Dheer was rendered speechless once again. 'But it was you who said it in the first place when I refused it earlier. How did the situation got reversed?' He looked at Rudra with a confused expression.
"Oh! And I do not like bland food. Just made them a bit spicy okay. And one more thing, since you are kind enough to agree to cook dinner for us, let me tell you one more thing, in case you are wondering. Back then, as a result of both the incidents, Anaya developed Androphobia, which is why she had to choose the gynecology department over cardiology. So be very careful in keeping an eye on this plan. You don't want this phobia to hit Anaya once again." Rudra flashed a devilish smile and left, leaving a dumbfounded Dheer behind.
Just as he was exiting the condo, he heard a shout from inside, "Hey! You can not run away after dropping this bomb again. Rudra! Hey! At least tell me what androphobia* is. Rudra!! Rudra!!"
Rudra muttered "idiot" as he stepped into the hallway and closed the door behind. He smiled as he remembered Dheer's dumbstruck expression in the end. 'I wonder who made this idiot, the head of the Oberoi Empire. Isn't he afraid of going bankrupt by this idiot? Tsk Tsk."
******* Anaya's condo unit*******
As Rudra entered the condo, he saw Anaya scrawled on the couch in a deep slumber. "Another idiot" he muttered and went up to her. "Ducky… Ducky, wake up and go to your room. Don't sleep here or your back will hurt tomorrow" he pulled her arms to wake her up.
Anaya opened her eyes in a daze. As soon as Rudra entered her sight, she was wide awake and asked, "so how was the shape of the pizza?"
"Don't tell me you were waiting for me to know about that? And here I thought you were too tired and slumped here." Rudra reprimanded as he sat beside her.
"Come-on! Dheer was funny, wasn't he?"
"Yes, super funny. Ah! Yes, from tomorrow onwards he will cook dinner for us." Rudra said casually as he turned his head towards her.
"What??" Anaya turned her head towards Rudra with a shocked expression. "But why?" The image of Dheer rolling the pizza dough today in the kitchen flashed before her eyes to which she shuddered. "Why didn't you refuse him?"
"You think I didn't? I tried every excuse, but he didn't budge. He said we must be tired these days so he will cook for us for some time." Rudra said, making a face as if he was wronged.
Before Anaya could say something, he cut her and continued with his lies, "I even said that he did not need to and we could order takeouts to which he said that they are not as healthy as homecooked meals and that it was not safe for us to order from outside as we never know how dangerous those men are that we are dealing with currently. I could not refute when he put it like that."
"But it will not be healthy if 'he' cooked it either. Didn't you see how clumsy he was in the kitchen? I am afraid we will end up in the hospital with food poisoning before those men could touch us" Anaya raised her voice.
"I am worried about that too." Rudra acted worried. "But we cannot brazenly deny his kindness, can we? And on what ground? He will be sad if we refuse him now. Don't worry Ducky, I will give him some tips and will see to it that he learns cooking. I bet he will be a master of cooking in a few days if I personally train him." he patted her head.
"Yes, please teach him properly. I don't want to sleep on an empty stomach. Not for so many days" Anaya puckered her lips.
"Aye Aye Captain. Now go to your room and sleep on your bed. It's getting late." Rudra pulled Anaya off the couch and pushed her towards her room.
*****Dheer's bedroom*****
"Anchoo…"
"You okay Dheer? Did you catch a cold?" Sam's voice came through the phone.
"Yeah! Guess someone is talking about me. Forget about it. So, that's what androphobia means. It really is a serious issue then. I need your help, Sam. I don't want her to go through that hell again." Dheer said as he pinched his glabella.
"You don't have to ask Dheer. I will monitor her closely. Don't worry" assured Sam. "So, you will cook dinner for them then. Not bad Dheer. Now you can show Anaya your positive points."
"Yes, I am happy too and I am not complaining about that. It's just I have to cook for that bastard Rudra too. Even though he told me about Anaya, I still hate him" Dheer said as he lied down on his bed.
"Just ignore him Dheer. He is not that bad. And he might tell you more about Anaya that will help you."
"I know. That's what I am hoping for. And please ask Eva and other girls to be around Anaya as much as possible so she does not feel lonely" asked Dheer as he yawned.
"I will. Don't worry about that. Now get some sleep. Good night" Saying this, Sam ended the call.
Just as Dheer was about to put his phone down, his phone beeped.
It was a message from Rudra that read -" I told Ducky that you insisted on cooking for us or else she would not agree to it. Remember to cook badly the first few days to cover your lies today. I told her that I will teach you how to cook."
Just three sentences and it was enough to ruin Dheer's plan on getting some bonus points from Anaya based on his cooking skills.
"Rudra!!!!" shouted Dheer.
He just snatched such a great opportunity after giving him that reward. It seemed he was not going to make it easy for Dheer.