Unwanted [COMPLETED]

Chapter 18

Third Person's POV

Vikrant waits for Nandini to come out of the bathroom as he paces in the room, thinking about what he wants to say to her.

As he hears the door being opened, he turns to look at her and sucks in a sharp breath.

There is something that draws him toward her whenever he sees her right after she takes a shower.

Her skin soft and flawless, not marred by any makeup. Her brown eyes that seem to exude compassion, and her full, delicate lips. Everything is perfect about her.

Before he knew about her past, he misjudged her. Although he was attracted to her beautiful features, he always considered her beauty only skin deep.

But he knows now how wrong he was.

Yes, she is beautiful, but what is truly captivating is the way she carries herself with grace and poise. He has seen her breaking down a few times, but other than that, he has only seen her bravely take whatever his rude self threw at her.

And after learning about her past, he feels more in awe of her.

It must have been hard enduring the indifference from her parents. Watching her parents love her brother but ignore her like a plague must have been terrible. It must have been a horrifying experience getting molested yet being unable to tell anyone about it due to the fear that they would believe her molester over her.

Yet here she is, still with a hope to make something of herself. She is still moving forward and has not given up even after life has thrown harsh experiences at her one after the other.

Her inner courage is what shines through her. Maybe that's what has been drawing him since the beginning. Not her skin-deep beauty, but rather something that comes from within.

Vikrant jolts out of his thoughts when Nandini clicks her fingers in front of his face.

"Did you hear what I said just now?" She asks, and he shakes his head to shrug off his thoughts about Nandini.

What the hell is wrong with me? Why was I thinking all those things? He wonders, but as he notices Nandini looking at him questioningly, he realizes he needs to reply to her first.

"I missed it because I was thinking about something else. What were you saying?"

"I was saying I'll be re-joining your office today. Last time, I was there for less than an hour, so I didn't meet anyone and didn't get a chance to introduce myself. Since you don't want them to know we are married, I'll introduce myself as Nandini Iyer to everyone in the office today, and if they ask, I'll tell them I'm unmarried," she tells him.

Vikrant frowns at her words. "I told you not to tell anyone you are married to me. That doesn't mean you tell everyone you are unmarried."

"And what will I tell them when they ask about my husband? What will I say if they ask me to bring my husband to the office get-togethers?" Nandini counters.

Vikrant opens his mouth to answer her but can't figure out what reply to give. Those were valid questions from her.

"You are joining the office to work. You are not going there to befriend my employees and share your life stories with them," he says.

Shaking her head, Nandini applies moisturizer to her face before turning to Vikrant.

"You had made me sign a contract when I came to your office last time. According to that contract, I'll be working as your assistant for the next six months," she tells him. "What do you want me to do in those six months? Just go to the office, work there, and return home? Do you really think I won't talk with anyone there or anyone there would not talk with me?" Nandini asks another valid question, and Vikrant realizes there is no way for him to win this argument.