Wooing Ms. Raizada

Like father like daughter

"Esha" a sweet voice called out and the six year old turned, her thick black hair flying in hair, "Ha mamma"

"Meri bacchii....chalo we're getting late!"

"I'm already ready mamma. You're the one who got us late!" Esha huffed and Khushi laughed, "Acha baba....theek hai! Chalo!"

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Mohan opened the door for his boss' wife and daughter. "Thank you Mohan bhaiyya" Khushi said smiling and she nudged Esha. Esha narrowed her brows and said, "Thank you Mohan"

"Esha" Khushi hissed, "he is an elder"

"It's okay bhabhi ji!"

"Bhabhi ji? Call her mam" Esha cried.

"Sorry Mohan bhaiyya" Khushi apologized sincerely and shoved her daughter to the backseat.

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"You're so like your father" Khushi chided as she walked into the venue with Esha tagging along.

"So?" Esha raised an eyebrow just like her father does. "This frill is irritating me!"she whined.

"Chup! For once in a lifetime you're dressed as a girl" Khushi huffed.

"I love shirt and jeans!" she huffed.

"Ha ha aur jab bade hoge suits pehenna. Jaisa baap vaise beti! Family tree banathe vakth mujhe bhool jana theek hai!" Khushi said. (Yeah right. Wear suits when you grow up! Like father, like daughter! Do forget me when you build your family tree!)

"Kya bak bak kar he ho!" Arnav asked amused as he walked towards his muttering wife and bored daughter.

"As usual, mamma's drama!" Esha said and hugged Arnav's legs.

"Yeh ladki" Khushi cried and Arnav laughed. He lifted little Esha in his arms and said, "Like the event?"

"Abhi abhi aayi ho papa!" Esha said giggling and looked around at the grand venue.

"Finally! She do have some traits of mine!" Khushi sighed hearing her daughter's giggle.

Arnav chuckled and rocked Esha in his arms causing the girl to laugh and her hair to bounce in air.

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"And the award for the best businessman goes to....none other than ARNAV SINGH RAIZADA!"

"Papaaaa" Esha cheered and Khushi clapped hard as Arnav walked up the stage to receive the award. Shaking hands with people on the dias he stood before the mic stand and cleared a throat.

"Thank you so much everyone. Especially to Forbes, this award looks so beautiful. AR wouldn't have reached heights with just ASR on the chair of chairman. It needs good designs, accounts, tailoring unit, factory....and it goes on. I wouldn't be standing here if I hadn't had many helping hands that lead me to the ramp of every AR fashion show! Thanks to my ever efficient employees at AR who have put their soul and hearts for the company. AR Fashions is nothing without them! Working late hours even at bad weather, they definitely own this award. This is for them!" he raised the award in air.

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"Psychological move!" Esha said and the three sat in a table at the venue to have dinner.

"Huh?" Arnav looked up from the pasta.

Esha twirled her fork inside noodles and looked at Khushi who too had a confused face. She looked at her father and said, "It was a psychological move na? You praised your employees and now they would respect your ten times harder. They would now work ten times harder and...."

"Hey devi maiyya!" Khushi hit her forehead and Arnav laughed.

"Nahi bacha" Arnav said smiling, "If it was ten years earlier, I would have praised my employees with alter motives but now....I did that genuinely!"

"What was different ten years ago?" Esha frowned.

"Ten years ago your father was a monster. Cold hearted. Emotionless" Khushi said.

"Like me?" Esha asked raising an eyebrow.

"Nah you have inherited some kind and appealing traits from your mother" Arnav said chuckling.

Esha giggled and Khushi laughed.

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"Mam"

She snapped from her thoughts and looked at two of her employees before her with the new junior intern. What was his name? Some Alexander wasn't it? Ah....Ayan Alexander....nah nah...Adil! Yes! Adil Alexander.

"What is it?" she asked sitting up straight.

"Mam this guy walked up to our table and knocked our laptop down. The laptop is damaged and the whole presentation which was to be presented today afternoon during the meeting is destroyed!" one guy said and pointed to Adil.

"Is this school that you have run up to complain things to me?" she asked angrily. The guy flushed red and she looked at Adil who was holding his laughter.

"And you!" she raised her voice, "Why did you do that?"

"It was an accident. The laptop was kept close to the table corner and as I was walking towards it I slipped. I held the table top and accidently knocked the laptop down" Adil said.

"You have destroyed the presentation!" another guy hissed.

"Quiet" Esha said sternly.

She looked at the clock. 11.00am. The presentation was to be presented before the Barbados clients at 1.00pm. 2 hours!

She turned to the employees. "Do you guys still have the hardcopies of design?"

They nodded yes.

She turned to Adil. "Here is your first assignment. The presentation was about fixing locations for the calendar shoots. They have the hard copies of designs and you have to make the exact presentation with the exact content and pictures with two hours!"

"What!" Adil said gaping.

"Start working" she said and looked down at her laptop, "The presentation should be emailed to me at sharp 1.00!"

"But Esha...I mean mam...this is..."

"DO IT!" she screamed at the top of her voice and the three guys flinched.