Tangled ✓

Went missing

~~Jaiveer~~

“Just because you are not involved in any of this, we are letting you off the grid this time. Jaiveer. If it repeats again, you're out.”

“Trusting too much is not a good practice in business, Jaiveer. You better understand that.”

“We have no other choice, Jai. We need to clean all this mess. Until then resign as a director from all the other companies. For now just hold the position of vice president of the IT department.”

Discarding my coat and throwing away my tie, I flopped down in my chair. Trust me, if Neelima was not a woman, I would have killed her with my bare hands. Like everyone thought, I hadn't trusted her easily. I have been seeing her for the past 6 years. I have met her family. Only recently I started trusting her but who would have thought that she started hatching her plans since the moment she stepped in this company. It's not a simple mess she created and now because of her I was turned into a laughing stack. Now I have to resign from all the positions to clean her mess. All the benefits I have been enjoying in this company are not just because I'm the heir but also because of my hard work. Now everything was thrown away in the trash. I need to start from the scratch and build my way again. Forget that, I'm not even worried about that but the stain that I have been tainted with. How hard I might try, I can never erase it.

Though I have not practically done anything wrong, in today's meeting I have had no choice but to sit quietly and listen to everyone’s irritating words. Neelima!! Trust me!! It's better if you just stay in jail. Once you step out, I'm gonna bury you alive. 

Feeling frustrated, I leaned my elbows on my table and pulled my hair out. I just feel like my head is about to burst open. 

Suddenly, a knock sounded on my door. 

“Come in.” My new secretary. The one from Bade Papa's team stepped inside. 

“Sir, Mr. Kunal is here to meet you.”

“Kunal?”

“Mr. Kunal Bhatia. He said he is one of your past acquaintances.”

Kunal. The only Kunal I know is Dilip's friend. Why is he here?

“Let him in.”

I have known Kunal as long as I have known Dilip. Initially I hated him because he loves Akki. Akki doesn't know it though. From the way he looks at Akki, from the way he cares for her, it's so clear that he loves her. Why hadn't Akki noticed it, I don't know. Because of that I hated him but later on I started respecting him. Even though he loves Akki and even though he needs to witness our relationship, he never crossed his lines. He never moved or spoke in any wrong way with Akki. Even when she used to call him and treat him as a brother, he never showed any sort of pain over his face. He kept on silently loving her and treating her with utmost respect. 

Back then we never conversed much then what is the need for him to come all this way to my office now. Anything related to business? A knock sounded on my door. 

“Come in.” I shouted. 

Kunal stepped inside. 

“Kunal. Long time no see.” I walked towards him and engulfed him into a manly hug. 

“Have a seat.” I brought him towards the couch. 

His gaze travelled from my head to toe. Shit!! With my coat and tie undone and a messed up hair, I can imagine how shitty I look.

“How have you been? Heard some crazy things about the company.” He said.

“They are but it's alright. We are trying to clean everything.”