The Quill Part 2- - Page 39

Dinner at 8 @Pias. He has expectations and doesn’t mince words. It will be interesting especially after the shown down between Pia and Gaurav.

will the senior Munjals interject ?

"blow her up fully, to the space station" We are waiting to see that happen. But its too complicated.

Gaurav is a taker, not a giver. He wants everything everyone else has without having to give up anything.

What is Gaurav even after? Even if Pradyut was to put something in writing, what does it buy him? Tara is the contender for the property, not him.

He doesn't want his sister to get a share of anything? Because she is married into a rich family?

Broken but not beat

She spent the day at work praying Gaurav leaves during the day. She was so shaken up by what she felt for Pradyut now. She had no idea how she was going to see him eye to eye in the evening at pia’s

Her sweet MIL pinged her at 5 and demanded she show up at her place to “get ready”

“Why do we need to get ready?” she enquired nervously

Sumedha giggled like a teen

“Main to bas Pia ko khush karne ke liye ready ho jaati hoon”

“Ah”

“You can pick an outfit from my closet”

“Pia ne kaha?” she bristled

“Kya beta?”

“Umm… no I mean I will wear my clothes” she said softly

“Arey nahi, so sosrry I didn’t mean it that way, I wanted you to wear whatever you want from the closet you already know of”

“whats the occasion?”

“Just Pia”

“Boutique?”

Sumedha laughed and laughed

“Unknowingly you are extremely funny”

“Sorry mujhe laga”

“No no don’t worry, its no occasion, Pia throws a lot of parties, Pradyut is always too busy to do anything fun, so Pa… Dad I I go”

“Ah”

“I will see you at 6? We can eat something? Yahi pe?” Unless tum Michelin star chef type khaana chahti ho”

Taaruni laughed

“Oh the kind where the food is a small cracker with a fancily positioned meat and a parsley leaf on top with white fumes coming off”

“Exactly” Sumedha loved this girl

“OK I wll come… roti bana sakti hoon main”

“maine Umeshji ko kaha hai, paneer sookhi bana lein hari mirch aur pyaaz pisi hui daalke aur mah ki dal” she giggled

“YUMMM”

“Aaa jao fatafat” “dad bhi ghar par kha lenge”

“Will be there” she hung up and smiled fondly

Anuj Thapar sat her down and reviewed data for 5 ish hours, she went home at 6 and changed into a mini green chiffon dress, with tiny black flowers all over with a flippy skirt, full sleeves and fitted bodice, paired with calf length thongs on her feet

A large faux pearl adorned her ears and her hair was tied up in her signature high pony tail

“You look 15” Sumedha hugged her warmly

“I am almost 30, so I will take that”

They ate in the glass room the spot where she flung a bunch of damp papers on Pradyut Munjal’s face

She tried not to think about him

“Pia likes you beta” Sumedha lied

“I like her too” Taaruni promised

She absolutely did not want to go to her place

There was no arguing with Pradyut. Not after Gaurav’s stunt

His duffel bag was still on the bed. She began texting her Mom but erased it quick

She texted Tushar

“Until I have the store back free and clear I cant leave this place. Can you convince him to get out?”

Tushar was hopping mad, Gaurav was embarrassing her this way

“Papa left us in the lurch, I don’t need his money bhayya but we are all so broken….” She wept a little

“Forget the store… just leave”

“No way I can let this man win” she wiped her tears with conviction

“aur doon paneer”

“Umm…mmm” she shook her head trying to eat

“Pradyut bhi aa raha hai na?”

“I haven’t talked today” she admitted

“I don’t want to see him” her heart screamed

“I don’t want to see him” her heart screamed 🤣🤣🤣

Pradyut the girl doesn’t want to see but she will only have eye for you. You better show up at your parents and enter in party with her by your side.

The guy needs to get some signal that he has got what he wanted and he can come clean with his real reason of marrying her.

They ate in the glass room the spot where she flung a bunch of damp papers on Pradyut Munjal’s face

And had come a long way since then. She wasn’t affected by him and the guy couldn’t not be affected by her presence.

“Forget the store… just leave”

tushar you are too late now.

“No way I can let this man win” she wiped her tears with conviction

He has won your heart. Only loss he would be averse to is losing you. Store anyways he has let go.