Chapter 5

Shravya pov,

Uff!!.. Does my father have no knowledge ??. I was standing next to him, but he didn’t seem to be thinking of introducing me to my hero. I poked my father elbow using mine and indicated him to introduce me to my hero.

“Uhm!!.. I forgot to introduce my daughter to you. Meet my one and only daughter, Shravya keerthi. And sweetheart, the one who saved you just before is Aadhish Ratan. He is working in our company as a head of security department. As far as I know, he is an honest and hard-working man. Not only that, he is such a gentleman." my father told me proudly about him.

I nodded and looked at him with an awe-struck expression. He perceived by my soul pulling glance and looked back at me. I smiled sheepishly and extend my hand to handshake with my hero and told and asked him meekly,

“Hello, Mr. Aadhish ratan. Nice to meet you. I'm looking forward to meet you often. I hope you don't mind it. Hmm!!!.. And!!.. Ratan means precious stone. Am I Right ??”

He addressed me back with handshake and told me in firm tone

“ It's my pleasure, madam… I don't mind it if it's related to office work. Yes, You are right, madam.”

“ Come on, aadhish ratan. Please cut down the formalities. Just call me Shravya or whatever you like to call. Like that, I also wish to call you Ratan. My Ratan.. My precious stone. Um!!.. Is it okay for you ??” I told and asked him with a hope and in between whispered some sentence myself.

“ No problem, Madam”. He told me in formal tone with a forced smile.

I nodded with bright smile and enter into the elevator with my father and Ramesh uncle without continuing the conversation further with ratan. Because I don't want to spoil my first impression which he has on me by talking further.

As I was standing in the elevator with a cheerful smile, I rewind the memories of ratan. I distracted from ratan memories by hearing my father voice.

“Sweetheart. You are looking so happy. Can I know the reason for it, dear??”

“Nothing Appa. I'm just feeling enliven after seeing our company and staff's.” I replied and got out of the elevator with father.

My father nodded and patted my head with love and start to go to his office with ramesh uncle. I called out to my father who was walking in front of me as I had the desire to see ratan again.

“Appa.”

My dad turned and raised his eyebrows confused and asked me in a soft tone,

“Yes dear”.

I smiled awkwardly and walk near to him and hooked my elbow with my father's and told him with puppy eyes,

“Appa. You know I will be worn out easily if I sit idly in your office without doing anything. So, can I look around the company ??. Can I ??"

“ Shravya. That's why I told you to stay at home.” My father told me in a little pissed off tone.

I unhook my hand from him and bowed my head sadly and looked at the floor without replying anything. There was a pin drop silence around us. I processed my acting like I was sad with pitiful face until my father consents for me to roam around the company. As, like, I expected, I heard my father's consent voice.

“Okay. Do as you wish. But I shouldn't get any complaint that you disturbed anyone's work. Be careful in it.”

I lifted my head with a bright smile and kissed my father cheek and danced in happiness for a few seconds. After replying “Okay appa”, I ran and got into the elevator.

In few seconds, I reached first floor with the help of elevator. I searched for ratan all over the place where I met him a while ago, but I could not find him. Eventually, I came to the conclusion that he would be in his department. So, I went to the receptionist and asked where the security department was. After asking the receptionist for directions to the security department, I start to walk towards the security department.

Before I could step into the security department, I heard a mocking voice from inside the department.

“Aadhish. Your day has become so unlucky today. All the beautiful women in our company are longing to touch by you. But your unluck you touched such an ugly fatty piece."

Tears welled up in my eyes as I listened to that mocking voice. I don't wish to see who speaks so badly about me. I was so broken when ratan was not objecting to anything. Does he also think about me this much cheaply??.. Again I heard another laughing and ironic voice,

“Yes Ravi. What you said is correct. I never thought our MD has such an ugly daughter.Really, I feel sad for her future husband. Such an ill-fated guy.”

Reluctant to listen to their words anymore, I turned to walk away from there. The thought to walk away from there was stopped by ratan voice,

“Both of you, just stop your stupid talks. What nonsense you both are talking ??. How can you guys talk so lowly ??. I don’t feel like there is any ugliness in her. She is beautiful in the way how she was. If we have been working on such a good pay job, means it's all because of her father. How can you talk so badly about his daughter ??. Don't be like this, guys. Just try to give respect to others. Everyone deserves to be respected. Now go and do your work. Do not waste my time by those useless talks.”

When I heard what he said, I was overjoyed. He was the first person who said I was beautiful after my father without any selfishness. Wow!!.. My ratan thinks I am beautiful. I peeked him through his office window and smiled dreamily. My ratan. My love.

I imprint his face in my eyes until my desire resolved. After controlling my desire to see him more, I moved away from there with the thought to tell my father about my love and ask him to arrange our marriage. How it feels to be called as Mrs. Shravya Aadhish Ratan ??.

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