Tainted Love by Maniah (i love reading TXT) 📖

I nodded and he squeezed my hand and we both left for the party.

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The driver stepped out of the car and was about to open the door for Mrityunjay but he held his hand and the driver stood aside. 

"When we go inside, don't talk to anyone except when it is necessary to talk, there will be media and they will ask questions to you, like who you are and what's your name but you will not answer them. Just remain by my side and smile for the photographs," Mrityunjay said and I frowned at him in question.

"Why?" 

He kissed my hand "because I don't want anyone to know about you, you are only mine," He whispered, making me blush. I nodded at him and Mritunjay tapped the window one time, signalling the driver to open the door for us.

When I stepped out of the car, I gasped seeing so many people from the media there, it was like a crowd. I closed my eyes with so many flashlights of cameras, reporters were shouting their questions for Mrityunjay who paid no attention to the questions. I was glad for his hand on my back, it was the only thing which stopped me from running back to the car or inside. We stood for the photograph and he forced a smile on his face when I kept looking at him, he squeezed my back lightly and I looked at the media and pasted a smile on my lips.

"Mr Sehgal, who is this beautiful lady?" I heard one of them question, I gulped and looked at Mrityunjay who kept smiling "Mr Sehgal…" someone else shouted but Mrityunjay nodded at them and started walking inside holding my hand. 

The party area was beautifully decorated with white and golden curtains. The cold breeze of Air conditioner touched my skin, making my body shiver at the sudden coldness. It's been more than three months with Mrityunjay but I still was not able to adapt to these amenities.

"Remember, what I said, Vanya." 

I nodded and he smiled at me, but today his smile was different. He took me to a table and pulled the chair for me "sit," he muttered and I did as he said. After me, he took his seat and sighed. He looked stressed, I could feel it in my body. I didn't know what else to do so I placed my hand on his thigh and squeezed it. His face turned to me in question. I smiled at him, in return he placed his hand on my hand under the table and we both looked at the stage. I felt a flashlight on my face and grimaced but Mrityunjay patted my hand and nodded at the stage.

I saw many businessmen whom I used to watch on television, and after some time the host announced Mrityunjay's name for the speech, a spotlight came to our table and Mrityunjay stood up, smiled and walked to the stage and started his speech, his face serious and eyes on the public. He was speaking confidently and I was listening to his every word with interest. 

"How is he?" A voice spoke making me startled, I remembered that voice from the party. I gulped and turned my eyes to him "what Are you doing here?" 

"Unlike you, I came here for work," he replied looking at the stage, I was about to stand but he gripped my hand tightly and looked my way "don't you dare you cheap sl*t, you think I forgot the insult you did to me that day, I didn't and soon you will pay for that." He said gripping my hand so tightly that I flinched in pain. Just because he fu*ks you doesn't mean I will leave you without punishing you but I can always change my mind, you look eatable. Mrityunjay Sehgal always chooses the best kind of entertainment for himself, come to me after he is over with you. I'll pay you even more." 

I felt disgusted with his words, I snatched my hand from him "don't talk to me in this manner and leave from here." 

He smirked and raised his brows "who are you to order me, a cheap…" he was saying but stopped and closed his eyes for a second. "Any problem Sahil?" Mrityunjay asked him, I held a sob and stopped myself from throwing my arms at him and cry in his arms.

Sahil stood up and smiled at him "no problem cousin, I just saw your new interest and thought of introducing myself, after all, we are family." 

I was just numb listening Sahil, entertainment, interest. He was talking about me like I was some soulless thing. I looked away in shame from them. I was humiliated enough but my gaze turned to them again when I heard Mrityunjay.

"Her name is Vanya and she is with me. You remember what does that mean Sahil?"  Mrityunjay said smiling at him but his eyes were speaking a different language "It means you cannot disrespect her. It means you will treat her with respect or do you want me to teach you the basic manners cousin. I am ready to give you the lessons and the first lesson will start from you getting demoted to a cleaner post in Sehgal Group of Companies." 

Sahil kept his mouth shut and glared at me one more time, nodded at Mritunjay and left from there.

"Are you alright?" He asked me and I nodded "yes." 

He held my hand sat down in his seat till the end of speeches and then the dinner was open.  I was not in the mood of eating anything but Mrityunjay ordered the food for us. 

I thought the humiliation part was over but it was not. When we were having dinner an old lady came to our table. She was probably in her late sixties, her hairs white from the side and she was wearing a white silk saree with some light jewellery, her face holding an aristocratic expression. "Mrityunjay…" 

She didn't even glance my way, her eyes only on him. Mrityunjay smiled and stood up "grandmother," he kissed her hand and smiled at her, "I thought you were not coming." 

"How could I not come, it's an important event for our company plus I want to introduce you to someone," she said and Mrityunjay sighed "grandmother…"

"You said you would meet Mrityunjay and here she came." She said and a girl stepped towards our table, she was wearing a powder blue long dress, her hair open and make up was light. She was beautiful and I felt a strange emotion. Jealousy!