The film City, a city with all the aspiring actors and models hustling for a break while the privileged living their lives like stars twinkling in the night sky. The east and west parts of the city was filled with stars, the media and the press. Every gym, cafe, airport and even sometimes the mall and markets, the paparazzi were everywhere to take a scoop of their favorite stars. Most of the city's wealth was from it's leading entertainment industry, which easily overpowered the other industries.
While the east and west were occupied by the entertainment sector, the north and south parts of the city were housed to numerous businesses. The leading business corporation was also one of the leading sources of wealth for the city.
In the south of the city, a big press conference was held in Sharma Corporation's new chain of hotels, The Sky. Aakash Sharma, the eldest son of Mr. Abhinav Sharma and CEO of the corporation successfully carried out the merging deal. Once merged, the new chains of hotels became a part of The Sky, turning it into the nation's largest chain of hotels. This was a hot piece of cake for everyone who was interested in business, hotels and finance.
The press conference started off slowly with guests being provided drinks and meals to satiate their hunger. Once everything was settled, everyone took their respective seats and began to prepare for the interview. Though a successful business deal was a great scoop but what the reporters were mainly interested in was the man of the hour, Mr. Aakash Malhotra.
With his name recently being added to Vorbe's list, and he was successfully joining the billionaire club, Aakash Malhotra was now a hot piece of pie and everyone wanted a taste of him. The man was always dressed elegantly and had a cold face at every interview. Apart from a few instances, the netizens had never heard his voice or saw him smile except his professional smile.
Always covered in suits and with such great looks, it was understood how he became every girl's desire and got dubbed as Nation's husband. Knowing how a smile or even a wink from CEO Aakash Sharma would work wonder for their channel and TRP, most of the reporters were determined to do some daring things.
As expected, he was the last to arrive with a solemn expression. Dressed in all black, his handsome face shone brighter than the stars while his eyes were well covered with branded goggles. The photographers started clicking pictures left and right as everyone from the corporation took their seats. As usual, the reporters started to ask questions and the representative answered everything on behalf of their CEO. Everything was proceeding smoothly until one of the reporters dared to ask something personal about the CEO's life and the representative immediately cut her off.
"Please, this is a work-related press conference and I request you to ask only work-related questions."
With that, none of the reporters dared to do anything and everything proceeded smoothly. A banquet was arranged for them and Mr. CEO entertained them for a while before leaving.
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In the inner part of the house, a black Vercedes stopped, and a slender figure got out of the vehicle. Dressed in all black, the man even looked more dashing as he stood beside the Vercedes. His assistant closely followed him as they entered the Sharma House.
The first one to greet the man was the butler of the house, who had a helpless look on his face, followed by a group of nannies who stood with their heads low. Entering the main living area, he saw one of his brothers looking at him anxiously, followed by his mother.
"Aakash, we tried our best but still failed."
The woman's voice was sweet as honey as she spoke. Dressed in an elegant saree, she looked like she was in her mid-thirties, a few years younger than her real age.
"Bro, little treasure is refusing to meet anyone and eat anything."
The youngest of them, Anil Shama, spoke.
Hearing everything, he did not say anything and just nodded his head. His heavy steps echoed in the air as he walked towards the room. He took a deep breath before knocking on the door slightly. He knew more than anyone and understood the child's psychology perfectly. Like him, his son seemed to hide every little thing troubling him inside his head. The six-year-old child who should enjoy life, mostly spent his days in a closed room, drawing and writing. He barely spoke and never looked anyone in the eye as if he was declaring war against everyone.
He patiently waited after knocking three times. Soon the doorknob rattled, and a little head came into his view.
"I heard..."
He did not get a chance to speak as the kid showed him a drawing. His eyes twitched, and he silently cursed himself for forgetting such an important thing.
"Sorry kiddo, Dad forgot to order ice cream for you. But don't worry, I will make a call and your ice cream will be here within twenty minutes."
Just like that, the moment Aakash stopped speaking, the door was closed with a bang and the kid disappeared from his sight.
He breathed a sigh of relief and then looked at this troublesome bundle of cells which happened to be his own flesh and blood.
He instantly made a call to the nearest ice cream parlor and ordered his son's favorite ice cream. He explained everything to his mother and brother before heading towards his room.
The moment droplets of water hit his body, he felt his exhaustion vanishing slowly. Since he had only twenty minutes, he quickly took a bath and changed into comfortable clothes before going downstairs.
A few minutes later, the ice cream was delivered and Aakash himself arranged the plate and headed towards his son's room. After knocking on the door, he waited for a significant amount of time before the door was opened and he went in. He looked at his son's equal solemn face and handed him the plate, which had two scoops of ice cream along with some fruits and cakes. It was neither an appropriate nor enough amount for growing six years old, but it was not like he could force his son to eat. After all, even the nation's best doctor and nutritionist failed in successfully treating his son.
He watched in silence as the little boy ate without making any noise. Even though Aryan never had a meal in the dining table with others, his table manners were still excellent and onpar with other members of the Sharma House. After finishing his food, Aryan washed himself off and accompanied his father to the dining area. There was no change in his expression as he looked at his grandmother and then at his second uncle, who was obviously happy to see him. The nanny arranged his seat for him and he sat silently. As the server started to serve food to others, he scribbled something on his v-pad and then showed it to everyone.
The word SORRY was clearly written in very big letters and the room fell silent. Everyone knew it was the little treasure's way of apologizing, but for some reason it felt too heavy for their hearts. So they did not say anything and silently started to eat their food. As if noticing everyone forgave him, the little treasure aka Aryan Sharma got busy on his v-pad, drawing something to pass his time.
Meanwhile, outside the Sharma House, a huge storm brewed as the interview aired on the news channels. The internet exploded with netizens' remarks and most of them were commenting on CEO Sharma. His tag line for the Sharma cooperation became a trending hashtag with many people reposting it.
#Sky_is_the_limit.