~From Ashes to Passion~ [Multicouple Series #3]

~06~ Bloodshed

I stood in front of Nikhil's room, waiting. 

Five minutes had passed, yet he was still inside. 

I glanced at my watch again, but time seemed to have frozen. 

Impatiently, I rang the doorbell once more.

Finally, the man of the moment emerged, dressed in a sharp black business suit, looking... I took a pause. 

My subconscious whispered handsome. 

I quickly shrugged off the thought.

He gave me a smile—one of those effortless, charming ones. 

I responded with a frown. 

I wasn't here to admire him. 

I was here because this man had forgotten the most important file for our meeting. 

Seriously? 

He knew how crucial this meeting was, yet he managed to forget the very thing we needed most?

When he admitted to leaving the file behind, I literally wanted to smack his head. 

But then—he gave me those puppy-dog eyes. 

And for some ridiculous reason, I melted. 

Ugh, Raghavi, get a grip!

Shaking off my moment of weakness, I immediately called Raghav, explaining the situation and what needed to be done. 

After an hour, he sent me pictures of the documents. 

I sighed in relief, thanking him for saving us from disaster.

With the problem somewhat handled, Nikhil and I headed to the Randhawa branch headquarters, where Mr. Senior Randhawa—aka Nikhil's father, Mr. Ranjit Randhawa—was waiting.

As one of the main investors in our project, he held all the power. 

Impressing him was crucial. 

Before we left, Nikhil had warned me that his father wouldn't give any leniency, even though Nikhil was his own son. 

If we wanted his investment, we needed to prove why this collaboration was worth it. 

No shortcuts. 

No excuses.

I took a deep breath. 

It was time to present our case—and hope we could convince Mr. Randhawa that our project was worth every penny.

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I was just looking at her—Miss Shergill.

She is the epitome of confidence. 

Not that I ever doubted her capabilities, but today, I saw it with my own eyes.