The boy who stole her heart

Chapter 7. What a day!

Breakfast with Millers was something I never imagined. Hell this morning was not something I imagined. Like Sanyuka turned out to be my fiancé's sister. God must really hate me.

I just hope this work place is good. But I still do need to talk to Sanyukya tho. But what will I say to her? I broke her heart and I don't think she would want to talk with me.

I'm so glad that she didn't speak out in front of them. I don't want Rihanna to know this. Cause no one would marry sister's ex. This marriage is really important to me.

Locking my car I walked inside the building. As much I remember Samuel told me phone that it was the cream colour building and the office was on eighth floor.

Walking inside the office I frown looking at the receptionist who looked busy with her head in her phone.

I stride towards her and clear my throat to get her attention. Something snapped inside her and she looked up and gave me a smile.

"Hi I'm Ellen and how can I help you sir?" She asked seductively. I rolled my eyes.

"Hi I am Randhir Shekawat. I am here to meet Samuel Knight." I answered.

"Oh. Sure. But first how about we meet?" Ellen grinned leaning towards me. I cringed. I hate when this happens.

"I'm sorry but can you please tell me is he here or not?" I asked looking into her face.

"What's the rush?" Her fingers lightly grazed my arm and I flinched and retracted my arm.

"Ellen if you want to keep this job I suggest you to stop this nonsense. I am pretty sure you don't want to anger the company share holder now. Do you?" I asked as calmly as possible. I was literally on the verge of yelling at her but I controlled the instinct.

She scrambled in her place, her face changed. She hastily adjusted her top and blushed in embarrassment. She looked like she was going to faint. Her face was pale.

"I'm so sorry sir. Really I was just... It was very unprofessional. I apologise. I think you are attractive and... I'm so sorry."

"Its fine. Now can you tell me is Samuel Knight here?" I ask in a stern voice.

"Yes sir. Eight floor. Third cabin to the right sir"

"If you want I can take you sir." She added.

"No that's okay. Thank you." I gave her a curt nod and walked towards the elevator. I frown noticing that one of the elevator was showing blank mark on the screen. With a huff I walked towards the other elevator. As soon as I stepped inside the elevator I frowned as the familiar scent hit me. Why would Sanyukta be here? I shook my head.

Seriously I need to keep myself in check. With that thought I exited the elevator.

***

To say the day till lunch was eventful would be an understatement. I can't believe I kissed her. I'm pretty sure that she regrets kissing me and she feels guilty.

She would have been so angry with herself. As much as I know her I'm sure she's blaming herself. She has the tendency to do that.

I love Sanyukta. I know that but does she love me? I'm afraid of finding out. I don't know if she still loves me. I mean can you erase your feelings for the person just like that. I don't think so. But what I did to her is not explainable. It's understandable that she would not love me.

I would be shattered if she has moved on in her life. I think she feels the same seeing me with Rihanna. This is a mess. I really should talk to her but before that I need to make sure that she wants to talk. As much as I know her she'll avoid me at any extent and try to stay away. But I cannot let that happen. So I took the decision of making her my personal assistant.

As soon as lunch is over and I'm ready to go back in to my cabin I got a call from Rihanna. She wanted to have lunch with me even though I just had lunch.

But I couldn't say no so I agreed but with the condition that I won't eat anything. I just can't.

As I am driving through the busy streets of the city I realise how much I missed this city. California doesn't hold a candle to this city. The crowded place and hustling of people is something I love and California lacks that.

A smile lit my lips as soon as I spot the familiar name of the restaurant. Why would Rihanna choose this place? This is the very same one where I and Sanyukta used to have lunch occasionally. It serves the best Mexican food.

After parking the car I enter into the restaurant and I feel starstruck seeing the place. It changed so much. Five years is not a short span but then again this hotel have changed a lot, more than I imagined.

As I walked further I spot Rihanna sitting on the chair at the far corner of restaurant busy tapping her foot on the marble floor while glancing at the watch impatiently.

With her yellow short summer and some hippy kind of shoes she's not hard to spot. As if on cue she raised her head and smiled. She gestured towards the table frantically calling me.

"Hey" I greeted clearing my throat.

"Hi" she waves and gives me a fake smile. I roll my eyes at her.

"So did you place your order?" I asked her.

"No. I was waiting for you." she shook her head.

"I said I had lunch."

She rolled her eyes.

"I heard that on phone. What kind of girl orders the food before her loving fiancée suggests?" She batted her eyelashes at me. She's so infuriating at times.

"Are you done wasting my time? I have work to do Rihanna. Just order quickly."

She twisted her lips.

"Okay Mr Grumpy."

"Good afternoon. I am Anthony and I'm going to be your server today. May I take your order?"

"What do you suggest I have?"

"Have chicken burrito with tortilla chips. It's good here" I answered before the server replied.

"You've been here before?"

"Yes"

"Ma'am should I consider that as your order?" He asked standing awkwardly.

"Yeah. Yeah and can you please bring a sparkling water along with that."

"Sure Ma'am. And for you sir?"

"A water please. Thanks"

He smiled and walked away.

"So... How was your lunch with new colleagues?"

"Fine"

Rihanna sighed.

"Randhir I need more than one word."

"Okay"

She swatted my arm. "Now you are doing that on purpose."

"So you must be having some questions."

"You think" I sarcastically asked her.

"Is Stephan your real father?" I asked her looking straight in to her green eyes.

"Of course not. He's my mom's husband and my step father"

Oh.

"And Sanyukta?"

"What about her?" Rihanna asked defensively.

"Why didn't you tell me that you have a sister? Like you kept her hidden from me." I accused.

"Well Sanyukta is not much of papa's fan. She avoids us like a plague. I was surprised myself when she agreed to come stay with us. As papa left Sanyukta and moved with my mother I guess from then she doesn't like him that much. And from past two years she have been ignoring him. So we thought that maybe she won't come to wedding. And my mum didn't want to mention her." Rihanna shrugged.

Wow. I came to know that her mother married Stephan when rihanna was ten years old. From then she accepted him as her dad and also she told that her real father cheated on her mother so she left him taking Rihanna from Chicago and moved to New York. Sanyukta and rihanna were not too close in childhood is what I understood from the way she talks about Sanyukta. She also told me that Sanyukta was friendly towards her and her mom when she was younger but from past five years she had distanced herself and drifting.

Sanyukta barely calls once in a month and the last time Rihanna had talked to her was when she came for Thanksgiving three years ago. One thing I could conclude was Rihanna loves her sister no matter his she have been through all these five years yet she missed her sister. I feel a bit sad for her.

After lunch she and I parted our ways. I was going back to meet the apartment secretary and discuss some things with him while Rihanna is going shopping. She is such

a shopaholic.

I stretch my arms feeling a bit exhausted by all the work today. I went through all the recent projects till lunch and it made me feel a bit tired. And after that the Secretary of apartment chewed my ears off. Looking back at my watch I sigh. It was almost six in the evening. Time for me to leave.

***

"Hey! So how was your first day at work?!" Rihanna asked as soon as I stepped inside the living room.

Oh you don't even know!

"Yeah it was fun." I half lied. It was really fun meeting people but there were things that were not fun as well.

The smell chicken and spices hit me. My mouth watered at the thought.

"By the way go shower and get ready. Dad said there's some guest arriving today. "

"Guest? Someone we know." I asked.

"No I dunno. Actually dad said it's a surprise."

Wow. Seriously. Hasn't there have been many already!

"Okay. Be right back."

I sigh and make my way upstairs. I do hope Sanyukta is back. I am sure she's having a room upstairs but I highly doubt it's on the same floor. My feet walks up to the stairs and then from right third room. Well the rooms here are large spacious as rihanna showed me the house morning. A mansion. This mansion is a two storey with a very large terrace at the second floor. I mean only few rooms are guests rooms and fully renovated and available on first floor. As I was given a choice so I chose to take this side of room.

Rihanna has her room right at the corner of the walk that is first and there's some room in the middle of us both. Stephan and Stacy have their master bedroom downstairs.

I step outside the shower and after deciding for a while I dressed myself into black button up shirt and black ripped jeans. I applied gel to my unruly messy hair and sprayed my favourite Tom Ford perfume.

Just I was about to pick my wrist watch I heard a loud ringing noise of door bell.

Hastily pulling on my wrist watch I walk out of my room.

As I was about to step down my vision is distracted with Sanyukta walking towards the door. I sigh looking at her beautiful back.

"Sam? What are you doing here?" Sanyukta exclaimed and engulfed him in a hug.

Why does she have to be so close with him? I'm so jealous of him. He is so lucky that he gets to hug her.

Is Sam the guest? I shook my head and descended down the stairs.

He part away from her and then come inside without answering her question. Sanyukta closes the door and then walks back. Then her eyes land on me. My breath hitch as I look at her. In a white dress that reached till her mid thighs she looked beautiful.

What caught my eyes was her chain. It was the infinity chain that I had gifted her on her eighteenth birthday. I told her it was just a simple chain or she would not rather accept knowing it was very expensive silver chain.

She was still staring at me while I was doing the same.

"Hey Randhir? What a surprise! You live here?" Sam asked as soon as he spotted me.

"Yeah" I nodded.

"Sam?" Rihanna whispered from the kitchen.

His head snapped at the voice. What so up with that? I stand beside Sanyukta who's avoiding meeting my eyes.

"Ana" He whispers awed. Wow am I missing something?

"Do you know each other?" Sanyukta asked as if reading my mind.

"Yeah. Yeah they do know each other. Sam's family was our neighbour and these both were good friends." I heard Stephan's voice as he entered the living room.

"You have fine gentleman" Stephen laughed and hugged him.

What is this day?

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