The door to the conference room opened.
Everyone stood up to greet their CEO Tanish Goyal, Mr Singhania and his team. They were business moguls in the diamond market. Needless it was an important meeting. There was no scope for a mistake.
Getting to represent them was a golden chance. Five people were competing. Nyra was one of them. They knew what was at stake and had to give their best. Whosoever won over the client with their ad won the promotion. Only one thing left.
The presentation.
Today, Nyra was nervous but excited. She thrived to work passionately. So this was something she was looking forward to. She observed as the others presented themselves. Hers was last.
"The last presentation for the day will be by Ms Nyra."
She took a deep breath and made her way ahead. She was looking forward to nailing it. However, she wasn't the only one looking forward to her presentation. Someone else in the room was eager for the drama to unfold.
What?
Shocked?
Not everyone played fair.
Opening her presentation, she addressed.
"Good morning, ladies & gentlemen. My name is Nyra. My idea, 'Luxury from within', focuses on how diamonds are timeless, distinctive and beautiful." She continued speaking and only stopped to play her ad.
As she pressed play, instead of a video, audio played.
"What's with this stupid question? Of course, I still love Tanish. Always have and always will. Why would I deny?"
And the recording stopped. A pin-drop silence followed.
Everyone had just heard Nyra confess loving Tanish, the owner. The one who was present at the meeting.
Nyra was a bit stunned. Someone wanted to embarrass her. But in front of this client. Who would dare to embarrass the company? Why? And how did they record this? Rather than the confession, other thoughts went through her mind.
Not just her. Tanish stood up.
"Nyra, could you step outside? Please excuse us for a moment." He went out without glancing back.
Getting out of her reverie, she followed. Murmurs erupted the room, wondering who could do this. They were sure Nyra was in trouble. It made one person giddy.
Outside
"What was that? Explain." Tanish asked
"I don't know. I checked my ad folder just fifteen minutes before the meeting. Everything was fine. I don't know how it changed. Please believe me." She replied.
"Do you have a backup?" he questioned.
"Yes. I have one on my laptop."
"Okay. Will you be able to present?"
"Yes."
"Good. We will talk about the rest later. Go ahead. I'll be in soon."
"Thank you."
She made her way in and began to set up for the presentation. All eyes glanced at her. Unsure of what was happening, they judged her silently. The saboteur frowned, seeing Nyra.
Tanish, meanwhile, stayed behind. He couldn't believe the audacity one had to embarrass him and his company before the Singhanias. Though he was a bit flustered hearing the confession in front of everyone, what bothered him more was the audacity of the saboteur.
