Shreya's POV-

The next day, I unwillingly dragged myself to office. This was our last week of internship and then back to college.

" Saaransh, pick me up please." I said, calling him.

" Yeah, as soon as I start for your home I'll call you." He replied and we hung up.

Anika was sleeping when he phone went off. It was aunty. I picked it up.

" Good morning aunty, Anika is sleeping." I said.

" Beta please wake her up and send her home. Her mother in law and I are taking her shopping." She said.

" No aunty! You cannot do that?" I exclaimed.

Because of my sweet voice, Anika woke up.

" Why beta?" She asked.

" Because we are going to select her dresses." I told her honestly.

" Okay, fine but what about the ornaments?" She asked.

" That you all can decide once we have decided about the dress." I replied.

She sighed but agreed nonetheless and then hung up.

" We are going to shop for you after you we get back from the office. You be ready by 6. I'll have someone pick you up." I instructed Anika and went to take bath.

I was ready in about half an hour and and went downstairs for breakfast. Anika accompanied me.

Shreya's look-

We both ate and then she took a cab home because my brothers and dad had already left.

" Shreya, come out." I heard Saaransh yell.

" You know, any civil person would just call instead of yelling." I taunted him.

" Saying the girl who has no problem in shouting in the middle of a movie hall." He taunted back. I rolled my eyes and sat.

" Listen, I know you guys are not interested in shopping so you'll have to pick Anika up and drop her to the shop where Adya and I'll be there. Then you are free to do whatever you want." I said.

" Yes mam." He said while driving.

" Shreya, I need you to compile this list and handover it to me by noon. Am I clear?" Vaibhav sir said as I knocked his cabin to report.

I nodded and went away.

The day passed soon and Adya and I were in a bridal shop, seeing dresses for Anika.

" I am here." Anika announced her arrival with Saaransh. Then the boys left to do whatever they wanted.

We made Anika try hundreds of dresses. Finally, her dresses for sangeet, haldi and mehendi were decided.

 " Tomorrow we are coming with the aunties to decide your wedding lehenga." Adya told her.

We both nodded and Adya called Ronit to drop us off. He had got the car so he dropped all of us.

" Shreya, go and freshen up. I'm serving the dinner." Riya bhabhi said as I entered the hall.

" Bhabhi you sit down and chillax. I will do that and you will eat first from now on." I ordered.

" But Shreya...." She interrupted me but I stopped her.

" No ifs, no buts. You'll do as I say." I said and made her sit at the dining table with the others as I served them food along with Rohit bhai.

Yes, it was a tradition in the family where one male member and one female member would serve daily. It was like duty. Everyone did it except for me because well I am Shreya and Shreya is me. But I took over from Riya bhabhi so that she relaxes.

When everyone was done, I sat to eat with Rohit bhai.

" Bhai, go and get rotis from the kitchen." I ordered him.

" You go and get water from the fridge." He said.

I nodded and we both got up to get what we needed.

" Who will get the glasses?" He asked as I got the bottle.

" You lack common sense or what? You went inside the kitchen, you should have got the glasses." I asked honestly baffled.

" It was your responsibility to get water and it is common sense to get glass to have water along with the bottle." He mocked me.

I smirked.

" You see, I don't require it I can perfectly drink water without glass as I started gulping from the bottle itself from up. Luck wasn't on my side and the water spilled on the floor.

" Ha! I can do hundred times better than you." He taunted, snatching the bottle from me and started drinking like it did.

" Ganpati bappa, please make the water spill.." I muttered and he actually listened to me. Rohit bhai also spilled the water.

We both gave smug looks to each other.

" Enough both of you!" Mumma shouted. I turned around to see mumma and Khyati bhabhi along with Virat bhai who was......filming us!

" Shit." We both muttered together.

" Both of you can't do a thing right." She said.

" No maa, Rohit is a damn good businessman and Shreya is so good with her studies." Virat bhai defended us.

" Now do you want to get scolded too?" Mumma taunted him.

" Wow! Dadi is scolding Papa, chacha and bui!" Janu shouted, rushing out of her room. Riya bhabz was right behind her.

" Where is papa? He is only left to come out." Rohit bhai remarked.

" Here I am my useless chid." Papa  said, walking out of the room.

" First of all Virat bhai, delete that video." I said.

" Yes, do it right now." Rohit bhai almost ordered.

" Shut up and sit both of you. I'll serve you food and I want no tantrums. Others can go to their room and sleep." Mumma ordered. All of them obliged.

" But mumma..." I said.

" Not a word Shreya. NOT A WORD." She said.

I rolled my eyes. She was just being dramatic.

Quickly we had food and mom made us mop the floor. We did it real quick and she went back to her room after wishing us good night.

" Chipkali, we need to delete that video or else Virat bhai will surely use it against us." He said.

" Yes bandar. Let's go and delete it. He must be fast asleep." I agreed.

" But his phone has password." He spoke.

" Damn!" I exclaimed.

" We will see in the morning. For now, bad night bitter dreams." I said and walked away.

" Same to you." He shouted back.

I rolled my eyes and picked my phone up.

I had one missed call from Mr. Rathore. Now which hell broke loose?

I called him back. He replied in the 5th ring.

" Um..Hi....You called?" I asked, unsure.

" Yes I did Shreya. Why did you not take the call?" He asked.

" Actually my phone was in the room and I was in the hall so couldn't hear the ring." I told him honestly.

" There is something that I had to ask you." He said.

" What?" I asked.

" Tomorrow is the annual charity ball in the company. Will you accompany as my date?" He asked clearly

" Yeah....sure." I agreed. What is the big deal in that?

" I'll have your dress sent over tomorrow." He said.

" There is no need to do that Mr. Rathore, I own plenty of them. Also, you won't know my size." I challenged him.

" Darling, you don't have to worry about the size. I've got this." He said, huskily. I could practically feel him smirking.

I rolled my eyes.

" Is that it?" I asked.

" Pretty much. Also you should know this, I was not taking a no for an answer." He said and the way he said it made me go week in my knees.

" What if I would have said no?" I questioned.

" Then I would have tried something else." He said, talking mystery.

" What?" I asked.

" That's for me to know and you to find out if in case you say a no." He purred.

" Have you always been this arrogant or where you innocent as a child?" I asked, unable to get a hold on my curiosity.

He laughed, his voice almost sounding like music. The next thing I knew, I was smiling.

" I had no idea that you find me this amusing." I remarked.

" You have no idea about what things I find you Ms. Shreya Kashyap." He replied back huskily.

Unable to take whatever his voice was doing to me, I said,

" I'm really sleepy Mr. Rathore. I'll see you tomorrow. Good night."

" Good night Shreya, dream of me." He said.

I blushed.

" This is not good.... I told you not to blush when I'm not around because your blush is my favourite colour and yet you go ahead and do what I've not asked you to?" He said.

" Mr. Rathore, I'm in no mood for flirting." I said.

" Ms. Kashyap, I don't flirt. I state facts." He said, using his usual I-am-CEO-tone.

" You are impossible. Goodnight!" I exclaimed.

" Go to sleep Shreya." He said as I hung up.

" Go to sleep Shreya" I mimicked him.

" Why should I listen to him? Yeah I'm sleepy but I'll not listen to him. Final." I muttered to myself.

Then my attention fell on the engagement ring.

" Well I guess he can tell me what I should do and I can listen to him. But that doesn't mean I'll do it everytime. I am sleeping because I'm sleepy and not because he asked me to do so." I pacified myself.

Ugghh..this man makes me so mad at him without actually doing anything and the next moment I know, I forget that I was ever angry in the first place.

" The nerve of Mr. Rathore." I muttered, hugging Mr. Bunny to sleep.

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