Her Little Wishes

Chapter-20

Author's pov

Sitting inside the conference room Mikaeel was getting pissed off. Mikaeel has sent an invitation to Mr Shamsi and was expecting him sharp at 4 p.m. But, it's already 4:45 p.m and there is no trace of Mr Shamsi or any of his employees.

" Is he coming to Pakistan from Dubai on foot? Why isn't he here yet?" Mikaeel shouted at his PA who almost peed on his pant by the loud voice.

He replied having an awkward smile," Mr Shamsi's PA Aziz just contacted me. They will be here in a minute."

" If they fail to be here in a minute then I will fire you for sure," Mikaeel threatened his PA who just gulped hard.

A few seconds passed when Aziz entered the conference room. Bowing his head he greeted Mikaeel who wasn't interested in all these unnecessary formalities. He looked behind in search of Mr Shamsi but found no one.

" Seems like a tortoise is Mr Shamsi's soul animal," Mikaeel taunted chuckling which Aziz didn't like.

He will just say something when he noticed Mikaeel standing up from his couch having a stunned expression. His eyes were literally bulging out from his sockets and Aziz wondered did he see some kind of ghost. He turned behind and found Maryam who just entered the conference room.

Mikaeel was rooted in his place like a robot after seeing Maryam standing right in front of him. For a few seconds, he couldn't believe what he was seeing. He felt like he was dreaming. He pinched his hand and when the pain stimulated his brain cells he understood that it is no dream. Maryam was really standing in front of him.

But, still, for surety, he looked carefully at the woman. Is she the Maryam he used to know? Mikaeel looked at Maryam from head to toe and was completely startled.

Maryam was wearing white colour pants with a white colour casual shirt & a coat.

A hijab was wrapped on her head and the sunglass was still on. The moment Maryam removed the sunglass a pair of cold emotionless eyes met Mikaeel's eyes and he was taken aback by her look. He searched for the innocent looking Maryam but the woman standing in front of him wasn't looking innocent at all. There was an arrogance coating her whole face.

" Mr Sheikh, meet Mrs Maryam Shamsi. Actually, Mr Shamsi couldn't come for some unfortunate reasons. That's why he sent his wife. I hope you won't mind," Aziz introduced Maryam to Mikaeel who was still looking at Maryam with shocked eyes.

Forwarding her hands, Maryam said smiling," Nice to meet you, Mr Sheikh."

Mikaeel gulped looking at Maryam's hand and diverted his eyes at Maryam. He searched for a shocked expression on her face but there was nothing. She was looking extremely quiet.

" Mary............." Before Mikaeel could pronounce her name properly she said politely," You can call me Mrs Shamsi."

Mikaeel was speechless and wasn't understanding what he should do now. His mind was still trying to understand if it was real or not.

Keeping her eyes on Mikaeel, Maryam asked," Can I talk to Mr Sheikh alone?"

Mikaeel's PA and Aziz looked at Mikaeel for permission who was still staring at Maryam. Maryam again asked the same question and this time Mikaeel nodded his head in the positive.

No sooner had Aziz and Mikaeel's PA left the room than Maryam rushed towards Mikaeel like a storm. She hugged him tightly and he just froze in his place. Mikaeel's mind went completely blank and he felt his blood turning cold like ice.