IshVeer FF: Of The Soulmates Chapter 53(Page 144) - Page 96

Originally posted by: robal

Thank you so much Elvish for this wonderful chapter, it's heading towards their confession soon, especially Ishani's. I am so thankful to your story to keep us going after MATSH. It's really sad that the show is endiing in 2 days. it will hit us hard next week. Looking forward to the next chapter.

Originally posted by: Zenab78

Hiii ...again as usual fantastic... Thanks for pm ... 🤗

Originally posted by: dvprt418.py

Hey hi dear. It was very simple but interesting chapter
O ishani blushing is a treat to eyes
So our chirkut baba is back I somehow liking his presence this time he might b able to do something good
Poor ishani is getting more and more entangled in her own chain of thought with no relief anywhere
I just want to see exploding ishani her emotional outburst and confession is most awaited now
Let's see if detective gauri is able to do some good work
Thanx for pm
Waiting for next

Originally posted by: ISHVEERLUVPRIYA

Thanks u 4 chapter 👏👏 .nice chapter. i luvd it so sweet ..😊
wait for nxt ..

Chapter 49

Ranveer walked to and fro in his room anxiously, his mind deep in thoughts. The waning moon cast its jovial shadow upon the window leaving behind a band of silvery beam. However, his mind was stuck at one point: Chirag, Chirag, Chirag! Nothing else crossed his mind except the man who was determined to ruin Ishani. The 15 minutes' encounter was enough to read the whole story about him and prove that Chirag was still the same man he was two years ago, though slightly more lecherous, ruinous, ostentatious, and arrogant in his manners that dripped through every action of his. However, despite all the confused thoughts running in his mind, one thing remained clear: Ishani wasn't happy. He could not mistake that dread in her eyes that he saw when Ishani turned towards him as if trying to protect herself from something; and the object of her dread turned out to be none other than Chirag Mehta himself. It was a shock initially to even Ranveer, but afterwards Chirag was not more than a bumbling fool that needed to be kept away from Ishani. Still, he was a slow poison that would only try to damage others, and prove why someone with dignity needed to stay away from him. Ishani needed to be protected and somewhere she herself had made the job rather easier tonight unlike before.

Everything else could be looked after afterwards now and the biggest thing which required Ranveer's attention and time was how to protect Ishani. Of course she might not believe what Ranveer would tell her but there was still the time of 3 days and Ranveer could not let it go just like that. It would hurt her, yes, but before the poison could spread all over and make it impossible to live, Ishani had to be rid from Chirag.

Ranveer, however, did not forget that Ishani had been quite desperate regarding some matters that needed to be looked after as well and he somewhere felt he knew what that could be. Yet, sometimes fate happened to have something else in store for future and here it was... future playing another unexpected game with him.

The warm breeze of the morning made a tender touch with Ishani's face as she opened her eyes lightly. The dazzling light appeared unbearable and Ishani felt a strong urge to cover her face with the silky sheet once again when, to her uttermost surprise, a voice addressed her.

"Good morning!" She heard someone say but the voice looked so distant to be close and too gentle to be real that she could only assume it to be a dream. It was a dream, and Ishani would rather engulf in its depth for now than wake up to find things getting bizarre around her. She turned over, her face still covered with the silk, and breeze still caressing her cheeks while she slowly slid back to reality around her.

"You shouldn't be asleep now," the voice said again. "Do you know what time it is?"

"I know," Ishani said sleepily. "I've taken the day off, Ranveer." The name of Ranveer's from her mouth instantly surprised her as she whisked up hurriedly and looked around. It wasn't a dream. Ranveer sat on the armchair next to the window, smiling at her.

"What?"

"What! What are you doing here?" Ishani said, now getting up, but keeping herself covered with the sheet.

Ranveer laughed. "What am I supposed to do if you keep the doors open?"

Ishani glanced at the door. "They're closed," she said. "And I remember others are closed as well."

"So innocent of you," Ranveer said and laughed again while Ishani found it hard to not smile amidst his laughter. "You still don't get few things, do you?" Ranveer said and came closer.

"What those things might be?"

Ranveer said nothing but gradually moved towards her. Ishani draped the sheet around herself tightly and nervously moved backward.

"What are you trying to do?" she asked in an innocent tone.

Ranveer sighed, and brought his face close to her as Ishani closed her eyes, oblivious of even breathing in the instant. At any cost the time needed to stop in the moment. Yet the moment never came and Ishani found herself opening her eyes nervously only to find the bed before her empty and the chair in the same position she had left a night before. The room was filled with the fragrance of the roses that blossomed in the garden outside and the dew melted on the smooth windowpane. Ranveer was not here and even if he had been he seemed to have been disappeared by some magical means. "Crazy hallucinations," Ishani whispered and slapped her head. Her cheeks unknowingly turned scarlet as she leaned her back on the bed once again, pondering and smiling to herself, her face looking upwards the ceiling.

It was not long when the spell of the moment was broken and Ishani hobbled away to prepare herself for the day. Chirag was here and time was not on her side. She needed to clear things before it was too late. In a moment, she realized there were certain things that could only be answered by Chirag himself.

"Sir is busy in a meeting, Ma'am," Rishi told Ishani the 4^th time in one hour while she waited anxiously to talk to Ranveer. The way Ishani was being asked not to go into his cabin, she wondered, if there was something so secretive that she was not to know. But what? Ishani knew Ranveer would never hide anything from her, then what could it really be?

"Tell him it's me," Ishani said, biting her lower lip in unease while Rishi shook his head fiercely.

"I'm sorry. I can't."

"Why would he keep me waiting for so long like this?" Ishani argued. "It's been one hour!"

"Because it's an important meeting and he needs to crack the deal. Also, he has not met anyone but this client of ours since morning. I'm sure it's very important. The deal," Rishi added when Ishani looked at him, surprised.

Ishani and Rishi continued to argue whilst the door of Ranveer's cabin opened and Rishi immediately rushed to his boss. To Ishani's surprise, after Ranveer, followed a young woman and put on her dark glasses while Ranveer, rather appeased, smiled at her. Ishani fumed.

"Who is she?" were the words that left her lips as Ranveer and the young woman headed towards the exit. "Wait!" Ishani cried and like a child ran after Ranveer who halted right away.

"Ishani!" he gasped. "You here? I thought--"

"I'm sorry," Ishani said, panting, and drawing closer to Ranveer and blocking the young woman's view to him.

"Easy," he requested.

"No," Ishani shook her head. "I want to talk to you."

"Oh, but I need some time. I need to finish some work, and it's very urgent," Ranveer said.

Ishani glared at him. "Is it that important?" she said stressing the word that.'

"Why else would I leave my office like this? It is urgent."

"You haven't introduced me to your friend yet. I should like to know about the important things too," Ishani said grudgingly, looking at the woman finally.

"She is my friend, yes," Ranveer answered while Ishani's heart skipped with a strange fear. "Actually, she is Miss Shanaya Singh, our new partner from India. The partnership of ours is quite secret right now and I cannot let you know anything until the final announcement."

"Fine," Ishani said and walked away, without talking any look back at Ranveer. She hated the woman, unsure of why, but she knew she hated her. A single thought that Ranveer would be with her for God knew how long felt achingly stinging. How could he not postpone a meeting for a couple of minutes? This was a thing he had never done before: ignoring her. Professionalism... this was what he trying to prove; so be it. Ishani headed back to her office, her thoughts surprisingly turning gloomier while she kept herself thinking anything about Ranveer. "For God's sake, Ishani," she said to herself while driving, "that's just a meeting he's gone to. And why would it matter, anyway, who is with him and why?" For the next several minutes Ishani formed theories of her own, trying to make herself believe that her thoughts were silly and had no basis at all. Yet a drop of tear formed in her eyes, being supported by countless wriggling emotions.

As she drove away, Ishani's phone beeped and a message from Chirag appeared on the screen. "Meet me at Tidbits. NOW!" it read.

Ishani reached the restaurant in the next 40 minutes and saw Chirag already occupying a table in a quiet corner. She was thankful that there was not much crowd and being the noon hour it was rather lazy about the place.

"Ishani," Chirag said as she advanced further. Ishani quivered lightly as though something unpleasant hung over her head. She gave a wry smile.

"Chirag!" she said, "How are you?"

"Perfectly fine. But I will feel better after I have talked to you. And my apologies for such a quick date but I thought I might surprise you."

Ishani threw a smile as she placed her bag on the table. Either it was a fear, or something natural but Ishani somewhere did not like the way Chirag looked at her. It felt frightening.

"Yes, what did you want to say, Chirag? It seemed something was important," Ishani began, trying to keep her attention on conversation instead of the events few moments ago.

"Well, it's about us, of course. How much of your work is left?"

"There are certain projects that are to be done""

"Ah, yes. But you're not going to waste your time on them now, are you?" Chirag said, interrupting her. "You can't be done with them all in two days only. Give up!"

Ishani shook her head. "I can't. And you don't understand," she said; "it's important."

"What's so important in them? How come something is more important than your personal life?"

Ishani felt lump rising in her throat. "I made a promise," she whispered slowly.

"Promise?"

"A deal," Ishani corrected immediately. "A deal with the Williamson Groups. If I leave, it's a mutual loss of around 20 million for all of us. It would be too much to handle for Mr. Williamson and Ranveer alone."

"He is RV," Chirag returned. It was not too hard to notice a hint of pawky humour in his voice. "He'd look after everything, if that's what you are worry about."

"Doesn't mean he doesn't need anyone," Ishani answered, her tone defensive.

"Of course," Chirag said, as though an understanding dawned upon him, "How could I miss that!" His tone was sarcastic.

"Is there anything you want to say?"

"Are you ready to leave this place?"

Ishani groaned inwardly. Somewhere she knew there was a cowardice keeping her from accepting the obvious but right now a thought stuck her head as she sat back eagerly while Chirag looked at her, confused.

"Chirag, I need to know something."

"What is it, baby?"

"Where is Garima?"

Chirag started. "Who Garima?" He faked surprise but Ishani chose to ignore that.

"The girl you chose to support in her hard times when she was left impregnated by someone--" Ishani said.

"Oh," Chirag said, now confusion etched on his face. "She left India after sometime and I haven't seen her ever since. But why would you ask about her suddenly?"

"Because I feel something's wrong," Ishani said. Garima and Disha were two women who had known the things Ishani never knew before and they were the ones who made sure Ranveer's truth was out in front of her as well.

"What has that got to do with Garima or whoever that is?"

Ishani opened her mouth to explain everything that was going in her mind but shut it up immediately. Chirag was not the choice to share anything with about her feelings. "I'll find that out myself," Ishani said and stood up to leave.

"Wait," Chirag said, holding her hand and making her sit down again. "What's wrong with you?"

"What do you mean?"

"Come on, Ishani! You are not a child, are you? Do you think I don't notice what's going on here ever since I've come? I can see how changed you are and are ignoring me. I wonder if you have changed your mind about me because of that Ran--"

"Stop it!" Ishani yelled. "Why do you men have to be so cynical about everything? Am I not supposed to finish the things I have to before I leave? Didn't you always talk about money, status, business, and partnerships? If I have to do all that why is it wrong? It doesn't matter to you, Chirag Mehta, because you think about yourself only and for you there's no one beyond you. Where was this love, this possessiveness when I was struggling and needed a hand to hold me back? Where were you when Papa passed away? Your mom told me how you were busy in Karela and couldn't find a way back to Mumbai until the 4^th day of the tragedy. Wasn't I the one that wanted us to get together, but neither you nor your family was ready! What should I make of that?" Tears brimmed in Ishani's eyes. "And what about the promises that you did after our engagement? The recent Zaveri uncle fiasco? I didn't get a single call from you to even know how was I. If I was alive, dead, struggling, or anything! How do you think I am supposed to do everything you're asking me just because I'm your fiance? I don't even know what made you change your mind too quickly to get married at once. I'd been alone here until Ranveer came back to my life. I wouldn't have know to live without him." A small smile passed over her lips at the remembrance of the past memories.

"Babes," Chirag admitted, "I know I was away from you when I needed to be with you, but I promise nothing will go wrong from now on. I'm here." He came closer and put his one arm on Ishani's shoulder to comfort her.

Ishani jerked his arm away and stood up. "I have better things to do and I'd rather do them." After her, Ishani heard Chirag screech her name various times until Chirag from her view and his voice from her mind died away. She did not turn back, for she felt too tired to do that. It did not hurt to confess anything today and somewhere she felt better in her heart. So much had happened and often venting out could make things more than easier. Surprisingly, Ishani did not at once care about the deteriorating relationship of hers and Chirag, for somewhere in her mind she had found all the answers.

As Ishani came forward, to her sudden astonishment, she saw Ranveer along with the same woman she had seen him the last time. Ishani could not keep herself from throwing an envious glare at the woman even though no one received it.

"I want to talk something very urgent," Ishani sent a text to Ranveer whilst he replied with a Wait for a while' immediately. He had not forgotten her. A relieved sigh left her lips though she hated looking at the alleyway he passed anymore. Ishani took a different path to get to her as she drove away back to her house. Her mind could not permit her to think too much or it would burst any moment of the pain she had been feeling since past few hours. Sometimes a comfort cost far too much.

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