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“What look?”

He smirked. “The look of a battle cry that promises mayhem if you don’t get what you are after.”

He was right. She was determined.

She was determined to seduce her arrogant neighbor until he broke.

CHAPTER 24

Aryan was beyond frustrated.

“What’s with you?” Bhargav asked. “You have been snapping and restless since the moment you arrived.”

Aryan was meeting his brothers at Bhargav’s penthouse to look at the restoration plans of the Vardhaman Estate. Looking at the 3-D images which were close to reality, he once again felt as though he were re-living the past. He hated it. He also felt deeply nostalgic, making the loss of his father all the more devastating.

“Anya shouldn’t have been hired as the architect for the mansion restoration,” Aryan gritted.

Bhargav didn’t let anything show on his face. “She is the best person for the job.”

Aryan knew his brother was right, but he couldn’t let the fact go that the architect hired wasn’t a part of their plans. “What if Anya finds out the truth in the middle of the restoration?” he demanded. “Kashyap will be alerted and all of our hard work will blow up in our faces.”

“She won’t know. I’m taking care of it.”

Aryan frowned. He wasn’t convinced by his brother’s assurance.

He looked at Yash, who was seated next to them. “Narmada is getting a bit too close to discovering the truth,” he said. “The investigator she hired is digging up information on us in New York.”

Yash threw him a cool look. “She can dig as much as she wants,” Yash replied. “But she will not be able to guess the truth either.”

Aryan was frustrated by his brothers’ calm assurances. “Even if Anya and Narmada don’t guess the truths, I’m more worried about how our plans are impacted by your relationships with them.”

Yash shrugged. “I’m more or less engaged to Mohan’s daughter, and the wedding will go ahead as planned in a few weeks. Why do you think there is a threat to our plans?”

Aryan knew his brother was engaged to Divya Mohan, one of his enemies’ daughters. But based on how obsessed Yash was when it came to the enemy’s daughter-in-law, it was hard to picture his brother going ahead with the wedding as planned with the intended bride.

“You shouldn’t underestimate Narmada,” Aryan told his brother. “She is not going to let you marry her sister-in-law. She hates you for what you did to her in Milan and what followed after with her stocks.”

Yash didn’t say anything, but his silence spoke volumes. Aryan knew he hit on the truth.

He looked at Bhargav. “Don’t underestimate Anya, bro. You can’t deceive her for long. She will find out who ruined her father and brother.”

Bhargav’s pawn who was yet another enemy’s daughter was sweet in nature. But Sukanya Kashyap aka Anya was also Bhargav’s biggest weakness. The history between Bhargav and Anya would make it harder to execute their final plan.

Bhargav didn’t respond as well to Aryan’s deductions.

Aryan was frustrated that his normal cold and ruthless brothers were deviating from their original plans because of the women who were only meant to be pawns.

Deep inside, Aryan knew there was another root cause of his frustration. But he chose to ignore it and instead focused on his brothers.

But Bhargav gave him a knowing look.

“You keep warning Yash and me. But what is happening between you and Shetty’s daughter?”

Aryan immediately closed up. Somehow, he wasn’t ready to discuss Tanvi with his brothers.

He looked at his brothers and shrugged. “Shetty’s daughter is different. We need her cooperation to sign the trust papers. She doesn’t know our family history and isn’t personally involved like Narmada or Anya.”

Bhargav’s mouth twisted. “Actually, Tanvi Shetty does know about our family,” he stated. “She has even visited the estate once. I believe you recall one particular instance quite well, little bro.”

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