5 # They're no more

Third Person's POV

There were hurriedly movements of the employees. It was showing some kind of fears. They were showing themselves busy with their work.

"What happened?" A girl asked her senior.

"Chairman sir will be here within a couple of minutes," He informed and dug his head into his laptop.

She also scared and buried her face in the file.

SSR, Sumer Singh Raizada, the chairman of the ASR group of industries, stunning personality and adorable look. He is quite professional as well as kind to the people and staff.

"Good afternoon, sir," One by one staff was greeting him, he was nodding and smiling and also replying them with a whisper of good noon.

"Good noon, Sir," Danil followed him and greeted.

"Good noon, how's going on... without me?" SSR asked with a smile.

"Well going sir," Danil chirped.

"Didn't my prince kick out anyone in the last two weeks?" He chuckled asking Danil. He grabbed the knot to unlock his cabin door but he halted and walked to the Arnav's cabin.

"No sir," Danil replied following him.

"Isn't it strange to hear?" SSR chuckled.

"Sir..."

Sumer Singh was about to open the door of Arnav's cabin, his gaze fell on the girl standing in front of him. He could see clearly from the designed glass placed in the door. He stopped and observed.

Arnav was moving around the girl. She has crossed her fingers and her eyes were locked. Her whole body was trembling. He was making her more nervous while roaming around her.

In all these, he could sense his son's luminous smile on the face. He slightly lifted his lips with joy and asked, "Danil, who is inside?"

"Ms Sharanya," Danil replied and explained to him about the plan of new residential construction.

"Hmmm, Send her in my cabin," Sumer Singh dropped the idea of meeting Arnav. He marched towards his cabin. From inside, he is happy for his son. She is the first one, with whom Arnav smiles. He started checking up the files.

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Sharanya was stunned seeing him. She was forfeited and was unable to deal with the predicament, which she created.

"Arrogant, ruthless, rude, psycho etc... " The words reverberated in her mind.

"Plans..." Arnav offers his hand for the papers in her hand. She handed papers with trembling hands.

"Have a seat, Ms Sharanya," He smirked and gestured towards the chair. He sat on his chair.

Her jaw dropped with surprising emotions. She knows that he is arrogant, jerk. But why he isn't angry with her.

"Ms Sharanya, sit there," Arnav again reminded her to sit in front of him. She deliberately paced towards the chair and pulled back to sit there.

He was checking up his plans. He opened his laptop and started checking up the plans made by her.

She was drooling over him. The man sitting in front of him, the ASR, a perfectly designed tailored suit, flawlessly cut beard, sharp nose, small cute orange shades of eyes. "Damn handsome, "Her mind reckoned. She slapped her head.

She decided to shut her mouth.

Meanwhile, mentally, she has decided that During the campus interview, she won't bestow the ASR or the Shark, whatever his company's name. She didn't even bother to know about the company's name. As there was running work renovation. She didn't listen or see the board of the company. She only knows the name of the premises, 'The shark'.

Once he has done, he asked, " How much would you like to get paid for this work? I like your work."

She enlarged her eyes, "Isn't he angry with me?" Her words stuck inside her sealed mouth.

"Nothing... sir, it's my first work," She trambled, and her words are stammered.

He smiled, she was cursing Anna for telling her such harsh words about him. He was looking and behaving gently to her.

"Danil," He called through the intercom.

"May I?" Danil knocked on the entrance.

"Come in."

"Take her bank details and pay her the amount for her work," He ordered.

Danil nodded relinquishing with him and jogged out of the cabin.

He wanted to offer her the job after completing the study, but there is more time for that, he skipped the idea. He was fearing that she would misunderstand him.

Arnav doesn't want to let her go. her work has been done. She asked, "May I leave, sir?"

During this all time, she could not lift her eyelashes to see ASR the bossy personality. She was sighing but could not deal with the situation. Even she didn't recognize that he is quite polite to her.

"Yeah, Ummm, Can you represent and explain the plans made by you in front of our investors and partners?" He asked hesitantly. He was finding the reason to stop her and to bring her back to the company.

"Ummm,  if it is not necessary to do by me, you would arrange someone else," She cringed to deny but her tongue slipped the words. She regretted saying those words.

"Sorry, I will," She corrected the sentence. It was hard for her to do. She doesn't want to come back here, but she also doesn't want to face his wrath. She was honestly very scared of him, whether he is good to her, she is afraid of him. She was not escaping from the work, but she is embarrassed because of her own words which she said to Arnav on the first day. He was polite with her but what she heard about him, she couldn't resist her friends' words. It is much better to stay far from the problems. Here for her, ASR is the biggest problem to face.

"Okay, you may," He said heavily. He doesn't want to let her go, but he could not stop her for now. He is happy that she is willing for the presentation. He could feel temptation in his body.

"Thank you," She got up and took long strides to exit from the cabin.

"Sharanya, you were gone, accidentally saved," She breathed out emptying her lungs. This would be relaxed for her. She tilted and went ahead.

"Ms Sharanya," Danil shouted for her when she was stepping towards the elevator. She whirled.

"Your bank account details," He raised his eyebrows.

"I think, I'm not so adequate to receive payment for my work," Sharanya said with a small smile.

"You did an awesome job, Ms Sharanya," Danil praised her work. She returned another smile.

"Have a seat, " He signalled the chair to sit. She grabbed the chair pulling back and sat.

Giving him the required information, she got up and said, "I'm getting late, may I?" She jerked her satchel and git up.

"Yeah sure, but Sir wanna meet you," Danil pointed to another cabin.

But hearing the word 'sir', Her eyes broadened. She rolled her eyes and muttered in a low tone, "Not again."

"Did you say something?" Danil lifted his left eyebrow as she nodded rapidly.

"This way," He gestured her another door to get inside.

"Who would be there?" She paced towards the door, thinking the question of her own.

"May I?" She knocked on the half glass and half wooden door. Seeing the old man, with a black and greyish hair, she sighed in relief and asked for permission.

"Yes, " The old man gave him a bright smile, she retreated with a small smile.

She was looking tense, her heart was still racing. She could hear her own heart's thumping noise. The old man could understand her state as it is obvious of being scared by Arnav. He knows his son and his anger. But He is also sure that he didn't scold her or say any harsh words. Arnav's smile was witnessing of his feeling for her.

"How was your time here?" Summer broke the silence.

"Dangerous, I used bad words for the ASR," She wanted to say but stopped herself. She smiled, "Overall, Nice."

"Hmmm, what about you? Means study?" He asked.

"I'm in the final year of the civil engineering," She retorted and thought, "Is he taking my interview for the job in his company?"

"That's great," He curled up his is and asked one more question, "Something bout your family?"

Hearing 'family', she smiled happily. She got some strength from thinking of Dadaji. She replied cheerfully, "Dadaji."

"Your parents?" He asked immediately, a stab on her heart. She didn't imagine he would ask her about her parents. The smile evaporated instantly.

"They are no more," She sighed and tear formed in her eyes.

"Ohh, I'm sorry, Beta," He regretted asking her about her parents.

"What is your grandpa's name?" Sumer changes the question to change her mood.

"Retired lieutenant General Vashishth Sharma," She replied proudly. He was stunned by hearing her.

He was lost somewhere. Sharanya asked, "Sir, may I leave?"

He didn't hear her. She again asked, "Sir..."

"Yes, yes, you can..." He stammered.

Sharanya got up and said, "Thank you."

She exited the cabin closing the door behind.

"Is she Kalyani's daughter? Maybe or maybe not," His mind raced.

"But Lieutenant general Vashishth Sharma, he can't be another man. If she is his granddaughter, it's clear that she is Kalyani's daughter," His sense argued, he was sweating in the AC chamber. He wiped off the sweat drops rapidly.

I should meet her grandpa," He decided and called his PA, Naren, who was on leave today.

Giving him order to find about Sharanya and her grandpa, he hung up the call.

"If my son likes your daughter, I'll make a favour for her," He whispered.

"It was hard to believe that both of you are no more," He sighed.

He again took his phone and dialled the number of his advocate.