17. A spat!
I am sitting in the conference room along with Dad, Ishaan, and Abhishek waiting for her. We heard a knock on the door and I said come in.
My PA rushed in followed by Khanna.
"Sir, Isha Ma'am is here!"
"Sir, Manjiri ma'am(his mom) and Sneha are here!" They both said at the same time.
"Shit! These people can't meet each other!" Ishaan said and we all ran towards them. But for our bad luck, they both went straight to my cabin door. We ran towards them and stopped at a little distance seeing my guards stopping them. Honestly, I don't want to interact with those two women but if they try to misbehave with my wife then I will not let them go. I will make sure they get what they deserve! No one has the right to misbehave with my wife! My princess!
"Ma'am you are not allowed in!" One of my guards tried to stop those two unwanted women.
"Why aren't we allowed in?" Sneha yelled at him.
"Because you don't have an appointment with our boss!" He replied politely.
"Does she?" Sneha asked pointing a finger at Isha. Really? Does she think my wife, my princess needs an appointment to meet me?
"Isha ma'am doesn't require one to go anywhere in this office as per sir's orders!" He replied and a small victorious smirk formed on Isha's beautiful lips.
They tried to walk in but my guard cut their way.
"How dare you?" Manjiri tried to slap the guard but Isha held her arm in mid-air.
"How dare you?" Isha asked jerking her hand away. I can feel my anger boiling up but I know Isha doesn't need my support to take down those two women. So, I will try to stay back. But I am very unsure of my tolerance power.
"You dared to touch me?" Manjiri roared in anger.
"Yes, I did! Now what?" Isha asked in a normal tone. She has a calm yet dominating aura around her which screams authority. My fiesty tigress!
"I will kick you out of this office!" Manjiri spoke again. Who's she kidding? Does she really think she can kick Isha out of my office? It's her husband's office!
"First look at the surroundings! You can't kick me out of this office in seven lives!" Isha said in a sarcastic tone.
"You are a bloody brat!" Manjiri spoke again. I fisted my hands trying my best to not lash out at the woman who was my mother. Enough is enough. I am going to throw these women out of my office.
I tried to take a step but a hand held me back. It was Ishaan.
"She can handle many more like them. She is a tigress! Just chill!" Ishaan said with a wink and passed me a reassuring smile.
"I wish we get some popcorn! It's going to be interesting!" Dad said grinning ear to ear while rubbing his hands together. It put a smile on my face unknowingly. I am proud of the way she is brought up. Ishaan or Dad can always save her from anything and everything but they make sure she can handle everything even when they are not around. Their confidence in her is surely something every family should have on their daughters.
"Oh no! The one who came with you is a brat!" Isha replied looking at Sneha and looked away uninterested.
"How dare you?" Sneha yelled.
"What's wrong with this woman dude? Does she want every one of us to go deaf?" Ishaan complained closing his ears with his hands dramatically at which we all rolled our eyes.
"As I said earlier you don't wanna see!" Isha said pushing her kohl black hair back which was falling on her face. It flipped back so gracefully.
"Where do you get this much attitude from?" Sneha asked gritting her teeth.
"From my brother!" Isha replied. We all i.e. me, Abhishek, Dad, Khanna, and my PA turned our heads towards Ishaan who was looking so proud. Yeah, this idiot is the same when it comes to being sassy.
"This damn girl!" Manjiri spoke again fisting her hands and cursing under her breath. I fisted my hands. I was about to go and punch her but Ishaan held me back. I don't want this spat to go any further but Ishaan again passed me a reassuring smile and held me back by my shoulders.
"Don't you dare lay a finger on me! If I want I can end both of your careers which actually doesn't exist in a snap of fingers." Isha replied again. That's my girl!
"What makes you think so?" Sneha yelled. This girl and her yelling! Who's deaf here that she is yelling like mad?
"Being my dad's daughter!" Isha replied and now we all turned to Dad who was trying to hide his smirk. Oh yeah, connections! Dad can easily block all her offers. But even I can do that! Why didn't she take my name? I huffed mentally.
"Don't fly too much! I will cut your wings one day!" Manjiri spoke venom dripping through her mouth. As if I will let anyone hurt my princess!
"I don't think you can even reach my height let alone cut my wings!" Isha retorted back. Wow, my feisty tigress! Now, even I wish we had some refreshments.
"I will make you repent crossing paths with me!" Manjiri yelled. Wow, one was not enough that this one too started yelling? Can't they fight in a normal tone?
"I am already regretting it! Why do you need to bump into me when my day is going well?" Isha sighed.
"You... How dare you speak like that with us? From where did you learn this arrogance? We have many connections that could make your life miserable." Sneha spoke at which Ishaan rolled his eyes. Does she really think her bloody connections can hurt my wife?
"My husband! And your connections can't even fail my ac, let alone make my life miserable!" Isha said full of pride and my eyes lit up with her words. I can feel a tingling sensation in my stomach and my heart is fluttering. But now all the remaining people are looking at me.
"I will make sure to kick you out of both Rathore and Raizadha corporations!" Manjiri spoke.
"Keep dreaming then! You can't do that, you know why? Both of them are mine. One was built and is run by my father and brother and the other belongs to my husband. I have all the rights to these companies and also to the people who run them. And I challenge you to stop me from going there even for once!" Isha said in a dangerous tone and I am so proud of her. She knows she has rights to everything we all own, especially me. She has all the rights to what I own.
" I will kill you!" Manjiri said with blood-red eyes. That's enough. I started walking towards them in faster steps paying no heed to the people trying to stop them. But her reply made me stop in my tracks with a proud smirk.
"Oh yeah! Try it. My family will cut you! Scratch it. I will myself chop you into fine pieces and feed you to our office dogs!" Isha replied with a tone that sent shivers down their spine. Those two literally flinched at her calm yet scary look.
"Bhabi maa but I don't think our office dogs will eat trash!" Abir said coming forward. He was standing at the elevator door for quite some time. This fellow is a bhabi's chamcha. He follows her everywhere.
"Oh! That's okay. We will bury them deep then!" Isha said.
"Great idea!" Abir responded and they both gave a hi-fi to each other like kids.
"I will see you both!" Manjiri spoke again.
"Please do!" Abir replied. Manjiri and Sneha turned to leave but Isha stopped them.
"If you are here to mess with my husband, remember he won't be quiet this time! I will not let him! Or better I will deal with you myself. So, stay away from my family!" Isha warned them both and walked away like the queen she was.
It was the first time that someone stood up for me. I may be a powerful and arrogant, cold and intimidating man but this woman who gave birth to me makes me feel powerless and unworthy. Today, seeing my wife warning her made me feel relieved and happy that there is a shoulder I can lean on when I am tired. I will always protect everyone and shoulder the responsibilities of my family and people but today my wife proved that she will never let me feel tired of my duties. She will give me the strength to withstand and overcome my childhood trauma. I am sure of it.
Manjiri and Sneha left in their own way and Abir followed Isha to my cabin.
We all followed the cue.
"I didn't know my little cheeku is so feisty!" Ishaan exclaimed as soon as we entered.
"How much did you hear?" She asked looking at all of us fidgeting her fingers with a cute pout. She was so scary a few minutes back, but now she is looking so calm and serene.
"Everything!" I replied and she immediately looked down nervously.
"We are proud of you!" Dad said to which we all nodded in agreement.
"By the way, you didn't answer my question yet!" Ishaan spoke again.
"I don't know Bhai. They manage to bring the worst out of me!" She replied getting irritated.
I decided to change the topic as I didn't want her to feel irritated because of them.
"Isha, do you want something to drink?" I asked trying to change the topic.
"A chocolate milkshake!" She exclaimed I nodded at my PA and he went to bring it.
We all sat in my office. My PA came back with a chocolate milkshake and gave it to her. She took a sip of it.
"Isha, now spill!" Ishaan said gaining all our attention.
"No bhai! It's tasty!" She said bringing the cup to her chest like a small baby. My baby!
"Not that duffer! Spill what are you here for!" Ishaan said again to which Isha gave a cheeky smile.
"I am running away from maa." She said it so casually that we all got confused.
"Why?" Dad asked.
"Because of you papa! Some idiot informer of maa said to her that I gave you sweets and... and I got drenched in rain on Sunday. Now she wants to meet me! So I came here to escape from her." She said accusing her dad.
"You could have come to me!" Ishaan spoke.
"Oh yeah! Last time, when you messed up, you yourself stayed in the office for 4 days bhai! I know neither Papa can speak anything against Maa because you both get punished more than me!" She said to which they both let out a nervous smile.
"So, you ran to your husband to save you?" Ishaan asked raising a brow.
"Yes! Maa will not say anything in front of him. So, I asked him as soon as I saw Maa's message asking me to meet her in the afternoon!" She replied with a nervous chuckle and it felt so cute.
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