Chapter 12

                                        

                                              

Mr. Shiv Malhotra was keenly checking each and every thing in the office and he has been to every floor making all the staff nervous.
                              
Some people were buttering him, some people trying to act extra smart infront of him and some people stood quietly in a corner due to fear.
                              
Aadhya saw when he reached their floor and observed how everyone are behaving around him. She was quiet shocked at their behaviour as everyone seems to act as hardworking and sincere employees except for some people.
                              
Sonia Dixit was boasting herself and tried to make herself feel high by scolding her juniors in front of him. Aadhya chuckled when she saw Mr. Malhotra had completely ignored her and talked to her juniors asking them about the work and office.
                              
" You all can continue to do your work, I will go and meet Rishabh." He said and turned to see Aadhya looking at him.
                              
He smiled at her and walked towards her.
                              
" How are you beta? Is everything fine here?" He asked smiling at her.
                              
" I am fine and everything is good." She said smiling back.
                              
Everyone on the floor were whispering to each other and trying to know what they are talking as they could only see Mr. Malhotra interacting with Aadhya who was smiling.
                              
First thing they never saw him so smiling towards any staff and the next thing was Aadhya's smiling which also they never saw. They were curious and peeking glances at them to know what's really going on. They stopped their peeking and returned back to their work when they saw Mr. Malhotra looking at them seriously.
                              
He went into Rishabh's cabin and Aadhya resumed her work.
                              
" Rishabh! What are you doing?" He asked looking at his son who is looking at the city through the huge glass window.
                              
" Why are you here dad?" He asked making him sigh.
                              
" Why can't I be here?" He asked back.
                              
" You can but I need the reason." Rishabh retorted.
                              
" It had been months since I visited and I just want to check how everything is going on here." His father replied sitting down on a chair.
                              
" Check and report the princess about everything?" Rishabh snapped making his father looking at him shock.
                              
"Why are you so angry Rishabh?" He asked frowning.
                              
" I am not angry. I am irritated with the fact that she is not least interested about her own company and here I am working hard day and night for the development of the company to just hand it over to her some day." Rishabh shouted.
                              
His father didn't see anger in his words, he saw love for this company and his insecurity that he had to leave some day.
                              
" Your hardwork will not go waste Rishabh. Don't forget that you are the hier of Malhotra Industries along with your brother which you will be handling it in the future." His father said seriously.
                              
" For that you and bhai are there and it's going well too. But this company was in a drastic state when I first came here and I had worked hard to bring it to the top. I still have to do much more to this company to make it again one of the top most companies in the country and the company needs me.....I can't just think to leave it." Rishabh said sighing.
                              
His father looked down feeling bad for hiding the truth about Aadhya from him.
                              
" Son, please don't hate her for this.....just think from her point of view. She had just lost her whole family and is not in a position to handle a company. She suffered a lot and is still suffering.....she still needs time." His father tried to explain.