CHAPTER 5
The morning after the party that Rhea's mother had thrown on Meera's birthday.Ranbir was astonished and outraged when his housekeeper had informed him that the Mental Music Thief, as the Kohli's and Mehra's had dubbed the robber, had stolen his family’s priceless new project the latest music album Abhi and Ranbir had been working on, from its place of privilege on the shelf in Chiefs music room .
He was serious about finding Lady Candour. It just wouldn’t consume him until he caught the Mental music Thief and reclaimed the latest under development music album for his family before it was sold or melted down.
The sound of billiard balls smacking together broke Ranbir from his reverie. He sipped his beer. The only thing that the party had done was allow the Mental Music Thief entrance into Aryans home to rob him. He had not seen
As the tittle-tattle had indicated, he was damned unhappy about his unsuccessful assignment about finding the thief.
Ranbir agreed that it was most peculiar there had been a theft at two different homes and that not one person had admitted seeing anyone who remotely looked suspicious. But as he quoted a famous newspaper article, one seldom saw a pickpocket nab a man’s coin purse.
Criminals were skilled at such behavior. The bothersome and difficult thing was that almost all the guests who attended the parties were known to someone. Few, if any, strangers attended the private parties. That meant there was a robber among them passing himself off as a gentleman.
“Good.We are having beer but You’ve ordered . But what’s this? Only one can? Did you forget I was joining you? Aryan said.
Ranbir.You are a good boy I don't want to spoil you by indulging you into drink in the afternoon.
Aryan:You know na what we did in high school,none if us deserved to be called good boys.
Ranbir:Chor woh sab.
Aaj raat at the event,we have to keep a lookout for the thief.
EVENING EVENT
There seemed to be a problem with the lights.
What else can you suspect with Ranbir being made the in charge. Prachi huffed and puffed.
Prachi came to the electricity boxes. Ranbir also followed her. Prachi taunted him asking is he an electrician and asks him not to try to do stupid stuff and said "nobody will be impressed with you. Ranbir said his ears had started paining hearing her.
He got down to the job of checking the wire. Prachi touches him. He gets scared. He says I don’t know what to do. Prachi asks him to remove his foot from her dupatta. Ranbir says sorry and he is about to fall. Prachi holds him. Rhea comes there and gets angry seeing them in romantic pose. Prachi and Ranbir start fighting.
Ranbir took a deep breath. He must shake off his unsettling reaction to this woman. He was drawn by her confidence and the ease with which she helped others,by the right things she told by. Ignoring these thoughts he left to join Aryan.
When he couldn't find Prachi after half an hour he went looking for her.
Feeling calmer and more in control, he asked, “I was passing by and happened to see you standing in here. I wanted to know why are you here.
Unlike her usual sensible self, she wondered what she should say. When she looked into his eyes, an , tingling sensation overtook her.
But denying those wayward thoughts and using her most prim voice she said, “I’m quite well indeed, thank you.”
“Have you lost your way?”
“Of course not. I know exactly where I am.”
“Do you often retreat to such out of the way places when organising an event?”
“Ranbir, jitne tum in rasto se guzarte ho utna hi main in rasto par aate ho.Tum kya aaeye ho yaha kisi se flirt karne, go away.
An amused light glinted in his eyes, and he asked
“what exactly are you are doing here?”
“Oh, making notes.” The instant she said it she realized that was the wrong thing to say. What had made her blurt that out without thinking? “
His eyes studied her face for a moment before they lowered to the card and pencil she held in her hand.
Shit.Prachi thought how would she explain making notes about exposing people to him
Ranbir:Oh.
So papa and chief have told you about the robbery.I am adopted, couldn't they have trusted me alone on this thing.Now I guess you also will help me.
Prachi nodded yes yes.Thankful for this divine Intervention .She had no clue about the robberies but listened intently when Ranbir was telling her so that she could seem more genuine.
Thus that night they became partners in not only saving The CM feom the gunsmen but also partners in finding out who had tried to steel the music inComplete files.
She had to tell Rishi and Sahana about the development.
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