"𝐒𝐞𝐜𝐫𝐞𝐭𝐬, 𝐥𝐢𝐤𝐞 𝐜𝐫𝐚𝐜𝐤𝐬 𝐢𝐧 𝐠𝐥𝐚𝐬𝐬, 𝐧𝐞𝐯𝐞𝐫 𝐬𝐭𝐚𝐲 𝐡𝐢𝐝𝐝𝐞𝐧 𝐟𝐨𝐫 𝐥𝐨𝐧𝐠. 𝐀𝐭 𝐑𝐕 𝐈𝐧𝐝𝐮𝐬𝐭𝐫𝐢𝐞𝐬, 𝐑𝐞𝐲𝐚𝐧𝐬𝐡 𝐚𝐧𝐝 𝐕𝐢𝐝𝐲𝐮𝐭 𝐮𝐧𝐜𝐨𝐯𝐞𝐫𝐞𝐝 𝐚 𝐩𝐢𝐞𝐜𝐞 𝐨𝐟 𝐭𝐡𝐞𝐢𝐫 𝐩𝐚𝐬𝐭 𝐭𝐡𝐞𝐲 𝐰𝐞𝐫𝐞 𝐧𝐞𝐯𝐞𝐫 𝐦𝐞𝐚𝐧𝐭 𝐭𝐨 𝐬𝐞𝐞—𝐰𝐡𝐢𝐥𝐞 𝐦𝐢𝐥𝐞𝐬 𝐚𝐰𝐚𝐲, 𝐀𝐚𝐫𝐯𝐢 𝐡𝐞𝐥𝐝 𝐚 𝐟𝐢𝐥𝐞 𝐭𝐡𝐚𝐭 𝐜𝐨𝐮𝐥𝐝 𝐬𝐡𝐚𝐭𝐭𝐞𝐫

𝐞𝐯𝐞𝐫𝐲𝐭𝐡𝐢𝐧𝐠."

𝐈𝐧𝐬𝐢𝐠𝐡𝐭 𝟐𝟒/𝟕

The newsroom was alive with its usual chaos, but Aarvi was deep in thought, flipping through her notes from the hospital event.

Sameer stretched in his chair, eyeing her with amusement. “I’ve never seen you so focused before. What’s running through that head of yours?”

Aarvi sighed, tapping her pen against her notepad. “It’s Aaksh. Something about him feels… staged. Like he’s answering just enough to satisfy curiosity but not enough to reveal anything real.”

Sameer leaned in. “We have a whole week to figure him out. Let’s not rush. First, we earn his trust—make him feel comfortable. Then, when he least expects it, we strike.”

Aarvi smirked. “Sounds like a plan.”

and in between an office assistant walked over and placed a bouquet of red roses on her desk.

She frowned. “What’s this?”

Sameer smirked. “Looks like you have a secret admirer.”

Right then, another bouquet of flowers landed on her desk.

She groaned. “Again?”

Sameer grinned. “You sure you don’t have a secret admirer?”

Aarvi barely glanced at the card. No name. No clues.

Sameer nudged her. “Who do you think sent it?”

Aarvi rolled her eyes. “I don’t have time to play guessing games.”

Sameer laughed. “Come on, Aarvi. Maybe it’s someone from our team?”

“Whoever it is, they’re wasting their time.” Aarvi pushed the bouquet aside and got back to her notes. She wasn’t in the mood for distractions.

𝐊𝐫𝐢𝐭𝐢𝐤𝐚’𝐬 𝐏𝐎𝐕

At Kritika’s boutique, a client was struggling to choose between two dresses.

“This one is elegant, but that one is bolder,” Kritika suggested, her patience wearing thin.

Later that evening, she called Aarvi.

Kritika: “I swear, the biggest mystery in my life is whether a client will pick a dress in ten minutes or ten hours.”

Aarvi chuckled. “Welcome to the thrilling world of fashion.”

Kritika smirked. “And what about you? Any updates on your mystery?”

Aarvi sighed. “If you mean the flowers, no. And I honestly don’t care.”

Kritika rolled her eyes. “You’re impossible.”

𝐑𝐕 𝐈𝐧𝐝𝐮𝐬𝐭𝐫𝐢𝐞𝐬

Vidyut walked into Reyansh’s office, noticing that his attention was glued to his phone.

“You’re still watching Aaksh, aren’t you?”

Reyansh nodded. “And now, I’m watching who’s watching him.”

Vidyut frowned. “What do you mean?”

Reyansh leaned back. “Insight 24/7 got the last interview slot. That means… they’ll dig deeper than anyone else. We should be paying attention to them too.”

Vidyut was quiet for a moment before nodding. “Fine. I’ll keep an eye on them.”

𝐓𝐡𝐞 𝐈𝐧𝐭𝐞𝐫𝐯𝐢𝐞𝐰 – 𝐃𝐚𝐲 𝟏 & 𝟐

Aaksh’s office was sleek, designed to impress. The moment he saw Aarvi and Sameer enter, he greeted them with a confident smile.

“I hope you’re ready,” he said, settling into his chair.

Aarvi smiled back. “Absolutely.”

The first two days of interviews were light, almost casual.

Aarvi: "So, tell me… growing up, did you always want to be a businessman?"

Aaksh chuckled. “Not at all. As a kid, I actually wanted to be a cricketer.”

Sameer: “That’s unexpected. What changed?”

Aaksh smirked. “Reality. Cricket was a dream, but business was in my blood.”

Aarvi: "And what about your personal life? Any hobbies outside of work?"

Aaksh leaned back. “I enjoy reading. Traveling. And of course, a good game of poker now and then.”

Reyansh looked out of the tinted windows of his SUV, which was parked outside. He wasn’t expecting anything unusual—until his gaze landed on two people walking out of the building.

They were casually talking, heading toward their car.

Reyansh wasn’t close enough to see their faces clearly, but he could hear bits of their conversation.

Sameer: “So, what’s your gut feeling about him?”

Aarvi: “I don’t know yet… but something doesn’t feel right.”

She hesitated before adding, "Maybe he’s hiding something."

Reyansh’s eyes slightly narrowed.

He had been keeping an eye on Aaksh. Now, this reporter had his attention too.

𝐓𝐡𝐞 𝐈𝐧𝐭𝐞𝐫𝐯𝐢𝐞𝐰 – 𝐓𝐡𝐞 𝐒𝐡𝐢𝐟𝐭 (𝐃𝐚𝐲 𝟑 𝐎𝐧𝐰𝐚𝐫𝐝𝐬)

The atmosphere was different today—quieter, more intense. No crowd. Just Aarvi, Sameer, and Aaksh in a private setting.

Dev was also there, assisting with arrangements, though his attention kept drifting toward Aarvi.

By the third day, Aarvi and Sameer subtly started tightening the net.

Sameer jumped in, “Let’s start with the beginning. Your past investments—there’s very little information about them. Why is that?”

Aaksh’s expression didn’t falter. “I prefer keeping my personal financial records private.”

Aarvi leaned forward slightly, her tone soft but her words sharp. “Yet, every other major businessman’s past records are accessible. What makes you different?”

Aaksh’s smirk tightened just a little. “I guess I just like my privacy.”

Dev, standing behind, felt his jaw tighten. Why did Aaksh’s gaze on Aarvi irritate him so much?

Sameer: "Your first big investment was at 22, right? What drew you to that particular deal?"

Aaksh’s smile didn’t falter, but there was a brief pause before he answered. “It was a calculated risk. And it paid off.”

Aarvi: "Some of your early business records aren’t publicly available. Why is that?"

Aaksh’s gaze sharpened slightly. “Not everything needs to be public, does it?”

Sameer and Aarvi exchanged a glance.

They had him exactly where they wanted.

𝐑𝐞𝐲𝐚𝐧𝐬𝐡’𝐬 𝐏𝐎𝐕

That evening, Reyansh sat in his black SUV, parked outside Aaksh’s office.

From where he sat, he saw Aarvi and Sameer leaving, casually discussing the interview.

Aarvi: “He’s good. He knows how to talk his way out of anything.”

Sameer: “Yeah, but not forever. Sooner or later, he’ll slip.”

Reyansh smirked. Interesting.

Will Aarvi and Sameer uncover Aaksh's secrets? Or will Reyansh stop them? Only time will tell.

"𝐓𝐡𝐞 𝐩𝐢𝐞𝐜𝐞𝐬 𝐰𝐞𝐫𝐞 𝐟𝐚𝐥𝐥𝐢𝐧𝐠 𝐢𝐧𝐭𝐨 𝐩𝐥𝐚𝐜𝐞, 𝐛𝐮𝐭 𝐭𝐡𝐞 𝐩𝐢𝐜𝐭𝐮𝐫𝐞 𝐭𝐡𝐞𝐲 𝐟𝐨𝐫𝐦𝐞𝐝 𝐰𝐚𝐬 𝐟𝐚𝐫 𝐦𝐨𝐫𝐞 𝐭𝐞𝐫𝐫𝐢𝐟𝐲𝐢𝐧𝐠 𝐭𝐡𝐚𝐧 𝐚𝐧𝐲 𝐨𝐟 𝐭𝐡𝐞𝐦 𝐡𝐚𝐝 𝐢𝐦𝐚𝐠𝐢𝐧𝐞𝐝. 𝐀𝐧𝐝 𝐨𝐧𝐜𝐞 𝐭𝐡𝐞 𝐭𝐫𝐮𝐭𝐡 𝐬𝐭𝐚𝐫𝐭𝐞𝐝 𝐭𝐨 𝐮𝐧𝐫𝐚𝐯𝐞𝐥, 𝐭𝐡𝐞𝐫𝐞 𝐰𝐨𝐮𝐥𝐝 𝐛𝐞 𝐧𝐨 𝐭𝐮𝐫𝐧𝐢𝐧𝐠 𝐛𝐚𝐜𝐤."

what do you think will happen?

"𝐇𝐨𝐰 𝐥𝐨𝐧𝐠 𝐛𝐞𝐟𝐨𝐫𝐞 𝐭𝐡𝐞 𝐩𝐚𝐬𝐭 𝐜𝐚𝐭𝐜𝐡𝐞𝐬 𝐮𝐩 𝐰𝐢𝐭𝐡 𝐭𝐡𝐞𝐦 𝐚𝐥𝐥?"

*So this was our sixth chapter, if you liked it, show some love and stay tuned for the next part to see, stay happy and heathy byeee loveies .❤

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