chapter. 9. outside

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"After seeing his PA, Advait turned to stand and get near to them. That's when Naina also turned to head towards the ice cream shop she had just noticed in the opposite direction. They both moved simultaneously, and their eyes met. Although their eyes had met many times in the past few days, this time felt different—different from the eye contact at the café, different from seeing each other outside the company.

Seeing each other like this somehow brought them peace, but suddenly a voice interrupted. Advait took Naina's hand, dragged her towards him, and they hid behind a nearby car parked beside the bench. He covered her mouth with his hand, locking her in place with his other hand, trying to see if his PA could spot them through the car window. She seemed lost in thought.

"Instead of screaming, why do I feel like I want to stay locked here with him forever? Why?" Naina thought to herself. "No, Naina, you can't think like this. Try to move, okay?"

She attempted to move, but he locked her in again and whispered in her ear, "Stay here for a while."

Naina gulped and remained silent. Advait instructed her to stay put until he returned, and she obediently followed, feeling as if he were her boss.

Advait approached them, but due to being stuck with Naina, he couldn't hear the entire conversation; he only caught his PA saying, "I can only provide this much information. I'm not even allowed access to confidential Rajput Company matters."

These words infuriated Advait. He stepped forward, leaning against a wall with folded arms across his chest, and confronted them, "So, you're selling my company's information to some random guy, huh?"

Advait signaled for Naina to stand beside him. She understood the situation and stood next to him, also folding her arms across her chest. Deep down, she felt a bit scared about what was happening.

Meanwhile, as she approached, the guy ran away, but they had caught Advait's PA. She began to plead, begging not to be fired from Rajput Company. Advait remained silent and turned his back to leave the scene.

As he turned away, he said, "You're fired. Don't ever show your face in my company again."

Naina was shocked by everything that had transpired but stayed silent until they returned to the bench. They both sat there in silence.

Naina stood up and went to the ice cream shop to get two ice creams. She offered one to Advait and took her seat beside him.

Advait looked at her while taking the ice cream, wondering why she was offering it to him; he wasn't a child.

"I know I'm not a kid," Advait said, making a face.

"I know you're not. Whenever I feel sad or angry, I prefer to eat ice cream or chocolate; it helps me calm down. So, I thought it might help you too," she said, pouting slightly at the end.

He looked at her, then at the ice cream, and then back at her.

"Stop looking at me like that. I know it's a bit strange, but you should try it," Naina said, folding one arm across her chest in mock anger.

Advait chuckled slightly and started eating the ice cream with her.

"If you don't mind, may I ask you something?" Naina asked, looking into his eyes and then down at her lap.

"Hmm," was his only response.

"Why did you say you were firing that girl from Rajput Company? You're not the CEO, right?"

He smirked at her question and replied, "What if I told you I am the CEO of that company?"

Naina's eyes widened, and her mouth fell open.

Seeing her in this state made Advait laugh, and he considered telling her more, but he stopped himself..

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