There are moments in life when you are diving into the ocean of melancholy, but the impending situation didn’t let you grieve over your miseries and aches and demand your constant presence of livelihood.How heartbreaking is it to smile through tears?How hard it is to appear merry when practically your heart is splitting into two halves?Kiara had answers to all these agonizing questions, for this was her plight of the despondent moment. The girl couldn’t even let her heart scream and ask god why the worse targeted only her and her people. The grief, suffering, anguish — all the gifts of her fate, perhaps!But, the braves have to be brave in the storm too. Kiara sucked in a deep breath and hurriedly wiped her tears, bringing her shoulders back to a stiff position.“Oh, yeah, it’s really you!” came the confirming reply to his earlier question as the child answered for himself.The door creaked open to full turn as the child merrily stepped in.Hearing the clumsy footsteps padding towa
“Ah, still the same bitter tone? Why Adams? After all, we have been good friends back in our college days.” Hunter mocked, smirking at Viaan.Standing at a height of 5 feet 11, Hunter Brown was a man of sharp features. The thin lips formed a rogue smirk and his clever eyes shone while he messed up with Viaan’s mood.However, despite having a charming face, he looked leaner and inferior to Viaan. The Elysian features of Viaan’s chiseled jaws, shining green eyes, sexy lips, and manly frame of 6 feet 1 overshadowed Hunter Brown.Consequently, the man was never intimidated but pissed at his rival’s presence.“Last time I checked, we were never civil, let alone friends, Hunter,” Viaan replied in coldly. He had his gaze darkened at Hunter’s mocking words.“Pfft, no matter how I try, you chose to be the snobbish, arrogant man. Ha! Okay, what can I do then? Let’s keep it your way.” Hunter exhaled in a fake upsetting tone before smirking back at Viaan.“I like snatching things you admire the m
Monday:-“Keep an eye on Hunter’s activities. I’m sure he is up to something. At no cost shall we lose the project.” Viaan ordered Neil, making his way out of the common elevator.He had informed Neil about Hunter’s challenge from the last day. Though the man was anything but scared, he couldn’t behave carelessly in this matter. His rival was too smart to fake a warning. And his dreams were too valuable to be risked with such challenges.“Yes, sir! I’ll ask our sources to keep him under scrutiny. Also, I’ve checked the progress of our team; they are doing brilliantly. So, rest assured, Sir. We will get the project.” Neil said in a confident tone, adjusting his glasses.As soon as they stepped inside the office arena, Viaan’s eyes scanned the entire area where everyone was standing up hurriedly, seeing their boss. They have been laughing and chatting when he entered and the scene of nonchalance early in the morning boiled his blood.With his hands on his waist and jaws clenched, Viaan
“Good morning, Ma’am!” Kiara softly wished Angelina, stepping inside her cabin. The nervousness for the very first day at the new job had her heart fluttering at an insane speed. She felt tingles in her stomach as her eyes fell on a rectangular white ID card kept on Angelina’s desk. For the unversed, it had Kiara’s name written.“Welcome onboard, Kiara! We are glad to have you here.” Angelina replied to her greeting with a brightening smile. She kept aside the file she was reading and asked diligently. “Did Max give you the tour? I had asked him to show you around properly.” Her warm words made the new employee comfortable.The welcoming warmth radiated from Angelina’s words indeed eased Kiara’s anxiety to some extent.She smiled confidently. “Yes, ma’am, he did!”“Great. So here’s your ID card and your first work. There are a few accounts listed that have errors. Go through them and make suitable corrections and when done, come back to me, okay?” Said Angelina, sliding an ID card and
“They found drugs in Leo’s bag.” Neil blurted, panic still evident on his creased forehead as he panted hard to control his quickened breath out of running.Gulping a good amount of air, he pushed the half-open door and stepped inside.“Drugs?” Viaan jerked straight in his chair as soon as Neil broke the news. A deep crease of shock stroke his face; the man looked bewildered at his assistant.Everyone present in the room gasped loudly hearing the word ‘drugs’. They all have known Leo for his clean background for all these years, hence news like this was really shocking to everyone. The conference room reverberated with blurry mumbles as they shared their curious looks with each other.Neil walked a few steps close to Viaan, who was waiting for an explanation. “Yes, Sir. I received a call on your phone from the police station. The officer said that they caught him with drugs when he was coming out of a shop near Down Street.” Neil narrated the story as he had received a call from the p
Police Station, Fifteen minutes ago:-The happening Monday had awaited something much more than Viaan was already facing. A loud screech of tyres announced Viaan’s arrival.“Mr. Adams, is it true that your bodyguard is arrested in drug paddling?” Reporters almost shoved their mics into his car as soon as the vehicle stopped in front of the police station.“Mr. Adams, did you already know about your bodyguard’s illegal involvements?” Asked another reporter, and many others threw similar questions at Viaan.The scene outside had fueled Viaan’s rage. The man saw red scanning the entire outer portion of the police premise. It rushed with a crowd of reporters. Somebody has informed the media about Leo’s arrest and it has easily become a hot topic for the media houses. Viaan Adams’ bodyguard getting arrested, that, too, in a drug paddling case, was a conversational affair. Hence, no news agency could afford to lose any word on the matter.“Who the hell informed them?” Viaan curled his fists
“My poor phone will be waiting for your presence, pretty lady!” Hunter said in a flirty tone, waving at Kiara who was walking in her cubicle’s direction.“Sure!” she giggled, before turning her back to the man.Hunter and Kiara had a short but jovial time before Kiara’s coffee break was over and she went back to continue her work, but not before exchanging their phone numbers, which was, again, Hunter’s initiative.Unknown to Kiara, the man had immediately saved her number by the name ‘Pretty Lady’ with two red heart emojis. A winning grin spread across his face after Kiara disappeared from his line of sight. He bit his lower lip and ruffled his shiny brown hair near the nape. His eyes shone with the spark of new enthusiasm.“Just when you believe it’s all fated, I’ll make sure it turns out to be one!” A determined promise was what he made to himself, caressing the contact name on his phone’s screen.Hunter Brown walked out of ‘Ally Natures’ in a cheerful mood, which soon turned sour.
“Pardon?” Kiara frowned, confirming she actually heard him praise her beauty.Wasn’t it totally unrelated to her job profile? What does her beauty have to do with the company?Unknowingly, her hands had clutched the hem of her beige formal skirt. She had her forehead creased by now. Her senses were now receiving strong negative vibes. It was lascivious, precisely.Mr. Smith smirked again, observing her features shamelessly. “Oh, I was just praising your natural beauty, Miss Jones! I hope you don’t mind.” He said in a throaty voice, leaning backward in his chair.‘Not when the compliment is for beauty instead of talent.’ Kiara’s mind shouted, but her lips stayed sealed. She can’t back the answer right now. It won’t be favorable for her. Thinking to slide herself out of the uncomfortable situation, she nodded with a small reply.“No!”“See, I knew it. After all, who wouldn’t be glad to receive compliments!?” Mr. Smith said, but it felt like he hissed out of some pleasure. All the looks