Unloved

Call

Nikki did not go to pack those dishes mentioned by Dev but went to the vegetable market to buy ingredients. When she opened the door and went in, she saw Dev‘s tall body nestled in her small single sofa. The handsome man tilted his head and leaned on the back of the sofa, with his long legs folded together, maintaining a free and comfortable posture. If it weren’t for his paleness and his calm and quiet look, it was almost impossible to tell that he was one who has just received a gunshot wound. Even so, he still looked at odds with her cramped little single room. 

After all, he was a young master who was spoiled and grown up in a wealthy family. Even if his character is a little bit worse, his grace and elegance cannot be hidden. She put the food in her hand aside, bent over to change shoes. The bitter breath suddenly approached. She raised her head sharply and saw the man who was still leaning on the sofa before. She did not know when he had already walked to her and was looking down at the vegetables she brought back. 

Aarush saw the food she bought, raised his eyebrows, and looked at her: “This is the food you packed?” Nikki had changed her shoes, turned around to take the vegetables, and said in a light tone: “Packing cooked vegetables is too expensive, I am poor.” Aarush took a look at her clothes, and they looked really cheap and old. His newlywed wife is really… very shabby. Nikki didn’t care about his thoughts and took the vegetables to the small kitchen partitioned off.

An hour later, Nikki prepared the dishes and brought them out. Aarush put down the phone and glanced at her, his eyes fell on the dishes she cooked. The taste of the dishes is very good and it looks very light, which is very suitable for the patient’s diet. Nikki put the meal in front of him and left him alone.

With a casual glance, she found that Dev suddenly sank after eating a few bites of food, and his expression looked a little gloomy. Nikki’s heartbeats increased. What’s wrong? Can she offend this young master by cooking? Aarush put down his chopsticks with a gloomy expression, got up, and walked out. The pace is steady, with no weakness at all.

Nikki’s action of picking up the rice slightly paused, but still did not follow him outside. Aarush took a cigarette in his pocket irritably, and it took a long time to remember that there was no smoke. The familiar taste just reminded him of his mother. Although the gentle and elegant mother was born famous, she is gentle and virtuous and likes to cook and make soup.

But, in the end…

He thought of the damp and dirty basement, clenched his fist, and slammed his fist against the wall with a loud “bang”. Even Nikki, who was eating in the room, heard this voice. She hesitated, still not at ease, put down the dishes and opened the door, and went out: “What’s wrong? What happened?” Nikki glanced at Dev who was full of gloom and sadness, and caught a glimpse of the back of his b****y hands, staring in surprise: “You…” She didn’t put any strange things in her meals, so why make him unable to figure out how to run away from the disabled?

Aarush ignored her and was raising his foot to leave when his cell phone rang. He glanced at the unfamiliar number on the phone and hung up. At this time, he looked up at Nikki: “Go in.” His voice was cold and depressed, with a certain gloomy mood. Nikki was very sensitive to feel that Dev at the moment was a bit scary, she silently moved back into the room, holding the half-closed door with one hand, and hesitating whether to shut the man directly outside. 

Aarush didn’t pay attention to her entanglement because his mobile phone rang again. This time, instead of an unfamiliar number on the screen, the word Seth was displayed. He did not hesitate to answer the phone, nor did he shy away from Nikki’s presence, and said directly: “What is he looking for?” At night on the other end, he said concisely: “Let you take his daughter-in-law home for dinner, tonight.”

“Heh!” Aarush sneered, “You can leave his calls in the future.” Seth agreed: “Well, he doesn’t pay me anyway.” Hanging up the phone, Aarush looked up and saw Nikki standing at the door still hesitating. “Eavesdrop on my phone call?”

Nikki shook her head quickly: “No.” She feels that Dev at this time is best not to mess with. “Why don’t you go in?” After Aarush finished speaking, he took a step forward, looking at her condescendingly, with an ambiguous voice: “Or, you figured it out, are you willing to give up my cousin and follow me?” Hearing this, Nikki turned around and closed the door without hesitation.

Aarush looked at the door being closed mercilessly, without the slightest fluctuation in his eyes. He will stay here these two days, but he wants to find out if the person he chased that day will be here. Since that person is not here, he no longer has the need to stay with Nikki. This newlywed wife is a little clever and kind-hearted. At present, he will not hinder what he is going to do, so he intends to leave her alone for now.

At the entrance of the alley, Aarush saw the time he was waiting there at a glance. When Seth saw Aarush, he strode over, with an imperceptible worry on his resolute face: “Boss, how is your health?” Aarush waved his hand, and pushed away from the hand that was coming to support Seth: “It’s okay.”

Seth opened the car door for him. He got into the car and leaned his head on the back of the chair. His voice was indifferent and he couldn’t hear his emotions: “Seth, has he been calling you these two days?” Seth knew who Aarush was talking about, nodded, and replied: “Mr. Kapoor said, you blocked his phone number, and he changed his number to call you, but you didn’t answer, he had to call me.”

“Yeah.” It’s not the first time anyway. “Just before you came, Mr. Kapoor called and said that if you don’t take your wife back for dinner, he will call your wife himself.” His good father, wants to call that woman Nikki and ask her to eat at Kapoor’s house? Seth waited for a long time before hearing Aarush’s indifferent voice: “Let him.”

After Nikki went back to the room after eating and was about to wash the dishes, she heard the phone ringing. It was a strange number. It rang for a while and didn’t hang up. It shouldn’t be a harassing call. “Hello, my name is Nikki.”

“I am Aarush’s father, Anup Kapoor.”

Kapoor… Aarush’s father? Anup, the rich and powerful son who had attracted countless women when he was young? Nikki was stunned for a few seconds before reacting, and said awkwardly, “Hello.” 

She couldn’t call him “dad” anyway. “If you have time, let’s have a meal together tonight.” Anup’s voice was calm and deep, revealing a kind of peace that has been baptized by the years. Although it is with a commanding tone, it is not repulsive. Nikki understood that although Anup’s words sounded like asking her, she couldn’t refuse. She humbled: “I have time.”

“I’ll let the driver pick you up and see you tonight.” He finished speaking in a hurry and hung up the phone. From the beginning to the end, Anup’s tone was very calm, but he had an unquestionable breath. Nikki threw away her mobile phone and hurried out to take the car to Aarush’s villa. Anup said that if the driver was to pick her up, the driver would definitely go directly to Aarush’s villa.

Nikki stood at the gate, looking up at Aarush’s villa. The villa is built on the mountainside, with sparsely populated surroundings. The white villa stands quietly among the trees, which looks a bit strange. Nikki was taken over last time, and she didn’t pay much attention to this villa. Now, the more she looks at it, the more it feels a bit evil. A chill rose from the soles of her feet. Nikki turned pale in the winter cold. She abruptly retracted her outstretched foot, trying to reduce the frost, just waiting at the gate.