Chapter 19 : New place

Abrar

My heart pounded faster when Mr. Ali stared at me and Zoya. His devastated eyes were enough to bring the hell out of me. The past few days were spent like a terror. I wasn't ready for more.

"Are you serious?", he exclaimed.

"Sir, actually I—", I stammered, looking for the exact words to say. 

"She brought lunch for you? I can't believe this", his eyes drifted to Zoya who was biting her bottom lip. "She didn't even serve her own plate"

"Abbu!!", Zoya screeched as I let out a sigh of relief. "You can't say this here"

"Ah! Now you're feeling bad because I'm saying all this in front of your husband?", Mr. Ali cracked up and looked at me. "I was actually worried about you, Abrar. I was wondering how you were handling her, if she was annoying you too much. But I forgot that it's a legit love marriage and you might know her well"

I faked a smile. How could I say that his daughter was indeed annoying me sometimes and No! I di