SIYA'S POV

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He was injured behind his shoulder, so I extended my hand and tried to treat his injury from my place. It was causing some difficulty. However, I don't want to go closer to him.

I tried to bandage his wound, but he pulled me closer to him with a jerk, and our chests collided.

"If you are doing it, then do it well," he said

I gulped hard out of nervousness.

If I am feeling his muscular chest, then he too must be feeling my bosoms against his hard chest. Just thinking about this makes me sweat.

But ignoring all these things, I focused on my work and bandaged his shoulder. Only I know what I was feeling while doing all this!

"Done..!" I said, trying my best not to stammer.

I started getting up from his lap.

But before I could get up, he caught me again and put me back on his lap. This time when I fell on his lap, my legs were around him.

Oh my god! Can there be any more embarrassing moment in my life than this? This is hell intimidating. Can't I just disappear at this time? These types of thoughts were coming to my mind.

"Arjun, what are you doing? Leave me."

I said with difficulty.

But ignoring my words, he picked up the ointment from the first aid box and applied it on my left arm, where I got hurt by the pieces of glass because of him. Accidentally!

I hissed in pain.

"I am sorry for hurting you physically," he said in a low voice.

I looked at him in shock because this was the very first time I had heard sorry from Arjun's mouth.

What?"

"You have heard it! I said sorry to you, but only for this thing, not for anything I've done to you."

"What do you mean?"

I asked again.

"I want to hurt you, I want to give you so much pain, even I want you to cry tears of blood. But I don't want to hurt you physically, I would never do that either because I want to torture you mentally and emotionally. So much, that you will break by yourself."

He said with hatred.

But I don't know why! I didn't feel bad at all, nor did I have tears in my eyes.

I don't understand why! I didn't feel upset at all and I didn't cry, maybe because of Karthik's words.

I went close to his ear.

"No matter what you do Arjun, you will never be able to break me. At least not in this birth. Husband!"

I felt his body tensed up, probably because of my bold attitude.

"I will do it! For sure"

"Let's see!"

I said and got up from his lap and this time he also didn't stop me.

He started taking deep breaths, probably to control his anger.

"This man and his anger issue!! Ughhh!" I mummer to myself.

"Get lost! Get out of here right now"

He shouted, as expected.

I smirked and left from his study room, but not before saying,

"Good Night My Dear Husband!"

I went to my room and lay down straight on my bed because so much had happened today that I was really tired.

"Today finally I will sleep peacefully"

I said to myself and slept peacefully.

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AUTHOR'S POV
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It's 9:30 in the morning, and Siya is sitting in the car, heading to the office as usual.

However, today is different in two ways.

Firstly, she is feeling exceptionally happy and good, without any fear and sadness that usually accompany her days.

Secondly, Arjun has been absent from home since this morning. Perhaps he left early for the office, but during the past two to three months of living together, he has never changed his schedule for anyone, no matter how important is. His early departure today has left Siya wondering.

As Siya was lost in thought, the car came to a stop. She stepped out and headed into the office.

"Good morning, Siya"

Somya greeted her.

Somya works as a receptionist in the company. She is the only friend of Siya in the office.

"Good morning, Somya"

Siya replied politely.

"I thought you would have come to the office early today along with Mr. Rathore," Somya said.

"Oh! He didn't mention anything to me. I don't know why he came in early today. He's never done that before, has he?"

Siya responded.

Somya looked at her as if she couldn't believe what she was hearing.

"Are you serious? You don't know! You come to the office every day, and you're the boss's secretary. You should know these things!"

Somya looked shocked.

"Hey, calm down, Somya! What is it that I don't know?"

Siya asked.

"The Managing Director of your department, (Marketing Department) is coming today," Somya said.

"Wow, the head of the marketing department! Why did Mr. Rathore come early for this?"

Siya asked

"That's because Mr. Rathore and Miss Kapoor are really good friends."

"Miss Kapoor? Do you know her?"

Siya asked out of curiosity.

"Of course! Everyone knows her in this office. She was Mr. Rathore's e..."

She was about to say something but stopped when another employee came and said Soumya, the HR manager, wants to see you.

Upon hearing this, she immediately left, saying bye. Siya also went towards her cabin, not paying much attention to all these things.

Siya reached Arjun's office and went inside after knocking.

Arjun was on the phone, speaking to someone as Siya walked into her cabin. She placed her belongings on the table and then exited her cabin.

Siya proceeded to make coffee using the machine in Arjun's office. After preparing the coffee, she handed a cup to Arjun, as it was her routine.

Arjun glanced at Siya while sipping his coffee.

"What's my schedule for today?"

"Today at 1:00 PM, there is an important meeting with the Singhania's regarding your hotels. Following that, there is a lunch meeting with Mr. Malhotra at 2:30 PM. That's all"

"Cancel them," he said sternly.

"What?"

Siya was taken aback.

"Did you not hear me? Cancel both meetings. I have important work today."

"But sir, the meeting with the Singhania's is crucial. They might file a lawsuit if we cancel,"

Siya protested.

"I don't need your advice. Just do as you're told."

Arjun snapped.

Siya rolled her eyes.

"As you say."

Fortunately for her, Arjun didn't notice her eye roll. Otherwise, he would not tolerate such disrespect.

"At 1:00 PM, the new Managing Director of the marketing department is arriving. Don't make any mistakes," he added.

Ignoring his words, Siya returned to her cabin and resumed her work. Arjun left his office.

Engrossed in her tasks, Siya lost track of time. When she checked her watch, she realized it was almost 1:00 PM. She hurried downstairs to meeting room number five, where the welcome meeting was scheduled.

She knocked lightly on the door and entered. The marketing department staff were already seated. Siya quietly took her seat, relieved to see that Mr. Rathore and the new MD had not yet arrived.

The employees were whispering among themselves, but they fell silent when Mr. Rathore and a woman entered the room.

They stood in front of the group, and Siya realized who the woman was.

"Good afternoon, everyone! As you know, we are here to introduce Miss Reha Kapoor, the new MD of the Marketing Department."

Arjun announced.

"Hello, everyone! Many of you might already know me, but I'll introduce myself anyway. I am Reha Kapoor, the daughter of Arjun's business partner and the new head of your department. I hope you'll accept me as your Managing Director. Thank you."

Reha said in an extra sweet voice.

"I hope you all will work well together," Arjun added.

One by one, the employees introduced themselves to Reha. However, Siya was too shocked to react and sat frozen in her seat.

"Siya! Siya! Where are you lost? It's your turn now."

An employee next to her called out.

"Miss, will you please introduce yourself now, or should we wait a bit longer?"

Reha asked.

Siya jerked up from her chair to introduce herself, but in her haste, she accidentally knocked the table, spilling hot coffee on her abdomen.

"Ahhhh!"

she screamed in pain.

The coffee was scalding, and Siya was in agony. Tears filled her eyes due to the pain.

An employee next to her stood up to help but stopped abruptly.

"Don't you dare! If you even touch her, I will cut off your hands and feed them to the dogs."

Arjun's loud voice made everyone in the meeting room tremble with fear, including Siya.

"I'm so...sorry, sir! Sorry, ma'am," the employee stammered.

"It's okay, Arjun! It's not a big deal."

Reha tried to calm him while holding his arm.

But Arjun shook her hand off and grabbed Siya's hand, leading her out of the meeting room.

In his office, Arjun let go of Siya's hand. Her wrist hurt from his tight grip, and she was in significant pain from the burn.

"Quickly bring the first aid box and an ice bag to my office, now!"

He ordered over the office phone.

Within two minutes, a peon arrived with the first aid box and ice bag.

Arjun took Siya's hand, made her stand by the table, and placed the first aid box and ice bag on it.

"Lift your shirt"

Siya looked at him, bewildered.

"What are you looking at? I said, lift your shirt. I need to apply ointment."

"Oh, leave it! You don't need to do anything. I'll apply it myself. Give it to me."

"Listen to me quietly, or you know what I can do,"

Arjun warned her.

"Oh! I am not going to listen to you..."

Siya started but stopped mid-sentence as Arjun placed a finger on her lips to hush her.

CONTINEU✨