When Hearts Collide Again - Chapter 9

 

Chapter 9 – Echoes of What Remains

The city carried on as if nothing had changed. Cars rushed past, skyscrapers blinked with lights, and people moved with their usual rhythm.

But for Aditya and Aditi, everything had shifted.

That night, Aditi sat by her bedroom window, her hair loose, her makeup gone, just herself—the woman behind the armor of the CEO. The file from the deal lay unopened on her table.

She stared at it, but all she could see was his face.
The way his eyes softened when he said “I was wrong.”
The way he looked at her across the boardroom table, like she was both the wound and the cure.

Her fingers brushed her lips unconsciously, as though trying to silence the question in her heart.
Why did it still feel unfinished?

She closed her eyes, whispering into the night. “Why do you still matter?”

Across the city, Aditya stood on his balcony, a glass of whiskey in hand. The skyline stretched endlessly, but his gaze was lost in the past.

He replayed every word she said, every accusation, every silence. And though he had built an empire, tonight he felt hollow.

He raised the glass, his reflection in the dark window staring back at him.
“You’re a fool, Raychand,” he muttered to himself. “You had her once. And you let her go.”

But even as he said it, a part of him refused to accept the finality.
It’s not over. It can’t be over.

Days passed. The deal made headlines in the business world. Reporters praised the “unprecedented partnership” between Sharma Group and Raychand Enterprises.

But beneath the glossy headlines, two hearts struggled.

In boardrooms, they remained professional—smiles, handshakes, cold politeness.
But whenever their eyes met, something stirred. Something alive.

It wasn’t love as it once was. It wasn’t hate either.
It was something in between. Something dangerous. Something unresolved.

One evening, weeks later, fate played its hand again.

A corporate gala. Champagne glasses, laughter, the city’s elite gathered under chandeliers.

Aditi entered in a flowing emerald gown, graceful, radiant. Across the room, Aditya turned the moment she did. Their eyes locked instantly, as if the universe hadn’t finished writing their story.

He started walking toward her.

She held her breath, her glass trembling slightly.

And in that crowded room, full of glitter and noise, it felt like everything else faded, leaving just the two of them once again—caught in the echo of what remained.

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