Page 139 of Obsession

“You all are crazy. Absolutely mental.” Anna threw his brothers a dark look before her angry gaze landed on Mihir. “First, Aditya likes somebody else, so there’s no question of me marrying him, and second, is your collective annoyance fucking relevant right now?”

Mihir’s lips flattened. “Sorry, do go on.”

She narrowed her eyes and then shook her head. “Anyway, I told you that the last time Aditya met me, he was talking about this girl he likes from Sheena and Rajiv’s friend circle in Mumbai. The one he couldn’t confide in about to anyone else?”

“You also mentioned that she is a widow and has a child,” Mihir said.

“Yes,” she continued, “Well, I’ve seen a few pictures of her, and I’m pretty sure that she looks just like Karina.”

“Oh fuck,” Armaan dropped down on the sofa.

“How do we verify this?” Vedant said excitedly. “We need to check this right away.”

“Have you shown this picture to Rajiv or Sheena?” Anna asked.

“We actually haven’t told them about Karina,” Mihir replied. “Although they may now know because of the article.”

Anna said, “I’ll call Aditya.”

Mihir scowled.

She held a hand up. “Do you want to find out about your sister or not? Then stop making that face.”

“Of course, I do,” Mihir grumbled. “But I don’t have to like the means of getting to it.”

She rolled her eyes, putting the phone on speaker. A few moments later, Aditya answered. “Ananya? What happened? It’s midnight in Singapore. Is everything alright?” He sounded like he’d just woken up.

The voice of a woman in the background addressed Aditya. “Who is it?”

“Sleep. I’ll return shortly,” he said softly to whoever was with him. They could hear him shutting a door.

“Tell me, Ananya,” he said. “What’s up?”

“I’m so sorry to call you like this,” Ananya said. “But this is important. Remember, you told me about this woman you liked. I forgot her name.”

“Sabrina?” he queried. “Why are you asking about her?”

“Sabrina!” Mihir whispered. His heart was running away. His brothers stared at him, both of them looking as anxious as he was.

“I’m going to send you a photo, okay?” Ananya said. “Can you please confirm if that is Sabrina?”

Ananya quickly took a snapshot from the iPad and forwarded the picture to Aditya.

“From where did you get this?” Aditya’s tone turned serious. “Ananya, I need some clarity before I answer any of your questions.”

Ananya held the phone to Mihir.

“Hi, Aditya,” Mihir said. “It’s Mihir Oshnov. My brothers Armaan and Vedant are also with me.”

“I’m not sure what’s happening here,” Aditya said.

Mihir sighed. The few times he’d met this man, he hadn’t been really nice to him, and now he was expecting him to share some vital information about a woman he possibly liked.

“I apologize for the late hour and all the questions,” Mihir said. “But if the woman Sabrina is indeed the same as the one in the photo Anna forwarded to you, then she is our long-lost sister, Karina. My brothers and I have been searching for her.”

“That doesn’t make sense,” Aditya said. “Sabrina’s from Mumbai.”

Mihir shared a look with everyone around him, his heart pounding.

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