CHAPTER 3 - THE RAVICHANDRAN MESS

Ahaana's POV:

I went and stood near Riyaz after placing the medicines on his table. I couldn't stop myself from preparing food for him after sensing his fever. When he helped me from falling, he first touched me after 2 years. Thought, I hated his touch, but I knew my body behaved opposite to my brain whenever he touched me. I felt safe in his arms but I know who he is and how he broke my heart into zillion pieces. When Ms. Sera asked me to prepare black coffee first, I only prepared that first and it got wasted. But, I felt a burning sensation on my waist and also his hot breath hit my head which made me understand that he had a high fever. So, I prepared milk coffee, which he used to say that he loves to drink from my hand or I don't know whether he too lied about that or not.

I looked at Riyaz and saw him glaring at him. I started to shake in fear not knowing why he was glaring at me. Did he come to know about me and Vincenzo? I smiled at him trying to hide my threatening tears.

"Don't you dare to smile, sissy? You love to take care of others when you don't take care of yourself, right? How many I asked you to take your medicines on time, are you taking them? No, but, you care for him" He said and turned his head towards the other side and I pouted.

I pulled his sleeves but he didn't look at me. I again pulled his sleeves forcefully making him look at me. I held his biceps and I mouthed a sorry to him and he huffed. After a few seconds, he smiled at me making me smile slightly forgetting the pain inside my heart for a few seconds. There are my family who are here to take care of me, so why should I think about him who broke my heart and damaged my life?

I then looked at Liya and Ananya who were looking at me with both anger and pity. I smiled at them as I didn't want them to think that I was weak and couldn't able to handle his presence and I also didn't want to make them sad. They too smiled at me but I know they are sad thinking about me. After calming down, I looked at him.

He is chewing his food while boring holes in the place where I'm holding Riyaz but I also see his eyes are filled with tears. I didn't know why I did that, but I removed my hands making him look at me. Both of our eyes met and I felt hurt seeing his dark blue eyes covered with water. He looks more handsome than 2 years ago but I feel like he is weak inside. The dark circle around his eyes and the stretch mark on his forehead is clearly telling me that he doesn't sleep well. Why should he? Didn't he get what he wanted? I need to stabilize my heart. I shouldn't fall for him again. But, I know that somewhere in the corner of my heart, he is still there and the hope that he's only mine and will return to me is also there…

I then looked at David and saw he was already looking between me and Vincenzo. I couldn't understand his look but he simply smiled at me and again started to eat his food. Seeing them eating in front of everyone made me pity everyone as none of us had eaten this morning not knowing who is the handsome billionaire that bought this college. I still didn't understand why he bought this college, which is just a normal arts college in north India. I also don't know when he came to India from Italy. Is he still living in the same house in Italy? Didn't he even miss me once? All the questions running inside my brain only gave me tears.

All that pain and anger turned into sudden possessiveness when I saw the way Ms. Sera looked at him. Though she looks stunned and shocked, she is eye rapping at him and for some reason, I didn't like it. I remember how he used to be possessive around me and he even mistook David and beat him to death for talking to me closely. He will be a raging bull whenever he sees me talking to other men. Not only him, I too was possessive over him but I have never shown it to him. He will understand my mood and will come to my side leaving the girl whoever he is talking to.

I didn't know what I was thinking, but I heard him coughing and when I looked at him, he was already looking at me and I saw some mischief in his eyes. Wait, what I was doing? I was looking at looking at Ms. Sera, then why he is looking at me like that?

"Ms. Sera, by the way, nice to meet you," He said to Ms. Sera, but his eyes are only on me and I know my nose must be flaring anger now.

Why I can't control my emotions around me even after what he did?

"Oh…Nice to meet you too, Vince" Ms. Sera said and sat on the first chair on the left side.

Hearing that name, my mind again started to play with me and I looked down to hide my tears I know David also must be looking at me now. It was the nickname I gave to him and used to call him. But, now I hate that name to my core and also hate him.

"Ms. Sera, be in your limits. Only my girl has the right to call me that. And, as professionals, I guess you should call me Mr. Dantzler, or if you don't like calling me that, I have no problem with you calling me…Boss" I heard him but I didn't have the courage to look at him.

His girl means, did he find another one? He must have, he is the most handsome billionaire and he can even have all the girls. Why that is hurting me?

No, Ahaana that shouldn't hurt you. You hate him, remember. He is only your boss now. He is your heartbreaker, remember. I said to myself and looked up with the small courage that I was able to pick up in these years for my family and my future self. Otherwise, I will be crying inside my room now. I saw Ms. Sera nodding her head with the hurtful expressions which are clearly fakes and her look immediately turned into a flirty one. Did she have any shame or not?

"Then ask each one of them to introduce them," He said and gulped the tablets.

"Separately and from the last," He said again and I felt something heavy in my heart and I wanted to throw up.

"Everyone, introduce yourself to Mr. Vincenzo. Start, Ms. Ahaana" Ms. Sera said and everyone's eyes turned to me and I locked my eyes with him.

"Ms. Ahaana Ravichandran," I said and he immediately looked down but I didn't miss to see his tear-filled eyes. What is happening here?

After a few seconds, he looked at me and nodded his head but I felt like he was hurt. Why should he?

"Riyaz Ravichandran," Riyaz said and both Vincenzo and David looked at Riyaz like he had grown some horn.

"What?" Both asked at the same time confusing me and everyone around them. What happened to them?

"Sir, my name is Riyaz Ravinchandran" Riyaz again said with confusion and both Vincenzo and David looked confused.

"Your name is also Ravichandran, right?" David asked pointing his fingers towards me and I nodded my head at him.

"Then…you…both…" I heard Vincenzo asking but he was looking down and I saw his grip on the glass table was becoming tighter.

"Yes sir, she is my cousin. Her father is my father's brother and of course, both of our last names will be the same. And, I'm married to Liya, so her name is also Liya…Ravinchandran" Riyaz said and the only thing we heard in the next second was the breaking of glass.

Yes, he broke the glass table with his hand and his hand started to bleed and I became shocked seeing him.

He looked up and I saw his face which was showing some kind of relief. There are still some tears in his eyes but there is a small smile on his face which is too small to even notice. I became confused and I automatically turned to David and saw David walking near me.

"So, you're saying that Ahaana is your sister?" David asked again and this time he got a reply from Liya.

"Yes sir, these two are lovable cousins I have ever seen and I'm his wife, my name is also Ravinchandran" Liya said and David huffed and smiled at Riyaz making me confused. Isn't he glaring at him a few minutes ago?

Everyone in the hall was only looking at us and I saw Ananya smiling at me. I looked at Vincenzo and saw that he was still looking at me with both tears in his eyes and a small smile and I guess no one was able to see those tears because he was not making eye contact with anyone except me…

"I'll be back," He said and went outside the meeting room and I looked at David who was looking at me with some relief and a smile.

What happened to these men? And, where did he go? Why Ananya is smiling at me and why he looked hurt before...