AUTHORS POV
Anamika was in her office thinking about what happened yesterday. She didn't tell anything about it to Massimo since he was still in Russia and she didn't wanted to disturb him.
She decided to talk with him when he will come back. She shook all her thoughts aside and focused on her work.
On other hand, Anamika's receptionist was trying her best to stop a woman from going inside.
She was the same age as Anamika, Incredibly beautiful version of an Indian woman.
"Please mam, try to understand I can't let you in... You need to take an appointment first..." the receptionist said in a pleading tone.
"Please, I know her... I have to tell her something important... Please just inform her that I am here... She will let me in..."
The woman was literally begging.
"I am sorry mam, we can't do that... You have to take an appointment..."
She blocked her way.
Mr. Scott saw all this and interrupted.
"What is happening here?..."
"Sir this woman wants to meet Miss. Sahay but she doesn't have an appointment..."
Receptionist complained.
"Mam, you have to take an appointment first..."
Mr. Scott tried to make her understand.
"Please, sir listen to me... I have to meet her today, it's really important... Please just call her and tell her my name, she knows me... She is my friend... I don't have time to take an appointment... Please..."
She pleaded to Mr. Scott and Mr. Scott looked at her confusingly, her aura was screaming innocence, she was not looking like a threat.
He called Anamika and told her about this woman.
"Okay, mam you can meet her..."
He said disconnecting the call.
"See, I told you she knows me..."
The woman said to the receptionist and hurriedly walked towards her office.
Mr. Scott showed her the cabin and she quickly went in.
Anamika was standing there leaning against the table with a confused expression.
As soon as the woman entered she engulfed Anamika in a tight hug and Anamika hugged her back with same desperation.
"Annu, you are alive..."
She burst out crying.
"Yes, I am ishu... I am alive..."
She wiped her tears gently breaking their hug.
"Why are you looking like this ishaani, what happened?..."
Anamika asked her concerned.
Ishaani was Anamika's childhood friend and raajveer's wife.
" I have to tell you something Annu, it's really important..."
Her voice shook and she tried to steady her breathing.
Anamika made her sit on the sofa and handed her a glass of water. She drank the water desperately.
"Relax and tell me what happened..."
Anamika asked her gently and sat beside him.
"Annu, you know me and raajveer..."
She couldn't form the sentence, how can she tell her childhood friend that she married her bethroded.
"Yes, ishu relax... I know everything, I know you guys are married and I am not angry at you, you don't have to feel guilty about it..."
Anamika assured and ishaani sighed in relief.
"What is it, why are you so tensed..."
She asked her.
"Annu, raajveer is not a good man, he has changed..."
She said on the verge of crying again and Anamika looked at her confused.
"What happened ishu, what did he do?..."
"He never behaved good with me since we married, he always insulted me... I tried my best to save this marriage but nothing worked... So I decided to divorce him and he accepted that happily... But I heard him talking about you to that Veronica, that famous model, I eavesdropped on them... and that's how I came to know that you are alive, Annu they are planning something, they were talking about some pictures and reports. When I asked him about it, he slapped me, he hit me Annu... saying that it's none of my business and if I told you anything about it, he will hurt me... I hurriedly left that house, I am going back to India to my family... But it was important to tell you this before leaving Italy that's why I came here... Please Annu don't trust him, he is not that old raajveer anymore..."
She was sobbing while telling her everything.
Anamika hugged her tightly and rubbed her back gently.
Ishaani was her bestfriend. A sweet, innocent and happy girl. Ishaani is a simple girl, far away from this cunning and cruel world, she is beautiful inside out. When anamika came to know that her two best friends got married, she was happy for them... But it turned out something else...
"It's ok ishu, it's fine, you are safe... Don't cry please..."
Anamika assured her lovingly.
"Annu I am so happy that you're alive... I missed you so much..."
She said hugging her.
"Mee too..."
She said and tears escaped from her eyes but she quickly wiped it.
She told Mr. Scott to drop ishaani to the airport safely. She gave her, her number and told her to call her if anything happens.
Ishaani happily took it and left with Mr. Scott. She was happy that she finally managed to tell her everything.
But anamika was fuming in anger. She never thought that raajveer will do this, he was the one who tried to frame Massimo with the help of that bitch and create misunderstandings between them.
She called raajveer and asked him to meet him at the nearby park, she decided to talk with him.
On other hand raajveer was dancing in happiness, he thought his plan worked and Anamika is coming back to him.
He was eagerly waiting for Anamika in the park. He came with two bodyguards in case Massimo tried to interrupt... Only if he knew, that no one can stop Massimo, not even his guards...
Anamika reached at the park, Mr. Brown and Mr. Harding was with her too.
Their bodyguards stood few feets away from them giving them their privacy.
"Annu, you finally came back... I knew, you will... I told you that man is not good for you..."
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