OUR SECRET AFFAIR

PART-I

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Just some info about this story- If you have read my other stories, then you know me already... This will also start off with a common theme that has been used in a million other works, but will progress & end differently... I request you to please be patient with me and enjoy the story just like I do when I write it... Any kind of interactions are welcome.. including tomatoes and eggs.. ;-)

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Raizada Parivar consists of the brothers Arvind & Manoj Raizada. While Arvind Raizada is a more serious and practical man, his brother Manoj is an easy-going person who grew up in his brother's shadow. 

Aravind is married to Ratna, a strong-willed woman with characteristics similar to her husband; while Manoj is married to Manorama, a self-assuming diva with a disastrous fashion sense but with a golden heart. 

Arvind's children- Anjali and Arnav grew up together with Manoj's son Akash. As Anjali is the only girl-child of both the brothers, she was completely spoilt by the family. While Arnav and Akash are more mature, responsible and understanding; Anjali is the total opposite. 

Anjali's impulsive and stubborn nature made her choose Shyam Jha as her husband, a struggling opportunistic lawyer. As the family did not let Anjali move out after the wedding, Shyam managed to move in with his brother & sister- Jatin & Sheetal into the Raizada mansion. 

A normal day at Raizada Mansion:

It had been a fortnight since Khushi started working in Raizada mansion. She played the role of an executive chef. Other than the occasional special recipes, she did very less actual cooking. Hers was primarily an administrative role. She was responsible for planning & management of daily menus, supervising the work of the other two chefs, controlling kitchen costs and liaising with suppliers.

Since she had taken up the job, Khushi had given respite to the elderly HP, whom she lovingly called HP Kaka. HP had happily started focussing more on other chores in the house. 

"One thing is for sure", Khushi chuckled to herself, "this kitchen is as busy as a restaurant".

Just like Ratna had warned before, Raizada household was big. In addition, they had a constant supply of visitors- friends, relatives and others. 

Khushi relaxed for a few minutes at her quarters. She got around an hour of free time every afternoon. She reminisced how the last few days had passed. She had seen and interacted with all the family members except one. 

She had heard a lot about him and his infamous temper from almost everyone, especially HP. She was told that he was in Zurich working on a deal and was coming back in a couple of days.