Chapter - 23

Singhania Mansion

Mumbai

Sanjana's POV:-

Ritesh Dhananjay is coming to my home for lunch. I mean I did not invite him personally, he kind of imposed it on me in a non-imposing way.

Only informing Akshay about it is left. Its morning so he is at home. I make way to his office and found him engrossed in some conference meeting.

"Yes, Sanjana?" He asks turning to me.

"I am sorry to disturb you but a businessman is coming for lunch. We had worked together on a project. So, is it okay with you?" I questions him.

"Yeah, sure. But who is he?" He asks while tapping away on his phone.

"Its......" I am about to reply when Alex barges in after knocking twice

"Sir, I am so sorry but this an emergency and requires your attention right away." He announces panting.

"Ok, I am gonna go." I mumbled and rushed out from there.

I make my way back to kitchen and finds Kirti Di and Milapriya Bhabhi cooking some food and engrossed in talking.

"What's cooking up between you two?" I asks them.

"We were just sharing our ideas regarding wedding shopping." Kirti Di replies.

"You have my full attention now. We gonna empty our wallets for this one and I am gonna buy a lot of heels." I gushes.

"Why our wallets? We gonna empty Akshay's wallet. Not that its gonna happen." Kirti Di tsked.

"And for heels as if you have any less." Milapriya bhabhi joked.

"Go ahead, laugh on me and my husband's expense." I grunted.

"Possessive much." They both awed and I just blushed on their teasing.

"By the way, how was your date yesterday?" Kirti Di asks.

"It was very good till Akshay decided to make fun of me and call 'Behenji'." I muttered twitching my nose.

"What Akshay made fun of you?" Milapriya bhabhi asks gasping and Kirti Di looks like she has gone in shock or something.

"Go figure." I snapped.

"What happened?" Milapriya Bhabhi excitedly asked and with that I launched my story.

"His behaviour shows that he is protective of you and that's such a good thing. Your relationship as husband-wife has seriously progressed so well." Reviewed Mila bhabhi.

"I guess." I agreed with her.

"One more thing, don't let that Nivaana ruin everything for you." Kirti Di advised.

"You have learned well and as if I am gonna let that happen." I acknowledges.

"Who is this coming for lunch today?" Asks Mila bhabhi.

"Ritesh Dhananjay." I responds while taking out a sipper pack of juice from the fridge.

Before I could drink it up, it was snatched away from me, fridge was shut down and I was harshly pinned to it.

"What did you just said?" Questioned a furious Akshay.

I am confused as hell and back, so I shaked my head from left to right.

"I will not repeat myself, what did you just said?" Akshay asked again.

"Akshay, she is not aware of anything. Let's talk." It is MA who interfared. When did she came and what's happening? I did not realize that I have said something out loud.

Instead of answering me, Akshay dragged me to leaving room and dropped me on couch.

"I am gonna ask you few questions and you gonna reply truthfully." Akshay instructed.

"I have never lied to you." I countered. He ignored me.

"How do you know Ritesh Dhananjay?" Akshay questioned.

"I mean I don't know him personally. I have just met him a couple of times in capacity of my job." I responds truthfully.

"How many times and when was your first meeting?" He asks again.

"4 and I have told you about first meeting." I replied confused.

"Don't lie. I don't recall you telling me about first meeting." He asserts.

"I did the very same day the I met him like I always do, give you a runaway of my day at office daily." I crossed.

"I don't listen to useless chatter." He dismissively replies.

"Useless chatter? You are useless, not me." I says standing up angrily.

"Do you even know how much you talk and make my ears bleed?" He jabs.

"Ofcourse, one of us have to talk. I can't act like a statue whole day. I am married to such a bore." I jabbed back.

"I am bore than you are annoying, irritating, stupid and a chatterbox." He said while mimicking the motion of a chatterbox with his hand.

"Its better than being arrogant, cold and I am the best." I bite back.

"You...." He was about to counter when Ma interrupts."Shutup both of you." She shouted at us.

"She started it." He said immediately pointing a finger in my direction.

"I? I started it than Akshay Singhania is the most humble, sweet and considerate person in the world." I snorts to myself at that.

"Ofcourse, I am." He muttered. I was about to counter when Papa shouted. " Enough both of you. Back at Ritesh Dhananjay."

Akshay once again gains his serious demeanour and settled himself.

"Does he know you are married to me?" Asks Akshay.

"Ofcourse, I have invited him at Singhania Mansion and a person has to have IQ in negative to not make the connection. Now, I know he is your enemy, I feel this whole work thing was a setup with an ulterior motive behind."

"Did you notice something unusual when you met him?" Alex asks.

"No, I mean I don't go around noticing stranger men." I muttered.

"What's the plan, Sir?" Asks Alex.

"Let Mrs. Singhania play perfect host." And with that he left the living room.

What the heck is his manipulative mind thinking? I am lost in thoughts when I feel a caress on my head.

"Thank you Sanjana." MA says while lovingly gazing at me with tears in her eyes.

"Thank You? Why?" I question frowning.

"For making Akshay- Akshay again." She cryptically replies.

"I did not understand." I muttered embarassed.

"Today, I have seen a true reflect of my Akshay not something he is doing to win a challenge or letting his guard down while being sick. I was not wrong when I selected you for him and I am proud of my decision." She kisses my head and left from there.

I myself is thinking that what was this? Akshay never behaves this way. Why do I feel this have a hidden motive?

I make my way to his office again to question him.

"What was that downstairs?" I questions him directly.

"What was what?" He feign innocence.

"You know exactly, what?" I mumbled irritated.

"I don't owe you a reply but I will answer you. I did not wanted my family to be worried about some insignificant Ritesh Dhananjay, so I distracted them a little." He responds coldly.

"Do you even know that you are giving a false hope to your Mum?" I questions while my head at his audacity.

"She should know that dead people never came back and that Akshay Singhania is dead and I don't want any disturbances. So, get out." He asserts while pointing toward the door.

I make my way to our room, thinking how many layers of him I have to unrave to solve a mystery that Akshay Singhania is.

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