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I felt the camera zoom in on my face making me blush slightly.
"Another guest we have on the show along with us is the handsome gentleman, Mr. Abhimanyu Malhotra, the managing director of the ARAIV exports in South Africa," Abhimanyu smiled at the mention of his name.
"Thank you for having us on the show," Abhimanyu replied, making Gina smile and counter, "the pleasure is ours, on the contrary."
And just like that, the question and answer section started.
I must admit, she was completely charming on the set. No wonder it was one of the shows with the highest TRP.
It was all fine with me when all the focus was mostly on the guys with Gina just prompting me to add a comment here and there but never really making me the center of attention. The men knew how to keep the conversation smart and witty, making it even more entertaining to watch. Until my luck ran out.
Now the anchor turned her head back at me and said, "I want to ask you a personal question that many of the audience sitting at their homes personally requested."
I felt the nerves take over my entire being yet I managed to remain as composed as ever and nodded in acknowledgment.
She continued with her question, "most of us would like to know how you both ended up together? Many of the single ladies still fancy the remaining Raivardhan brothers. So any particular tips from your side?"
Oh, that they would want to know, wouldn't they? And I had a feeling that saying 'getting held back as a hostage for three days by the Raivardhan brothers in the Raivardhan mansion, would do the trick' wouldn't be appreciated by my darling husband who was looking at me with an amused expression. So instead, I ended up saying, "just be yourself."
Yup, clumsy and misunderstood me did indeed play a real big role in getting where I was today...
"Definitely," Viaan added from the side. His lips curling into that annoying smirk of his that made me want to spill the truth but then, I had to choose my battles carefully and this, by all means, wasn't a battlefield I wanted to rage war on.
I resorted to a sickly sweet smile in my husband's direction letting this one slip away, for now. Yet, the crazy heart of mine couldn't stop beating at his playfulness in public.
"That's so cute what you guys have going on there with you. But right now, we will be taking a short break. Stay tuned to know more about what Mr. Raivardhan has to share," Gina announced, making the cameraman relax a bit as he stopped rolling the camera.
Gina huffed in relief, "that went well."
The errand boy with a tray filled with refreshments rushed towards us. His hands shivered a bit as he served us a bottle of juice and an eclair. While opening the cap of my juice bottle he accidentally spilled it on my skirt, much to Gina's chagrin.
"What the hell, Baron! How can you be so clumsy?" Gina bellowed at the shaking figure of Baron's.
"I-I'm sorry. I-I didn't mean to do it," Baron quivered. Feeling pity over the poor fellow, I stopped wiping my skirt with the tissues that other staff members had rushed to aid me with and resorted to saying, "it's okay, accidents happen. I'll head over to the washroom to clean this up. You guys resume with the show."
I didn't wait for Viaan's permission, though I felt his gaze on the side of my face. Just as I was about to leave, a big rough hand grabbed my wrist making me turn and find Viaan looking at me with a somber expression as if asking me not to go. My heart accelerated with butterflies in my stomach. His sweet notion was enough to fill me with pure bliss. I just turned to flash his serious face with my best smile before slipping my hand out of his to get cleaned of this mess.
"I will be back soon," I whispered to him promisingly and turned around before he could talk me out of it.
Baron looked at me quite gratefully as I gave him aneverything-is-going-to-be-finesmile and headed off the set while asking for the direction of the washroom and in fact, I even got assisted there.
The other errand guy who showed me to the washroom was waiting outside while I headed in to get the stickiness of the juice that had seeped through my fabric, off my skin. The mirrors reflected how impeccable my makeup was. It almost made me look perfect, like a porcelain doll. Too surreal.
I hadn't noticed it earlier due to my extreme nervousness. But now that I had, I wholeheartedly appreciate the makeup artists' hard work and my confidence boosted.
It didn't take me much longer. I eyed my handiwork in the mirror and nodded in approval before walking out of the door only to find an empty corridor.
Where did that errand boy go?
I was still busy trying to clear my bewilderment when all of a sudden, a giant hand covered my mouth and a small prick on my arm diverted my attention simultaneously that I was yet to react sensibly. I was too shocked and blank, still trying to understand what was happening when everything went dark as black dots appeared in my vision. And just like that, I was lost to oblivion. Unaware of what was waiting for me on the other side. The only thing that jabbed me was my promise that I had made to Viaan. And it broke my heart that I wasn't going to be able to keep it...
43. TAINTALEES
WhileI was forced into oblivion, Viaan discretely looked at his watch whereas Abhimanyu was busy answering the questions thrown towards them, becoming the center of attention. Viaan's eyes gave a quick scan around the room to spot the familiar sight of his wife, only to come up empty.
It was almost more than fifteen minutes and yet there was no sign of me.
Gina had only opened her mouth to ask another question when Viaan interjected, "Everything is as obvious as they appear over the media. Nothing has been hidden from you guys. May I get another glass of water please?"
