Virat went through the papers for few minutes before looking back at Rajeev as he said, "I am ready to sign this contract."
Rajeev frowned more in shock as he did not expected Virat to agree to the offer easily but then he nodded as he said, "Well then you can sign the papers and give them to me. I will get them signed by Mr. Malhotra and then will send you a copy of them before tomorrow evening. Do you some special condition which you want me to add to the clauses of contract?"
Virat closed the file as he nodded and said, "Yes I have one condition."
Rajeev who knew that no way Virat can agree to sign the contract had seen this coming and he nodded asking, "What condition?"
"I want to meet Mr. Malhotra.", Virat said and Rajeev looked a little shocked and then perplexed about what to do.
"Mr Maheshwari, you can tell me your conditions and I will convey them to Mr. Malhotra.", Rajeev tried to negotiate but Virat immediately nodded in negative saying, "Either you ask Mr. Malhotra to meet me or you forget about this contract."
Rajeev sighed before excusing himself as he went a little away while dialing Vivaansh's number who answered the call at last ring and Rajeev briefed him about the situation.
"Mr. Malhotra will be here in half-an-hour.", Rajeev informed Virat once he came back and sat in front of him after confirming with Vivaansh and Virat nodded while sitting there in anticipation.
Half an hour later, Virat saw a well-built man in his mid twenties, wearing a black colored three piece suit entering the private area where he and Rajeev were sitting waiting for Vivaansh.
The man took off his shades and glanced at Virat for brief seconds before turning to Rajeev as he said, "You can go. I will take it from here."
His aura screamed royalty and professionalism as he sat in front of Virat cross legged greeting him professionally, "I am Vivaansh Malhotra, CEO of Malhotra Group of Industries."
Virat nodded and smiled at him warmly before looking consciously at the waiters around them and Vivaansh waved at one of the waiter who immediately came to him before Vivaansh ordered him, "No one should enter this area until I permit."
Waiter nodded and went away from there vacating the whole place for Vivaansh and Virat to talk freely. Once the place was completely vacant without any third person there, Vivaansh turned to Virat as he said, "Now there is no one here except you and me. You can now talk freely about your conditions."
The way Vivaansh understand hos problems without him even voicing out them was the first think impressed Virat. Now he was sure of one thing that Vivaansh is a perfect businessman and upto his well known name in the national as well as international market of business.
"I am ready to sign this contract and hand over my company to you but I have only one condition.", Virat said without beating around the bush and took a pregnant pause to glance at the reaction of Vivaansh whereas Vivaansh patiently waited for Virat to put forward his condition.
Virat debated for a moment with himself before finally voicing out his condition, "You have to marry my daughter."
Virat glanced at Vivaansh who looked as calm as the sea and he could not make an exact impression of what Vivaansh will respond to his condition. Even after a moment when Vivaansh did not say anything, Virat asked, "Do you agree to this condition?"
However Vivaansh took his own time before he leaned forward and kept his adjoined palms on table as he sat relaxed and asked looking straight into Virat's eyes, "You need to give me a proper reason that why you want me to marry your daughter?"
Virat took off his glasses and kept them aside before sighing defeated as he answered Vivaansh's question, "I will be left with nothing after you acquire my business and my daughter's wedding which was supposed to be happen next week is also called off. I just want to secure her future as every other father. I want to ensure that she is wedded off into a good family before I have nothing with myself."
Five minutes passed and neither Vivaansh nor Virat said anything more. Virat even started loosing the hope that Vivaansh will accept his condition but still he was expecting a clear answer from Vivaansh.
"I can understand your silence --", Virat stated with a sad smile however Vivaansh did not let him complete his sentence as he asked again, "Do you have any other conditions except for this one?"
Virat immediately nodded in denial said with firmness and promise in his voice, "This is the only condition I have. If you agree to this condition, I am ready to sign the contract right here right now."
Vivaansh nodded and he took the pen kept on the file, opened the file and scribbled down his signature at the last page of the contract under the title of 'Party A' before forwarding the file towards Virat as he said, "I will add the clause about your condition and then have these papers send to you with Rajeev by tomorrow morning. You can check them and sign the contract."
Virat looked at Vivaansh shocked and perplexed, a bit confused about whether Vivaansh really agreed with his condition or not and he asked, "So you are agreeing to marry my daughter?"
"If this is your condition for selling your company to me, then, yes I am agreeing to marry your daughter.", Vivaansh replied and Virat frowned at how Vivaansh phrased the sentence but then he asked, "But you have not even seen my daughter. Are you sure you want to marry my daughter without meeting her?"
Vivaansh smiled before relaxing back as he replied, "If your daughter has no problem with this alliance then even I am okay with it."
Professionally shaking hands with Virat and ensuring him about the marriage thing, Vivaansh escort Virat till the gate before getting into his own car and driving away from there.
Virat kept looking at the car in which Vivaansh went away and even though he knew that Meera might not like this decision taken by him specially without her permission, but for her better future he is ready to bear her hatred, because he knew that may be this time his decision is not wrong.
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