HEADLINES:

"Aditya Agnihotri is back"

"He is in India after so many years!!!"

"Aditya Agnihotri spotted on the International Airport"

"He came from his private jet"

"Is He Here because of the tension going on in his business in India?"

"How long will he stay here?"

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The traffic light turned Red. The cars, bikes, scooties, rickshaw, cycle all the vehicles stopped and started waiting for the light to turn green so that they can reach to their respective works and one of them was Shivalika, She was going to her office, and point to be noted she was late today all thanks to her lovely daughter and her Mr. Princess Hulk.

Her Daughter was insisting to not go school today and her favourite man was supporting her, but no way she can let her daughter take a Leave without any reason, she literally dragged her to the school even though her daughter cried but she was like she will be fine in some minutes.

Typical Brown mother:(

Though she is feeling bad, her daughter's crying face was continuously bothering her.

"C'mon Shivi, You know na Your daughter is such a drama queen, she was crying but right now she must be giggling with her friends" She chuckled to herself at her antics.

Suddenly From her car She saw a man and lady with a small kid on a cycle going somewhere in her opposite direction, They were laughing and enjoying each other's company, they looked very happy.

Not all poors are sad and not all Rich are happy.

She smiled looking at the cute family, it surely made her day.

Her thoughts soon was interrupted by a phone call.

Yes?

Her eyebrows wiggled as she heard her PA informing something very important, she was waiting for that only and looks like she will get it.

I will be there in five minutes! You prepare those files.

Shivalika ended the call and drove her car in urgency after the traffic light turned green.

When Shivalika reached her office, she hurriedly walked to her office ignoring her staff.

"Don't let anyone disturb me for the next two hours, get that!" Shivalika ordered her PA Preeti, and entered her office room.

She literally threw her purse on the table and sat down taking the file in her hand.

She stopped looking at the file for a few minutes.

Her eyes read the name on the file and scanned the cover of the file, and why not this file was crucial to her, she has done a lot, this file has the proof which can prove her client Veer Raghuvanshi innocent in the court this is what her PA said, but she doesn't believe not until she check it herself, she wants everything perfect, she needs a solid proof so that the lawyer fighting against her can't even counter back

She opened the file and started reading it with lots of concentration, her eyeballs moved left to right reading each word carefully.

She was reading the file when her eyes stopped at a particular point, she frowned and reading further only deepen her frown in confusion.

"This will not help me, it's getting complicated!!" She shook her head looking at the file, taking out her mobile she clicked a photo of that particular paragraph and sent it someone.

While she continued reading the file again, her phone rang with a call she looked at the unknown number and answered it but no one spoke from other side.

Hello?

She waited for a reply but didn't get.

Who's this? Hello?

She again asked but not getting any reply she hanged the call and focused on her work but again the phone call with the same number distrubed her, She sighed and picked up the call but again no one replied which made her annoyed.

Listen whoever you are! If you are doing it for fun then stop it! Or I will make sure you regret it!!!

Suddenly the door of her office opened and a man entered without knocking even when she denied everyone to enter the room.

"WHAT TH----" Her throat instantly dried up looking at the person standing in front of her in his formals, He was holding his phone near his ear from one hand while his another hand was in the pocket of his pant, he looked Devine when his biceps tried to tear up his sleeves and peek out.

"I wouldn't mind regretting" His deep and heavy voice sent chills in her body making her snap in the reality, She looked at him who was now standing in front of her with a smirk on his face which was not going to swipe off this easily after noticing the fact that she was checking him out.

Shivalika looked directly into his grey orbs, as their eyes met, his heart stopped beating for a second, She looked mature now, she was not a girl anymore, she has become a woman, A strong woman. Looking at her in a person after so many years was soothing his heart, it was giving him a kind of satisfaction.

He waited for her to react or say something, he wanted to hear her voice and this is when she spoke.

"SECURITY!!!!"

"PREETI!!!"

Oops

She called out the security and her PA loudly only for him to roll his eyes as if it was gonna help her.

"C'mon, I Was expecting a hug!" He said in his flirting tone only for her to get more trigger.

"M-Ma'am" Her PA entered the room, Shivalika noticed how her Personal assistant who entered the office like a scared kitten looked at the man in the room, she was now ogling the man in front of her with open mouth as if it's the first time she saw an attractive man forgetting that she is in her boss's office and it angered Shivalika more.

"WHAT DID I SAY? HOW DID YOU ALLOW A STRANGER IN MY OFFICE!?" Aditya immediately covered his ears in a dramatic way when Shivalika shouted at her PA.

"You are so loud, Woman" Ignoring his words Shivalika continued shouting at her PA.

"Didn't I tell you to not let anyone in? Then what is he doing here? And WHERE THE HELL IS SECURITY?" She again pressed the buzzer to call security, she was confused, why the security is not here yet?

"Calm down lady, No use of screaming, Neither Your PA can stop me nor your security, When I want something I get it!" Aditya told her, his eyes clearly showed his mischievousness, he was enjoying her reaction.

"Why are you here?" Shivalika asked cutting the crap, folding her arms she was now focused on him.

Pulling his hand out of his pockets he stepped forward, Shivalika noticed his every step how his shiny shoes tapped on the floor and reached in front of her and sat on the chair.

He sat like he owns this place, not even once he looked away from Shivalika, and the same goes to her.

"Ms. PA, You can go now, I want some privacy with your Boss" Aditya told Shivalika's PA still looking at her while playing with the glass ball which was on the table.

Preeti looked at Shivalika hesitantly, wanting to end this topic here only, Shivalika nodded, her PA gave a last glance to him and turned to leave but not before hearing his last statement.

"Make sure no one disturbs us!" Shivalika inhaled long air and fisted her hands hearing his words, her jaw clenched, she wasn't liking his tone, and she was trying her best to control herself from bursting out.

After she left, Shivalika again moved her gaze to the person sitting in front of her, She raised her right eyebrow in a questioning look and waited for him to speak while she was still standing in the same position.

"Definitely I'm anything but a Stranger" He told her but she didn't react and kept shooting daggers.

"C'mon we are meeting after so many years, don't I deserve a hug at least?" He smirked when she rolled her eyes, he would love if she--- nvm.

"How about a kick out of this office, should I?" Shivalika snapped back in a sarcastic tone. She thought it would make him angry or annoyed because she knows he doesn't like it when someone fires back but what she doesn't know is her reply just made him more excited to play around.

"If that kick sends me to your bedroom then why not?" His smirk grew more, he was enjoying her angry and frustrated reactions.

"How about a kick that send you to the jail?" She put her both hands on the table and step a little forward.

"You are not making any sense!" He said after hearing her cold reply.

"Neither you!" She snapped at him.

"Tell me why are you here Mr. Agnihotri, This is my office not some random place where you can enter and called off my employees"

"What's the hurry? We can talk about this later also, it's not like you are running somewhere" His words worked as a fuel on her anger, first he came without permission, then he called off her employee and now he is irritating her with his nonsense.

Having enough of his nonsense, she ordered.

"Out!"

"Pardon me?"

"Out! Right now, Mr.Agnihoti! You may not have any work but I have, so stop wasting my time and get out of here" Shivalika showed him the door.

Disrespect.

It triggered him, No one disrespects him then how did she? He came here, his security handled her security staff not for him to hear this from her, He didn't like it, he didn't like her attitude.

"No one dares to speak with me like that, Ms. Chauhan!" Aditya stood up from his place and put his hands back in his pocket, no way he is going to let her see he is getting angry, he knows she will do more to offend him.

"But I do, Mr. Agnihotri" Shivalika replied feeling proud on her back to back replies.

"Tell me why you are here or leave!"

"Let's come to the business then! I want you to fight my case!" He more likely ordered her.

"I don't take orders Mr. Agnihotri, and above all, I have already Denied" Shivalika replied in her as always no one dares to speak like this with me tone.

"And this is why I had to come here! You are fighting my case! That's it!"

"And what made you think I will?" She raised her brows.

"Any personal gauge?" He asked, his eyebrows wiggled as he was expecting something.

"I only fight criminal cases, not any business case, we did suggest your team to some other lawyers but you denied"

"Because I want you! Not any other lawyer to fight my case!" He told her.

"I don't fight suc--"

"But you used to! And I know very well.." He smirked again while saying the last line.

Shivalika's jaw clenched, she so wanted to wipe that smirk off from his face, that smirk on his face was annoying her since he entered this room.

"First, never cut me off in the middle when I'm speaking and second, I don't know what you are talking about Mr. Agnihotri, I don't fight such cases nor do I have any plans to. And if you can't get that basic thing in your mind then it's not my problem you need help!!" Shivalika replied.

"I do need help! And only you can help me!" She rolled her Eyes on his statement, this man and his replies.

"It's not like I'm asking you for free, I will be paying you your desired amount!"

"I don't want it!! I am not fighting, please go!!" Shivalika said out of frustration.

"Tell me a valid reason!" Aditya demanded.

"I already gave!!!"

"Oh C'mon cut that crap! Why do you want to not fight this case? Or let me rephrase it, Why do you want to not fight My Case? Do we have any past issues?" She very well knows why he is speaking like this, and where he is taking this conversation, She so wanted to hit his head on the wall.

But She didn't reply.

Aditya's eyes lowered on her table and he noticed some photographs in the files on her table which she left open, cherry on the top, all were males in those photographs.

Suddenly his phone buzzed with a notification which made him check his phone, after reading the message he slid his phone in his pocket and looked up at her.

"Lucky Ms. Chauhan, got some work, Have to go, meet you the next time, And Yes, You can look at my photographs instead of them, I look better than the half of the male population" He winked at her and turned to go but stopped as soon as he heard her voice.

"Never see you again, Mr Agnihotri, I don't want you near my office, Please mind your business, don't disturb me!!" She spitted Harshly, he turned to her and raised his eyebrows in amusement.

What did she just said? Never see you again?

He walked to her, he looked at her intensely, Shivalika didn't budge out from her place until he came dangerously close to her, he looked at her keenly, not having any space to move because of the chair behind her, her leg hit the chair which eventually made her sit on her chair to avoid the closeness but it only made her regret because he came close and bent down and caught her chair from the both side caging her in between.

Their breath mixed up, She could feel his warm breath on her lips and jaw, Aditya observed her, how she blinked her eyes and how she was nervous by their closeness yet she was not showing it on her face, his lips move upwards as he noticed her mouth a bit open, her lips looked so soft to him, she gulped noticing his eyes on her lips, her body forgot to react until he looked back into her eyes, he said

"You are my business right now Ms Chauhan, I can come here whenever I want, however I want, and no one can stop me, I have my ways to deal with them! And I won't mind buying this company from you if it makes you sit and talk with me for some minutes" His husky voice sent goosebumps in her neck area but now she was more focused on his words.

"Just because you entered my office today, doesn't mean I will let you enter again, I don't repeat my mistakes!" She said directly looking into his grey orbs.

He let out a small mocking laugh.

"I will! And you will not be able to do anything!"

"Watch me then!" She challenged him.

"I would love to watch you!" He winked at her and left with a smirk on his face leaving fuming Shivalika.