Meant To Be!

As Life Moves On

Emotions shattered Pete again. He had always tried to help people but fate always left him alone. Fate snatches away everything from him each time, rendering him with nothing to fall back on.

He decided to simplify the problems of his life, one by one. The 7 day period also came to an end. Pete could atleast watch Avee from a distance every day for the last 7 days but now he had nothing left to hate, to be angry upon. He felt desolate and lonely, again.

He called Rico and asked him to meet him at his office.

"I have divided the property equally. All that is mine, an equal proportion of it is allotted to you now, too." Pete told Rico.

"What about Kevinsky Estates?" Rico asked.

"I have sold it." Answered Pete

"What?" Rico couldnot believe his ears. It was worth billions, he knew.

"It was in my name, the property was passed through inheritance. I didn't want to keep it. So I sold it. But I did find something for you that's possibly is more important than all this" Pete remarked.

Just as pete said this words, an old woman in her 60's entered Pete's office.

"Mom?" Rico cried. "Where did you find her?"

"I had been searching for her since the day one of my driver told me that he had seen her in a locality working as a cook in order to survive. All those nights that I walked in the dark aleys, most of the times when you had beaten me up, I was searching for her. Please let go off your revengeful motives now and take cae of her, brother. That's all I could do as an elder brother." Pete said.

Tears rolled down rico's cheeks. He hugged his elder brother.

Life for Avee had come to a standstill since the day Pete had sent her the message. He didn't again give her an opportunity to let her speak her heart. She had left her job and had been searching for one. Inspite of repeated requests from lee to join his company, she refused.

Pete on the other hand decided to move to Italy inorder to handle his other business works. Also the office reminded him constantly of Avee. The last seven days he had made sure that life turns to a living hell for her but everytime Pete humiliated Avee, he suffered more than her. As he had sorted out everything, he wanted to give himself some time.

Six months passed by.

Pete had left the charge of The Wonder company and all its local businesses to Rico while he had settled in Italy handling other businesses. Since that night he had lost all contact with both Avee and lee. Lee did call him up several times but he never accepted the calls, afraid that Lee might tell him that he is marrying Avee. Pete could never give up Avee, he could not let her go. Six months later, in the quaint streets of Venice, Pete met lee and Avee again.

The meeting was scheduled at a local café. The investors had arrived and so had Pete. It was about a new café that they intended to launch in this picturesque locality. The planner was a new company who had won the bid. As they were waiting Pete turned his gaze towards a man and a woman walking in together. He recognized them. All this months, Avee hadn't changed a bit, he mused. The same brownish long hair, the same sparkle in her eyes, the same confidence and the pale of innocence spoke hundreds of words about her serenic beauty. It was an awkward moment as they introduced each other formally.

"Ms. Avee is the artist and story teller who will give the café an artistic touch, isn't it ma'am? I am honestly in love with all of your work." The investor said.

"Thank you Sir. It's an honour." Avee answered.

"Oh and this is Mr. Lee, he is also investing in this venture." The investor said.

The plans were discussed and Avee left with lee, just as they came together.

Pete had left his homwtown, stayed away all this time just to avoid seeing them together but fate again brought him back to square one.

The work on the project began. Pete saw them often, nearly every day. Workin together, leaving together, always being together. Unable to control his curiosity, he once asked the investor

"Are they engaged or something,Mr. Han. I mean they are always together?"

"No. they aren't yet. They work together." Mr. Han replied.

Pete felt relieved, he didn't know why.

He saw lee always being by Avee's side.

"Give me all this files avee" lee said.

"I can carry them Sir" Avee answered.

"The work is over, we are heading home and you dnt need to call me Sir. How many times do i need to tell you? Give me all the files. I will have a little exercise, you know." Lee smiled.

Avee smiled. She could never deny the fact that Lee had been the only person by her side all this time. He had found her a job, looked after her mother and helped her follow her passion.

Pete watched all of this from his car. It wasn't the first time. Each day, every day for the next few weeks, Pete watched them together and his heart burned with jealousy.

A month long work and the project was completed. All this days Avee didn't even look at pete. She pretended as if he didn't even exist. But for Pete all this time was very hard. Lee's love and care towards avee was clearly evident in his eyes. He helped avee with her project, made her laugh when she didnt want to, had been with her all the time. Always.

On the last day Mr. Han said

"The café is opening tomorrow, so I have decide to give you all a party tonight."

Avee looked at lee, she didn't want to go to the party without him.

Lee walked avee outside the café and held her hands

"I shall be back by tomorrow evening. You know how much important this meeting is for our company. And tomorrow I also want the answer to my question. You have kept me waiting for long, Avee."