A Tale Of Schemes... #1,#2,#3

Chapter 1

*Mohan Pov*

I closed my eyes in fatigue after two continuous sleepless nights. Even after a month, it is still not stuck that my wife passed away just like that in a blink.

And now my daughter is continuously getting admitted to the hospital because of that day. This time it's already two days since she lost her conscious but there is no sign of her waking up.

"Mohan! Our boss is here." Hearing those words from Pramod, I glanced up to find Mr. Ashok Guptha standing with him along with a boy.

"Sir!" I greeted him standing up while he gave a nod before glancing at the private room she is staying in and that too with the help of Sir who made sure she gets to stay here.

"How is she?" he asked turning his attention towards me.

"They are still observing her condition and right now waiting for her to wake up." I replied and he nodded slowly.

"You need not come here directly, Sir. You must be busy with the works and I am already causing trouble by taking leave at this crucial time." I mumbled.

"I am already thankful for Pramod's wife who is taking care of my daughter right now." I added glancing at Pramod.

"Don't think about all these things. You are not in the right condition too. So, you need to care for yourself and let everyone help you a bit." Ashok Sir commented.

Who would have thought when I was busy with the work I need to finish, my family would get subjected to a robbery at night. In the struggle with the thieves, my wife passed away under a knife attack while Shrishti fell down the stairs. Right now I don't know whether I can continue to work with this regret sweeping inside.

I should have lifted her call which my wife made while feeling distressed as per Shrishti's report to the police but I switched it off during the meeting. If I had... I had then, all this... I felt pain sweeping in just thinking about how I should have been there or at least received that call. Now, my daughter has survived it but is not able to cope up with everything that happened.

"He is?" I asked glancing at the boy who is silently standing with us without making a sound.

"My Son! He will be the future of Guptha Holdings." He replied and I stared at the boy who seems to be not even ten years of age with the way he is looking.

"He must be of my daughter's age." I mumbled while Pramod chuckled hearing that.

"Even I thought the same and even thought he is younger than my son as he doesn't look older than an eight-year-old boy but he is actually twelve." I slowly nodded while surprised at that.

Why does he look so small? I shook my head before smiling at the boy but he doesn't have any expression on his face.

"Dad! She woke up!" we all heard a voice with the door opening completely and found Pramod's Son smiling at us.

"I will go and get the doctor." Saying that Pramod walked off while I rushed inside the room and found Shrishti is still lying there on the bed with eyes closed but she is moving a bit as if waking up.

"She could be just moving but Prathap got excited and rushed out." Leela voiced out and I nodded at her before holding my daughter's hand.

She slowly opened her eyes saying, "Dad!"

"Yes! How are you feeling?" I asked in a small tone.

"Where is Mom? I want to see Mom." She replied and I looked down hearing those words.