chapter 49

"Manasvini..." Aarav woke up with a loud gasp"...It's just a dream" he sighed in reliefGetting up from his bed he heard a knock on his door."You are pathetic..."This is the first thing that strikes his ears after he opened the door"I'm your boss," Aarav said"I do not get paid for lying" "And my shift started at 9 AM" Lily replied"..."He stared at her in confusion as his mind was already wandering somewhere else.After taking a break for a moment"Good morning boss," she said snatching a glance at her watch."What do you want? Make it clear" He said getting back to pick up his cell phone, leaving the door open for her."We have a meeting today at MM building with Mr Malhotra " she stated inviting herself in."Isn't that in the afternoon?" He asked picking up his phone"Yes, it's in the afternoon " she replied with a smile "Reminding you is my duty," she muttered making a faceAarav was still busy with his cell phone. As he was going through his messages, in a blink of an eye his expression was changed.He got a text from his ex-best friend..."Let's meet today. I have something to discuss with you."Without greeting, without formalities, it's just two lines sent by Vihaan after whole six years."Where do you want to meet?" Aarav replied in the same manner. Even when Vihaan didn't mention his name, Aarav knows it was him. Their contacts were still saved on each other's phones."Cafe arena, write town" Aarav instantly got a reply from Vihaan.On the other side, the MM group confirmed to have their unfinished meeting today. Manasvini came to inform Vihaan, she was about to knock but found his door was already opened.Vihaan was still on his phone when she came inside,"I just got a call..." Manasvini stopped in the middle"...What are you doing?" She asked seeing him busy with his cell phone"When did you come?" He hurriedly jumped out of bed hiding his phone under the sheets."Why did you hide it?" She asked He got blank for a moment. However, after a minute he replied"It's a really bad manner to ask about someone's stuff without their permission" Arranging his bed, trying to act the situation out."So, Can I ask about it?" She asked in an innocent voice"NO" He replied straight away"Okay fine" she mumbled in a sad tone making a face."By the way, what are you doing here?" He asked"Oh about that, the MM group...""...they scheduled our meeting today" she explained"Cancel it" Vihaan replied without giving it a sec."What...? Why?" She asked shockingly "I do not want to do business with them," he said"But we have to give a proper reason to cancel the deal," she said"They are not professional" he responded"How dare he..." He mumbled under his breath, which was too modest for her to hear."Cancelling a deal without any vital explanation, that will make us unprofessional" she stated "We should draw a clear line between our personal and professional life...""...What he did, does not concern me. You know that too" she addedHearing that from her, somehow made him loosen up. Well, she always sticks to her words. So, Shashank is not a problem anymore. But that made him extra worried about Aarav."Okay then we will keep this deal" he responded"I still have some work left, see you in an hour," she spoke up and left.Right after that Vihaan got a message from Aarav"I am not coming""What the..... " words came out of his mouth but he stopped midway, "she doesn't like curse words" he whispered scratching his neck.