2 Cautiousness
Part 2 Cautiousness
"Come on, Dude, cut the cake..." The girls cheered the birthday girl, Preeto.
She came to the cake and cut it. They sang the birthday song and blasted the birthday blaster, making sure it didn't fall on the cake. The birthday girl fed the cake to Khushi, who arranged the birthday party. Khushi ate it and also fed it to her.
After Khushi, the other girls took the cake from the birthday girl's hand. Khushi looked at Arnav, who was discussing something with someone on Bluetooth while checking something on his laptop. His guards were standing around his table in the protecting manner.
Khushi went to the cake table. Taking a ceramic plate, she placed a big cake piece on the plate.
"Are you going to eat it?" Lavanya asked, unbelievably.
"No, going to give it to him. After all, he permitted us to celebrate the birthday..."
"Mmm... go ahead..."
Khushi came to Arnav with the cake plate. Arnav's guards stopped her, extending their hands from either side. Khushi looked at them annoyingly. Arnav noticed it but didn't react.
"I want to give him the cake..." Khushi said.
"We know. That's why we are restricting you." Said Arnav's manager Aman.
"Restricting? Whyyyy?"
"We can't allow him to have anything from outsiders..."
"But why?"
"For safety precautions..."
"What do you mean by safety?" she asked with annoyance.
"His enemies may try to harm him. So, before he eats anything, his man will check the food. As he didn't have an idea of having anything today, we didn't bring him here today."
"But, I'm not his enemy..."
"How do we know? We just met you... What if his enemies poisoned the cake?"
Khushi was shocked.
"I'm Khushi Gupta. Gupta Industries owner, Shashi Gupta's only daughter..."
Cutting her off,
"Then we should be more cautious with you because businessmen are not reliable..."
Khushi dropped her jaw.
"This is a cake... my friends are already having it..."
Aman didn't answer, but looked at her plainly. She understood that they didn't trust her. She looked at Arnav, who was sincerely talking on Bluetooth. It didn't seem he would help her. She took a cake piece and stuffed it in her mouth, murmuring something. She was about to leave, but stopped,
"Wait..."
She looked at Arnav, who advanced toward her. He looked at his man, and he took the cake plate from Khushi's hand and gave it to Arnav. She looked at him, perplexed.
"Now, we are sure that the cake is not poisoned because you had it..." Aman said.
Khushi dropped her jaw.
"This is too much..."
"But this is our protocol..."
She slammed the floor and was supposed to leave, but stopped hearing,
"Hey..."
She looked at Arnav, who called her.
"Thanks... for the cake..." he ate the cake, smiling.
"You are not welcome..." She said and left.
Arnav smiled and went to his seat.
"Isn't he look overhaughty?" Preeto asked, extending a cake plate.
Khushi took it and bit the cake, looking at Arnav. As if she was not biting the cake but Arnav himself.
"He didn't even look at us..." Lavanya said.
"Mmm..."
"But he is so handsome... doesn't he...?" one of their friends, Kiran, said.
"I had seen a more handsome man than him..." Khushi said, carelessly.
"Then, why did you give him a cake?"
"I just thought to honour him because he let us use the hall. Who knows, he would be a big-headed man?"
"Why won't he, if he is wealthy, healthy, and handsome?" Lavanya said.
After having the cake, the food arrived, and the girls had it with a big gala. They saw Arnav leaving with his men.
"Yes, he is too haughty..." Khushi said.
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Shashi Gupta came home late and saw his daughter waiting for him.
"Don't you sleep, Khushi?" he asked, sitting on the couch.
"I want to ask you something. That's why I'm waiting for you."
"What do you want to ask me?" Shashi gave his full attention.
"I want a platinum card in the hotel Blue Moon."
"Platinum Card?" Shashi Gupta raised his brows.
Khushi nodded yes.
"Isn't a Golden card enough for you to enjoy with your friends?" he chuckled.
"Do you know what happened today?"
"What?"
"The manager asked us to vacate the hall as their VVIP customer with a Platinum card came there..."
"Who is the Platinum card owner?" he shrank his eyes.
"Arnav Singh Raizada..."
"Whaaat? Arnav Singh Raizada?" he asked unbelievably.
She nodded yes.
"The whole business field is talking about him."
"Is it? But why?" Garima asked.
"He recently bagged a deal..."
"Bagging a deal is not a big deal..." Khushi said.
"It is... bagging a deal might not be a big deal, but the way he bagged it..."
"What did he do?" Khushi asked, not showing her curiosity.
"He coded a very low price. It would not be profitable for him. Everyone knows that. But the question is, why did he need the deal with no profit?"
"To get everyone's attention, I suppose..." Khushi said.
"What will he do to get everyone's attention? It's not advisable to get everyone's attention in the business. People won't like to give a place to a newcomer easily..." Shashi said.
"He looked so haughty with attitude..." she said irritatyingly.
"Why? What did he do?"
"I gave him a cake as a courtesy, as he let us celebrate the birthday in the hall, but his men stopped me from giving him cake. Do you know what they said?"
"What?"
"They can't allow him to eat outside food because the food can be poisoned..."
"You should have told him that you are a hire of Gupta industries..."
"They stopped me more severely only after I said who I am..."
"Is it?" Shashi laughed.
"Dad, don't laugh. Will you get me a Platinum card or not?"
"I'm already spending many lakhs for you every month."
Khushi pouted.
"ASR got a Platinum card because he is a businessman. He needs halls for his VC and work peacefully... he would treat his partners and dealers well. That's why he has a platinum card. You too take charge of our business, and I will surely get you a platinum card. What say?"
"Dad, I can become a businesswoman anytime, but I can't enjoy myself with my friends if I take charge of our business. Let me be free for a few days, Dad..."
"Ok, ok... but don't take long..."
"Ok, Dad... good night..." She headed to her room, which was on the first floor of the huge bungalow.
Khushi fell onto the bed, switching off the lights. She closed her eyes and opened them at the same speed, as she remembered Arnav's smiling face.
"Haan, he looks handsome... so what? I'm not ogling at him. I have seen many more handsome men than him..." She covered herself with a quilt.
To be continued...
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