Blemished bonds

Chapter 1

Elite Industries, one of the top 5 companies in London, makes a mark of itself in India too with the owner venturing into Fashion industry. Well! This is new but the speculation is that Mr. Arjun Singh Raizada, the CEO, wants to create a history in India too.

But will this company manage to overpower the standards of India's topmost Fashion designing company, AA Fashions, which is run by none other than his son, Arnav Singh Raizada? Will it remove the tag of AA that is etched in every clothing and replace it with Elite?

The most important question is why did Arjun Singh Raizada specifically choose the Fashion Industry in which he had nil experience? Or is this step taken deliberately by him to compete with his ex-wife, Miss. Aarti Agarwal, who laid the foundation for AA and took it to heights before her son took charge last year? Anything to do with the past? Any scores unsettled?

The media's speculations were never ending, irrespective of them being true or false. A simple message when given via media, reached the audience in the most twisted way and this was never new especially for the Raizadas and the Agarwals! But this time, seemed like the media crossed all the boundaries digging up the bitter past between them and making things even more worse!

Shantivan

'What the hell! These people have no other job than to screw up my mind and my life!' Bellowed a woman late in her fifties, but looked no older than forty.

'Aarti, what is it? Why are you annoyed?' Asked another woman of the same age, but a little less prettier.

'Arjun Singh Raizada is back Seema', was all Aarti said and Seema's face underwent a change of expressions from confusion to wonder till satisfaction.

'So? It should not matter to you right?' Seema asked arching her eyebrows.

'Of course he does not! But I am just wondering why is he hell bent on establishing a fashion industry?' She put forth her concerns.

'What?' Seema seemed a little taken aback by the new found information and snatched the newspaper from Aarti's hands to confirm it.

After reading the article completely, Seema asked her friend sighing, 'Is he really back to compete with you?'

Aarti gave her a scornful look as if she did not want to answer that question.

'Aarti, these people write anything for publicity. Just dont take things personally. May be he really wanted to expand his business, it must have nothing to do with you. Just dont come to any conclusions right away!' Seema advised.

Glancing at the newspaper once again, Seema smirked while saying, 'Even after all these years, he still looks dashing!'

Aarti gazed at her friend spitting fire from her eyes, when Seema instantly put forward another statement to cool the anger. 'You are not any less compared to him darling'.

But the damage was done, and Seema had to bear her friend's nonchalant behaviour till she convinced her.

'By the way, does Arnav know about this?' Questioned Seema.

'My son would have been the first to know Seema. But he chose to hide it from me.' Aarti guessed knowing her son very well.

'I should have known, Arjun Singh Raizada never hides anything from his son, Arnav Singh Raizada'. Seema declared.

'Dont you think I should have been informed about this? These father-son duo will never let me in peace. I hope Arjun doesnt snatch my son from me', Aarti shared her point of view.

'Arnav is a grown up man now. You cant control him Aarti. I think its high time you stop dictating his life.' Seema advised.

'I am not dictating Seema. I am afraid whether he will turn out like his father', Aarti expressed her concern and before Seema could answer her, they heard the person calling out to them.