Ten Days Later, Christian’s cabin burst open, and Danny walked inside, seething in anger. “What the fuck, dude? Where are you from the last ten days?” He growled while Christian looked at him calmly. “Holiday,” He answered. “What!! Are you seriously out of your mind?” Danny asked, widening his eyes. “I needed some time to process things,” Christian answered, but Danny cut him off. “And you found ‘escape’ the safest option.” Danny asked, “Is this the right way to deal with your grief?” “What do you want me to do? Go to the hospital and watch her in a deep sleep with a bruised face. A Big No!! I will not go and I certainly don’t care what people, paparazzi, or my family think about me.” Danny huffed and sat across from him. “What is going on, Christian? Why are you not going back home? Why are you working your ass off like it’s your last day on this planet? Everyone is more worried about you than Mishka and Eric. What’s his fault in all this?” “Few things needed my attention. Don

Next Morning, Christian woke up first and tiptoed towards the washroom without disturbing Eric’s sleep. He was brushing his teeth when he heard a faint knock on his closed door. He walked out of the washroom, wiping his face with a towel, and silently opened the door, only to be slapped by Leo. Christian stumbled with the impact and confused, but before he could say something, Leo held him by the collar and dragged him out of the room. “What is wrong with y..” Before Christian could complete, Leo slapped him again. “Are you getting back with Lia?” Leo thundered, and Christian narrowed his eyes with a crease on his forehead. “What was she doing in the office yesterday?” “She just came….” Before Christian could complete his sentence, Leo interrupted again. “Are you cheating on Mishka?” Leo hollered and held him by the collar again. “You are not visiting her and romancing your ex-girlfriend in your office. You are pathetic!” Leo screeched and Rony, Rose, and Luke reached there. “Gra

Daniel was decorating the giant Christmas tree with the help of the servants. He sat on the floor near the tree and was puzzled, holding two different sizes of socks, not sure what to ask Santa this year. “Hey, Baby! What are you doing?” Rose asked, ruffling his soft hair, and sat beside him on the floor. “Oh, my god!! You have decorated the Christmas tree beautifully.” She looked at the dazzling Christmas tree with wide eyes, but Daniel didn’t respond. “What happened, Daniel?” Her eyes snapped back to his son, who wasn’t looking happy at all. “Mom, I really miss Mishka. When will she come back to us?” Innocent Daniel asked Rose and her face dropped. “I don’t feel like celebrating Christmas without her,” Daniel pouted. “Son, you still miss her so much,” She asked stroking his cheek. “Of course, mom! True love never dies.” He muttered and Rose chuckled. “Anyway, I want bigger socks this year. My wish won’t fit in this.” He turned to Rose, showing both the socks. “Big socks? How bi

“If it would be merely a contract marriage, today would’ve been the last day of mine at the Knight mansion. The promises I made to Dadu and Vera mom are fulfilled now. The Knight family reunited, and Chris has accepted his mother back.” “My duty ends today, but now it’s not just a mere contract marriage anymore. My body, my soul, my heart, and every inch of my skin belong to Christian now, and never in a million years I can imagine my life without him.” “I never wished for a family when mummy and daddy left me. Aryan was all I had and ever wanted in my life. But God seems to know what we really want in life, even if we never let our wishes reach our lips.” “God has his magical ways to connect people, who are poles apart, living in two different countries, without even having the slightest idea about the existence of the other person. Maybe this is what we call destiny, and it works in its own mystical way.” “Now why you guys are crying?” Christian looked at Mishka and then Leo. “I

“Don’t smile like that!! Tell me, you learned Hindi for me?” Mishka said, excitement lacing her voice. “I had nothing to do the entire month, so I decided to learn Hindi. I wanted to communicate with you in your language once you’re with me again.” He smiled. “I still can’t speak properly, but understand everything. So you better don’t abuse me!” He said and tears filled in Mishka’s eyes. “What if I wouldn’t have come back to you?” She asked, her voice choked as emotions were overwhelming. “Then I would’ve come to you,” He said and wrapped his hand around her waist. “Either way, we were be going to meet again.” He said, looking deep into her eyes, and tears finally started flowing from her eyes. Christian wiped her tears with his thumb. “Why are you so emotional and vulnerable suddenly? Where is my grandpa’s tiger?” He asked, but Mishka didn’t utter a word and hugged him when her eyes landed on the ship. “What are they doing at my resort?” Mishka asked arrogantly, pointing at the