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"What took you so long? " My eyes widened at his question. I reached here in less than a minute! What is this guy talking about?

I was tempted on saying all this on his face but then again, I'm smarter than this. I can't afford pissing him.

"I'm sorry Sir, I'll be quicker. " I apologized without any fault, looking down.

"Look at me when I speak to you Miss. Murthy. " He demanded and I immediately looked at him.

He was looking at me keenly, making me a bit uncomfortable. This was the first time someone was looking at me with this intensity, I was about to melt.

"What's your father's name? " I was confused at his question. It's clearly written on my bio data that The Manik Malhotra must be having. But I still had to answer.

"Mr. Venkatesh Murthy Sir. " I told him and he got up from his chair and slowly walked towards me. His eyes were stuck on my face and I looked down flushed.

He stood really close before leaning towards me causing my breathing to become heavy. As he leaned near my ears, I felt him breathing in my ears causing me to close my eyes.

I was shivering and breathing heavily because of the closeness and he cupped both my shoulders.

Then he whispered something in my ears which I couldn't understand because of the anxiety and nervousness that I was feeling due to the closeness.

"Miss. Murthy, I asked you something. " I was jolted back to my senses when he left my shoulders and looked at me after leaning back.

"Huh? " I asked in confusion and saw a tiniest smile on his face with lots of satisfaction.

"I asked you if you are sure that it's your father's name? " This guy was shocking me with his every move and sentence. He must be not in his senses right now for asking me something like this.

"Excuse me Sir! What do you mean? " I snapped and leaned on the back of the chair and kept his hands on the table.

"Miss. Murthy, I had to ask you this because my informers tell me something else." He said and I looked everywhere except him.

"How does it concerns my work Sir? I don't think being adopted makes you less efficient for your job. " I said looking at him and he sighed.

"I never said that either Miss. Murthy. I just wanted you to tell me the truth. Were you really adopted by Mr. And Mrs. Murthy? " He asked and I gave him a nod.

"Yeah, they were told that Ma can't conceive, so they adopted me but after few years, Nalini happened. " I told him everything and he gave me a nod.

"Now you may leave Miss. Murthy. " He said heading towards his seat and without wasting a second, I left from there.

Directly heading to my cabin, I closed the door behind me and exhaled deeply.

He just knows it all! Things you tell and things you don't,  he knows everything.

Shaking my head, I sat on my seat and took the file back in my hand. Holding it, I decided to focus on work instead of all this.

It was after around two hours, that I felt a bit sleepy, so I decided to get myself a cup of coffee. And as I was about to get up, I heard the wireless buzz.

I received the call with a hello and heard Mr. Malhotra's voice.

"Coffee in 5, ask Amyra for instructions but make it yourself." And with these lines he disconnected the call causing me to sigh.

I headed to Amyra's cabin and told her about his instructions. She took me to the canteen and instructed about the kind of coffee he likes and after preparing it, I headed to his cabin.

Before I could even knock, I heard him asking me to come in which shocked me a bit. I opened the door to find him sitting on his chair and working on his laptop.

"Sir. " I kept the coffee on his table and stood at some distance from him, waiting for him to disperse me.

Without even giving me a look, he held the mug and took a sip from it and the very moment, spitted it off.

"Ridiculous! What kind of coffee is this Miss. Murthy? " He asked in disgust causing me to gulp.

"Sir, I just followed Amyra ma'am's instructions. " I told him timidly and he narrowed his eyes at me.

"Are you trying to say that it's my secretary's fault? Your Boss' fault? " He asked and I shook my head hurriedly.

"No Sir, I'm sorry." There was no way I was arguing with this strange man and I couldn't blame Amyra either.

He pressed a bell and in some seconds, we heard a knock on the door.

"Come in." He instructed and Amyra came in.

"Yes Sir. " She said getting in and looked at me in confusion.

"I asked Miss. Murthy to get me a coffee and instructed her to get instructions from you. " He said and she nodded.

"Yes Sir, she came to me and did exactly what I asked her to. " Amyra said and I gulped guessing what's gonna happen to her.

"I can't believe this! And this is what she prepared. " He forwarded the mug to her and she took a sip from it before looking at me and him again.

I closed my eyes with my heart beat racing faster than a racer.

"What is the problem Sir? It's exactly the way I prepare, the way you like." I was shocked at Amyra's words and looked at her with wide eyes.

"Nonsense. It's not what I drink daily, it's ridiculous. " He opposed and Amyra looked down.

Of course we can't oppose our Boss and especially when he is The Manik Malhotra.

"I'm sorry Sir. " Amyra apologized without any fault.

"You can leave Amyra. " He ordered and she rushed outside after giving me a pitiful look.

"And you Miss. Murthy. " I looked at him as he called my name.

"I'm sorry too Sir. " I apologized hurriedly but he looked unconvinced.

"Sorry is not enough for ruining my taste buds. Go and prepare another coffee for me and this time you are not allowed to take anyone's help. " He said and I gave him a nod.

"Sir, if you could please tell me how you like it? " I asked politely and he leaned on his chair.

"Make something that goes with my personality. " He said raising his eyebrows. Espresso!

"Okay Sir. " I said looking down.

"And be on time Miss. Murthy, you were 5 seconds late this time. " I nodded before heading outside hurriedly.

5 seconds! Seriously?

I was running for the cafeteria when I bumped into Amyra.

"Calm down. " Amyra said and I gave her a nod.

"Are you okay? " She asked and I gave her a nod.

"Yeah, I mean, he just asked me to prepare another coffee which goes with his personality. " I told her shrugging and she bit her lip.

"I don't know what happened, trust me this is exactly the kind of coffee he drinks. " She said and I gave her a nod.

"I trust you, I'm getting late." I told her and she nodded before I left.

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