Devil's Hidden Angel

Chapter 57: First step (Full)

Singhania Industries:

Misha and Ishqi had just arrived at the office, the usual morning rush settling into a quiet rhythm as everyone got absorbed in their work. Without wasting any time, both of them walked straight to their respective desks, immersing themselves in their tasks. The soft hum of keyboards and occasional phone calls filled the workspace...

Misha had barely started focusing on her files when a gentle knock echoed against her desk. Slightly irritated at being interrupted, she looked up and there he was...

Rudra...

Standing casually, leaning a little against the edge of her desk, with that annoyingly charming smile on his face... as if he had just won a war...

Misha: What happened? Why are you grinning like an idiot...? (she said, clearly annoyed, her brows knitting together)

Rudra: Why shouldn't I smile? I finally got what I wanted... (he replied, the same victorious expression not leaving his face)

Misha rolled her eyes, already losing patience with him...

Misha: Just shut up and go do your work. Anyway, our report is coming today, and bhai is going to call us to his office... I don't even know what's going to happen... (a hint of tension slipped into her voice despite her trying to sound composed)

Rudra sighed dramatically, but his tone softened a little...

Rudra: "Yeah, that's true. But I'm not worried about the report, it's going to be good anyway. What I'm actually worried about is something else... ever since I found out you're Rajveer Singhania's sister, I'm honestly scared to even stand in front of him... (he gulped slightly, swallowing his nervousness)

Misha's eyes widened instantly, and she leaned forward, lowering her voice...

Misha: Idiot, speak softly! What if someone hears? And bhai is not going to eat you alive. Besides, you should have thought about all this before choosing me. Now go from here, if the manager sees us, we'll be sent to bhai's office even before the report arrives... (she said, rolling her eyes again)

Rudra chuckled, raising his hands in mock surrender...

Rudra: Alright, alright, I'm going. But one thing... (he paused, his expression turning unexpectedly serious) I chose you without even knowing anything about you. It doesn't matter to me whose sister you are...

With that, he turned and walked back to his desk, leaving behind a silence that felt heavier than before...

And Misha... She stood there, completely stunned...

She had never expected this. After everything she had been through, she had long stopped believing that anyone could see her beyond her past... beyond her identity. No one had ever given her that kind of importance...

But today... For the first time, something stirred inside her heart, something unfamiliar, something soft... something that made her lose herself for a moment...

She was still lost in those thoughts when her phone buzzed, pulling her back to reality. Slightly startled, she picked it up, and her eyes landed on a message...

It was from Rudra...

Rudra: Don't think so much about me. Focus on your work... (with a smirking emoji)

Misha blinked, snapping out of her daze... And just like that... She was back. Back to being the great Misha.

Her lips pressed into a thin line as irritation replaced that fleeting softness. Without wasting another second, she sent him an angry emoji and returned to her work, determined to ignore the chaos he had just created in her perfectly controlled world...