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“Mommy!”
Mili’s voice drags me from my thoughts. I look up to see Soha sauntering towards me as she waves out to Mili, but her eyes are on me. Seeing her, my hands form into a fist. She is the last person I want to see at the moment.
“I didn’t know you would be here,” she says, standing in front of me.
“Leave. I don’t want you here,” I retort in a gravel voice, as I jump to my feet.
She flinches at my harsh tone, but I don’t bother to calm down my irritation. She deserves every ounce of my wrath.
She then gives me an evil smirk. “Now, now, don’t be mean. I was missing Mili and came to check on her.”
I know Mili is here and I need to keep my temper in check, but instead of calming down, pure rage fills my veins. She is the reason I am not with Alisha today.
“I don’t think you have it in you to care a damn about anyone but yourself, even your daughter,” I growl.
Instead of feeling guilty, she puts on her sultry charm and gives me a lustful look. “Don’t say that. I do care for you,” she says seductively as she moves towards me, but I am quick enough to take a step back and create distance between us.
“What the fuck do you want?” My voice turns into a roar. Before she pushes me to do something sinister, I need to get the fuck away from her.
“You.” She pouts, making me grimace.
Dressed in her skinny red dress that barely skims her thighs, she thinks she can seduce me. But she is a fool to think that she can push her way back into my life and do a number on me. I am not blind to her tactics. All she is doing is pissing me off.
“Newsflash!” I make finger quotes as I say that. “I don’t need a bitch like you in my life. And if you think that you can trap me again, then you are fucking stupid.” I spit out the words at her through my clenched teeth.My anger reaches its peak and my body feels as if hit by a tornado, with all the nerves threatening to burst.
She continues to watch me but before she can utter a word, Mili comes and stands next to us.
“Mommy, can you play with me?” Mili calls out as she looks up to her mom and comes bouncing in her pretty floral pink frock.
Soha moves her hands over her hair. “I don’t think…”
Letting out a frustrated breath, I cut her mid-sentence. “If you don’t mind, can you look after Mili for some time? I have a few things to take care of. The bodyguards will be with you, so if at any time you need to leave, they can take over.”
She clears her throat. “Okay. Get done with your work. I will be at home, waiting for you.”
Snorting, I shake my head. “That won’t be required. You can take Mili to your hotel. Once you are done, I will ask my bodyguard to bring her home.” Without waiting for her response, I kneel in front of Mili and tap her nose with my index finger. “You be good for daddy.”
“Yes.” She nods her head adorably.
Kissing her on her cheek, I rise to my feet.
“We can spend some family time tonight,” Soha suggests.
Without bothering to reply, I turn around and walk away. I can’t deal with her. Not now. I don’t want to vent out my frustration in Mili’s presence which is bound to hurt my daughter. And that’s something I don’t wish for. Whether I like it or not, Soha is Mili’s mom, and I can’t change that bitter truth.
God! I need to work things out with Alisha. The last thing I want on this earth is for her to drive me away. Without waiting for another second, I hasten towards my car and speed up on my way to my wife, hoping this time she will give me a chance, hoping this time, I will bring Alisha along with me home.
I pull up to the front of Rewa’s house but don’t step out of the car. Apart from Ajay informing me, I see Alisha’s car parked on the driveway, which tells me she is in there.
Drumming my fingers restlessly on the steering wheel, I continue to sit here and stare at the door as I contemplate on how the hell I’m going to get through to her. It’s been forty minutes of me staring absent-mindedly at the front door, lost in my thoughts, rehearsing endlessly as to how to convince her. Just when I am contemplating how long she would take, I see the door open. All of a sudden, I go blank. My mind fails to come up with what course of action to take. My blood runs cold.‘No, I can’t back out,’I mutter to myself and rub my forehead.
Alisha waves out to Rewa, who then shuts the door, while Alisha begins to walk towards her car. She opens her car door to slip in but halts when her eyes fall on me.I swiftly open my car door, step out, and shut it behind me. Wiping my sweaty hands on my denims, I fix my eyes on her face.
Alisha freezes and stands still in her spot. My heart rate picks up speed as I start approaching her. She is looking so damn gorgeous in her blue silk button-down shirt and grey pants with her brown hair pulled up into a bun, that for a moment, I am suspended in time. I can see her brown eyes gleam as I make my way towards her. But the moment I stand a few feet away from her, she disguises her appearance behind a furious glare, slamming her car door with a loud thud. She can conceal her emotions and put up all the act she wants to, but there is no doubt that I still have an effect on her and she still loves me; my heart just knows it.
“How did you know I am here?” she lashes out at me.
I silently struggle for self-control as her floral scent hits my nostril, making it hard for me to not pull her into my arms and devour her.
