ber 3

to, Cal

hi jumped in excitement as they got off t

skyline, the waterfront, wow!" She turned around in a full ci

fornia," Dhruv said, "I ha

es in the US but lived only in one place all four year

e. Now I'm convinced I should al

ne of his companies. Your current boss will throw

s voice had on her. He barely said a few words during the phone call and sounded so arrogant and di

on the ferry. Dang it!" Dhruv said when he saw

nt to work during vacation time, went shopping to pack more clothes, and flew back to Atlanta to leave with Dhruv to Sa

st a week ago but said he was busy until New Year's Eve. Repeated phone calls from

US in a couple of days, and Rafael wanted the contract t

trick Rafael into marrying her. She called Rafael's attorney a million times to make sure all the right cla

e Rafael wouldn't ever be interested in Ruhi. He was so confident in his assumptions that he didn'

ding; her main concern was about looking good. Her thoughts were bothering her and eating her up with guilt. S

, she splurged on a dress with sequins and shimmer to match the occasion since e

bedroom, complaining about how warm and sunny it was in Florida while they were suffering cold weather with wind

it's warmer than At

t that ran longer than her hip-length dress. Her mom told her to meet Rafael in a saree at a temple a

e walked to Dhruv to see why he was taking so long today. He usually got ready way before he

d, revealing a part of he

h a flashy dress. Are you sure this

'm starving." She took over the space between him and

ow gorgeous he looked in the blazer, but she was lost in her own world. She missed the next few sentences he said too, as s

g view of the city skyline and a delightful ambiance. It was sitting at a height of 500 feet and the flooring was underlit, giving it

d felt like an ugly duckling. 'How can her waist be so thin?' She frowned at the sexy open bust burgundy red dress Alisha wore, with an hou

bled, but she forgot all about his existence for several moments when she saw Rafael. Her eyes went wide in awe as they scanned him. Tall with broad shou

k at her for more than a moment but didn't think any less of her for eye-fucking him for a good thirty seconds. As her eyes cares

tiny bonfires that lined either side of the restaurant, giving out abundant heat on the cold happening night

e saw that Alisha's dress was backless. "

nice and assuring about her own looks, but he just agre

rson," she said to him in a whi

d for you. He looks so arrogant as if he'

h this attitude on a daily basis. If he could make her feel like a piece of shit without even saying anything, how much more horrible woul

staring at the menu upside down, lost in

moment. Moreover, she can't let Rafael blackmail her about her dr

isha in a low voice and she was smiling warmly, looking at him with those sexy eyes that tilted upw

g his attention. He raised his expressive br

took more than a couple of beats for Rafael's word

?" Alis

et, and we liked each other. But they wanted the wedding to

are not new to you folks." R

marry someone you know for just two days? Maybe I should have married

hruv squeez

he ones helping these love birds. I

ure why she

of tears. Want to talk in private." Dhruv ignor

not apologizing t

on't h

t, and Dhruv changed the topic

dly, "South Africa, where the most beau

too embarrassed to meet Rafael's gaze and remained qu

dinner, Rafael spoke wh

you. I'm just frustrated with the turn of events. Do yo

some other time. We have plans now." She led the way