Love that lasts

ok nonchalant. But his feet seemed to have a mind of their own as they moved slowly towards Chandni, till he forced them to stop. As he inhaled dee

thumping sound of her heartbeat. As she drank in every feature of his face which haunted her dreams for

phone slipped from her other hand, but Aryan quickl

e, that her husband had decided to buy the very company where Aryan was! How could she work in the same office as acting CEO no

things first. I must not let Aryan mess up with me or my mi

was as transparent as ever. Slowly the reaction on her face turned into a diplomatic

's clipped tone was no match to the i

and I will have my ultimate fun now, Aryan thought, as his mercurial brain debated w

smirk, as he shook her hand rather

oday." The cynicism and inherent meaning in his words were felt only by C

ions that she hadn't felt for many years. Long after Aryan left her hand and moved back, Chandni's hands felt clammy and there was

t was going to explode, the sudden rush of blood made her almost feel dizzy, and she took deep breaths to gain some control back. She turned back to leave, but st

ata's worried face now became clearer in her vision, as her

lot of work recently. You know...with moving into our new house and al

face cleared int

d." Namrata's sympathetic voice was

d towards him again,

one, who broke her heart, betrayed her, and abandoned her when she needed him the most. He should be the one running away from ther

ignation as Namrata looked

? Perhaps we all could join you if y

ed to run away from here, hahaha. Sorry my bad..." Aryan's tone was

rds Chandni till he

ays with us. But you seem to have picked up the vibe quite early. Hmm perhaps, as you said before, a delicate person like you shouldn't have left your busy life at your house to come here. It's a new city, new people,

is wrong with you?"

ng he was one of the brightest and best? What exactly is he good at? Apart from being arrogant and ..." Chandni's eyes flicked between Aryan and the g

o conclusions. Aren't you supposed to give everyone a presentation about your company's latest ventures, and the strategy for launch of new products for the coming financial year? Perhaps you ar

her in desperation, unable to understand t

e come this way." Sanjay Verma tried to lead Chandni toward

s out of earshot, Nam

ince when did you start generalising about women and their understanding of business, Huh? I have n

velopment of the firm. She also knew that in spite of his Casanova reputation, Aryan was very careful and respectful towards women, and never d

towards the board room, with his

g. You are not going anywhere near Mrs Mathur for the re

presentation. I am sorry I behaved like a jerk just then, but I just can't understand why Mr Mathur had so dump his wife on us like this, all of a

rly registered the fact that Arya

mployees, because she knew that she had no qualification per se, to be the CEO of this company. But Vikram, for some reason had been pushing h

course before coming to Mumbai. But of course, she didn't have a practical experience in dealing with a company. Besides, Vikram assured that she was only filling the job temporarily, till he could find a suitable replacement

his presentation, and even compared them to their rival products, which made Aryan realise how much research she had done about Sigma Inc. Aryan was more than happy to answ

sentation. He walked rapidly towards his BMW 5 Series car, which wa

ther smell, his mind raced back to the first time he l

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m tightly wrapped around Chandni, as the gentle sea waves hit their fe

aring his love time and again, calling her with the most endear

ou know how mu

i whispered in

t his chest, one hand cupping her cheeks

here you are, making a mockery of it." His eyes looked hurtful, as if he couldn't

h I love you." She cupped his face in her hands, obl

her tighter i

you, even if I am away from you for a little while. Chandni, you are the only one, I am living for right now. I

r again on t

to kiss on my forehead?" She

d around and found t

ictly forbid me not to do it in public...." Aryan paused, his lips

er heart began to beat wildly

much as you wish.” She blurted out and bit her

self from his embrace, in vain. Aryan’s eyes twinkled wit

e? I didn't hear it properly the

tally brushed her lips against his. She held h

ers. Not innocently, like a tease but hot, fiery, passionate and demanding. Chandni's se

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he flashback moments in italicised version and this passionate and romantic moment will conti