"Ridhhant you need to marry soon beta..your charming smile, your assistance to Atharva, your childishness won't get you a girlfriend. Look at Atharva, he is hot and sexy to the world and CEO of the Kapoor enterprises and you just his business partner. Everyone knows you as his Friend. Take things seriously just like Atharva okay? He got Amaya and now is happy and look at you! Please take things seriously." My Mom yelled at me over the phone again.
"Fine. I'll look at the pic you sent." I said and hung up.
I hate when they compare me with Atharva.
He is my best friend for fuck's sake.
I was exhausted sitting in my cabin working upon the files Atharva sent me to summarize without a proper Assistant and I'm Atlast completed so I got up, took the pic of the girl Maa sent and got out of my cabin, through the elevator, taking my car I went straight to my penthouse.
I put the folders in the circular table at the centre and went to take a glass of water. I hate when I don't have anyone at home waiting for me.
The question would arise that don't I have any maids? I don't. For some reasons, I don't want them.
I didn't even open the folders and called Maa, "Hello Maa I reject her too..she is not the type and I'm not planning on getting married." I said and without giving her the time to reply I cut the call for I know her speech would manipulate my mind.
~•~
At the Gupta Mansion,
"Have you looked at Ridh's face? It's sulken in, you noticed his dark circles not to miss how thin he have become..that person may be joking and kidding around to keep people happy I know he is alone..and he doesn't even have maids to do his work." Nandini Gupta, Ridhhant's Mom whined to Prakash Gupta, Ridhhant's Dad.
"I was thinking of assigning one maid for him 24/7 at his penthouse as that kid won't make himself proper food even if he is about to pass out. And one who can firstly understand his fear of maids..who got enough patience for him and drop the arrange marriage idea Nandini." Prakash said.
"Fine but I'm assigning a maid." Nandini said. "Ya okay." Prakash replied nonchalantly.
After some time Nandini came with a middle class girl's folder and put it before Prakash.
"Name- Naina Raj
Age: 25
Parents name- Mitali Raj & Bhargav Raj
etc etc.
Basically she is an MBA but still unemployed..you could make her work in his office Nandini. Maid? seriously? We are Searching for a maid not his wife or assistant." An irritated Prakash said.
"You are one dumb person Prakash. Yes she will work in his office to take care of him there and as a maid or YouthSitter just like babysitter oh my god..wow I'm so creative but yes she will be there with him so what say? She is beautiful too." She said with a tight lip grin showing desperation and twinkling eyes.
"Call Ridh here." Prakash said this and Nandini frowned. "Ok."
After a while she returned to the office with a smile. "He is coming." She said.
Prakash was stunned for how did his sone agree so easily?
~•~
Ridhhant's POV
She is having a fever and here I was working not knowing my mom's state. Oh god. I started driving a bit fast and as soon as I reached the mansion, swiping the cards I opened the door and ran up to Maa's room but she wasn't there.
"Oh beta (son) you came?" I turned to see her with Dad with a smile.
What the fuck is going on?
"Why are you standing if you are having fever Maa?" I asked getting frustrated.
"No fever shever..I had to tell you something in person and dare you ignore me I'll be leaving you with Bhumika at London."
Bhumika my sister...if someone told me they can find anything more annoying then her I swear to god I'll insert a jet spray into their anus.
Every one would come up with such complicated threats if they met her.
I groaned and said, "I. Am. Not. Getting. Married. Any. Time. Soon."
"It's not about your marriage but about your health..we were planning to get you a personal assistant." She said.
"I already have one." I said with a bored expression.
"We will make him go to another branch and one more thing.." uhhhh "...she will work as a maid in your penthouse too." I froze.
Maids. Those maids and some more demons of my past gifted me my nightmares. I don't want more so I didn't take a second to reject the proposal
"I won't be having maids at my house." I replied coldly.
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Third person POV
"You will. Please trust others Ridh and yes she will be your personal assistant too so you can assume her as your personal assistant who works at your home too.. something like that of Babysitter I mean YouthSitter." His mom ended.
"YouthSitter? Seriously?" He asked and was still afraid of having a girl in his house or more like a maid in his house.
"Please?" She asked.
He sighed and thought of giving it a try.
"Fine. But if it results in something bad you'll fire her." He said referring to his panic attacks.
"Okay yes sure!" His mother clapped her hands like a child.
"Well beta if you've come, go after having dinner." His dad spoke and he agreed.
They were all eating dinner when Nandini spoke, "You know that girl is so pretty!" Like a child she started shouting.
"So?" Ridhhant spoke being the original 'calm' person he always was not that the world thinks of him.
"Ufffo! Try flirting with her." His mom said and Ridhhant wore a big frown and they all started laughing together and then Ridhhant bid good bye to his parents and returned to his penthouse at 11 pm.
He fell on his bed thinking of that soon-to-be maid, personal assistant, YouthSitter and what not.
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Hiding Behind Smiles
Romance❝She loved poetry, he was a poem. A poem Hiding Behind Smiles.❞ ~•~•~ Ridhhant Gupta is known to be the best friend of one of those rude CEOs, with his jovial jokes and smiles he hides something, or someone, so much of a void and pain inside him. Un...
