Tainted Love by Maniah (i love reading TXT) 📖

Don't forget to read the note at the end. 

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Chapter 37.

Jay sat beside Mrityunjay silently. He knew his boss for more than eight years. He, Dhigraj and Mrityunjay used to study in the same college while Dhigraj and he were studying on scholarships Mrityunjay came from a wealthy family.  Everyone knew it and wanted to befriend him but Mrityunjay never talked with anyone.  He was always focused on his studies and didn't bother with anything else. 

After a while, people started calling him Arrogant.

Jay and Dhigraj were friends since they were in the orphanage. Unlike the rich kids, they had to earn their living so they started working in a pizza joint near their college and the other students started making fun of them. They were bullied by the rich kids. Some of them are called charity cases. 

One day when Jay and Dhigraj were in their night shifts and some Rich kids came there. Jay was the server and Dhigraj was cleaning the floor. One of the boys started taunting them making fun of their worn-out clothes in college and working as a cleaner and server.

They started harassing them but it was Mrityunjay who came to help them that day. He taught those rich beat the lesson of their lives. They were showing Jay and Dhigraj the power of their money and Mrityunjay Sehgal showed them their places. Which was none in front of him, he made that rich group's leader clean his shoe while Mrityunjay was eating pizza to teach him the lesson how it feels when you insult someone. They did it because that night they came to know that Mrityunjay was none other than the college trustee's grandson. 

The Heritage Foundation College belongs to his grandfather. Expelling someone was not a big thing for him.

After that, no one in college harassed them. They both tried to thank Mrityunjay but what Mrityunjay said to them changed their life forever.

"Don't thank me with your words, thank me with your work," these were the exact same words he said to them and from that day they started working for him. 

In the past eight years, they never saw him like this. In turmoil, yes! Mrityunjay Sehgal was in turmoil.

Jay glanced at him from the corner of his eyes. Mrityunjay's eyes were closed and he was clenching and unclenching his hand repeatedly. 

Finally, the car stopped in front of Shannon's office. 

"Sir, we have reached the destination," Jay informed him. Ever so slowly Mrityunjay opened his eyes, he stopped clenching his hand and sighed. Jay stepped down from the car and opened the door for him. 

Mrityunjay Sehgal stepped down, closing the button of his coat, he covered his eyes with shades. They both walked inside the agency. At the reception table, Jay asked the receptionist to inform Shannon that Mrityunjay Sehgal wants to meet him. 

Shannon was smoking when the receptionist called to inform her about Mrityunjay being here. Shannon's lips dried in fear.  She wanted to deny meeting him but knew the consequences of doing so with an anxious heart she asked her to send them in. 

Mrityunjay Sehgal walked inside her office and Shannon stood up to greet him with a broad smile but inside she was shivering in fear.  "What a pleasant surprise, Mr Sehgal…" 

Mrityunjay glared at her and she gulped. Mrityunjay sat down on the chair and nodded at her to sit. Shannon sat down on her chair with a smile plastered over her face. 

"How may I help you, Mr Sehgal?" She asked. 

Mrityunjay leaned forward and stared into Shannon's eyes. "What did I tell you, Shannon?" He asked in a sharp tone. 

Shannon didn't let the fear show on her face. "I don't understand your question…" 

Mrityunjay sighed. He glanced at Jay who walked further and stood behind Shannon's chair. Shannon stiffened in her chair. 

"Mr Sehgal…"

"Sh!" Mrityunjay shook his head. "What. Did. I. Tell. You. Shannon?" He asked again. 

Shannon froze seeing the look in his eyes. Her face turned pale in panic.

"Speak!" Mrityunjay snarled.

"Not...to talk with your wife…" she Stuttered.

"And yet you did!" 

"I did not..m" 

Jay held his phone out and started the recording. Shannon's eyes turned wide. She glanced at her phone. "you hacked my phone…"

He didn't bother with a reply. "Now tell me, Shannon, why would an  employer talk to her former employee as if she was  talking to her for the first time?"

Shannon wet her dried lip.

 "Tell me, Shannon!"  He demanded.

She remained silent for some time,  she didn't know how to answer. "Mr Sehgal…"

"Answer me!" Mrityunjay slapped the desk and things scattered over it. 

Shannon gasped at the violence. "Mr Sehgal, it's my office."

"It can easily turn into your grave too, Shannon. Now, tell me why would my wife tell me that she didn't know you?"

Shannon closed her eyes and gulped. "I am the owner of this agency. Thousands of models work for me, Mr Sehgal. It's not necessary nor possible that I know every one of them personally."

Mrityunjay Sighed. "The girl was signed with me," he pointed a finger at himself.  "Mrityunjay Sehgal! She was not counted in everyone else. So stop this drama Shannon, with every passing second, I am losing my cool."

Shannon couldn't take Sahil's name. They were just friends then, she helped him when he asked her to but her feelings for him changed. Her friendship turned into love for him. And now, her love could be the reason for her downfall. Whatever she did was for him, Sahil Sehgal. 

"She was handled by another girl, Sangeeta. Her PA cum friend as she told me. She was the one who used to negotiate on Vanya's behalf. And after the charity symphony, I started receiving offers from many other businessmen about her…"

Mrityunjay frowned. He did recall this name, but where he couldn't remember that and then it clicked in his mind. She was the one Vani asked him to name the cheque after their first night together.