Unexpected Plans of Destiny✔️

Chapter 16 • Embarrasing Moment

Chapter 16 • Embarrassing Moment

Riddhima Gupta's P.O.V.

I was sitting here like an idiot while he hugged that girl named Neha. His hands were tight around her waist. I felt a painful feeling in the pit of my stomach.

"Riddhima...meet Neha Singhania, she is dad's friend's daughter...and one of my close business friends!" Armaan smiled as both of them walked over. Her arm was linked with his.

"Hi!" I said trying to smile but my jaw was clenched tight seeing them together like this.

She smiled and then both of them went and sat down. "So Armaan, did you like the flowers and the cake?" She said while I glanced at her confusingly. Did she send them? How did she know that Armaan got a deal?

"You sent them? How did you know?" Armaan asked surprisingly, yet smilingly.

"Uncle told dad, and he told me!" She said as she took the flowers and handed him. 

"So about the merger? What did your dad say?" Armaan asked as he kept the flowers on the side and they both sat down again.

"Well...he said that we could throw a party for celebrating the two companies merging together and we can the sign the papers on the same day!" She said while he nodded.

Okay I'm totally feeling ignored here! I think I should leave. I got up taking my bag and glanced at him who didn't even notice me getting up. I walked towards the door and was about to open it when he spoke "Where are you going?".

"I uh...have some work to do...so um..I think I'll leave and your busy too..so um....bye....I guess" I whispered the last part to myself and left the room before He could say anything.

I was looking down and walking lost in the thoughts of what happened earlier when I bumped into a body. I looked up to his a man in his forties-fifties, dressed up in a brown suit. He had grey-black hair and grey eyes—Raj Mallik?

"Riddhima? Right?" He said smilingly as he trued to remembered.

"Hi uncle!" I said while he chuckled and patted my shoulder.

"What are you doing here dearie? Its been two months since we met!" He said hugging me while I hugged him back.

What am I gonna say to him?

Why am I here?

I was about to cook up some story when his phone rang and he excused himself for two minutes. Oh no! What am I gonna say! Okay you just bought yourself some 2 minutes time. Think! Ridzi Think!

"So?" He came back asking as he put his phone back in his pocket.

"Actually...I am very sorry uncle! I'm running late! We'll meet some other time! Sorry!" I said while he nodded.

"Its okay dearie! Just give me your number!" He said and I nodded giving hum my number. "Take care and drive safely." He said while smiled and left.

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I swam back and forth in the pool, trying to clear out my head of negative thoughts.

"Miss Riddhima?" I stopped and turned around to see a young lady dressed in a navy blue summer dress with navy blue.

"You are Anaya's mother right?" I asked coming out of the swimming pool and wrapping a towel around my shoulders.