𝐻𝐼𝒮 𝒫𝐸𝒜𝑅𝐿

13~ The War Of Heart And Mind

RIDDHIMA'S POV

I was not able to digest what I had heard

He knew.

If he knew this then what if he got to know about my pregnancy

I was quarreling with my thoughts when he called me softly.

"Riddhima"

I lifted my eyelashes

He hesitantly cupped my face in his palm and the surprising thing was that I leaned in his touch. I did not know what was happening to me. Why was my body reacting like this in front of him?

"Riddhima look at me, I am a businessman I get to know about people by observing them, just like that I got to know about you and I promise I won't say anything to anyone until you don't want me to"he completed

Tears welled up in my eyes

"Your every secrets are safe with me"

He said and wiped my tears with his thumb and stepped back

"So now should I consider you my friend" he said while extending his hand

I looked at him with suprised eyes.

What was happening to me, I don't know. Till yesterday there was nothing in my life except darkness.

I was alone. I was completely broken. If I saw any person except my parents I would lose my senses. But what is happening to me today?

He is so close to me. Why am I not able to say anything.How did I let all this happen? Am I again trusting a stranger? am I making the same mistake again.

I was questioning with myself when Aditya looked at me and started panicking

"Riddhima why a..are you crying I am sorry, if you don't want to be friends then it's okay, we will work in a professional way only"

He completed his sentence and I touched my face and I was actually crying but the reason for my tears was not Aditya, it was him, I do not want to remember him, he was my past, I have forgotten that person.

I lift my gaze and glanced at him, his face was still looking worried, is he worried for me?

"Are you okay?" he asked

Without wasting a second I nooded my head

"Thank god you scared me"

I scared him but why?

"If you are feeling okay now can we go now? If you don't want to go then we can go tomorrow too"

I thought for a while then I shook my head and gave him a note

"You will come with me" he read with a slight smile on his face

I nodded and gestured him that I have no problem going with you but maybe he didn't understand that's why he raised his eyebrows in confusion.

So simply I again wrote a note for him and gave him

"You have no problem coming with me today" he asked

I shook my head

And he smiled

And trust me I had never seen such a beautiful smile from anyone before today.

"So what, shall we go now?" he asked

I blinked my eyes.

"Come" he carefully held my hand and took me towards the elevator.

We came out of my dad's building and sat in his car and like usual gentleman type he opened the door of the passenger seat of the car for me.

And right now he was driving his car and from time to time he was also looking towards me, it seemed that he has to say something to me

And finally he said

"Are you feeling comfortable here I mean with me?"

And somewhere I knew that he will ask me this question, why does he care so much about me, it doesn't look like a professional, I can see something else in his eyes, whatever this is, is it for me?

"Riddhima"

I looked at him and nodded immediately

And again he smiled and when he smile, that dimple on his left cheek makes his face even more beautiful.

I closed my eyes, I don't know what is happening to me, what am I thinking this, I should not think like this but what should I do, my heart is dominating my mind.

"We are here"

I heard him and looked at him

He pointed outside the car.

And as I saw it my eyes got mesmerized. I mean how can someone design an office building so beautifully.

Aditya got down from his car and quickly opened the door for me and very gently held my hand and took me out of the car.

And whenever i come in his touch, I don't know, a strange sensation starts in my stomach.

Can a person take care a girl so gently as if she is made of glass doll because now I am feeling like that only.

"Come inside"

I smiled and blinked my eyes

We went inside the building and I don't know why the employees here were looking at me as if I had done some crime, some of them were glaring at me with their wide eyes.

Then I nervously looked towards Aditya and guess what he was still looking at me, it seemed as if he was not able to see anyone else except me or should I say that he didn't want to see anyone except me.

I was biting my lower lip due to anxiety but suddenly Aditya whispered in his low voice

"Don't bite them please"

I lower my gaze and he quickly took me to the floor of his cabin

But I wanted to ask him why all of them were looking at me like this, it seemed as if till date he has not seen any girl or else it could also be that they have come to know that I belong to Maheshwari family.

But in next second, my eyes got wide

"Riddhima, don't think to much, they were looking at you like this because till now I had never come to office with a girl and that too, definitely not with such a beautiful girl"he said and winked at me.

His words made my cheeks red

God knows where he has learnt such things.

And I don't know why, I started feeling jealous for a while thinking that does he talk like this with everyone.

But why am I feeling bad?

I should not think about all this

All these things will make me weak again and I don't want this at all.

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