Our journey from engagement to marriage by Shipra Saini (thriller book recommendations TXT) 📖

"Asked Riki, she will be very happy to give you." I said not turning to his side and keep cutting salad.

"Are you jealous?" He said with smirk on his face.

"Why would I be jealous." I said.

A pair of arms snaked to my waist. He hugged me from behind and put his chin on my shoulder.

"Siddharth what are you doing? Someone will see us." I said while trying to free myself.

"No, first tell me why are you ignoring me." He asked me.

"I'm not ignoring you." I said while removing his hand from me and this time he let go of me.

He hold me by my shoulder and make me turn to him. I keep my face lower. He lift up my chin with his forefinger and thumb. I looked into his and saw he is looking at me with concern.

"I noticed you are upset, when Riki came here. I was talking to her because I thought you like to see me that I try to know your family." He said gently.

I didn't say anything just look at his eyes.

"You don't like that I talk to her?" He asked me. I shake my head as no.

"No, it's not like that. I'm happy you are trying to know my family." I said looking at him.

"Then what happen? Why are you looking so upset? Is she say something to you? Preeti I know you are hiding something to me and I can tell just looking into your eyes." He said with concern.

How he knows I am hiding something to him about her?

"She used to bully me in school and she is the one who told the boy, my crush in school, that I like him. She also spread the news in whole school." I said looking into his eyes.

"But why she did that?" He asked me.

"She is his girlfriend. She is the same cousin of mine which I told you about. She always wants what I like. She bullied me more when I got higher marks than her. I don't know why but she always hates me." Tears welled up in my eyes remembering all things which she did to me but I don't let them fall from my eyes.

"Preeti..remember one thing., people always get to jealous with one who is better then them and have everything and you have everything, beautiful family, job, you are the most beautiful girl and most important you have beautiful heart which no one have." He said while carsing my cheeks with his thumb.

"...Just ignore them. When they jealous of you. Take it as a good sign and think that you are doing good when they something bad to you. Because action speaks more than words but never let them hurt to your dignity." He said lovingly while caressing my cheeks with love.

I sniffed and nodded my head as yes.

"...and don't forget you have most handsome fiancé in the whole wide world." He said.

I chuckled softly at his comment. He knows how to change my sore mood into happy one. He chuckled too.

"You are so full of yourself." I said amusingly.

"What..? I'm only saying the truth." He said while shrugging his shoulders. We both laughed softly.

"I love you, Don't let this smile go from your face." He said looking at me lovingly. My cheeks turn into pink. I tucked a strand behind my ear. He always knows how to make me blush.

"I love you too.." I said and hold his hand.

"How was your meeting with a Clint." I asked him.

"It was good. He is impressed with my work. I think deal is ours. In next meeting he will finally decide what he want from us but just he will stop being a pain in ass." He said while making a weird face.

His tongue is so blunt and swears so much. I chuckled at his expression.

"Now Can I have my coffee please.." He said with a smile.

"Oo..I'm sorry, I totally forget about that. You go sit with everyone. I'll bring the coffee." I said while turning off the stove.
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Papa, Akhil dad and Anshul came home at lunch time. Riki continuously try to flirt with Siddharth but this time he didn't talk to her and after lunch she left with a sore mood.

At evening everyone is sitting in the living room. Mummy, papa, Akhil dad Neeta maa playing cards and Siddharth, keerti Anshul and I playing ludo. Mu ballast in ludo was opened last so I was behind from all of us and Siddharth is winning the game.

We all playing against eachother but Siddharth secretly helping me without Keerti and Anshul's knowledge So I can say I have highest chance win after Siddharth if Anshul let me pass peacefully from his home because I am sitting between Siddharth and Anshul and his ballast is chasing my ballast badly and only four step away from his and another one was just outside of my home only a step away to enter the safe zone. He so wanted to cut my both ballast but Siddharth is chasing Anshul's ballast means we all are stucked.

"Bhabhi pray to god He won't get four dots." Keerti said while looking at the game closely.

Please god not four, not four...

"Watch me girl..I always get what I want." Anshul said while shaking the dice under it's case.

It was an Anshul chance to flip the dice and I am praying to god that he can't get four dots because my ballast is on stake. I looked at Siddharth and he is grinning looking at me.

I gasped when he hold my hand under the table and make a lazy circles with his thumb at the back of my palm. Now my heart beat is faster than before and my whole focus on Siddharth hand but I keep my mind straight and slowly remove my hand under his grip because any one can see our joint hands easily. I focus back on the game and continue my prayer.

Anshul flipped the dice and I wants to die because it shows four dots.

"Wwoooww..." Keerti looked the dice in shock.

I looked at him to show some mercy but he gave me smirk and replaced my ballast with him without breaking eye contact with me.

He is such a devil brother. Always went behind my ballast in ludo.

After Keerti next turn was Siddharth and he flipped the dice.

"Karma is a bitch Anshul. Bhayi take the revenge ok his wife." Keerti said while clapping her hands because Siddharth got a five number and Siddharth cut Anshul's ballast from which he cut mine.