strictly professional

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In the heart of Delhi's corporate buzz, Mishika Verma knows exactly who she is - sharp, strategic, and determined not to be underestimated. Armed with degrees, dry wit, and more professionalism than patience, she's not just the new executive assistant to Akash Mehta - she's the calm force behind the company's storm.

Akash Mehta, young CEO with a legacy on his shoulders, isn't used to assistants who match him in precision and challenge him in silence. But Mishika isn't here to impress. She's here to work - and work well.

What begins as a strictly professional partnership soon unfolds into something deeper: an evolving friendship with bite, banter, and buried warmth neither of them expected. But when past scars, present pressures, and complicated families start to unravel the lines they've drawn, they'll have to decide what's worth protecting - and what's worth risking.

Smart, slow-burning, and quietly fierce - this is a story about trust earned, boundaries tested, and two people learning that strength sometimes means letting someone in.