Sujoy's POV

She said and vanished through a door behind the counter before I could complete my next sentence.

" Hi, I am Suj... "

What happened?? She didn't even react to my smile?? No girl had ever behaved like that to me.

I kept standing, looking at the door she vanished behind.

The phone started ringing again, I looked at the screen, it was Viraj. I took the call and came out of the bakery.

" Hi, Viraj! " I said, though I was still thinking about the girl.

" Hello, how are you?? " He said from the other end.

" Miserable ! "

" Why?? " He asked.

" Mom is giving me a very tough time. She is really after me to get settled down and has been making me meet girls for the last two days. " I briefly explained to him everything. He burst out laughing.

" Great !! She must do that! It's high time you settle down. Ok, I think, if you are free in the evening, do you want to meet Srusti? " He asked me.

" Yeah!! That's fine with me. " I said holding the phone between my shoulder and my ear. I opened the door of my car and placed everything into it.

" Very well, I will text you the address, you can pick her from her workplace so that you get to know her more. " Viraj said

" Hmm... Good idea. I will be there. " I said.

" Sujoy, just remember to behave well. Don't flirt too much. " He warned me again.

" Don't worry, I will behave myself, as, if she is your family, so indirectly mine too. " I assured him.

" You better stick to it or Maya would kill me. Be there by six in the evening." He said.

" Sure! Bye and rest assured, I will be on my best behaviour. " I said with a smile.

" Bye !! "

I reached my office and sent someone to Kapoor Mansion to deliver the cake for my princess, Sia.

Even though I was trying my level best to concentrate on the laptop in front of me, but a certain beautiful face kept coming into my mind.

I could still remember everything so clearly. The way she collided with me and then apologized. She was looking so pretty and I was lost in her beauty that I even forgot to blink for a few seconds. I didn't even hear, what was she saying.

But then she looked at me again and got startled. But why?

Have we met before?? But if we had, why didn't I recognise her?? I could never forget such an angelic face. Before I could introduce myself, she vanished into thin air.

Anyway, I started working and was lost in it as I was a workaholic. I made a surprise visit to a few stores of mine and came back to make more strategies to increase our sales even more.

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It was evening and I had to go on a dinner date with Srusti. Viraj had sent me the address. So I drove there.

It was an office of a famous fashion designer, Mohit Paul. I had never met him but knew that he was very famous.

I went in and asked for Ms Srusti. Just then my phone rang again, it was my PA. I picked up the call and was talking to her when all of a sudden someone bumped into me as she was running looking backwards as if someone was following her.

What was happening?? Why were girls bumping into me today?? It certainly seemed to be my lucky day. I grinned at that thought.

Anyways, good for me...

She would have fallen but I caught her in time. She apologized for her clumsiness.

I was still talking on the phone hence I didn't realise that I was still holding her arm. I just nodded at the girl politely and ended the call.

Just then a very good looking man came and pulled her away from me and said," Hi, I am Mohit Paul, may I help you?? " He said with a polite smile.

" Hi, I am Sujoy Khanna. I am here to meet Ms Srusti Mehra." I said with a polite smile too and the polite smile on his face vanished instantly.

What happened to him all of a sudden? He looked angry as hell as if he might kill me.

" There is no one known as Ms Mehra here. " He said rudely to me.

" But my cousin, Viraj told me about her, he gave me this address. " I said.

" Viraj is.... " he was about to say something but a sweet voice interrupted him.

" Sujoy??? What a pleasant surprise!! What are you doing here?" I turned towards the voice and saw Manyata coming towards us. I was surprised to see her.

" Manyata?? It's so good to meet you here." I said. She was my best friend Sahil's wife.

" I work here. But what are you doing here??" She said with a smile.

" I came to meet Srusti Mehra. But this gentleman is saying that there is no such girl here. " I told her.

" What?? Mohit?? " She glared at him but he was annoyed. She shook her head.

" You are here to meet Srusti?? Do you mind telling me, it is regarding what?? " Manyata asked me.

" No, I don't mind... Actually, my cousin, Viraj wanted me to meet Srusti and said that she is very a good girl as It is high time that I should settle down, so I am here to meet her. " I said and that man started panting with anger.

What was wrong with him?

" Oh!! Sujoy... There are complications. Please wait for some time, I would join you in 5 minutes. Harry, please take him to the office and offer coffee. " She said to one of the men present there, I smiled and went away with him.

He served coffee and cookies to me.

What the hell was going on?? Manyata joined me shortly.

" What is the matter? " I asked and before she could say anything, the door opened and Sahil walked in.

I smiled and greeted him.

" Hey, Sahil !!! So good to see you after so long, yaar. I had come to meet a girl named Srusti, but I am glad I met you and Manyata. I missed you. " I said embracing him.

" Good to see you too. I missed you too. Sujoy, listen... you can't meet her." He said all of a sudden.

" Srusti ?? Why?? Viraj is adamant that I must meet her. He says she is a gem of a person. " I said.

" Yes, she is... But you can't meet her." He said again.

" What is the problem, if she is so good?? " I was getting confused.

" Trust me... Please, tell Viraj that you are not interested in her. " Sahil insisted.

" But why?? At least let me meet, what would I say to Viraj?? He said she is just like his sister. " I argued.

Why was Sahil looking so tense?

" Tell her she is too good for you. " Sahil said and shrugged.

" Sahil, are you even listening to what you are saying?? If she is so good why can't I meet her??" I asked as I was intrigued by all this.

" She is not meant for you. " He said.

" What kinds of a friend you are?? See I am 32 years old, my parents are after my life to get married. Why are you discouraging me? " I asked.

" Because you are a very good friend of mine and I don't want you to be beaten to a pulp. " He placed his hand on my shoulder and said.

" What?? who will beat me?? What is the problem?? " I asked.

" Sujoy... " Sahil started speaking but his wife interrupted him.

" Both of you please shut up !!! " Manu shouted.

" The problem is that she is married... To my best friend. He is madly in love with her, if you try to meet her, he would kill you. You just met them. The man who said there was no Srusti Mehra here is actually Mohit, Srusti's husband. " Manu said.

" She is married?? Then why did Viraj ask me to meet her? What is going on?? " I asked. What the hell was going on?

" He is angry with Mohit. " She said.

" Wait let me talk to Viraj, how can he do that?? " I was annoyed as hell.

I called Viraj and he explained everything and asked me to help him. I agreed to it.

" Viraj told me that she got married but her husband is... in a relationship with someone else. He informed me that they are taking a divorce. So, I don't have a problem. " I said.

" You don't have a problem? " Sahil asked.

"No, it's ok... they are taking divorce," I said with a smile.

" No, they are not... " Manyata said.

" They are not?? Why?? " I was confused again.

" Sujoy, you are my friend, so trust me, I think you should go back. " Sahil said.

" I can't go without meeting her. Viraj would get annoyed. " I said.

" I can't let you meet her," Sahil said.

" Why?? "

" Because she is my sister. "

" How ?? "

" Long story... See, she is my sister and married to Manu's best friend. He is raging like a bull right now. I don't want him to kill you. " Sahil said.

" What is going on?? " I almost shouted.

Sahil told me that Viraj was annoyed with his brother-in-law, Mohit and wanted to teach him a lesson. Hence he sent me to date Srusti to make Mohit feel jealous and learn his lesson well.

" There were a few misunderstandings. But they love each other. Please don't come between them. " Sahil said and I nodded. I was confused but as I trusted Sahil, I agreed to do what he said.

" Ok!! " I said. Both Sahil and Manu took a deep breath.

" Hello, Mr Khanna... So you are here to go on a date with my wife?? " Mohit said

" I am sorry, I didn't know that she was married. I will tell Viraj that I don't want to marry her as she is very sweet and simple. Not my type. " I said.

" No!! You tell him that you fell in love with her, the moment you saw her. So, you want to get married to her as soon as possible. " Mohit said with a smile.

" Mohit?? Are you out of your mind??" Sahil and Manu asked him in unison. They were shocked.

" No, call him and tell him you want to get married to her. " He insisted.

" Mr Mohit, what are you saying? I am sorry, I didn't know anything about her being your wife. " I was surprised as well.

" Sahil, what happened to him? Do something... call Vikram bhai sa (he is a cardiologist, someone is going to have a heart attack or even better call Gautam bhai, he is a radiologist, I think we need to get his head scanned. " Manu said holding Sahil's arm.

" I am fine, cut the drama, Manu. Viraj is just playing a game to annoy me. Srusti had already made him understand. He has already forgiven me but he wanted to teach me a lesson. So he sent his cousin. " Mohit said.

" What?? What an actor he is?? " Sahil said.

" Hmmm... he made me so tensed that I could not even eat and sleep. Now it is a payback time. " Mohit said.

I called him...

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Sujoy's POV

I called Viraj...

He picked up the call immediately.

" Hello?? Yes, Sujoy?? Did you meet my sister? " He asked.

" Oh, yes... I met her. You were right, she is a rare gem. I fell in love with her, the moment I saw her. And since I talked to her, I have made up my mind that I want to get married to her as soon as possible. Hell !! I feel I am in love... Thanks, brother, you are the best. Please get the divorce paper signed by them as soon as possible. I want to marry her at the earliest. " I said to him.

" WHAT ??? Are you out of your mind?? Where is Mohit?? " He sounded alarmed.

I loved the tension in his voice. Well, he deserved every bit of it. How could he involve me in all this without even telling me anything?

" He is not here, I am taking her on a very romantic date. I am in love for the first time in my life. Thanks, Viraj!! I can't thank you enough. " I said with excitement.

" Listen Sujoy, wait there... Don't go anywhere... I am coming. " He was panicking.

I was loving it.

" Why are you coming?? We were leaving for our date. " I teased him.

" No!! You are not going anywhere with her. Wait there, I am coming. And just stay away from her. " He shouted.

" Oh come on, how can I stay away from her? Today, I will make her fall for me. I am going to propose to her." I said in my flirting mode, was enjoying teasing him.

" WAIT there. Do as I said... Don't you go anywhere near my sister, I will kill you. Wait there. " Viraj shouted at me and switched off the phone. I burst out laughing.

" What did he say?? " Sahil asked.

" He told me to wait and to stay away from her or he would kill me. He is coming. "

" Great !! " Mohit said and smiled.

" What a brother-in-law!! " Sahil laughed and shook his head.

" It is time for him to learn not to mess with your wife's brother. I want to punch him too. After all, I am his wife's brother. "

Oh, God !! Again this OPH trend...

" Don't even think about it. He loves you a lot. " Srusti said.

Mohit was adamant to tease Viraj but Srusti was against it. They kept arguing.

" Ok!! Fine. As it is, my lovely sister is going to punish him for this. I know Maya, she loves me. I think he is going to sleep in the guest room, now that Srusti would come back with me. Poor man !! But Viraj is a gem of a person, I love him too. " Mohit said and Srusti smiled.

" Ok, now let's go from here," Sahil said and Mohit nodded. Sahil and Mohit went to his apartment.

Only five minutes must have passed since Mohit went away when Viraj and bhabhi came in. They looked very tense.

" Srusti, where is Mohit?? " Maya bhabhi asked.

" I don't know di... we argued. He didn't want me to go on the date. He shouted and smashed things, was very hurt and just before he left, he said that he can't bind me forever and since I don't love him, he would leave me alone. " Srusti said with a long face.

" Why didn't you stop him?? " Maya bhabhi asked.

The whole family drama started... I was enjoying it. Viraj deserved that.

" Oh, I am so sorry... Where is he?? " Viraj asked Srusti.

" I don't know... " She said.

" Viraj, sorry to interrupt, but can we go for the date now? " I said adding salt to the wounds.

" No !! Can't you see, she is married?" Viraj said.

" No problem with that, Mohit said he would not bind her. By when will the divorce papers be ready?? " I said to add fuel to the fire.

" Never!! " Viraj yelled at me.

" Why?? I liked her too much. What is this... earlier you were adamant that I must meet her and you are saying this? It is high time, I must get settled now. " I said as if I was dying to marry her.

" Listen Sujoy, I am so sorry, I involved you in this, but it was just a plan to teach a lesson to my brother-in-law. They both are madly in love with each other. I just wanted to make him insecure. Please leave!!"

" But now that he is gone... " I was not ready to go like that.

" Enough !! Go before, I beat you. " Viraj said.

" Ok, bye Srusti, But if you take a divorce, think of me. " I said and Viraj threw something at me, I ducked.

" Ok, going... But just in case. " I said again. I was loving the expression on his face.

" Get lost !! They are not taking divorce, they love each other. I will make things right. Get lost, you idiot!! " Viraj shouted at me and I chuckle. Finally, I left from there and came home.

******

My mom had prepared my favourite dishes. I smiled at her and started eating food.

Once I had finished my food, she showed me 3 pictures and the details of the girls.

They all were good but I could not think of spending my life with them. So I told her, I didn't like them. I also said that I will find the girl and marry her.

I don't know why, but I wanted to meet that girl again whom I had met at the bakery.

*******

The very next morning, I got ready to go to the office. I skipped breakfast again and went to that bakery in that five-star hotel.

I looked around but I could not see her. I ordered a few different dishes and one slice of the fruit cake and one slice of the cake which I liked earlier.

I tasted everything and loved each and every bite. I could not see that girl, was she working here or had come to get something just like me.

But she went through that door, that means she worked here.

" Excuse me! I want to meet the chef, who made all these. " I said to the waitress.

" Sorry sir, that is not possible!! " She said with a flirty smile. But I was not in a mood to entertain her.

" Please call the manager! " I requested her.

" Any complaint sir?? " She asked again.

" Can you please call the manager?" I asked in a bit higher tone.

" Y.yes, sir !! " She rushed in and Came back with a young manager.

" Yes sir! May I help you? " He said.

" I want to meet the chef who made this cake and these things. "

" Any problem sir?? " He asked politely.

" No problem, I just want to meet the chef. " I was getting annoyed.

" Sorry sir, it is against our rules. The guests can not meet our employees. "

" I need to talk to the owner about this, do you even know, whom are you talking to? " I said with an attitude to intimidate him.

" Sorry sir, I am just an employee, I am following the instructions. If the owner allows it, I will call the chef. " He said.

He dialled the owner's number and talked to him.

" Sir, he needs to talk to you. " He said and gave his phone to me.

" Hello, Good morning, This is sujoy Khanna. The owner of Khanna electronics. "

" Oh, Hello, Mr Khanna. How are you? Please tell me how can I help you? "

" I just made a simple request to meet one of your chefs as my sister is crazy about the cakes this chef makes. My sister is pregnant and is always craving dishes made by this chef, I just wanted to appreciate the chef personally. I also want to give a few orders for the cafeteria of my office and stores. Can you please allow them? "

" I can allow them that but if the chef does not want to meet, I can't force them. Please give the phone to the manager. " He said.

" Thanks for considering my request," I said and gave the phone to him.

" Ok, sir !! " He said and went inside. I was waiting outside patiently.

After about 10 minutes, the manager came back and a young good looking man was following him.

" Good morning sir, you wanted to meet me? " He asked politely.

" Did you make all these delicacies? " I asked him.

" Y.yes, sir. " He said, but I was a bit disappointed. I thought that maybe it was that girl.

I wanted to meet her and see that beautiful face again. Her big beautiful orbs captivated my heart and those pink lips were more tempting than anything else...

" You are a wonderful chef. I appreciate your cooking a lot. Expect more orders as I will recommend your cakes to my friends and family. In fact, I want some snacks for my office cafeteria too. I will send you the order. Well done you are very talented. " I said and came out of the bakery after collecting my order.

*******

I was getting ready to go to Sia and Rohit's fifth wedding anniversary. But I knew everyone was going to ask me, when would I get married.

I was pretty sure that my mom would introduce a few girls to me even today at the party. But I could not avoid all that.

We reached the venue and saw Rohit's parents and his elder brother Rahul along with his wife Priya.

We greeted each other and just then I saw my little doll Roohi coming towards me. Her cousins, Raj and Ron were also following her.

I hugged Roohi and kissed her forehead.

" Awww... My Roohi is the most beautiful princess in the world. And you two are the two most handsome young men. " I said. They all giggled.

They were identical twin sons of Rohit's elder brother Rahul and Priya. Priya has been Sia's best friend since childhood so has been like a second sister to me.

" Where is my older princess?? " I asked them.

" There... near the stage. " One of the twins said.

I went to meet them. Sia was looking out of the world but looked annoyed as well and Rohit looked a bit tense. He was on phone.

" Hey, what happened Sia? Why are you both looking so tense? "

" Bhai, our cakes got exchanged, this is not what we ordered. What will happen now? We can't cut this cake. "

" Calm down !! It is just a cake... I am sure, this will taste as good as that one." I said.

" Just a cake? You all men are alike. " Sia said sarcastically. She just shook her head as if he had enough of it.

" Now what does that mean?? " I asked.

" Let it be... Rohit do something!! " She said.

" Doing, jaan... Give me some time. " He said.

Poor man... Madly in love with my sister. I can't believe that their love story started with a slap... He is still crazy about her.

" Hi, Rohit Kapoor this side. I ordered a cake but it got exchanged with some other cake. Can you please send the cake we ordered? " Rohit said.

" Oh, ok!! Thank you so much!! That's very nice of you. I appreciate it. " He said and disconnected the call.

"Problem solved, beautiful. The cake is on its way. " Rohit said with a grin.

" How?? "

" I called the bakery and by chance, the chef herself picked up the call. I told her everything and she apologized... " Rohit said.

Herself?

So, I was right. That man was not the chef, I was looking for. But then why did he say that he was the one who cooked everything??

What is going on?? Was she avoiding me?? But why??