Sujoy's POV

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??

" ...She said as she was leaving for her home, she would come and deliver it. " Rohit was saying.

Aa ha !! Wow! So the very shy chef herself is coming to deliver the cake??

I will get all the answers now...

This is going to be very interesting. I wanted to see that girl, I met in the bakery. I just wish it is the same girl.

"She was really sweet. Now, I don't mind, if you say that you love this chef." Rohit smiled and said to Sia.

" Of course... And you love this chef too?? " She said with sarcasm. I could see her getting jealous now.

" No, I love only two chefs... "

" What?? Two??" She glared at him.

" Actually three. "

" Three?? I hate you, Rohit. "

" Yes three, but don't get jealous, sweetheart, the First one is married to my dad, the second one is married to my brother and the third one is bound to me for the last five years." He said very sweetly. Sia melted like butter hearing that.

" Ok... Good. " She smiled and hugged him.

" You both are so cute... Happy anniversary to both of you. " I said and just then I saw mom talking to a woman with her daughter standing there with her.

Oh, No!! Another suggestion from someone. I was sure mom was going to introduce us.

" Excuse me, please. " I said and went towards the drinks stall. I was right mom was looking for me.

I was hiding when someone patted my back. I turned to see Viraj with Maya bhabhi and the kids. I smiled and greeted them.

" Hi, Sujoy! " Bhabhi said.

" Hi, bhabhi !! So did you throw him out of the bedroom for pulling that stunt or not? " I asked Maya.

" I intended to but Mohit and Srusti requested, so I dropped the idea. " She said.

" By the way, how could you do that to me?? " Viraj said.

" Sorry bhai, but Sahil is my best friend. I could not refuse his request. And why didn't you tell me everything in beginning? I would have remained on your side if you had trusted me and involved me in your plan. " I said with a smile.

" Let it be!!! Sujoy, I will find a nice and decent girl for you provided you mend your ways. " Maya said.

" Exactly what do you mean by 'mend your ways'? "

" You know what everyone says about you... " Maya said a bit hesitantly.

" That I chase anything in skirt?? " I asked and laughed at her expression.

" Well, yeah! You need to change that. " She said.

" Of course !! " I nodded. Just then I happened to look towards Sia and saw that girl I had seen in the bakery. She was talking to Sia and Rohit.

Oh My God!

So that means, she was the chef, who made those amazing cakes??

Awesome!!!

I wanted to go and meet her but my mom was there looking for me. But I went quite close to them so that I could hear the conversation.

I saw that Sia and Rohit insisted her stay till the cake was cut at least. But she kept saying that she needed to go home.

Rohit asked a waiter to get something for her. She kept refusing but Sia said that she saved her party from getting spoilt and since it was a special day for them. They wanted her to have something before she goes.

The waiter got a plate full of starters and gave her. She took a piece of all the starters on a separate plate and thanked him.

Now It was my chance to meet her.

She was eating, when I went to her. She was getting a bit conscious as she was in her casual work clothes at a party. So she went to one side.

" Oh, hi! I don't know why, but you look familiar. Have we met before?" I asked politely.

" Err... No! " She looked at me and looked away immediately. Her vanilla and chocolate fragrance was amazing, making me feel like tasting those beautiful lips.

" I am sure we have met somewhere. "

" Listen, mister, it is the oldest line, men have been using to strike a conversation with any woman. Let me tell you, I am not at all interested, So don't waste your talent on me. " She said.

Ouch !! Wasn't that a bit rude??

It was... But I liked her. She was beautiful, sweet, smart, feisty, talented and was a great chef, who could make the best cakes in the world.

" Oh, yes!! Now I remember, we met there at that bakery. " I said and she looked uncomfortable.

" Maybe... !! " She said and started going towards the door.

" How do you know Sia and Rohit?? " I went after her.

" That's none of your business... Now please excuse me. "

It is my business, angel... You are going to be my business.

" I will... Once we say a proper hello. Hi, I am Sujoy. May I have the honour to know, what your friends call you?" I extended my hand towards her but she totally my gesture.

" I said that I am not interested... Which part of this line, you did not understand?? " She asked a bit rudely.

Attitude !!! Liked it.

" The whole one... I have not given you any offer yet... So what are you not interested in?? " I raised an eyebrow at her.

" I am not interested in talking to any stranger. Did you get what I mean now? " She glared at me.

" Are you always like this or you are being extra cautious and rude with me? " I asked with my best smile. But it didn't seem to have any effect on this sweet girl.

" Don't flatter yourself. Please leave me alone. " She said as if she was annoyed with me already.

" Why?? You seemed to be alone at this party just like me. All others are already accompanying someone. So, I think we should stick together. " I insisted.

" I don't care what you think... And we are not on the same page. Excuse me. " She said and was going out.

" Why are you leaving so early?? " I asked again.

" What is your problem ?? And don't you understand that I am not interested in talking to you? " She was absolutely annoyed by now but I loved every minute of it.

" But I am interested. "

" Go and use your talent on someone else. You are wasting your time and talent here. See there are many other girls who are more beautiful and who might be much more interested." She was going out when I came in front of her.

" You are leaving early because of me? " I asked her.

" You are so full of yourself, aren't you?? I don't make decisions because of people like you. " She said.

" Like me? Can you please explain it? What do you know about me?? " I asked her.

What was wrong with her?? Why was she so biased towards me.

" Like people who flirt with random people without even considering that they are not at all interested in them. I don't know you and would never like to know you as well. " She said glaring at me.

Awww... She was looking so cute glaring at me with her beautiful eyes. Her lashes were dark and long without any mascara.

Miss natural beauty... Likes fresh flowers...

" Well, you should never say never, darling. " I said with a mocking smile.

" Ughh !! I am not your darling or anything. Stop irritating me!! " She was thoroughly irritated with me and came a bit closer to me to say this while she pointed at me with her long finger.

She was barely up to my chin in height, yet she was glaring and shouting at a man so much taller and heavier than her.

Feisty!! I Liked it. I smiled at her.

" Can I drop you somewhere? " I asked as I wanted to be with her.

" No !! " I am quite capable of taking care of myself. " She said and went away.

Ouch !!! Loved talking to her. I enjoyed it thoroughly. I kept looking at her.

" What was that bhai? " I turned to look at Sia and Rohit standing there.

" Nothing princess... are you sure, she made those cakes??" I asked.

" Positively, we just had a detailed discussion. She is the one... " She confirmed.

" Perfect!! Then she is the one... " I said with determination.

" What does that mean? " Rohit asked.

" It seems, I will be able to give you your gift very soon. " I said with a smile as I was feeling something really good about this.

" What?? How? " they asked in unison.

" You just met the girl, I intend to marry. " I said with a grin.

" Oh my God !! But she didn't seem to be interested. " They both looked very excited and Rohit asked.

" Leave that on me... By the way, what is her name?? " I asked with s faint smile.

" Sneha! " Sia said with excitement.

" Sneha... Lovely name. Love affection, friendly... Interesting. " I muttered.

" Bhai, but she didn't even talk to you. " Sia said with amusement.

" No girl can resist your brother's charm. Just do me a favour... " I said.

" What? " She was really very excited.

" Please get mom off my back. She is making me go crazy. I have already selected the girl I want to get married to... What is the use that I keep meeting other girls when I am going to refuse to get married to them." I said and they both nodded.

"Done !! What else?? " Both said.

" Rohit, from tomorrow, you are not going to the bakery... " I said.

" Bhai, what is this?? I want them... " Sia said making a cute face.

"....I will get them for you," I assured her.

" Oh, ok !! All the best! " Rohit said and winked at me.

" I like this chef... " Sia said.

" Me too... " I said with a smile.

" Same here... " Rohit said.

"What??" Sia and I said together.

" She is going to be our bhabhi... " He said and winked at me. Both Sia and I glared at him and he just shrugged.

It was time to cut the cake, everyone came around them. They cut the cake and everyone wished them.

My parents tried to make me meet a few girls but I told them that we would talk about it later.

It was a good party. Sahil came late but we had a wonderful time.

I was shocked that I said all those things. Was I really interested in getting married to her??

Why her ??

No girl has ever managed to ignore my charm... But this one looked different. I would love to make this girl crave for me as well. I would make her fall for me. I knew this game would be interesting with this girl.

I would not mind marrying her. It seems, finally, I will be able to give the gift, Sia and Rohit asked for.

How would it feel to have her in my bed every day? How would it feel to taste those sinfully attractive pink and plump lips??

I was dying to know that...

8

Sujoy's POV

It was morning, I got ready and was about to go out when I saw my mom coming into the dining room.

" Where are you going without eating?? Why are you not eating breakfast at home?? " She complained.

" Mom, I am in a hurry. " I said.

" Sit here and eat food. "

" Mom, I need to go... Rohit is busy; I have to buy Sia's favorite cake and send it to her. "

" Enough of this cake... It is not healthy to eat so much cake, she should eat healthy food."

" Ok, today I will select healthy food for her. " I got up to go but she made me sit again.

" I need to talk to you. I have selected 3 girls... "

" Wait, mom !! I have already found the girl, I want to get married to." I said, thinking about the simple but very interesting, beautiful girl.

" What? When? Who is she? "Mom got over excited all of a sudden.

" Relax, Mom! I met her through Sia and Rohit. She is beautiful, smart, talented and a very nice girl. You will like her. So please, relax. I think I want to get married to this girl. Just give me two months. " I assured her she looked at me as if she was trying to read my mind.

" Ok, fine!! But I hope it is not your plan to stop me from finding a girl for you. " She said and glared at me.

" You can ask Rohit or Sia. " I said with a careless shrug.

" Ok, I trust you, don't break it. Or I will get you married to the first girl I find suitable for you. " She warned me and I closed my eyes. My mom was a monster, and my marriage was concerned.

" Ok, done !! Can I go now? " I asked with a smile and started going away.

" Have breakfast!! " She caught my hand and tried to pull me towards the dining table.

" Going to do it with your future daughter-in-law. " I said, winking at her, and her face lit up like a Christmas tree.

" Really?? "

" Hmmm," I kissed her on the cheek and went out and drove to that hotel.

I gave my order and asked the manager to call the chef again. He nodded this time without any argument.

The same man came again.

" Hi, chef! " I gave him a curt smile.

"Good morning, sir! " He was just a bit nervous.

" My sister orders a particular cake every day. Can you tell me which one is that and which ingredient she has told you not to use at all as she is allergic to it? " I asked him. Obviously, he didn't know the answer to them.

" Errr... Sir... I am sorry. I... " He was as white as a sheet.

" You didn't make them. Did you? " I asked.

"N...no, sir. My friend made them. " He confessed.

Finally!!!

" Send your friend here. " I ordered him to go call her but he didn't even budge.

"What are you waiting for?? Do you want me to give it to you in writing? You didn't understand what I said? "

" Sorry sir, she doesn't like to meet the guests. " He said.

Who was she to him??

" I just want to appreciate her. " I said to assure him.

" I understand sir... But she is very shy. "

" Fine !! I will talk to the authorities and will compel her to meet me. Because I was planning to give a big order of snacks for my office and stores and I can't trust a person if she can't trust me. "

" Sir, please leave her alone. She doesn't like to meet new people. " He said.

By the way, why was he trying to stop me from meeting her? Who was he to her??

" But she has to meet me. Bye for now, but I will be back. And that time, she will come and meet me. " I said and came out of there after collecting the cake for Sia and my order.

I went to my office and called my PA to send the person in charge of the office cafeteria. And told Jenny to order some assorted flowers and send them to Ms Sneha. I also sent her the address of the bakery.

The cafeteria in charge came and gave me the daily requirements in writing I also told him to ask about the requirements from our stores in Delhi.

He gave me a rough estimation.

I called Mr Singh, the owner of the hotel, and told him about the number of snacks we needed daily. He was very excited as it was a big order daily.

" We are honored that you chose us, and would love to deliver these to you. You will not get any complaints." Mr Singh said.

" Yes, I would appreciate that but before that, I would like to check the quality of the food. I want the chef to prepare some snacks live in front of me so that we can see that your chef is maintaining all the hygienic conditions and would like to taste the food. If I like it. The order is yours. " I said.

" Sure, Mr Khanna, it is fair enough." He said.

" My sister is a big fan of one of your chefs, Ms Sneha. I would appreciate it if she handled this. " I said.

" Of course, rest assured Mr Khanna. As it is, she is our head chef for starters and desserts. She is the head of the bakery department too. " He told me to rest assured.

" She seems to be very talented," I said.

" Yes Mr Khanna, she seems to have magical hands. We are lucky to have her. She got many job offers from Mumbai and even foreign countries, but she refused them. " He told me but I was surprised to hear that.

" Why is it so... ? " I asked.

" No idea, she is quite a private person. We didn't bother to interfere. She is an asset to our restaurant, so we don't want to annoy her by prying. In my opinion, everyone is entitled to have their private life; we respect it." The owner said.

" Yes, You are right. So please tell her that, I will be there at around seven in the evening. I want to sample some of her cooking. Of course, I would not be able to try all the things in a day so she must plan accordingly. We will try a few of them every day. Then, I can decide what is to be added to the list of snacks that are to be sent to us. " I dictated the whole thing to him.

"Sure!! I will inform her. " Mr Singh said.

I was happy to hear that. Now she had no choice but to cook and serve food for me and hence have to spend time with me.

I took surprise rounds of my stores, it always kept the staff on their toes.

The new stock from that Japanese company was to arrive so I told them to change the presentation so that all the latest things were displayed properly.

They gave me the blueprint of their planning. It was really good.

I was waiting for the clock to strike seven so that I could meet her again.

Here, I come my sweetie pie...

Sujoy's POV

I was in my office when my secretary came back with a beautiful bouquet of yellow roses.

" What is this?? " I asked.

" Sir, you told me to send the flowers to Ms Sneha, she did not accept them and sent them back," Jenny said.

Like really??

She sent the flowers back? What Kind of a girl she was??

She is a tough nut to crack. But I will do it nevertheless.

" What did she say??? " I asked with a smile.

" The delivery man said that she wrote a letter and asked him to take them back to you." She said and rolled her eyes.

Letter?? Let's see, what is Ms sweetie Pie saying...

Mr Khanna,

Thanks a lot for the flowers, but I don't want them. I suggest you do not waste your precious efforts and money on me; it will not be of any use. I am sending the flowers back to you. They are not used as I didn't even touch them, you can still send them to someone else who would appreciate your gesture, as I don't. I could have thrown them but I thought of this option as at least the flowers won't get insulted like this.

Sneha.

She was very confident that I would be wasting my time, energy, money, and efforts on her as she was not at all interested in me.

What was she up to?? Getting harder to get??

I could easily write a book on how to make girls crazy about you. And over the period of time, I had mastered the art with distinction. And here this girl was challenging me.

Well, fine... sweetie pie, I accept the challenge. Let's see, for how long you can resist me.

I was determined to make her eat her own words. I would make her go crazy about me. Soon, very soon, she would be eating out of my hand.

I reached the hotel and the manager came running to me.

" Good evening, sir! Please come this way. " He leads me to a secluded table. Which was closer to the kitchen.

" Sir, please be seated; the chef will be here with the dishes soon." The manager wanted me to sit down there.

" No, I made it clear, that I would like to see her making those dishes. Arrange the table inside the kitchen." I insisted.

" But it is hot in there... " He tried to persuade me.

" Don't worry about me, I like hot things... " I said with a smirk.

" Sir, don't mind me saying it, but is it fine that you see her working through the glass door?? " The manager said hesitantly.

" Why are you saying that? " I asked him curiously.

"Sir, she is a very private person... She became friends with us only after working here for two months. Please, it's a request... " He said.

" You are friends with her?? " I asked him with an eyebrow raised.

" She is friendly with everyone here now and we all are crazy about her cooking. "

It is ok, as long as you are crazy only about her cooking, or you will have to face me.

" Ok, I will see her working through the glass, but I need to check the kitchen anytime I want. " I said.

" Ok, sir, if you insist..." He said.

" I do! " I said and opened the door which seemed to lead to the kitchen.

My eyes were looking for the girl who had dared to put a dent in my ego.

Just then I spotted her, working with full concentration. She was so engrossed in her work that she didn't even realize that I was ogling at her.

She seemed to be perfect at her work and was so comfortable with multitasking. I was amazed to see her chopping and baking while working on three burners simultaneously. Her movements were graceful and confident. Everything seemed to be under her control.

The best thing was that she seemed to be enjoying doing everything. She had a beautiful smile, while she created those delectable delights. I was mesmerized to see her work.

But it was time to let her know that I was keeping a watch over her. So I entered the kitchen and she saw me.