Rudra settled himself on the couch, and his heart ached for Tanvi. The emotional struggle Tanvi was going through troubled him remarkably. His muscles stiffened imagining her tears."I always wanted to see you happy, yet you're shedding tears for that bastard." Rudra felt complex emotions inside of him as the pain tugged in his heart."If I opened up to you earlier, you might not end up like this." He mumbled, seeing her snap while his fingers brushed across her face tenderly, and his fists clenched intuitively to hide the sadness in his eyes."You soon will be mine, dear! I'll make sure you never have any pain again." He muttered, determination flashing across his eyes to make her his as soon as possible....While Tanvi was struggling with her thoughts, she heard someone calling from her behind, "miss!"When she raised her swollen eyes, she found the bartender with an apologizing look. She raised her brows in a query when he placed the bill in front of her.He cleared his throat and

Present DayHearing a knock on the door, Tanvi wiped off her tears until her sobs quieted. She stood up reluctantly in front of a mirror with shaky legs and cleaned her face with a wet wipe, set her hair, and composed herself before opening the door.A bell boy stood there and stared at her swollen eyes while scrutinizing her appearance and he gaped in shock, "your order for breakfast, mam? He asked.Peeping at him, "I don't need." She said and shut the door.Fell on the bed, hugging the pillow, she grabbed her mobile, which was off for the past three days. Apart from consuming alcohol, she didn't have any carbs, and she's sinking into the abyss of a devastating, and depressing state of mind....05:00 AM, 2nd NovemberBy constantly checking on Tanvi, Rudra was blaming himself for her current situation. Curled up on the bed, he's struggling to sleep any longer and stared at Tanvi's snap.Rudra sat upright on the bed and cursed, "Damn! Why didn't I recognize my feelings for you earlier

Sitting on the marble floor, empty bottles scattered in front of her. Held her head in a daze, Tanvi wondered, "Uf! I ordered alcohol again, but where was it?"She fiddled with her hands for a while and muttered under her breath, "Ah! I need it. It feels like I'm dying without the sip of alcohol." She sighed in frustration and tossed the bottles aside with her legs.When she's in a mess, the knock alerted her. "It might be my alcohol delivery." Tanvi tried to run and grab the bottle quickly but her drunk body didn't allow her to do so.With stumbling steps, she opened the door, which made a creaking sound that annoyed her further. Held the door for support, Tanvi glanced at the man in bell-boy attire with knitted brows."Mam!! Here's your order. Also, Mam, this is our special gift to you on behalf of our hotel." The delivery boy said.She frowned upon hearing that, "I don't understand why you're giving that to me." She politely rejected it."Mam!! Since you made around 30, 000 rupee b

08:00 PMRudra was driving his Maserati alone when the roads were illuminated by the street lights. Supposedly, he should be in a relieved mode since the meetings went well and according to his plan, but an uneasy feeling was building up in his stomach, making him feel restless.His grip tightened on the steering, "Why I'm sensing that something was about to go wrong?" Racked his hair in annoyance, "Was Diana up to cause trouble again?" His amber eyes turned perilous with the thought of Diana."Ah! I couldn't pinpoint what exactly was it." He sighed and when he was about to dial Maahir, his screen lit up."Boss!! Ms. Tanvi was at a bar. She collected all her files and stuff from her office."Listening to that, his eyes widened. Stopped the car aside, his lips pressed into a thin line, "why did she do that? What the hell happened over there?" He pondered."Ugh. This wasn't going to work." With that, he dialed Maahir."Boss!""Did anything happen at Tanvi's office?""Um... I'm not sure,

Rudra stood in the garden when a smile plastered on his lips seeing the quiet sky when the dense clouds were moving aside, giving way to the shining sun. The chirping sound of birds sounded more cheerful to him. The ordinarily annoying sounds of the gardeners didn't irritate him today.The moments he had with Tanvi yesterday enlightened him. The desire he buried awakened when the familiar warmth seeped through his nerves with her gestures. Her image occupied his mind.Inside the meeting hallSat in the presidential chair, a noticeably happier expression lingered across his face. He even overlooked a mistake they made in the meeting, which was unusual. His subordinates were dumbfounded and stared at him in awe. "This is the first time he excused this easily." They mumbled quietly.When the room was still dimly lit with the projector light, a creaking sound alerted the members in the hall. Turned around, they saw Maahir suddenly show up, which was very unusual of him unless there was som