Page 52 of Wicked Trap

“Oh my God! Why are you blushing! Tell us what happened!” her friend demanded.

Knowing it was hard to keep the secret, and her friends wouldn’t let go until the truth was fished out, she told the truth.

“I kissed my neighbor.”

Rashmi looked shocked. “Oh my God! You kissed Sameer?”

Tanvi felt her blush intensify. “No. Another guy. An arrogant jerk who lives opposite my apartment. He’s... uh... the same guy you saw on the first day of the protest when he was arrested with me.”

Her friend shrieked and jumped up. “What! He’s your neighbor? Why did you not mention it to me until now!”

“I didn’t want you involved because he’s an arrogant jerk,” Tanvi murmured.

Rashmi laughed. “Well, it looks like you broke your own rule and kissed the arrogant jerk. I’m so glad. How did it feel? Was there tongue involved? What else happened?”

Tanvi shook her head at her friend’s questioning. “The kiss was just an accident. We were in his kitchen cooking together because he invited me and Sameer over for dinner.”

The kiss wasn’t accidental. But it was definitely a mistake.

Rashmi grinned widely. “Oh my God. I can imagine it. This is incredibly exciting. More than your new job! So what did he say after he kissed you?”

“Nothing.”

She hadn’t met him yet. She had avoided him all weekend by staying out of her home and returning late in the night. But she knew she couldn’t avoid him forever.

“Maybe he is the one, Tanvi!” Kavita teased.

Tanvi rolled her eyes. “Stop it! I hate the guy, remember?”

Rashmi laughed. “And yet, you let him kiss you. And I’m sure you liked it!”

Tanvi was embarrassed. She more than just liked it. She didn’t dare tell her friends that she had kissed him twice. They would start planning her wedding.

“Let’s not speak of this again,” she said before getting up from the chair. “I need to get home.”

Rashmi grinned. “Ooh, to see your boyfriend again? When am I going to get to meet him?”

“Stop it! I’m going home early to prepare for my day at work. I have forgotten about the kiss and am going to ignore the guy. And so should you.”

Her friend continued to grin. Tanvi knew her friend would not forget the topic easily.

“Fine, I’ll let you go for now,” her friend finally said. “But you better throw us a party for getting the job.”

“Yes. I will. Let me get through this week first.” She hoped she wouldn’t be discovered and fired.

“Don’t worry. You’ll do great.”

Smiling at her friends’ confidence, she waved them goodbye. “I’ll see you both on Friday night.”

Hopefully, she would not only last but also discover something important by then.

CHAPTER 15

“Mr. Varma. Thank you so much for agreeing to meet me.”

Aryan looked at the distinguished-looking man in front of him. “Well, after receiving dozens of calls and having your people send my office messages, I guess I had to meet you, Mr. Shetty.”

The older man’s face darkened with embarrassment. “I’m sorry to trouble you, Mr. Varma. But I just wanted to convey that there will not be any issues during the construction of the mall.”

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