Story of Neil Thakur, a Jerk Entrepreneur who gets what he eyes on. When he and his pricey girlfriend Nyra are en route to India, his life collides with 21-year-old Esha Singhal, the daughter of his rival. Whilst his mind tries to keep that baby girl out of his way, his body and heart don't approve. A romantic tale of love, betrayal and possession. Will Esha conquer Neil’s heart? Or is she on some other mission Neil is unaware of?
Neil Thakur barged in the Conference room where his father was already present with the rest of the board members. Neil had returned to India last night and resting for a few hours, he headed straight to office this morning to attend the urgent meeting his father announced at such a brief notice.
“Neil” his father welcomed him. “Glad to have you back on time”
Neil faked a smile and took his seat.
“What is this meeting about?”
“Oh, this,” Narendra leaned back authoritatively on his chair. “You know the joint venture with Singhals. This meet is to know what plans the Singhals have drafted for our first Project together”
Neil was confused.
“Why am I called here then? I don’t think you ever wanted me to be a part of this Venture” he argued.
“That’s old news, Neil. Now I want you to spearhead this or at least assist me in spearheading”
Neil refuted the proposal.
“Dad, I think we need to talk and be clear on some terms. You cannot just dictate to me what I have to do at the last minute”
“Well,” Narendra sighed. “We can talk after this conference. Let’s hear out what the Singhals have planned. You won’t be wasting time; I assure you that much”
Neil groaned and leaned back, thinking hard. He literally hated his father for being so mean.
“There she comes,” Narendra cheered up, looking at the door. “Ladies and gentlemen, please welcome the CEO of the Singhal Group and my daughter-in-law, Esha Thakur”
The moment Neil heard that name, his eyes dragged to the door. Esha walked into the room and he was instantly drawn to her. She had worn a black pantsuit with Pink shirt inside. Her hair straightened and hanging loose on her back. Even in a formal attire like that, she looked killing. As she passed his chair, his heart hammered. She even smelled amazing. It was a surprise to Neil himself that he was observing a woman so much while she hardly even glanced at him. As if they both were strangers. Damn wrong!! Each one in this room knew they were recently married and their wedding reception was this evening.
“Sorry to keep you all waiting gentlemen. If everyone has settled down already, I can begin the presentation”
Her voice!! It boosted confidence. Neil’s throat constricted. Suddenly being a part of the Joint Venture seemed convincing. He wanted to see what this woman got. But what seemed to be uncomfortable right now was gawking at Esha for another one hour, without the need to look away. This would be interesting. Very interesting!!
While Esha’s secretary, Vandana, connected her laptop to the Projector, Esha had a quick talk with her father-in-law and then her eyes fixed on Neil Thakur. His presence kind of irked her, but she couldn’t do anything about it. This was his office. She began with introducing herself and the aim of this Joint Venture, which would benefit both companies. She highlighted the ideas one by one for their first joint project. She wasn’t uncomfortable in pointing out the current facts of Singhal group because she had some cool statistics of previous similar projects they had worked on. Everyone was nodding in agreement or showing some signs of liking her presentation but Neil didn’t comment, neither had any signs of approval to her work. He just stared at her coal-black eyes, thick eyelashes, penciled eyebrows, little nose, highlighted cheekbones, chubby cheeks, round chin and her full red lips. He didn’t dare shift his gaze lower because his body was already burning with desire just by looking at her face. He never focused so attentively at any woman before.
Everyone clapped, appreciating her work at the end of the presentation.
“Wonderful Esha. You have collated some best points for this Project” Narendra stated.
“Thank you. But it’s a team work. Singhal Group still has great resources to put that together and come up with more interesting ideas”
“I am sure. So, gentlemen, we will have another discussion to see how we can take these ideas further ahead. We are done for now. Thank you Esha for being here”
Esha proudly nodded, smiled and took greetings from each one of them as they left the conference room. Neil was still seated, showing no signs of any urgency to leave. Narendra Thakur rose from his chair.
“Neil, we can now talk in our cabin”
Neil shook his head.
“I will be there in 10 minutes”
Esha’s secretary followed Narendra Thakur out with the laptop. Just Esha and Neil occupied the room now. Esha was looking for her car keys. She had placed it beside the laptop when she connected it to the projector. She found them at the corner of the table behind an empty water bottle. She took them and turned, only to find Neil Thakur standing in her way.
“Impressive” he muttered. “You have got skills”
Esha rolled her eyes, gripping the keys in her fist. She hadn’t expected him to appreciate her, and definitely not in private.
“How does the transition feel like? From Esha Singhal to Esha Thakur?” he mocked.
Esha didn’t care to reply.
“So, the CEO Esha is IN and the married Esha OUT, huh? No Mangalsutra, no Sindhoor,” his eyes lingered on her forehead and her buttoned up neck. “Not that I mind. Looks like I am getting a divorce soon”
Suddenly, teasing her was becoming his new pastime. Esha wanted to smack his face, but she had to show patience and some professionalism here. Without dropping her gaze from his, she removed her black coat and placed it on the table. Neil froze. His mouth shut in shock as she started unbuttoning her shirt. His heart hammered again and though he thoroughly enjoyed the private stripping show she was putting for him, it stiffened his body. None of the two looked away from each other. When she stopped unbuttoning further, it forced him to lower his gaze, and that’s when he saw a small marital chain around her neck. It was still there!!
Once she knew he got his answers, she draped the coat over her arm and strode to the door. Neil needed a minute to cool down. He just didn’t capture what was happening to him? Why were his hormones suddenly jumping like fools inside?
“See you at our wedding reception, Mr. Thakur” She opened the door and slipped out.
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Why can't you write them for arshi
ReplyDeleteYes it's a perfect story for Arshi.......
DeletePlease Madhu Di write something similar for Arshi too......
Yes plz write it for arshi.
ReplyDeletePlz madhu
I am already writing for Arshi.. and so many more yet to come. :) And to be honest, even though I changed names for these.. I have always imagined Arshi in them.. That's the trick I use while I draft these Ebooks.
DeleteJust like you writing Yaadein for swept memory.....can you write legal sins and ugly truth.....
DeleteWaiting for next week to read this book.its interesting Madhu and keep rocking with new release of books. stay blessed
ReplyDeleteWhat is the release date for your new ebook?
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