The Takeover Effect by Nisha Sharma

Author:Nisha Sharma
Language: eng
Format: epub
Publisher: HarperCollins
Published: 2019-04-02T04:00:00+00:00

Chapter Thirteen

By the time Mina set up her workstation in a conference room at Bharat, she was forced to swallow a couple Advil to stave off a headache. Between Raj, Virat, Hem, and her uncles, she had more personal issues than she cared to think about at once. She had started her computer and logged into Bharat’s network when she was interrupted by a young woman holding a venti Starbucks cup.

“Ms. Kohli?”

“Yes?”

“I’m Tiffany, Mr. Hemdeep’s personal assistant. He requested that you receive this today,” she said. Tiffany placed the cup in front of Mina and the fragrant smell of vanilla wafted around her. She nearly groaned with pleasure.

“Thanks.” She was still swooning over Hem’s thoughtfulness when she realized what the woman had said. “Personal assistant? I didn’t realize he had one.”

“I just started,” Tiffany replied. She straightened in her pressed black pantsuit. “I’m stationed at his law firm across town, but he wanted to make sure you were comfortable today.”

She looked over one shoulder then the other before she whispered, “I’m supposed to wait until after work to ask, but for the sake of efficiency, Mr. Singh is hoping to add some things to his penthouse for you, and has requested that I get your list of preferred beauty products.”

Mina almost choked on her latte. “What?”

Tiffany pulled out her phone, still whispering. “Would you like to speak with Mr. Singh? He said you wouldn’t approve.”

Wouldn’t approve was putting it mildly. “Can you tell him that he can shove—”

“Tiffany, I think Rafael is looking for you,” a voice said from the doorway. Mina looked up to see a beautiful pale face with large dark eyes framed in tortoiseshell glasses.

“Hey!” Tiffany’s voice returned to its normal volume. “Thanks, Sahar. It’s nice running into you again! Cute outfit.” Tiffany turned back to Mina. “I’ll get that information from you at a more convenient time, Ms. Kohli. Have a great day. Let me know if you need anything else.”

Tiffany slipped out of the room as quickly as she’d entered, leaving Mina with Sahar Ali Khan, Technical Director of Research and Development at Bharat, Inc.

“Tiffany has been buzzing in and out of the office for the last two days,” Sahar said. “Rafael is supposed to teach her the ropes. She’s eager to learn and she’s smart, but sometimes she lacks subtlety.”

“I can see that,” Mina replied, motioning to her latte. She stood and offered a hand. “It’s nice to finally meet you.”

“Yeah, you, too,” Sahar said as she took the hand. Her bones were slender and delicate compared to Mina’s. Her grip, however, was just as strong.

“If you heard a word of what Tiffany was suggesting . . .”

Sahar shrugged and closed the door behind her. “I don’t tell secrets,” she said. “My lips are sealed.”

“Thanks.” Mina motioned to the chair next to her and waited until Sahar sat in it and folded her legs so that her white Converse were tucked under her knees. “You’re normally in the California office, right?”

“Yup. Me and my team are there.

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