This is the story of one person's selfless love and another person's perception of love as a kind of madness. Vidhik Rana, who is an international mafia, for whom emotions mean nothing, and on the other hand, there is Aman Kapoor, who is a detective.... This is the story of one person's selfless love and another person's perception of love as a kind of madness. Vidhik Rana, who is an international mafia, for whom emotions mean nothing, and on the other hand, there is Aman Kapoor, who is a detective. What will happen when both fall in love with the same girl? Will Anshi value Aman's simple life, or Vidhik's stubbornness? To find out, keep reading with me "Dangerous Obsession of Love."<br />
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It was around six in the evening. A large fair was in full swing on the outskirts of Chandigarh city. The place was crowded and people were engrossed in their own enjoyment.
In that crowd, a man, less than five and a half feet tall, had covered his face with a cloth. He was examining things at every shop.
Just then, a girl shouted from the crowd, "Hey Arjun, look at the pani puri… I want some…" Saying this, she walked towards the pani puri stall. Then she turned to the boy accompanying her. "Come on, Arjun…" she said with a smile, which brought slight dimples to her cheeks.
She was wearing black jeans and a pink crop top. Her curly hair, reaching her waist, flew in the air as she ran. She was about five feet four inches tall. Fair complexion, small eyes, and an innocent face.
"Why do these girls get so excited seeing a pani puri stall? They react as if they've seen pani puri for the first time in their lives." Arjun made a face as he watched her run. He was about five feet ten inches tall, had a fit body and a clean-shaven cute face. "Aanshi… Aanshi, wait up!" Arjun shouted and ran after her.
Aanshi ran to the golgappa stall. "Brother, make it very spicy," Aanshi said as soon as she arrived.
"Yes, brother… add so much chili that you'll have to carry her body away from here," Arjun said, teasing her, to which Aanshi glared at him.
"Why do you get jealous of me eating pani puri? You envious person," Aanshi said, making a face.
"I brought you to the fair to wander around, not to eat street food. If you fall sick, Biji will scold me."
"Stop it, Arjun… I’ll handle Biji. I came to the fair to wander, so I'll eat pani puri, buy a Patiala dress, and ride the giant wheel too," Aanshi said dramatically.
"Do whatever you want, but we have to reach home by seven o'clock," Arjun said.
"Yeah, that…" Aanshi said carelessly, "It's only six now. We can go home too. Do I need to set up house here?" Saying this, Aanshi moved to another stall.
As Aanshi was browsing and shopping, her gaze fell on a man. He was the same short man who had covered his face with a black cloth. He had a large black bag in his hand. Aanshi observed that the man was going to every shop, rummaging through the items, and leaving without buying anything.
Seeing him, Aanshi muttered, "Even the boys in Chandigarh are very advanced. Look at him, he’s been fiddling with things and window shopping for so long. If it were a girl, I could understand, but look at this… boys do this too, I realized today."
Aanshi's attention remained fixed on the man. She kept observing him, watching him for a long time. For a while, she said nothing, but she couldn't help herself. She ran towards the man.
"Tell me something, sir, what exactly do you want to buy?" Aanshi asked him. "And why are you walking around with your face covered in the evening?"
The man didn't answer. Aanshi shouted at him, "What? Are you a thief, stopping at all the shops and stealing their goods?"
"What business is it of yours…" he replied, glaring at Aanshi.
"Oh, the thief scolding the police! Now the people here will take care of you," Aanshi said and then started shouting loudly. "Hey brothers, sisters, uncles, aunties, come quickly. Look, this man is running away after stealing."
Her voice drew the attention of many people. People started coming towards them. Aanshi pulled the cloth off his face. The man immediately pushed Aanshi and started running. In the commotion, his bag fell.
Aanshi looked at the bag. She went near it and opened it. As soon as she opened the bag, she screamed, "B… Bomb… This is a bomb. This man was planting bombs in all the shops."
Her scream was heard by everyone, and within moments, chaos erupted. All the people started running out, shouting "Bomb! Bomb!"
Arjun also got scared due to the commotion. He started searching for Aanshi here and there.
"This girl Aanshi causes trouble wherever she goes," Arjun put his hand to his head.
Everyone started searching for their loved ones, which further increased the chaos. People were trying to get out as quickly as possible. In all that rush, a small soft toy shop exploded. Everything in the shop came flying out. A fire had started. But the explosion was small.
This explosion further intensified the chaos. Aanshi was still helping people get out, shouting "Bomb! Bomb!"
A distance away from the crowd stood two men. One of them had a briefcase in his hand and was wearing an orange helmet. The man next to him wore a black suit and a mask on his face. Perfect muscular body and about six feet tall. His dark eyes were looking at Aanshi with anger.
"Our work was going well, but who knows where this girl came from and ruined the entire secret mission by shouting about a bomb," the man in the suit said, looking at Aanshi yelling.
"Sir, what do we do now? It's not easy to defuse the bomb in such chaos," said the man in the helmet.
"I know. That's why instead of ordering everyone to evacuate after hearing about the bomb being planted, the team was ordered to quietly defuse the bomb. But this girl ruined everything," the man said calmly.
"The explosion that just happened was small. According to the lead, there is a plan to plant five to seven small bombs and one big bomb. If there wasn't so much chaos here, we could have easily found them, but in such a crowd…" the man said, frustrated.
"You do your job. Tell the other team members to do their jobs quietly. I'll try to find the bomb," saying this, the man left to search for the bomb.
Everyone was heading towards the exit, but the man was going inside to search for the bomb. Aanshi saw the man going inside. She shouted from where she was, "Hey you educated uneducated in a suit… are you crazy? The bomb is inside, and instead of going out, you are going inside."
The man looked at Aanshi angrily. "I'll deal with you later, shouting girl… you ruined the whole plan and are still standing here trying to stop me from going inside," he thought to himself and went inside without listening to Aanshi.
The team started working on defusing the bomb. After the explosion of one bomb, another small explosion occurred, causing great panic among the people.
"Aanshi's daughter." Arjun saw Aanshi, ran to her, and said, "What was the need to create such a commotion here? People panicked unnecessarily. We should have called the police, shouldn't we, or started shouting 'Bomb! Bomb!' here."
"It would have taken time for the police to arrive, and by then, people's lives would have been in danger," Aanshi replied.
"Alright, leave all this now and come outside with me," Arjun took Aanshi's hand and started leading her out. Just then, Aanshi pulled her hand away and said, "You go, I'll take care of myself. I just saw a man going inside. I think that man is deaf, that's why he doesn't know anything about the chaos here. Poor man, I feel very sorry for him, Arjun." Aanshi said innocently.
"Look, Aanshi, you can't put your own life at risk trying to save his. Now give up your stubbornness and go home," Arjun replied.
"I'm not going. I saw that man. He must not have gone far. You go out and start the car, I'll bring him," saying this, Aanshi let go of his hand.
"But I leaving you…" Before Arjun could finish his sentence, Aanshi left him there and started running inside.
"Aanshi…" he shouted loudly from behind.
Aanshi looked back and shouted in response, "Don't worry, I'll be back in 5 minutes. Don't follow me."
Arjun went and stood near the entrance and started waiting for Aanshi. Aanshi was going inside. In the rush, she bumped into the swing handler and fell down.
She saw that a large bomb was placed there, with a 5-minute timer running. Seeing this, she screamed loudly, "Bomb… It has a 5-minute timer. It's going to explode."
The man was nearby. Hearing Aanshi's voice, he looked at her. His gaze fell on the bomb lying on the ground. Then he looked around, and all the people had left.
"Crazy girl, when you see that it has a 5-minute timer and it's going to explode, what were you doing sitting next to it counting time?" he said, frustrated.
He immediately sent a message to his team member to come there and ran towards Aanshi.
Just then, a small explosion occurred a short distance from the bomb.
"The bomb is going to explode, I'm going to die," Aanshi fainted from fear. The man had reached her.
"Come on, now I have to save you too, shouting girl," he said and picked Aanshi up in his arms.
The team members had arrived by then and started working on defusing the bomb. In all that chaos, he was carrying Aanshi out.
The team had defused the bomb. When Aanshi opened her eyes, she saw herself in someone's embrace. She couldn't see clearly, but she faintly saw the man's face. Fair complexion, dark eyes, and a slight satisfied smile on his face. Aanshi had caught that one faint glimpse of him.
Aanshi lay unconscious near the back door of the ground. Arjun came there looking for her. He saw Aanshi unconscious and started trying to bring her back to her senses.
Sprinkling water on Aanshi's face, Arjun said, "Aanshi... Aanshi, wake up..."
As the water droplets fell on her face, Aanshi rubbed her eyes. When she opened her eyes, Arjun was standing in front of her, sprinkling water on her face and trying to wake her up.
"Am I alive?" Aanshi got up and said.
"No... you're dead and I'm Yamraj." Arjun replied jokingly. "Of course you're alive. But how did you get here, near the back door of the exhibition?"
When Arjun asked, Aanshi tried to remember. "I don't remember, but a man... that masked man... he picked me up and brought me out," Aanshi said in a lost voice.
"Which masked man?" Arjun asked.
"That tall man, who was wearing a black suit and... and his perfume smelled very nice," Aanshi was trying to recall him.
"Okay, we'll think about him later. Grandma keeps calling. She's very disturbed since she heard about the bomb here," Arjun informed.
"Dad doesn't know about this, does he?" Aanshi asked worriedly.
"What difference would it make if he knew? According to him, you are in London," Arjun replied, making a face, which made Aanshi laugh.
After that, Arjun went to take the car out of the parking area, while Aanshi's gaze was still searching for the man who had saved her life.
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A large building, with 'ARTISTIC' written in big letters on it, was where the masked man and his team were present in the meeting room.
All those people were now without masks.
"Thank God, all the bombs were defused in time, otherwise that girl would have spoiled everything by screaming," one team member said.
The man did not reply to his words. Just then, a girl came running. She was wearing tight-fitting pants and a loose shirt. She was tall and slim, looking like a model. Her hair was golden black highlighted, which was slightly longer than her shoulders.
"Are you all right Aman? You didn't even think it was important to tell me," she said, hugging him.
"I'm fine Lavi. And everything happened so fast that I didn't get time to inform you," Aman moved her away from him and said, "Everything was fixed in time."
"You're right, Aman Sir. Everything was fixed in time, Lavanya Ma'am, otherwise that screaming girl would have ruined the entire mission," one of the boys said.
"Screaming girl? Which screaming girl?" Lavanya asked looking at Aman.
"There was a girl who was trying her best to save everyone's lives. She saw the bomb there and created a commotion, which led to a stampede," Aman replied.
Hearing him, Lavanya rolled her eyes and said, "Many times people do foolish things in the name of showing bravery and create problems for our secret agents."
"But she didn't know that there were any secret agents present there," one of the boys from the team said in support of Aanshi.
Lavanya looked at him angrily. "What if something happened to the people present there because of her good deed? The lives of our team members could also have been endangered due to the chaos," Lavanya said, a little angrily.
"Okay, stop it Lavi..." Aman interrupted, calming Lavanya down, "The situation is under control. What's the use of thinking about what didn't happen... Guys, you all should leave now and give the remaining updates to the sir."
"Yes, this is Artistic's office, not a place for secret agents to meet. It would be better if you people didn't hold your meetings here next time," Lavanya said.
Hearing Lavanya, the other team members started to leave. One of the boys muttered, "Yeah, as if we don't know that this is Artistic's office and our boss is not only a secret agent but also the owner of this company... his case is understandable, but why does this Lavanya Ma'am stick with him?"
Lavanya heard him, but she didn't react. After they left, she looked at Aman and hugged him again.
"You should have told me. I was very worried," Lavanya said in a worried tone.
"I told you, Lavi, everything is handled. And don't pay attention to what they say. Whatever secret work we do, in front of people, I am Aman Kapoor, the owner of Artistic, and you are my manager, Lavanya Bajaj," Aman said, stroking her hair.
"And I am waiting to become Mrs. Lavanya Kapoor from Lavanya Bajaj. After that, I will deal with them one by one," Lavanya said.
Aman did not reply to her words, but there was a smile on his face. After saying goodnight to each other, both of them went to their respective homes.
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Meanwhile, Aanshi and Arjun reached home. Seeing her, her grandmother immediately came towards her in her wheelchair.
"Aanshi, my child, are you okay?" she said loudly. Aanshi sat beside her and holding her hand, said, "Yes, Grandma, nothing happened to me. You should be proud of your granddaughter that I saved so many people's lives there."
"When did this happen?" Arjun muttered after hearing Aanshi.
"Really?" Aanshi's grandmother said in surprise.
"Yes, really Grandma. You know I caught a man there, who had a big bag with him. You know he had kept many bombs inside it. He escaped from my hands and ran away, but I started screaming loudly, which made people run out of there to save their lives. I even pulled out some of them myself. One of them couldn't hear. I, Grandma... your granddaughter went inside to save that boy, putting her own life at risk," Aanshi was telling them a long story. While narrating the whole story, Aanshi got lost in the memory of the man who had saved her and brought her out.
"Oh, I see. Then what happened?" Her grandmother Preeto asked, listening attentively.
Hearing her grandmother's voice, her attention broke, and she started to continue, "He was a very weak, thin, and delicate man. You won't believe it, he fainted upon seeing the bomb. Then I lifted him with my delicate hands and brought him out."
"You did very well," Aanshi's grandmother praised her.
After hearing Aanshi's story, Arjun looked at her angrily.
"Okay Grandma, forget all these things. There was so much chaos there that I didn't get anything to eat. What's for dinner?"
"Oh, you're hungry too. I thought after talking for so long, you would be full," Arjun said, making a face.
"He's just babbling, Grandma. Don't pay attention to him. What's for dinner?" Aanshi avoided Arjun's words.
"There's nothing for dinner. You people went out, so I thought you would come after eating. Shanti came to cook, and left after making it just for me," the grandmother replied.
"It's okay Grandma. This Arjun, right?" Saying this, Aanshi turned to Arjun and said, "Even the world's greatest chef fails, Arjun makes such delicious Maggi."
"There's no need for this false praise. I'm going to the kitchen. Preeto Grandma, I am your friend's grandson, but your granddaughter has made me your personal servant," saying this, Arjun went to the kitchen.
"So what? You are also living at our house for free. We never said that Lav Arjun should pay monthly rent. See Grandma, even though he is my friend, he can't do this much for me," Aanshi shouted from behind.
Preetoji smiled seeing their banter.
"Okay, fine... I'm coming to help..." Saying this, Aanshi also followed Arjun.
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Aanshi's story is a different one. She has told many long stories... Be sure to comment after reading.
After leaving the office, Aman went straight to his house. As soon as he reached home, he took a bath to relax and then sat in the garden for dinner.
Seeing him sitting alone, his mother Chetna came to him.
"What is it Mr. Kapoor? Lost in someone's thoughts?" she said, sitting next to him.
"No one's," Aman replied in a low voice.
"If nothing happened, then why is this storm so quiet today?" Chetna asked.
"There was a lot of work in the office, so I'm tired. Nothing else," Aman said tiredly.
"Isn't it strange, Aman, you're tired, yet there's no fatigue on your face. Besides, you weren't in the office all day. So what work was it that tired you out?" Chetna asked.
"So you went to the office in my absence," Aman said, looking at her intently.
"What the hell, your girlfriend didn't inform you about my arrival. This time it was truly magic," Chetna said, rolling her eyes.
Hearing Chetna's words, Aman smiled a little and then said, "Don't you like Lavanya even 1%?"
Chetna made a face and said, "Not even 0.01%. Do you really want to marry a girl who looks like a robot? I mean, who is so perfect?"
"Are you jealous of her perfection?" Aman asked, raising an eyebrow.
"Jealous of that skeleton? I don't even like the way she talks," Chetna suddenly stood up and started walking like Lavanya. Seeing her do that, Aman smiled. She walked towards Aman in Lavanya's style, held his hand, and said, "Are you all right Aman? You are one and a half minutes late to the office today. I was worried about you."
"You should be happy that she cares for me so much and you are making fun of her? This is not fair Mrs. Chetna Kapoor," Aman said.
Chetna sat back on the chair. She looked serious and then said, "Consider yourself lucky that your grandmother isn't here. When she sees her, the entire neighborhood will be up in arms. There is still time, Aman, I say you break up with her."
Hearing Chetna's words, Aman choked. She immediately gave him a glass of water. After drinking water, he became normal.
"Mom, you crack some really good jokes. Now let me go..." saying this, Aman started to leave. Chetna quickly ran in front of him.
"Grandma won't like your Lavanya," Chetna said again.
Hearing her words, Aman rolled his eyes and replied, "For your information, she doesn't like you either."
"So what? Your father liked me, didn't he? He loved me a lot," Chetna said.
"Exactly like that, I like Lavanya," Aman said and left.
Chetna shouted from behind, "And love?"
"Good night Mom... talk tomorrow," Aman avoided her words and went to his room.
"How many times have I told this child not to leave me in the middle of my sentence. I hate this," Chetna grumbled and then went to her room.
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In his room, Aman was watching the house footage on his tablet. When he saw that Chetna had gone to sleep in her room, he turned off the tablet screen, placed it on the table, and closed it.
"It's really difficult to explain to Mom. Now how do I tell her how Lavanya and I are connected. I can't tell my truth to anyone, so Lavanya will prove to be an ideal life partner for me. We are both connected by the same profession and we don't need to hide anything from each other," Aman said to himself.
After Chetna went to sleep, he picked up the tablet and his mobile, took his car, and left somewhere.
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A 26-year-old boy was sitting in a seven-star hotel room in Chandigarh. He was wearing a custom-made black suit. There were no expressions in his hazel gray eyes. He held a cigarette in his hand.
Then he took a few puffs of the cigarette and stubbed it out in the nearby ashtray.
"I can't believe how you people can stand in front of me shamelessly even after failing?" he said, casting an angry glance at the two.
"Boss, we tried our best, but I don't know how they got the lead for this blast and... and the rest of the work was spoiled by a girl there," replied the man there, looking down.
"By a girl? Are you people making fun of me?" he said, standing up in anger.
"Boss, he's telling the truth." The girl there corroborated his statement. "There was a girl who saw our man planting the bomb. After that, she started shouting, and a commotion started there. She even caught our man. Luckily, he escaped from there."
"Disgusting. You people couldn't even do a small job. When you can't do such a small job, there's no place for useless people like you in our big plan," the man said angrily. He picked up a revolver lying nearby.
The boy and girl looked at each other. The man approached them with his revolver.
Just as he was about to take his next step, the boy fell at his feet and started pleading, "Give us just one last chance. We promise you that we will not fail this time."
"Perhaps no one told you here that Vidhi Rana gives no second chances," he was Vidhi Rana. While speaking, he placed the muzzle of his revolver in the center of the boy's forehead.
"Please me..." Before the man could even finish speaking, Vidhi Rana shot him. Since the revolver was fitted with a silencer, there was no sound of the gunshot.
The man lay on the ground, while the girl trembled with fear, with drops of sweat on her forehead.
"What happened to you, sweetheart? Why are you trembling?" Vidhi said, moving very close to the girl and rubbing his cheek against hers.
The girl swallowed her saliva and, gathering courage, said, "Sir, please let me go. I'm ready to do anything for this. Please don't kill me."
"Anything?" Vidhi looked into her eyes.
"Yes, anything," the girl said with a smile and bravely came very close to Vidhi.
Vidhi's hands were around the girl's waist. He held her tightly and started kissing her lips. The girl saw this as the only way to save her life. She supported Vidhi in every way.
After the kiss, Vidhi pushed her onto the bed. The girl had a smile on her face. The girl lay on the bed, and Vidhi was on top of her. Suddenly, Vidhi took out his revolver and pointed it at her chest.
"Interesting. I like this method of yours too." The girl grabbed his collar and started pulling him closer.
"But I don't. Why isn't any girl like her? You... you can never be her."
The girl looked at him questioningly. Before she could ask anything, Vidhi shot her twice in the chest.
The girl lay dead, just like the boy, and the boy's dead body lay on the floor in the hotel room, while the girl's was on the bed. Even after killing them both, there were no expressions on Vidhi's face. He was comfortably smoking a cigarette on the couch.
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Aman reached a small place in his car. It was a small hotel. Aman parked his car a little distance away and started going inside.
At the reception, there was an old man who was the owner of the hotel. As Aman approached, he said, "What sir... you look very rich, then what are you doing in this cheap hotel?"
"I want to buy this hotel," Aman replied.
Hearing him, the man's eyes widened. "What? Are you high on something? It's one in the morning, did you find me to fool you?"
"You name the price..."
"Okay, you think you're अंबानी... if you have this much money, then buy a good hotel... hardly 10 people stay here... the rooms are also in very bad condition..."
"I asked for the price," Aman insisted.
"20 lakhs... do you have it to give? I don't know from where..." Before the man could even finish speaking, Aman took out a check from his jacket, signed it, handed it to the man, and said, "The rest of the legal formalities will be completed by my lawyer. Come to the 'Artistic' office tomorrow evening."
The man stared at him, his eyes wide.
"25 lakhs," he still didn't believe it. Sometimes he looked at the check, sometimes at Aman!
"How many people are staying at the hotel this time?" Aman asked.
"There are 2 people. And they..." the man hesitated to tell the whole story.
"The hotel should be vacated in the next 5 minutes," Aman said, looking at his watch.
The man nodded in agreement and ran upstairs. As soon as he left, Aman took out his phone and called someone.
"I'm sending the location... call the team members for a meeting," he said and cut the call.
Everyone, including the hotel owner, had left. After a while, a big car stopped there. Two men and Lavanya got out of it.
"I don't know where Aman finds such strange places for meetings," Lavanya said with a grimace upon seeing the hotel, as she entered.
Aman purchased a small hotel located a short distance from the city. He called his team members there for a meeting.
It was almost 2:00 AM. Lavanya and two men from Aman's team arrived at the hotel. They were called to a room on the upper floor for the meeting. As soon as they arrived, they headed straight there.
Aman was waiting for them, watching the hotel’s footage on his tablet. "I don't know when they'll arrive. Just hope Mom doesn't wake up," he muttered to himself.
Just then, Lavanya knocked on the door from outside.
"Looks like they've arrived," Aman said, getting up from the bed and going to open the door.
"You took your time arriving," he said to them.
"Yes, this place is quite far from the city. Next time you need to have an urgent meeting, find a place within the city," one of the men remarked.
"Mr. Gupta is right," Lavanya seconded his statement. "Not only is this place far from the city, but it's also cheap."
"To be honest, I like this place and find it quite interesting," the other man said, smiling and looking around.
"Then you should be happy, Jas, because I have bought this hotel, and from now on, we will be having our meetings here." As Aman said this, all three of them stared at him with wide eyes.
"Are you serious?" Lavanya asked in surprise. "You can't just buy a hotel to handle a few private meetings."
"Yes, I can," Aman replied.
"But we work for the government, and there's no need for you to spend your private funds on these matters. The government has already made many arrangements for us to hold secret meetings," Mr. Gupta said.
While Lavanya and Mr. Gupta expressed their displeasure at Aman's purchase of the hotel, Jas was busy observing the room with a smile.
"I like your attitude, bro," Jas said. He was new to their team and younger, while Mr. Gupta was the oldest, around 45 years old.
Everyone else was dressed in suits and looked professional, whereas Jas was wearing denim capris with a loose t-shirt and a cap.
"I don't know who let him into the team. Looking at you, it doesn't seem like you're serious about your work. You should join a football team instead. Look at your dressing sense..." Lavanya made a face at him.
"You guys stop arguing. Lavanya, you know very well how talented Jas is. And Mr. Gupta, regarding buying the hotel, I know exactly how to use it. But first, we need to finish the meeting before Mom wakes up," Aman shouted at them.
Everyone fell silent and sat down. Serious expressions were on everyone's faces.
"I don't need to tell you why this meeting has been called. Today, a criminal we had in our grasp escaped because of a girl," Aman said.
"Don't worry, AK, we'll catch him again," Lavanya said, placing her hand on Aman's arm.
Upon hearing this, Aman looked at her angrily, removed her hand from his, and continued, "None of us saw that person. Those people are planning something big. In such a situation, it is crucial to catch that person."
"Did that girl see the face of the man who was planting the bomb there?" Mr. Gupta asked.
"It's hard to say... Even if she saw his face, we can't go to her and tell her who we are, nor can we ask her anything about it."
Jas was listening intently to all of them. "I can try to talk to that girl. You guys will seem suspicious to her, but I won't."
"Well, at least you admit you don't look like one of us," Lavanya teased him.
Jas didn't respond to her. Completely ignoring her, he asked Aman, "Bro, do you know the girl's name or any identity?"
"No... but I can never forget that girl. It's certain that wherever she is, there will be a lot of chaos and crowd gathering around her," Aman told them about Anshi.
"Why? Is that girl a celebrity?" Mr. Gupta asked.
"She's not a celebrity, but she definitely gathers a crowd around her by shouting. Forget about that girl, we need to update high command about the failed mission," Aman said dejectedly.
"And if that happens, this mission will be taken away from us and given to someone else. A mere girl snatched such an important case of our careers from us. Can't anything be done now?" Lavanya asked.
"I also don't want this case to be given to anyone else. We've been working on this for the past 6 months. But at the same time, if not today, then in two days, the news will reach them," Aman said, very tense about the mission's failure.
"If we somehow manage to find that girl and try to get information about that man from her, and catch him, then perhaps something can be done," Jas suggested.
"I agree with Jas," Mr. Gupta seconded Jas's statement. "We should try to find that girl. Until then, let's keep this news confidential, maybe a miracle will happen, and we'll meet that girl."
Aman smiled slightly upon hearing them and then replied, "Mr. Gupta, this is life, real life, not some TV serial or drama where miracles happen."
"If miracles don't happen, so what, but efforts are made, right? Give me an update on the mission in two days. Until then, we will try our best to find that girl," Lavanya said, patting his back.
Aman thought for a moment and then agreed to their proposal. "Alright, but I can't wait for more than two days."
"Thanks, bro, and don't worry, I will definitely find out about that girl," Jas said excitedly.
Everyone agreed with him. While the others were discussing other lighthearted matters related to the mission, Lavanya was thinking about something else entirely in her mind.
"I also wish to meet you, after all, who are you, who has wasted all our hard work in an instant? Trust me, you will have to pay a very high price for this. Even if these people don't say anything to you, I... I will never forgive you for this," Lavanya muttered.
The meeting ended there after the discussion.
"Okay then, I'm leaving now. And remember one thing, we only have two days," Aman reminded them all once again.
After all the discussions, they all started leaving. Everyone descended the stairs and headed towards their cars, but Jas remained standing in the hotel compound, gazing at the hotel.
"Bro, since you've bought this hotel, if you don't have a problem, can I stay here for a few days?" Jas shouted from inside.
"Okay. But be careful, no one should notice you or this hotel. Everything should look normal," Aman permitted him to stay.
"I told you, don't worry, bro, everything here will remain normal... absolutely normal," Jas replied.
"Whenever he says 'don't worry', I get more tense," Aman murmured softly.
"Oh wow, Jas, you finally found a place to stay," Lavanya called out to Jas. In response, he made a face at her.
Once everything was settled, they all left for their respective homes. Jas remained there.
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It was 9:00 AM. At Anshi's house, her maid Shanti had finished cleaning and prepared breakfast. The other household chores were also done.
Before leaving, Shanti came to her grandmother, Preeto, and said, "Grandma, it's 9:00 AM, and your granddaughter still hasn't woken up. If this continues, what will she do in her in-laws' house?"
"Oh dear, why are you worrying about her in-laws and their family? And why would we find such a husband for our Anshi who wouldn't even let her sleep peacefully?" Preetoji replied casually.
"I've finished my work. Now you and your granddaughter manage. I've made parathas for breakfast. I'll come at lunchtime," Shanti said, making a face, and left.
After she left, Preetoji took her wheelchair into Anshi's room. She was still sleeping carelessly.
"Anshi, wake up, dear. Shanti said that if you wake up this late, what will you do at your in-laws' house? Come on, dear, wake up," she said, approaching Anshi's bed to wake her.
"Let me sleep, Grandma, and why are you paying attention to what Shanti says? Even though her name is Shanti, everyone knows how much unrest she spreads," Anshi said, half-asleep.
"Forget Shanti, but at least pay attention to yourself. You've been here for 2 months, but you haven't thought about going back," Preetoji said affectionately.
Upon hearing about going back from her grandmother, Anshi woke up. Her face was filled with sadness.
"I know you don't want to go back, but..." Preetoji stopped mid-sentence.
"But what, Grandma? Since you know everything, then... I don't know, I don't want to go back," Anshi replied. Her face held not only sadness but also fear, which Preetoji was unaware of until now. Anshi got up and went into the bathroom so that Preetoji wouldn't see the expression on her face.
Aanshi's grandmother, Preeto ji, was in her room, telling her to go back. As the topic of returning came up, Aanshi's face showed fear and sadness. Aanshi got up and went to the bathroom. When she returned a little later, Preeto ji was still there.
Before she could say anything, Aanshi spoke, "Please, Dadi, I don't want to go back there under any circumstances. Don't you understand that I don't want to live without you?"
"I know, my child, but your education is equally important. I can't hide anything more from your father," Preeto ji said in a low voice.
"What is it, Dadi? What secret file do you need to hide from Dad? Everything has been going fine for the past 2 months. Then where did this sudden thought of returning come from?" Aanshi said, making a face.
"Nothing suddenly came to mind, Aanshi. Your father called last night. He is coming here in three days. Until now, I've hidden everything from him, but when he comes here, he will know the truth," Preeto ji explained.
Hearing her words, Aanshi slumped down, put her hand to her head, and sat down. "Now, what is this new crisis? Why does he want to come here?" she asked.
"Oh, why are you asking such childish questions? This is his house, where else will he go if not here?" Preeto ji scolded her.
"He will go where he has been living for the past 12 years," Aanshi said angrily and went back into the bathroom.
Preeto ji became sad seeing her upset in this manner. Her eyes welled up. She came out of Aanshi's room and saw Arjun getting ready to go to the office.
Seeing Preeto ji sad, Arjun came to her and said, "Why is this beautiful face sad today? Has something happened, Dadi?"
Preeto ji nodded affirmatively and said, "Shiv called last night. He is coming back."
"Then I can understand the reason for your trouble. But why is Shiv Uncle suddenly coming here? Did he find out that Aanshi..."
"No, he doesn't know anything about this yet. He still thinks that Aanshi is pursuing further education in London," Preeto ji said sadly. "But how long can I keep this truth hidden? Aanshi doesn't want to go back. In such a situation, Shiv will find out that she has been here for the last two months."
"You are worrying unnecessarily. Tell him that Aanshi has just come here for a visit," Arjun suggested a plan.
Aanshi was coming out of her room and heard Arjun speaking. Hearing him, she got even more annoyed.
"What will happen if he finds out that I want to stay here? I just don't understand why you want to keep me away from myself?" Aanshi shouted as she came out.
No one answered her question. Silence spread for a few moments. The silence annoyed Aanshi even more.
"Okay, fine... If I am a burden to you, then I will leave from here, but let me make one thing clear, I am not going back to London now. When Mom (Mamma) died, I was young, and at that time, I didn't say anything against Dad's decision, but not now. How can you people be so heartless? An 11-year-old girl lost her mother, she needed love and affection the most, and you sent her so far away from yourselves." Aanshi poured it all out in one breath. Tears started flowing from her eyes as she spoke. She sat on the couch right there.
"Dadi, you have to understand that I also need love and family. I also want to live with you, not with those strangers," Aanshi said, crying.
"Hey, you monkey, your habit of making a scene by shouting won't go away. Don't worry, we will convince Shiv Uncle," Arjun said, trying to calm her down.
"But you have to promise me that until Shiv agrees, you will tell him you have come here for a visit," Preeto ji said.
"I won't say anything like that. You still don't know your granddaughter. I will definitely find a way to stay here," Aanshi replied.
Preeto ji and Arjun both did not understand the meaning of her words. "What are you saying, can you explain a little more clearly?" Arjun asked.
"All that later... I'll go get ready now. Don't go anywhere without me," Aanshi said and quickly went into her room.
She quickly changed her clothes and went into the bathroom to bathe, while outside, Arjun and Aaji still couldn't understand Aanshi's intentions.
"Dadi, Aanshi shouldn't do anything wrong in her childishness. Why don't you try talking to Shiv Uncle?" Arjun asked as soon as Aanshi went inside.
"What do you think I haven't tried explaining to him?" Preeto ji took a deep breath and said, "I also objected to his decision when he sent Aanshi abroad for her education after Anu passed away. After sending Aanshi, he settled all his work in Mumbai."
"Tell him that you feel lonely, so you have kept Aanshi with you," Arjun said.
"I told him the same thing after Shiv's father passed away, but he instead told me to come to Mumbai. I just don't understand why he doesn't want to let Aanshi come to India," Preeto ji said in surprise.
As the two were about to continue their conversation, Aanshi arrived. Seeing her, they both fell silent.
"Now tell me what you've planned next," Arjun asked.
"For now, I plan to have breakfast and do some shopping, and then come to your office to have lunch together. After lunch... I'll figure something out after lunch too," Aanshi outlined her entire schedule.
"So, you wanted to go out, and that's why you stopped me. Aanshi, I'm getting late for office," Arjun said, annoyed.
"Yes, considering how she left, I thought she was planning something big," Preeto ji also agreed with Arjun.
"I haven't thought of anything much more, but that doesn't mean I won't do anything. Hey Arjun, when I come to your office for lunch, please give me a tour of your office. I also want to see what kind of company it is that hires even incompetent people," Aanshi said, looking at Arjun and smiling.
He made a face in response. Arjun and Aanshi left after breakfast, and after they left, Preeto ji got busy watching her usual TV serial.
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Vidhi Rana was present in the same hotel. After beating up the boy and girl last night, he had changed his room.
It was around 11:00 AM. After completing his morning routine, he was sitting in his room, having breakfast. A waiter stood beside him.
"Were those two dead bodies disposed of?" he asked.
"Yes sir, both bodies have also been cremated," the waiter replied.
"Very good... Now you can leave. I'll call you if I need anything."
"Sir, Melissa Madam had called. She must have reached the hotel by now. Shall I send her to your room?" he asked fearfully.
Vidhi nodded affirmatively. As soon as he said yes, the waiter left the room. After the waiter left, the girl he was talking about came in. She was about 35 years old, wearing very short clothes. Her hair was blonde.
"I didn't expect this from you. Our big operation failed, and you're sitting here comfortably having breakfast," she yelled at him as soon as she entered.
Vidhi didn't reply to her and continued to have his breakfast comfortably.
"I'm talking to you. Haven't you done anything in this matter yet?" Melissa asked again.
"The first thing is, our mission hasn't failed. Only its first phase wasn't successful. The people who told me the mission failed are no longer in this world. What more can I do than this?" Vidhi said carelessly.
"You can't take someone's life for your own pleasure," Melissa said angrily, coming closer and grabbing his collar.
"Uff... Melissa... If you weren't my enemy, I would have truly fallen in love with you," Vidhi said in a serious tone.
"Can't you forget the animosity between us for two minutes? Even if we are enemies, we have taken a large sum for this work, and we will do it together. The man who was planting the bomb there told me that the entire plan was ruined because of a girl. Meaning, an ordinary girl destroyed our big operation before it could even start, and you are sitting here comfortably having breakfast," Melissa kept yelling at him in anger.
"Yes, I had forgotten about that girl. Last night, those two told me about her. Okay, I want to meet that man who was planting the bomb," Vidhi said.
"You can't meet him. He is a very busy person, and I won't let you take his life," Melissa replied.
Hearing Melissa's words, Vidhi smiled and said, "It seems that in the last six months, you have come to know me very well. You can't stop me from killing him, but before that, I want to take one more life."
"What do you mean?" Melissa asked in surprise.
"Only that man has seen that girl. Tell him that if he values his life, then that girl should be brought to me safely. I will punish her for what she did in such a way that even her soul will tremble," a kind of madness and hatred for the girl was evident in Vidhi's voice.
Melissa laughed seeing his demeanor. "Very good... I will personally witness you doing this."
Melissa immediately called that man and asked him to bring Aanshi. After talking to him, Vidhi and Melissa left somewhere from there.
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Aanshi is in danger. Let's see what happens next. See you in the next part.
The next morning, Aman arrived at the 'Artistic' office. Due to being out late the previous night, he was late for the office. Lavanya was waiting in his cabin for his arrival.
As Aman entered his cabin, he saw Lavanya and greeted her with a small smile, wishing her "Good morning."
"I knew you would be late. If you don't feel like working, you can relax in the office. I'll handle the work," Lavanya said.
"There are other people here to look after office work. It's more important to find that person and gather information about his mission," Aman replied.
"Jass is already on the case," Lavanya said.
"Besides Jass, we have other members in our team. I've asked Mr. Gupta to inquire from the people through whom the news of the bomb blast was received. You do one thing, take Jass along. If there's a camera at or around the fair, our work can become easier," Aman, being their head, gave the order accordingly.
Lavanya agreed to his suggestion. Their conversation was quite normal, yet Lavanya stayed in his cabin for a long time to talk to him.
Even after Aman gave instructions, Lavanya didn't get up, so he asked in surprise, "What happened? Even after I told you what to do, you're still sitting here?"
"Yes, because I have something important to talk to you about," Lavanya replied softly.
"What? Look, Lavi, if your conversation is related to our personal lives, I'm not in the mood right now. This is neither the right time nor do I have the time for all that..." Aman said sternly.
"But what should I tell my parents? I already have to lie to them because I joined the secret agency," Lavanya said in despair.
"Since you're already lying so much, tell one more lie," Aman said almost shouting.
"When you've committed to marriage, why are you running away? I don't understand how it will affect our work if we get married," Lavanya said angrily.
"The effect will be that I don't want any mother-in-law and daughter-in-law drama at my home," Aman got angry because Lavanya kept bringing it up.
His angry outburst silenced Lavanya. Her eyes became moist. Seeing her distressed, Aman controlled his anger, got up, and went to her.
Aman sat on a chair near her, took her hand in his, and said, "Please give me some time."
"How much more time, Aman? I've been giving you time for the past one year," Lavanya said.
"I know you're staying because of me," Aman tried to pacify her lovingly.
"I'm not staying because of you, but because I love you. Aman, I know my mother-in-law doesn't like me. But sooner or later, she will have to accept me," Lavanya replied.
"Before she does, I myself cannot accept the fact that if I don't love you, how can I spend my whole life with you?" Hearing Lavanya, Aman fell into thought.
Seeing him quiet, Lavanya asked, "What's the problem?"
"No, there's no problem. Don't worry, Lavi, I won't let anyone else into my life besides you. Considering our work and our secrecy, you will prove to be the best life partner for me. Just give me some time," Aman said.
Lavanya agreed to his words. But she was still sad. To improve her mood, Aman moved his chair closer to Lavanya, pulled her close by her waist.
"Come on, smile now. We only have two days, Lavi," Aman said with a slight smile.
"Can't you think of anything besides work?" Lavanya smiled slightly and placed her lips on Aman's. She gave him a light kiss.
"I love you so much, Aman," Lavanya said, pulling away from Aman.
"And I promise I will never hurt you," Aman replied.
After their argument, this small affectionate conversation had dispelled Lavanya's displeasure. She said goodbye to Aman and went back to her work.
After she left, Aman picked up a paper and pencil and started sketching.
"Even though I don't know your name, I can never forget your face, the shouting girl. With the help of this sketch, maybe Jass can find you," Aman said to himself.
"Light brown small eyes. A small nose and a smile on the face... those light dimples, slightly curly hair flying in the air..." Aman spoke to himself while sketching.
In a while, he had made a perfect sketch of Aashi. "Looking at this, it seems she'll start shouting 'Bomb bomb' loudly now," Aman said with a light smile. A smile appeared on his face seeing Aashi.
"Come, now I'll email this to Jass, so that he can find her." Aman sent Aashi's photo to Jass at the same time.
***
It was 2:00 PM. After a lot of shopping, Aashi returned to Arjun's office. They were having lunch at a restaurant a short distance from the office.
"Have you thought about how to convince Shiv uncle?" Arjun asked while eating.
Aashi quickly chewed the food in her mouth and then replied, "A wise person once said that one should not use both the tongue and the mind while eating."
"Aren't you eating now, or are you eating something throughout the day?" Arjun said, making a face.
"Stop it, yaar... Don't stress me. At least let me eat my four meals in peace," Aashi replied, making a face.
"Alright dear, for the next two days, eat, drink, and roam around Chandigarh as peacefully as you want, after that your ticket to London will be issued," Arjun reminded her as they spoke.
Hearing his words, Aashi left her food unfinished. "I will never go to London, no matter what I have to do for it," Aashi replied angrily.
"Aashi, we've known each other for a long time. You were very happy in London and your education was going smoothly, but ever since you came here, you've been fixated on not going back to London. Is there anything serious?" Arjun said seriously.
"There's nothing serious. I don't feel like going there now. It's okay, yaar, until now I was studying, so I didn't say anything to anyone. Now that graduation is complete, what's the need to go back?" Aashi said normally, so that Arjun wouldn't suspect her.
"Are you hiding something from us?" Arjun asked, looking at her with wide eyes.
"Yes, I am hiding, a very big thing. I am not an ordinary person. I work for India's secret agency. Until now, I was handling our work from there, but now I have to stay here," Aashi said loudly.
As soon as she said this, some people sitting at nearby tables looked at her.
"What nonsense are you talking?" Arjun said in a very low voice, "People here are looking at you."
"If I tell all this to Dad, will he believe what I say and let me stay here?" Aashi asked suddenly.
"The idea is very good. Looking at it, we can work on it," Arjun said with a thumbs up.
"I just blurted all this out, but the idea is truly amazing. I know this will be a big lie, and the post will be very high, but Dad will be so happy that I'm working for our country," Aashi said with great pride.
Arjun agreed with her. They finalized the plan and left.
***
In the evening, Lavanya arrived at Jass's hotel with some footage clips. Lavanya stopped in front of the hotel. A large crowd had gathered there.
"How can we forget that if we assign any work to Jass, it can't be done normally?" Lavanya said angrily and went inside to Jass, who was standing at the reception.
"Can you tell me what this tamasha is going on here?" Lavanya asked angrily.
"I don't understand, bro, what your problem is. Whenever I see you, you come wearing heels and short clothes and start shouting loudly. Can't you ever be normal?" Jass replied.
"Oh really? Your work itself is such that it forces one to shout. If Aman finds out about this, he..." Before Lavanya could finish speaking, Jass interrupted her and said, "Bro told me last night that everything here should seem normal. So I've given it a proper hotel look and made it available to customers for less money. What's the big deal in this? Everything looks so normal here."
"Aman bought this for meetings... not for renting out," Lavanya said.
"Oh, I've only rented out the ground floor. The upper floor is still vacant, where we can do our work very easily. You won't believe it, I've even hired a good receptionist here," Jass said.
Lavanya was very surprised to hear him. She said angrily, "And who will pay her salary?"
"First, I thought I would pay her from the income generated here, but Aman bro has so much money, when will that come in handy?" Jass said carelessly and came out from behind the reception desk.
Before Lavanya could say anything to him, a 21-year-old girl arrived. She was wearing a short dress and heavy makeup on her face.
"Look, Malti is here. Malti, you manage the reception here, I'll go talk to this madam," Jass said.
Malti smiled and agreed to his words. As Jass went to the upper floor to do the rest of the work, Lavanya had no choice but to go with him. She was very irritated seeing the crowd and the receptionist there.
Lavanya had reached the hotel purchased by Aman. Since Jas wanted to normalize the environment there, he had opened the first floor of the hotel to customers at a lower rate.
"God knows how Aman will react seeing the state of this place," Lavanya muttered as she climbed the stairs.
After going upstairs, she went to Jas's room. The moment she entered the room, she paused again.
"When did you do all this in such a short time?" Lavanya asked in surprise.
Last night, when they had entered the room, it looked like a normal hotel room, and now Jas had completely transformed it to suit his living standards. He had arranged everything from an AC to a large LED screen in the room.
"What's there to think about? If the hotel manager's room isn't classy, then whose will be?" Jas said, shrugging his shoulders.
"But it must have cost a lot, right?" Lavanya asked, surprised.
"Yes, it cost a lot, but everything has been taken on installments. Don't ask who will pay the installments now. Look, how comfortable it has become. Last night there was a thick, hard mattress, and now this soft, plush mattress. To be honest, I'm going to sleep very well tonight." Jas sprawled on the bed as he spoke.
"You've made this room very impressive, but what about the mess you've made downstairs?" Lavanya sat on the couch there.
"I'll take care of that too. I fell in love with this place last night itself. Look, I will make this one of the best lodges in Chandigarh," Jas began to dream with open eyes.
"Dream later, let's watch this footage first. This is footage from cameras installed outside shops around the fair. Someone's camera must have captured that man's face," Lavanya said, showing the hard drive she was holding.
Jas nodded in agreement and took the hard drive from her, inserting it into his laptop. It was footage from outside about 5 to 6 shops. His face was slightly visible in all of them, but not clearly in any.
"I was chasing him all day, but I didn't get anything," Lavanya said in mild anger.
"You were chasing him all day? I don't believe it. We keep our identities hidden, so how could you directly demand footage?" Jas asked.
"I have a connection with a constable, through him I served the request. It's been a full 24 hours since then. How will we find that man in the remaining 24 hours?" Lavanya asked, distressed.
Lavanya was worried about Aman. He was leading their mission. The failure of this mission meant the failure of Aman. Meanwhile, Jas sat comfortably on the bed, carefree.
"How can you be so careless?" Lavanya said irritably.
"I'm not careless, but I feel like we're wasting our time in the wrong place. We are unnecessarily searching for the screaming girl and the bomb-planting man, while the real mastermind is someone else," Jas replied.
"Are you stupid? We are searching for that man so that he can lead us to the real mastermind. Only that girl saw that man, so finding that girl is also very important," Lavanya said irritably.
"What if we don't find either of them? We don't have any other plan... If you want to find them, find them. I'll prepare another plan," Jas said, getting up and starting to do something on his laptop.
"But how can we work on another plan without asking Aman?" Lavanya asked.
"Look, if you care about bro, then don't overthink. Even though my plans are strange, they are also successful... Look at this hotel itself," Jas said while working.
Lavanya glanced around the room. Indeed, it was very different from before. Jas had taken very little time to do all this. He had also changed the lower part considerably.
"Okay... but this should remain between us only."
"Of course..." Jas happily raised his hand for a high-five, but Lavanya didn't respond, so he lowered his hand.
Aman had emailed the sketch of Aashi to Jas, but since Lavanya and Jas were working on a different plan, Jas didn't even check it.
As they were both working, Aman's call came on Lavanya's phone. As soon as she was about to answer the call, Jas snatched the mobile from her hand and said, "Don't make the mistake of answering the call. Otherwise, bro will catch you in two minutes. Send him a message saying you're busy."
Hearing Jas's words, Lavanya sent a message to Aman and put her phone on silent. Then they both got back to work.
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It was 10:00 PM. Pritoji had gone to sleep, while Aashi and Arjun were sitting in the house garden. Arjun was working on office tasks on his laptop.
"Arjun, I've been sitting next to you for the past hour, and you haven't said a word. I'm getting bored," Aashi snatched Arjun's laptop.
"What are you doing, monkey... I have a very important presentation tomorrow. Give me back the laptop," Arjun said angrily.
Aashi returned the laptop to Arjun and got up to leave.
"Where are you going now?" Arjun asked.
"It's better that I go for a walk, and please don't complain to grandmother like the neighborhood aunties tomorrow morning," Aashi said with a grimace.
"Alright, but take my car keys. And yes, make a good plan for yourself. Your secret agent plan is definitely going to flop when Uncle asks for your identity," Arjun said with a smile.
"Yes, that's right, that's what I'm worried about too. But don't worry, I'll think of something," Aashi said in a low voice and went inside.
After a while, she came out all ready. She had Arjun's car keys in her hand.
"Wow! Where are you going all dressed up?" Arjun said, looking her up and down.
Aashi was wearing a black bodycon dress that reached mid-thigh. She had straightened her hair.
"Club. I thought I'd spend some time there," Aashi replied and started to leave.
"Club is fine, but this isn't London. Don't drink or anything, grandmother will catch you in two minutes. And one more thing, if you take too long, I'll wake them up," Arjun shouted from behind.
"Whatever," Aashi just said that and left with Arjun's car.
Hearing that her father was returning, Aashi was very tense. She didn't want to go back to London, and she didn't have any reason to stay here. She was sitting at the club. To forget her problems, Aashi had taken four shots one after another.
"Thank God. I'm feeling a bit better now, otherwise this tension wouldn't let me breathe properly," Aashi said, slightly tipsy.
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Aman's car was parked in front of the club. He called Lavanya, but seeing her message, Aman's feet stopped outside the club.
"I thought I'd spend some time together, so she would feel good and I would get a chance to know Lavi. What's the point of going in alone now?" Aman said to himself, standing outside the club.
The club guard came near him and asked for the keys to park the car.
"I was waiting for someone here. She didn't come, so I'm not going in either," Aman told him.
"It's your choice, sir, but since you've come all the way to the club, spend some time inside too. Maybe you'll feel better. You look a bit tense," the guard replied.
Aman thought for a moment and then gave the keys to the guard. He stepped inside the club. One part of the club had tables where some couples were sitting. On the other side, loud music was playing, and some boys and girls were dancing to it.
"Everyone here is busy in their own lives. I also thought of taking some moments from my busy life for you, Lavi, but I forgot that we are both in the same profession. I don't have time for you, so how can you have time for me," Aman thought and then went to the bartender.
Aashi was sitting there and continuously drinking. Aman also reached there and said to the bartender, "One soft drink, please..."
Aashi looked towards Aman and then smiled slightly. "What will a soft drink do? If you want to forget your sorrow, you have to take many hard drink shots like me."
Aman ignored her. He sat on the chair there and started looking at Lavanya's photos on his phone.
"Ignoring me? Aashi Jindal... How dare she..." Aashi got up angrily, snatched Aman's phone, and smashed it on the floor.
Her action made Aman very angry. He first picked up his phone and then, to teach her a lesson, he got up from his chair and was about to grab her hand and say something, when he saw Aashi's face.
"You? You are that screaming girl," Aman recognized her instantly upon seeing Aashi.
Aanshi was very upset upon receiving the news that her father was coming home. In her distress, she went to the club and drank heavily.
Aman had also come there. Aanshi tried to talk to him, but Aman rejected her. In a fit of anger, Aanshi broke his phone.
"What is this drama?" Aman, grumbling angrily, went up to Aanshi. He recognized her as soon as he saw her.
"You... you are that screaming girl who caused a commotion at the fair that day."
"What fair?" Aanshi, while speaking, began to fall into Aman's arms.
"Oh ho! You've drunk way too much." Aman supported her and moved her away from him.
"I had no other option. I know everything here is very boring, but... but I am safe here," Aanshi mumbled softly, intoxicated.
Aman didn't understand anything. He gave her support and started to lead her out.
"Come on, let's talk in my car."
Aanshi pushed him away and said, "Just because I'm drunk doesn't mean I'm unaware of what's going on around me. I know people like you well."
"What do you know?" Aman asked in surprise.
"People like you first act innocent, approach girls, then kidnap them and do... do bad things to them."
"What nonsense are you talking?" Aman shouted at her angrily, "You are not sober yet. Whether I do anything bad to you or not, someone else in this state could definitely take advantage of you."
"Hey!" Aanshi shouted, "How can they take advantage? You don't know me yet. I know martial arts."
Aanshi was speaking loudly due to the loud noise.
"Either this much noise, and this girl. I think I'll go mad today," Aman said, putting his hand to his head. "But no matter what, I can't let her go. I have to find out about that man from this girl somehow."
Aman came back to Aanshi, took her hand, and said, "Come on, let's sit and talk comfortably."
Aanshi made a face and agreed. Aman took her to a table in a corner, where not many people were sitting nearby.
"What's your name?" Aman asked as soon as they sat down.
"Why should I tell you my name?" Aanshi said.
"Why is it so difficult to talk to this girl?" Aman mumbled softly. He tried to talk to Aanshi again and said, "Okay, forget the name. Do you remember going to a fair yesterday evening?"
"What fair?" Aanshi asked, looking at him strangely.
"The same fair where you were shouting 'bomb, bomb'. Remember, there was a bomb in the fair."
As soon as Aman said 'bomb, bomb,' Aanshi stood up from her place and shouted, "What bomb? Is there a bomb here?"
Aanshi ran from there to the dance floor. She reached there before Aman could stop her. She went to the DJ, made him stop the music, took the microphone kept there, and started making an announcement.
"Evacuate this club as soon as possible. There is a bomb here. If you care about your lives, leave here as quickly as possible," Aanshi yelled into the microphone.
Following Aanshi's announcement, chaos erupted. Not many people were present, but everyone started running towards the exit to save their lives.
Seeing them all running, Aman put his hand to his head and said, "Why did I forget that this girl... no, not a girl, she's a screaming girl. Wherever she goes, she creates such a mess."
Aman went to Aanshi to stop her.
"What have you done?" Aman shouted at Aanshi.
"Didn't you hear that there's a bomb here? Come on, you leave too, or else... or else you'll lose your life," saying this, Aanshi grabbed Aman's hand and started pulling him towards the exit.
In a short while, the club was completely empty. The security guards called the bomb squad and the police.
"This girl has caused trouble again. No matter what, I'll have to wait for her to sober up. Only she can help me sketch that man," Aman muttered to himself.
Aman somehow managed to convince Aanshi to get into his car. She fell asleep once she was in the car. He tried hard to wake her up, but Aanshi was fast asleep.
"I've been trying to wake her up for the past hour. I don't know how many more storms this girl will bring into my life," Aman said, bored, sitting in the car.
Meanwhile, Lavanya had finished her work. She saw many missed calls from Aman on her phone, so she called him.
Seeing Lavanya's call, Aman said to himself, "Yes, she's remembering me now. If I tell Lavi about this girl, she'll also come here. Who knows, then it will be difficult for me to manage both of them at the same time. It's better to ignore Lavi at least once." Aman did not answer Lavanya's call.
He sat there waiting for Aanshi to wake up.
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It was 2:00 AM. Aanshi had not returned home yet, so Arjun started worrying about her.
"She should have been back by now. It's all my fault that I let her go alone. In this situation, I can't even wake Grandma up. What if something bad happens to Aanshi..." Bad thoughts started coming into Arjun's mind. He quickly tracked Aanshi's location on his laptop.
"What is she doing at the club so late at night?" Arjun quickly closed his laptop and started calling Aanshi.
In her haste, Aanshi had left her phone at the club. When she didn't pick up, Arjun became even more worried. He quickly took out Aanshi's scooter and headed towards the club.
Aanshi was still sleeping carelessly in Aman's car.
"How can any girl sleep so carelessly in someone else's car? Forget sleeping, she was drinking herself into a stupor at the club. Don't her family care about her at all?" Aman said, looking at Aanshi.
Just then, an old scooter sped past Aman's car. The scooter rider was driving very carelessly, causing a dent in Aman's car.
"Are you mad? Can't you see and drive?" Aman said, opening his car window.
The scooter rider did not reply. He had gone only a short distance when a truck coming from the front hit him. Aman saw the accident happening through his car's side mirror.
"Oh God! It looks like he was also drinking." Aman quickly got out of his car and ran towards the accident site.
The truck driver also came out to see. His scooter was completely broken, and the man on it had fallen on the road. One of his legs was crushed, and he was also bleeding from his head.
"Sir, I didn't do this intentionally," the truck driver said pleadingly, seeing Aman.
"Yes, I saw. I'm calling the police," Aman said to calm him down.
"But the police will think I'm in the wrong, won't they?" he said worriedly.
"Don't worry, I saw all of this with my own eyes. This man narrowly missed hitting my car too. It looks like he's drunk," Aman explained to the man and started calling the police.
Meanwhile, Aanshi, who was asleep in Aman's car, also woke up. She was still a little drunk.
"What am I doing here? Where did someone kidnap me... did someone kidnap me and bring me here?" Aanshi tried to recall, racking her memory, but she couldn't remember anything.
She got out of the car and looked around. She saw two people standing a short distance away and a man lying on the road.
Aanshi didn't pay much attention to them and started walking back towards the club. Arjun was coming from the front on his scooter. He saw Aanshi, so he stopped the scooter and went to her.
"Are you crazy? When I gave you my car, what was the need to walk on the road? I told you to come home on time, and you..." Arjun was shouting at her angrily.
"I don't remember anything, Arjun. I want to go home, my head is hurting," hearing Aanshi's voice, Arjun said, "Did you drink? Didn't I tell you not to drink? Aanshi, what is your mobile doing at the club, and the car? Where did you park the car?"
"The car will be in the club's parking area, and I don't know about the mobile. Can we talk about all this at home? Please, I want to go home."
Aanshi looked very tired and distressed, so Arjun didn't ask any further questions. Arjun took Aanshi into the club and informed them about her lost mobile. The club manager assured her that her mobile would be delivered home. After that, he dropped her home on his scooter. Aman was still unaware that Aanshi had left his car.
No response from Groq.
Shanti Didi started taking Anshi for the photo session after getting her ready. Anshi was wearing a light yellow and white suit. Shanti had prepared her in her own style, so she had also put some jewelry on her.
"Aren't these beautiful?" Anshi said, jingling the bangles on her wrists.
"Look, Anshi Didi, you will get a very good boy. You look truly beautiful. So that I don't cast an evil eye on you, I'll put a black dot on you." Shanti took kohl from the dressing table and applied a small black dot behind Anshi's ear.
"Okay, what will happen after the photo session, Shanti Didi?" Anshi asked innocently.
"After that, we will go to a good pandit. Since you are educated, we can also go to the marriage bureau. There we will give your photos and details about the kind of boy you like," Shanti replied. She also started getting ready to go out.
"What is the need for a photo session for all this, Shanti Didi? I will put my photos on a matrimonial site right now. Someone will surely apply," Anshi said innocently.
"No, no. You have lived abroad, so you don't know the boys here. They are fraudsters. They are something else and show themselves as something else. We will go to the pandit. After that, the pandit will show your photos to 1-2 good families, and then those people will come to see you. After you like them, there will be an engagement... then a wedding," Shanti explained.
"When they have already seen my photos, why will they come to see me again?" This was all new to Anshi, so she was asking many questions.
"Because they look different in photos, don't they? One needs to see them in person as well," Shanti answered all her questions.
"Okay, how many hours will this process take?" Anshi asked.
Hearing Anshi's question, Shanti started laughing heartily. Anshi was looking at her, not understanding the meaning of Shanti's laughter.
"Sorry Didi. This is not London, where you meet a boy in the morning and get married by evening. Oh, this whole process takes at least 1 year." After saying this, Shanti started laughing again.
Hearing Shanti's words, Anshi's eyes widened and she said, "1 year? But I don't have that much time. I don't know, Shanti Didi... I need a husband in 2 days. Not even 2 days. I need a husband today."
Shanti did not reply to Anshi's words and went to Pritoji, hitting her head.
"Busy. Where are you busy? What crazy things is this Anshi Didi doing early in the morning?" Shanti came into Pritoji's room searching for her.
"Why are you asking me, Shanti? All these are your own mess-ups," Pritoji said, making a face.
"What is my fault in this now? I thought Anshi Didi wanted to get married, so I told her the process of finding a good boy, but she wants a boy in just one day," Shanti said.
"They are right, an empty mind is the devil's workshop. Anshi isn't doing anything here for 2 months, so she's getting all sorts of crazy ideas," Pritoji replied.
"Dadi, I am very scared of Anshi Didi. What if some witch..." Shanti stopped mid-sentence. Pritoji glared at her and said, "I don't know about her, but you are definitely possessed by some witch. I'm telling you, Shanti, stay away from my daughter and don't teach her anything wrong."
"But what I..." Shanti stopped as she saw Pritoji glaring at her, so she left her sentence unfinished. "Okay, I'm leaving. I still have to clean other places."
Shanti left from there. After she left, Pritoji called out from behind, "You should clean your own mind too. Who knows what crazy thoughts you have."
After Shanti left, Pritoji took her wheelchair to Anshi's room. "I don't know about Shanti's mind, but something definitely needs to be done about Anshi's mind. What's going on in that girl's head, and she's not telling anyone."
When she entered Anshi's room, she saw that Anshi had removed the jewelry and makeup that Shanti Didi had put on her, but she was still wearing the dress.
"Anshi, how many times have I told you not to listen to Shanti?" Pritoji said as she came in.
"Then what should I do, Dadi? I am willing to do anything to stay here, even get married. Dadi, you don't understand, I don't want to leave you and go to London," Anshi pleaded.
"Okay, I'll think of something. But promise me you won't do anything crazy," Pritoji said.
Anshi nodded in affirmation and hugged Pritoji.
"You are the best Dadi in the world. Okay Dadi, can I go meet Arjun? I want to tell him that I have given up the idea of getting married," Anshi said happily. There was an innocence in her nature.
"Are you going all the way to his office to tell him such a small thing? You can tell him this over the phone too?" Pritoji said, shaking her head negatively.
"What's the fun in talking over the phone compared to sitting face-to-face? Dadi, can I go?" Anshi asked again.
Pritoji smiled and nodded. Anshi left for Arjun's office in the same dress.
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Before going to the office in the morning, Aman had called his team for a meeting at the hotel he had booked. He was unaware of the changes Jas had made.
As he reached the hotel and saw its changed appearance, he muttered, "How could I forget that I have entrusted Jas with such a big responsibility? This was bound to happen. This boy is uncontrollable."
As Aman moved forward, he saw a large hoarding on the front wall that read, "Rooms available for rent for ₹100 for 6 hours."
"Another new surprise. What else can be expected from Jas," Aman thought as he went up to the room.
The scene inside surprised him again. Mr. Gupta, Lavanya, and Jas were all sitting in the room. Lavanya was working on something on her laptop, while Jas and Mr. Gupta were happily eating pizza.
"This is really very tasty," Mr. Gupta said while eating. "I say, Jas, arrange a room like this for me too. We can both manage work from here."
"Oh, really Mr. Gupta?" Aman asked, suppressing his anger. "Jas, I gave you permission to stay here, not to make all these changes."
"But bro..." Jas started to explain.
Aman interrupted him and said sternly, "No 'buts', Jas. I booked this hotel for meetings, not for having fun here. First of all, remove that hoarding."
"Thank God Aman, you said something to him, otherwise..." Lavanya was pleased with his decision.
Just then, Aman interrupted Lavanya and said, "Otherwise what, Lavi? You came here yesterday and didn't even feel the need to tell me what Jas was doing here?"
"But bro, you wanted things to look normal. As soon as we enter Chandigarh, if a hotel remains closed and people keep coming and going, people will get suspicious. And don't worry bro, I will manage this business properly. Our business is doing very well anyway," Jas said, trying to explain.
"It would be good, Jas, if you do the work you came here for. If you like doing business so much, quit this job and start a business," Aman said angrily.
Aman was very upset seeing the changes Jas had made in the hotel. He was constantly scolding Jas and Lavanya.
"Okay, you can scold me later. Let's talk about the mission first," Mr. Gupta tried to calm him down.
Aman said nothing further and sat there. They were all talking about Vidhi Rana.
"Your plan is very good, Jas. I have always heard that Vidhi Rana is involved with girls. This suggests what kind of person he must be," Aman said, praising Jas.
"Yes, the plan is very old, but it can work. I have often heard that even great people bow down to true love, so what is Vidhi Rana?" Mr. Gupta said.
Hearing them, Aman smiled slightly and replied, "True love? There is no such thing in the world, Mr. Gupta. A selfish person like Vidhi can never understand it. It would be better if we work logically instead of on possibilities."
Mr. Gupta agreed with him. They discussed the mission with those people for a long time, but Lavanya's attention was elsewhere.
"Just now Aman said that there is no such thing as true love, so why is he with me? Doesn't he love me? He has never said it out loud," Lavanya looked at Aman with a lost gaze.
He was still talking about mission-related matters. Lavanya found his words piercing. Her eyes welled up. She got up and said, "I am not feeling well. I want to be alone for a while. I am going to Artistic's office."
"But Lavanya..." Aman tried to stop her, but Lavanya completely ignored him and left.
Aman was also troubled by her behavior. He also left the meeting midway and started following her.
No response from Groq.
No response from Groq.
As soon as everyone was saved from the hotel accident, Aman was about to leave when his eyes fell on Aanshi, who had fainted near a table.
"Oh my god! How did she escape my sight." Aman rushed to Aanshi. He looked at Aanshi's face. "Oh, this is the same screaming girl. Why does she always meet me in this state, that I can't even ask her anything. Has no one else like her remained unseen by me?"
Aman quickly looked around. No one else was there except Aanshi. He picked Aanshi up in his arms. As he was leaving, he put on his mask again.
"Come on, let me save you again, screaming girl." Aman came out with Aanshi.
"There is a fire inside," Aanshi mumbled in her unconscious state. She tried to open her eyes, but everything appeared blurry to her.
Aman took her to an ambulance and laid her on a stretcher there. "She was scared because of the fire. See, she hasn't suffered any major injury," Aman told the nurse there.
After this, he left. Instead of going to Artistic's office, Aman went to his headquarters.
A little while after he left, Aanshi regained consciousness. "Who brought me here?" Aanshi asked the nurse.
"I don't know, ma'am, he was wearing a mask," the nurse replied.
Aanshi tried hard to recall her memories. She couldn't remember anything, only Aman's blurry face floated before her eyes.
"That same face. Who are you? You are definitely not a normal person. That day too, I heard some things about you. You... you and your team had come to defuse a bomb there," Aanshi thought to herself.
The nurse gave Aanshi some medicine, which made her feel a little better. Aanshi took an auto from there and came to her house.
Preetoji was unaware of this accident. She saw that Aanshi's clothes were a bit stained and her face was also downcast.
"Hey, why the long face? When I've said I'll take care of your father, why do you look so glum?" Preetoji asked.
Aanshi was still thinking about the masked boy. As soon as she heard Preetoji mention her father, she lightly hit her head and said, "In my preoccupation with that boy, I forgot everything."
"Which boy?" Preetoji asked, widening her eyes.
"No one, Grandma. And now you don't need to worry about Dad. I've found a way for him," Aanshi replied.
"Oh, you're not thinking of doing something wrong, are you? Aanshi, you know your father well," Preetoji asked sternly.
"Yes, Grandma, very well. So well that I haven't even seen his face for the past 10 years," Aanshi said angrily.
"He wanted to come to London to meet you, but he didn't get the time due to his busy schedule," Preetoji revealed.
"Enough, Grandma. You always defend him. If he couldn't come to London, so what? He should have called me here, right? Leave all this, I don't want to spoil my mood with all these things. I am his daughter too. Now, let him try and remove me from India," Aanshi said. After that, she went straight to her room.
When Aanshi left London, she brought all her belongings. She had decided upon coming that she would never go back to London.
Aanshi took out her documents from a bag and started making a neat CV. After finishing her work, she went to take a bath. When she came out, she saw that it was 4 PM.
"Dad will be here by evening tomorrow. I don't have much time. I need to find a job," Aanshi opened her laptop and started searching for vacancies.
"Nothing special is coming up," Aanshi said to herself. "The companies that have vacancies are not so big that it will make a difference if one employee leaves. Besides, I don't have many degrees. I guess I will have to wait for that monkey without a tail," Aanshi said to herself.
Tired, Aanshi closed the laptop and fell asleep. Aman's blurry face was still revolving in her eyes.
"Who are you? Your eyes... your eyes are completely imprinted in my mind. But whenever we meet, I am in such a situation that I don't get a chance to ask you anything. Whoever you are, it is certain that you are a spy, and I will find you," Aanshi fell asleep thinking this.
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After the rescue operation in the hotel was carried out successfully, Aman reached the headquarters. This was the headquarters of a secret agency, which did not look ordinary at all. Their work was hidden from the world's eyes, so their office was beyond people's imagination.
The security agency's office was built in the basement of a haunted house in Chandigarh. No one could even imagine that such a place could exist inside a haunted house.
Upon entering, Aman went to the Chief's office, who was a man around 55 years old. His hair was gray, and he had a thick beard on his face. His nameplate lay on his table, which read 'Tej Prakash Dutt'. As soon as he entered, Aman saluted him.
"I learned about the accident at the restaurant. I really appreciate you saving the lives of the people there," Mr. Dutt said in a serious voice.
"Thank you, sir," Aman replied calmly.
"I know, Aman, you are perfect in your work and handle things very well, but that man escaped in the blast at the fair. You had accurate information, yet how did that man slip away from your hands?" Mr. Dutt said.
"It was completely our failure, sir!" Aman frankly took all the blame on himself.
"But I heard something different from Mr. Gupta. He was saying that there was a girl there who gathered a crowd by shouting, and due to the commotion, the whole plan was ruined. Taking advantage of the opportunity, that man escaped from there," Mr. Dutt said.
"We were handling the mission, not that girl. A common person reacts that way seeing a bomb and tries to save the lives of people there. That girl did the same," Aman said, defending Aanshi.
"For now, I have managed the situation. I hope I don't hear about failure from you hereafter. This mission is very big, and the bomb blasts in the city are a part of it... Remember, no more carelessness ahead," Mr. Dutt said sternly.
"Yes, sir," Aman said calmly, saluted him, and came out of his cabin.
Outside, there were other officers like him. Everyone greeted him properly. His colleague Divyana Bajaj came near him. She was around 26 years old and very beautiful. Fair, innocent face, brown eyes, and waist-length hair.
"Hello, Mr. Kapoor. I heard the criminal who planted the bomb escaped," Divyana taunted Aman as she approached him.
"This is the office of the security agency, Ms. Bajaj... not some news channel that you're taunting me based on what you've heard. Everyone here knows that the man escaped. So what's the point of you coming and asking me?" Aman said angrily.
"The point is, if you had taken me in your team instead of that useless Jas and Lavanya, then perhaps you wouldn't have gotten news of failure," Divyana said, raising her eyebrows.
Hearing her, Aman thought for a moment. He looked at Divyana Bajaj. Divyana looked very beautiful and innocent.
After thinking for a while, he said, "Is it still too late?"
"Meaning? Are you really ready to take me into your team?" Divyana asked in surprise.
"Of course, yes," Aman agreed with her statement and turned his steps towards Tej Prakash Dutt's office again.
Divyana was stunned by his behavior. "Why did Aman suddenly say yes? After everything that happened between us, he didn't even want to see my face. Then what could be the reason for saying yes?"
To find out what was going on in Aman's mind, Divyana also followed him into Tej Prakash Dutt's office so that she could overhear their conversation.
This story depicts the complications and bitter past experiences in Aman and Divyana's relationship.
* **Aman's attitude towards Divyana:** Aman agrees to include Divyana in his team, but his attitude is cold and changed. He reminds her that she betrayed him and things can no longer be the same between them. This shows that Aman still harbors anger and distrust towards Divyana.
* **Divyana's feelings:** Divyana is going through the pain of losing Aman and is determined to win him back. She admits she made a mistake and now that Aman is giving her another chance, she doesn't want to let him go. This indicates that Divyana still loves Aman and wants to mend their relationship.
* **Lavanya and Aman's conversation:** The conversation between Lavanya and Aman reveals that Aman's decision to include Divyana in the team is strategic. He is planning to send Divyana to VidhiRana. Lavanya also warns Aman to be cautious of Divyana, as she knows Divyana will try to get close to him again. This shows that Lavanya cares about Aman and wants to protect him from Divyana.
Overall, Aman and Divyana's relationship has become complicated due to past betrayal and misunderstandings. Divyana wants to mend their relationship, while Aman is still keeping his distance from her. It will be interesting to see in the further story whether Divyana can win back Aman's trust and whether Aman can forgive her.
Anshi decided to look for a job in Chandigarh. She chose the office of Artistics, owned by Aman Kapoor, as her first stop for an interview.
Early in the morning, Anshi got ready and headed to the Artistics office, and soon she was standing in front of it.
"The building is so beautiful... Come on, let's go inside and see if there's any work here that suits me," Anshi said to herself and entered the building.
There was a girl at the reception. She went to her and said, "Excuse me, ma'am... I've come here for an interview."
"But no job advertisement has come from the company. As far as I know, no advertisement has been placed in newspapers or on the company's official website," the receptionist replied.
"Yes, I know that, but what necessity drives a person," Anshi muttered to herself.
The receptionist said, "I think, ma'am, you've been mistaken... or you might not have read the company name properly."
"I haven't been mistaken. Please check with your boss," Anshi made a final attempt.
"Alright, I'll ask, but calling won't help. We keep staff on standby here so that if someone leaves unexpectedly, we don't face any issues," the receptionist called upstairs to satisfy Anshi.
After a brief conversation on the phone, she told Anshi, "I told you, ma'am, there are no vacancies here currently. Thank you."
"That's good..." Anshi made a face and left. In her haste, she bumped into Aman, who had just arrived at the office.
Frustrated by not getting a job, Anshi yelled at Aman. "Can't you watch where you're going?"
"What are you doing here?" Aman recognized Anshi instantly upon seeing her.
"I came looking for a job, but here people keep staff on standby. If you've also come looking for a job, it's pointless," Anshi told him.
Hearing her words, a smile appeared on Aman's face. "There are jobs available here. Come with me, I'll..."
As Aman was talking to Anshi, the receptionist came out from behind the counter and said, "Good morning, sir. She's mistaken. She came here for an interview when there are no vacancies."
Hearing "Sir" from the receptionist, Anshi realized that Aman was the boss. Confused, she said, "So, you are really the owner of this company?"
Aman smiled and nodded, saying, "Come with me. Ever since Lavanya left, I've needed a personal secretary. Let's see if you are fit for this job."
Saying this, Aman turned towards the lift. After he left, Anshi looked at the receptionist and said, "I told you, there would be a job available for me here."
Anshi left the place. After she left, the receptionist kept looking at both of them in surprise. "But Aman Sir doesn't like to hire assistants. Then why did he agree to that girl? Lavanya ma'am handles all his work."
"Well, I don't need you anymore, shouting girl, but still, hiring you this time will be very beneficial for me. Because of you, I can catch that person and find out the whole master plan. If you work with me, I will somehow extract information about him from you," Aman thought to himself.
Anshi was also with him in the lift. She was staring intently at Aman.
"Why do I feel like I've seen him before... I mean, his voice... it feels like I've heard his voice," Anshi thought.
The lift stopped on the 5th floor of the building, where Aman's cabin was. He gestured for Anshi to follow him.
Anshi followed him, looking around. She observed that the rest of the staff were engrossed in their work.
"Everyone here is working so dedicatedly, unlike Arjun's office where there was more chatting than work," Anshi said softly.
Aman was in his cabin with Anshi. After sitting in his chair, he asked Anshi to sit opposite him.
"As the receptionist told you, we keep staff on standby. All my work is done by Miss Bajaj, but as she is on leave for a few days, you will do her work," Aman said as soon as they sat down.
"And when your Miss Bajaj returns, what will happen to me?" Anshi asked, her eyes wide.
"Then you will work as Miss Bajaj's assistant. But that will be when you prove yourself fit for this job... Where is your resume?" Aman said.
As soon as Aman finished speaking, Anshi took out her resume from her bag and handed it to him. Reading her resume, he said, "Your education is from London University?"
Anshi nodded affirmatively.
"May I ask why you left your MBA education incomplete?" Aman asked in surprise.
"I don't need to tell you. Am I suitable for this job or not?" Anshi replied somewhat curtly.
"This is a simple assistant job, and your qualifications are very high. Knowing all this, do you still want this job?" Aman asked again.
"Yes, because I really need this job," Anshi said helplessly.
Aman looked at Anshi, who was wearing a dress from a big branded company. Her education was also completed in London.
"Looking at you, it doesn't seem like you are short of money. Then why do you need this job?" Aman asked her point-blank.
"There's no need for every job to be done for money. Some jobs are done to prove oneself and to maintain one's self-respect," Anshi replied with full confidence.
"Alright... your job is fixed, but think once again, if you want to go back for your studies, that won't be possible. We make a 1-year contract with every employee. We can terminate them if we decide, but they cannot leave the job of their own will," Aman explained everything clearly to her.
Hearing his words, Anshi's face lit up. She hurriedly said, "Just, I was eagerly waiting for this moment."
"What?" Aman said in surprise.
Anshi quickly said, "Nothing... what I was saying is, one year is a very short time. Why don't we extend the contract period to 5 years?"
Hearing Anshi's words, Aman choked. "Think again, Miss Jindal... this is a job, not an FD that you want to fix for 5 years."
"Okay, make it 5 years... how about 2 years?" Anshi asked abruptly.
"Is your background clear? Any criminal history..." As soon as Aman asked, Anshi flared up at him angrily, "What do you mean? Do I look like a thief or a dacoit that you are asking about my background?"
"Okay... I was just asking. Everyone has a 1-year contract, and yours will also be for 1 year. Submit your details outside... you will receive the contract after 2 days," Aman said calmly.
Anshi pouted like a child and said, "What? After 2 days... but I want it now."
"Now I am getting even more suspicious of you," Aman looked at her suspiciously.
"No... no, I just wanted to join this job early. That's why I was saying," Anshi managed to cover up her words.
"If you decide, you can join from today, but the contract will be made only after 2 days. Go out and meet Mr. Singh, he will explain your work," Aman said.
Aman told Anshi everything. Anshi kept looking into his eyes repeatedly. She tried to think with her eyes closed, and Aman's blurred face appeared before her eyes. Then she opened her eyes and looked at Aman closely. Looking at Aman's eyes, she remembered the man who had saved her life.
"I feel like I've heard his voice too, and his eyes... his eyes are also like the man who saved my life. Isn't it him..." Anshi remained lost in her thoughts, staring intently into Aman's eyes.
Aman kept calling Anshi's name repeatedly, while she was lost in some other world. Aman picked up a glass of water kept nearby and poured half of it into a plant placed there.
He came back to Anshi and poured the remaining half of the water on her face. As the water fell on Anshi's face, she quickly stood up.
"What is this impertinence?" Anshi shouted.
"Can't you ever talk without shouting, shouting girl..." Aman said irritably.
"What did you say? Shouting girl? Now I am sure, it's you," saying this, Anshi came close to Aman and held him firmly by both sides, looking intently into his eyes.
Aman became more irritated by her actions and pushed her away from him. "Have you gone mad? What are you babbling, and who am I?"
"You... you are the one. You are a spy, aren't you? A secret agent..." Anshi said.
Hearing Anshi's words, Aman was stunned. Before Anshi, was his complete truth, which he had kept hidden from people until today.
Aanshi came to Aman's office for an interview. When she heard his voice and looked into his eyes, she recognized him.
"You are a spy... or someone who works hidden from the world's eyes. Like 'Sam Row' or a 'Secret Agent'..." As Aanshi said this, Aman flustered and looked around. His biggest lie had been exposed.
Aman took a deep breath and then looked at Aanshi and smiled.
"Are you laughing? Did I tell a joke?" Aanshi said angrily.
"It is a joke. Me and a spy? The company you are standing in is not a street corner stall where a spy can successfully carry out their work," Aman replied.
Aanshi was confused by Aman's words. What he was saying was true. "How is it possible that it's not you... your voice is exactly the same. And your eyes....." As she spoke, Aanshi started moving closer to Aman. "Wait, let me look into your eyes one more time."
As Aanshi moved closer to Aman, he quickly picked up the goggles from the table and put them on his eyes.
"Conjunctivitis... I have conjunctivitis. Don't look into my eyes, or you'll get it too," Aman said.
"Okay, fine. We'll see when your conjunctivitis is cured," Aanshi said, raising her eyebrows.
"If you want to work here, you have to behave properly and speak respectfully to your boss," Aman said sternly.
"Okay sir... when your conjunctivitis is fine, you can definitely let me examine your eyes," Aanshi said very politely.
"Certainly, Miss Aanshi... you can leave now," Aman said, gesturing towards the door.
Aanshi came out from there. She was still looking at Aman, trying to remember.
"If I hadn't fainted that day, I would have definitely proven that he is the same boy. He saved me at the fair for the first time, and he was also at the restaurant that same day. Sometimes I suspect that he was also the one whose mobile I broke at the club," Aanshi muttered to herself.
Meanwhile, as soon as Aanshi left, Aman breathed a sigh of relief. He sat down on his chair and started to calm himself down with a drink of water.
"Thank God, she didn't recognize me, otherwise she would have shouted to the whole world about who I am? By giving her a job, I have invited trouble upon myself, but I can't let her go either. Now it would be good if Lavanya arrived soon," Aman said to himself.
Aman picked up Aanshi's resume and looked at it again.
"Aanshi Jindal... age 22 years... Oh, so the screaming girl's name is Aanshi. But she hasn't stated the reason for leaving London. Are there any problems in her past?" Aman tried to find out about her through Aanshi's resume.
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Lavanya was present at Vidhi Rana's hotel. She wore a waitress uniform and thick-lensed glasses. It was difficult for anyone to recognize Lavanya due to the heavy makeup on her face.
She had been waiting for Vidhi Rana to arrive since morning. Morning had turned into night, but she hadn't even been able to meet him, let alone ask about Vidhi Rana.
"Hey, listen....." the head waiter called out to her.
When he called out like that, Lavanya looked at him angrily. She immediately changed her expression and went near him.
"Yes sir, tell me," Lavanya said as she went near him.
"You have to take this food upstairs for Vidhi sir," the waiter said, and Lavanya became alert.
"What, he is staying here?" Lavanya immediately asked.
"Look, you are new here, so I'm letting you go with a warning. From now on, mind your own business. If you try to ask too many questions, you will remain a question yourself," the waiter told her sternly.
"Yes... yes...! Tell me what you want me to take. I'll leave," Lavanya said in a hurry.
"No... let it be now. I'll send someone else," the waiter shook his head negatively.
Because Lavanya asked a question, the waiter forbade her from going upstairs, and he left. With the waiter's departure, a golden opportunity slipped through her hands, through which she could have gathered information about Vidhi Rana.
"I have to go upstairs somehow," Lavanya thought to herself and ran after the waiter. "Forgive me, sir, I will be careful from now on. I will complete every task you assign without any questions and will not talk about it to anyone," Lavanya pleaded.
The waiter looked at her angrily and then said, "Okay. Go upstairs, but don't ask anything there either. Just place the food in front of sir. And yes... if he wants anything, tell him to call. You will not come down until he finishes his meal."
The waiter explained everything to her. Lavanya nodded in agreement. The waiter placed different food items on the serving plates.
"Take this upstairs with the help of the serving trolley. Remember what I told you," the waiter said and left from there.
Lavanya immediately took the serving trolley and went to the top floor with the help of the lift. She looked around in the lift.
"It's possible that cameras are installed here, just like in every corner of the hotel. I might get another chance to meet Vidhi, but if I get caught the first time, nothing will be figured out," Lavanya tried to act normal and reached Vidhi's floor without any extra preparation.
Entry to the upper floor was strictly prohibited. Only with Vidhi's special permission could anyone come there. When Lavanya reached the top, she saw that Vidhi's house was built on the upper floor.
"Oh, so this is why no one has ever known where Vidhi Rana lives?" Lavanya thought and took a step forward.
There was no one there. Lavanya looked around, the house was very luxurious, with expensive furniture and showpieces.
"Is... anyone there?" Lavanya called out.
There was no sound in response. Lavanya looked around again, she couldn't see anyone. Then suddenly, the sound of a shower starting came from the bedroom.
She knocked on the bedroom door and said, "Vidhi sir... I have dinner for you....."
Before she could finish speaking, Vidhi shouted in response, "Okay. I'm coming. Do this, my towel will be on the bed outside. Give it to me."
"Yes... yes sir....." Lavanya replied and stepped into the bedroom. She picked up the towel placed on the bed and knocked on the bathroom door, saying, "Sir... towel....."
"Come in," Vidhi replied from inside. Lavanya's heart started beating faster.
"Don't know what all I have to do for the mission," Lavanya muttered to herself.
When Lavanya entered with the towel, she saw that there was a separate section in the bathroom for bathing, which was completely made of glass. Vidhi was bathing inside. Lavanya's gaze fell on him. Seeing him without clothes, she immediately lowered her gaze.
"Keep it there and wait for me at the dining table outside," Vidhi said.
Lavanya didn't say anything in response and left quickly after placing the towel. After some time, Vidhi also came out. Instead of wearing clothes, he had a towel wrapped around his waist. Lavanya was seeing him for the first time.
"He looks so simple and good, then why does he do such wrong things? His face doesn't suit his work at all. Who would say that Vidhi Rana, the renowned face of the mafia, looks so handsome," Lavanya thought.
Lavanya averted her gaze seeing him like that. Vidhi smiled seeing her. He went back inside, got dressed, and came out.
"It seems you are new here," Vidhi asked as he sat at the table.
"Yes sir....." Lavanya said, looking down.
"Come on, serve the food quickly. I am very hungry," Vidhi said.
As Vidhi spoke, Lavanya quickly started serving the food. Her hands were trembling a little, and she was spilling food here and there in haste.
Suddenly Vidhi grabbed her hand and said, "Leave it, I'll do it."
"But the head waiter told me to serve you food," Lavanya replied.
"Yes, he told me to serve, not to drop it..... Did you have dinner?" Vidhi asked. He was speaking very normally. Seeing him, no one could tell that he was such a dangerous mafia.
Lavanya shook her head negatively without saying anything. Vidhi gestured for her to sit at a nearby table and started serving food on two plates.
"Thank you, sir, but I'll go down and eat," Lavanya refused.
"Do only what I have told you," Vidhi said, looking at her angrily.
Obeying his words, Lavanya calmly started eating. Vidhi was watching her eat instead of eating.
"Sir, why aren't you eating anything?" Lavanya asked hesitantly.
"I will eat, but you need it more than me," Vidhi replied.
"I didn't understand anything, sir?" Lavanya asked in surprise.
"Don't worry, I will explain everything. Yes, so you eat properly. After this, you have to do a job for me that will require a lot of your energy," Vidhi said, looking at her with a mysterious smile.
Hearing him say that, Lavanya jumped up from her seat and started adjusting her clothes.
Seeing her do that, Vidhi laughed loudly and then, controlling his laughter, said, "Don't be scared, my choice is not that bad. I won't do anything with you..... the work is something else."
"But sir....." Before Lavanya could finish her sentence, Vidhi took out a revolver from the dining table drawer and pointed it at her, saying, "Sit down quietly and eat."
Lavanya got scared, quickly sat down, and started eating. She didn't understand what Vidhi wanted her to do.
She was with Vidhi Rana, who was pointing a gun at her. Anything could happen to her the very next moment.
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Lavanya brought food for Vidhi and went to his home on the top floor of the hotel. Initially Vidhi treated her very well but later he forced her to eat at gunpoint so she could do his work.
"Please let me go, sir," Lavanya said scared.
Vidhi shook his head. "What am I going to get by keeping you here? It's just a small task. Come on, now eat quietly and let me eat too."
Vidhi kept his revolver on the dining table and started eating.
Some time later, both of them finished their meals. Lavanya put both plates on the serving trolley and started cleaning the table.
"Impressive... till now none of the waitresses who brought food here have done this. I had to call the cleaning staff to get everything cleaned. I will definitely reward you for your good work,"
Lavanya didn't reply to his comment. Although she was a secret agent she was alone here.
"Sir, what work were you talking about?" Lavanya asked.
Vidhi's eyes narrowed. "The work. Come with me."
He walked towards a room and Lavanya observed Vidhi and quietly picked up a knife from there.
"Maybe you don't know that you shouldn't use your brain much. You are very strange. You impress me and then get angry."
Vidhi opened a drawer and showed her a girl's dead body.
"Yes, this isn't L...la, it's a dead body,"
The drawer wasn't a normal drawer. It was a deep freezer where Vidhi kept the bodies he murdered until someone could dispose of them.
"You have to dispose of this body,"
"But how?" Lavanya asked.
Vidhi shook his head. "Look, I'm not responsible. A waiter usually brings food here and it's his job. Since you came here today you will do his job."
Lavanya was shivering with fear. She came to find information about Vidhi Rana but ended up helping him with his crimes.
"You don't have to be scared. Look I won't do all this for free. There's a gift. You girls want gifts before work and then do your work."
Vidhi took out a diamond ring and put it in Lavanya's hand.
Meanwhile Aanshi was working late at Artistic.
"You know I could have joined yesterday. I don't think I can do such robot like work," Aanshi muttered.
Aman was sitting across from her and he couldn't help but notice her struggling.
"I know you might be thinking you shouldn't have joined today. But it's just a tough day. You will see that late night work doesn't suit a spy,"
Aanshi finished her task for the day. Then Mr. Singh came to her.
"Aanshi mam, Vidhi sir needs to sign these documents. Please go to his cabin and get his signature,"
"Can't you do it? Why are you telling me?" Aanshi asked.
Mr. Singh looked at her with surprise. "You're replacing Lavanya madam. No one except Lavanya madam is allowed in Vidhi sir's cabin."
Aanshi groaned and took papers from Mr. Singh. She knocked on Vidhi's cabin and asked for permission.
"Yes, come in Aanshi,"
Aanshi entered and handed him the papers. Aman looked stressed because he had been typing late.
"Sorry to disturb. It's already late," Aanshi said.
The files needed Vidhi's signature. However Vidhi pretended like they were contract papers.
"I think I shouldn't do it. I should leave now if you're just going to make my life hell," Aanshi spoke.
"I'll do my best." Aanshi continued.
"You know I want to get you out from here because you can prove I'm a spy and you saved my life twice," Aanshi blurted.
Aman stopped signing and looked at her. "You should see a psychiatrist. No one told you that you're hallucinating."
"No and no one told you that a mask and sunglasses are not enough to conceal your identity. Anyone can recognize you sir," Aanshi said.
Meanwhile Lavanya tried calling Aman multiple times.
"It seems very important. A secret agent's calls are always important," Aanshi added.
Aman finally picked her call.
"Aman... Something big happened. I'll send you the location. Come right now,"
"Don't worry, Lavi. I'm coming," Aman ended the call.
He got up leaving Aanshi behind.
"Sir you're forgetting about your project. Your entire staff is here till late," Aanshi spoke.
But Aman didn't reply. He was too worried about Lavanya.
No response from Groq.
No response from Groq.
The next morning, Anshi's alarm was ringing in her room. Still, she covered her ears with a pillow and slept soundly.
Arjun came into her room and turned off the alarm. Waking Anshi, he said, "If you keep sleeping like this, your boss will fire you in a day."
"Which boss and which work?" Anshi replied without opening her eyes.
"The same boss you started working for yesterday." As Arjun spoke, Anshi sat up abruptly. She looked at the clock and it was 8:00.
"My eyes didn't open because I slept late last night." Anshi got up quickly and headed towards the bathroom. Suddenly, she stopped and said to herself, "If I came home late, Aman Kapoor must have reached home late too. So, he would have been late as well. If he's late, then who will scold? Now, I'll go to the office comfortably."
"Forget comfort, go and meet your father. He was asking about you last night too," Arjun told Anshi about her father's arrival.
Hearing Arjun's words, Anshi stopped there and said, "What, has he really come?"
Arjun nodded affirmatively and left the room. Both worry and sadness were visible on Anshi's face.
"I don't understand whether to go out or not. It's been 10 years since I met you. In all these years, you never felt like meeting me even once. Is money everything?" Anshi's eyes welled up with tears as she thought this. "I don't want to meet you, Mr. Shiv Jindal..... I'll get ready and go straight to the office."
Anshi decided not to meet her father and went into the bathroom. After some time, she returned and started getting ready for the office. She was wearing formal clothes and had tied her hair in a loose ponytail. Her front hair was scattered on her forehead in layers.
Anshi picked up her bag and came out to go to the office. Preetoji and Mr. Jindal were sitting at the dining table. Both were having breakfast. Anshi tried to avoid their gaze, but her eyes fell on them. They had changed a lot in the past few years.
A light beard on his face and spectacles on his eyes were signs of his increasing age.
"Control Anshi, control. You have to control your emotions. I know you are meeting them after so many years..... Most girls are very emotional about their fathers, but don't forget what they did to you. They only care about their work. They are not worthy of your love," Anshi muttered and walked straight out.
Shiv Jindal saw her leaving. He didn't say anything. When Preetoji's eyes fell on Anshi, she called out to her, "Anshi, my child..... Where are you going? At least have breakfast before you leave. How many times have I told you not to leave the house on an empty stomach."
"Dadi, I'll eat something outside," Anshi replied without looking back. She knew that if she started talking to her father, she wouldn't be able to avoid his words and would have to go to London again.
"Anshi..... Dadi is saying something. Come and sit down quietly and have breakfast," Mr. Jindal said in his stern voice.
Hearing his words, Anshi's emotions turned into anger. She turned towards him and said irritably, "It's not necessary to listen to your every word..... I told you, I'm not hungry, so I won't eat."
"And it's not always true that what children think is correct. Some decisions are made by elders for their well-being. Even if they don't understand it at first, they understand it when they mature. You too will understand," Mr. Jindal said. Preetoji had told him about Anshi's displeasure when Anshi arrived.
"I'm getting late for the office, I'll talk when I come back," saying this, Anshi left. Just then, Mr. Jindal got up and walked quickly towards her.
"Child, I want to talk to you. I know you are angry with me. Your anger is justified too. I haven't met you for the last 10 years, but..... please don't be stubborn," Mr. Jindal said gently. When Anshi looked at Preetoji, she gestured for her to sit and have breakfast.
"You have 15 minutes. You can say whatever you want to say. I'm getting late for the office," Anshi replied and came to the dining table to have breakfast.
"Child, why are you being stubborn unnecessarily? This is about your future. It's only a matter of 1 year. After that, your MBA will be completed. BG said you joined a job only yesterday. Do this, go and tell them you want to resume your studies. You are going to London, so you won't be able to continue this work," Mr. Jindal was trying to convince her. While speaking, he conveyed his decision to Anshi.
Hearing his words, Anshi smiled slightly and then replied, "Mr. Jindal, you are not talking to an 11-year-old girl in front of you, but a 22-year-old adult. You cannot impose your decisions on me like this. I don't want to go to London."
"Don't be stubborn, Anshi, my child, this is all for your own good," Shiv said.
"I can think about my own good myself. And believe me, I feel more at home and happiness in India than in London. Now excuse me, please....." Anshi ended the conversation there, speaking her mind. She picked up her bag and left for the office.
According to Mr. Jindal's calculations, the conversation was still incomplete, and he became angry because Anshi stopped talking midway. He shouted from behind, "No matter how willful you are, I will send you to London."
"Challenge accepted, Mr. Jindal....." Anshi replied without looking at him and left. There was confidence in her voice and anger on her face.
