Priyanka was confused as she stared at the papers in her hands. She felt like screaming in the hospital. Life wasn't fair to her again.
Hot tears came running down her cheeks. Trouble never stop coming and it seemed it has only started.
"Where am I going to get such an amount from?" She sat down on the seat next to a young woman, who also came to receive her son's medical reports.
"I hope you are fine?" She asked, looking at her.
"Yes ma" Priyanka replied, wiping her tears with the back of her hand. She rubbed her lips together as they trembled in pain. There seemed to be an error in her destiny, nothing good comes her way.
The door opened and Karan walked into the room dressed in a white lab coat. He had a handkerchief in his hands. Behind him were two nurses, who seemed to be discussing her.
Each time she looked up, their eyes met and they giggled, looking at the doctor. Priyanka frowned. If that was what they thinking then, they were crazy.
The man who, they admired so much was the most disgusting being on earth.
"Madam, have you seen your results?" He turned to the woman and asked.
"Yes, doctor. I will get the drugs on my way out" She said, standing from the seat.
"You may leave, if you don't have any work to do here," Karan told the nurses.
Priyanka relaxed back to the chair as she watched them leave the room. The woman received a note from him and left.
Now, that they were left alone, she thought of what to do next. If there was a way to slow things down by suggesting another month for the surgery.
But the results showed that the operation should be done before the month ends. Krishna was going through pains every day. He might not live up to a month if the surgery is not performed on time.
"I have to go home early today, shall we?" Karan removed the white coat and hung it on the mannequin "I will drop you at home. I want us to discuss business."
Priyanka nodded. She was not in the mood to talk, but he said, a business that means there was the hope of raising money for Krish's treatment.
**
After a few minutes of sitting in the car, without saying a word, Priyanka broke the silence. It was not easy for her to speak at the moment because of the medical results "I was wondering what business, you were talking about."
"Oh, yes" He looked for a perfect spot and stopped the car. Turning towards her, he said "Will you marry me, my angry bird?
She gave him a hot stare before looking away. If there was something she hated about him, then it would be his jokes.
He doesn't know when to act serious.
When she looked at him again, he was still waiting for a reply. Priyanka was surprised. Did he just propose to her? Or was this another way to subdue her into acting as his wife in front of his family?
"I'm waiting for your reply, dear" Karan bit his lower lips as he smiled at her mischievously.
"Is it another way of making me an actress in front of your family?" She was agitated. He was truly an ingrate "Even if it is not an act, I will never have anything to do with you."
Karan was a liar and joker. She did not want to fall for his cheap tricks. The man sitting next to her was a devil!
He brought his face so close to hers, that she thought for a moment, that their lips were going to meet. What was he doing? Who told him she was going to fall for this?
"Do not be stubborn, Priyanka" he spoke in a low tone that left her speechless. Why was he acting like a gentleman, when she knew, He did not belong to that category of men. "Krishna won't survive such a hole in his heart, my offer is the best, you can find so far.
Her eyes widened in surprise at his speech. He was trying to get her into marrying him, which was something, he shouldn't stress about. For the sake of little Krishna, enduring this monster of a man won't hurt. She will file for a divorce after six months.
"What do you say about my offer?" he asked.
Priyanka was lost in his slivered eyes. "For my brother's health, I will marry…"
"Not so fast," a wicked smile appeared on his face and he brought his lips so closed to her cheeks, that she thought he was going to kiss them. But there was no kiss!
He placed them right before her ears and said "nothing goes for free, here. I have my terms and conditions."
Priyanka was dumbfounded. She was stupid to think that a man from the high society would help without asking for favors. Nothing goes for free was their slogan.
"I will provide you with all the money, you need in this world" the Billionaire's voice rang in her ears. His sweet scent filled her nostrils as he spoke. "I will take of your family as though, they were mine."
Priyanka gave brief smile and her face went dull again.
He sank back to the seat and smirked "my terms and conditions are simple. Sign a contract with three rules and save your dear family.
"What are these conditions?" Her brows furrowed in confusion. "Just go ahead and be done with it, I want to know."
"Firstly, you will take good care of my daughter as though she is yours. Secondly, this marriage will be built on trust, not love. You are not allowed to love another man or woman" he told her.
Priyanka was surprised. She did not know that he was a father. No wonder his family wanted him to settle down. They were afraid that he might fill the house with children from different mothers.
"Lastly, you can't divorce me. This marriage is forever and ever" his lips curled into a smile. It seemed he enjoyed tormenting her.
"What about…Uhm…sex? Are we going to stay from…"
"I never mentioned that, sweetheart. It is not part of the contract, because, at night, we are husband and wife…we will teach each other, the wildest things in the world…"