Chef's Kiss

5. Dream & Promises

Vijay

I was buttoning my customised handmade dark blue suit when I saw in the mirror the reflection of my little princess peeking outside of my bedroom door.

She hid behind the door, the moment I made eye contact with her. I tiptoed towards her. " Booo", I said while picking her up in my arms. She giggled.

"What's is my bubble doing ", I asked "Nothing are you going somewhere?" She asked with curious eyes.

"Yes baby I have very important deal which I need to crack." " Are you nervous baba?" With that she caught me off guard cause I for the very first time in my whole career was nervous about a deal. Maybe it's because not a deal but a dream of mine and some very special people of mine I worked very hard to get Richard here and tonight I can't afford to make mistakes.

" Is your baba ever nervous?" I said with a smile and earned one from her too. I heard a horn and realised that Rick is here. I put Riya in her room and left with Rick.

"Are you nervous?" He asked while driving "Why is everyone asking me the same question, am I making it so obvious."

He smiled,"cause my friend the moment I started driving and till now you didn't even check the phone for logistics like usual rather you looked outside the whole time. So tell me what's troubling The dealbreaker king."

"You know Rick how important this is for me it not just a mere deal but my brother's dream that I promised him , I will fullfill. Opening our branch in Italy is more than profit and brand image it's a promise that I had to keep no matter what and you know very well what kind of person Richard is , he believes in perfection and doesn't does business for mere profits and brand image and that kind of people are very hard to impress ." I let out a sigh.

"Don't worry Vijay you and I both know how hard you worked even acchi maa says that if you work hard enough then even the god can't Stop you from getting that so don't stress out so much and relax a little we are almost there." Hearing those words from Rick helped me a lot and closed my eyes for a bit and recollect ed.

The party was victorian themed. All the famous people from the business world were present in the room while I was talking with some of my business friends when Mr. Oberoi announced," good evening all the ladies and gentlemen present in here. Today I am honoured to be the host of this beautiful dinner party and I want to take this beautiful opportunity to announce the engagement of my daughter Nisha Oberoi with the one and only son of Mr. Richard Ferdinand, Alex Ferdinand. I would like to call them up on the stage".

The new couple went to the stage and exchanged rings and the halls got filled with applauses and whispers about how good they both look . I was waiting for the right moment and when it came I quickly picked up a wine glass and went towards Mr.Oberie.

"Congratulations Rajveer uncle, ooo sorry Mr.Oberie", I said with a smile . " Please Vijay call me uncle I am more comfortable with that and thank you. Come let me introduce you to Mr. Ferdinand."

Rajveer uncle is my father's old friend who has seen me from childhood and knows everything about me , my family and the purpose of my visit , he even helped me a lot with this.

Uncle whispered something in Richard's ear and gestured me to join ."So hello Mr.Roy I heard a lot about you from both mr. Rajveer and the news paper , you have been a hot topic young man." I raised my glass for a toast ." It's my pleasure to meet you too Mr.Ferdinand and it's my honour I caught your attention", I replied with a smile . After few minutes uncle left me and Richard to talk and whispered a all the best while passing by me.