“Calm down,power puff girl! ”

Vaidehi ran towards her room with tears streaming down her face.She never thought that his words will have this affect on her. Her chest burned with an excruciating pain that she couldn't name.

Why does it hurt so bad? His words shouldn't have have affected her this way.

Why is it so hard? Why his words felt like a burn to her heart?

No, I won't let him do this with me. I won't let him treat me like rag doll! She thought and wiped her tears before closing the door.

She fell on her bed and closed her eyes, trying to erase his face from her mind.

But it was like her brain was hell bend on playing all the moments.

From the very moment-her world collided with this arrogant Grinch.

'Aghhhh' She groaned and pressed a pillow against her ears.

I hate you, now you will see what I can do! You have dared to mess with Vaidehi Aggarwal. Now, get ready to face hell! She though to herself and wiped a single tear that rolled down her cheeks.

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Next day.

Vaidehi and Damien ignored each other as much as possible.

But someway or other they have to come and talk with each other because of the important project.

Ashton looked at Damien curiously as he was snapping and barking orders to some of the employees just because they were talking loud during their break.

"What is this behavior? You all come here to work not to sit and chat like a chirpy bird! " He snarled and banged his hands against the table.

Ashton looked at him in shock. 'Wow something is really wrong with him!'

Ashton smiled cheekily as soon as the employees left.

"Someone woke up on the wrong side of bed!" He said and smirked looking at Damien.

"Just get lost.I am in mood to entertain your stupid face!"Damien replied gritting his teeth and opened his laptop.

"Wow, wow calm down, power puff girls." He said and raised his hands but a small smirk played on his lips.

Damien glared at his laptop as if it as all its fault.

"Come on, honey poo. Tell me what's wrong?" He said and fluttered his eyes and held his hand , faking a worried expression.

"JUST. LET. ME. WORK. PEACEFULLY! " He glared and pushed Ashton hand.

"What happened dude? Why are you acting so weirdly?" Ashton raised his eyebrow.

"Just go–"He stopped as he saw Vaidehi entered with a coffee cup in her hand.

"Oh, oh. I get it. " Ashton said and looked between Vaidehi and Damien.

Vaidehi, without looking at anyone, kept the cup harshly on the table almost spilling some black coffee on Damian's shirt before walking back to her cabin.

Damien glared at her retreating back and Ashton tried to control his laughter.

"You both fight like married couples." He said loudly and chortled.

Vaidehi snapped her head toward Ashton and glared at him through the glass wall, that separated their cabin.

"If you don't get out of my office in the next ten seconds, I will fry you alive! "Damien snarled.

Aston shriek like a little girl looking at Damien face.

"Don't kill me, I am too young and beautiful to die as a bachelor." He said dramatically before speed walking out of Damien's cabin.

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Vaidehi stood near glass wall of Damien's cabin, over looking the beautiful view of NYC.

Life has changed so much in the last two, well almost three months. She missed her family and the guilt of not telling them about what going on is eating her alive, little by little.

Yesterday, after the incident with Damien, he totally ignored his presence until and unless it was required.

But the only question was, why does it hurts so much?

It was not like I am in love with him. Crush, yes may be but, then why seeing him ignore me is disturbing my mental peace so much? she thought and groaned inwardly.

Stupid, arrogant Grinch messing with my brain!

"Whom are you killing mentally? " A voice said startling her.

She turned and saw Ally looking at her in amusement.

She tucked few strands of her hair behind her ears and shook her head in a no.

"Did Damien the arrogant Grinch, do something again to annoy you? " Ally said in a teasing tone and walked toward where she stood.

Vaidehi let out a low gasp and look her with eye wide.

"I-I wa-what are you saying?"She stammered and looked down.

"Don't worry your secret is safe out in open already." Ally chuckled and shook her head softly before looking at Vaidehi.

"I am sorry, I just–"Vaidehi tries to say but Ally shook her head at looked at her.

"Hey, don't worry. I know Damien is kinda–"

"Arrogance, obnoxious, rude? " Vaidehi asked looked at Ally with her eye wide.

"Different." Ally looked raised her eyebrow in amusement.

Vaidehi cheeks turned pink in embarrassment.

"Don't worry. He always does that. And don't be sad about what he says. He is just different and he is dealing with a lot of thing right now." Ally smiled and patted Vaidehi arm before walking away.

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Same day at night.

Damien called John, his personal detective while he sat on the recliner on his balcony.

"Hello John."

"Yes, sir? " He answered.

"Are you okay now? "Damien asked looking out and sighed.

"Yes,sir. Actually , Alina still hasn't healed completely but, we both are fine." John said.

"Okay ,John. And I have a work for you. I will send you a number, find all the detail about it."

"Yes, sir.Anything else that I need to do?"

"No , just take care of yourself and Alina. And don't go out of the house for now. Try to do the investigation from home." He ordered.

"Yes,sir."

"And don't forget to send me the location the number. " He added.

"Sure,sir. I will try to look into this matter and solve it as soon as possible. And I will make sure that I hire some trusted men this time to do the investigation."

"John it was not your fault." Damien said.

"But si–"

"No! Now go and take rest." He said in a strict voice and cut the call.

Damien looked toward the panoramic view and sigh. But heard a loud bang.

Think of it as has intruder, he quickly ran down stairs.

And let out a almost inaudible gasp, seeing the scene in front of him.

Vaidehi sat of the table with two jar of peanut butter and was eating as if it was last day of earth.

And as soon as Vaidehi's eyes fell on Damien who was glaring , her eyes went wide and she let out a loud shriek.

Holly dark chocolate!