Love into obsession

Chapter-33

FEW DAYS LATER

The mansion was unusually quiet that morning.
At least outside.

Inside the biggest home office of the Singh Mansion, the atmosphere was completely different.
Serious. Heavy. Dangerous.

A long black table stood in the middle of the room.
Seven mafia kings were sitting around it. Large screens covered the wall. Files were scattered everywhere. Weapons reports. Supply routes. Financial statements. Black market records.

Every single thing related to their empire.
And today...
Nothing was going right.

Mahi stood near the screen with his arms crossed. His expression was cold. Very cold. The kind which made even the most dangerous people nervous.
Sanju was sitting beside the projector, continuously switching files.
Rohit was reading reports.
Abhi was checking shipment records.
Ishan had three laptops open.
Rishab was going through supplier contracts.
Shami was analyzing security reports.

For almost two hours they had been trying to solve the mess. And for almost two hours...
Nothing worked.

Mahi looked at the screen.
Mahi- shipment forty seven.

Sanju immediately opened the file.
Sanju- still delayed.
Mahi- reason?
Sanju- unknown.

Mahi's jaw tightened.
Mahi- unknown is not a reason.

Sanju sighed. He hated when Mahi was right. Which unfortunately was most of the time. Abhi closed one file.

Abhi- our northern supplier isn't responding either.

Rohit looked up.
Rohit- replace him.
Abhi- already tried.

Rohit frowned. That was unusual. Very unusual.

Ishan rubbed his forehead.
Ishan- Milan contract is stuck too.

Rishab looked annoyed.
Rishab- because somebody approved the wrong supplier code.

Shami looked at the report.
Shami- who?
Rishab- that's the problem.

Nobody knows. Silence filled the room.
Mahi slowly walked toward the screen. His patience was disappearing. Fast.

Mahi- next issue.

Sanju changed the slide.
Everyone's mood worsened instantly. Loss reports. Italy branch. For the first time in years.
Losses. Actual losses.

Rohit stared at the numbers.
Rohit- impossible.
Sanju- that's what I said.

Abhi took the report. Checked it. Then checked it again.
Abhi- these numbers don't make sense.

Mahi looked at him.
Mahi- explain.

Abhi threw the file on the table.
Abhi- because somebody manipulated the projections.

Ishan immediately looked up. Now that was serious. Very serious.
Nobody touched their financial systems. Nobody. Not unless they wanted to die.

The room became quiet again. Everyone was thinking. Everyone was frustrated. Nobody had answers.
After another hour of discussion, Mahi finally had enough. He closed the file in front of him.
Hard.

The sound echoed through the room. Everyone looked at him.

Mahi- enough.

Nobody spoke.
Mahi- continue tonight.

Sanju nodded. Rohit stood up. Abhi grabbed his laptop. Ishan closed his files.
One by one everyone left the office.

Nobody noticed something.
The door never fully closed. Not completely. Not even a little.
And outside...
Two people had been standing there for quite some time.