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His smirk grew. “I’m not married. And I also don’t have a girlfriend.”

Her cheeks heated. “That’s not why I was asking you those questions!”

The arrogant ass thought she was grilling him to know if he was single. As if she would be interested in someone like him.

“Oh yeah?” he drawled. “Your earlier gaze indicated otherwise.”

Her cheeks heated even more, knowing he had caught her staring and admiring his muscular chest.

“I was just shocked that someone was parading nearly naked in public.”

He barked out a short laugh at her ridiculous statement. He was in the privacy of his home, and he was wearing shorts.

She felt angry and flustered by the situation. “Why did you move here?” she demanded.

“Affordable rent. I also heard that my neighbors are very charming and pleasant.”

Her face heated at his amused and sarcastic comment.

“Any other questions?” he asked. “In case you aren’t done questioning me, you are welcome to join me for dinner. I have to get back to the kitchen before the dinner begins to burn.”

Her stomach once again rumbled at the delicious smell from the kitchen.

“No thanks,” she gritted.

With that ungracious statement, she rejected his offer to join him for dinner and turned away to walk towards her apartment.

She heard his amused chuckle as she opened the door and slammed it shut behind her.

Oh God.

The arrogant man she hated and never thought she would see again in her lifetime was her new neighbor.

CHAPTER 5

Aryan’s mouth twisted when Tanvi Shetty slammed her apartment door shut.

Stepping inside his new apartment, he went back to the tiny kitchen to check on his dinner. The entire kitchen was the size of the kitchen pantry of his Manhattan penthouse.

His brothers thought he wouldn’t be able to survive the tiny apartment since he was used to the finer things in life. Anyone who had known him in the recent years would also think the same. They wouldn’t believe he was willingly living in the tiny place.

Until two months ago, he had been leading a carefree life. And then, everything changed drastically.

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Two months ago...

New York

Someone was banging a hammer on his head along with blasting a loud sound into his eardrums. He cracked open an eye, only to groan aloud when bright sunlight filtered through his penthouse bedroom window and fell on his face. His head throbbed.

The annoying sound continued, adding to his agony.

What the fuck is that sound?

He realized it was his phone ringing. He frowned for a moment before it hit him.

“Oh shit!”

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