranty. Because that is what your job is, Ms. Taani Shekawat." Payal concludes. Taani sniff trying to control her tears. She bits her lips hard. "Yes," she finally said finding her voice.

Later that day...

Alovera Shop...

"On the 1st basement floor is Alovera's high end jewelry brand, Eclaire's shop," Secretary Moon told Reyansh as he showed him around in the shop. Reyansh looks at his watch distracted.

"I'm sorry. Our brand doesn't issue separate warranties. Moreover, when you received the product, you checked the warranty for sure," the receptionist informs Taani as Taani come back to Alovera to get the warranty. "I am aware of the fact, but I'll be in big trouble if I don't have it." Taani told her honestly. Just then Reyansh was passing by that shop, he glanced at them. "I really need it. Can you just issue another?" Taani asked. He peer over the scene to get a sense of the problem. "I'm sorry, but our brand won't allow that," the receptionist told her. "Please do me this favor," Taani insisted.

Just then Reyansh realize why this lady was so familiar. He remembers the accident. He looks at them as say Taani says, "I will pay for the warranty. Please, please do me this favor." she begged desperately. Just then the receptionist notice them and greeted, "Secretary Moon!" Taani turns around to look and sees Reyansh. She remembers how he told her he is "a just a poor secretary to my CEO." Reyansh and Secretary Moon starts to walk away just Taani calls out, "Excuse me."

She walks up to Reyansh and asks, "You said you are the CEO's secretary, right?" Secretary Moon, who was standing right behind Reyansh answers politely, "What?" "This person is our..." he just about tell when Reyansh interrupted, "What is it?" he asks her. Distracted, Taani continues stumbling, "Oh, it is that... "

Cafe Area of Alovera...

Reyansh quietly listening to Taani's story as they sat down in the Alovera Cafe which was empty except for them. "So you ran your company's errand and took a full set of diamonds, but you lost the warranty." Taani nods looking down and mumbles a yes. "So please issue another one?" he questions. "Please do that." Taani requests. "Why do we have to do that?" Reyansh asks her arrogantly. Taani looks up at him but doesn't say anything. "You lost the warranty because of your carelessness. Why do we have to reissue it?" he questions not-so-nicely.

Taani looks down at her clasp hands as continue quietly, "That is..." Reyansh interjects, "There is no reason, is there?" he answers by himself. "Moreover, according to the shop clerk, she even made sure that you took the warranty," he tells her. "That is, the thing is..." Taani starts again but Reyansh interrupts again, "You tried it, right?" he asks her smugly. Taani looks up at him. "Those diamonds... You tried them on, right?" he asks with a knowing look. Taani looks at him and recalls how she couldn't resist. The curiosity got the better of her. Taani put them on, wanting to know what it felt like to wear jewels worth $150,000. While wearing them, the warranty card had fallen out of the bag.

Taani come back to the present. "Did you want to try them on so much?" Reyansh ask with a smirk, knowing that he guessed it right. Taani looks down and then back at him. "Do you want to try on expensive things so much when they are not even yours?" he rubbed it in more. Taani looks down at her clasp hands. "What kind of cutting technique was used to make those diamonds, what kind of history and story is in them, so how much value they have, you have no interest at all in that." he told her being a snob. "The important thing is the price of $150K." he continued. "So, how did you feel when you had that $150K necklace on?... Did it look good on you?" he asks her. Taani looks at him her lips trembling on the verge of tears.

"With those clothes and that style?" he asks mentioning her clothes which made her look down at herself. "Whether it looks good on me or not, without any regard to that, whether your clothes cost $10 or $20, if you just have a name brand product on any clothes, your fashion is complete." he told her. "When even a designer has that kind of mentality..." he looks over her clothes, "What taste you have..." he looks away mockingly laughing. Listening to his comments, she remembers what Payal said about her fashion statement. Furry ran her veins like blood.

Just as Reyansh was about to stand up to go, Taani says quietly, "So.. What do you want me to do?" "What did you say?" he seems taken a back by her response. She looks at him making an eye-contact,"Like you said, the reason my taste looks shabby is because of these $10, $20 clothes, isn't it?" she asks him getting teary. He quietly listens. "If I had on expensive clothes, bag and shoes from head to toe, my taste wouldn't have been called shabby. Then, I wouldn't be an errand girl for the President's wife but a full time designer," she tells him quietly her words dripping in angry and pain. Reyansh looks at her as if seeing her for the first time. "That's right," she says teary. "So how can one afford not to buy it? Even if a bag costs $5k, $6k or times the monthly salary. Even if you have to borrow money or spend your yearly salary on it, how can one afford not to buy it?" She asks looking at him with red eyes.

"I have to have an Alovera to appear as a successful woman, a rich woman, and a tasteful woman," she says sarcastically. He just looks at her. All humor gone from his face. His expression dead grave. "Value? What use is that crap? When all I need are expensive things to be treated accordingly," she says furiously. Reyansh shakes his head lightly as if to interrupt but doesn't say anything. "That way, haven't you been conning us?" she asks him sadly. Reyansh almost look sad also. "Conning?" he asks. He lightly laughs.

"We simply lightly touched the bad side of women that wants to appear better than others." Reyansh tells her as she gives him a furious look. "If you want to blame that steak of women." he tells her without a sign of guilt. "Or that inferiority complex, blaming other that they don't treat you well because you don't have a name-brand product," he tells her straightforwardly. "Or those circumstances of yours," he adds quietly. He nods. Taani is speechless.

"Circumstances? That is... something I can't help, aren't they?" she replies with a little no-humor smile. "Those circumstances are... Those circumstances are my parents, and what my parents have given me according to their circumstances," she continues passionately as Reyansh watches and listens to her, "The neighborhood I was born into and raised in, and friends I've hung around with. They refer to those things," she finishes bitterly. Reyansh looks at her and nods. For once, he had nothing to say. He quietly watches as Taani picks her bags and walks away. For once, he couldn't counter back.

Outside of Alovera Shop...

Taani with heavy steps walks outside and sits at the bus stop out it. Her head hung low and her shoulders sagged. She sits back. She sobs outside the department store, going through all the insults she's had to bear today in her mind. She calls up Shivam, hoping that he could comfort her. Instead, he asks that she never contact him again, or even visit his mother. Nothing will change about their relationship. Taani cries even harder: everyone keeps telling her that she can't change her position in life, which is incredibly infuriating. Is there really nothing hard work can solve?

Taani really ends it with Shivam, and heads home to her parents' bakery to find them analyzing a rival bakery's loaf of $2 bread. Despite their hard work, they can't beat discounted bread. She goes to her room. There are posters of big designers and and her designs across her walls. With a sigh, she sits on her desk chair. She opens her side drawer and brings out a note book. She goes through them as she lightly caress each picture with her fingers. It is her sketch book. Finally not being able to take it any longer, she puts it away again. She turns on her laptop and opens Google Drive. She opens a new doc and types "Resignation Letter" in the top in the middle.

It becomes a letter of apology to Payal instead. In the letter, she acknowledges that she may never get her big break in the company, and because of her circumstances she may never rise past being an errand girl. She only promises that she can work hard, because that's all her circumstances in life can allow her to do.

awesome update
loved it
beautifully written
T's condition is not good feels bad for her
TR part nice
precap is nice and intresting
continue soon

ie too much dat a persn cld go through... Yar dnt do dis to taani, feeling really sad fr hr. Taarey meeting was remarkable. Hope dis sitv of taani would change sn.

amazing part
i really like d way u write
feel bad on taani condition
waiting for next part
update soon

It's awesome nd really NYC

Amazing update

the story is getting interesting & gripping with every update!!!
really excited to know how story unfolds!!!
update soon!!!