THE BILLIONAIRE'S LOST LOVE

CH 38 - FAILING

"What! You are wrong. Just check again" Shivaay couldn't believe his ears.

"Sir, presently waise koi bhi nahi hai. And I have joined a month ago. I will recheck" she said frightened by Shivaay's looks.

She went towards the next counter and after some discussion came back along with the lady.

"Sir, how may I help you?" The other one asked.

"I wanna know about Dr. Dhananjay Thappar" Shivaay said.

"Sir, he is no longer here. He shifted to Bangalore around two years back along with his family" she said politely and Shivaay's brows raised with this new piece of information.

He left without saying a word and once he got inside the car, he couldn't comprehend anything.

"Uss doctor ka aur Singhania family ka Bangalore shift karna ek coincidence hai?" He muttered and pulled his hairs in frustration.

"Cheeze itni bhi simple nahi hai yaha. There is something else which I don't know. I need to go to Bangalore today. Ab to Thappar hi batyega" he took out his phone and dialed a number.

"Meet me now at Déjà Vu cafe" and hung up.

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Anika was restlessly waiting for Shivaay and the reasons are unknown to her. He left in a hurry without even sparing a glance at her and now hasn't arrived home yet.

She came out of the room to the drawing room where Jhanvi was going through Gauri's reports along with Rikara.

"Anika beta aao" she called her and made her sit just beside her.

"Aunty..." But Jhanvi glared her.

"Matlab Maa, Rudra kaha hai?" She wanted to ask about Shivaay but now it was not the time.

"Rudy bhaiya to Abhay bhaiya se panje me haarke gym me busy chal rahe hai" Gauri chuckled on her own words and everyone laughed.

"He is thinking of me as a competitor" Abhay entered.

"Arey ye bas Soumya raag hai. He needs to realize it soon he likes her. He is being a jealous freak now" Om said and they all agreed.

Anika smiled lightly, checked her phone and opened Shivaay's contact. There last chats were full of fun and a bit of flirting. He actually was the best thing happened to her after her memory loss and that ended in the worst way possible. He admitted that he used her but his eyes portrayed different emotions. Care was visible when she broke down in front of him.

She thought of talking to Aryan or Tara for a while to divert her mind and excused herself from the family gathering.

"Hey babes, how's your stay?" Tara asked as she picked up the call.

"Its good. Trying to stay away from Shivaay" Anika answered. Her desperation to see him at least once shouldn't be visible in her voice.

"Ooo. Mujhe laga you are getting some action there" Tara said in a teasing ton

"You are disgusting" Anika rolled her eyes.

"Come on yaar. Aryan mere saath hota hai to he can't get his hands off me. I bet Shivaay is the same considering the fact his feelings haven't changed" Tara said. It was evident that she shipped Shivaay and Anika bad.

Anika remembered those days in the office and Tara is right. Shivaay was really touchy with her, kissing her cheek and...

"Don't go there" she scolded her mind.

"Kaha kho gayi?" Tara asked

"Aryan to abhi bhi hai tere saath. Enjoy your time" Anika replied.

"Nope. Wo Bangalore gaya hai for some work. Koi Client ke saath urgent kaam tha" Tara told her.

"Ow. Kab aa raha hai?" Anika asked.

"Don't know. Probably kal shaam tak"

And then Anika went on describing her stay at Oberoi Mansion and how her instincts say that they are good people.

Tara listened to her attentively and their chit chat went for half an hour.

It was dinner time and still no sign of Shivaay. Anika was confused and frustrated as whom to ask without sounding desperate. Abhay too noticed Shivaay's absence but thought it was for good.

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The next day too Anika's eyes search for him but he was nowhere to be seen. Irritated by his sudden dissapearance, she thought of calling him as it was already night but then the honk of car was enough for the family to know that he is back. Anika ran down the stairs but then realized that this was not something she should do now. She slowly moved towards the Kitchen, acting like she was thirsty. Shivaay talked to Jhanvi for a while and then walked to his room not before glancing Anika through the corner of his eyes. She drank it in a gulp and marched towards Shivaay's too.

The door was closed and she thought for about a minute whether to knock or not. After a bit of struggling with her mind and heart, she knocked.

"Come in" Shivaay said from inside and she took baby steps inside. He was surprised by her sudden visit but he has believe on his love.

"Anika, I am tired and need to sleep" he said.

"Kaha gaye the aap bina bataye?" She asked directly.

"Excuse me? You are invading my privacy" he said casually.

"I am just asking" she corrected.

"You are behaving like my wife, all caring" he said and began taking off his shirt.

"The hell" she covered her eyes with her right palm. She could hear footsteps passing her side.

And then the door was locked.

"Shivaay ye kya hai?" She opened her eyes but he was still partially naked. So she closed it again.

"Aapne darwaza kyu band kiya" she whined.

"I am changing Anika" he said.

"Mai already hun kamre me. You could have just told me to leave. Mai baad me aa jaati" she said.

"Ooo, this means you do have plans to come to my room" he smirked.

"You can open your eyes. There is nothing jo tumne pehle nahi dekha hai. We were married, remember?" he said and Anika slowly peeked through her fingers and finally opened her eyes. He took steps near her and she backed off. Soon her back hit the pillar and he put his hands on both side not letting her to escape.

"You have seen my everything" he rubbed his cheek on her cheek and she could feel the piercing because of his beard.

"But I don't remember that" she kind of whisper.

"Why do you do this to me?" He asked with his eyes closed, lightly bitting her earlobe.

She held his arms protectively because of the torture he was giving.

"You know its been so long I haven't..." His eyes fell on her lips  and she understood what he meant by it.

She pushed him slowly and looked the other side.

"You are diverting the topic" she said trying to calm her breathing rate.

"I have a business to run if you know. Usi kaam se gaya tha" he backed off from his place and grabbed his night torso.

"Aur aapne kisi ko batana thik nahi samjha?" She asked.

"I told my Ma, that's enough I guess" he wore the torso.

"Don't pretend like you care. Mujhe hope dene ki zarurat nahi hai. I lived alone and I can live alone my entire life" he said

"Agar aapko lagta hai that I am pretending, then you are wrong Mr. Shivaay Singh Oberoi cz I do care for you. I have tried to make up my mind to stay away from you, to not care for you, to not let any emotion overpower me but I am failing miserably." she said with tears flowing down her cheeks and then ran away from his room.

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