Aarav couldn't utter anything in return as she remained him of his mother Avanthika, who too died in an accident. He felt sorry for her, as he knows it very well how it would feel. After a few minutes, he touched her shoulder in concern, "Are you okay, Arushi?"
She shoved his hand from her shoulder and looked at him with pure rage "Oh... You are so kind enough to ask me now when you have done the damage" she exploded furiously.
"Arushi" he said sternly while fuming inside as she didn't see his concern.
"I hate to work under you" she continued, looking straight at him.
"How dare you" gritting his teeth, he held her right wrist firmly. "Leave me" she struggled under his grip.
"You can't escape from me, it's too late now, and you should have run on seeing me in PS designs" he was enraged now.
"Yeah, I thought the same," she said still struggling with him. "See, you are scared of me" he smirked.
"No, later I thought why I should hide from you when I didn't make any mistake," she said boldly. "You" saying this he tightened his grip further. She winced in pain as his grip was too harsh on her soft skin.
"Apologize" he gritted his teeth looking at her sharply. "I won't, actually am here only for Harish Sir, I have great respect for him" she spilled even with that pain, looking at his eyes.
He freed her hand furiously which made her hit her fingers on the front compartment. "Ouch" she held her fingers and turned to the window side instantly with tears.
He just started to drive in anger. He glanced at her furiously, who is pressing her fingers with the other. She wiped her tears in a blink and closed her fingers which were aching like anything.
He cursed himself when he had noticed her wrist which was turning red due to his violent grip. It's visible due to her milky white skin. "Monster... Heartless monster" she muttered while blinking her tears away. He had heard that.
He stopped the car instantly, which made her again almost dash in the front. Somehow she managed and glared at him. "Out" he yelled without looking her. She looked around in fear as it was an unknown place to her. "Here," she said in utter fear. "I said... out" now he freed her belt and extended his hand over her making her heart beat heavily and opened the door. She looked at him wiping her tears. "Do you want me to push" he gritted his teeth. That's it, this was enough for her to get down.
The next second, the door was shut with a heavy thud and raced across the turn. She looked around and was scared as she didn't even ask him the whereabouts of the meeting.
She walked across the turn unknowingly. There she saw a huge five-star hotel and also noticed that he was waiting for her, near his Mercedes with his red eyes. On seeing him she took her hand key and wiped her face. While doing so she saw her wrist.
Without wasting time, she removed her bracelet from her left hand and wore it on the right which somewhat covered the reddened area, even though it was still visible. With this doings, she has reached him.
Aarav has been watching her keenly and didn't miss how she hid her bruised wrist. He walked in a rage that she almost ran to catch up with him. He turned suddenly and without realizing that she bumped at him.
She instantly took two steps back flinching in fear that for sure he's going to rebuke her. "Inside, we are going to meet the new clients, with whom we have the meeting today in our office" he gave her the info instead and turned to walk forward while still feeling her bump.
She understood and followed him with full alert while changing her face as nothing happened now. There, two persons waved at Aarav and he too returned it. She just watched them. When they moved closer to them, they looked at her from head to toe.
Arushi had her calculation that these guys must be around 30's and not to forgot with good looks. She smiled at them softly which made them fall flat while Aarav was unknowingly fuming inside.
"Is she a Model?" asked a guy. "No, she's my PA, Arushi" saying this he looked at her rudely. But she didn't mind that and murmured "Temporary PA" which made him grit his teeth.
"Oh, nice meeting you Arushi" saying this that guy extended his hand and she too shook her hand with him politely. Without much choice, Aarav introduced them "He's Shaan" and as the next one is now shacking her hand "He's Mike". They are looking at her face only.
"Aarav, let's have breakfast together," said Shaan looking at Aarav and later moved his stare on Arushi. She smiled and looked at Aarav for his reply. Aarav nodded reluctantly and went towards the table furiously not knowing why.
Shaan has even dragged the chair a bit for her, that too beside him. It was obvious that both Shaan and Mike had instantly liked her. She sat calmly looking at Aarav, who took the chair next to her. Aarav ordered the food while Shaan and Mike started to chat with her. She felt uneasy as Aarav kept glaring at her.
Aarav interrupted them saying "Arushi, Shaan, and Mike are my buddies and also clients in our London designing division" calmly. She nodded with a smile thinking what must have happened to him as he was staring her angrily a few seconds ago.
Meanwhile, their breakfast arrived and they started to have it. When Arushi thought to eat, Shaan noticed her wrist and held it gently asking "What happened".
She coldly looked at Aarav and said "Nothing, I just slipped while getting down from the car, Sir held my wrist for support, otherwise I would have fallen" she tried to cover it which surprised Aarav and he felt guilty too.
"Oh dear, he's always rude, you know Arushi, he never allowed any girls to near him, though they lined up for him," Shaan said rubbing her wrist gently. Her eyes met Aarav as she's hearing about him but watching his eyes on her and Shaan, she didn't know why but instantly freed her hand from Shaan saying "Thanks" with a sweet smile.
She then pressed her fingers with the other hand in her lap thinking that no one would have noticed that but a pair of fiery red eyes watched her every move and in anger, he started to have his breakfast.