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Thanking Sameer again and bidding him goodnight, she ended the phone call. She also put away her half-eaten dinner which now appeared unappetizing, thanks to her arrogant neighbor.

She then sat and applied for every executive assistant position in the company.

She hoped her plan would succeed.

CHAPTER 10

Aryan shook his head with a vicious curse. He was supposed to be at his brother’s penthouse nearly an hour ago, but instead, he was still inside his damn apartment.

Tanvi Shetty had lied about meeting Sameer. But after waiting for well over an hour, he realized it was a lie. He was both amused and annoyed that his little schemer had lied. He was amused because it meant she was feeling the strong attraction she wanted to fight and deny. He was annoyed because her lie did get a reaction out of him, and he wanted to interrupt them.

After two weeks of moving in as her neighbor, things had finally begun moving according to his plan. Although his prey was still prickly and cautious as a porcupine, he knew he was getting under her skin. Along with anger and annoyance in her eyes whenever he deliberately riled her, he also saw the sparks of attraction she tried too hard to fight—the same strong attraction he felt towards her.

He desired his pawn. There was no damn doubt about it. Each time he was close to her, he resisted pulling her close and kissing the hell out of her. He wanted to taste her lush lips and explore her smart mouth to see if she would return his passion despite her anger and annoyance.

But he held off. It was too soon. And it wasn’t a part of his plan.

He knew he should stop wanting her. He had to finish the plan he began. And at the end of it, chances were high that she would hate him even more.

Fuck.

Ignoring his painful arousal which was now becoming a constant thing whenever he thought of her, he pulled out his cell phone and dialed a number.

It was answered in a couple of rings. “Mr. Varma?” the man greeted.

“Tanvi Shetty. I want her reporting to me by next Monday.”

With those instructions, he ended the call.

A few days ago, when his fiery prey stormed into the Prism building demanding to meet the owner, he had come up with the idea of her working for him. Not only would he be able to keep a better eye on her, but it would also provide him with the perfect opportunity to get closer to her.

He had deliberately put the idea into her head through his assistant. And knowing how passionate Tanvi was about stopping the mall construction, he knew she would try her best to meet the chairman or at least find out information on him.

What would she do if she ever found out he was the chairman of Prism Corporation?

CHAPTER 11

Tanvi couldn’t believe how fast things were proceeding. Barely three days after she applied for jobs at Prism Corporation, she got a call for an in-person interview. She didn’t think her interview would yield such quick results.

“Congratulations, Miss Shetty. We are hoping to see you on Monday.”

Seeing the shock on Tanvi’s face, one of the interviewers smiled. “We usually make quick decisions at Prism Corporation. And you are definitely well-suited for the junior executive assistant role.”

“Thank you,” she said.

“As you know the role is to assist Mr. Tejpal, who is currently traveling to the New York head office and will be there for two months. He will speak to you and give you further instructions. You will have to handle the phone calls and emails that he would receive. Some of them would also be on behalf of our chairman.”

The shocked excitement grew inside her. She had hoped to get an interview, but she didn’t expect to land the position that would give her somewhat direct access to the chairman.

She felt a tinge of guilt. But she promptly pushed it away. She had nothing against the company’s employees and wouldn’t harm them in any way. It was only their chairman she was targeting because he was trying to earn millions at the cost of harming the environment.

“Our HR Department will send you the paperwork to finish, Miss Shetty. It will include an NDA as well. If you accept the position, Monday will be your orientation day, and you will get an ID card along with building access.”

Tanvi nodded with a smile and thanked them again before leaving the place. She barely contained her excitement from showing. Of course, she would accept the job. She didn’t think she would land one so quickly.

She called Sameer to thank him and see if he could meet her for lunch. Meeting at the office cafeteria was less intimate than inviting him to her home or going to a restaurant.

He answered the call after a few rings. “Hi, Tanvi.”

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