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Taruni will be disturbed when she hears the latest update from the store.

Even if they don't touch the store directly, there is enough disturbance to cause the store to close.

Taaruni should walk out. the guy is not worth it. He might not have demolished the store yet but it appears he wants Taaruni to come to a point wherein she herself surrender’s to him.

You maybe skilled in business and sex but pathetic in human emotions Pradyut.

It’s her Dad’s store. It holds sentimental value for them.

Is money/profit/winning everything?

Pradyut is messing really bad this time, she is pushed to her extremes day by day😒

Originally posted by: Nisha0604

Yes he is behaving arrogantly and cluelessly. His parents are going to shred him soon

waiting eagerly

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“You must think I am especially stupid to buy into every garbage you feed me” she was calm but physically shaking when she confronted him at work about why a portion of Zenith Astro was being demolished

“I never told you anything so you cant be buying anything from me”

“Pradyut the deal was if I marry you, you will not demolish the structure”

“I have not demolished the bookstore”

“You’ve taken a wrecking ball to the East side, my Mum sent me pictures” She went to her phone and scrolled to find the ones, her hand was literally shaking

“I have not touched the store, the crew hasn’t”, “Its just the later addition, the ugly sore thumb like extension Ajit Singh built on to Zenith to

“Isko kya kahoge tum Pradyut?” she charged toward him furiously

Dark wash blue jeans, a tan ribbed tee, a cream blazer, and sensible tan pumps, and high ponytail and large gold hoops in her ears. Her choora was gone this morning, she wore the black bead mangal sootra bracelet he had given her upon his parents insistence

“This is the East side, do you want to sit, so I can show you whats planned”

“No I don’t want to sit… I don’t understand whats going on, Ive been trying to read through the legal minutae… it doesn’t make sense, did you buy Clover Leaf mext door? My Mum suspects you might have”

He quickly looked away from her

“You did didn’t you?”

“Yes we did”

“Why are you tearing down Zenith Astro”

“The properties are too close for any Clover Leaf plans”

“So you buy the building next door and tear down the original?”

“ Towers Partners is thinking of building a mixed use development”

“I don’t care what your company is thinking, I don’t care for Clover Leaf, I want The Quill untouched, how can you guarantee Zenith Astro is not being structurally compromised? You cannot tell me the walls of Quill are as strong as they originally were”

“I have reports to prove they are”

“Your actions are predatory and unscrupulous”

“They are not” he was slowly getting angry

“I married you so you would leave my Dad’s store alone”

He was stunned how calm and what clarity she spoke with

“I DID AND HAVE” his jaw clenched

“Why the hell couldn’t you have refurbished and sold the offices in Zenith?”

“Because Towers Partners has a distinct look, Zenith Astro is NOT it”

“Aise to tum Pradyut meri shop bhi tod dogey, its afterall a 40 year old bookstore”

He shifted uneasily

“I”

“Umm.. no… kuch mat kaho” she raised her hand

Gopal knocked on his son’s door

“I was going to the 9th floor for coffee, to the new break room we have” he smiled

“I don’t need anything” she smiled weakly.

“everything OK beta?”

“Umm.. yes and no… I AM good, but looks like Towers Partners acquired Clover Leaf and started tearing down the East side, Pradyut claims he is allowed to do that, though I married him for the specific reason to save the store”

Gopal was astonished how calm and articulate she was!

He exchanged a startled look with his son

“Who aisa hai beta, the plan originally was”

“Umm.. sorry to interrupt, par isne mujhe kaha Zenith will be left as is, and that agreement has been violated”

Pradyut was digging up the legal wedding agreement as his Dad listened to his wife

Pradyut’s admin brought coffee and a spread worthy of kings

Taaruni looked at Pradyut in bafflement

“I did not ask for it, why are you looking at me that way” he was irritated

“Ma’am” Coffee?” “For u?”

“No I am fine” Taaruni went as far away from the cart as possible and almost fell on the couch staggering as her legs encountered the leather couches in the far corner

She sat down and sighed

“I am not saying you cannot clean up or repair, this is clear bulldozing” she scrolled to her pictures again and pulled up the pictures of three or four dirt diggers and backhoes

“The thing is beta, we are hoping to build a marquee office building over there”

“I would be fine if Zenith was not being gutted”

“It is not…” “Would like to come up here and read?”

Pradyut, rotated the giant monitor toward her

She glared at him for a second

“Jao beta” Gopal urged kindly

She walked over to his desk and bend down to read

He watched her earring bob gently, the high cheekbone, flushed with angry color and those mistrusting eyes scouring over the page “All existing periphery of the concrete structure gutter, footpath will be neatly sawcut as necessary WHILE preserving the valuable core structure for reuse. Towers Partners will be operationally and financially responsible for any and all such disposition, maintenance and cleanup”

“Did you already KNOW you wanted Clover Leaf when you proposed marriage to me?” she asked standing up and looking at him in shock

“Umm.. we looked at all surrounding businesses…. Yes…” he said grimly

“And decided to throw some shady crumb of a rescue toward me while holding on to complete control?” she asked softly… her mouth was dry and her eyes large saucers of disbelief

“I”

“Umm.. Nah… no don’t explain any more” she waved

Gopal sat speechless drinking his coffee

She picked up her bag from the coffee table

“Taaruni bet” Gopal began

“Umm.. Excuse me” she excused herself

Left the two men…..

Oh. This was about to happen!

She should be gone for good.

The man doesn’t deserve someone with heart. A heartless high class chic would do for him. She will get in for his money and he need not bother about someone’s feeling. assuming he is not going to touch quill, he should have been courteous enough to inform her in advance.

Taaruni should say f*ck off to him now keep the store this marriage is null and void m leaving.. tab pata chalega isko jerk.. things could have been so much better if he had just talked to her once in a while why would she trust u dude u entered into a contract marriage with her just bcz u love riling her up nd fighting with her doesn't mean u ll spoil every good thing which could have happened between u two.. specially after they started getting physical there was so much room to get to know each other nd build trust cz she was getting vulnerable.. stupid man.. why guys are so emotionally immature