Zara was listening to everyone and was just nodding in formality.
Some people were showing sympathy for her past, some people were giving her advices on good mental health and some were using all kinds of flattery words to be in good books of Oberoi family.
She didn't liked crowds at all but for the sake of her family she was using every last drop of her patience to stand and smile.
She saw Karan going to the balcony from side of her eyes.
She made an excuse to go to the washroom and walked towards the balcony.
When she reached the balcony suddenly a man popped up from the side. She stopped in her tracks and saw that the man was Tarun Ambani.
Tarun was impressed by her beauty and liked her. He was waiting for an opportunity to interact and talk with her alone so, when he saw Zara walking alone towards the balcony he suddenly came before her and startled her.
He grinned " Hi Zara, sorry! did I scared you?
Zara smiled with courtesy suppressing her frustration and said" It's ok, brother Tarun. What are you doing here? Do you want to say something?"
Tarun stopped smiling " Did I just got bro-zoned by you? I thought we can make a good pair. You said you want to marry me many times when we were young."
Zara was cringed by his words but she still smiled in formality " I was so young at that time that I don't even remember you face. you are the same age as my big brother. Did you got me wrong brother Tarun."
Tarun was speechless at her remarks and couldn't reply.
Zara spoke again smiling slyly" There are so many beautiful girls around here dying to talk to you. Why don't you pick one and I will help set you up with her?"
Tarun was stunned, then he laughed " how about I pick you? Will you help me set you up"
Zara's face twitched. She stopped smiling and said coldly " Sorry brother Tarun but I like someone else. "
Tarun stopped smiling and asked " Are you serious or are you just using this line as an excuse "
Zara replied " you can think whatever you want. Thanku for coming today, now please excuse me."
Zara didn't wait to get a response from Tarun and went to the balcony in search of Karan.
She saw the extremely handsome profile of Karan with a sharp jawline and pointed nose, standing and gazing down from the balcony.
Karan heard the whole conversation between Tarun and Zara. He felt weird for some reason and he was waiting for them to go but when he saw Zara coming near him, he stopped.
Zara approached him questioning " What did you mean by earlier?"
He knew what Zara was trying to ask him but he pretended to be ignorant.
He asked " what do you want to say? Say clearly."
Zara observed him for a while and said " you said earlier something about yesterday. What do you mean by that?"
Karan smirked " oh ! That ....I said you look more beautiful today than yesterday. Don't you think so?"
Zara was stunned again by his shamelessness.
She asked coldly " Where did you saw me yesterday? Stop moving your words round and round. Say properly."
Karan liked her response very much. He was used to girls throwing themselves on him and trying to do all kinds of flattery to please him.
He came little closer to Zara and said " You are the first person who is speaking so rudely to me."
Zara scoffed " It's my first time talking to a shameless person too."
Karan laughed for a while then he said "I thought you can only fight well but you can talk well too. I am impressed."
Zara thought ' He saw me yesterday fighting with those gangsters. How come I didn't noticed?' she was frustrated by him.
Karan saw her thinking and said in amusement " Don't worry I won't tell this to anyone but you owe me one."
Zara replied angrily " Don't play with me. You can tell whoever you want. I don't like owing anyone. Atmost I will tell the reason. It's not like I did a crime. It was a fight to save myself."
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