“I have purchased it from the director. No need to worry.” Victor said before walking ahead, followed by a slightly smiling Kizy and awestruck Nicole.

“Can I drive?” Kizy asked after reaching the parking lot, which immediately received a shocked expression from both Harry and Victor.

“Second sister, I am still too young. I want to earn myself a name, get a girl, marry her and have my children. Why do you want me to die this early?” Harry asked in an exaggerated tone

Kizy just gave him a look and silently sat in the back passenger seat, next to Nicole.

Victor smiled a little before taking the front passenger seat.

This way the day ended, though Kizy kept working on her laptop even after reaching home.

But thanks to Victor’s caring nature, she didn’t catch a cold.

*1 AM, MARKUS’s BEDROOM*

Kizy was tossing and turning on the bed, unable to fall asleep.

Finally she turned the lights on before getting up, and sitting on the bed.

‘I must be the most pathetic creature living on this earth. Unable to protect herself, needing her husband to risk his own life for my sake. I don’t even know how he is right now?

Markus, if you can hear me, please come back soon. This is becoming unbearable for me! I feel suffocated while passing every single minute in this bedroom, the very place where we began our path towards forever, the bedroom which has been a witness to our journey from hating and teasing each other to falling asleep in each other’s embrace!

Please come back soon before I lose all my sanity, forget the only task that you have left on my shoulders and do some crazy thing.

I need your warmth, your strong and secure arms, your heart by my side to keep myself from becoming insane. And this is becoming difficult with each passing day.

I… I miss you.’ Kizy said before she ultimately started crying, her position resembling that of an infant, feeling vulnerable and insecure.

*TWO DAYS LATER, 9 AM, EVANS MANSION*

“Is that the boy you have been hiding all along?” Grandpa asked.

“Hmmm.” Nicole replied, her head lowered.

It was only yesterday evening when the advertisement that she and Victor had shot was released.

Not only their, but even the other advertisement, showing Joel and Nina was also broadcast, making both the couples famous within minutes.

Being Markus’s PA, Joel was well known in their circle. As for Nicole, she was no less popular.

Though people had seen her only a couple of times, she always managed to leave a lasting impression. Plus, because she always stayed away from here, she always seemed mysterious.

And now, coupled with the mysterious man commercial that she had shot with Victor, her popularity was only increasing.

But it took no time for the elders of Evans family to catch wind of what their grand daughter was doing.

“See I told you!!” Grandma exclaimed from the side, her grin stretching to fullest.

“Okay okay!” Grandpa said before turning back towards Nicole.

“So where is he right now?” Grandpa asked.

“Huhh?” Nicole looked at him with blank eyes, not knowing what she was supposed to say.

“No need to hide him from me, child. I already know that you left the set with him and Kizy that day. So where is he living right now?” Grandpa asked in a more gentle tone.

Grandpa had known this news from his men, but he didn’t search into this further, feeling it would be better to ask Nicole than finding it by himself and invading her privacy.

“Uhhh.. grandpa… he is.. cough… he-” Nicole was desperately trying to find some plausible excuse when a voice cut her off.

“Good morning grandpa!” Kizy said while walking inside the hall, a polite smile pasted on her face.

“Kizy!! Good morning child.” Grandpa greeted back, his face all smiles.

“Look how thin you have become! I had planned to call you back this weekend. Stop giving yourself a hard time Kizy.” Grandma said, truly worried about Kizy’s health.

The last time grandma had seen Kizy was on the day Markus had left and Kizy had come seeking grandpa for an answer.

It’s been almost two weeks since then. In fact she was the last person to know that Markus had not gone to country F but someplace else.

Two days after Markus left, grandma tried calling him. But she was unable to reach her grandson.

She decided to wait for the time being, knowing that his grandson would turn into a workaholic whenever nobody was there to pay attention to him.

She kept calling him for an entire day. Finally when she understood that there was something definitely wrong, she directly barged inside grandpa’s room.

“Where is my grandson?” She shouted, something that she rarely did to grandpa.

“Fighting a battle to protect his wife.” Was the only thing grandpa answered.

Grandma didn’t talk to grandpa for almost three to four days. She wasn’t disappointed in Markus for going somewhere, but she was hurt as nobody told her about this.

Grandpa tried to talk to her, but to no avail.

Grandma was hell bent on giving him a hard time when grandpa fell ill, his body feverish.

And grandma, for the sake of her love for him, decided to stop her act. It took three days for grandpa to recover.

For the past few days, they had been trying to normalize everything. Even though they didn’t interfere, they knew whatever was going inside the company.

Thus they had been wanting to call Kizy back home, and persuade her to slow down, but at the same time they felt guilty.

“Don’t worry grandma. I am doing great.” Kizy said, trying to fake her excitement but both the grandparents could see right through her.

Both of them looked at each other, giving an understanding look before grandpa spoke.

“What brings you here?” He asked, trying to divert their topic.

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Heya people.. I am back. Hope you all are doing well. Drink water and stay hydrated!

– Kizy