Chapter 158 - Threat (1/2)
|Eshan|
”Sorry, sir. We tried stopping him, but he just strode in pushing his way through-” The assistant of Parth stood breathless outside the door. She had clasped her hands tightly as she alternatively looked between Parth and me.
I could make out how scared she was. My thumb landed beside my right eye as my forefinger rubbed my forehead momentarily. ”You can go back to your work, Maya. I'll handle this.”
Parth had regained his composure. Gone was the timid and nervous boy from before. The stern, compose, fearless man stood in-between me and the man who was giving hostile look to him.
”Sir, I'll handle this. You don't need to worry,” Parth said calmly and even though his voice was calm, I could hear the hidden rage in them.
My anger turned into amus.e.m.e.nt and then into pride. Though he knew that the man standing at the door was someone he couldn't afford offending, yet he disregarded everything for my sake. His loyalty warmed my heart like it always did.
”Tsk tsk. You'll handle me? You? Do you even have that capability?” The staggering man laughed scornfully. I could smell the alcohol, and it made my nose cringe in disgust.
”Leave before I call security.” I gritted my teeth as I side stepped Parth and made him stand behind me. 'No one messes with my people before my eyes or behind my back.'
”Haha… You want me to leave… Ahh, how about we talk in private? I don't think you would like people to know contents of our discussion.”
”I don't talk with drunkards,” I snapped rudely. There was no need to be polite with a man like Rey Sighaniya. Though the twenty five year old man standing in-front of my cabin was my cousin, I never liked him a bit. Credit to his addiction to drugs and drinking habits, my uncle had almost disowned him. He loved to create scenes in my office ever so often. He had stopped doing so after the last warning he got from my uncle half a year ago. I did not understand his purpose of visiting, but nothing good came from him.
”Don't be hasty cousin brother. Would you like to see your late night adventures on every news channels? If not, let me in.”
I clenched my fists by my side, while one part of me wanted to smash his face. With great difficulty I controlled myself. He was mad. He could do as he said, and I would have no means of stopping it. In this time, it took a single click to ruin someone's life and reputation through the internet.
I wasn't worried about my reputation but Innaya's. If by any chance, Rey had photos of videos in his hand, no one could predict what he would do with them.
Innaya and I hadn't done anything scandalous yet, but if at all he was referring to the night where Innaya had got drunk…
”Parth, wait outside.”
”Ah... Mr. Singhaniya sure cares about his reputation it seems,” Rey drawled out as he strolled inside, and plopped himself ungracefully on the sofa.
I so wished to throw him out of the cabin, but I needed to know what he had in his hands. He appeared before me after so long, there had to be something more to it. Something that could potentially harm everything I cared for- me, my business, my friends, and most importantly my wife, Innaya.
”Speak.” I did not move from my place. Being in the same room with him was suffocating. I would not mind him throwing out, but that would have me dirty my hands with his filthy being. I never understood how could someone waste their life this way.
”What's the hurry bro? Come, sit. We are meeting after so long, won't you greet your brother? Hmm? Come on, give me a hug.”
I immediately stepped aside when he stood up and moved over. Picking up the glass of water from the table, I splashed it's content across his face.
”This should sober you. I don't have time for your nonsense. Get to the point,” I snapped, watching him wipe his face.
His eyes glared resentfully first, and then his face fell back into that playful smirk.
”I want my shares back,” he demanded.