Chapter 33: The Phone Call
Arnav stared at him. Something was off about him. He was behaving differently. These few days he had been so busy, he hadn't had a chance to talk to him. But now he was acting out?
" What's wrong? "
" Nothing. "
" Fine. Unless you decide to tell me the truth, you are grounded for a whole month. No hanging out with your friends, no partying and coming straight to home from college. Do you understand? "
To his surprise, Advay didn't object. He simply nodded his head and stomped out of the office. Arnav couldn't understand his behavior. If he had been grounded a year ago or even six months ago, he would have argued, bunked college and sulked the entire day at house. That is until, Mr. Raizada or Arnav allowed him his freedom. But now, he truly had changed.
Maybe he was to be blamed, Arnav thought to himself. It was only his brother and Granny that he really cared about in this whole world. Maybe it was his neglection over the past few days that he had not noticed anything unusual about Advay. Frustrated, he ran his hand through his hairs, making it all the more ruffled.
It was almost midnight when Charles parked the black Maybach in front of Thornfield Mansion. Getting out of the car, he was greeted by the head butler. Taking his bag, the butler followed him into the house.
" Your dinner is already served in your room, Master. " Arnav nodded, loosening his tie a little.
" Where's Advay? " he asked him, looking upstairs.
" Young Master's asleep. He had dinner at 8 only."
That was odd. Advay never had dinner before 10 and he usually liked to sleep a little late because of his studies. Arnav didn't think too much about it.
Going upstairs to his room, he showered and changed into night clothes. After finishing his dinner, he laid down on his bed and thought about Sofya. It had been only two days since he had last seen her, yet he was starting to miss her - miss her presence and her smile.
The day had been a tiring one and he quickly fell asleep. However, he was rudely awakened by his phone ringing at 4 am.
Groggily, he reached for his phone on the bed side table. Without taking note of who was calling, he answered.
" Arnav Singh Raizada! We talk again. " A raspy voice came from the other end, making the hairs on his body stand up.
Arnav could feel the hairs on his body stand up. It was as if the memories from two years ago had come back to haunt him. He would never forget that night, nor this voice. Because of this man, he had lost his many comrades.
One wrong decision, and so many had been dead.
" Why have you called? " Arnav couldn't help feeling reluctant.
" To warn you. If you don't tell your brother to back down, there will be consequences as you are very well aware. I am sure you don't want to see him dead as your comrades. " the voice sneered.
Arnav spoke nothing. But his anger did increase towards Advay. Did he really not value his life? Or was he just this careless?
The man continued, as if enjoying himself, " For backing him out, I will give you the information that he did manage to gain by paying my brothers the five lakh dollars. The attack on your sis-in-law that night, was a paid contract by one of our clients. The other end of the deal guaranteed by the client was that I would get Sofya Khemka. "
Arnav's heart thumped loudly when he heard Sofya's name. He hadn't known about this. Why wouldn't Advay tell him if Sofya was in danger? Just the thought of Sofya with another man, especially this man made his blood boil with anger.
" Who's the client? " he asked, clenching his fist.
" You know it's classified. "
" Then stay away from Sofya. "
" Tch tch.. Has the arrogant Wolf fallen in love? " Even though Arnav couldn't see his face, he was sure he was smirking now. " You have piqued my interest now. However, It's not up to me. The client has to deliver the other end of the deal. But I must say, I have taken a liking to her. "
" You.. " The line went dead.
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