Chapter 4

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Seeing visakha , Bela got confused regarding what her role was here in the Sehgal House.

"Haha , I know , I know , you are pondering over who am I ! I'm finace of yuvraj , the younger brother of Mahir sehgal. Sumi aunty , mom of yuvraj , instructed me to take care of all the people who came here for wedding decoration and further works. Esp , girls." Visaka's dazzling brown eyes glazed in the sunlight exposing her smoky eye lids.

"And , mahir sehgal asked me to take extra care of your. He told me you were coming from a distant place and he asked me to make you comfortable here. I'll show you the guest room." She continued.

"Bhaiyya , take the luggages to the room" a stout guy came and took away the luggages according to the instruction of Vishaka.

As soon as Bela got into the room , she closed the door to call Tia

"I've been for the past two hours , I roamed around the outer sides and all. You'll have to elope a day before the wedding , wedding Eve I mean. By 10pm , the Sangeet will be over , and by midnight you should be with Maddy , not in this Sehgal House." Bela taught Tia like a teacher teaching a nursery kid.

"How's the plan? Maddy booked two tickets for us to fly to US. Wedding is fixed at Friday early morning. By that time we will be in the flight , in the mid air , hahaha" Tia chuckled.

While bela was about to reply something, the door was pulled open by someone , startling bela. A shriek escaped her throat.

"Am I at the wrong time?" Mahir was taken aback.

After a moment of reticence , bela nodded no. Figuring out bela was in a call , he smiled and said ," Oh talking to boyfriend? Sorry for the disturbance but it's the call of duty. Come with me , I will show you the Sehgal House and will tell all the places were decorations are required. "

"Bo--boy--friend...kya "flabbergasted Bela stammered in utter shock.

Before she could even process , mahir took her inside the Sehgal House. The enormity of the house shook her. The hall itself was bigger than her whole house. A colossal lamp hanged from the ceiling with Bell like bulbs sticking around. The hustle and bustle of servants , sehgals and the guests created the chattering noise deafening Bela Sharma. As she stood in the stupendousness of the house , Mahir nudged her shoulders , marking the demolition to her trance.

"EVERYTHING SHOULD BE PERFECT" he said making no voice. The lip sync gave her idea of what he conveyed.

"This is my bedroom. Create a heart shape here in the centre of the room with flowers. Then decorate it like this pic " his monotonous voice made her drowsy.

After hearing all the ideas of Mahir , bela stood with crossed hands staring at him.

"What" He inquired

"You're such a boomer?" Bela broke out in episodes of laughter.
"I'll arrange a wreath also to keep in your heart" she continued mocking him while he stood staring at her soul.

Mahir: what the hell am I supposed to do then?
Bela: Main hoon na , I'll decorate everything. From engagement till suhaagrat.

She winked while he glared at her.

Mahir: I'm not a flower decorator guy. I'm a business specialist. You don't about it and I don't know about flowering

Bela: I'm not solely a flower girl , Mahir Sehgal Sir. You are such a rich guy, but can't wipe out poverty from our country. 2.3 million kids are malnourished in our country.India's external debt stands $663.8 billion at end-March 2024. Still US holds the position of being the largest  economy in the world while we are in the fifth position. Germany , China are significantly larger than us in that despite us being the largest populated country.According to the World Bank, India's per capita income is around $2,400. At the same time, USA's and China's per capita incomes are $76,400 and $12,700, respectively. How the hell we will become developed by 2047!!! And still you are concerned about this flower girl!

For few moments, mahir couldn't process all the data being produced by bela. This was the biggest jaw dropping moment for mahir in that year.

"What the hell!" He muttered , so low that only his soul could hear.

"Are you from UN or something, in disguise , tell me...Bela sharma?" Mahir was astounded

" Instead of pushing everyone into the hierarchy of social status and spiral of poverty by assuming your helpers to be uneducated, let's treat everyone equally with equity." Bela patted the shoulder of Mahir leaving him in awe.

Mahir's POV

Never have I ever seen such an exuberant girl! For the first time I'm getting butterflies in my stomach , in two weeks I'm getting married to an unknown girl. But this bela , she's so intelligent, exuberant and confident. Completely in control of her faculties...her mellifluous voice and Punjabi kurtas. I might fall in love with her.

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