Beautiful Infatuation

Chapter 32

One hour ago:

"Sir! Our deepest apology. The room that you booked for the meeting has got some problems. The lights and AC are not working properly. Could you please use the common hall for a while as we fix the issue?" The manager asked Viraj while looking at the other people accompanying him.

Viraj had accepted Nupur's father's proposal to meet Nupur in Taj hotel. In order to save time, he decided to tag along a team of wedding planners to help them in finalizing the minute details of the wedding.

"Aren't there any other rooms available?" He asked.

"Some are under renovation while others are all occupied for today. It is Sunday, that is why." The manager replied.

"Okay. We'll use the common hall." He nodded in order to not waste any more time and followed the manager's lead. Nupur and the three women followed the men as well.

All of them sat at one of the corner seating arrangements in order to have some privacy. After ordering the general drinks, the planning team initiated the conversation.

"Where do you want the wedding to be held, ma'am?" One of the women asked Nupur as Viraj scrolled through the notifications on his phone.

Nupur glanced at Viraj for some sort of confirmation, but her heart sank when she saw him not even paying attention to the conversation.

"Viraj..." She called him gently.

He looked up from his phone and gave her a curious look. He had expected her to do all the talking regarding the wedding planning. He had no interest in it. He just came here to fulfil his duty as a good fiance.

"Is there any specific venue you want to suggest?" She asked softly.

"Choose whatever you want, Nupur." He said and turned to look at his phone again.

Sighing in defeat, Nupur began discussing the topics with the planners.

The waiter placed the drinks in front of each of them. Viraj took his glass and faced straight to take a sip. He had almost gulped when his eyes recognized a specific person in the hall.

'What is she doing here?' He wondered as he looked at Sneha who was sitting at the other corner, exactly behind Nupur.

His gaze fell on her posture which was relaxed yet tensed. She was smiling as she listened to her company. His eyes automatically narrowed when he realized that her company was a man...a good looking man.

Nupur would have noticed his change in attitude if only she wasn't too involved in the discussion with the planners.

His eyes remained fixed on Sneha and he desperately wanted to know who this man was and why she was here with him.

The unknown man said something to which Sneha smiled with a blush. He couldn't take this anxiety anymore. He needed to know who he was. It was sure to him that he wasn't her brother because she wouldn't be blushing like that. Neither was he her friend because then they wouldn't have met at a luxurious hotel such as Taj.

'Is he...her boyfriend?' He wondered and the mere thought made him feel irritated.

He saw how she read the menu and said something to the man. The other guy nodded with a smile and then told something to the waiter.

He hated this even more.

No other man should be taking care of her. He reasoned.

When he couldn't sate the curiosity anymore and neither were they leaving, he decided to meet her in solitude to get answers to his questions. He didn't want to create any drama by straightaway asking her in front of the man. What if, he was someone important to her in the family and he'd insult her unintentionally.