62. Ripping off the dress

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"He’s everywhere " A man growls, his sharp voice laced with frustration

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"He’s everywhere " A man growls, his sharp voice laced with frustration.

He kicks at a discarded cigarette box, sending it skidding into a puddle.

"Every time we think we’re close, there he is, poking his nose in, asking questions, stirring up problems."

Two figures stand in the darkness, their faces obscured by their hats and the shadows that covers their faces.

"Riddhimaan Dev Oberoi," he mutters, spitting the name out like it tastes so bad.

"Freaking genius, they say. Young, brilliant, and mastermind ."

The first man snorts lighting up another cigar.

"Brilliant? He’s a pain in the backside, that's what he is"

The other man leans against the brick wall, crossing his arms.  He was taller, broader, and his presence nearly fills the room.

" Every project, every proposal, every funding application—he’s there, questioning, nitpicking, making sure nothing gets past him.

Do you know how many times we’ve had to scrap plans because he decided to stick his nose where it doesn’t belong?"

The taller man pushes off the wall and takes a step forward, his movements a little lazy

" He is like a thorn in the path " he states, his gaze fixed somewhere beyond the table,

as if looking at the invisible edifice that his rival named Riddhimaan Dev Oberoi is dismantling pebble by pebble.

"You think he’s a thorn now? Wait till he figures out what we’re really after. If he gets even a whiff of it, he’ll blow the whole thing wide open."

The first man’s hands clench into fists.

Suddenly another man enters the room.

"I don’t get it. He’s just one man. Why is he such a problem? Can’t he see we’re trying to push the boundaries here? We’re on the brink of something revolutionary!"

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