The next morning as promised, Vikram arrived at Akira place around eight o'clock in the morning . He was looking all dapper in his grey colored tailored and custom fit suit . His hair was impeccable and his white s.h.i.+rt looked like it had been spun from the threads of rays of light . There was no wonder why he had the attention of all the female employees of his company . But in his mind and heart he doted only on one single person but unfortunately, that person had no idea about it as they were friends since childhood days .

"Ah, my boss's boss's boss has arrived", Akira said and chuckled .

She was dressed up very casually today . A cropped yellow tank top and a denim jacket paired with blue jeans .

Vikram's face beamed up after seeing Akira . She looked like a bundle of joy and happiness .

"What to do? When the intern with a 'Good Job' asks you to be her chauffeur, there is legit no way to escape", Vikram said and laughed .

"Uggghhhhh . . . ", Akira got irritated .

"I knew I should never have told you about it", she said and stormed inside her bedroom to get her bag . When she came out of a room, she saw Vikram sitting on the kitchen slab binging on an apple which he had taken out from the fridge . Seeing her come back, he said,

"You are not planning to keep me hungry, are you? Won't you fix me breakfast? I hope you don't expect your boss's boss's boss to stay hungry", Vikram said and raised a high five at Mike who had just woke up and joined them in the kitchen .

"Count me in as well", said Mike .

When she saw both her brother and her best friend ganging up against her, she had no other option than gritting her teeth and making breakfast for both of them .

"What are your plans for this weekend?", Vikram asked both of them .

"No plans as of now", Mike said sipping on his cup of coffee .

"What about you Akira?", Vikram asked .

"I intend to hatch a full-blown secretive plot to kill one of my mortal enemies over this weekend", retorted Akira while making half fried eggs .

"And may I know how do you intend to do so?", Vikram asked .

"Well if I tell you, then it's not going to be a secret anymore right?", said Akira and rolled her eyes .

"Hey Mike, you are my witness right now . In case something happens to me over this weekend", then please bring justice on earth by punis.h.i.+ng this treacherous woman", Vikram said and put his shoulder around Mike and both shared a good laugh .

"Who said I am going to kill you . I was talking about John Doe", Akira said and placed a plate with toast and eggs in front of Vikram .

"Were you?", Vikram said looking at Akira .

"Baby brother now you are a witness for me too . Did I ever say I was going to kill him?", Akira asked and started with the next batch of eggs for Mike .

And their banter continued . . .

Around 9 am, they both arrived in front of Delphi's office . Vikram parked his car at the visitor parking area and then escorted Akira towards the main door entrance . They had taken a few steps ahead when Raymond's car arrived and he got down in front of them .

"My man", said Vikram and extended his hand towards Raymond for a handshake .

"Good morning Mr . Vikram . I would have taken your handshake but right now my hand needs a little less of media and a bit more of rest", jested Raymond with a smile .

"My bad, I forgot that your right arm was injured saving this one", Vikram said placed his arm on Akira's shoulder .

Akira's body wanted to squirm in pain, but she didn't want either of them to know that she was hurt again and her shoulder was in pain . So she stood there with a straight face but her expressions didn't go un-noticed by Raymond . He kept his constant gaze at her for a few more seconds and then turned towards Vikram and said,

"So shall we proceed?"

"Sure thing", said Vikram and started following him .

"I will call for a meeting with the project leads so that they can meet with you and give you a brief update about the game development status", Raymond said .

"That won't be necessary . I just came here to drop this one and to see if you are doing ok", Vikram said and looked at Akira's face .

"I will just have a quick discussion with you related to the budget plan . My finance team has already briefed me with the status update from the last meeting . I just wanted to know more about the forecast for the next quarter", Vikram added .

"Sure thing . that can be arranged", Raymond said and pressed the elevator b.u.t.ton .

There was an awkward silence in between the three of them till the lift arrived . Akira stood there all silent because one was her boss and one was her boss's boss's boss . She didn't want to mix her private and personal life . She was afraid that Raymond might get a wrong idea about her and Vikram . Raymond didn't say a word because he was still trying hard to understand the dynamics between the two in front of him . Meanwhile, Vikram was busy trying to comprehend the way Raymond was looking at Akira . The three of them were lost in their own deductions when the lift arrived .

"Ding . Ground Floor" .

As soon as the lift arrived, Akira sighed in relief . Raymond got in first, followed by Vikram and then Akira . The lift was all empty and the three of them were the only people who got in . As Raymond was standing behind at the back, Vikram deliberately placed his arm lightly on Akira's back after she got in . His whole intention was again to clearly demarcate his property .

Akira stood there nonchalantly because that was normal for her . She was used to Vikram taking care of her this way since long . But somehow this whole thing disturbed Raymond . He was himself not sure why he was getting so much jealous and angry seeing Vikram's hand on Akira's back . Akira was not his property, to begin with, but he couldn't bear to see anyone trespa.s.sing her .

He just couldn't .

The next morning as promised, Vikram arrived at Akira place around eight o'clock in the morning . He was looking all dapper in his grey colored tailored and custom fit suit . His hair was impeccable and his white s.h.i.+rt looked like it had been spun from the threads of rays of light . There was no wonder why he had the attention of all the female employees of his company . But in his mind and heart he doted only on one single person but unfortunately, that person had no idea about it as they were friends since childhood days

.

.

"Ah, my boss's boss's boss has arrived", Akira said and chuckled

.

She was dressed up very casually today . A cropped yellow tank top and a denim jacket paired with blue jeans

.

Vikram's face beamed up after seeing Akira . She looked like a bundle of joy and happiness

.

.

"What to do? When the intern with a 'Good Job' asks you to be her chauffeur, there is legit no way to escape", Vikram said and laughed

.

.

"Uggghhhhh . ", Akira got irritated

.

.

"I knew I should never have told you about it", she said and stormed inside her bedroom to get her bag . When she came out of a room, she saw Vikram sitting on the kitchen slab binging on an apple which he had taken out from the fridge . Seeing her come back, he said, .

.

.

"You are not planning to keep me hungry, are you? Won't you fix me breakfast? I hope you don't expect your boss's boss's boss to stay hungry", Vikram said and raised a high five at Mike who had just woke up and joined them in the kitchen

.

.

"Count me in as well", said Mike

.

.

When she saw both her brother and her best friend ganging up against her, she had no other option than gritting her teeth and making breakfast for both of them

.

.

"What are your plans for this weekend?", Vikram asked both of them

.

"No plans as of now", Mike said sipping on his cup of coffee

.

"What about you Akira?", Vikram asked

.

"I intend to hatch a full-blown secretive plot to kill one of my mortal enemies over this weekend", retorted Akira while making half fried eggs

.

"And may I know how do you intend to do so?", Vikram asked

.

"Well if I tell you, then it's not going to be a secret anymore right?", said Akira and rolled her eyes

.

"Hey Mike, you are my witness right now . In case something happens to me over this weekend", then please bring justice on earth by punis.h.i.+ng this treacherous woman", Vikram said and put his shoulder around Mike and both shared a good laugh

.

"Who said I am going to kill you . I was talking about John Doe", Akira said and placed a plate with toast and eggs in front of Vikram

.

"Were you?", Vikram said looking at Akira

.

"Baby brother now you are a witness for me too . Did I ever say I was going to kill him?", Akira asked and started with the next batch of eggs for Mike

.

.

And their banter continued

.

--- .

.

.

Around 9 am, they both arrived in front of Delphi's office . Vikram parked his car at the visitor parking area and then escorted Akira towards the main door entrance . They had taken a few steps ahead when Raymond's car arrived and he got down in front of them

.

.

"My man", said Vikram and extended his hand towards Raymond for a handshake

.

"Good morning Mr . Vikram . I would have taken your handshake but right now my hand needs a little less of media and a bit more of rest", jested Raymond with a smile

.

.

"My bad, I forgot that your right arm was injured saving this one", Vikram said placed his arm on Akira's shoulder

.

.

Akira's body wanted to squirm in pain, but she didn't want either of them to know that she was hurt again and her shoulder was in pain . So she stood there with a straight face but her expressions didn't go un-noticed by Raymond . He kept his constant gaze at her for a few more seconds and then turned towards Vikram and said, .

.

"So shall we proceed?" .

.

"Sure thing", said Vikram and started following him

.

"I will call for a meeting with the project leads so that they can meet with you and give you a brief update about the game development status", Raymond said

.

"That won't be necessary . I just came here to drop this one and to see if you are doing ok", Vikram said and looked at Akira's face

.

"I will just have a quick discussion with you related to the budget plan . My finance team has already briefed me with the status update from the last meeting . I just wanted to know more about the forecast for the next quarter", Vikram added

.

.

"Sure thing . that can be arranged", Raymond said and pressed the elevator b.u.t.ton

.

.

There was an awkward silence in between the three of them till the lift arrived . Akira stood there all silent because one was her boss and one was her boss's boss's boss . She didn't want to mix her private and personal life . She was afraid that Raymond might get a wrong idea about her and Vikram . Raymond didn't say a word because he was still trying hard to understand the dynamics between the two in front of him . Meanwhile, Vikram was busy trying to comprehend the way Raymond was looking at Akira . The three of them were lost in their own deductions when the lift arrived

.

.

"Ding . Ground Floor"

.

.

As soon as the lift arrived, Akira sighed in relief . Raymond got in first, followed by Vikram and then Akira . The lift was all empty and the three of them were the only people who got in . As Raymond was standing behind at the back, Vikram deliberately placed his arm lightly on Akira's back after she got in . His whole intention was again to clearly demarcate his property

.

.

Akira stood there nonchalantly because that was normal for her . She was used to Vikram taking care of her this way since long . But somehow this whole thing disturbed Raymond . He was himself not sure why he was getting so much jealous and angry seeing Vikram's hand on Akira's back . Akira was not his property, to begin with, but he couldn't bear to see anyone trespa.s.sing her

.

He just couldn't