"What happened to your head? f**k it's bleeding! " said Jerry in a worried tone but I pushed his hand and told him.
"I am fine Sir, thank you for your concern, " Jerry once again hold my hand and told the waiter to bring the first aid. He took me to the couch and told me to sit down.
"You don't need to worry about me, I am fine Sir, " I said to Jerry but he glared at me "my mom is looking at us so act with me, and you didn't tell me how you hurt your head?" He asked me but I didn't say anything to him.
Jerry is not concerned about me, he is acting. I pushed his hand and at the same time Waiter comes with the first aid kit. I snatched the first aid kit from the hand of the waiter and take out the wipes and bandage.
Jerry tried to take the wipe from my hand but I told him to stay away from me and he passed me a hard glare. I ignored the glare of Jerry and put Bandage on my head, then I got up and said thank you to the waiter.
We both walk back to our table.
Mr. and Mrs. Williams are waiting for us, and Mrs. William's gaze is fixed on me. "How you hurt your head?" She asked me and I told her that I collide with the wall of the washroom.
Suddenly a white gown-wearing man appeared near our table and greet Mr. and Mrs. William, then Jerry greets that man. Is he the Saudi crown Prince, I must say he is very handsome. He turned his gaze towards me and I said hello to him.
We are all seated but that crown prince is looking here and there, "are you expecting someone, Your Highness?" Asked Mr. William and the crown prince nod his head.
"Oh here is my man, I was waiting for him, " said the crown prince and got up from his chair to meet Hercules who is standing near me, and hugged the prince with cold expressions.
"Hope you are enjoying our services here your Highness, " asked Hercules in a very pleasant manner.
I thought only I am unhappy to see Hercules's face but no, Jerry and his parents also have sore expressions on their faces.
"Oh, your hotel is really beautiful. I am planning to take my family here for a tour, hope we get the reservations, " said Crown Prince in a joking manner but Hercules didn't smile back at his joke.
Crown prince asked Hercules to sit with them and that bastard sits beside me, I was about to get up because I don't want to sit beside him but he held my hand under the table. His grip on my palm is so f*****g hard, I tried to free my hand from his grip but that monster has no plans to leave my hand.
"Hercules will work with you Jerry on our new projects. Our men are ready to support you and I know you'll give your 100% to this project but we need strong planning and only Hercules can make this project easy for all of us, " said Crown prince but Jerry and his family are not looking happy by the decision of crown prince.
"You promised to give this project to Willams, we made the deal now you are telling me to work with Hercules. Your highness, you know our relationship with this man, we cant work together, " said Jerry in a very aggressive tone and I see the madness in Jerry's eyes for Hercules.
When Jerry's mom noticed Jerry's anger, she put her hand on his hand. "Calm down Jerry, let him complete," said Mrs. William.
"Hercules is my very old friend, it was Hercules who advise me to start this technical agriculture project with the USA. It was my mistake that my men promised to give this project to your company, I was busy with my country issues that's why I didn't notice that I signed the Agro project with your company," said Crown Prince to Mr. William and Jerry then he look at Hercules.
"Only Hercules was aware of that project, I thought I was signing project papers with Knight company but later my men told me that you guys also applied for the same project. I am not breaking any of my promises but I want you to work under Hercules because he has all the plans, " said crown Prince in a final tone but Jerry gets up angrily and looks at Hercules with so Rage.
"You knowingly let this project go in our hands so later you can force us to work under you, but I won't let that happen, we are..........." Before Jerry completes his sentence Mr. William cuts his son in the middle and told the crown prince that they are ready to work with Hercules.
I noticed the very cruel expressions on Hercules's face, he stop squeezing my palm but now he is making circles.
Jerry is looking at his dad, and by looking at his face I can say that he wants to fight with Mr. Williams but his tongue is tied because of crown Prince.
A waiter comes with a menu card and he put one-one card in front of everyone, he also spread the napkins into our lap. I didn't pick the menu card when Jerry noticed that he asked me "don't you want to eat anything?" he asked me and I shook my head.
"You haven't had anything since morning, tell me what you'll have and I'll order for you, " asked Jerry
"I like Indian food and there is no Indian food on this menu. I guess the owner of this hotel has so many problems with Indians or maybe his chef can't make difficult Indian cuisines, " I said to Jerry but Hercules squeeze my hand tightly. Crown Prince laughed at my comment and look at Hercules who is sitting on his chair with sour expressions.
Jerry smiled and placed a soft kiss on my cheek, then he put the menu card on the table "if you don't want to have anything here, then we'll have lunch at another restaurant, " said Jerry and I frowned.
"Take her to our mansion for dinner, " said Jerry's mom very excitingly and I look at her with petrified expressions.
"Sorry, I can't come today maybe next time. Today is my friend's bday and she wants me to stay with her, " I instantly made an excuse and his mother made a sad face.
"Next time I'll have dinner at your place I promise!" I said to Jerry's mom and this time she smiled.
"You can visit our mansion tomorrow for lunch......" Said Mrs. William but this time jerry cut his mom. "Mom tomorrow she has loads of work and tonight you and Dad are living for Germany I guess, " said Jerry to his mom.
"We changed our plan now, we are not going anywhere until we finish this project with Mr. Knight, "said Mr. William but there is too much venom in his tone while taking Hercules's last name.
The waiter comes with the bowls of soups and puts them in front of everyone. " bloody Indians and their f*****g Indian food, " said Hercules and I look at him with anger.
"Don't mind him, girl, " said crown prince, and I look at him with a smile.
"Oh I don't mind the words of hypocrites, " I said and everyone stops having their soup and stares at me. Even Jerry's mom and crown prince coughed when hypocrite word left my mouth.
Hercules grip my hand a loud moan escapes from my mouth. "Come again, " he said but I angrily pushed the hand of Hercules.
"You have no right to insult my nation. for us, our guests are equivalent to God and we are taught since childhood to never let your guest stay hungry. If you were sitting in an Indian restaurant at this time, they'll call the food from another hotel but never let you get up hungry. That's our culture. " I said to Hercules and got up from the chair.
I look at jerry " I am sorry sir, but I need to leave I have important work, "I said to jerry but he held my hand and look at the crown princess. " Hope next time you call me to a suitable place where we can talk properly. This hotel may be one of the luxurious hotels in the city but the owner of this hotel is a big loser " said jerry in a cold tone and look at his father.
"You sign this deal with Highness Dad, I'll meet you at the office, " said Jerry and pulled me out of the restaurant.
Tears rolled down from my eyes when I step inside the car of jerry, he didn't say anything and I am thankful for it. Hercules's harsh words are still ringing in my ears. "You shouldn't talk to Hercules in this way, you have no idea how dangerous he is Neha. You should stay careful around him...." Said jerry and I smiled painfully.
"What he'll do with me? Will? he kill me for telling him the truth, " I asked Jerry and this time he turned his gaze from the road and look at me.
"Yes, he can do that, that's why I am telling you to stay careful around him," he said and turned his gaze back to the road.
"So what you would like to have in lunch, South Indian food or North Indian food, " he asked and I wiped my tears.
"You have so much knowledge about our cuisines?" I asked him and he smiled at my question.
"I guess you didn't notice Ms. Dumbo Neha but my mom is an Indian that's why I know about Indian food, " he said and I stare at him with shocking expressions.
His mom? f**k she is Indian but she doesn't look like Indian.
"Do....you....know....do you know how to speak Hindi? " I asked him and he instantly shook his head.
"Thank God......" I said in a relieved tone and he smiled at me. "Why are you smiling?" I asked him and he hit my head playfully.
"Well the USA is a democratic country and here you can laugh without any reason, " he said but I narrow my eyes at him.
"Usually those who laughed without any reason, people consider those people lunatic and send them to mental Asylum, " I said and start looking outside the window.
Jerry stopped his car in front of a huge Indian Restaurant and told me to get out. "You don't need to do this sir, " I said to jerry but he didn't listen to me, he Parked his car and open my side door.
I got out of the car and look at the restaurant. Jerry held my hand and drag me inside the restaurant. He ordered food for him and then look at my face.
"What you would like to have Dambo Neha?" He asked me and I look at the menu.
"Veg Biryani and Paneer kulcha, " I said to the waiter.
"So now That monster and you will work together, " I asked him very carefully because I know one of Hercules's men is listening to our discussion.
"Hercules will soon regret playing this game with me, " said Jerry and pointed his finger towards the dessert course. "You order your favorite course, " he said to me and I smile "my favorite course is not available on this menu, so you order your favorite course, " I said to Jerry and he made face.
"I like brown and white dumplings, " he said and told the waiter to bring sweet dumplings.
"You are so conscious about food?" He said like a question and I nod my head. "That's true, " I said to him and start playing with salad.
"You know cooking?" He asked and I nod my head. "I am a hotel management student but I didn't get the chance to complete my studies, " I said to Jerry and that day appeared in front of my eyes when Hercules drag me to the USA.
The USA was my dream destination, I always wanted to come here to achieve my dreams but Hercules turned my dream into the worst nightmare.
Every night I fear to sleep, I still get nightmares. I get them so often I should be used to them by now but I'm not. No one ever really gets used to nightmares.
Jerry shook me and I got out of my nightmare land, "sorry, were you telling me something?" I asked Jerry but he said no.
"What you were thinking? I never met any girl who got lost in the world of her thoughts and ignored me like this," he said and I smiled at him.
"It's hard for me to believe that you are a billionaire, when I first time saw your picture on i********: I thought you are a.........." He didn't let me complete my sentence and cut me in the middle.
"Tharki, that's what you think about me." He said and I widen my eyes.
"You said you don't know Hindi, " I asked him and he smiled. "I can't speak Hindi but I can understand Hindi so well, ". He said and I put my hand on my mouth.
" you look gorgeous when you react like this, " he said and instantly removed my hand from my mouth. That's what Aryan said to me when I used to meet him. He called me very childish, yes I was childish, stupid, i***t, duffer, I guess that's why I gave my virginity to him.
"Hy....hy no need to cry? I am not angry with you for calling me Tharki, " said Jerry and wiped my tears.
I moved away and made a little uncomfortable face. " do you flirt with every girl?" I asked him and he shook his head. "I only flirt with hot girls, actually there is a little correction they flirt with me and I let them...," he said to me and I narrow my eyes at him.
"You think I am hot? ( I took a pause ) And I am not trying to flirt with you then how can you say that girls flirt with you, " I asked him.
the waiter put the food In front of me and I picked my kulcha to have my paneer. "Yes you are not flirting with me that's why I am flirting with you. By the way, you didn't tell me what thought appeared in your mind while looking at my picture, " he asked and I smiled at the question.
"So you know how to smile girl, " he said and picked the brown dumpling and shoved it inside his mouth in one go.
"I thought you are a rude person who is interested to play with every girl of the universe, who use to ignore girls after getting pleasure from them, I thought you have a sarcastic personality and................." Before I complete my words he showed me his palm to shut me off.
"Wao..... I mean Wao girl, tell me what kind of person you are? I am in no mood to hear my insult from your mouth. " he said and I said sorry to him but he gave me questioning look.
I asked him "what?"
And he said he is waiting for his answer. I shook my head and put my kulcha back into the plate.
"I am a very ambitious girl who wants to achieve everything in her life, I am in competition with no one, I run my own race, I have no desire to play the games of being better than anyone. I just aim to improve, to be better than I was before, I want to fly like a free bird, " I said to Jerry and he only nods his head.
I look at the waiter and he came near me, "could you please call the manager or the owner of this restaurant?" I asked him and he made a shocked face.
" what happened ma'am, are you upset with our service, " he asked me but I didn't say anything to him, I told him to call the chef who made my food.
"Our boss made your food, " said the waiter and amble inside the cooking area. I look at jerry who is already staring at me "why you called the chef, do you like his food, " he asked and I shook my head.
"I am sorry sir if I hurt you by calling you Tharki, " I said to Jerry but he smiled at me "it's ok, I didn't take your words seriously. I am tharki and I love myself like this, " said Jerry.
Suddenly a very handsome man appeared in front of me, by his looks I can say that he is an Indian. " your waiter said you made this paneer and biryani, " I asked that man and he nods his head.
"Yes, this paneer kulcha and biryani are the specialties of our restaurant," he said and I pushed my plate towards him.
"Could you please taste this dish for me?" I asked him and without any hesitation, he tasted that dish and look at me.
"I am so sorry.....I am really sorry Maam, I don't how this dish becomes sweet, " said that man and I smiled.
"It's ok, but next please taste your dishes before serving to your customers, " I said to him and he once again starts saying sorry to me then his gaze falls on Jerry and his eyes start lighting like a Christmas tree.
Loads of people appeared around jerry and start clicking his pictures. Jerry smiled with every click and look at me with a raised brow. Jerry's expressions are telling me how much he is enjoying all the attention.
"You really enjoy this attention right?" I asked Jerry and he pulled me close to him. "You are saying this because you never taste this glamorous life, " he said to me and kissed me on my lips.
For a second my whole body froze in his arms, I was about to push him away from me but he looks at the public and told them that I am his fiance.
What the heck he is doing? Hercules will chop my body into tiny pieces and disposed of me in the drainage tank.
I tried to remove the hand of jerry from my waist but he held me more tightly and start placing kisses on my cheeks. People are taking our video and some people put us on live video.
Fuck! This is not what I planned. Hercules? Damn what I'll tell him about all this. He already clears his thoughts about me in the washroom and now after hearing the announcement of jerry, he will tear me into two pieces.
Should I tell truth to everyone?
"Sir..... let's leave from here please......please...sir" I pleaded to Jerry but that tharki don't want to leave this restaurant.
"Oh my God, are you planning to marry this girl who is standing beside you?" Asked one of the beautiful girls and Jerry look at me.
"Well this Dumbo needs some time to adjust with me, but soon I'll announce my marriage date with her, " said Jerry to that girl while looking at me. He placed a soft kiss on my forehead and I stare at him like an i***t.
"Is she not ready to marry you?" Asked one of the beautiful boys and jerry smiled.
"She made a very fantastic image of mine in her mind after doing the background check up on me, that's why she doesn't trust me, but I know soon I'll make her fall in love with me, she is my girl and I won't let her go out of my life at any cost, " said Jerry in a very cheesy tone.
I look towards the crowd who are looking at me with Awwww expressions. I look at jerry with very uncomfortable expressions " can we please leave this place, I need some fresh air, " I said to Jerry and hold my neck.
"Ok guys, I need to leave," said Jerry, and the owner of the restaurant and his waiters escort us out of the restaurant safely.
I hit the chest of jerry so angrily, he holds his chest and moaned in pain so loudly. For a second I got scared and hold him tightly. "I am so sorry, " I said to jerry in a cornered-filled tone because jerry is looking in pain but in a blink, he started laughing at me.
"Oh f**k! You are such an i***t, I was kidding. I am fine, " he said and I cursed loudly.
"How can you do this to me Jerry sir, you announced s**t about us without taking my permission. how could you? " I yelled at jerry and he pulled me close to him.
He is looking at me and tears welled up in my eyes. "You shouldn't lie to them, " I told jerry in a low tone and pushed him away from me. I sit inside his car and wiped my tears.