"Anaya... Stooopppp..."
Dheer suddenly got up from the bed, drenched in his sweat. He had tears in his eyes because of the nightmare he just had. Yes, a nightmare. Any dream where Anaya left him alone was no longer a dream to him. It was a nightmare.
He quickly picked up his phone and saw the time. It was eleven and it had been an hour since he asked his assistant to do a thorough investigation on Sandy. He quickly dialed his assistant's number and asked him to cancel his last order as soon as he picked up the phone. " You don't need to investigate Sandy anymore. You can continue with your own work for now" said Dheer and hung up leaving his assistant confused.
After the call, he took a deep breath and drank water from the bottle kept on his bedside table. He finished the entire bottle in a breath. He was still feeling restless and anxious because of the nightmare. And he knew that it was not just a dream but his future. The future that he can change. The flow of time that he can direct to other direction by his actions. And he was hell-bent to change it for the better now. He won't give the slightest reason for Anaya to leave him. " I won't let you go Anaya. Never... I'll make sure to make you fall for me and I won't do anything that can drift us apart in any way " he mumbled and took a few deep breaths to calm his anxious heart.
After calming down his heart, he again called his subordinate, the one responsible to keep an eye on Anshika.
"How's everything going"
"Sir, Just as you instructed we got her tangled in gambling and she has already fallen in our trap. But she won't stop and is still playing and she's already in debt. I think she's going to contact you soon" reported the subordinate.
"Ok, now follow her closely and record all her moves. I need evidence of her cheating."
"We're ready sir. We'll contact you as soon as we get the evidence"
After hanging up the call. He dialed another number. The called I'd flashed a name 'stingy b*tch'. As much as he hated to call her at this hour, he had to do so to carry out his plan. As soon as the call connected, an unpleasant voice was heard.
"Hello babe, miss me?" loud and ugly voices could be heard on the background indicating that she was still in the casino, draining the money he gave her for her so called 'pampering'.
'Miss u?? Do I seem that desperate to you' he suppressed his inner voices and forced his next words through gritted teeth "Yes, I miss you so much 'babe' when will you come back. I really need you right now" he feigned sadness in his voice. "My younger brother got diagnosed with a terminal illness and needs a lot of money for his treatment. All my savings are going in his treatment now. I really need you by my side right now." he took a deep sigh to show his 'despair'.
Anshika's face scrunched up hearing this. 'Hell I'll come to you now. I am not giving you this money for wasting it on your almost dead brother. I am going to make it double here..huh....' She cleared her throat and said "Oh no babe. You must stay strong. I am trying to look for a job now and will soon come back to you as soon as I find one. Then, I can help you with you brother's treatment. Don't worry I'll be soon by your side." 'After your brother is dead' she thought.
Dheer saw through her thoughts and smirked inwardly. 'The bait is laid' he thought. "Ok babe, I'll wait for you. Hope you'll find a job soon. I've to go now and stay with my brother. Bye" saying this he hung up the call not wanting to hear her voice anymore.
'Why did I fall for her again??? How much of a fool I was. Now, even I feel that I deserved all of Elisa's beating to be so idiotically blind..' he sighed.