𝐑𝐞𝐰𝐢𝐧𝐝𝐢𝐧𝐠 𝐅𝐚𝐭𝐞

chapter 4

"Ammi.. Ammi...? I'm home."she called out but couldn't find her mom anywhere.

She kept her bag on the counter and took out an apple to eat .

" she went shopping, beta."the nanny said.

"Zoya."

she heard a deep voice.

"Abbi.."

she mummered as she slowly turned towards him.

"I missed you." she whispered, her voice barely above a murmur.

They sat there for a moment, the weight of their emotions hanging heavy in the air. But then her abbi laughed, breaking the tension and bringing a sense of lightness to the moment.

"What's with the sudden love ? Mm... is it money."
"What? abbi, can't I miss you. You have been gone all week."  She whined.

"So how was Germany? And the deal, is it all good.?" She asked, looking up at him from the counter.

"Germany....?" He parroted, confused.

'I went to England, not Germany, and you don't have to worry about the deal. it's all good."

"Now come here I brought your favarite chocolate."
"Really, She exclaimed, excited.

"No, don't try to change my attention, tell me then only I will eat."

"Aishh, you girl, ok well overall it was good since the goneka agreed, but Mr. malhotra wanted more share, so we are now in a chokehold."

"Oh!" She said  distractedly as she thought.

'Last time,  Mr Malhotra  didn't agree, but father had to give in as we were in debt.'

"Leave it beta, and come here." Her father called her from the couch.

Zoya  felt a lump form in her throat as couldn't help but steal glances at her father, taking in every detail of his face. His eyes were tired, she noticed, and there were lines etched around his mouth that she had never noticed before.

'Was he always this tired before.'

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"OMAR! Omar....... are you back."

The daughter and father turned around wearing twin expression of surprise.

"Oh! So this was what was happening. Where is my gift, dear husband.?"
He laughed nervously. "It's upstairs darling, let's open it later."
As they were about to eat

"Hm... so no one remembered me, huh? "

"Zyan." They Echoed.

"So how was office beta." Abbi asked
After eating and some light conversation.

Abbi gave zyan the look and nodded towards the study.

"Ammi, we will go upstairs now. There is something I wanted to discuss with abbi."zyan said as they walked upstairs without waiting for a reply.

Zoya looked at her mother, who was busy with her phone and looked upstairs to the closed door of the study and sneaked out..

She slowly put her ear there and listened.

"It will become a problem if we don't get a willing shareholder soon."

"I know, abbi, but there is nothing I could do. All the others fear Mr. Malhotra and are not stepping up."
She heard her abbi sigh.

" Maybe we should just give in to their request, afterall it's us who need the money now."

"Are you mad? 30% is way too much for just one person, and do you want to give the power of the whole company to him."

(I'm just a poor soul who doesn't know  a thing about business, so I'd there is anyone who does, please do tell me.)

"Hmm, I know, but what other choice do we have."she felt sad and overwhelmed hearing her abbis tired and resigned voice.

" How about we ask Mr malik?

"Now, are you mad? Do you think they will agree? They have more power than Malhotras, and what use will they have of our company.?"

"No, not the elder one, the younger son, I heard he has his mother's inheritance. Maybe he will help us, and he is not like his other family members, I heard he is very nice and a good leader."

"I-..

"Abbi, he is our only ho-.."

"Shit!."

She wisher yelled as she knocked her knees against the door as she tried to hear more clearly.

"Zoya...what?".

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