WIFE : BOUGHT AND PAID FOR

SHOT 36

Bhumi's POV!

"I will go and get it. I have already developed the characters for the game. You guys can take a look at that," I said and ran out of the conference room to get my laptop from Aryamann's cabin.

My heart is thumping like crazy, and I still can't believe it.

Ansh is back!

My Ansh!

He came back for me!

He kept his promise!

I took the laptop from Aryamann's desk quickly and ran back to the conference room like a maniac.

As I entered the room, I heard Aryamann's booming voice.

"She is not coming, and that's final."

The atmosphere was tense. Ansh had a confused look on his face, and Aryamann was brooding, for god knows why.

Daksh bhaiyya looked cool, and Gaurav had a smirk on his face.

What the hell is going on?

"Everything alright, guys?" I asked as I walked in, taking a look at all the faces.

"Just peachy," Gaurav said, shrugging his shoulders casually.

I shook my head and walked towards the seat I previously occupied, which is next to Ansh.

But as I was about to sit down, Aryamann pulled me towards the seat next to him.

I frowned at him in confusion.

"I want to see what you have worked on," he said without looking at me, and I nodded.

Why is he behaving so weirdly?

Two hours passed, discussing the project and the work so far completed by me.

"So all these years, you were working on this project? That was really unexpected, Bhumi bear," Ansh said, smiling emotionally, looking at me.

His smile filled my heart with warmth, as it always does.

"Of course I did. Because I knew that you would be wanting to work on this once you get everything back from that basta*d and complete our revenge," I said, gritting my teeth, just thinking about what happened eight years ago.

"What revenge?" Aryamann asked, looking at me, and I tensed.

Damn it, Bhumi! Get a hold of your tongue! Where is your brain?

I chuckled nervously, not knowing what to say.

"Ansh, you found me here by accident. That means you were not trying to find me," I asked, suddenly feeling deflated that our meeting was unexpected.

"What?? That is ridiculous, Bhumi bear. You think I wouldn't search for you? I have private investigators searching for you everywhere in Pune. Damn! I should have guessed, you will come back to Mumbai," he said.

"Pune? Revenge? What the hell is going on here? Can you people at least tell me how the hell are you two related?" Aryamann asked in an irritated voice.

"I am her-" whatever Ansh was going to say, I cut him off before he could finish it.

"Friend," I completed, which earned me a frown from both Aryamann and Ansh.

"Friend?" Aryamann asked.

"Yeah. Childhood friends. Long lost friends. You can call it whatever you want," I said with a tense shrug.

The meeting was over soon, and it was lunchtime already.

"Bhumi, come let's go out for lunch," Aryamann said, taking my hands in his.