Her Mysterious Lover

Jacob’s POV

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“Though I had requested Klaus earlier. I’m requesting you all to come to Falak’s cousin’s marriage which is on 20th April. And I’m sure that you kids wouldn’t have seen any Indian wedding yet, so you are going to enjoy it a lot over there.”, Falak’s father requested after lunch.

“Sure, sir.”, Klaus nodded. I knew I would have to go with him even if I would say NO, so I just gave a small smile. I could tell by her father’s face that he was not a great fan of mine. Not after knowing I was involved in dad’s illegal business.

And I was thankful that It was Klaus who was interested in his daughter because if I would have been the one, then he would have clearly REJECTED me no matter how many good qualities I possess. This man hated my type of work with passion which indirectly indicated that he was an honest officer.

“Alright then, we would like to take a leave now. Thank you for your hospitality.”

“But sir, you can manage to rest for an hour.”, Klaus offered, checking the time.

“I may sound like a time-freak, but I can’t take any chances with the traffic as the flight is in the evening. And since it’s Sunday today, I believe the traffic will be more than usual.”, How can he think about all those things which could never cross our minds!

Well, that’s because we travel through our private jet, so we never gave a shit about the time.

“Oh, okay! Jacob will…”

Please not me, again!

I wanted to sleep!Copyright Nôv/el/Dra/ma.Org.

“Thank you again, Klaus, but please don’t disturb your cousin. I’m sure this young man has to enjoy his Sunday rather than taking us from Melbourne to Sydney and from Sydney to Melbourne. Any trusted staff will be fine.”

Thank you, Old man!

I knew Klaus himself wanted to go with them, but he couldn’t get caught seeing them.

‘Don’t worry, brother! I’m trying to sort out your problem. I believe that by the end of this year, I might figure out something to help you out of this situation.’ I promised myself.

“Take care of yourself.” Falak reached near Angela and smiled, looking at her stomach.

She was really a gem.

I was glad that she was in Klaus’ life.

“You too.”, Angela said and hugged her lightly.

I told you, she knew how to charm others with her little magic, which was in her from the moment I started keeping eyes on her on HIS request, of course. I was happy that finally, she would be treated like the princess that she was! I didn’t realize when I had developed a soft corner for her while doing the things which my best friend or, say, my brother asked me to do for her.

But I knew she was not mine. Nor did she mean to be mine. Moreover, Klaus needed her more than anyone else because the only great thing that my REAL parents did was that they gave me to my uncle and aunt or said my current parents because they are amazing parents, unlike my real one.

After Klaus’ mother’s death, he even lost his father because all of a sudden, his father changed into someone whom we never knew. Only Damian was close to him, but he even lost him, and then his girlfriend and his girlfriend’s father entered his life uninvited.

I couldn’t imagine his life if he would have even lost Falak forever.

I averted my eyes from Falak because Klaus observed that I was staring at his girl more than I should, but then my eyes landed on her father, and I wanted to hit my head somewhere when I realized that he had already caught me staring at his daughter.

Holy shit!

This old man was too smart. How could I say that?

‘Well, that’s because he speaks less, listens more, observes more, and reacts less. And it is too hard to guess what can be going on in the minds of these people.’

“Bye, Jacob!”

“Bye!”

“And if possible, please allow a leave for one week to Ash.”, She requested.

“Sure, why now? I can give her permanent leave from work.”, I said in a sarcastic tone. “I can’t ask you to serve notice period observing your situation, but I can’t allow any leave to Ms. Steel for at least for another one or two months.”

What?

Call me rude, but I didn’t like mixing personal and professional life to the extent that it would hamper my work. On the top, this company was the first step on the ladder for our success. We had to work hard, damn too hard, to taste success.

“You can ask her to serve the notice period as per company policy. Don’t be lenient on her even after observing her situation. She can join the company from 25th April.”, Her Father said out of nowhere.

Okay! I didn’t expect that from me.

“Dad…?”, Even Falak was equally surprised.

“You should complete your previous task before starting a new one. And you don’t have to leave alone this time. Your mother and siblings will love to stay with you here, especially Saira. She has been nagging for a long time to visit some new places.”

“Really, dad?”

“Yes, princess! Now…”, checking the time. “We should leave.” Before leaving, Falak gave a big smile to everyone and left with her father and Albert.

“Thank you! Thank you! Thank you! Thank you”, Klaus started thanking me, hugging me tightly. “I can never thank you enough for what you have done for me until now.”

I wanted to say that it was just a coincidence that her father said that she could stay till she completed her notice period, but then there was no harm in taking the credit as long as it was not creating any damage, right?

“When are you planning to go to her place? Please tell me that on the 19th or 20th of April.”

“Nope, on the 13th.”

“You gotta to be kidding me.”, I exclaimed. “Who will work for a week? Albert? Because you will take me with you and I think Ashley as well? Are you planning to kill that poor guy?”

“It’s just a matter of ten days.”

I glared at him, on which he showed me his puppy eyes. I was fuming in anger because of his stupid decision, but I didn’t say a word to him, knowing how desperately he wanted to stay near Falak.

“And where will we stay during our visit to India? I don’t mean to be rude, but I don’t think Falak’s family is rich like us? Should I book a five-star hotel for us?”

“Are you serious? What is the use of visiting India if I won’t be staying at her home? We are going to stay at her home as long as she will be near me! I’m ready to stay even in a horse stable.”, He said like a love-sick puppy.

Oh my god!

I could already imagine a bull cart instead of cars and staying in a small 2BH flat full of twelve to fifteen people.

Instead of AC, we would be sitting under the fan!

And instead of mineral water! One would have to pull water from the well.

All those thoughts were already scaring me.

“I don’t want to hear NO from you. So you better pack your things.” I came out of my chain of thoughts hearing Klaus’s voice, but thankfully he wasn’t saying this to me but to Angela. She nodded her head without saying a word to him. “And dare you not to reveal what kind of relationship we share in front of her family.”, He threatened.

“Klaus, don’t scare her. At least think about her situation! Buddy!” I said, pulling him away from her and taking him from there.

“I have planned something for her.”, He said when we were far away from there.

“What’s it?” I asked suspiciously. Though I knew my brother could never think of evil in her, still I could trust the hatred that he had for her. He smirked and shared his plan with me. I shook my head. “This won’t work.”

“It will.”

“Even if it will, then she will be badly hurt at the end of everything.”

“Do you think that I care about that? I’m doing what my situation is demanding from me. It’s just the situation of deer and a lion; if the deer don’t run fast, then the lion will kill him, and if the lion doesn’t run faster, then he will have to stay hungry.”, He pointed out. “I need to do this to get away from her as soon as possible.”

“What can I say when you have already made up your mind?” I muttered, knowing he was not going to listen to anyone.

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Finally, sixteen hours later, we reached Kolkata airport.

“God! It’s so hot here!” I said just after a few minutes, I stepped down from our private jet.

“Don’t whine like a girl.”, Klaus said, wiping his sweat with his hanky.

“You don’t let me book a five-star hotel nor cars. Now, we will have to sit on the bull cart and reach this unknown destination which is fifteen kilometers away from here.”, I pointed out, showing the address that Falak’s father had given to us. I had already researched that place. It was far away from the main city, probably in a village.

I couldn’t imagine living in a village.

“I don’t think they would be that old-fashioned. They could afford a car. You are just being dramatic.”, He said, patting my shoulder.

“There she is.”, For the time I had heard Angela speaking in the last sixteen hours. We looked in the direction in which she was looking.

Falak was waving her hand toward us.

She looked be…I meant different in Indian attire. And along with her, a younger version of her was walking with her, asking for something from her.

I believed she would be her younger sister.

“Hey, feeling good?”, She asked Angela first, to which she nodded, but I could tell that even she was tired, just like us. ”

“Hi, Hotty,” Her sister chirped. “I’m Saira, Falak di’s sister.”, She said, forwarding her hand toward Klaus.

Klaus laughed and shook hands with her. “Don’t call me by that name if you don’t want your father and brother to scold you.”, He added, then she looked at me.

“Hotty number two!”, She grinned like a Cheshire cat

“I’m Jacob,” I said, and thinking she would shake hands with me as well, I forwarded my hand, but instead of shaking hands, she joined both her hands together and said.

“Namaste,” She teased and started laughing when I glared at her for this insult.

“Sairaaaa”, Falak glared at her

“I was just having fun!!”, She said, shrugging her shoulders. “Come with me, hotty! Because of you, my sister is with my family and me, so I will be at your service throughout your stay.”, Saying this, she held Klaus’s hand and started pulling him.

If she wouldn’t have been Falak’s sister, then Klaus would have given her an earful lecture for touching him without his permission.

I looked around and found some gigs nearby. “That’s our vehicle. Trust me.”, I whispered in Klaus’s ear, but Saira heard me. She narrowed her eyes at me but didn’t say a word. She kept pulling Klaus with her until she stopped near a gig and signaled at someone.

Immediately one by one, three black Mercedes stopped in front of us, along with a few guards. They took our luggage from us and arranged it in the car.

“In which GIG you want to sit, Mister Jacob.”, She mocked me, to which Klaus started laughing again.

‘He’s gotta be kidding me!’

How could he laugh at me that too in that situation when a teenager just mocked me.

“Sairaaa,” Falak called her name, but she just ignored it and walked toward the second car and settled inside it. All the females sat in the second car, and we settled in a third one.

“I loved the way she taunted you. Haha.”, Klaus laughed.

“Shut up! Just because she came up with a luxurious car out of nowhere, that doesn’t change the fact that we are going to stay in a village between cows and buffaloes.”, I said and pointed some of them the buffaloes in our way.

After half an hour, Klaus said, “I think that the small house you were talking about since the first day.”, He said, pointing toward a big palace. I literally didn’t expect to see that. It was almost the size of our mansion. Once the car entered the premises, I looked around; some sort of decoration was going on.

And my eyes widened when I saw the number of people who were waiting for us.

The moment our car stopped, those people almost dragged Klaus out of the car!

“What are you doing? What is happening?” I shouted in panic when everyone started worshiping him like some god. As if he would have brought some sort of gold medal to the country. Not to forget, they lifted him on their shoulder and started playing catch and throw.

“Falak, this…” I reached near Falak to ask what was going on!

“We are showering love on the person who was the guardian angel of my sister when she was away from us.”, Saira commented.

“Oh, okay! By the way, are you going to stay here?” I asked, still trying to come out of the shock.

“Hotty and Angela di are going to stay here. If you want, I can arrange your bed in the horse stable.”, She asked in an extra sugary tone.

I glared at her while she glared back at me with the same intensity.

I wouldn’t be leaving from here before teaching her a good lesson.

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#TBC