THE MISTRESS ✔️ (COMPLETED)

44~ Boss's Secret

Eshaan adjusted the sling of his laptop bag and pulled his grey blazer. He pushed open the door and entered the meeting room.

'Hi, guys!' He greeted his team members.

'Hi!' Everyone said in unison. Eshaan smiled at everyone but his smile faded on seeing a woman sitting coolly beside his chair. Her one leg over the other and her hands resting on the armrest. Her handbag on the table.

'Excuse me?' Eshaan glared at her. Monica turned her head and looked at him. She shrugged.

'What are you doing here?' He asked removing the sling of his bag.

'Last time you guys came up with a pathetic idea and so I have decided to be part of this meeting,' – She looked at the team and then back at him, - 'After all, I will be the one modeling.' She finished speaking and raised her arm. She rested her elbow on the armrest and pressed her long slender index finger against her cheek.

'You can't. You are not a team member.' Eshaan said sternly. Monica shifted and looked back at him.

'Excuse me, I am the model here.'

'Exactly! You are just the model.' He countered back. Monica pressed her lips tightly. She folded her arms.

'Now, if you could lea-' Eshaan stopped speaking as Monica shifted and stared front. Eshaan's jaw dropped. She fidgeted with her long nails. He looked up and found his team members gaping at them. He sighed massaging his forehead with his fingers. Monica smiled to himself as he sat in his seat.

Throughout the meeting, Eshaan kept controlling himself as Monica kept interrupting them. He simply clenched his fists under the table or channeled his anger by clenching the pencil tightly in his grasp, he hoped it was Monica's neck instead.

************************

After a long discussion, finally, Monica approved an idea, she looked at Eshaan.

'Finalize this and we will begin shooting.' Monica announced. Eshaan moved his hand from his forehead and blinked at her. He kept blinking as she looked away and got up from her seat. She wore the sling of her bag on her shoulder and smiled at every one. Then, she turned around and walked out of the cabin. There was complete silence in the room.

After a while, a young man interrupted the silence.

'Sir?' He asked uncertainly, - 'Should we select this idea?'

Eshaan raised his eyebrows and sighed, 'NO,' – He held the pencil by its tip and looked at his team members, - 'Scarp that idea, no offense Soham,' – He looked at the guy few seats away from him, - 'It will be waste of money.' Eshaan shifted placing his palms on the armrest, he leaned forward.

'Let the real meeting begin.' He announced. Everyone groaned but they fixed their expressions when Eshaan glared at them.

*************************

One hour after the meeting, Eshaan sat in the cabin working on the idea. He was seriously engrossed in the calculation when someone knocked at the door. He sighed and answered, - 'Come in.' He said while scribbling something in the book. The person cleared their throat and Eshaan looked up and found a peon standing in front of him. He dropped his pen and looked at him.

'Yes?'

'Kabir sir is calling for you. And it's urgent.' He said seriously. Eshaan nodded and closed the notepad. He rose from his seat and closed the flap of the laptop. The peon left the cabin. Eshaan picked up his blazer from behind the revolving chair. Wearing the coat, he left his cabin. He wondered what Kabir had to say now.