Tainted Love by Maniah (i love reading TXT) 📖

Next day, sitting at the breakfast table, I was a nervous wreck, anxious, how to ask Sangeeta about so much money.

She was talking to someone over the phone, pacing back and forth in the hall. I could hear her angry voice clearly.

After ten minutes she came to me, her eyes angry and a hand on her waist. "What did you do with mr Sehgal? What trick did you use over him, innocent Vanya?" She asked, sharpening her eyes.

"I don't understand what you are saying…" 

"Oh yes! You don't understand what I'm saying, so tell me how did the billionaire Mr Mritunjay Sehgal, called the modelling agency and inquired about you, he asked for you. Wow! You know all the tricks girl, I underestimated you," 

My eyes widened hearing her "Mritunjay Sehgal inquired about me but why?"

"Stop the act of innocence and tell me how did you trap him?" She snapped.

"Sangeeta! Don't you dare? Just because I am living with you that doesn't mean you can question my character. I would never stoop to that level where I had to sell my body." I told her angrily.

"Oh! I saved your father by giving you the money I earned from selling my body, my dear Vani. And don't tell me you would not grab an offer from The Mrityunjay Sehgal," she snarled.

I fisted my hand "I will pay you back," and then stepping on my pride "Sangeeta, I apologise how I speak to you, Sangeeta I need more money."

She just glared at me up and down "really, you want more money, the money I earned from selling my body. Where is your pride Vani? Just two minutes ago you were being so high and mighty." 

I swallowed the lump in my throat and looked in his eyes "my pride is not important when it comes to my family's happiness." 

She was silent for a few minutes "how much do you need?" 

And when I told her the amount, she started laughing "I'm sorry but I don't have that much money, look vani, one million Rupees is a big amount and you are asking more than that. So sorry but I can't help you this time." 

"Please, I promise I will pay you back. Every single penny Sangeeta but help me this time," I almost begged her.

"How? Tell me how you would pay me? You don't have any job. No assets. Nothing. I can't risk it, sorry." She said and I fell in her feets "please, my family needs it. My uncle will throw my family out of our house, my father needs treatment please Sangeeta am begging you." 

She was silent but the next words she spoke changed my life "then accept the offer Mrityunjay Sehgal made for you. Go to him, Vani." 

I snatched my hands away from her feet and a good up "what?"

"Look, nothing is more important than your family. And it's just for some time Vani, he will pay you much more than the amount you need." 

"No!" I yelled "I will never do this. Never."

"Then let your father die. Your family will be thrown out of your house. Is your Pride more important than their lives?" 

I was silent.  "Accept the offer, I promise you won't regret it Vani. Be Vanya for a while and save your family." Saying that she placed a card in my hand "numbers he asked you to call." Saying that she left.

And I kept staring at the card which has Mrityunjay Sehgal's number on it.