The next day Vaani reached the office on the time he mentioned. She was really punctual about time.

But he had irritated her deeply yesterday and so she annoy him she wore a crop top and jeans with a transparent shrug on top instead of formals.

She entered the lift area but found the lift upto his floor wasn't working. Great!

She took the employees' lift and went up till the 9th floor and walked one floor through stairs.

She entered his cabin without knocking to irritate him more and made her presence known.

True to her expectations he was annoyed.

"Do you know some etiquettes? Kisi ke cabin mai knock krke aate hai."

He said hightly irritated and God! Did it give her satisfaction. Was she becoming sadist because of him?

"I give back what people give me."

She replied coolly putting her bag on the sofa in his cabin.

Feeling deeply irritated by her but not wanting to show her that she was winning he said.

"Go to archives room. Get me the file of Diamond project."

She nodded and started going but he called.

"And yes! The lift on this floor isn't working. Use the stairs."

She looked back at him shocked.

"You want me to use the stairs all the way down to 2nd floor?"

He nodded innocently and she glared at him.

"No thank you Prateek. I will go one floor down and get the lift from there."

He looked at her with a smirk and said.

"No you will not. You'll take the stairs and that's an order. Consider it a task for your mentorship."

She groaned and cursed him. Damn her for trying to make impression on her father by performing well. And damn him for using it to his advantage.

She climbed down 8 floors got into the archives room panting and then climbed 8 floors with the file.

She entered his cabin with heavy breaths. Gosh! She felt like she was having a heart attack.

Seeing his smirk made her want to scratch his face with her nails.

She banged the file on the table in front of him.

He looked at her panting form and smirked.

"This is not the file I asked for Vaani. Get me the file with the label of this year. And use the stairs!"

He said with a sweet smile. She gave him a stink eye and again ran down.

By the time she came with the other file she was on the verge of collapsing. He was taking revenge for his vase. How can someone love a non living thing so much so as to give pain to a human.

Seeing the file and her he smirked again.

"The file for the month of April Vaani. Kya kr rhi ho?"

"I am going to kill you!"

She whisper yelled and he smirked.

"Don't forget to use the stairs."

He winked as if he was enjoying it. And he was.

She again ran down the stairs. The staircase was empty usually because employees preferred using the lifts even for one or two floors.

She was at the 4th floor when she stumbled, got disbalanced and twisted her foot.

She yelped in pain and sat on the stairs holding her leg. Her heel broke and probably a bone too.

Excruciating pain shot through her leg and travelled all through her body making herr cry in pain.

She sat there clutching her leg waiting for someone to help her. 10 minutes later she realised no one was coming there and gaining a little courage she got up.

She limped towards the archive room, got the damned file and knowing she wouldn't be able to climb the stairs she took the lift.

She got off at the ninth floor and somehow climbed one floor. She limped towards the cabin and banged the file harshly on the table.

"You're late!"

He said without looking at her. If he had he would have noticed her eyed red due to crying.

"I hate you!"

She gritted out and he smirked still looking into his desktop. She limped towards the couch and sat with a thud.

Still glaring at him she raised her leg a little and bit her lip to control the cry.

Her foot was now swollen and red and she was hungry. Looking at the hot monster sitting in front of her she cursed.

She ordered food delivery. She was in a mood of Indian food and so she ordered Chhole, Mix Veg, Butter roti and rice.

Her food arrived 20 mins later. The pantry boy knocked and entered with the parcel.

"I didn't order anything."

Prateek said looking at him and Vaani spoke.

"I did. Yaha rakh dijiye bhaiya. Aur please plate, bowls aur spoon la dijiye. Thank you."

She said and the man nodded and left leaving the packet on the table.

She served herself some and then putting the rest aside for later she put her foot on the table to examine.

It was now red and swollen. She rested her head back and let her foot rest on the table.

She had started feeling dizzy due to the pain.

Prateek looked at her leg on the table and frowned. He hated this.

"Vaani! Put your foot down."

He said but she felt her head spin and didn't reply. He got agitated thinking she was purposely ignoring him.

"Putting your leg down from the table Vaani."

He gritted his teeth and got up to do it himself when she didn't budge.

Holding her leg he jerked it off the table making her cry in pain.

Tears fell from her eyed as excruciating pain shot through her leg and he looked at her wide eyed.

That was when his eyes fell on her swollen ankle and he cursed.

"Fuck! What the hell happened?"

He asked sitting on the couch and taking her foot in his hands.

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