I wish her next meeting with any of her parents to be in presence of atreya......
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Own & Not own
“This is not something I own or manage… we are a large international private bank, we are answerable to regulators and auditors and government and law enforcement, I don’t have the authority to make any approvals” Aatreya sat dazed unable to convince Vipul and Falguni Savarkar that his back could front them Rs. 50 crores at first, and then progressively Rs.5,000 crores for the commercial project in Navi Mumbai
“Arey we are in talks to buy some finished projects” Vipul insisted
“But the construction will have to be completed by your crew, BOUGHT projects do not qualify as collateral or proof of workmanship” Aatreya sighed
She had Mrunalini’s face, the most beautiful oval face with curvy arched eyebrows, high cheekbones, full lips… the blue eyes though was missing… Sagar’s gift
Vopul shifted uneasily
“U have kids?” he asked
“I do” he smiled turning Jaidrith’s picture toward Vipul, Falguni did not bother looking up from her phone, just chimed in with a fake shrill “How su-eeeeet” “Awww adorabul”
The accent did not suit her and neither did her outfit Aatreya realized with misogynistic frustration
He could not believe he was negotiating with Mrunalini’s mother and the “man she married” to spite her husband
The woman who hated her daughter
“How about you?” he smiled at Falguni when she raised her head
“I have a daughter” she smiled with pride… and pulled up 8? Year old Annika’s album
Aatreya sat there dumbfounded
He had just acknowledged his biological son, though being absent from his life for 10 years
She had just denied one of her biological daughter’s very existence!!
He stared at her dumbfounded, Mrunalini did not know of this appointment, she never will
He worried if Vipul was going to remember Jaidrith’s eyes and make a connection
He knew he was being paranoid
Vipul did become curious actually, he muttered something about blue eyes in a slow whisper to his wife
She looked at him in shock and then rolled her eyes and mocked him “Like he is God’s only creation with blue eyes” she scoffed
“He is a handsome boy” Vipul smiled sheepishly hoping Aatreya would tilt the picture one more time
But he shrewdly, pushed some file stacks around it crowding it
“What is the name?” Vipul asked not letting go
“U will have to excuse me” Aatreya pretended to receive a call, took it a few feet away and returned
“I am sorry we went over the time I hope I was able to give you a good overview for what we look for in lending proposals, I congratulate you for launching such ambitious ideas for Mumbai… the city is fortunate” Aatreya was smooooth
“I will set up one more appointment?” Vipul was reluctant to leave
Aatreya did not want to go to jail, he was not about to break rules and sanction 50 crores or 500 crores….
“If your paperwork gets to my desk which it will eventually, in 3ish months for small projects of less than 100 crores, for larger ones like yours it gets reviewed by Corporate… and sanctions could take up to a year, we need multiple parties to underwrite it” Aatreya went all technical
Savarkars were greedy and ambitious they had little
Understanding and lot of hope
It was going to be rough….
But Atty now has a better idea how terrible Mrunalini’s life might have been.
He will love and protect Mrunalini even more ♥️.
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