The next day, Pari woke up sore from last night's deeds. A familiar ceiling greeted her, she was in her house. She didn't know how she got there or when; the house was enveloped with a comfortable silence. She painfully anchored herself and went about her house, praying Arin wouldn't be there. Luckily, he wasn't. Instead, he had left a note on the table that he had to leave early for work beside a tray of food.
For any outsider, it would seem like a romantic gesture but for Pari it was a foreboding sign. She quickly grabbed her phone and called Malon. Thankfully, he was well and at home. Even he couldn't recounter anything after being dragged away, minor injuries were the only signs that last night was not just a nightmare but reality.
Ring. Ring.
Pari contemplated opening the door as the bell kept ringing. Hesitantly, she inched towards the door and with a deep breath swung it open.
It was her PA (personal assistant). Without realizing, Pari gave a reliefed puff, before letting him in.
"Ma'am, are you okay? You're late to work, this has never happened before"
"Sorry, I'm a bit sick" Pari lied "I'll be ready in 10mins, get the car ready"
"Yes, Ma'am. Also..."
"Yes?"
"The person you wanted to find, the one who left that note at the counter"
Pari eyes widened, the note- a pandora box that shattered Pari's world.
"Who is it?"
"His name is Ram, and this is all we found about him for now"
He handed over the file and left to wait outside, the contents of the file were hard for Pari to digest, the information clogged her throat as she stared at the picture.
The full name Ram Namer.
Mr. Namer!
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Pari couldn't help fidget as she waited for the guest. Her cabin for once was quiet without the flipping of pages, phone calls as her mind couldn't focus on anything.
Finally, the door opened as the PA led Mr.Namer in.
"Hi, Rio- Oh sorry Ms.Pari" Namer chuckled ignoring the tense aura
"Mr. Namer, how are you?"
"Good, You Pari?" Namer gave the same gentle smile and sat across Pari. The PA offered tea and left the room.
"I know why I'm here Pari, I never expected to not be found" Namer softly told her before she opened her mouth.
"So you did send the note?" Pari asked in need of re-affirmation
"Yes"
"Why?"
"Because I didn't want you to be in danger"
"Danger? you mean... to be with Arin?"
"Yes"
So many questions swirled her mind. How did Namer know Arin's secrets and since when?
"Since when did you know?"
"About?"
"Arin"
"For a long time" Noticing Pari's curiosity standing on the brink, Namer signed as he rubbed his aching temples and continued "I had a sister, Arin's former secretary, it wasn't long before they started seeing each other..."
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Running from Him by YH Yohi
RomanceOne message, One night is all it took for Pari to see through her fiancé's myriad of lies. He was a devil in an angel's body. Arin was the nice guy, with a lean built, cute dimples, and puppy eyes behind his nerdy glasses. An Oxford graduate next-in...
