I am not a gentleman.

 

 

‘I am not a gentleman’

Harshavardhan. C

Copyright: Harshavardhan. C

Published in 2017

Price: INR: 199/-

 

 

“Born with golden lips and silver spoon is really a boon, but can they be blessed forever? But It is uncertain because inherited wealth is a real handicap to happiness; and it turns most of the humane as inhuman because human minds are selfish; and it even turns some of them as criminals because human minds are depository of crimes. It is as certain as death to ambition as cocaine is to morality”

The writer

 

 

Prologue

There is no forever great of anybody in the world. So also no one carries their richness with them while leaving the materialistic world.

If anybody says that they are born with golden lips and silver spoon means certainly they are really missing the morals and values of earning through hard work; and ignoring the poverty of their fellow beings.

Humans are having feelings and emotions and hence they react to situations and environment all around them. Death is common to all living beings; and death is the leveller and there is no discrimination between the billionaire and the pauper; and ultimately all have to dissolve into the pancha boothas, the five elements of the nature.

The more the wealth we accumulate, the more problems will be cropping up. And if millions and billions of currency is accumulated by anyone, the former will remain useless because the currency bundles can’t bring them back from sorrow to happiness, from physical pain and suffrage to relief, from old age to young, from puzzling mind to peace of mind, and finally from death to immortality.

We have ample examples to know the fate of the Great Business Empires in the human history. Some of them reached the zenith of their glory due to stern efforts of the business tycoons; some were just existing for name sake; some collapsed like pack of cards due to ill minded people sitting at the top of the chair as heir apparent to the Great Business Empires.

The modern man in the 21stcentury is not contented with what he has. And the human greed knows no bounds till he is satisfied with obtaining position with the numbers in the physical world; and for him the scale is the infinite which is his ultimate.

 

Chapter: 1

The chairman and Managing Director of the Gentleman Group of Companies (henceforth called as GM. Group of companies) was Mr. Gentleman.

It was a strange but the rarest of the rare names, adopted by his parents not only for just name sake but also with a clear cut vision that perhaps he would become one of the greatest industrialists ever known to the world.

Their prophesy became true when he rose step by step and finally reached his goal of one of the few business tycoons in the world. And sooner he proved himself the creator of the Empire of ‘GM’ Group of Companies.

He had not only built his empire through his dedication and hard work by putting his heart and soul; and also striving each and every nerve for expanding his business empire by establishing industries, business establishments, marketing, and listing out them for shares through brand image and wide publicity. And within no time its income, assets, and infrastructure reached its pinnacle of growth.

His Business Empire within no time saw its zenith of glory and consequently it rose to the position of one of the ten billionaire companies in the world.

But he lost his peace of mind. And in order to hold his empire intact, he had been fighting with his destiny, playing with his fortunes with a toss in the air.

 

He finally believed that anybody’s destiny would lay in one’s own prowess, provided they were accustomed to do hard work and no more short cuts. Henceforth he felt that he was the creator of his destiny.

Normally any intelligent man would go by his first choice. But this great man was quite visionary. As for instance when the trade union leaders in the GM Group of Companies demanded one month’s salary as bonus, he used to sanctioned two month’s salary as bonus to them.

Some of the intelligent entrepreneurs started thinking about his analysis. Finally they understood his logic that in order to improve master servant relation; and in order to discourage the trade union activities like, tool down strike, availing mass casual leave and boycotting the industry pushing it for shutting down, he introduced a new concept of advance collection of intelligence and solving their problems even before they raised the issue a problematic.

Even while filing tenders also he used to be quite irrational by quoting lowest rates in the market, which definitely put him to loss. As a result of which the other competitors used to drop themselves. But they forgot to notice the clue that in global tenders he used to take advantage of their absence and used to quote profitable price only, which means five percent loss in five minor tenders, but fifty present profits in the global tenders.

The contractors, who were in business race with him used to be shocked on noticing him taking U turns. Mr. Gentleman always prepared to face ups and downs in his business and in industrial sector. However those who could catch his mind had second thoughts for dropping themselves from the race. But Mr. Gentleman never stopped the race in his Business Empire; and it is far ahead of the others in the competition in the world. With this persistent zeal and enthusiasium, besides sportive spirit, he continued to keep up his Business Empire as one of the first ten positions in the world business globe. But now he dreamt of bring his Business Empire to get first position in the race in the world.

 

Chapter: 2

It is a misnomer, if anybody says that the print media is lagging behind the electronic media in the 21st century, wherein most of the people in the world are witnessing the youth elsewhere, carrying various English Daily News Papers, periodicals, magazines and novels, especially while on travel or attending interviews.

And in the Metro Rail, some passengers were looking the news in routine, some curiously and many astonishingly.

It was not certainly the Headlines, which drew the attention of the youth including the boys in general and more particularly the girls in particular, but were the wanted columns.

Most of the female populace were curiously looking after the wanted columns in daily news papers. It also drew the attention of the co- passengers; many more onlookers such as youth and interestingly the middle aged and the old aged men too. And the advertisement read thus:

‘Wanted Lady Secretary’

Qualifications: Any bachelor’s degree holder. Preference will be given to professional degree holders having fluency in English.

Age: Between 24yrs and 30yrs. Physical measurements:

Height: Between 176cms to 180cms,

Weight: Proportionate to height,

Body measurements: 95-65-95cms.

On the whole the essence of the advertisement in the news papers is that the aspirant must be an eye catching beauty. Her physical measurements mentioned in the advertisement appear to be perhaps that of the Miss world. That means she must be stunning beauty with tantalising looks and exceptional body contours.

She must have sound health; and must be prepared to get herself checked in Multi- speciality hospital certifying that she must be a virgin, which means she must be a confirmed bachelor.

And if she is selected, she must self- execute a bond to serve as lady secretary for ten years. During her tenure in the office, she shall remain as a bachelor till she completes her full term of service in the office.

Pay and allowances: Highest perks drawn annually in US dollars, so far nobody has never and ever drawn in the world.

In addition to it, she will be provided with all the privileges on par with any VVIP Plus 100% increase in perks for every year.

But at the same time there is a very tough clause that if she violates the above conditions at any point of time in her tenure, she has to pay back the entire amounts paid to her till date, together with bank interest for breach of contract” That was all the advertisement in the news papers.

“I pity you poor, innocent, and crazy ladies. Perhaps you don’t know that today is April 1st and somebody is trying to make you fools.

The physical measurements furnished in the advertisement are not that simple or natural to be possessed by any Indian women. They are all of international standards.

In fact, the applicant must have won the title of Miss India; and she must have participated in the Miss World or Miss Universe Contest; and must have been at least included or short listed in the contesting for the title.

In other wards she must be a marvellous, looking like a princess of beauty; having physical measurements as Height: 6 feet; Weight: Proportionate to her height; must possess the perfect body and feminine grace and beauty with exceptional body contours as 36-28-38 inches” One of the co- passengers in the Metro Rail said sarcastically, while referring the pages in the news paper.

“Sorry gentleman, what do you mean by your illogical statement?” One of the maids’ asked him rather seriously.

“Oh, I am sorry my gentle lady. As per the advertisement in the wanted columns, the highest perks and privileges in the world means it must have been certainly that of His Excellency one of the presidents of the powerful nations, or that of king or queen of richest countries in the world; and 100% increase of annual perks for every year is truly ridiculous and nowhere in the world it is in practice nor is there any solitary example. But still you maids believe it means, I really pity you” He voluntarily interfered and expressed his feelings frankly.

“See mister, so far Tim Cook, the CEO and business executive of Apple Inc, whose annual income of about $ 377,996,537 (US dollars) is the highest in the world and in the woman’s list our position is tenth.

Now I put it to you, are we forbidden not to compete with men? Or do you think that we couldn’t compete with men in the race for the worlds’ first position? In which way we are inferior to you man? When we are trying to exhibit our talent, why are you belittling us? Why are you feeling jealous about the offer given only to women? Whom do you consider as weaker sex gentleman? Is it the woman in sari or man in trousers? Please don’t forget the fact that no field is closed to us. But is it possible for men to do all kinds of things, which the women are attending? And I don’t think so” One of the beautiful maids put him in quandary.

As there were more women than men in the Metro Rail, the poor fellow couldn’t observe them and hence slipped his tongue and was reaping the consequences; and the other maids also looked at him seriously.

There were few old men who were complacent and unmindful about what was going on? Further he also understood what would be his fate in the hands of the most beautiful damsels, who are not only quite smart but also professional and well qualified in their fields?

And finally he decided what to do and how to escape from the irksome situation, and from his unwanted interference with them without knowing their strength and stamina.

“I am sorry my gentle ladies and in fact I never mean to belittle you, but as I have read earlier few bad incidents I just tried to remind you rather caution you. I am sorry as you are annoyed with my unnecessary interference and also not satisfied with my explanation, I tender my unconditional apologies to you. And if you are not satisfied, or do you expect me to say anything more than this I have no ego to surrender myself please” He appealed to them politely.

“It’s okay gentleman” One of them admonished him.

The Metro Rail stopped at its final destination and about twenty beautiful damsels who were all seriously aspiring for the post of the lady Secretary got down the Metro-Rail to attend interview.

 

Chapter: 3

In India, the day starts for house wives by 0500hrs, and till 1100hrs they all are ever busy in attending to their routine duties in their homes, like preparing their children, sending them to schools; and giving send off to their hubbies while the latter are going for their offices.

Mr. Gentleman was a unique name perhaps adopted by his parents, but he was certainly an Indian and one of the ten billionaires in the world. He was the Chairman and MD of GM. Group of Companies. Mrs. Bharathi was his wife.

Mr. Gentleman was the first person to leave their villa exactly by 1000hrs for attending his duties in his corporate office.

And the house wives in India, by and large have some leisure and time at their disposal only after they are freed by their daily routine of attending their hubbies and children.

And the women in general anywhere in the world in the modern days are cautious of their health and physic. In their leisure, some choose to go to gyms, some to swimming pools, some to health clubs and beauty parlours; and all most all of them are keen to keep them fit, some to reduce their obesity, maintain their body shapes and to keep their figure beautiful.

In India too, some of the aristocratic women preferred to go to clubs to play games; and their choices included: playing cards, caroms, chess; and some preferred to go to Mahilamandals (women’s Associations)

Mrs. Bharathi, a married women and mother of three children, but looking like as if she was in her thirties, went to women’s club.

It was not a surprise to know that Mrs. Bharathi was fifty plus and had two sons and a daughter, who were all married and alleviated her to the position of the grandmother. Her daughter Mrs. Sobha was on her way to a gym. Her youngest son Mr.Laxman and her son in law Mr. Rahul were on their way to race courses.

Her two daughters in law Mrs. Ritu and Mrs. Priya were on their way to beauty parlour.

Her eldest son Mr. Ram was taken by the regular car driver to physiotherapist as he recovered recently from mild facial paralysis.

This in brief was simply the beginning of the story of one of the billionaires’ family in India.

 

Chapter: 4

There was valet parking at the Gentleman towers.

One girl aged about 24yrs, appears to be a top model got down from her Mercedes Benz car and threw the keys to the boy. It was not arrogance. It may be to exhibit her social status and style along with her smartness to the public. Perhaps she might be feeling that she was the best among the celebrities of the day.

And few other girls aged between 24yrs and 26yrs also got down from their vehicles, but their drivers took the vehicles and kept them in the parking lot.

One lady, clad in cream colour sari in a typical south Indian style, came by a scooter and joined the other competitors, who were all aspiring for the post of lady secretary.

There were six lifts available at the towers; and they all went as groups by different lifts. They all reached the 12th floor by 1000hrs, an hour in advance.

Everybody knows the fact that great fortunes and many happy movements with ill minds would go ill together; and such people are really the builders of the great Business Empires in the world. And there are ample examples in history to quote and to read about the fate of such great Business Empires.

It was exactly 1045hrs. One of the richest cars of the world as on the day, which was imported from abroad, was straight driven to 12th floor of the Gentleman Towers. The doors of the car were opened automatically like flying wings of the swan.

Mr. Gentleman got down his car. He was in dark grey colour suit, with an ash coloured shirt and a red striped peacock coloured necktie; and he simply walked through a big hall. The hall was having multiple numbers of cabins partitioned with transparent white glasses, where all his ministerial staff was attending their jobs.

While passing through, Mr. Gentleman peeped through his colour glasses all the surroundings and premises in his office.

All the employers got up and wished him; and so also the women in various styles, who came to attend the scheduled interview, who sat in the hall also got up and observed him curiously, but they didn’t know that he was the chairman and MD of the GM. Group of Companies; and whom they had to face in the interview.

The Chairman and MD straight walked into his chambers.

Later they came to know from the attendant that he was the man whom they have to face in their interview.

They came for interview one hour in advance for the post of lady personal secretary to the MD. Some crazy aspirants came even two hours in advance.

And it was exactly by 1048 hrs, one of the aspirants, who was clad in peacock colour pant, light sky colour shirt in tuck up, with a neck tie and with a matching colour blazer over it, got down the latest imported motor bike, removed her helmet, parked the vehicle and came to the lift. But to her dismay all the six lifts were not working. It was not due to power cut, and of course there was generator also. But they were also not operating.

She simply looked her wrist watch. It was showing 12 minutes to 1100 hrs and she never wished to enquire and lose any more time; but finally she decided to face the challenge.

 

Chapter: 5

Most of the writers and novelists in almost all the countries experiment with the lives of the poor, the middle class, the upper middle class, the neo-rich, the rich, the millionaire, the billionaire, and the blend of any of them, but not exclusively the real stories of the billionaires, because the majority of the readers and writers could not break open the place gates of the billionaires; and they hardly know their lives or at least try to learn or experiment with the lives of their family members, because of the iron curtains protecting them ever since the emergence of the billionaire families in the modern world.

But on the contrary, in Indian society by and large there are two sections of people who are having some exceptions, but not all times and certainly not throughout the length and breadth of India, but here and there to the scrutiny of caste, creed, religion, culture, social norms, customs and traditions. They include some of the poorest of the poor, the nomads, the aborigines and few of the so called billionaires in modern times.

But it couldn’t be a pool proof that all the families in such sections of populace in the world are alike. And the middle class in India is the one and the only group, which appears to be more sensitive and are always governed by caste, creed, cult and religion, besides customs and traditions.

Anybody who dares to pen the stories revolving round customs and traditions of the people of the region generally will not cross the boarders and barriers of the countries.

But the story of any billionaire family anywhere in the world at any time has no barriers and boundaries because such stories are generally universal and mean the same for the international readers; and the writers of such stories may have to bear either beautiful appreciations or bitter criticisms besides threat to their lives.

One such story is ‘I am not a Gentleman’. The writer, who ventures to scribe this story, certainly has no reservations in his mind or fear of being threatened or any attempt on his life. So let us read more........

 

Chapter: 6

It was exactly 1100hrs. Interviews for the post of Lady Secretary were scheduled to commence. The Chairman and MD of the Gentleman group of companies, Mr. Gentleman was waiting for the HR head. The MD already informed him about the selection of his lady secretary. But why he failed to come? Normally the HR head used to come one hour before the arrival of his Chairman and MD.

Mr. Gentleman, the Chairman and MD of the GM Group of Companies was sitting alone in his chambers.

It is already 1105hrs. He used to give his first priority to punctuality and in fact it was the secret behind his success in the Business World. It was about the same time one beautiful damsel; who was Miss India and clad in two piece clothes, i.e. with a miniskirt and a blazer came hurriedly and knocked the door leading to the chamber of the Chairman and MD, in spite of the objection and serious resistance by the attender, the first aspirant entered the chamber of Mr. Gentleman with a file in her hand.

She was spell bound on seeing his chamber. It was looking as extravagant as that of the palace of a prince; as if it was exclusively designed by the experts from various countries. It was looking like a paradise on earth, with all the lavish amenities of modular kitchen, Master bed room, guest rooms, a child bed room, a big dining hall, a nice reading room with racks full of various books related to industry and business, some general books, news papers, periodicals, journals and novels written by famous writers all over the world, besides there was also a home theatre.

There was a mini gym, and a medium size swimming pool and all the amenities were partitioned by colourful and tinted glasses.

She just walked as slow as if it was on the moon, and she walked accordingly and occupied one of the revolving chairs arranged for the visitors and guests.

The chairman did not look at her, nor lifted his head. But he was just looking at her CV in his lap top as she was the first candidate to be interviewed.

She was looking quite pretty, with her elegant and eye catching beauty with tantalising looks and tempting lips.

“Why are looking my photo sir? And I am right present in front of you sir, and why don’t you see me direct?”

He then raised his head.

She seen sitting in the visitor’s chair in front of him, but with little discomfort.

“Well my dear gentle lady, when did you come to my chambers?”

“Almost five minutes ago”

“Why have you not drawn my attention? What are you doing?”

“As you are looking my photo, I am enjoying the beauty of your palace, and of course yours, I mean you are really the prince of beauty” She just said, forgetting a moment that he is the boss and she came for an interview.

“Don’t you know that it is not manners to enter into my chambers without my permission my gentle lady?” He straight put to her.

“I have come late and I am the first aspirant to be interviewed by 1100 hrs. As it is already 1105hrs I rushed in; but as a manners I have knocked the door before entering into your chambers but I don’t know that it is sound proof; and I am sorry if you are disturbed by my presence sir” She said politely.

“It’s okay. But your trade is different besides you are quite good looking and you can very well choose glamorous and most lucrative film field and why have you chosen employment in business sector my gentle lady?” He suggested to her.

“You are very much right sir, but it is quite uncertain and sensitive field, if I click only I stand, but with one flop my fortunes will be turn turtle. But your offer is first of its kind in the world and also it is quite prestigious besides fetching good perks” She said honestly.

“But in which way you are useful to my industry and in administration?”

“Well I can be a brand ambassador to any of your consumer products; and also as I am selected from India for participation in the most prestigious Miss Universe competition, and it will be both a status symbol; and also I will be useful for you for various ways”

“But I don’t have consumer products, nor I produce any lady garments or cosmetics you know my gentle lady? And I don’t believe in earning through glamour”

“But, don’t forget my feminine beauty and with perfect contours of keeping up my figure sir. I am sure nobody will excel me in beauty in this world, besides I am confident that I can entertain you”

“But how could you do that my gentle lady?”

“With my beauty and glamour I can take care of you and also show you the heaven of joy” She said and removed her clothes.

And now she appeared in swim suit. Her body was shining like glittering gold; and with her attractive blue eyes; and light rose colour lips; and the most exposed breast; and sizable record of her thighs that no man on the surface of the earth couldn’t take a chance to miss to see her at a glance from her top to bottom by wasting even a fraction of second by winking his eyes.

“Am I not looking sexy? Aren’t you fascinated by my beauty sir?” She moved one step ahead.

Now she was near to him at hand distance; and she assumed that he would hug and kiss her.

He just got up from his chair and raised his hand not to catch her but to slap her; however he threw her dress only at her face and controlled his emotions rather his anger towards her behaviour.

“I am sorry; please don’t mistake my rejection as an aversion towards sex”

She thought that he was feeling either shy or nervous, but now she took initiative and embraced him and kissed him.

He threw her out from him and slapped her. Her face turned to be sunset red from in light rose colour.

“I am sorry, in fact my first scrutiny for the post of secretary is that the aspirant must have conduct and character my gentle lady. In fact I have all praise and respects for the women; but contrary I found all reverses in you and that is why I have lost my temper” He opened his mind very clearly.

“So far I used to feel proud of my dazzling beauty, but for the first time I have understood what exactly the beauty means.

Beauty is not thrill, but it is sincerely a good feel in a pleasing heart. When people refer beauty, they always compare it with the goddess of beauty; but now on seeing your smartness, with commendable conduct and character, besides discipline and manners, I heart fully feel that you stand as one and only example for the God of beauty sir.

And truly I feel jealous about the woman who stole your heart and has been enjoying heaven of joy with you sir”

“Thank you for your compliments my dear young lady, but I don’t think I really deserve it at the age of fifty plus, being father of three children”

“My God, I can’t believe that you are really fifty plus sir? So far I have been under the impression that you are around thirty only. It is really great sir. Even the teenagers should learn so much from your principles and good habits. And I have no regrets for my failure in the interview, but I am really enlightened today by you sir. I whole heartedly thank you; and with your good lesson and wishes I am leaving quite pleasantly sir” She wished him and left his chambers.

In the meanwhile the HR head rushed in and conveyed his apologies to the chairman and MD for his belated arrival.

“We both are already experienced embarrassment and inconvenience because of your absence in the interview; and even if you say umpteen apologies now what is use? I hate people who do not have time sense. Anyway, take your seat and call the next” Mr. Gentleman said seriously.

The HR pressed the buzzer and the next candidate entered in.

“When have come to the venue my gentle lady?” The chairman asked her at once.

The HR head understood that the Chairman was not in good mood and he felt pity over the candidate.

She was not offered a chair and the moment she stepped into his chambers, she faced his question.

“Sir I have come exactly by 0900hrs” Though she was upset, but answered him confidently. “Okay, thanks, you can go” The chairman concluded.

“Sir” She was trying to draw his attention.

“I said it is over”

“But sir, you haven’t seen me at least” She said in doubt.

“Why are you suspecting me? The interview is only formal. I have seen everything about you in my lap top. I have perfect intelligence. Of course, I have learnt everything about the applicants from their LKG to till date; and even I can sense their future also”

“But how sir? You are neither an astrologer nor palmist” She raised her voice.

In fact she was hurt, and in bit of self- esteem, she challenged him rather irrespective of the result whatsoever it might be.

“I have interviewed you and you have answered me very frankly and quite honestly. That is why I said thanks and that’s all and your interview is over my gentle lady” He explained her politely.

She got up from the chair and thanked him for his compliments and opened the spring door to leave his chambers.

“But, I am sorry my dear young lady, don’t keep any hope, you have lost it”

“What sir?” She was perturbed and asked him at once.

“I am sorry to tell you that coming two hours in advance to Gentleman Towers only to attend my interview means you have unnecessarily wasted your precious time. It shows you have no time sense and time management” He explained her politely. “Go to hell” In reply she said and she looked at him seriously; and she left his chambers leaving the spring door rashly.

He smiled at her behaviour.

“It seems she is short tempered sir” The HR said.

“No, she is definitely hurt by my behaviour? In fact I was perturbed with the behaviour of the previous lady; and this poor lady came in wrong time, anyway her bad luck, call the next”

The next candidate was summoned.

One lady came in a skin tight jeans and a T shirt and she was sweating.

“Well my dear young and gentle lady, what great is there in you to consider you for the post?” The Chairman straight questioned her.

She took a chair; sat comfortably and touched up her face with a hanky wherever there were patches of sweating.

He was annoyed as there was no reply from her.

“Do you understand my question my gentle lady?” He raised his voice in irritation.

“Yes of course, I have very well understood your question sir. I have come by 350 cc motor sport’s bike. I am little tired; and to keep me feel comfort I have taken a little pause. Now I am ready to answer you sir. And as your good self asked about my greatness, I feel proud to reveal my records that I am Miss India; and I am the one and the only contestant selected from out of 290 participants from 29 states and 7 union territories of India to participate in the ensuing contest for Miss. World. Besides, I am an athlete and the women champion of All India universities; and now I am going to participate in the World Universities shortly. In addition to it, I am also a woman motor- racing champion of India, and I am going to participate in the world motor races shortly” She said with utmost confidence.

“Congratulations my dear young and dynamic lady and I wish you all the best for you, including your previous records, present performance, and also in the forth coming international events. And you better meet my finance manager for sponsorship if any from our GM Group of Companies”

“Sorry, I have not come for any donation or for your sponsorship, but I only come to attend the interview as per schedule. Perhaps you are using an imported car, which is only 2.4 million dollars, where as I am using imported sports bike, worth 3.6 million dollars, and for your kind information there is a much demand and big queue in both Bollywood and Hollywood, waiting for my call- sheets to act in their movies; but I have simply rejected their offers as I have to contest for the Miss. world title” She tried to cut him to size.

“Then what prompted you to apply for the post of personal secretary my gentle lady?” Then the HR head retaliated at once.

“Initially I thought it was a MNC company; and also a reputed one; and I presumed that if I am selected I would be taken as brand Ambassador to your MNC, but after attending the interview I found that your MNC is quite below and not even average standards. And all my expectations about your GM Group of Companies are proved to be quite wrong” She answered him point blank.

“Sorry my gentle lady, what have you presumed about our company is hundred percent true, but what you have commented about our MNC is not at all correct. And you better withdraw your derogative statement about our GM Group of Companies. As you have expected to be taken yourself as brand ambassador to our GM Group of Companies, its okay and you are most welcome, but are you ready for photo suit?”

“Yes, I am ready” She said without any hesitation.

“Please note you have to expose yourself both for photo shoot and also for video graphing; and of course and it is not semi nude, but sometimes you must prepare for complete nude or both photographing and also during video graphing; sometimes you have to sleep and participate in hot scenes with so many models for---”

“Please stop it sir, don’t think that I am a call girl, or expect me to sleep with you, or prepared to act in blue films either for money or for position. And finally a question not to you, but go and ask your wife whether she has slept with how many before you married her, and I don’t think that she would never leave you without slapping you with her left shoe, and so beware of women and hereafter don’t belittle women, good bye”

Mr. Gentleman’s face became pale. He was feeling for his rude rather vulgar behaviour before the girl.

“She is very self proud; and I don’t find in her any of the professional qualities, which are essentially required for the post sir” The HR head tried to support his MD.

“Please don’t try to please me; and you know well my character I do admit right is right and wrong is wrong, and there will not be any alternative in between the two. Let us presume that even as males if we are asked similar questions, I mean to act in blue films what shall be our reaction. Certainly we burst out. But she being a gentle lady she is not emotional, but as she is seriously hurt, she only expressed her feelings through my wife’s reaction. I think this time also I made a blunder and with this we have lost two probable’s, purely by my mistake” Mr. Gentleman confessed very frankly.

And the interviews were going on, but nobody came up to his expectations.

The next turn was for a typical Indian maid, who was clad in a cream colour sari.

The chairman offered her a chair.

“Are you on your way to Kalyanamandapam (marriage Hall) my gentle lady?” On seeing her in bridal makeup, he just put to her an embarrassed question.

“What sir?” She said in shock.

“What I mean, as you have come in bridal dress and makeup, I have presumed so my gentle lady”

“Sorry sir, I have worn the traditional Indian dress only to impress you”

“But I am not a bridegroom to be impressed upon; and for your kind information I am fifty plus. Anyway thanks for attending my interview and you can go now my gentle lady” He concluded.

She was not that stupid to understand his opinion; and consequent her result. She realised that she made a mistake. She was about to leave his chambers painfully, as she had hundred percent hopes in herself, but it was quite unfortunate that she never thought that her dress code only spoiled her fortunes.

“I am sorry sir” She said in modesty.

“It’s okay, anyway I consider you for the post of Manager in my office, are you interested to join my gentle lady?” The chairman waited for her reply.

The HR head expected that she would honour the offer.

“No, sorry sir, I have applied for the post of lady secretary with highest perks and privileges and now if am considered for the lower post I feel that it would be a dishonour to me personally sir? And I express my unwillingness to yield for a bargain sir. Anyway I thank you very much sir” She frankly answered him and left his chambers.

“I think she is quite arrogant women sir” The HR. head passed a comment.

“No not at all and in fact she is a good choice, but really we missed her. I would not have commented her. I must say sorry. Though she did her MBA in London she didn’t pose or exhibit any style or at least its shade. She wanted to prove herself 100% Indian. She is perfectly suitable for our requirement. It is really our bad luck. If possible please call her back” The Chairman said in repentance.

The HR head tried to call her back through his mobile, but in reply she switched off her mobile.

“Sorry sir she is not responding, it seems she has switched off her mobile” The HR head told the chairman.

“I think she is seriously hurt by my interaction in the interview and perhaps my offer of lower grade post also might have hurt her; but not responding is really intolerable and now really it is her bad luck and I admit that she is really headlong and she doesn’t know manners and please call the next” The Chairman instructed him.

Now there was a call for the last candidate of the day.

On hearing the last call, one beautiful damsel, clad in formal dress with a blue coloured pant, a light sky coloured full hands shirt in tuck up with a neck tie and having a matching blazer, tapped the door and entered the chamber of the Chairman of the GM Group of Companies.

She was taking heavy breath and sweating.

Mr. Gentleman raised his head and found her. He offered her a chair and gave her a glass of water.

“Thank you sir” She said humbly.

“Why are you sweating, being in centrally air conditioned chamber?”

“I have just walked to the venue, that is why I am little tired sir”

“There are six lifts available in the gentleman towers and why have you not come by lift my gentle lady?”

“Yes of course, but all the six lifts are defunct. When I reached the venue, it was 12 minutes to 1100hrs, the scheduled time given for attending interview and hence I have no other way except to walk till to the twelfth floor sir”

“Oh my God, you being a lady walked 12 storeys. Why have you taken such a risk my gentle lady?”

“It is nothing for me sir, I used to jag more than this daily to keep myself fit”

“At least you would have informed me, isn’t it?”

“I am sorry sir, I am attending an interview for the post of personal secretary and it means I am supposed to assist my MD in his day to day engagements, appointments, seminars, video conferences, press meets, and such other important business activities. If I call him for my help means, it is nothing but I would be a dead wait to him sir” She said quite politely.

“Beautiful analysis; and by the way there is a provision to come by drive either by car or by motor bike to my chambers you know”

“Sure sir, but that facility is provided for you only. And even if I avail the facility, it may disturb the environ as mine is a sports bike; which creates huge noise and hence I chose to walk sir”

“You are Miss. Jasmine, isn’t it?”

“Yes sir” She answered him politely. “Nice name, I mean a fit name to a fitting personality, and I whole heartedly appreciate your parents for having chosen a nice name to you”

“Thanks for your compliments”

“Miss. Jasmine I have seen your CV and learnt that you have done PG in general surgery. Then why do you prefer this job? You can as well join in any of the reputed corporate hospitals or you yourself can start a Nursing Home and earn more, is it not? Or aren’t you interested in your profession?” He expressed his doubts.

“No sir, in fact I love my profession; and I am not leaving my profession at all; nor do I neglect the poor and the needy”

“But how is it possible, when once you join in my office?”

“It is possible sir, as an employee I have definitely my job chart and timings, and after my working hours in the office are over I can attend to my profession sir”

“But the service rules and code of conduct will not permit you to do another job or business, whether it is civil service or private job you know?”

“I do admit your objection sir, but I am not practising my profession for earning. I am only doing voluntary service to the aborigines, the rural poor and the needy, which fall under below poverty line” She said one and the only answer.

“I think your ideals are certainly to help the people living below the poverty line, which is one of the manifestos of the communism. So I think you are influenced by left parties, am I right my gentle lady?”

“Sorry sir, I hardly know the ideologies of any political parties. In fact, as a medico we used to take an oath to serve the poor and needy and there is nothing new in my concept sir”

“Do you have boy friends?” The Chairman suddenly changed the topic.

“Yes sir I do have”

“How many Miss. Jasmine?” It appears to be a strange and irksome question.

“Sorry if you have any reservations my gentle lady” The Chairman said as precaution, because some questions my not only hurt woman, but also make them burst out, as it happened in the case of earlier candidates.

“It’s okay I never mind to reveal. The number is leaving 30% of the medical seats reserved for girls, the remaining all the strength of my class; and so also with the same equation of my seniors and juniors, the remaining are all my boy friend’s” She said in routine.

“What I mean is, do you have a lover?”

She took a little pause.

“Yah, I do have a classmate and fiancé by name Dr. Raj, and we are in love since seven years” She answered him quite frankly.

“Are you in dating” The Chairman expressed his suspicision.

“No sorry sir, I am truly an Indian spinster and I respect my customs and traditions and I am against dating before my marriage with Mr. Raj is solemnized sir”

“Then how can you sign in my contract and remain as bachelor for ten years without marriage Miss Jasmine?”

“We will wait sir”

“Fine, but are you confident that your bachelor fiancé would wait as for ten years for marrying you?” The chairman put her in quandary.

“I am sure that he will wait for me sir” She answered him with utmost confidence.

“May be you believe him, but I know the mindset of the modern youth and especially your lover boy and I doubt”

“I am sorry; you are wrong sir, especially in assessing my fiancé Dr. Raj. And I can 100% guarantee his conduct and character” She was not annoyed, but answered him firmly.

“But how could you predict his future?” The Chairman again challenged her.

“I have not only studied medicine for seven years but also studied human psychology, especially love and lover’s psychology sir” She answered him quite professionally.

“It’s okay and then I don’t want to comment the world’s greatest lovers like you both. But, I don’t understand one thing that why are you sacrificing your precious life? Is it for making money?” He waited for her reply.

“Sorry sir, when compared to great many noble people like Florence Nightingale and Mother Theresa, who really sacrificed their lives in the service of humanity, I am nothing being a lady doctor sir. And you have asked me that whether I am for money, yes, frankly speaking I do need more money besides speed money too”

“What will you do with such huge money Miss. Jasmine?”

“I want to serve the poor people; attend the destitute children suffering from cardiac problems; treat the neglected, abandoned, diseased and aged parents in our country; and also I want to help the socially oppressed prostitutes and the transgender who are all neglected by the governments and to arrange food, clothing and shelter to all the sufferers; and in order to provide them permanent solutions and finally make them stand on their own, I need to spend crores of rupees sir” She said little emotionally.

“Your ideals are superb Miss. Jasmine, but I doubt whether you stand for my scrutiny of my tests before I consider you for the job?”

“What tests sir?”

“Regarding your virginity my gentle lady”

“What?” Dr. Jasmine was shocked.

“Yes Miss. Jasmine the test is regarding your virginity before employing you as my PS and subsequently for every month before paying you monthly perks, i.e. total annual perks divided by 12 equal shares” He explained her.

So far she considered him not only an elderly man besides a nobleman too. But, now she couldn’t estimate his true character. Why he was so narrow minded? Why he was thinking quite selfishly? And such a proposal of testing virginity of his women employees regularly for every month, appeared to be quite disgrace to the womanhood and rather suspicious too.

“Mr. Gentleman is a nice name sir and I am also convinced at first as you are a perfect gentleman. But now I fear, rather I am forced to question myself as why shouldn’t I suspect your bonfides? Sorry sir before you are asking a woman to prove her virginity, haven’t you forgotten your mother, sisters, daughters, and daughters in law sir? Does the virginity test for women is that necessary and patent in your GM Group of Companies only; and what great is your group when there are much bigger and famous Business Empires in existence sir?”

Mr. Gentleman could see and hear for the first time the reaction of a woman, when she was subjected to such test. And he couldn’t reply her at once.

“Are you scared Miss. Jasmine? Or else are you doubtful about yourself? Anyway you are at liberty to withdraw yourself even at this stage if you do not want to undergo the tests my gentle lady” The chairman of the GM Group of Companies gave her an option.

“Any woman would certainly grow wild and outburst on hearing such an indecent proposal and it is as much as a humiliating test for womanhood sir. One thing I could not understand the necessity for the so called physical tests sir; and further I do not find any reason nor could I balance between the nature of the job you offered to me and the tests you are proposing me to undergo. And I have one more doubt sir, what do you mean by virginity for women in your understanding sir?” Though she said politely, but was seriously waiting for his answer.

He could not spell out anything immediately.

“Sorry my gentle lady; I can’t explain what exactly these tests meant for? But one thing I can say that I have made it a policy in my Business Empire that whenever any unmarried woman is employed in my group of companies she must invariably follow my rules and regulations” He said firmly.

“Then I need one more clarification sir, whether these tests are necessary for men also in your group of company’s sir?” She asked him without any hesitation.

Now Mr. Gentleman became stale. So far nobody raised this point and nor did he put the restrictions to men in his GM Group of Companies. There was no say from him, or he dared to answer her.

“Your silence makes me believe that men are exception to such tests sir. Then how cheap are the women in your opinion sir? In fact these are not only my questions, but they would be raised universally sir. And no woman would tolerate even to hear such a test through the mouth of anybody sir” Dr. Jasmine tried to suppress her anger; and in return challenged him rather politely.

To escape gently and to avoid her politely, he chose a via media path of putting her in a state of confusion.

“My dear gentle lady, no more discussions please; and finally what I want to impress upon you is that you better think twice before signing on the agreement. And you need not sign immediately. If you want time you can avail and I have no objection please” He told her convincingly.

“It’s okay and I feel it is not necessary to waste any more precious time either of you or of mine sir; and I agree with the clauses and conditions therein your agreement sir” Dr. Jasmine agreed in principle with his offer.

“Thank you my gentle lady. As a first step you have to take an oath not to disclose it to anyone, especially the judiciary, the women’s associations, and the human rights commission”

“Are you suspecting that I would go legally against you sir?” She said seriously as he suspected her bona fides.

“Whether you may or may not go against me, but as a precaution I certainly follow these procedures” He made his mind very clear.

“Then it’s okay”

Later he gave her a bond paper containing the pledge to sign on it.

“Please remember Miss. Jasmine when once you sign you will have to undergo all the tests including the virginity test of course and you better think twice before you sign”

She did not hesitate and she took the bond paper and signed on all the agreement papers presuming that it were only the pledge.

“That is nice. And now the tests are pending, are you ready to get tested now itself dear?”

“Okay sir”

“Now will you please go to my suit at once?” “What?”She was taken aback and said.

“Yes my gentle lady you have simply signed on the bond paper and you better go to my suit”

“What nonsense is this? Are you testing my patience? Or do you think that women are so cheap to sleep with you?” She became furious.

“Sorry my gentle lady and please don’t mistake me. There is a team of doctors inside the suit waiting for you to conduct their tests”

“But I doubt and how can I trust you?”

“You may verify first and then say, but not hypothetically Miss. Jasmine”

She opened the door of the Chairman’s anti- room. It was his personal suit. There was a team of two lady doctors and two nurses present in the suit.

“Sorry” She said.

“Now I hope you will withdraw your poor opinion on me”

“Sure” She said and went in.

Mr. Gentleman was waiting for her outside the suit. All the medical tests pertaining to confirm her virginity were completed and Miss. Jasmine came out from his suit room.

“So shall I hope that I am appointed sir?” Miss. Jasmine immediately asked him.

“No, when once the medical reports confirm your virginity only you will be appointed as my PS Miss. Jasmine”

“Still you doubt me sir?”

“I am a hundred percent business man. And I certainly follow rules and regulations, which are mandatory and should be implemented in all my group of companies in true spirit. And you can’t be an exception. Please wait for sometime Miss. Jasmine” Said the Chairman firmly.

Chapter: 6

It was a cosmopolitan club. There was a group of house wives of a reputed builder in the city, of a class one civil contractor, a famous industrialist and the kept- mistress of a famous real estate owner were playing cards. “Five thousand Dollars” The wife of a civil contractor said.

“Sorry minimum amount should be ten thousand Dollars” The wife of an industrialist, Mrs. Bharathi said to make sure the rules in the three card show.

“Ten thousand” The kept mistress of a real estate owner Miss. Sailaja threw a bunch of US Dollars on the table.

“Twenty Thousand” The better half of a builder Mrs. Urmila threw a bundle of US Dollars on the table.

“Forty thousand” Mrs. Bharathi threw an open challenge.

“That’s all, please show” The other ladies either controlled themselves or losing confidence, or conirming Mrs. Bharathi might be the winning horse, since the day one the club was started, she had been participating in the game and never had she ever lost any game since then to till date.

“Still I am in the race and challenging you all. But why have you all stopped betting? Are you accepting this time also I would definitely win?”

“Let us see” The wife of the builder Mrs. Urmila said sarcastically.

They were playing the cards not only to make money but also to get some kind of relief and entertainment for themselves.

“Show” Miss. Sailaja with fond hope showed the cards of one king and two queens.

“Sorry bad luck dear you lost, but I won” So said Mrs. Urmila and turned her three cards, two kings and one queen. “No it is mine” Mrs. Sarita, the wife of the class one civil contractor said confidently and kept three cards one after the other.

And the first card was Ace and the second card was king and the third one is the queen.

Now all the three are anxiously looking at

Mrs. Bharathi.

She put the cards one after the other on the table. The first one was Ace, the second one was also Ace and the third card was also surprisingly Ace.

And Mrs. Bharathi grabbed all the dollars; and her vanity bag is not sufficient to carry them. She called her driver, who was a young and dynamic boy of 28 yrs, and his name was Siddhartha @ Siddu brought a brief case and put the dollars in it.

“It it is lunch time for all, I am going now and we will again assemble here in the evening and play some more time” So saying she got up from the table.

“I forgot to remind you my friends, while coming for evening show don’t forget to bring dollars not in vanity bag, but in brief case, because we have to kill more time in the evening session, perhaps till late in the night and whoever wins has to host wet party followed by dinner” Mrs. Bharathi tempted rather challenged them and left the club.

While her car was on the move, Mrs. Bharathi instructed the car driver Siddu to play a film in the screen. She started looking at the screen curiously as it was a blue film, which she got secretly through Siddu.

“Siddu give me a cigarette and lighter”

“Madam how could you control yourself without smoking for more than three hours?” The driver while giving her the cigarette packet and the lighter dared to ask her.

“Shut up you idiot and don’t take my hobbies as lenience and advantage. You are only paid double the salary to do whatever I say and to shut your mouth. And if you leak anything of mine that day will be the last day for you, not only from the job, but also from this world. I don’t say how but I just engaged somebody only to finish you” She warned rather threatened him seriously.

“Sorry madam, I swear and will never disclose anything to anybody; and all your secrets will remain buried in me only”

“That is fine” While smoking cigarette she took a long puff and cajoled him.

She cautioned him to drive the car as slowly as possible and when it was nearing her bungalow she instructed him to change the direction of the car.

“Siddu keep the car far away from liquor shop and bring me my brand” She gave him money.

The driver parked the vehicle in the parking lot of the shopping malls and he stealthily brought her a red wine bottle and kept it in the rear seat by her side.

She was sipping red wine, smoking now and then and thus enjoying the pre- lunch session in her journey in the car while witnessing the film.

“Siddu take rounds in the outskirts of the city till I finish my drink, later we will have lunch” She befriend him as he was driving the vehicle under mounting tension due to her threatening.

“Thank you madam” He said in relax. He drove the vehicle towards the outskirts of the city.

 

Chapter: 7

“Congratulations Miss. Jasmine and I have just received your medical reports, you are the best and I am appointing you as my Personal Secretary” The Chairman and the MD of the GM Group of Companies said little emotionally and shook her hand.

He then signed on the same agreement, on which Dr. Jasmine had already signed. He handed over the agreement to her and asked her to take a copy of it and secret the original in the locker.

Initially he felt happy over her selection and looked at her from top to bottom; she could be definitely a substitute to his better half in beauty, but not in age. And in age she was looking quite younger than his daughter. He couldn’t decide to which compartment she would suit in? His mind was lingering and there were certainly some inherent human emotions and feelings, which he concealed within himself, but certainly not out of her sight.

“When are you reporting for duty Miss. Jasmine?”

“I join today itself sir”

“Oh! You have come prepared that means you are hundred percent confident in yourself”

“Yes sir, I am a doctor and I am always ready to attend my profession, and now I consider this is also part of my profession sir”

“Don’t you have sentiments like auspicious day, time, etc?”

“For professionals if the situation demands, they can’t look for day or time, but we have to save our patients and so also the Business Empire in which they are employed” She spoke that she was above sentiments.

“That is fine, and I heart fully welcome you to the family of the GM. Group of Companies and by the way please arrange Video conference; and I will introduce you to others staff members of our group of companies” The Chairman and MD concluded.

Later he called the office attendant and asked him to show her room.

She followed him and she sat in her room.

She kept herself busy in arranging the video conference as instructed by her Chairman and MD.

 

Chapter: 8

It was a posh locality, and most of the villas and houses were situated in rows. Most of the senior officers of both state and central governments were staying in the colony. Hence it was called as officer’s colony.

There was one villa which was exclusively used for ladies beauty parlour. There was a modern Gym and swimming pool earmarked for ladies. It was taken for lease by the organisers of the beauty parlour where, aerobics, yoga, meditation, facials, both softening of hair and curling of hair, face lifting, body massage, Thai spa, weight reduction, and steam bath were available. The entire services and administration of the parlour was attended exclusively by ladies, except Thai Spa, swimming practice and physical training in gym were attended by males.

“You bloody headless fellows go slowly” The care taker of the Thai Spa cautioned them when they were massaging the back of the two customers.

But they knew the response of their regular customers, Mrs. Ritu and Mrs. Priya.

“Hey man apply still more pressure otherwise we are missing the thrill” They both said in unison.

That is what the care taker of the beauty parlour expected from her customers.

The two boys were experts in taking them to the peak of their satisfaction in Thai spa, and for which they used to get heavy tips.

“And you guys are free to come to our bungalow tomorrow after 1100hrs?” One of the two enquired them in low voice.

“What for madam?” One of the boys who was in a confusion state asked them as he could not understand what exactly they want from him?

“To do the same” One of the lady customers replied.

“What is it madam?” He could not get her and asked her again.

“You brainless fellows, we are inviting both of you to do Thai massage to us at our home”

“But how can we do without platforms (massage table), equipment and materials madam?”

“It appears you are definitely timid fellows. We have everything at our home; and if anything falls short of or you require anything more than what we have at our home we purchase at once whatever the cost they might be and promise us to come regularly and do service to us guys and we will give you good tips”

“Yes Madam” Now they understood well and nodded their heads.

One of them gave the boys their visiting card for identifying their address.

In the Gym, Mrs. Sobha was doing work outs for shaping her upper and burning the fat of her lower abdomen and so also her excessive fat in and around her thighs and hips. She was paying high to the Gym coach, who was a professional bodybuilder. She also gave him her visiting card and invited him to come to her bungalow after 1100hrs so that a separate gym could be setup at their bungalow.

Later all the three ladies joined at swimming pool. They all wore swim suits and never felt shy nor bothered that they were married having children. In fact they were bothering about their body shapes which weakness was en-cashed by the owner of the beauty parlour.

After spending an hour in swimming pool, all the three went to the dressing rooms to change their clothes especially for wearing traditional dress to return to their home.

Thieves are not born separately. But when rare and costly things like diamonds, precious stones, platinum and gold are just thrown at eye caching distance, not only the criminals in particular but also even some of the general public also get tempted and some of them may even chose to steal, and if caught only they will be pronounced as thieves.

Needless to say that crime minds always prone to commit crimes.

All the three beautiful house wives didn’t know that their tantalizing feminine beauty and their sexy exposures, nude bodies were all captured through digital video cameras, which were fixed unobtrusively in secret places. The organisers understood the weaknesses of their customers. They had evil designs to use their semi nude photos and videos for exploiting them for ransom because the house wives couldn’t complain their hubbies as their activities did not match their age.

 

Chapter: 9

A Jaguar car went to a colony situated at the out skirts of the city. Of course it was in posh locality and the villas were built exclusively for the gated community.

And the vehicle stopped at villa No.9.

Mr. Ram got down the vehicle. The driver was trying to assist him, but he never allowed him to come inside. With the help of his hand stick only he walked inn. It was lunch time and the house wife, by name Mrs. Janakiram and her two kids were taking lunch.

Mrs. Janakiram got up.

“Dad” And the children on seeing Mr. Ram said jubilantly and came out from the dining table.

“Please don’t abstain from dining; you need not worry, carry on dear and tell the kids that I will stay back” He explained his wife and later went to his bed room.

It was his second home and Mrs. Janaki was also his spouse and they were blessed with two children, one son and one daughter.

Mr. Ram was under the false notion that it was a hidden secret as he never disclosed his private life to anybody. But one thing he never knew was that it was already a known secret to everybody in the society as he happened to be one of the sons of a celebrity, Mr. Gentleman.

And his family including his wife Mrs. Ritu. But, as he suffered from mild facial paralysis, the doctor advised all his family members about his health condition and what care had to be taken; and not to put him in strain and stress; and that was why the family members were pretending as if they all believed him as Ram was a good boy.

 

Chapter: 10

It was time for the Chairman and MD of the GM Group of Companies to hold Video conference for all sectors i.e. Road ways, Power sector, Trans Port, Air Port, Sea Port and Infra structure.

The agenda for the day was regarding the labour unrest, demanding for increase in their wages and regularising their services, instead of allowing contractual labour.

Another issue was the problematic Special economical Zone, where there had been serious problems and consequent confrontation between the management and the farmers in acquiring their lands. The farmers were not happy about the rates fixed for their lands by the government, which the farmers felt were very meagre and the entrepreneurs claimed that it was not workable. If the rates were increased, there would not be demand from the new entrepreneurs and the foreign investors might not come for the higher lease rates of the industrial sites for construction of new industries.

Dr. Jasmine took over the video conference.

“Good morning ladies and gentlemen and I am glad to introduce myself to you. I am Dr. Jasmine; and I have joined today as Personal secretary to Mr. Gentleman, the Chairman and Managing Director of the Gentlemen group of companies.

Our MD is coming, a little late and hence I am instructed to discuss with you and note down your practical difficulties and needs if any for doing your job still better and now I will start alphabetically sector wise please.

And it is most welcome that you can introduce your goodselves one after another. I request the stenographer to take down the discussions chronologically and sector wise” She said and waited.

There was a pin drop silence and everybody was looking at her charming personality and enchanting beauty.

“Ladies and gentlemen and my dear colleagues, May I draw your attention please? And you are most welcome to come up with all your technical and occupational hazards, and such other problems please” She encouraged them.

But still there was an ocean deep silence. All the male employees forgot to close their lips as their last words were “Oh Goddess of beauty!” The women employees of course looked at her with their eyes wide open and felt jealous about her feminine grace and beauty. “Ladies and gentlemen what happened to you? Respond to me Please” Dr. Jasmine tried to draw their attention.

“Madam if you don’t mistake me, I have a doubt and can I express it please?” One of the employees opened his mouth.

“What is it? Please tell me frankly” She welcomed him.

“Madam if I am not wrong I remember that I have seen you both in TV channels and in news papers that you are Miss World, isn’t it?” He finally expressed his doubt.

Now everybody was anxiously looking at her for her reply.

“Oh my God, you have identified me, even when I am in suit, which is of course the suggested dress code of the Multi National Company but not in formals.

Anyway I don’t want to speak anything personal in the official video conference but some of you said it is a doubt I am to clarify it. Somebody said I am Miss World, but there is a little correction. I am not Miss World, but I have been Miss Medico of the world universities consecutively for the last seven years, i.e. during graduation and also while doing PG, i.e. ever since I have joined medicine” She cleared their doubt simply.

“Madam may I know your height, weight and” one of the women employee tried to ask her some more questions.

But, Dr. Jasmine intervened at once and never allowed her to complete her long list of questionnaire.

“Okay I tell you my height and its proportionate weight and other physical measurements also. I have my record in keeping my body fit. They are published in the Limca Book of records and you can go through them. Now you better confine yourselves exclusively to your problems please” She closed the topic.

In the meanwhile Mr. Gentleman joined the conference.

“What are the issues discussed so far Dr. Jasmine?”

“Sir they are more interested to know about my bio-data, personal achievements and some are much more interested in knowing my physical measurements rather than discussing about their problems which they come across in discharging their legitimate duties” She exposed them.

“I see, then what punishment shall we award them? Shall I cut one increment to all?” He said seriously.

“We are extremely sorry sir. We only asked madam’s introduction as she is not only newly joined PS, but also a celebrity” The HR head took the lead and tried to convince him.

“It’s okay, as it is my job to introduce her to my staff and speak about her achievements isn’t it?”

“Thank you sir” The HR replied him quite humbly.

“Anyway is your introduction is over Dr. Jasmine?” He asked her.

“It is over sir”

Then the MD spoke more on punctuality and discipline followed by business development sector wise. It was more like addressing the employees and giving general instructions rather than a video conference.

“My dear friends be sincere, dutiful, stick to your job, work hard, maintain integrity and all the best and good bye” He left the conference hall.

“Thank you my dear colleagues and officers the conference is over; and you can go back to your places and concentrate on your job but not to think about me” Said Dr. Jasmine smilingly and went to her chambers.

 

Chapter: 11

A Jaguar car was stopped on the right side of the road, exactly parallel to the Metro bus bay, which was busy with passengers who were bound to various places in the Metro city. They included civil servants, employees of both public sector and private sectors; and a good number of students and also unemployed youth, who were all looking beautiful, besides stylish too.

“We are getting late; why have you stopped the car here Rahul?” Mr. Laxman asked him quite innocently as they might miss horse races scheduled on the day.

“You idiot just wait, we can enjoy more than that and what we need is a little patience. To catch a fish not only we need to spend time but also we should have talent too, and just sit calmly and coolly in the rear seat for some time and just observe me and follow my guidelines” Mr. Rahul said seriously.

And the poor Laxman got down the vehicle and went to the rear seat. All the glasses of the car were tinted and no insider could be seen by the outsiders.

Mr. Rahul just put down the front side glass and now he himself was only visible and his side seat appeared to be vacant. It was a BMW dull black top model. Some of the passersby were casually looking at the car.

But there were two young damsels, who were curiously looking at Mr. Rahul. He just smiled. One of the two responded him positively. He just nodded his head as yes. She gave a hint that they were two. He raised his right thumb as okay; and he just opened front door and hinted Mr. Laxman to open rear side door. They both came briskly and joined them. The two doors, along with the front glass were closed. The vehicle was on the move and nobody knew what was going on inside. They both started sexual play with them. The vehicle was going at high speed more than their sexual emotions towards their secret bungalow.

Mr. Rahul had taken the bungalow secretly by paying heavy rent exclusively for their personal use in privacy, without anybody’s knowledge. But they didn’t know a car was secretly following them.

One videographer got down from the car and entered the guest house stealthily from behind by scaling over the compound wall.

The car was driven back and Dr. Jasmine was in the driving seat.

 

Chapter: 12

It was 1000hrs, Mr. Gentleman left for his corporate office, followed by Mr. Laxman and Rahul to race courses, Mr. Ram to Physiotherapist, and Mrs. Bharathi went to women’s club.

And their children had already gone to their convents. Mrs. Sobha, Ritu and Priya were only remained in their bungalow.

All the three were anxiciously looking at their wrist watches.

Nobody knew why they remained in the bungalow, quite contrast to their daily routine of leaving their bungalow when all the children and their hubbies and mother in law left the bungalow?

They sent out their servant maids, giving them holiday and also paid them heavy tips to purchase sweets and enjoy with their children at home. They all left without any hesitation.

Now they were anxiously looking for the three boys of the Thai spa and the ladies gym respectively.

Though the wall clock was showing 1100hrs, but still none of them turned up to the bungalow. They were in utter disappointment.

Then Mrs. Sobha went to her room and brought a gin bottle, lime juice, and three glasses and kept them on the tepoy and asked her sisters in laws to join and she also brought some eatables and food stuffs for taking as bunching in between while sipping drink.

While they were under the influence of liquor they rang up to the organiser of the Thai Spa and the ladies gym. But his mobile phone was out of coverage area. They were upset as their plan couldn’t workout.

In the meanwhile they finished three rounds; almost three forth of the full bottle was over.

It was at the stroke of 1200hrs, the three boys along with the organiser came in a car.

The boys greeted their lady customers.

Later each woman had taken the boy of their choice to their personal suit rooms while the organiser of the beauty parlour was waiting at the hall.

Mrs. Ritu asked the proprietor of the beauty parlour to sit in the hall and she also gave him fruit juice.

The three suit rooms were bolted from inside.

 

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It was about 1230hrs, the doors of three suit rooms in the bungalow of Mr. Gentleman were opened forcibly; and the three boys were trying to stop them from escape from their rooms. But the women in masculine physic over powered and neck out them. The women were in night gowns.

The organiser could assess as to what had happened inside the suit- rooms.

“Mister we called the boys to our bungalow only for our privacy, to save our precious time and for rendering us good service, but these rascals forgot their status and tried to outrage our modesty.

Bloody idiots what is their age and our age? What do they think about us? Are we looking like call girls? We will certainly inform to our hobbies and see that your Parlour will be closed once for all” Mrs. Sobha threatened them.

“Madam please wait and don’t shout and expose your anger any more, later you only will feel ashamed of your behaviour with the boys in our parlour”

“What? Are you blackmailing us? If it is the case we will not leave you and we will see that you will be kept behind bars” Mrs. Rithu challenged him.

“Sorry madam we will not give you that chance. Your nude and sexy digital photographs and video graph will be kept in YouTube within no time” The organiser exposed their weakness.

“What?”

“Yes madams we have your beautiful nude figures taken in different angles; and do you want to see for conformation?”

“Bloody roughs, how could you do that?”

“It is our investment and we used high technology, far advanced digital cameras kept in the walls during spa and in gym and we got your photos without much strain” The organiser raised his voice.

“You rough, why have you done this? Is it for ransom?”

“Exactly you caught the point mum”

“Then tell me how much you want to return all our photos and video along with the negatives?”

“We put efforts and strived all our nerves not only for money alone madam, but we also need some entertainment with your company; and the first thing you have to do is you must have a go with us; and after our lust is fulfilled then only we will come to final terms. Now say yes or no madam” He gave them an option.

All the three women looked at each other.

They realised that they were baby trapped and they did a great blunder believing the third rated fellows quite innocently.

It was not that easy to get out of their trap easily. Any hasty decision if taken at that moment, which would certainly spoil their lives and they would not show their faces either to their husbands, in laws and children and public. They thought for a while and at last, they came to a unanimous decision.

“Please give us time. Whatever may be your demands, we can’t fulfil them here, because at any moment my mum and dad may come, and also our husbands will return home for taking lunch. We will come to your parlour tomorrow by 1100hrs” Mrs. Sobha took the lead as she was elder than the two requested him.

“Then where is the guarantee that you wouldn’t deceive us? So you have to accept my proposal. Come on boys, go and have a hug and kiss them” The owner of the parlour encouraged them.

The three women have no say except to accept rather forced to oblige.

The three boys went to them and each one had hugged each house wife and kissed them emotionally.

It was beautifully video graphed by the owner of the parlour.

“Please leave our bungalow at once, least any of our parents or husbands may come” Mrs. Sobha again begged him with folded hands.

“We also need money” The organiser of the parlour declared then.

“How much?” Mrs. Sobha asked him hurriedly.

“Fifty lakhs” He said simply.

“We don’t keep that much amount at home. I think we have ten lakhs, if you permit me I will go and bring from my room”

“I agree, but I will also accompany you”

“Why?”

“I can’t believe you and I should be cautious and taking some precaution”

“Then it’s okay” Mrs. Sobha went towards her bed room.

The owner of the parlour also followed her; and while entering, he hugged and kissed her suddenly, and dragged her into her suit unable to control his sexual emotions any more.

One of the three boy’s video graphed the hot scene.

“What you said and what are you doing mister” Mrs. Sobha shouted and raised her hand.

“Shut up you dirty women to have open body massage you need muscular and beautiful young boys and when I am trying to entertain you why do you pretend? You shouldn’t feel shy. It is your home, nobody is there to come in between us and now you have absolute freedom to see the depth of enjoyment of adultery at this age and for your information I am in thirties only and still I am a bachelor. And the first kiss and the go is really a thrilling experience for me you know” He was tempting her both with his words and fore play.

She was unable to bear his sexual acts on her and finally she escaped from his clutches and brought a suit case full of INR and handed over to him.

“Thanks, hope I will show you more than the thrill you experienced in your nuptials with your husband”

He again tried to kiss her.

“Shut up you bloody mad dogs running after---shit” She felt said over his physical assault on her and lost her patience and scolded him in filthy language against.

He got irritated and forcibly hugged her and kissed her again in the hall in the presence of all.

A great shame and humility Mrs. Sobha experienced.

“Remember my dear beautiful maids, the more you resist means the more violent our approach and handling would be”

And he further threatened them to give their jewellery. They all removed their jewellery on their person and handed over to him, as there was no escape or alternative for them.

“Tomorrow by sharp 1100hrs, we expect you at our parlour and you must also bring rupees one core in travel bags. If you inform to cops or to your husbands, no wonder your nude film will be automatically transmitted in YouTube, and so also the present scenes taken at your home with your cooperation; and contrary if you want to be over smart or if you try to inform cops, we will send the latest to your hubbies through watsap. Please keep continuing the same co-operation babies, I mean aunties”

With due caution, together with a warning he left the bungalow along with the three boys in his car.

All the three house wives broke down and left to their rooms.

Mrs. Rithu rang up to her father in law at once. As he was busy in attending an important meeting he gave his mobile to Miss. Jasmine.

It was continuously ringing; and as such she thought it was something urgency. Either to inform or to give it to Mr. Gentleman, she thought that it was not good without knowing the importance of the call. Even if she tries to answer the call, she could visualise the response and may create misunderstandings. Then she went to her chambers immediately and observed the monitors of the cc camars, but she could not find anything new. But she immediately checked the backup and on seeing the hot scenes therein, her blood boiled and she immediately contacted the private detectives and gave them instructions.

 

Chapter: 13

Mr. Gentleman was looking at the news. At the turning of their bungalow there was a head on collusion of one lorry and a car and all the four inmates in the car died. The car belonged to the owner of the famous Thai spa and ladies gym. Mr. Gentleman closed the HD TV.

“Ask Mr. Rahul to come to my chambers immediately” The chairman of the GM. group of companies informed his Personal Secretary Miss Jasmine.

“Yes sir” Miss. Jasmine replied him.

She enquired and found that Mr. Rahul had not turn up to the office since morning to till then. In fact she saw both Mr. Rahul and Laxman getting into the secret bungalow, but she did not convey the same to the chairman instead told him that the whereabouts of Mr. Rahul are to be traced and as and when traced, he will be informed at once.

“It is an urgency and the most important thing to be settled in his presence only Miss. Jasmine and hence I want him and please try again to find out his where abouts and ask him to meet me in the office itself at once” He instructed her again.

She had already tracked both Mr. Rahul and Mr. Laxman and also she left one videographer to capture all the evidences regarding what they were doing outside, during office hours. Though there were clear instructions from the MD to keep an eye over their moments, she did not want to create disturbances in their family and also a gulf between the MD and his family members. Later after few hours, she could trace out Mr. Rahul at a pub; but it was lunch time for the Chairman. However she informed Mr. Rahul the urgency of his presence as the MD was waiting for him in the office at Gentleman towers.

Mr. Rahul was puzzling. In fact he was in the company of a new, afresh and beautiful damsel, and to trap her, he spent more than a fortnight. He seriously thought for a while and finally took her to his secret bungalow and left her there to relax till he returned. And then he washed his mouth not to smell alcoholic, as it was a mid day and later he proceeded to the gentleman towers.

 

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There were about two hundred farmers, waiting outside the chambers of the Chairman.

Mr. Rahul could visualise what had happened in his absence in the office?

The Personal Secretary of the MD, Dr. Jasmine hinted him and advised him to be more submissive and to receive any quantum of anger from his father in law; and not to get into arguments with him as he was quite serious about the issue.

He looked at her seriously.

“Don’t try to be over smart and unnecessarily interfere into our family matters; and don’t forget that I am also one of the directors of the GM. group of companies having shares, and also son in law of the chairman. And it is better for you to be in your limits; and don’t forget that you are after all an employee and hereafter stop giving advices to anybody” He warned her severely and pulled the door and went into the chambers of the MD.

She was not stunned by his behaviour, as she understood his mentality and egoistic attitude, but as a well wisher of the MD’s family and his Business Empire she felt it was her duty to apprise Mr. Rahul about the present situation.

But it just misfired.

 

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There was a call for the personal Secretary, Dr. Jasmine by the chairman.

There the HR head, the Accountant, the cashier and the Auditor were present in the chambers of the Group Chairman and MD.

“Miss. Jasmine please takes down the note”

She opened her note book and started writing his dictation.

“It is complained by about two hundred farmers that they have registered their lands to our company under the proviso of Special Economic Zone, declared by the State Government for developing the lands for industrialisation, to the Gentleman group of companies. But the Chief Executive Officer of the SEZ gave the farmers half of the amount and got their lands registered with a false promise that the remaining amount would be paid to them in cash soon after they registered their lands. The Accountant and the cashier produced evidence of receipts signed by Mr. Rahul, the CEO of SEZ, and thereby the preliminary enquiry revealed that he has misused his office and misappropriated the amounts related to the sale of their lands of the farmers’. Hence, Mr. Rahul is removed as CEO of SEZ with immediate effect and in his place Dr. Jasmine is empowered to hold full additional charge as CEO till a new one is appointed.

Dr. Jasmine is further instructed to list out the amounts due to the farmers from Mr. Rahul with the help of the Accountant and the Cashier and put up crossed cheques in the name of the individual farmers at once. Hence forth Mr. Rahul will contact my PS Dr. Jasmine to take further assignments or any specific work entrusted to him from time to time by me. And now his cabin is changed to general administrative block and he is assigned an important duty to maintain biometric system of attendance of all employees and submit it to me every day by 1100hrs; and he has to bring a drastic change in the functioning of the office, besides improvement in punctuality and discipline in the head office within a fortnight.

And Dr. Jasmine please get the memo typed and put it for my perusal and signature immediately”

“Yes sir, but I doubt can I handle the duties of the CEO of the most complicated SEZ, since I am a lady” She expressed her inability.

“It is enough if one does not do any crime, rather than not knowing the work and just keep silence and sit idle.

But anyway I am confident that you will prove yourself; and please go ahead with your task. But before that put up the memo at once” She left his chambers to prepare the memo.

The HR head, the Accountant, the Auditor and cashier also left his chambers.

 

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Inside the chambers of the MD and the Chairman of the GM group of companies, there were only the MD, and Mr. Rahul only remained.

“Sorry uncle I want to leave along with my wife Mrs. Sobha and my children to my home town now itself” Mr. Rahul said firmly.

“Why have you taken the decision so suddenly? You have been with us since marrying my daughter. Please don’t take decisions, especially when you are facing accusations Mr. Rahul. As you happened to be my son in law, the farmers did not lodge complaints with police. At least they have belief in me that I would do justice to them. Now tell me if you are in my position what would you like to do for them? Do you further threaten them? Or are you going to complain to police against the farmers? Or do you want to take them again on raid with some other promise?

Anyway I have not asked you why you have done this. What have you done with their amount? You are not only my son in law Mr. Rahul but also one of the directors and share holders in the prestigious GM group of companies?”

“But I am upset; and feeling sorry to hand over my charge to after all a lady secretary sir”

“Don’t belittle by seeing the nature of her job; and for your information she did MS and is a gold medallist in surgery”

“Then what made her to join as PS to you sir? Is it to carry tails against family members or to squeeze money?”

“Your first accusation regarding carrying tales is incorrect, but the second one is yes of course correct i.e. she is for speed money and more money”

“So it is confirmed by you that she is doing flesh trade”

“Sorry Mr. Rahul, please don’t try to corner her. Please withdraw you comments and derogative statements against her”

“Then tell me sir why has she join under you as PS, if not for en-cashing her glamour and beauty?”

“Mr. Rahul you couldn’t understand her principles, ideology and the sacrifices she has been doing to the society”

“I am sorry sir, it is just hypocrisy, and she is only serving you and your needs. I feel sorry for praising and boosting up the conduct and character of a third rated lady working for more money and speed money. Anyway it is none of my business to probe into your personal life and your weaknesses or comment your personal Secretary, whom you are treating as VVIP and Goddess; and I thank you for the honour you have given me before my subordinates” He left his chambers, even though the chairman was trying to console him.

 

Chapter: 14

In share market, there was an unusual demand for the shares of the GM. Group of companies, because they were getting 90% solid profits.

And consequently, the chairman announced 50% dividends to their shareholders.

“We are feeling sorry dad” All the three children of Mr. Gentleman in unison openly expressed their resentment about the unanimous decision taken by him.

He didn’t respond to them but seriously taking dinner.

“Don’t forget that I have invested 49% capital from my assets in all the companies, but you never have the curtsey at least to inform me and to my children before announcing the dividend. My children and son in law are having 10% of shares each from my capital. That is why they are asking you rather demanding you, how shameful it is even to hear?” Mrs. Bharathidevi outburst with her anger against her husband, Mr. Gentleman.

“Madam, let sir finish dinner and afterwards we can have elaborate decision over the topic” Dr. Jasmine, who was invited for dinner as guest tried to pacify the situation.

“You better shut your mouth and mind your business and don’t pock into our family matters” The daughter of Mr. Gentleman, Mrs. Sobha became furious and warned her.

“Sobha she is our guest, say sorry to her” Mr. Gentleman warned his daughter.

“Sorry uncle it is too much, Sobha is not only your daughter, but also she is one of the members of the board of directors and share holder of the GM. group of companies” Mr. Rahul objected and condemned his suggestion on behalf of his wife.

“Mr. Rahul, it is not the question of worth of properties, designation and status we hold in the society, but one should know manners and show decency” He said seriously.

“We are not uncivilized to learn manners and you better asked somebody or question yourself as what is your reaction towards your daughter in the presence of a bloody salaried employee” Both Rahul and his wife Sobha got up from the middle of the lunch at once.

“I am sorry sir; I am only an outsider; you please stay back sir; and I don’t want to come in between, and I am leaving” Dr. Jasmine left for washing her hand in the washbasin.

“Miss. Jasmine, please stay back. You are not only my PS, but also an important guest of the evening invited for dinner” Mr. Gentleman said politely, but firmly.

On hearing their father supporting her, his two sons Ram and Laxman also left the dining table.

“Sorry, I think my presence has unnecessarily spoiled the atmosphere; please don’t get into rift with your dad; I am an employ and just come as a guest for dinner and I have finished it and I am leaving” She tried to console them.

“Shut up you dirty bitch. And you bloody third rated employee and how dare are you to advise my children?” Mrs. Bharathidevi lost her tongue.

“You shut up, it refers to the incredible ladies only, and whether you are in the list or not please check up first, before losing your tongue on the guest” Mr. Gentleman slapped her.

Mrs. Bharatidevi left the dining hall seriously and went to her suit.

“I am sorry sir, I am only of her daughter’s age; and she has every right to shout at me; and even when she scolded me in unparliamentary language; even then also I never mind, because I see in her my mum but you being head of the family and in the presence of me, an outsider and your children and son in law, losing your patience means I think certainly something went wrong with my presence, please go and cajole her or otherwise I will submit my resignation now itself sir” Miss. Jasmine used her final weapon.

“You need not feel sorry for her Miss. Jasmine. In fact neither I have spoken emotionally, nor have I done any mistake. As a curtsy I have invited you this evening as a guest for dinner. How cum she loose her tongue knowing that you are my guest; and I couldn’t take it casually or accept it as my mistake Dr. Jasmine” He said as he was seriously hurt by their manners and also their behaviour in the presence of his PS.

“But I am not hurt by anybody’s behaviour, and in fact I am feeling for your reaction sir. Anyway please leave it sir, and I once again request you to cajole her” She took a firm stand and said.

“You are unhurt means it is your gentleness; and your respect for the age, but I am not convinced by the way they behaved with you Miss. Jasmine. And if she really knows the meaning of bitch, and still has the edacity to lose her tongue means, she has neither respect for her motherhood nor she must really stand as one and the only living example for bitch” Mr. Gentleman felt sorry for their awkward behaviour.

“What is this dad? It is too much; you are belittling mum, Rahul and sister in the presence of after all a petty employee. You are not even caring for your children” This time his younger son Mr. Laxman also reacted and pointed out him.

“I am sorry dad I never expected this type of treatment from my father; I feel ashamed that you even never think of the honour of my mum; and you have even gone to the extent of pressurising your only daughter to say sorry to a fourth grade employee” Mr. Laxman also became serious and retaliated equally.

“Please do not compare yourselves with her. None of you never deserve even to stand by her side. She is an expert surgeon; and one of the honorary surgeons along with the team of doctors, who are selected by the Union government of India exclusively for the service of His Excellency the President of our nation” Mr. Gentleman said proudly.

“So what dad? And do you think that simply exposing to public in two piece bikini dress has character and we have no characters dad?” Mrs. Sobha came back along with her suit case reacted at once.

“That you have to decide and answer yourself baby” He said seriously.

Miss. Jasmine could visualise what was going to happen, and she knew that it was going to be a war for satisfying one’s own ego, and she left the bungalow.

The chairman and MD sent his driver to drop her at her hostel as it was the dead of the night, but she refused and walked down.

Mr. Gentleman left home rashly in his car.

“Drive straight to my office” He told the driver seriously.

“Why are leaving the bungalow, it is yours and don’t forget we have four shares, besides my grandchildren also having”Mrs. Bharathidevi stopped Mrs. Sobha and Mr. Rahul

Mr. Ram and Laxman also cajoled them.

Surprisingly, Miss. Jasmine came back to the bungalow of Mr. Gentleman. She brought out the digital camera and kept in the hands of Mrs. Sobha.

Mrs. Sobha looked at her irritatingly.

“You can burn the video and photo negatives from the camera madam”

“What?” Mrs. Sobha could not understand her.

“The owner of the beauty parlour and the boys died in the lorry accident soon after they left your bungalow madam” She said politely.

“Who asked to interfere in our privacy and don’t interfere in our personal matters. How dare you are involving us in crime and criminal cases”

“They have committed most heinous crime and they deserve capital punishments. It if are not punished at the initial stage, your family reputation will be at stake. I am sorry whether you appreciate my action or otherwise, it is my duty to protect the pride and honour of both the GM Group of companies and your family too” She concluded and left the bungalow.

 

Chapter: 15

Mr. Gentleman asked the driver to drive the car towards a pub instead of his office.

“Sir, it is almost closing time” The driver saw the time in his watch and said.

“Shut up idiot, do what I say” He became furious.

The driver became panicky on hearing him and simply drove the car to a famous pub.

Mr. Gentleman got down the vehicle and went to the pub. But, there were nobody except the manager, cahier and bouncers.

The driver went to the manager and convinced him to allow his MD to stay back and to arrange special show with the dancers and singers for premium cost and special payment, besides managing the law and order agency at the cost of the MD of GM. Group of companies.

 

Chapter: 16

“Mum why don’t you give divorce to Mr. Gentleman?” An awkward question posed by Mr. Laxman, the youngest son to his mum Mrs. Bharathidevi.

It was a strange thing to note that the children addressed their father as Mister instead of dad. It was quite painful to hear even; and further it was a stunning advice given by the children to their mother to give divorce to their father; and it was the first of its kind in the world.

“It is very much clear that Mr. Gentleman has been under the trap of his Personal Secretary; and she must have been his kept mistress; and he may likely transfer all his assets, properties and company’s shares to her. I am just cautioning you aunty to be careful about our assets” Mr. Rahul, the son in law of Mr& Mrs. Bharathidevi exposed him.

The only daughter Mrs. Sobha and her youngest son Mr. Laxman were with Mrs. Bharathidevi, besides her son in law Mr. Rahul.

“The sooner you give divorce to him it would be better for all of us aunty. Hence it should be your first priority to give him legal notice for divorce aunty. And from our side we will file civil suits through our minor children against all industries, assets, properties and shares of the industry which are on his name. The law is also in favour of us, as he cannot deny his grand children’s rights in his self earned properties; please try to understand the seriousness of the situation aunty” Mrs. Rithu, her eldest daughter in law advised her.

So also Mrs. Priya, her younger daughter in law supported her husband.

Mrs. Sobha was in dilemma and she could not

Speak out anything against her dad at once.

And Mr. Ram, her eldest son was thinking seriously.

Mrs. Bharathidevi couldn’t take any decision at once. She was thinking about the reaction of Mr. Gentleman and consequent repercussions thereafter. She couldn’t understand the opinions of Mrs. Sobha, and Mr. Ram, as the latter didn’t speak out anything against him.

In the meanwhile her son in law Mr. Rahul, who was a lawyer by profession, brought and kept some papers in front of her for obtaining her signature.

“Let me have some time to discuss with Ram and Sobha; and let me also think and then I will decide” Mrs. Bharathidevi opened her mouth.

“Sorry aunty there is no time for us; and we can’t take a chance; and it is such an emergency as Mr. Gentleman has been fully under her influence; and he may transfer all his properties to that bitch anytime. Now it is up to you to decide either to sign on these papers at once or not” He cautioned her finally and left her suit seriously.

“Mum please sign on the papers, as Rahul has married me on knowing our properties only, but now if unfortunately Mr. Gentleman transfers all his assets in the name of Dr. Jasmine, Rahul will certainly discard me” Mrs. Sobha said quite pathetically.

“Mum please doesn’t forget that I have two kids; and also you know the health condition of my elder brother Mr. Ram, who is also having kids. Please remember that you only can save us mum or otherwise we will all become paupers”

Finally brothers Mrs. Sobha and Mr. Ram also brought tremendous pressure over her. At last she took a decision and signed on the divorce and for maintenance petitions.

Chapter: 16

It was a working women’s hostel, situated in a very decent locality. All the inmates in the hostel were in the top positions working in different fields. Dr. Jasmine was staying there along with other women from different fields. She used to be quite reserved with them.

A Mercedes Benz car had just stopped in front of the hostel; and the driver of the vehicle went in and informed the warden to call Miss. Jasmine.

Later after some time, Miss. Jasmine came there and noticed the personal driver of her MD Mr. Gentleman.

“It is too much I say; and you have come more than ten times; and I have told you umpteen times that I have resigned for my job; and now also I am to remind you the same. Please don’t come to my hostel again; or otherwise I will be forced to complain against you and your MD to the cops” She warned the driver seriously.

“It’s okay madam. Though I have been already conveyed the same message to MD sir all the times whenever I have come to pick you up, but now the MD sir himself has come personally to pick you up; and he has been waiting in the car; and you better come personally and warn him at his face madam”

“Driver please tell me honestly whether the MD has really come?”

“Yes madam it is quite true and how can I lie to you madam?”

“Just wait for some time, and I will change my clothes and come back to you” She said in bit of little nervous.

She went hurriedly into her suit and changed her dress and came to the car.

Mr. Gentleman opened the door and asked her to sit by his side.

“I sent my resignation letter to you sir, but time and again why the driver has been sent to me? And what the hell is this sir; and why the driver is chasing me sir?” She lost her patience and said.

“Miss. Jasmine, you are a doctor by profession, don’t I have liberty either to call you or call on you as a patient?”

“Sorry sir, neither I have a clinic nor Nursing Home nor do I practice medicine at present, then in which way my presence is solicited sir?” She turned down his plea.

“What I want is not physical treatment, but social medicine, as you know sometimes chronic problems can be solved through social medicine. Now I once again request you to spare your valuable time for understanding that chronic problems and find out social medicine please. Anyway, as it is a public road let us not create scene here and now please follow me to my office and there you can decide my fate. May I once again request you Dr. Jasmine to get into the car? And it is not an order, but it is only my request” He concluded.

She closed the rear side door and opened the front door and sat in the bucket seat. The driver drove the car to the gentleman Towers.

 

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The chairman cum MD of the Gentleman group of companies, and his personal secretary went into his chambers around 1000 hrs. They both were in the chambers till 1900hrs. As per schedule, lunch and in between snacks and tea were served to them by the attendant. But nobody knew what was going on inside the chambers of the MD. But around 2000hrs, they both came out from his chambers. The Chairman and the Managing Director dropped her at her hostel.

“Good night sir” She greeted him quite politely and most pleasingly.

Now there was no such anger or emotional feelings in her, after her interaction with the Chairman cum MD in camera.

“Good night dear, I will send the car exactly by 0900 hrs tomorrow to pick you up” He said in return.

She went inside the hostel and the MD stayed there for some time in his car near the hostel itself. He could find in her a guide, philosopher, friend, besides a great psychiatrist and a professional doctor.

“Kudos to her parents for her superfine brought up with decent manners, courteous behaviour, highest self discipline, which are mostly lacking in the present day generation” He heart fully congratulated them though he didn’t see them.

There are neither books nor colleges which could educate or teach pupil respectively for shaping them as good citizens. In fact it is time to include the subject in schools, colleges and university curriculum for improving the human relations in the family, in the society for being good with the neighbours, and to know perfectly well about the concepts of marriage, customs and traditions in place of love, lust, dating; and ultimately the cheap tricks of elopement with the opposite sex, discarding the respectable living in the civilized society by disowning their parents and in laws, which is prevailing mostly in the society in the present scenario.

Dr. Jasmine could see through the window of her suit the MD’s car still on the road near her hostel as is and where is condition. She immediately rang to him whether the car was under repair or otherwise he needed her presence.

He replied her smilingly that he was leaving; and he instructed the driver to drive the car towards Judges Colony in the city.

A new car having f/r number was closely following the MD’s car unobtrusively. It was purchased by Mr. Rahul, the son in law of Mr. Gentleman under call taxi in a fake name.

Mr. Gentleman got down the vehicle in front of the bungalow of Hasina and gave some money to his driver to finish his dinner in a hotel and come back for pick him up.

Accordingly the driver left for taking Mogul Biriyani, in a famous hotel in the city.

The driver couldn’t notice the F/R vehicle in which both Mr. Rahul and Laxman were travelling.

Mr. Rahul and Laxman Video graphed the entry of Mr. Gentleman; and Miss. Hasina came out from her bungalow and received him affectionately.

 

Chapter: 17

It was 0900hrs. Miss. Jasmine got into the personal car of Mr. Gentleman, which was already there for her, which was sent by Mr. Gentleman and she straight went to the bungalow of the Metropolitan Sessions judge, Miss. Hasina. Miss. Hasina, though fifty plus she was looking marvellous with her tantalising looks; and stunning personality, besides pleasing manners; and affectionate hospitality. Dr. Jasmine became spell bound and speechless for sometime on seeing her, as she looked like as if she was thirty plus.

“Yes dear, I am Hasina, Metropolitan session’s judge and of course Mr. Gentleman told me all about you and in fact I have seen in yourself more than what he spoke about you”

“Really I am quite pleased to see you Madam. When my MD has asked me to meet you, at first I have feared with some inhibitions, but after meeting you, and the way you have received me, I am rather feeling guilty for thinking otherwise.

My MD sir told me to learn some basic things regarding behaviour, manners, and hospitality from you madam, for the smooth functioning of our group of industries.

Madam I feel pleasure to learn through my MD as you both are classmates since childhood. And, I am lucky today having come here to take your blessings aunty” She gave her a bouquet and later touched her feet as an Indian tradition and custom.

Miss. Hasina hugged her. In the meanwhile the servant maid arranged breakfast and informed her.

“Come on dear, please join me for breakfast” She invited her quite affectionately.

“No thanks aunty and I may be permitted to leave this time please”

“When once you addressed me aunty, how can I leave you dear; and there is no chance for you to avoid my hospitality; please come and join me; and let us finish breakfast; and later I have to go and pronounce judgement in an important case in the court at once” She took her to the dining hall.

Dr. Jasmine couldn’t escape and finally joined her for breakfast. Even the few minutes also Miss. Jasmine never gave her a break and tried to know more about their school days, college days, and university days, especially how both Mr. Gentleman and Miss. Hasina used to behave and their activities in the school, in the college and in the university.

Dr. Jasmine could see some splendid reactions, a superb glow in her face, and a beautiful smile, which the latter tried to hide in between her teeth, as and when the name of Mr. Gentleman rolled in her mouth though in their casual talk.

It was by then there came an urgent SMS message to her mobile phone sent by the MD of the Gentleman group of companies. Slowly colours changed in the face of Miss. Jasmine.

“Is anything serious dear?” She asked her out of anxiety.

“May be so, and my MD has given SMS to me as there was something serious at the Gentleman towers and my immediate presence is required. He didn’t mention any particulars. Sorry aunty I am leaving” She said.

“It’s okay dear, please don’t forget me, and keep on visiting me whenever you find leisure; don’t forget your profession; and please remember you have a patient here dear” She tried to cajole her.

Dr. Jasmine left the bungalow of the Justice hurriedly. All that happened in a few seconds.

Miss. Hasina was just looking till Dr. Jasmine got into the personal car sent by the Chairman and MD of the gentleman group of companies. Now her thoughts were revolving round him. She remembered that she couldn’t dare say yes to him for their marriage, as their religions came in between them. At least she was happy being bachelor, but his case was different as he had been facing hell, after his marriage with Miss. Bharathidevi, being under the influence of her parents till their death; and later with his wife Mrs. Bharatidevi and children at home. As Miss. Hasina was only responsible for his life being ruined, now she got an opportunity to facilitate him to start his second innings. And she was in her day dreams about the likely union of Mr. Gentleman and Miss. Jasmine. There was about thirty year’s age gap between them. But if they really fell in love with each other, nothing came in their way and nobody could object them.

But in the meanwhile she had to decide as the civil suits filed by Mrs. Bharathidevi for divorce from Mr. Gentleman; and by minor grand children for their share in the ancestral properties of Mr. Gentleman group of companies are pending with her.

But in the separation case both the wife and husband had to take a unanimous decision by themselves to get mutual divorce without rupturing their honour.

Till such time she could just wait; and hope that Miss. Jasmine and Mr. Gentleman could definitely take a wise and timely decision. She prayed the almighty to unite both of them and give a new and happy life to Mr. Gentleman.

But if simple prayers could unite people with human bondages, there would not have been tragedies in the world, except comedies.

 

Chapter: 18

Dr. Jasmine immediately rushed to the Gentleman Towers. Surprisingly there were police and press already present; and a lot of public gathered at the spot.

There was one dead body of a girl found in front of the towers. The girl was the daughter of the servant maid, and she was a minor girl aged 16 yrs.

The servant maid used to send her daughter to attend her duties whenever she felt fatigue. As a matter of fact technically it was unbecoming of in a corporate office to allow a minor to attend to any duty, even menial jobs like cleaning and washing also in the office premises.

But, as soon as Dr. Jasmine took charge of personal secretary, she noticed it and immediately warned the girl and sent her away. Later, she also cautioned the mother of the girl not to send her thereafter and that it was her last warning; she also issued a circular to that effect; and a warning memo was also served to the servant maid.

Now initially that helped and came handy for the MD to face the police, the Assistant labour commissioner, the common public and the media of course.

However, the MD could not escape the general procedures and formalities of police enquiry and investigation.

Any way it was a very bad day for Dr. Jasmine. She had unnoticingly delayed by going to the bungalow of Hasina and spent some time with her taking breakfast and in the meanwhile this mishap had taken place.

Mr. Gentleman was present at the crime scene and his face became pale, as the cops, the press and general public, some of them were passersby pounced upon him by posing a bunch of questions; and thereby putting him in quandary.

“You please go to your chambers sir, and I will deal the situation, answer whatever quarries put by police, officers from the office of the labour commissioner, and finally the media sir”

“Sorry madam, you can’t suggest him to leave the scene of occurrence. How can he leave the scene of offence? Is it not a fact that the ghastly incident happened in his premises? Is not the deceased his employee? Is it not an offence to employ a minor girl in his corporate office? And by the way who are you to speak on his behalf? Are you an eye witness to speak about the incident? Or are you an expert to decide the case, whether it is suicidal or homicidal? What are the reasons in either case?” The police, the media, and the general public put her in quandary by putting her innumerable questions and also expressed umpteen doubts.

The media, police and public already encircled the mother of the deceased, who became emotional and laying on the body of her daughter and crying.

“Yes gentlemen I am an expert, and for your kind information I am a doctor. Now I put it to you that can anybody say anything about the incident? I know nobody knows anything. And still it is uncertain whether it is accidental, homicidal or suicidal? But you people are only thinking extremities” So saying she forcibly made way for herself and rushed to the victim, and pulled the mother of the victim from her body and observed it.

She was astonished on examining the victim. She immediately started doing first aid. She gave her kiss of life. She called police and requested them to arrange an ambulance at once to shift the injured to the hospital, as the girl was alive.

“The girl is already dead madam. Then why are you pretending and misguiding us as if she is alive and playing a drama? Is it for our eye wash? Or is it to divert our attention Madam?” Someone from the crowed was trying to do nuisance.

She looked at him seriously; and hit on the chest of the girl with her two hands forcibly. And with her fourth hit the girl omitted some blood and henceforth she was taking heavy breath.

“Why have you not tried to save the girl immediately on your arrival Madam, since you are a doctor? If you have further delayed the girl would have died? And then definitely you would have been liable for her death” On seeing the girl getting back to life, the person who questioned Dr. Jasmine now took a U turn.

He was still trying to corner Dr. Jasmine.

Mr. Gentleman slapped him, and pulled him out from his premises, and handed over to his security and they dragged him out.

The press, police and public clapped whole heartedly and praised Dr. Jasmine in unison.

In the meanwhile the ambulance came and the police shifted the girl to the Government General Hospital.

“I am sorry sir, all this wouldn’t happen had I come to office in time; and definitely I would have sent the girl out, as I did earlier” Dr. Jasmine was feeling guilty of coming late to office.

“Not at all dear, though you have come late, you did excellent job; and you have shown your professionalism and kept up the name and honour of our MNC.

I thank you, but simply saying thanks to you is only a formal word, and I promise you, without any hesitation to do forever, whatever favour or anything you need in your life time from me” He said little emotionally.

“Sir I am a doctor, you have become emotional, but as a doctor it is my profession and I shouldn’t have feelings and emotions. It is my primary duty to attend the victims. I feel that there is nothing great in it. Anyway, it is a serious case. Though she is survived, I doubt she might have received multiple fractures. As she has mirclelessly escaped from head injury and due to shock only her heart function has temporarily stopped and that is how I could save her. Let us go to GGH and see her condition and if necessary we will shift her to multi speciality hospital for better treatment sir” She advised him.

He instructed the driver to bring the car and both of them got into it.

As and when the vehicle left, one newly purchased F/R vehicle closely followed them. Mr. Rahul was driving the vehicle, while Mr. Laxman was sitting by his side.

 

Chapter: 19

It was a city civil court. There was a final call for Mr. Gentleman, but he was absent.

“your Honour, summons are served to Mr. Gentleman and he has no respect for the court orders and it shows that he has in principle accepted for divorce as is demanded by my client Mrs. BharathiDevi Madam Justice” The other side lawyer argued on behalf of his client. And the Advocate submitted to the Honourable court with high sounding phraseology and in oxford English Language.

“Yes, you can argue on behalf of your plaintiff Mr. Learned lawyer, but you cannot presume and predict the mindset of the defendant and simply reveal his opinion hypothetically you know”

“I am sorry Madam Justice, what I want to impress upon the Honourable Court is about the respondent’s callous attitude; and that he has no guts to face the accusations, hence I am submitting to give ex parte decree for divorce. Anyway there will be stipulated time for filing an appeal, if he is really not interested to be divorced” The learned advocate suggested.

“But it is against the principles of natural justice, and why should he forgo an opportunity to represent his stand? And there might have been various other reasons for his absence. Otherwise he would have represented through some other advocate. I don’t think that getting divorce so urgently at this age of fifty plus for her is so important my learned lawyer? Anyway I am adjourning the case finally to next Monday for the appearance of the respondent” She said politely.

Mr. Rahul and Mr. Laxman paid heavy fees to their lawyer. They also bribed heavily the lawyer engaged by Dr. Jasmine on behalf of Mr. Gentleman. In fact they purchased the other side advocate only for absenting himself and not to represent on behalf of Mr. Gentleman, and thereby get ex parte divorce at once in his absence.

But all their efforts went futile.

 

Chapter: 20

It was 2200hrs. Mr. Gentleman was still remaining in the towers. He was smoking cigarette after cigarette. He called the office boy and gave him money and gave list to him to bring Scotch liquors and soda.

The office boy went and brought the liquors, soda, cigarettes and some food stuffs and arranged on a tea table in his suit room.

Mr. Gentleman started consuming liquor. He heard the sound of somebody knocked the door.

“Yes come in” He said irritatingly.

He saw Dr. Jasmine on opening the door.

“Hello doctor, it is already ten O’ clock in night, who asked you to stay back in the office till late night? Why have you not gone home? I mean to your hostel?” He was feeling guilty.

“It does not matter for me whether it is late night or early morning sir. I am a doctor and tuned to my profession which has no fixed timings for serving the patients. Now I have a patient, and hence I have been here sir”

“Who is that idiotic patient, troubling you at this odd hour’s doctor?”

“Sorry sir, please never say it again. He is a perfect Gentleman” Dr. Jasmine said firmly.

“Then you must have been either an Angle to serve a devil; or you must have been a divine, thrown into a devil’s paradise”

“Sorry sir why are you always belittling yourself unnecessarily?” She asked him rather painfully.

“Because of the accusations dear, blessed are the who die peacefully, but I doubt I am not. The police, the public and the media. Even my better half, and the children are suspecting my integrity, conduct and character, then how could a man of fifty five years old bear the insult and humiliation Dr. Jasmine?” He said quite painfully.

“The human life itself is a challenge, and nobody is an exception to comments and criticism. And all human beings are social beings. You and I am also no exception sir. Anyway it is only an accusation, but it is not at all a conclusive proof. Let the investigation be carried on and the truth will come out sir”

“Dr. Jasmine do you believe that I have slept with the minor girl and trying to beget a child, and in fact, she is in the age of my granddaughter you know?”

“Sir, she will speak out the truth, when once she gets conscious”

“But how can I bear this humiliation?

And how long will I be prone to bear that I have committed the most heinous crime? What shall be my family’s name and our MNC’s reputation?

And I think have you ever noticed the reaction from public Dr. Jasmine? Our shares have gone down drastically; I do not understand how the public think of the share market? How could an accusation against the character of an individual would affect the shares of his group of companies, which are constantly going in profits?” Mr. Gentleman was off his moods.

“What you said is true in normal course and for normal people sir, but now you are a celebrity; and public always expects the celebrities should be a role model and icons to them in the society. But anyway, when once the girl gains conscious things will go better and your character and integrity will be known to the whole world. But till then, there is no chance of overcoming and we have to bear these types of comments and criticism. You are not the only person facing unnecessary accusations in a most heinous crime, but also a great many and noble people even went to behind bars sir. Anyhow, I am so confident that ultimately truth only triumphs sir”

“Thank you. I once again thank you for your support Dr. Jasmine. Driver please drop her at hostel?” He instructed the driver.

“Sir, my sincere request rather advise to your good self is please don’t spoil your health by succumb to habits, consequent to the temporary ups and downs in life; and I request you to go home first sir; and later I will leave our office”

“What do you mean? Do you think I have a home Dr. Jasmine?

You will be surprised to know that a billionaire, who does not have a home in this world, is the one and only the unfortunate Mr. Gentleman”

“You have a home and a big family sir”

“Where is it?”

“I will accompany you sir”

“Sorry, I have no home. Do you think that I would be happy at that home? There were not only days, months but also some decades I used to stay in my office only all through these years; and that house it is an orphanage for me”

“What sir?” she was annoyed on hearing his comment about his home as orphanage.

“As you are a new comer you may not know much about me and my home. You better leave me alone or otherwise, you will also be cornered”

“If you feel comfort in staying back in your office, then it is okay sir. And I remain here till you stop consuming liquor and go to bed”

“Why are you feeling or me dear? No one heart fully feels about me and truly I am an orphan do you know?”

“I truthfully believe that you are a perfect gentleman and those who fail to understand your kind and generous heart only orphans’ sir, but not you, there might be selfish people here and there but that doesn’t mean that the world is selfish sir”

“Sorry I don’t agree; and I truthfully feel that I am not a Gentleman, though my name is gentleman, and also it is a misnomer and mismatch that my parents might have named after me by mistake” He consumed more than his capacity and unable to speak perfectly.

“Madam I will take care of sir; and I will drop you at your hostel or otherwise sir will become furious” The driver tried to convince her.

But she was reluctant to leave the MD alone as he was seriously hurt.

“Madam this is not the first time sir is feeling sad; and in fact there were days, weeks, months and sometimes years, he never had gone home. Now your presence may also create some new problems to him tomorrow. So please follow his instructions and better leave the office at once Madam; and rest I will take care of him”

The driver appeared to be a senior; put up more service and associated with the company since many years, besides he was an elderly man and hence she reposed confidence in him that he would take care of the boss.

She then left the office.

 

Chapter: 21

It was 1200hrs in the night. It was the bungalow of the chairman of the gentleman group of companies.

A grand dinner was hoisted by one of the directors and a partner of the gentleman group of companies, i.e. Mrs. BharathiDevi and her children under the close supervision of her son in law Mr. Rahul. In fact it was a family party, except the lawyers and selective police officers who were investigating the case of minor girl’s death, and also the lawyers who helped them in the civil cases only joined them. For them it was quite a jubilant moment, as the civil cases filed against Mr. Gentleman were admitted and the interim orders were passed in their favour.

It so happened very rarely when the head of the family was a habitual drunkard or gambler or having second family or extra marital relationship with another lady. But here in the case of Mr. Gentleman it was only merely a suspicision.

As an advance precaution his family had been taking care of themselves, which was not unbecoming of in some of the aristocratic families in the world. Such families may firmly believe in the growth of the value of their assets and shares; besides the name and fame of the family.

Most of the aristocratic families firmly believe in protecting their properties from the individuals at one stage; and whenever they suspect that their Business Empire was about to collapse, due to the unilateral decisions taken by an individual, the family would go to any extent without caring the individual.

 

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It was the bungalow of Justice Hasina. Though it was late in the night Dr. Jasmine went to her bungalow, and the former received her affectionately. “Is it any emergency dear?” Justice Hasina asked her with anxiety. Dr. Jasmine could not reply her immediately. “Anything wrong at hostel or at your office dear?” “Nothing about me aunty, but my only agony is about my MD. He has been under serious depression. I am worried about him. Can we do anything to console him at this stage aunty?”

“Have you tried honestly tried Jasmine?” “I tried heart fully to console him and I even insisted him to stop drinking; and I prepared to stay at office, till he goes to his bed. But he never allows me to stay there and sent me out through his driver” “Yes Jasmine that is why I call him a perfect Gentleman” Miss. Hasina said in all praise for Mr. Gentleman. “But we must do something to bring him back to normal world aunty” Jasmine pleaded her. “Your acquaintance with him is hardly a month or two, but I know him since my childhood Jasmine. He is what he is and he never changes himself simply for selfish ends. He helps others but he never take anybody’s help. He prefers to suffer rather than making others suffer. He sacrifices for others rather than for himself” While all about Mr. Gentleman, tears rolled in her eyes.

“You are telling everything about him means” Dr. Jasmine on hearing all praises and respects about Mr. Gentleman, was trying to understand their relation.

“Are you suspecting my bonafides dear?”

“I am sorry aunty I don’t mean by that”

“Then you would have asked me straight?”

“Okay Aunty as you inculcated in me that courage, now I can dare ask you; and please tell me honestly aunty do you love him?” Dr. Jasmine took liberty and suddenly asked her. “A good question, but you have asked me belatedly. I am still Miss. Hasina at the age of fifty plus means you might have got perfect answer to your question”

“Then why did you not marry him?” “Why are you asking me, why don’t you ask him?” “I couldn’t dare” “No I don’t believe it, you are speaking a lie; or otherwise how dare you are to come to meet me directly, unless he told you all about us?” “He only told me that you both are childhood mates and you are a well learned, a veracious reader, a philosopher, besides a good writer and a novelist” “I am not that talented what he said” “Then what was the great divide between you and MD?” She couldn’t bear the suspense anymore and asked her at once. “May be Religion, customs and traditions and besides economical status” She replied quite politely.

“You both are well educated then why have you cared for the worldly things?” “Don’t forget that we are in India, a nation known for its ancient culture and civilization, customs and traditions. And it is not that easy to deviate them for our selfish ends” Miss. Hasina revealed the reasons for their failure in love with certain pain.

“Now Mrs. Bharathidevi voluntarily applied for divorce; and the petitions are pending with you; and why can’t you pass orders accordingly and marry Mr. Gentleman? Sorry I am rather taking little liberty and put it to you at least why don’t you think in that way? Or am I wrong in guiding you, rather suggesting you madam?” She said confidently but feared to hear her verdict, as she had taken more liberty in interfering in her forth coming judgement.

“I am sorry to say no; and your suggestion is absolutely wrong; Mrs. Bharathidevi has applied for divorce suspecting not only our acquaintance but also she even thought bad of our relationship as unholy and illegal ” said Hasina.

“Please tell me whether you love him or not Madam?”

“Sorry, you have been taking undue advantage of our acquaintance"

"Sorry madam it not to hurt you, but"

"No baby I can understand your  mind. If not you suspect our relation why are you posing number of questions to me? Do you want me to marry him at this age Miss. Jasmine?” Hasina was annoyed and said.

“What is wrong in it madam? If I am not wrong you both are around fifty plus only”

“Good jock, not only public, but also his wife, children and grand children will laugh at us; and all her suspicision all through these years about our acquaintance and friendship will be proved to be extramarital relationship; and the most, principled and God fearing Mr. Gentleman will not bear that humiliation dear”

“Then you better drop down aunty I will marry him”

“What? Are you mad? Why are you talking about ifs and buts and most impractical things? What is your age and his age? Do you know that his daughter is older than you?”

“When once his wife applied for divorce; and his daughter and sons filed minor suits on behalf of his grand children, means they all have unilaterally declared war against him; and they wanted to neck him out from their home; and I think he has already anticipated it and that is why he has been staying in his office. And I doubt even the minor girl’s episode is also suspected to be planted by either by some of his family members; or at least with the connivance of his professional enemies only”

“Are you suspecting the bonafides of the members of his family Dr. Jasmine?”

“Yes aunty, I have seen their emotions and certainly not their feelings against him practically. They neither respect him nor fear him. But, I have seen in them much hatred against him instead of affection towards him. It is not my intention to prove their ill minds, but I only curse the fate for punishing a nobleman by awarding him with such a selfish family ” She felt so much for him.

“But now he has to face more serious acquisition, do you know that dear?” Hasina remind her as he was in soup.

“What is it? I couldn’t understand, please tell me in detail  aunty”

“I sorry to say that his involved in a much more heinous crime is made out by the investigative agency dear”

“But I am confident that the girl will tell the truth when once she gets conscious aunty”

“Sorry Jasmine it is all over, perhaps you are not aware of the recent developments. The girl regained consciousness and the chief Metropolitan Magistrate recorded her dying declaration”

“What did the girl say aunty?” She asked her anxiously.

“As she lost her voice, she wrote on a piece of paper as ‘S’ only and then she succumbed to multiple fractures and more so for the fatal injury to her spinal card. Now ‘S’ stands for your sir, or sons or son in law of Mr. Gentleman or somebody whose name starts with first letter ‘S’. But initially police are suspecting your Chairman and MD, Mr. Gentleman, because he used to stay in the office during nights also and his chamber has an attached bed room. And his own staff also has given corroborative statements against him. I don’t know how could he come out clean from the heinous crime?”

“Oh my God, then what shall we do for him at this stage aunty?” Dr. Jasmine expressed her sympathy towards him.

“Let us wait and see what shall be the reaction of the mother of the deceased? What is the investigation  of the cops? What material the cops gather to fix him? What would be the allegtion and charges framed against him?” She put forth number of questions instead  of  clarifying her doubts.

Hasina also expressed her doubt as how he could come out clean from the case?

In the meanwhile Dr. Jasmine received a call from the personal driver of the MD.

“What’s the matter Jasmine?” Hasina asked her.

“The cops have taken the MD into their custody for interrogation. What shall we do now aunty?” Dr. Jasmine was feeling a lot.

“As the case is under investigation, and it is a serious offence, we have to wait till the police either to rule out the allegation against him or make out a perfect case against him”

“It is quite unfortunate. Do you believe his involvement in the crime aunty? But I truly certify that he hasn’t even seen the girl in his office. He only knows the mother of the girl, as she has been working in the office as servant maid. I have only sent out the girl, when she has come to office in the absence of her mother from attending her duties, ever since I have joined as PS to him”

“Okay Jasmine it is already late in the night you can stay back in my bungalow and go to your hostel in the morning” She advised her, rather cautioned her.

“Thank you aunty and my hostel is quite nearby and I can just walk down. Good night and I am sorry I disturbed you late in the night aunty”

“Never mind Jasmine. Normally I never sleep before 0100hrs, as I used to read novels or scribe new stories. Okay goodbye and good night dear” Dr. Jasmine left her Bungalow.

 

Chapter: 22

The Chairman and the Managing Director of the GM. Group of Companies transferred all his shares in the name of his Personal Secretary Dr. Jasmine. He also resigned and nominated Mr. Ram as his successor as Chairman and Managing director of the GM. Group of Companies due to personal reasons, even before he was taken into custody by the cops.

“Nonsense, he neither has feelings nor attachments. He never has commonsense at least; and so also curtsey to nominate your mother to succeed him. He has no love and affection towards you, being his only daughter, and leaves apart myself as he has already ignored me as his son in law. He has even gone to the extent of making me a fool; and he even not hesitated to belittle me in the presence of my subordinates” Mr. Rahul expressed his hatred against his father in law.

Further his anger knew no bounds. On knowing the transfer of power to a paralytic patient Mr. Ram; and all the properties which were in the name of Mr. Gentleman, which were transferred to an employee Dr. Jasmine, Mr. Rahul grew wild. On knowing the developments, Colours changed in the eyes of Mrs. BharathiDevi, her daughter Mrs. Sobha and her youngest son Mr. Laxman. They all assembled in the reading room.

Mr. Ram was not there as he went to the Gentleman Towers to hold an urgent press meet. As per his father’s wish he wanted to head and lead the GM. Group of Companies on the same principles and morals followed by his father in true spirit.

 

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Ever since he had taken over the reins of the GM. Group of Companies, Mr. Ram’s first priority was to hold his company’s shares intact in the share market. He immediately announced an increase in the dividend by another 5%, with which the total increase of dividend now rose up to 55%, which was really abnormal and impractical also only to see that the value of his company’s shares would never go down in the share market. And if it was truly calculated, there might not be profits gained for the company.

But there was no other way to hold both the share value of the company in the stock market and also to keep up the reputation and trade mark of the GM. Group of Companies, and also the name and fame, the glorious past history of the family and their dynasty.

All the four share holders had been feeling a lot as they were not summoned anytime for the board meeting or for the press meet by Mr. Gentleman. Mr. Ram also followed the same steps of the chairman, for which they bore grudge against him. In fact they all had formed a very poor opinion against Mr. Ram.

 

Chapter: 23

“I am sorry to tell you, rather warn you Miss. Jasmine. Please don’t venture to come to me hereafter as you are PS to the under trial prisoner, who committed a most heinous crime; and cops also suspecting your bonafides also as you happened to be PS to the accused; they may even take you to their custody for interrogation” Hasina warned her seriously, when the latter came to her bungalow without prior intimation.

“Madam are you suspecting him? Or are you still doubtful about his bona-fides? And do you think that he is that cheap to sleep with a poor, innocent and a minor girl, who is even younger than his daughter?” She was unable to hold her feelings anymore and broke out openly.

“I am sorry Miss Jasmine; there is both material and circumstantial evidence, besides medical evidence too. And one more important thing is that, during the interrogation by the cops, Mr. Gentleman voluntarily confessed his guilt of trapping the minor girl. On knowing that the girl conceived, and when the girl demanded him to marry her, he pushed her out from the window of his chambers”

“Please stop it Madam. I couldn’t bear anymore accusations against a perfect gentleman. It is quite unfortunate to hear an unbelievable fact. It is a concocted story created and planted by the investigating agency. I whole heartedly condemn that it is a great injustice done to a noble man Madam”

“But, you are neither the investigating officer nor the Judge to decide and rule out the heinous crimes committed by him Jasmine. And I caution you in your own interest that if you still try to support him means you will definitely land in troubles. You will be cornered not only by police, but also by the media and public. I sincerely advise you not to be over smart especially in this case” “Please don’t come to an adverse opinion about the antecedents; and under estimate the conduct and character of your childhood mate Mr. Gentleman Madam. And you please don’t expect me that I either fear the police, or the media and the public; or out of fear I withdraw my support to Mr. Gentleman” Dr. Jasmine still supported him firmly.

Hasina could find tears rolling in her eyes. Her association with Mr. Gentleman was hardly for about two months. Even during that short period also she could be able to study him and understand his principles and discipline.

But, it was quite unfortunate that Miss. Hasina being his childhood mate, and a true love of the Chairman and the MD of the GM. Group of Companies misunderstood him means, it was really his bad luck. It was also true at this stage that nobody believed him.

“I am sorry to say good bye to you once for all dear; and will you please leave my bungalow forever” And that was her last conversation with Dr. Jasmine.

“How painful it is to hear from you Madam? I don’t understand what great sin have I committed Madam?” Dr. Jasmine was upset with her behaviour.

In reply Miss. Hasina showed her the way out from her bungalow.

“I should thank you Madam. And at the same time I must remember you forever as the one and the only example in the world for true and sincere love” She openly commented her, rather spoke out very frankly from the bottom of her heart ironically, as she felt sad over her behaviour and attitude.

And she finally left her. Dr. Jasmine never expected that Hasina would disown Mr. Gentleman especially when he was in troubled waters. She felt very bad over her inconsistency in understanding him and about her double standards.

Her mind was still lingering round Miss. Hasina, as she had still fond hope on her that she would definitely try to save her childhood fiancé, but she took all together a U turn. But now at this stage she couldn’t understand her mind.

 

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“Poor girl you have understood Mr. Gentleman only, but you have failed to understand me. You have even never known that I only try this case; and your presence would certainly create suspicion both in the eyes of the judiciary, police, media and public over my trial and finally the judicial hierarchy may be forced to transfer the case to some other court; and the latter may fix him due to the developments; and he will be deprived off the principles of natural And you don’t know my heartfelt feelings and emotions as how am I to save him Dr. Jasmine?” She was feeling in her heart, but couldn’t come out.

Ever since she came to know that the Chairman and MD of GM. Group of Companies, Mr. Gentleman was remanded to judicial custody in the most heinous crime of the year, she could not control her feelings and emotions, though she tried. Tears dropped from her checks, and she felt some discomfort and uneasiness in her chest and consequently she suffered from giddiness; and she collapsed on the floor. And luckily the servant made noticed her and admitted her in the hospital.

 

Chapter: 24

It is a misnomer if anybody says that the judges are above passions, human feelings and emotions. In some cases, where there is serious public agitation, and media keeps its eye, shows much more focus on such cases, and where there is going to be serious law and order problem cropping up for the government, the judges may lose balance in judging the cases perfectly and judiciously. In fact they are more scared by inhibitions and mere gossips. One such heinous crime was that of the minor girl’s rape followed by murder, wherein the accused was Mr. Gentleman, and industrialist and one of the top ten billionaires in the world. Miss. Hasina was an exception to the general human emotions and feelings. She knows for her integrity, honesty and dutifulness. She was never been influenced by anybody, either by her herirarchy or politicians, but known for her toughness.

 

Chapter: 25

“Generally, the last desire of the person, who is awarded death sentence will be fulfilled sir, but in the reverse I will obligate you to fulfil my request demand; and further I also dare to remind you that earlier you promised to do any favour or help to me in your life time; and now that time has come and I heart fully request you to have a go with me sir” Dr. Jasmine pleaded rather requested him.

“I could understand your feelings Jasmine. But, please follow my elderly advice. Marry your fiancé Dr. Raj and lead happy life”

“My fiancé is neither a gentleman nor a true lover of mine nor caring about me. Even I have frankly told him all about you also, he has misunderstood me and he has not believed me but he suspected me. Then how can you expect him to marry me sir? Of course even if is convinced also I will never marry him”

“Strange! Have you forgotten that you both are lovers since six years dear, but still you wanted to belittle him for one reason or the other, please never do that”

“Because you are so kind and gentle, besides a nobleman, you never undermine anybody. But he feels himself super- human being and he is the one and the only flawless man in this universe; belittles and considers others as they do not have characters. In fact, he puts a test for me as Lord Rama kept for his queen Sita, only to accept me into his life. And you know the modern test in this 21st century in his own words is that I must undergo a medical test to prove my virginity sir” She spoke quite emotionally.

“Sorry dear it is but natural; anybody can suspect the woman who worked under me, as how could they escape from my outraging their modesty in view of the recent heinous crime in which I have been involved? It is not his fault; it is perhaps my criminal record that might have hurt him and made him to have second thoughts. Please bring him to me dear, I will convince him and see that you both are getting married”

“Sorry sir to say no to your advice, as there should not arise any suspicion over one’s own fiancé or fiancée especially regarding conduct and character. I feel very sorry because after knowing me and my conduct for the last six years of our co education, both in the medical college and in the medical university also, he has no belief in me and my character. And his attitude, respect towards spinsters, and finally his conduct and behaviour make me lose faith in love and its sanctity” Dr. Jasmine broke out with her emotions.

“It is easy to misunderstand, but it is quite difficult to convince. Please don’t hurt him anymore Jasmine. I am sorry to say perhaps you might have been over influenced by our master - servant relation and consequent it’s loyalty. But now I honestly suggest that you better first come out from that trance, look at me in the position of a common man for a while; then you will definitely judge me; and my image will go down as a dirty criminal, having committed most heinous crime. Now I think you could better understand your fiancé Dr. Raj and definitely you must honour his love and affection for you. Please go and do what I say now dear”

“Sorry sir, I have lost hopes. I know him well better than anybody else”

“Please try once Jasmine at least as a token of respect towards your MD and showing some gratitude towards this grand old man dear”

“Okay sir as you said great words I will definitely go to him, try my best to bring him to you, but if he refuses to oblige, I expect your good self to promise me to accept my request and please don’t say no to my demand”

“I hope you will not get your demand fulfilled and I am confident that he would definitely come to me. Anyway you please stay back, because I can’t trust a girl with a prejudiced mind, and I will send a word for him”

“No sir, he is not a VVIP, and you need not give him that importance. And I further request you”

“Sorry dear no more discussion over that issue as it is over. Dr. Jasmine please do what I say” He said firmly.

She just nodded her head and the MD called the driver and along with him sent the head HR to convince and bring Dr. Raj to him for interaction.

 

Chapter: 26

There was buzzer sound. It was the house of the Mrs. Janakiram. The children went to convent and her mother has gone to market.

Mrs. Janakiram was taking head bath under shower; the buzzer was continuously ringing. She was unable to understand who had come at this odd hour. It was 1000hrs, Mr. Ram had gone to office and children to convent, but she could not predict who was there outside the entrance door. She immediately dressed herself and opened the door.

Surprisingly, there were Ram’s mother Mrs. BharathiDevi, his sister Mrs. Sobha and his brother in law Mr. Rahul, and his brother Mr. Laxman, standing outside. She just became voiceless and simply invited them to come in and showed them sofas to sit, through mere gestures only.

They all came in without any expression or spell out any word and simply sat in the sofas. When the mother of Ram tried to talk to her, but it was Rahul who intervened and took the lead.

“I do not know what to address you, but as we all understood that you are kept mistress of Mr. Ram, may be you might have been hoodwinked by Mr. Ram, or you might have trapped him knowingly that he is already married to Mrs. Ritu and is father of two kids, only for the reasons best known to you. Gone is gone we are not finding fault with you, but to prove yourself that you are not for grabbing anything from us, you have to do one thing, may be a favour or otherwise” He took some pause.

She was unable to understand what for they all have come to her home for the first time and asking for a favour? What is that favour or what he meant by the last word ‘otherwise?’

“It is me asking you again, please say yes or no” Mr. Rahul again insisted her.

She now opened her mouth for the first time in the presence of the family members of Mr. Ram.

“I will bring coffee” So saying she turned towards the kitchen.

“No, sorry we have not come for coffee or to see your curtsies. But, we have come here to remind you to decide yourself, whether you want to be with Mr. Ram or not. If you say yes please ask him to relinquish his position of Chairmanship and Managing Director of the Gentlemen group of companies, if not we presume that you have only trapped him for property. Now decide at once as we have no time” Mrs. BharathiDevi asked her point blank.

She did not waste any more time, but reacted to her mother in law spontaneously.

“I promise you madam, I will not only make Mr. Ram to resign for Chairmanship and MD of the GM. Group of Companies but also not to claim any share in your properties; and further disowning the legal rights in his ancestral properties; and also my children will not claim single paisa from your properties, provided if you can get divorce from his second wife, who is staying in your home illegally. And for your kind information and clarification as you all were unable to name my relation with Mr. Ram, but I am telling you the truth and the fact that I am his legally wedded wife; we married in registrar’s office and I begot a son and a daughter through him even before his second marriage with the present lady, whom you consider as legal wife. Now I hope you all might have understood my position in your family and please withdraw the word ‘kept mistress’ to me and I am sorry to remind you all again and again to think better to whom it really refers?” She said quite obediently and politely with a pleasant smile on her face, as her wish had been fulfilled, i.e. she could see all the family members of Ram had stepped into her home.

They were shocked on hearing her .Mrs. Sobha understood her stand and retaliated at once. “You third rated lady. Joined in the guise of Personal Secretary to my dad and trapped my innocent brother for money and position; and now how dare are you to claim equal status in our family? It only shows that you are trying to claim legal rights. Without any doubt anybody can say that how greedy you are for our property? And it seems there is no much difference between you and a bitch” Mrs. Sobha lost her tong.

“Please mind your language and hold back the word ‘bitch’ my dear sister in law. If anybody really wants to know the exact meaning of the unethical word ‘the bitch’, better they can ask their mum, and she is the one and the only person who could spell out the truth who their father really is?”

The sooner she completed her word, Mrs. Sobha slapped her.

“It never pains me dear, because I still respect you as the sister of my husband, but I only pity your dual And further you all will be surprised to know that the person who signed for our marriage in the registrar’s office as a witness was only Mr. Gentleman, a noble man who was no other than my father in law. But, knowing our episode your great mum performed second marriage to your brother Mr. Ram at gun point, stating that it was the prestige of your family and the name and fame of your dynasty. Now tell me my dear sister in law is the individual responsible to keep up the honour of the dynasty or the latter’s acts only?”Mrs. Janakiram asked her rather politely.

“Let us move Sobha” Mrs. BharathiDevi was offended and wanted to leave the place at once. There was no answer from Mrs. Sobha to the quarries raised by Mrs. Janakiram. Her eyes became reddish while suppressing her anger within herself. Mr. Rahul understood her emotions and he hold her hand and try to take her to the car. “Please wait sir, my mother in law and sister in law have come for the first time to our home and I may be permitted to take their blessings” So saying Mrs. Janakiram touch the feet of her mother in law as Indian custom and tradition. “Go to hell” Mrs. BharathiDevi shouted her and left her home seriously. And Mrs. Sobha followed her.

 

Chapter: 27

It was 1000hrs; a courier boy came to the Bungalow of Mr. Gentleman and handed over named parcels to Mrs. Sobha, Ritu, and Priya. Each one opened the parcel and found their nude photographs and also a CD, besides a letter demanding ransom; and also to come prepared to spend one night with the blackmailer. They were shocked and now repenting for their dos and undo’s. Now what to do? It was a million dollar question to them; and they are seriously thinking either to oblige the blackmailers or to approach the police or to inform their hubbies.

“What my sweet girls, still you are at home; is today holiday for your activities or seriously thinking about the old man? No regrets, he deceived all of us and he is reaping the consequences. Anyway I am going to club we join for dinner in the night at our home, bye” Mrs. Bharathidevi left in her bungalow in her car, being driven by the driver Siddhartha alias Siddu. He was driving the car towards out skirts of the town. Even without her instructions he played a latest XXX blue film in the video in the car. He has taken out red wine bottle from car dash board which he has already purchased and kept by her side in the rear seat.

“Are you mad or what; why have you purchased wine without my instructions? I asked you to drive the car towards the club, then why are you driving towards the out skirts of the city” Mrs. Bharathidevi shouted at him.

“Sorry madam today is 2nd October, Mahatma Gandhi’s birth day; and national holiday and also declared as dry day and that is why I purchased red wine in the night itself; and as the new police commissioner has taken charge of the city to day, all clubs have been closed; and hence I am taking you to the city outskirts Madam” He gave her cigarettes and lighter.

The blue film was so tempting she could not avoid it, but she was seriously looking it; and she opened the knob of the red wine bottle and started consuming, besides lighted the cigarette and smoking. The vehicle is going on at medium speed, without causing any inconvenience to Mrs. Bharathidevi. But after an hour, the driver Siddu stopped the vehicle suddenly. Mrs. BharathiDevi got alert and peeped through the car glasses and found all around thick trees, bushes and creeper found around the trunks of the trees. She understood that it was a forest and no could be seen.

“You idiot why have brought me here”

“To show you real blue film madam” He got down the vehicle and said.

“You bloody criminal I will oust you from your job”

“Now I not your driver madam, I am Mr. Siddhartha alias Siddhu, a play boy and I will show to you practically the blue film with our active participation” He tried to open her side door of the car.

But she locked the door from outside.

However he opened the car doors by the remote key and pulled her towards himself and hugged her and tried to kiss her. She slapped him and pushed him with all her strength. He then took out a button knife and kept it under her chin. There was no chance for her to escape from him. She now realised that she did a blunder to appoint him, who young and physically very strong to overpower her. She had thought for a while and decided, she just hugged him and kisses him and took him to the peak of the temptation. He has left the knife and was busy in undressing her, by removing her garments one after the other. While doing so she put her hand in her vanity bag and took out a wine bottle and unthreads its cap. “Please have one more peg madam and I will take you to heaven of joy, which you have been missing in the company of your eunuch husband”

“What?” She was shocked to hear an absurd word from him.

“I know everything about your married bachelor relation all through these years madam; and I have been fast awaiting this opportunity. And finally he lost and went behind bars and I won you; we will forever continue our physical relation and nobody will suspect us by appearance of long age gap madam”

“But earlier you never exposed yourself or at least looked me in that angle; I have spent many sleepless nights observing you nude in both in tub bath and also in the dressing room”

“Really you mad boy I pity you. I could you controlled yourself man?”

“I have taken all your postures and beauty spots through digital camera and while you enjoyed seeing blue films I used to see you nude and satisfy myself madam”

“Poor man you have unnecessarily waited many days and nights; and had you given me a hint or exposed yourself, or else tempted by your strong muscular body, I would have offered myself voluntarily and taken you to Golan heights in enjoyment”

“Thank you madam”

Unable to control himself; and out of both fear and confusion he was unable to penetrate his penis into her vagina.

“Idiot it seems you are inexperienced; and anyway don’t worry I teach you the first lesson”

She held her penis with her left hand and moved it to and fro till it got erected. He was enjoying the act so passionately in the company of a beautiful aunty and closed his eyes for few seconds.

That fraction of seconds was enough for the iron lady who had already decided to do what all she wanted; and she poured the liquid in the wine bottle all of a sudden on his erected penis.

It was not a joyful cry, but he raised a dreadful hue and cry as the liquid in the wine bottle is concentrated sulphuric acid.

The acid burns him not only his penis but it spread all over the lower parts till pelvis deep; he was rolling on the ground full naked, and she put on her garments and drive the car back to her bungalow.

 

Chapter: 28

It was Cherlapalli central jail, situated in Hyderabad. It was time for visitor’s, allotted by the jail authorities only to facilitate the kith and kin of the convicts and under trial prisoners to meet and to interact. Dr. Jasmine was waiting for Mr. Gentleman. At first, he denied to meet her. But she requested the jailer to arrange a meeting with him under any cost in order to reveal certain facts to him. The jailor was also an elderly man and was kind enough and was moved by sentiment as he saw in her the qualities of his daughter, who died in an accident and he immediately obliged her and convinced Mr. Gentleman and brought him to the visitors’ gallery.

“How are you Dr. Jasmine?” He asked her at once.

“I am not fine sir. In fact I am in troubled waters; and in deep sorrow sir”

“What is the matter Jasmine? Did anybody threaten you? Or commented you? Or hurt you, tell me frankly Jasmine?” He tried to cajole her.

“Ever since I have joined as PS to you, I have forgotten that I am a doctor by profession; and I have become sensitive, besides chicken hearted too. I am unable to tolerate the accusations levelled against you, day in and day out, not by one nor many; but in fact by your family members also. And I don’t understand the reasons, why your family members are cornering you and Mr. Ram sir? Why have you knowingly made Mr. Ram as Chairman and MD of GM group of companies, who is very much sensitive? It has not only antagonised his blood relatives, but also strained their relations. Now they have all born grudge against him.

The chair of the Chairman and MD of the GM Group of Companies is not a bed of roses sir. And you know well the company’s serious labour unrest for raising their daily wages, tax problems, awarding of bonus, financial assistance to the next of the bereaved; and consequent financial crisis; and knowing full well his health condition, why have you fixed him sir? It is quite unbecoming of by a wise parent like you sir. And why have you nominated me as heir apparent to your Business Kingdom, when you have a big family, including Madam, Children and grand children sir?” She was feeling guilty as she was cornered by his family members.

“Miss. Jasmine I sorry to remind you about your virginity tests before appointing you; and subsequently every month before paying perks to you; and then I could not answer you the purpose of the test, but today I am confessing with due apology to you that it is not lack of trust on you or on the women employees, but I do not trust my children and my son in law. Generally money attracts the criminals, but in my case money has played with my family members; and some have committed mistakes; and some are committing crimes; and in order to save you and others if any from those vultures only I have kept virgin tests for women employees in my organisations. I had two painful examples one is Mr. Ram falling in love with Miss. Janaki, my former PS; and Mr. Rahul, who happened to be my HR and through whom my innocent daughter Sobha conceived before marriage”

“Sorry sir are these tests would not apply to class four women employees in your business empire sir? If so why the daughter of the sweeper is exempted?” He couldn’t answer her at once; and it didn’t mean that he had no answer. But he kept himself silent even when he was out and out cornered by his family members, because he never bothered for himself, as he couldn’t bear anything which was detrimental to his family.

“It makes me believe that your silence has been taken as your weakness, and your family members are only digging grave to you sir. But, I will not remain silent like you; and also unlike you, I don’t have patience to tolerate any amount of disgrace and dishonour by anybody to you sir; and no excuse even if it were your family members, so long as I continue to work as PS to you in GM. Group of Companies sir” She burst out her feelings.

“I am sorry Miss. Jasmine; I believe you and I have treated you as one of my family members. When I said my family, please try to understand the spirit of the meaning of my words, in my opinion family includes all including you. Then you can’t find fault with any of my family members Jasmine” He said with certain amount of pain.

“But there shall be some limit for even to our sacrifice also sir, whether it is for a noble cause or otherwise. I am too small to tell you sir; and I can’t hide my feelings any more. I know that you have not committed the offence. Please come up with truth at least at this stage, and let me try for final justice as I still believe that truth only triumphs and my mentor would be saved and come out with purity and chastity. If I fail in my attempt there is a final option for you sir”

“What is it Jasmine?” Mr. Gentleman asked her rather doubtfully.

“You can file a mercy petition”

“You mean I have to beg for my life”

“Sorry sir what I mean is that you can ask for President’s pardon, as a last resort”

“You said that I have not committed any crime nor do I in my life time; and by praying the President’s pardon with folded hands means accepting one’s own guilt. And now requesting his Excellency the president of India to save me from death sentence or converting it to life sentence, which means the same for me; and I am sorry I will never apply for any mercy nor do I appeal in any court of justice for my personal favour Jasmine; and for your information I never let down myself before anybody even for my life”

“I am sorry sir I could not understand your feelings. I don’t know what for you are sacrificing your precious life? Is it for any noble cause? Nor is it for the nation? Nor is it crucifying you for attaining any bliss?” She expressed her painful feelings.

In reply, Mr. Gentleman simply smiled.

“No one ever escapes death, but only the date and time and finally the manner of their death varies in their life. And in my case the only lucky thing is that though I never know my birth but at least now I could know the date, time and the mode of my death. Yes I do agree with you dear that the only painful thing in my death is that it is not for any noble cause, but it is a death sentence for committing an heinous crime against an innocent minor girl, for which I don’t have words to speak except to lay down in my life.

“But your sacrifices are not acknowledged or known to the world nor to your family members”

“I haven’t told you that it is a sacrifice; but it is purely as a result of the heinous crime and for which I am being penalised and it need not be made known to public Miss. Jasmine.

And after my departure from this world your fiancé Dr. Raj will definitely come for you and my sincere advice to you is do not say no to his proposal dear”

“Sir may I request you to do one personal favour to me?”

“What favour is possible through a dying man dear? As I have understood your principles and integrity and self esteem, I still hope you never ask any favour for yourself from anybody, but anyway as asked I shouldn’t say no, you may please”

“Promise me sir, as it is in your hands and you can”

“Sure, Jasmine if it is within my orbit I will definitely fulfil, but if it is beyond my scope I am helpless and you will have to excuse me”

“It is just a small favour and you can definitely do it sir”

“Then ask me Jasmine, why are you hesitating?”

“Sir I want to conceive through you”

“Shut up, are you mad or what? Don’t behave like a child; and don’t be emotional; and don’t forget that you are an educated”

“I am not mad sir; and I am perfectly alright. I am not emotional sir, but I am asking you with feelings in my heart sir” She expressed herself.

“It is sheer nonsense; and quite absurdity and impossible. If it is known to anybody, not only the latter but everybody will laugh at you Jasmine; and I will be treated as sexually perverted psycho; and please don’t propose yourself to poor man who is in the age of grandpa and don’t try to make me a joker in the society. Please don’t forget that you are a postgraduate in Medicine” He was annoyed and said seriously.

“It is quite possible provided you demand the agency which is going to execute death sentence to you sir. I once again request you to cooperate and request the Home Ministry to fulfil my final wish cum desire. And I am sure that the last desire of the dyeing man will definitely be full filled sir” While suggesting him tears rolled in her eyes. Mr. Gentleman observed her and understood her feelings.

“Why have you taken a nasty decision? It is quite unfortunate to hear from the mouth of a highly intellectual; but certainly an innocent in a civilised society; and why don’t you try to understand the ground realities of human life Miss. Jasmine?”

“I am only trying to keep the truth alive sir”

“I couldn’t catch you Jasmine”

“I want Mr. Gentleman to reborn sir”

“Then I must call you definitely a mad lady; and also a poor doctor, especially an expert surgeon with chicken heart; and also a sentimental fool having belief in superstitions and rebirth than in science.

And there is no rebirth to any living being, except certain noble people will live in our hearts even after their physical death Jasmine”

“Sir I know your heart; and you never say no to anybody, who expect and hope to receive something from you; or at least to get some favour from you; but in my case you are mercilessly refusing; and what great sin I committed sir?” She was unable to continue as she tried to withhold her tears by hiding her face with a hanky.

“What you said is true in normal conditions and for justifiable things Jasmine. But I am sorry that in my life time I never say no to anybody for anything. But for the first time, perhaps in my final stages I am denying your request or proposal or whatsoever it might be, because your request is irrational and that is why I pity you my child; and I hope and expect you not to be childish nor behave like a mad woman Jasmine.

In fact my parents adopted me the name ‘Gentleman’; and I don’t know exactly for what reasons they have chosen it, but I want to die by personifying their dream cum wish in naming me as Mr. Gentleman” He spell out the last words and turned back to go to his cell.

“I have expected it from your noble heart sir. And may I request you finally one more thing sir?” “If it is irrational like what you have asked earlier please drop it Jasmine. If it is really good for you and the society you may please tell me what your request is Jasmine?” He just waited for her final request.

“I know you sir, for that matter those who have acquaintance with you never believe that you have committed the crime; simply ignoring your kind heart and rigid principles is nothing but praising Godsey and condemning Mahatma Gandhi sir”

“Sorry Miss. Jasmine, don’t be over confident and come to jumping conclusions. A man who looks gentle can’t be a gentleman. I am a bloody criminal awarded death sentence; and please don’t try to compare a criminal with the great soul of Mahatmaji”

“I know your modesty sir; and great people never accept their greatness. It is only the time will prove it; and the public who always look for it and remember forever the noble and kind hearted people and the latter remain in their hearts as great icons. And finally what I request you is to complete the last pages in your diary incorporating the mystery behind the crime, before the authorities execute death sentence to you sir” She said and handed over his diary to him. He was taken a back on seeing his diary in her possession. “Have you gone through my diary Jasmine?” She simply nodded her head as a sign of yes. “But, it is not correct you know?” “I know it sir; and it is not manners also to read other’s diary; but you have forgotten it on your office table; and I remind you sir please remember that as your personal secretary it is my duty to take care of your personal things also; and I have taken it and thought that there is no other way to know about a nobleman, except by reading it only” “Okay Miss. Jasmine, I will definitely complete it, but you have to promise me not to reveal it to the world after my demise” He obligated her to oath on him. In fact it was not only a promise, but also a firm command and an honest request she could find in his voice. She promised him by keeping her hand on her head.

“No, you better take an oath on me Jasmine” He asked her firmly. She understood his firmness and she had no chance to escape. She did accordingly.

“Miss. Jasmine will you please fulfil my final request?”

“Please command me sir, I am still your PS sir”

“Thank you Jasmine. All women in my family are baby trapped; and are reaping the consequences as they abused their freedom”

“No sir, I have protected them”

“Then who killed Mr. Siddhartha, the driver of Madam’s vehicle? So also who killed the owner of the beauty parlour along with his three workers?” He felt sorry for what had happened.

“How do you know sir?”

He did not answer her at once.

“I am sorry sir”

“It’s okay, it is not the question of how I got the information, but whether it is true or not is the point you know Miss. Jasmine”

“Yes sir I have understood. And you need not worry about the incidents sir; and none of your family members are involved in any crimes.

In the case Mr. Siddhartha, the driver of Mrs. Bharathidevi, I gave a report in the police station, stating that when he was out raging my modesty, I could protect myself by pouring acid on him and the police closed the case as a right of private defence.

And about the death of the four males of the beauty parlour, I personally handled it and police treated the case as fatal road accident; and I have only arranged the lorry and the driver through a private agency”

“Five murders, my God! I am sorry to know the subsequent developments, and you ought not to have done it Miss. Jasmine, or at least you would have informed me. It pains me as you have indirectly involved me in the crimes” Mr. Gentleman was feeling bad about what had happened.

“I am sorry sir neither you nor any of your family members are responsible for their deaths. Even if the victims are other than your family members, as a woman my reaction would be the same, after all they are perverted and sex psychos and their involvement in the case of your family members is most unbearable, and in fact they committed the most unethical crimes, and none of the social beings will accept them nor is there any pardon for them, they only deserve capital punishment; and they were imposed and it does not matter as who executed them” She tried to justify her stand.

“Any way thank you Miss. Jasmine for you have saved the honour of my family. But I couldn’t understand as what happens to the poor and innocent women Mrs. Bharathidevi, after my death. please try to protect her; and also the honour of the two billionaire families; and tight the male members in my family not to resort to or commit mistakes or crimes either small are big; and don’t be liberal towards anybody in my family; and finally to keep up my Business Empire forever in the forefront in the list of the first ten Business empires in the world, if not first at least” He expressed his gratitude towards her.

“I do feel that I am also one of your family members, ever since I joined GM group of companies as PS sir” She rightly acknowledged and said pleasingly.

“To say thank to my daughter is just a small word, but I trust you Jasmine; and really I feel like adopting you as my daughter. Now all my hopes are on you; and you only could take the Business Empire of the GM Group of companies ahead of all the business Empires in the world” He became little emotional and said with parental love and affection towards her.

“Sir I finally assure and promise you that I will take care of our family and our business empire till I breath my last” She said firmly with all her emotions, feelings, and attachments.

“But I doubt why none of your family members have come for you sir? Why should you show sympathy and still think about their welfare sir? And I could not find anything positive in them sir” Miss. Jasmine didn’t hesitate to ask him.

“To error is human and to forgive is divine Jasmine. And for your appreciation I would like to tell you that I only came to know their bad experiences when revealed by them only. And my wife Mrs. Bharathidevi and our daughter Sobha and two daughters in law came to central prison and interacted with me and apologised for their do’s and undo’s Jasmine. Please excuse them, after all they have only misunderstood me, but now they have realised it”

“But for what sir? Now your life is at stake, and why don’t they try at least to save you sir?”

“No it is high time Jasmine, and it is quite inevitable; and either me or one of my sons or son in law should go to Gallatin, and I choose myself the best alternative; and please don’t reveal anything especially to the women in my family and finally to the world. Let the accusation should go on my head only Jasmine” He concluded

Mr. Gentleman straight walked to his cell with the diary in his hand.

There were tears in the eyes of Miss. Jasmine; and she left the central prison, with certain hidden and painful feelings in her heart.

 

Chapter: 29

It was nuptials day for the newly wedded couple, Mr. & Mrs. Jasmine.

It was exactly 2400hrs; she was carrying a glass of milk, but accompanied by her classmates and neighbours, who were all females.

Mrs. Jasmine became nerves, thought the bridegroom was not an alien, but for the arrangements, pomp and show she was feeling shy.

In fact, it is universal and it should happen in everybody’s life, unless the bride or bride groom wanted to remain bachelor forever in their life time. But otherwise, the three nights were quite memorable nights for both the bride and the bride groom, if they were really virgin and are experiencing the first go in.

Dr. Jasmine was just pushed into the nuptials suit; and they all locked the door from outside and hanged a board to the door with beautifully written letters as ‘Honeymoon couple, please don’t disturb’

Customs and traditions anywhere appear to be illogical, but when studied or examined minutely there are really tremendous, meaningful and thrilling experience, and first lesson on sexology, certainly one can experience, which pleasure and happiness can’t be measured on scale or valued in currency.

“Come closure to me Jasmine. Are you feeling nerves dear? Now I am not your fiancé, but I am your hubby; and we are licensed to enjoy”

He got up suddenly and held her emotionally with his two hands; and took her as close as to him; and finally hugged her and tried to have a first kiss with her.

But, she just pushed him away.

“What happened darling? Are you alright? Or anything went wrong?” He expressed his doubts, as she was seen in a serious mood.

She didn’t answer him.

“Even in angry mood also you are looking so beautiful dear” he was trying to please her, but in vain.

“Please tell me dear, what is your objection? Are you not interested to have a first and forever memorable go in with me dear? Or do you want to express anything to me in camera dear?”

“Thank you Mr. Raj for obliging to marry me, when ultimately convinced by Mr. Gentleman. And to have sex with me also, do you need somebody’s goading, rather tutoring Mr. Raj?”

“I could not understand what are you talking about Jasmine; and we are lovers since more than seven years; and have you forgotten that fact.

I did not interact with Mr. Gentleman. In fact I have not seen him also at least. But you have unnecessarily brought him in between us”

“Please don’t exhibit your hypocrisy; and I know Mr. Gentleman called you to the central prison and offered you a good ransom to marry me” She took some pause to have respire.

“It is all right, if you know the fact. And I straight put it to you that what great is there in you to marry; after all you are one among many spinsters who are in queue for me. My parents have spent cores of rupees to get seat for me in medicine; and later for PG in surgery; and they are not billionaires; and I am just a son of a middle class family; and is it not my duty or moral obligation to clear the debts of my parents who spent for me all through these years?

I am sorry Jasmine, to love is every body’s right but to marry means there will be so many equitation’s and financial settlements”

“So financial settlement in your opinion honestly means in terms of money; and you accepted ten core rupees as ransom to marry me, isn’t?”

“Of course he voluntarily offered me; and it may be perhaps for your personal services other than your job I think; and I accepted and what is wrong in it Jasmine?”

“What do you mean by my personal services other than my job Mr. Raj?”

“You only know it or the Gentleman shall come out from the grave and answer the mystery and secret behind the personal services”

“Mr. Raj you have kept something in your mind, then why have you married me?”

“It was his wish cum desire dear; and further he offered me equal share with you in his properties and I found it was a very good offer and which fool would deny it, and hence I accepted you” He spoke as a good business man.

“Suppose you are offered hundred cores, are you prepared to marry any X, Y and Z Mr. Raj?”

“Shut up you senseless women, don’t spoil my mood. And don’t you know that today is our nuptials day? In fact it is for your information, money matters for everybody and we are no exception, and for you also even to do service to humanity, money is required you better understand and let us close other matters and we better start our play” Mr. Raj was eager to have a go with her.

“I have already lost all my hopes and dreams of marrying you Mr. Raj, please don’t expect any enjoyment with me” She expressed her aversion towards sexual enjoyment with him frankly.

“Who cares you Jasmine; and I am your husband it is my right to enjoy whether you sleep with me happily during the three days or not, but I am ready to have the first go with you, which experience, of course I can’t explain in words and you better lay down and enjoy”

“Really it is my bad luck to marry you Mr. Raj; and I never thought that you are so cheap and mad after sex; and your assessment of love is too narrow. I hate myself to be called as your fiancée; and finally as Mrs. Raj too” She was feeling sad to hear from his mouth the meaning of wife and husband relation in terms of money; and in more polished terms as dowry, openly through him.

“Sorry, I don’t want to waste any more precious time Jasmine” He suddenly lifted her and threw her on the cot.

She tried to avoid him. But he forcibly held her two palms; and when she was trying to obstruct his attempt, he forcibly opened her cross- leg, pulled her sari, un- knot her petticoat; and unlocked her thighs with his hands.

During the course his forced sexual play with her the latter even received his nail scratches on her inner thighs. Though it pained her severely, but Raj did not care any amount of her resistance; and he also didn’t oblige her request to spare her as she had been suffering from pain below her lower abdomen.

“I say no, please leave me Raj” She tried to push him, but in vain; and finally she slapped him.

“Shut up you bloody bitch, I am you husband and I once again remind you that it is our first night”

“Please don’t behave like a beast Raj” Mrs. Jasmine said out of frustration.

She lost all her dreams about her marriage, and hope of her future with Mr. Raj, and she finally developed in her aversion towards sex; and expressed her unwillingness to participate in sexual play with him during the first night in the nuptial suit.

Thereby Raj became more emotional- and tore off her blouse, bra quite rudely and pounced upon her like a bull on the cow; and had a thrilling experience of first sleep with her; and finally got his lust fulfilled almost like rape on his fiancé cum legally wedded wife.

It was quite unfortunate that Mrs. Jasmine had a sexual assault on her by her fiancé cum husband Mr. Raj, a worst experience during her nuptials, against a spinster’s long lasting dream during nuptials.

She cursed herself being born as a woman; and for remaining as a toy in the bridal dress and makeup; and finally she succumbed to his forced go in.

When she came back from toilet with a torn blouse and petti-coat; the much awaited Raj pounced upon her once again as a hunting lioness chasing its prey, and locked her lips with a long lasting kiss; and dragged her to the bed; and this time with his enriched experience he could easily out power her; and then took her to the peak of sexual emotions; both by foreplay by kissing her lips, eyes, nipples, and genitals; and finally he started doing real play with her one and the only organ easily recognisable.

And he had enjoyed the first night to the peak of his joy, whereas it turned to be a hell to Mrs. Jasmine to bear his sexual assaults on her day in and day out.

She could neither reveal her painful experiences to anybody nor to her newly wedded husband Mr. Raj, as she understood that he didn’t have loveable heart.

All her sweet dreams and memorable expectations of first night turned to be nightmare.

The customs and traditions, besides the weaken law, couldn’t strengthen the position of the bride, but on the other hand strengthened that of the bridegroom, especially in India.

Not one day and one night, but three days and three nights consecutively, Mrs. Jasmine was forced to sleep with Mr. Raj under the guise of nuptials.

In fact, before his forced attempt on her, she considered him as her dream boy, but now he appeared to her as a devil on the bed during the three nuptial nights.

God only knows whether she enjoyed with him or not. But for Raj it was really a Heaven of joy; and for Jasmine it was certainly a Hell, where she suffered within the nuptial suit, forgetting all her sweet dreams, ever since she attained sweet sixteen, her expectations, forgoing her individuality, her emotions, her feelings; and sometimes she even suffered to have respire, especially when he was kissing her rudely; and also suffered severe pain in her vagina, when he roughly had go in with her many a times.

Both of her lips were swollen because of his rough and rash handling. It was more so taking vengeance in the form of sexual assault on her rather than really enjoying sex with a newly wedded spinster.

All her experience with him within the four walls during the three days reminded her the much worst of the worst experiences, and the most heinous than even that of the stray dogs on the streets.

The beauty of the customs and traditions, rather pitiable thing in India is that no bride could win against her hubby both on the bed, as he alone was only supported by the elders in the pretext of three nights; and even in the court of law also, though he is sexually harassing her against her will, it goes in favour of him. The law protects the bride groom from performing his conjugal rights against the bride.

However, to get divorce from husband there are few options to the bride; the first one is to prove that he is impotent; the second one is his harassment both by physical torture and mental torture for more dowry; the third one is to prove that he is having illegal contact with some other lady; or pressuring her to do prostitution for various reasons.

However it is quite possible for both to get separated, if they mutually agree to part with and jointly file a divorce petition; and then it becomes quite easy to get divorced.

But, Mrs. Jasmine kept silence even her better half Mr. Raj did all havoc during nuptials for various reasons. One reason was that she married him by giving importance to her love as requested by Mr. Gentleman; and the other one was that she discarded her parents; and now she could not accept the fact that her falling in love with Mr. Raj; and marrying him against their will and wish was a greatest mistake committed by her.

On the next day, Mr. Raj alerted Mrs. Jasmine to get ready to go abroad for doing higher studies.

“I am sorry Mr. Raj I am not coming” Mrs. Jasmine said very firmly.

“Why? In fact you only proposed to go abroad for higher studies. And now why are you taking all together a ‘U’ turn Jasmine?” Mr. Raj asked her seriously.

“Now I am not interested to go abroad. I want to help the poor here only, and so also I could do my higher studies here also in India” She said in firm.

“At least you can come with me to celebrate our honeymoon at the USA”

“No, I am sorry to deny your invitation and what all you have spent with me is more than hundred honeymoons for me in this life and I thank you forever for your warm invitation; and I am not coming”

“Have you decided to stay back in India without me Jasmine?”

She didn’t answer him at once, but she was thinking seriously.

“Have you decided to part with me jasmine?”

“Who told you? I never said so, you can complete your higher studies abroad; and then you can come back to India; and by that time I could be able to construct a hundred bedded hospital or serving the poor” She told him about her dream project.

‘Then you go to hell” He tore off her air ticket.

He went out of the suit along with his bag and baggage.

He boarded the light and flew to the USA at once.

Chapter: 29

Three years had gone, but there was no response from Mr. Raj. Neither Mr. Raj enquired about Mrs. Jasmine nor was he aware of what had happened to the unfortunate newly wedded spinster.

Mrs. Jasmine left for the USA not only to know about his whereabouts but also she wanted to give him a surprise gift.

But when she landed at the USA, it was not a surprise for Mr. Raj, but it was really a shock to Mrs. Jasmine, that she found him in the company of a foreign lady doctor, perhaps his colleague.

In her preliminary enquiry she came to know that he was in dating with a lady doctor of the USA national since three years and begot a mail child.

Mrs. Jasmine then remembered the caution given by the well learned and experienced noble and pious man, Mr. Gentleman that ‘youth in the modern age, especially the boys were always trying to find out the alternatives; and more over there had been so many cultural differences between country to country. And also customs and traditions differ from one country to another country.

As for instance one religion permits a bridegroom to marry seven spinsters. And so also dating before marriage is acceptable in most of the countries in the world. Widow re-marriages are most welcome in most of the countries in the modern world.

But still there are certain clans in some countries in the world that widow remarriages are forbidden. And at the same time, when the dead body of the better half is on the funeral prey, the widower is bargained for another marriage with a spinster.

But as an Indian Mrs. Jasmine could find fault with Mr. Raj, but however she understood the fact that it was not his mistake, but her mistake only for not accompanying him to abroad.

She then returned to India without any feelings and emotions.

 

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Women may be deceived very often by men but not the latter by the women; and in this universe all the specious of feminine are often succumb to male specious that the latter by the male specious.

The beauty of the nature is that ever since the of evolution of the mankind and devastation on the earth, the sun rises and sets; the seasons come and go; and in the wonderful nature the seedlings, plants and trees will grow with greenery and beautiful flowers become withered and brown, some yield fruits, out of which some ripen, and after sometime they produce seeds later the cycle will continue; so also women attract men with their enchanting beauty, even issues after issue till they attain menopause.

She was testing the Out Patients in the forenoon.

Then appeared all of a sudden Mr. Raj with his bag and baggage.

“Hai dear” He greeted her as usual.

She never wished or expected that she would see him in her life time, but on the contrary, there came that situation and she experienced practically. She couldn’t speak anything at once.

Mrs. Jasmine, though mother of two years daughter, looked like a queen of beauty. The little wait she put on after delivery had developed in her still more sexy contours in her gracious body; and no one could wink their eyes even a fraction of second, least they might miss to see her stunning beauty.

And Mrs. Jasmine left her daughter in a baby care centre as usual and then she attended her dream project “May I help you”, a hundred bed hospital opened by Miss. Hasina.

“Hai dear” He again greeted her.

She never wished or expected that she would see him in her life time, but on the contrary, there came that situation and she experienced practically. She couldn’t speak anything at once.

When once all the patients were treated and sent out, he suddenly hugged her and kissed her, though she tried her best to resist him, but she couldn’t over power him.

“Mr. Raj behave yourself properly, it is not a honeymoon suit, but remember it is a hospital” She pushed him away and took him a class.

“Oh my God you still remember our nuptials; and same old irritation; and you are not changed Jasmine” He again pulled her close to him.

“Yes I am not changed, but there is a lot more change in you; and you are well settled in abroad; and what more you need from me Mr. Raj”

“Where is our daughter Jasmine, and I hope you dropped her in the baby care”

“Mr. Raj, why you have stoop down to the level of speaking likes? Ever since you let for USA you have forgotten me; and neither you have made any effort to contact me nor responded to my enquiries. The more pathetic thing is that you have even changed your phone number only to avoid me; and now you are just pretending”

“I am not; and I it is the case how could I come to know that I have become father of baby Honey?”

“I know that you have a foreign wife and a son; and why are pretending? What you want from me Mr. Raj?”

“I am coming straight to point Mrs. Jasmine, I have not married anybody except you, she was my colleague in the university and of course we were in dating and she is interested to conceive through an Indian and she has a child through me and now she deserted me; and married her professor who was a widower and father of three children.

And I have come back for you. But you have neither told me that you have conceived nor at least informed me that you have delivered a baby; or even you didn’t try to contact me Any way, gone is gone and let us live together at least for our daughter’s career or otherwise” He stopped abruptly

“Otherwise, please tell me what otherwise Mr. Raj?”She grew wild and cross questioned him.

“Sure Jasmine I will definitely tell you what I am going to do if you don’t agree with my proposal. You know pretty well that Mr. Gentleman had executed a will; and as per the will of Mr. Gentleman, you have to share with me half of all his properties including his bungalow, hospital”

“Yes of course you can have half of the share in his properties only, but not in hospital, which is in my name”

“The will is very clear that you are nominated to take care of the properties and the growth of the business; and in fact you have been kept as a custodian of his business empire. And as I have 50% share in the total properties, I have also 50% share in the newly established hospital; and you have to partition the hospital for two shares; one to me and the remaining for yourself.

And after handing over half of the properties and the hospital, I don’t think that you can run the hospital freely for the poor; and I hope you are not a stupid to close it once for all. What do you say dear?”

Now Mrs. Jasmine could understand clearly the mind of Mr. Raj. She seriously thought for a while and decided.

“Mr. Raj I agree with your first choice i.e. for the future and for the prosperous career of our daughter, provided we continue the hospital for serving the poor freely” To hold back the hospital and for the cause of the poor she decided to sacrifice herself and she didn’t want to take a chance.

“Okay that is nice decision dear, please come and show me my daughter at once” He was eager to see his daughter after two years.

 

Chapter: 30

Later after thirty years:

Thirty years had gone since the execution of death sentence to Mr. Gentleman.

None of the public and most of the business people and some of his family members forgot to remember him. But, four people, i.e. the grand old lady Miss. Hasina and Mrs. Bharathidevi, and her adapted son Mr. Ram and the middle aged lady Mrs. Jasmine never forgot him; and still he had been in their hearts.

They used to perform all his memorable days and remembrances, right from his birth day, the day he got Honorary doctorate in business management from the university, where he did his MBA; and the day he won the best entrepreneur of the year in India; and the day the business world recognised him as he is one among the ten billionaires in the world; and apart from that finally by performing his death anniversary every year.

The Business Empire, which was started by Mr. Gentleman, had been flourishing. Since then it had been constantly maintaining one of the 10th positions in the world.

It was due to the strict implementation of the morals, ethics and firm ideals introduced by Mr. Gentleman in true spirit through his trust worthy son Mr. Ram, and his PS and CEO Mrs. Jasmine.

Mr. Rahul, the son in law, and Mr. Laxman, the youngest son of Mr. Gentleman had been running from court after court, engaging stalwart lawyers by paying them heavily. They even forgot to concentrate on their other businesses, with found hope that they would win the civil cases against both Mr. Ram and Dr. Jasmine.

They not only saw reverses in every court but also got heavy losses in their business for non concentration, due to lack of professional skills and lack of professional ethics and morals. At one stage they surrendered their shares in the GM. Group of companies for liquidating money; and spent whatever was available with them and finally they became bankrupts.

Dr. Jasmine had been sending them money for their monthly maintenance in the guise of profits and interest from their shares; though their shares were already sold, but she used to take care of them, since they happened to the family members of late Mr. Gentleman.

Unable to lead middle class life, Mrs. Ritu gave divorce to Mr. Ram at the age of fifty plus and went to her parents along with her children. And Mr. Ram was getting rid of his problem with his second wife Mrs. Ritu; and the first wife of Mr. Ram, Mrs. Janaki was happy that she got back her legal position as Mrs. Ram in the society and she had been actively associated herself with all the activities of Mr. Ram both private and at office.

Mrs. Sobha came to know the original character of Mr. Rahul and she gave divorce to him. Now Mr. Rahul became a free bird being deserted by his wife and his children and ran after his new concubine.

Mr. Laxman was penalised for his great blunders; and his wife Mrs. Priya gave divorce to him by proving him impotent in the court and left home along with her children and deserted him.

Now the unfortunate woman Mrs. Bharathidevi was alone staying in the bungalow of Mr. Gentleman, which was also already transferred in the name of Dr. Jasmine during the life time of Mr. Gentleman.

But Mrs. Jasmine never let her status go down. As Mrs. Bharathidevi was a sensitive woman she never disclosed the fact that the bungalow was transferred on her name, and that she had been sending amounts for her expenses in guise of interests and profits on her shares.

 

Chapter: 31

“Dad I am ready, but today also mum is late” Dr. Honey rushed to the car, while Dr. Raj was in the driving seat. She opened the front door and occupied the bucket seat.

“I am always first and chose the best” Miss. Honey said proudly.

“Jasmine you have lost the front seat as you are late today also” Dr. Raj heckled her.

“Please wait a minute Raj and I am coming” Dr. Jasmine closed the book and later she also joined them.

Dr. Raj drove the car straight to the hospital titled ‘May I help you’. It is not a corporate hospital, but a Janata (People’s) Hospital, a dream cum reality of Dr. Jasmine.

All the three were serving the poor, helpless and the needy in the unique hospital of non- profiting in the city during 21st century.

“Good morning uncle” Dr. He-man, classmate of Dr. Honey, greeted him at the entrance of the hospital.

Dr. Raj neither reciprocated nor responded nor at least looked at him.

Dr. He-man took it casual as it was an everyday’s affair, and whenever Dr. Raj came across, he used to greet him but never it was received by him; and every time Dr. He-man used to experience the same. Hence he never felt regrets.

And as usual Dr. He-man was looking after out- patients of the day.

“Good morning Great-man” Dr. Honey greeted him and later she also joined him.

“I am not a great man, I am just what I am” He said politely.

“But your name itself means the great; and so also by both appearance; and through your acts you deserve to be really great” She had all praise for him.

She used to treat him something special; and she used to admire him as her dream boy, besides they both were classmates; and it was also a fact that everybody admired Dr. He-man and hence she used to call him by a unique name as ‘Great man’

They both finished their duty for the day as there were no out patients. In the meanwhile the attender brought snacks and coffee for them and kept in the anti- room. They both removed Aprons and were taking rest.

Dr. Raj observed them behaving as close as lovers and he immediately sent a word to Dr. Jasmine to come to his room at once.

Accordingly she went to his room. “Mrs. Jasmine, it is my final warning to you. Now at least, you better realise your responsibility towards your daughter”

“Why are you suspecting me Mr. Raj? And in fact I am taking care of everything of my daughter”

“Are you pretending or really innocent Mrs. Jasmine? Is it not a fact that your daughter fall in love with Dr. He-man? And is it not a fact that almost all the staff in the hospital knows it? But, still you are sleeping or just trying to keep me in dark” He found fault with her brought up.

“I am sorry I really don’t know these things, but one thing I can say very confidently that before appointing Dr. He-man I have enquired his antecedents thoroughly and there is nothing adverse against him Mr. Raj”

“Will you please shut your mouth Mrs. Jasmine? I hate even to hear the name of Dr. He-man; but your daughter is running after that idiot like a mad dog.

I say please dismiss him at once; or otherwise I will have to come heavily on him. Please don’t force me to become a criminal Jasmine. Anyway I am giving you the time frame and tomorrow shall be the final day for him. Now it is for you to decide which one is the best option whether to dismiss him simply; or expect me to become a criminal? Please decide by tomorrow in the first hour, before we assemble in the hospital, and I except that Dr. He-man’s seat should be vacant” Dr. Raj said seriously. Dr. Jasmine went to the consulting room of Dr. He- man rashly.

 

Chapter: 32

While reaching the consultation room of Dr. He-man, Dr. Jasmine could find through the window her daughter Honey hugged Dr. He-man close to her; and she could also hear their voice.

“Honey it is too much; and please don’t forget that it is hospital” Mr. He-man was cautioning her, but in vain.

“But our age never stops growing Mister. You know my age; and I am thirty plus and for your information I attained puberty when I was thirteen years; and since seventeen years I have been starving for” She was feeling shy to complete.

“Starving for what?” Mr. He-man repeated.

“You tube light (stupid), Can’t you assess that much? And haven’t you experienced shredded dreams all these years; and still you want to spend your youth in dreams; and when will you think of enjoying yourself?” Miss. Honey couldn’t hide her emotions anymore and exposed herself frankly.

“But, it is not fair on our part to have physical relation before marriage dear as we are in India, governed by certain customs and traditions. I think your parents are already suspecting us. They might have understood that we are in deep love as we are moving as freely as lovers; and I am a bloody fool to follow your advice and joined in this hospital recommended by you only to deceive them” He expressed his guilt.

“Why do you feel sorry for none of your faults; do you think to love is crime or censor for youth; and it is our life man; we are not minors and then why should we care anybody’s intolerance after all are we not have liberty to enjoy if not in dating as lovers, but certainly like wife and husband, as we are going to marry soon” She said confidently.

“Please leave me Honey; and don’t forget that we are Indians and we are in India; and if your parents see us like this, they may form a very cheap opinion on me and straight they will dismiss me. It is better to keep distance some between us Honey” He pushed her away.

But Honey took it as serious as losing her freedom to choose her better half wantonly kissed him. It was about the same time Dr. Jasmine came to the anti- room, adjoining the consultation room of Dr. He-man all of a sudden, and witnessed the scene.

Now she understood why Mr. Raj shouted at her. She immediately slapped Honey.

Dr. He- man became stale.

She immediately dragged Honey out of his room.

Honey felt insult for physical assault on her. It annoyed her as what Mr. He-man predicted has happened. She was not a minor to be manhandled. She was belittled in the presence of his fiancé, with the unusual behaviour of her mum in presence of his colleague Mr. He-man.

Now Dr. Jasmine was thinking seriously about the career of her daughter.

“Why are you misbehaving with Dr. He-man in the anti- room? Are you not ashamed to do romance in hospital? Why have you succumb to human weaknesses even before marriage Honey? Are you mad after sex? I never knew this type of culture during my youth. What a wonderful culture! Shame on your part Honey?” Dr. Jasmine lost her temper and shouted her.

Dr. Honey was trying to tell her about their seven years of love affair.

“Shut up you third rated girl, do you think it is enough now? You are not an adolescent. When you are exposed only you are coming up with the truth. It is quite disgrace to hear your childish behaviour.

I blindly believed you as an innocent girl till your dad noticed it; and still I couldn’t assess you.

In fact till now I had all faith in my brought up. But you have betrayed me; and it is quite unfortunate to say that your my daughter; and perhaps I have to bear it only to be blamed by your father” She lost her temper and fired at her.

“Madam kindly excuse her; it is not her mistake and in fact I should only be blamed for not revealing our affair to you” Mr. He- man tried his best to bring harmony between the mother and the daughter.

“Sorry, it is none of your business Mister. Anyway, I am not finding fault with you. It is purely a mistake on my part, believing this girl blindly and appointed a playboy in my hospital; and now you are dismissed; and take your salary whatever is due; and please don’t step into my hospital henceforth; and don’t try to spoil the pleasant atmosphere of my hospital” She warned him and left for her consultation room.

 

Chapter: 33

Mrs. Jasmine came to her room; and opened the novel scribed by Miss. Hasina and was reading it seriously.

“In this universe there are always two things common in all species; and also in both animate and in inanimate objects, which are in existence; and some are visible and some are invisible. They may be listed broadly as North Pole and South pole; Earth and space; day and night; Heaven and Hell; and so also birth and death.

And the nature has blessed the planet earth to have male and female species even in flora and fauna, besides man and woman.

Even in thought and action there are always two extremes, the necessity and availability present in all species in the world. But in the case of human beings only there is exclusively present the third element which of course is ‘love and sacrifice’ and there is no any parameter for measuring the abstracts of their love and sacrifice. But they are experienced through their emotions and feelings only.

Perhaps with that third element only I ventured to pen a novel” Said the writer in the foreword.

“The known History of Business kingdoms in the world is definitely had both successes and failures. But none of the achievements or collapses of the great empires of the business tycoons are not known to the world. We only learn them through their biographies or autobiographies, and sometimes through their personal diaries.

It was really my fortune that I got the personal diaries of one of the first ten billionaires in the modern world, not in his life time but soon after his death.

His name was Mr. Gentleman, an unusual name, but I felt a befitting name adapted to him by his noble parents.

And the first sentence in his diary was that ‘blessed are the mankind’; and the last sentence in the diary was that ‘it is a curse to be born as a human being’. What a painful thing indeed it is even to hear.

Blessed are mankind at first and later passing through the phases of life, he has confessed rather confirmed that it is a curse to be born as a human being. What a wonder it is! And it is certainly meant something to the human life and philosophy.

When we review the history of the most of the billionaire families, it could be found at least in some of the families, the family members of the business tycoons sometimes did mistakes and the wise men did more mistakes in their substantial blunders.

And Mr. Gentleman was an exception to it, as he never knew nor used the word mistake as he didn’t commit not even an error in his life” Mrs. Jasmine closed the novel.

 

Chapter: 34

“Do your parents really unaware off about our love affair Honey?” Dr. He-man asked her quite innocently.

She didn’t answer him at once, but she simply smiled.

“When I am asking you seriously, why don’t you answer me dear?”

“When I brought you hear; and recommended you to my parents and got you appointed in our hospital means it is more than an indication; and my mum and dad might have definitely understood our love”

“Now, if they misunderstand us and feel that we have cheated them, what shall we do?”

“Then we must really feel sorry for them for not acknowledging our love” She said in firm.

“I couldn’t understand why your dad has formed cheap opinion on me? Now I am also feeling about your mum; as I have all respects for her being a noble lady, who has all praise for my services in the hospital and also faith and belief in my conduct and character; but now how she has suddenly taken an ‘U’ turn and unilateral decision and dismissed me? And for which I am really feeling sad Honey; and instead she would have asked me to resign and I would have done it with pleasure; and now how can I show my face to public dear?”

“You need not bother nor care them Great- man; and I am sure during dinner time I will tell them firmly about our love matter and I tell them that we have decided to marry and whether to stay along with them or leave them once for all and lead independent life separately”

“I am sorry Honey it may give wrong signals to your parents and to the society also that I might have trapped a millionaire’s daughter only for grabbing their properties and assets, which accusation I can’t bear”

“Don’t be sensitive Great-man. I am confident that I could convince my mum to accept our love, but” She couldn’t spell out the rest.

“Why are you skipping Honey? Which means certainly you have a doubt? And I also doubt about the reaction of the old rat” He was very frank in exposing the fact.

“Sorry, whom are you addressing as rat Mr. He-man?” She asked him seriously.

“Obviously the next choice after your mum is your dad only, because you only said that your mum is positive, and you are hesitating means it must be invariably your dad” He said as per his analysis.

“Why are you belittling my dad Mister?” She again became furious.

“Then tell me, doesn’t your father have curtsey at least to acknowledge my greetings? Or at least treat me as a human being, if not a cardiologist dear?”

“Every parent thinks about his daughter like my dad. I know my dad’s anger and his ego. He is prejudiced with my mum and has been doing all against her. Since you are in her good looks, my dad gets irritated; and he might have imposed some conditions on my mum, and consequent of which she might have come to you with the same emotions and finally dismissed you” She could guess what would have happened.

“Then it is a problem between your mum and your dad; and how can they ill-treat me?”

“I told you in the beginning itself it is just a fight between their ego’s”

“Then how can your dad allow us to marry dear?”

“You needn’t worry man. Please leave it as it is not your problem at all. Anyway my mum would decide the fate of our love” Honey tried to cajole him.

It was at the same time Mrs. Jasmine came out from her room and asked Mr. He-man to bring his car at once.

On hearing the commendable voice of Mrs. Jasmine, both He-man and Honey were shocked.

Mrs. Jasmine reminded Mr. He-man to bring his car.

“Sure madam I will bring the car” He-man rushed to the car parking at once.

Mrs. Jasmine was waiting at the portico. He-man brought the car; and Mrs. Jasmine sat in the front seat; and she instructed Honey to follow them in her car.

“Where are we going mum?” Honey asked her.

“Shut up you crazy girl; don’t talk, keep quiet and Just follow us” Jasmine raised her voice.

“Sorry mum” Honey said politely.

In fact she did ask her out of curiosity, as what for she was leaving the hospital along with Mr. He -man?

Mrs. Jasmine looked at her seriously.

Mr. He-man started his car.

Dr. Raj had been observing all the developments through the window of his suit. He tried to contact both his wife and daughter, but their mobile phones were switched off. He threw his mobile on the floor out of frustration, and colours changed in his face.

 

Chapter: 35

“Where shall we go madam?” Mr. He-man while driving the car asked Mrs. Jasmine. “We are going straight to your parents” She told him.

“What?” He was shocked.

“Yes”

“But I don’t have father madam”

“Then you must be having mum I believe”

“Yes madam I do have”

“Then please drive the car straight to your mum” She said seriously.

He changed the gear and raised the speed of the vehicle.

“Hey mister since how long you are in love with my daughter? Have you expressed it first? Or my baby doll fall in love with you first?” She put him in quandary.

Mr. He-man felt embarrassed. He became nerves too. He never expected that he would be subjected to thorough enquiry by her mum about their love affair.

“I repeat mister, and I am asking you again. At first I couldn’t understand why this pretty girl has recommended you for appointment in our small nursing home, when there are very bright opportunities for you in corporate hospitals. Moreover you are a bright student, being university topper and with cardiology as your specialization. It means you both are hand in glow isn’t it?” She asked him in little irritation.

He couldn’t speak anything.

“You have no answer means it is hundred percent conformed; and I think you both are in dating for the last seven years, isn’t it?”

“Sorry madam, yours is quite wrong inference; and a very poor opinion on your disciplined daughter. She is hundred percent Indian and also traditional maiden, following all Indian traditions and customs in true spirit.

As we happen to be classmates and lovers for the last seven years, please don’t belittle us madam” He felt humiliated for her accusation.

“Good I appreciate you for your good opinion on my daughter, besides having highest regards and belief about our customs and traditions. But, the only lapse on you is that when you have loved my daughter why you have hidden the truth? Don’t you have guts to reveal your affair to your parents and us; then you shouldn’t have proposed my daughter at all” She again put to him a delicate and sensitive question.

“Yes madam, I do agree with your poor opinion on me. In fact it is a great mistake on my part for not revealing either to my mum or to you madam.

Truly I thought and expected Honey would inform you; and Honey trusted me that I would. But in either case I am at fault. Pardon me madam, as I failed to inform you and sir”

“It is really a very poor explanation; and you also prayed pardon for what?” She put him in confusion.

He was taken aback. He couldn’t answer her nor dare to look into her eyes.

Dr. Jasmine looked at him, and found him feeling a lot for his lapse.

By and large Mrs. Jasmine used to be very jovial, but today she was looking quite serious.

Mr. He-man did not know the fact that Dr. Raj warned her seriously regarding their affair.

“Mister since how long you are in love with my daughter? Have you expressed it first? Or my baby doll fall in love with you first?” She put him in quandary.

Mr. He-man felt embarrassed. He became nerves too. He never expected that he would be enquired straight by her mum about their affair.

“I repeat mister, and I am asking you again. At first I couldn’t understand why this girl has recommended you for appointment in our small nursing home, when there are very bright opportunities for you in corporate hospitals. Moreover you are a bright student with cardiology as your specialization; and being university topper. It means you both are hand in glow isn’t it?” She asked him in little irritation.

He couldn’t speak anything.

“Since there is no answer means it is hundred percent conformed that you both have fallen in love; and I think you both are in dating for the last seven years isn’t it?”

“Sorry madam, yours is quite wrong inference; and a very poor opinion on your daughter. She is hundred percent Indian and also traditional lady, following all Indian traditions and customs in true spirit.

Since we happen to be classmates and lovers for the last seven years, please don’t belittle us madam” He felt humiliated for her wrong accusations.

“Very good I appreciate you for your excellent opinion on my daughter, besides having highest regards and belief about our customs and traditions.

But, the only lapse on you is that when you are deeply in love with my daughter why have you hidden the truth? And don’t you have guts to reveal your love affair to your mum and me at least; or otherwise you shouldn’t have proposed my daughter at all” She again put to him a delicate, rather a sensitive question.

“Yes madam and I truthfully accept that it is a great mistake on my part for not revealing either to my mum or to you.

In fact I expected Honey would inform you and Honey trusted me that I would. But in either case I am at fault. Pardon me madam, as I failed to inform you and sir”

“Mister it is really a poor explanation; and pardon for what?” She put him in confusion.

He was taken aback. He couldn’t answer her nor dare to look into her eyes.

Dr. Jasmine looked at him and found him feeling a lot for his lapse.

By and large Mrs. Jasmine used to be very jovial, but today she was looking quite serious.

Mr. He-man did not know the fact that Dr. Raj warned her seriously regarding their affair.

“Mr. He-man, since how long you are in love with my daughter? Have you expressed it first? Or my baby doll fall in love with you first?” She put him in quandary.

Mr. He-man felt embarrassed. He became nerves too. He never expected that he would be subjected to so minute enquiries about their affair by her mum.

“I repeat mister and I am asking you again. At first I couldn’t understand why this girl has recommended you for appointment in our small nursing home, when there are very bright opportunities for you in the corporate hospitals. Moreover you are a bright student, being university topper with cardiology as your specialization. It means you both are hand in glow isn’t it?” She asked him in little irritation.

He was silent.

“As you have no answer means it is hundred percent conformed that you are in love; and I think you are also in dating, isn’t it?”

“Sorry madam, yours is a quite wrong inference; and a very poor opinion on your daughter. She is hundred percent a typical Indian spinster and also a conventional lady, following all the customs and traditions of Indian society in true spirit.

As we happen to be classmates and lovers for the last seven years, please don’t belittle us madam” He felt humiliated for her wrong accusations.

“Good I appreciate you for your excellent opinion on my daughter, besides having trust and belief in our customs and traditions with highest regards.

But, the only lapse on you is that when you are in deep love with my daughter why you have hidden the truth? Don’t you have guts to reveal your affair to your parents and me at least? Or otherwise you shouldn’t have proposed my daughter at all” She again put to him a delicate and rather a sensitive question.

“Yes madam, I truly accept that it is a great mistake on my part for not revealing either to my mum or to you madam.

In fact I thought and expected Honey would inform you madam; and Honey trusted me that I would. But in either case I am at fault. Pardon me madam, as I failed to inform you and sir”

“It is really a poor explanation; and pardon for what?” She put him in confusion.

He was taken aback. He couldn’t answer her nor dare to look into her eyes.

Dr. Jasmine looked at him, and found him feeling a lot for his lapse.

By and large Mrs. Jasmine used to be very jovial, but today she was looking quite serious.

Mr. He-man did not know the fact that Dr. Raj warned her seriously regarding their affair.

He drove the car towards Judges Colony.

“Why are you taking me towards Judges Colony?’

“I am staying there only”

“Then who is your mum?”

“Hasina”

“What?” She was surprised to know it.

He had knowledge that both Justic. Hasina and Dr. Jasmine were known to each other more than doctor and patient relation, as the latter used to go to the bungalow of Miss. Hasina now and then for her general check up. In the meanwhile they reached the bungalow of Hasina.

Still Dr. Jasmine couldn’t come to ground reality.

“Are you speaking truth Me. He-man?”She again asked him to confirm.

“Yes I am not speaking any lie; and truly she is my mum madam”

He then stopped the car in the portico.

Miss. Honey parked her car at the bungalow of Hasina.

On seeing Dr. Jasmine, Hasina came out and received her quite affectionately.

“I beg your pardon Madam Justice; and kindly instruct your beloved son I mean Dr. He-man either to go to his reading room or lawn for some time, as I want to discuss an important issue with you madam”

“Sure Jasmine” Hasina assured her.

She suspected that something went wrong with him; maybe he might have miss behaved with Miss. Honey. She looked at him seriously and she shouted him to go to lawn and stay there, until he was summoned.

Accordingly he went to lawn. “You are not special Honey and of course we need not tell you separately. Please wait in the reading room till I call you” Mrs. Jasmine instructed her seriously.

Miss. Honey went to the reading room. She was utterly disappointed and felt humiliated as her mum belittled her in the presence of both Hasina and Mr. He-man.

Miss. Hasina took Mrs. Jasmine to her personal suit room. After they were served snacks and coffee by the servant maid, they both interacted acted for about half an hour and decided at first to know their opinion regarding their further studies, carrier and about their personal life too.

Later they called Mr. He-man first to know about his relation with Miss. Honey. He was firm in his stand; and told them that he was in deep love with his Miss. Honey. They instructed him to wait to know their final verdict.

Then it was the turn of Miss. Honey and she was also subjected to many questions; and they came to know about her stand also. She was also asked to wait out till their fate is decided.

Later both Hasina and Mrs. Jasmine discussed at length and finally came to a unanimous decision.

Mrs. Jasmine and Miss. Honey went to the jurisdiction police station in their car; whereas Hasina and Mr. He-man went to city to meet an advocate in their car.

 

Chapter: 36

Dr. Raj received a SMS message to his mobile phone, which reads as “Done as instructed sir”

On seeing the message his face became pale. He immediately dialled backed to the person who informed him the result about the worked entrusted to him.

“Idiot you are thoroughly useless; and a simple task you couldn’t do it. What a bloody shame on your part! You better leave the city at once; otherwise you will land in trouble” On hearing the other side, Dr. Raj fired at him and warned him sternly.

It was about the same time there was a flash news of a head on collision of lorry and a car at the U turn in the city, resulting in the instant death of two of the inmates of the car; the same was scrolling in the TV channels. And the car belonged to a cardiologist Dr. He-man.

Dr. Raj switched off the TV with the remote.

 

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The Assistant commissioner of police along with his staff surrounded the bungalow of Dr. Raj.

It was not a surprise for Dr. Raj. In fact on seeing the scrolling news in the TV channel he expected it.

“Mr. Raj do you know these people?” The ACP showed the lorry driver and two of the hired assassins to him.

“I am sorry Mr. ACP, I don’t know them and in fact I am seeing them for the first time”

“Then can you explain why your number is displayed in their mobile phones?”

“I have engaged a goods vehicle to bring medicines required for our hospital and to transport oxygen cylinders to our operation theatre.

But they are confessed that they were engaged by you only to kill the inmates of the car and the contract for these murders was for rupees fifty lakhs and we have also seized the advance paid by you”

“I am sorry, do you mean to say that I engaged the hired assassins by spending rupees fifty lakhs only to kill the professional offenders of the cars theft,?

“No you have perfectly planned and engaged the services of the hired assassins to kill Dr. He-man, but fortunately he and his mum are saved and the unfortunate some unknown young offenders are killed mistakenly” The ACP revealed his investigation findings.

By then the newly wedded beautiful couple Dr. Honey and Dr. He-man along with Dr. Jasmine got down their vehicle in front of the bungalow of Dr. Raj.

“Mister ACP, now I put it to you, let Mr. He-man and my daughter speak against me or express even an iota of suspicision over me” Dr. Raj challenged the cops.

On seeing Dr. He-man and his wife Mrs. Honey in bridal dress, the ACP could understand that it was wrong time he laid his hands on Dr. Raj without foolproof evidence. And he left him and went away seriously.

Dr. Raj slapped Mrs. Jasmine, but he did not notice the advocate commissioner, and also the two cops appointed by the city civil court for providing protection to the newly wedded couple.

The court commissioner and the cops were stunned on seeing the unusual and the most heinous act committed by Dr. Raj against a lady doctor, though the latter was of course his wife, which showed them his male chauvinism.

For Mrs. Jasmine it was a great shame, which she never expected but experienced in the presence of the newly wedded couple, besides the court commissioner and the cops.

Mrs. Honey and Mr. He-man, who were in bridal dress with garlands round their neck in the typical Indian style also felt unhappy with the aggressive behaviour of Dr. Raj.

They couldn’t even think that he would stoop down to raise his hand against the generous lady.

The advocate cum court appointed commissioner and the cops raised their voice against Mr. Raj.

“Oh! My gracious and intelligent gentle lady you have come prepared with all paraphernalia to battle against me. And you even forgot our thirty years of marriage bond; and I expected it since you are not an ordinary woman, but an iron lady and a warrior queen. Shit, it is bloody shame on my part to say that you are my wedded wife” He spoke in terrible irritation.

Mrs. Jasmine requested the court commissioner and the cops to leave the bungalow at once, as their presence was not at all required and that she would handle the situation quite politely and amicably as it appeared to be her family matter and besides a issue sensitive.

Mrs. Jasmine as usual expected that Mr. Raj on seeing the couple would upset and pounced upon her making all allegations against her only. She controlled herself and didn’t spell out a single word against him, as she understood his rebellious attitude, self proud and egoistic behaviour more than anybody else.

And she tried to take the newly married couple inside the bungalow, but Dr. Raj objected them seriously; and he raised his hand against Mr. He-man forgetting that he was their son in law.

“I say stop it Mr. Raj, that is the reason why Hasina got appointed the court commissioner and requested the protection of the cops to the newly wedded couple.

Having trusted you, I have withdrawn the court commissioner and the cops, but you are not behaving gently. Is it the way to receive the newly wedded couple? They haven’t committed any crime Mr. Raj. After all they loved each other; and I am only instrumental in solemnised their wedding” She said positively.

“That is the greatest blunder you have ever committed Mrs. Jasmine”

“Yes the only blunder I committed is still I have been believing you knowing full well your selfish heart      Mr. Raj. Even at this age also there is no repentance and reformation in you; and your poor daughter has blindly believed you; and still she has some hope that you would honour and acknowledge her love and bestow your warm love and affection towards them, but it is proved to be in vain; and your innocent daughter never knows the inner side of you. Anyway it is not fair on my part to expose you before our son in law. It is their life; and they have decided to live together.

And my guess is a right, as to why their marriage is solemnized in registrar’s office; and is filed in the court to provide advocate commissioner and protection of the cops as advised by Hasina; and the city civil court has appointed a commissioner to give protection to the newly wedded couple; and to handover their academic certificates and passports which are in your custody Mr. Raj; and if necessary to provide protection from you and from your henchmen also.

But in fact they expected warm welcome from you; and to take your blessings only; and now I request you to be polite and don’t be emotional with them.

It will be most welcome if you are pleased to acknowledge them or if you are not convinced with their marriage, kindly return their academic certificates and passports so that they will never appear before you forever; and leave India once for all Mr. Raj?” Mrs. Jasmine finally requested him.

“Shut up you mad lady. I am not emotional and in fact it is you perhaps; and you do not have the qualities of an ideal mother; and you just behaved quite emotionally and mislead my daughter”

“Mr. Raj perhaps you couldn’t make out the difference between human values and your selfishness”

“You dirty lady, you don’t understand human values; and he is a bloody bustard, born to a bitch; and how dare are you to accept him into the life of my only daughter?”

“Mr. Raj, still you are speaking quite irrationally, forgetting your wisdom. Please try to understand emotions make us demons, while feelings make us divine. Now you decide by yourself as to which one you suit the most?”

“Nonsense, don’t I have a right to take a decision about my daughter’s bright future?”

“Who said Mr. Raj? Who objected you? And please don’t forget the fact that I gave birth to her after carrying nine months; and the rest of the things, my love, affection and hopes on her future are known to everybody” She retaliated.

“Knowing full well also you have performed my only daughter’s marriage in registrar’s office, as if she was an orphan against my will and wish. And you have made me fool before others; and created a very poor opinion against me in the looks of the people of aristocratic society.

Don’t think that I am a buffoon in the family; and do you claim and monopolize that you have every right to take your daughter stealthily and perform her marriage with a bustard? And do you think that you only know law, seeking the interference of the court to take away my daughter from me Mrs. Jasmine?

Now I have understood that all this is well planned in your direction only; and it is a bloody shame on your part that you have just behaved like a pimp, arranging bed for the boy and the girl” Dr. Raj lost his temper and abused Mrs. Jasmine.

“Mr. Raj please stop your accusations; and don’t forget that he is our son in law; and please don’t lose your tongue anymore”

“I am not speaking anything wrong you gentle lady. Is it not a fact that he is born to an unmarried spinster?”

“Are you guessing Mr. Raj? Or is there anybody, who said so?” Dr. Jasmine questioned him.

“Nobody needs to teach me Mrs. Jasmine. It is as simple as the stay dog, which gives birth to its off springs, but their pedigree is not known. Now I am asking you straight; is it not a fact what I said about the birth of Mr. He-man?”

“I am sorry to remind you to recollect our past. Don’t you know the fact that I am the daughter of an orphan woman? Do you know who my father is and of course his religion is? I suppose to love and marry me, you never asked me these things nor do they come in your way for our marriage. For your information you never asked me about my father and his religion. But now whether you like it or not I am revealing certain facts for your kind information.

My father is a foreigner and mother was in dating with my father, who was her professor and guide when she was doing her higher studies abroad. He is certainly not a Hindu, or a Christian, or a Muslim, but a Zoroastrian.

And didn’t we marry against the will and wish of our parents? And in the same way our daughter did. But for your daughter you are thinking quite narrowly; and what a wonderful justice for the first time we are hearing from you Mr. Raj” She put him in quandary by quoting her personal example.

“You are mistaken Mrs. Jasmine our issue is different. We both had definite parentage and social status and the society accepted us, but in the case of Mr. He-man public will laugh at us”

“Mr. Raj please don’t try to create a gulf in between them. It is for your kind information, Mr. He-man has an excellent lineage” She said firmly.

“Then tell me, who his parents are?”

“Without any reservations, I can say that he is born to Miss. Hasina and to Mr. Gentleman” She replied confidently.

“What! Another concocted story”

“Sorry Mr. Raj. It is not a story, but it is a fact cum truth” She said firmly.

“Is it not a fact that Miss. Hasina didn’t marry Mr. Gentleman? And is it not a fact that she conceived       Mr. He-man only after the death of Mr. Gentleman? Then how could it be possible to confirm the parentage of Mr. He-man my gentle lady?”

“It is quite possible Mr. Raj. And I put it to you that are you not born posthumously to your soldier father? Why don’t you think in that way that Mr. He-man also born to Mr. Gentleman posthumously like you?”

“Then where are the proofs my gentle lady?” Mr. Raj questioned the legality of the birth of Mr. He-man.

“Shit! No wonder even if you ask me to show proof for the birth of my daughter; and also whether I have conceived her through you or not?”

“Yes of course, I may suspect you also, if there are no answers from you for my quarries. Anyway, there is a lot of change in your attitude and behaviour; and you have developed in yourself self proud; and have become headlong Mrs. Jasmine; and that is why you have been cross questioning me, isn’t it?”

“Sorry Mr. Raj your accusation is quite wrong. In fact there has been a lot of change in your original identity since our marriage, but not in me; and for your kind information I am not telling anything new to this world; and I am trying to unearth the facts which have been buried in their hearts; and they have been great friends since their childhood and continued it for more than fifty years and more specifically till the death of                     Mr. Gentleman” She spoke about their relationship with highest regards towards them.

“Sorry I am not interested to hear your story, which is irrelevant for me, my gentle lady”

“You are mistaken Mr. Raj. It is quite relevant; and please be patient hearing; and it is my duty to tell you everything about them.

 

Chapter: 37

“Don’t take me on ride as if I am a toy in a showcase Mrs. Jasmine” Mr. Raj retaliated.

“Never and never I have taken you on ride Mr. Raj, but it only reflects you. And what I finally request you is please don’t curse our newly wedded daughter. If you have really love and affection towards her, kindly bless the couple and send them happily with your feelings and not with any emotions” Mrs. Jasmine advised him gently.

“Shit! How can you expect me that I will accept the son of a bloody criminal, who involved in the most heinous crime into the life of my only daughter? And as a mother of the only daughter are you not ashamed to perform an unholy alliance?”

“Sorry Mr. Raj, again you are trying to corner his dad. Please don’t belittle the pious and the noble man”

“Whom do you call pious my gentle lady? Is it not the Gentleman, who raped and killed the minor girl?

Is it not a fact that the spinster lady conceived and delivered the bustard, Mr. He-man without marrying Mr. Gentleman during his life time; and then what is her status in the society if not a bitch my gentle lady?” He pounced upon her with pungent words.

“Mr. Raj please mind your language. And learn at least now how to respect women?”

“You dirty woman, I know you are highly talented, or otherwise how could you trap the old man being in the guise of a personal secretary and got all his properties simply transferred in your name? Any fool could understand your strategy.

I still doubt that how could it be possible for you to grab all his properties? Oh! I have forgotten the fact that you were a princess of beauty; and didn’t you make him enjoy the heaven of joy with your company? And then how can you call yourself a pious woman my gentle lady?”

“Shut your mouth Mr. Raj; and don’t talk rot. After leading thirty years of marital life with me, how narrow minded you are to belittle your wife in the presence of your daughter and son in law? I haven’t thought that you are so cheap; and less than even that of a mad dog on the streets” She fired at him as she was seriously hurt.

“I am not wrong Mrs. Jasmine as you are the most sexist women; and why should not I doubt your antecedents as everybody is fond of you damsel? And how come you are just left un- attempted by the quite smart, beautiful and youthful sons and son in law of your MD, if not by the latter my gentle lady?” He again tried to corner her.

“I say stop it Raj. You have crossed your limits. Don’t try to test my patience. For you kind information I was subjected to medical examination about my virginity, conducted by a team of two lady doctors every month, while paying me monthly perks, till the chairman and MD of the GM Group of Companies died.

Mr. Raj, roughs only used to treat noblemen and generous ladies as roughs. You are even less than that; and now I could not find any menial words in oxford dictionary to name after you.

And this is the medical certificate of Mr. Gentleman, conducted by a team of experts who certified that he was a confirmed bachelor before he was hanged to death.

Mr. Raj I know pretty well that you never have any feelings; and that you couldn’t understand the humane heart of my MD, who always viewed me and treated me on par with his daughter, but your mind is polluted Mr. Raj; and anyway it is time for me to clarify all your silly and childish doubts.

And for your kind information Mr. Laxman, the youngest son of Mr. Gentleman, soon after the death of my MD tried to molest me. And you know that I am a doctor by Profession and I made him eunuch by doing castration”

“What! It is a heinous crime do you know? And how cum you forgot professional ethics you mad lady?”

“I am not mad nor have I forgotten the meaning of crime and punishment Mr. Raj. In fact Mr. Laxman deserves to be hanged for raping the daughter of the servant maid; and when the poor minor girl conceived and demanded to marry her, he did not hesitate to kill her by pushing her from the balcony” She unearthed the mystery of the crime, after thirty years.

“Then why should your MD became a scapegoat? Why should he confess before police his involvement in the most heinous crime? How could his DNA match with that of the still born child?”

“My MD is a nobleman and a perfect Gentleman; and it was perhaps to save the reputation of the two reputed billionaire families only he sacrificed his life. He knew that Mr. Laxman and Mr. Rahul managed the police and the Director Forensic Lab, and got the DNA tallied. Unfortunately this information I came to know through his diary only after he was hanged to death.

Mr. Raj and I still remember that you asked about the part of his son in law. Of course I have collected all the evidences against him, through private detective agencies to fix him; and his wife Mrs. Sobha came to know all his clandestine activities and the later punished him by neck him out from her home.

Mr. Raj you couldn’t understand the fact that apparently I was appointed as PS to MD. But it was only a cover job. In fact I was assigned the duty of vigilance over his family members not only to prevent them from committing great blunders, but also protect them from involving in criminal activities.

Mr. Gentleman realised that it was high time for him to put his family on right track, because in the initial stages he kept himself busy in expanding his business empire; but when he realised his responsibility it was out of his control; and everybody in his family in one way or the other had been committing not only grave mistakes, but also some of them had committed serious crimes, even at the stake of their family’s reputation and at the cost of their Great business Empire, leaving morals and ethics to dogs.

And at this stage, the MD of the GM Group of companies chose to appoint me to save the sinking ship of his both his Business Empire and so also his family; and he finally taken my services only to hold back the falling reputation of the GM group of companies in the business Globe and to restore the reputation of his family among the billionaire families in the world.

I tried my best, but I too could not rise up to his expectations and couldn’t do hundred percent justice to set his family in right track in my tenure; and hence my MD finally took a drastic decision of crucifying himself for his family and for its reputation in the aristocratic society”

“Stop it Jasmine. I am not a stupid to believe it. Which fool would appoint a vigilance officer to spy over his own family? What a wonderful story are you narrating me Mrs. Jasmine?” He lost his patience and cornered her.

“You are wrong Mr. Raj; and in fact I need not tell you all these things and perhaps I have done a mistake to expose the family secrets and about the personal life of Mr. Gentleman to an insensible human like you but for nothing in return; and you don’t know the meaning of trust and belief he had in me.

Mr. Raj you don’t know what exactly the meaning of vigilance and its importance in the development of the great Business Empires”

“What is bloody vigilance? And don’t over pose yourself as if you know everything Mrs. Jasmine”

“Sorry Mr. Raj for your information it is not only to protect the organisation or industry from internal dangers and external threats but also spying from within the blood relations including the family members” She spoke the facts.

“Don’t try to would wink others only for grabbing properties and positions Mrs. Jasmine; and people split on your face”

“Mr. Raj you better go to any of the business school or college and learn about the alphabets of vigilance in industrial sector. Internal danger need not be confined to employees only; it does mean from any blood relatives for various reasons; and it need not be for civil disputes only; but for human jealousies, egos, age-old vengeances and even eye- sour. And sometimes, the blood relations would be win over by the professional rivals, who may engage habitual offenders and professional killers for good ransom” Mrs. Jasmine explained him.

 

“Wonderful narration Mrs. Jasmine; and then it goes to prove that you are the first lady to sabotage his family’s fortunes, or otherwise how could you get his entire properties registered on your name”

“No I don’t agree with your accusations Mr. Raj; and I have been kept as custodian of their properties only, and as chairman and MD of the GM Group of Companies, I have been takingsalaryonly.

As my monthly perks are evidently not less than that of any employee in the world; and it is more than enough and cores of rupees are all ready there on my name in my bank accounts; and I can only eat two square meals a day and not bundles of currency. Now I hope you understand that there is no necessity for me to stoop down to that level as you have suspected” She took it seriously and said.

“On this Earth, there is enough for everyone’s need but not for their greed Mrs. Jasmine” Dr. Raj said sarcastically.

“I know it is not yours Mr. Raj, but it is a good saying and also a fact cum reality. And it refers to people who are greedy only, but not for people like me, who are truly unselfish” She retaliated quite emotionally.

“I think your MD is not the sole proprietor of all the business establishments of gentleman group of companies, and he has only 51% of the total shares in all his businesses and the remaining 49% is in the name of the board of directors, comprises of his wife children and his son in law. Then how could he unilaterally take a decision by himself and transferred all his properties and shares to you? Why should he nominate you as chairman and MD of his GM Group of Companies?

The reason must be he has an eye over your stunning beauty, isn’t my gentle lady? And is it not a fact that you proposed him to marry you?” Dr. Raj spelt out all his evil thoughts and suspicion revolving around her all through these years.

“Yes, it is a fact I am not the one and the only person admired him and loved him, but everyone who has acquentense with him certainly bestowed their love and affection on him. But he is above human passions and weaknesses.

And my MD was the most honest man and was the noblest creation of God. He was a perfect example for exemplary conduct and character, besides known for his truth and integrity. When his Empire was about to vanish; and the reputation of his family was at stake, he took up drastic decisions not in his personal interest, but in the interest of the honour and respect of the billionaire family, which he considered as the prestige of the Nation also” She spoke about her MD in high sounding words and beautiful phraseology.

“Please stop it Mrs. Jasmine and I know that you are an outstanding student in your educational career, and an expert speaker in oxford English; and If you are still mad after Mr. Gentleman, or fond of him, or fascinated by him, you are at liberty to praise him secretly or before his Hench- men, but not in my presence. I can’t tolerate your speech in praise of him anymore, and you better stop story telling”

“Don’t lose your temper Mr. Raj. What I said is hundred percent true. If you still say it a concocted story I can’t help. But you must understand the fact and truth; and in the case of Mr. Gentleman the truth is the fact, and it is not an abstract but it is very much on record.

It was quite unfortunate to note that both his parents and in laws perhaps didn’t know that marriage was a sacred bond between two people, the man and the woman. They also forgot that marriage couldn’t be between two billionaire companies; and also marriage shall not be or an obligation for status or for protecting properties or for holding power or position in the man created society.

It is also an universal fact that if anybody error in choosing one’s life partner, there might not be a chance to rectify it especially in Indian society, by choosing another one afresh because of two reasons, one was due to peoples tremendous faith and belief in the sacred bond of marriage, and another one was the law and of course it was very strong, which never simply facilitate anybody to part with; and in the case of Mr. Gentleman, of course the latter was deeply concerned about the name and fame of the two billionaire families, one was that of his parents and another one was his in laws.

There was always some hope among people that certainly there might be some remedy for any decease diagnosed or unknown. But there couldn’t be any remedy for the injury caused to one’s own self, as there couldn’t be any alternatives for such injuries.

Mr. Gentleman marrying Miss. Bharathidevi though he loved Miss. Hasina, whether right or wrong was not in his hands. The truth was that he tried to sail in two boats, one for surrendering to customs and traditions; and another one was he succumbed to his parents’ commitment to welcome Miss. Bharathidevi, the only daughter of their business partner as their daughter in law.

Mr. Gentleman was too good, besides fair and frank; and that he never spoke a lie. Contrary to the bride’s lovely and pleasant expectations on the day of their nuptials, Mr. Gentleman revealed her all about his love affair with Miss. Hasina since his school days. It added fuel to fire, and since then it created a vertical division between them.

If all men and women were alike in thinking, receiving, understand and try to compromise with the need of the hour, there might not be tragedies at all in human lives.

But, in their case also the story of their marriage had neither a good beginning nor a happy ending. Being sensitive and short tempered; and the only daughter and the heir apparent to her father, Mrs. Bharathidevi took it more seriously. She was not a daughter of a middle class parent to compromise with her post marital life; and since that day she never spoke to him; and stayed separately in another suit room, but under the same roof” Mrs. Jasmine waited and took a little pause to have respire.

“It is sheer nonsense; and I wonder how she conceived and begot three children?” He suspected Mrs. Jasmine as she spoke out and out lies.

“Nobody knew their secrets Mr. Raj. And I read his personal diaries. Even at this stage also if I hide truth, contrary to the promised I made to Mr. Gentleman, I will not be forever excused by the world; and if I also don’t reveal the mystery, people will miss the facts and the true story of Mr. Gentleman. And the fact and truth was only known to the newly married, and perhaps the world’s one and the only bachelor couple Mr. & Mrs. Gentleman”

“It seems you are trying to add a unique word like bachelor couple to the oxford dictionary. And wonder what do you mean by bachelor couple Mrs. Jasmine?” Dr. Raj was confused and asked her.

“Yes, they are only couples for name sake, but both are bachelors” She said.

“Wonderful! Have you started writing any story for a film my dear gentle lady?”

“I am sorry to hear such a comment from you Mr. Raj. But for me it is not a story. I truly feel that Mr. Gentleman made an experiment with truth; for which he had suffered the most undesirable self imposed exile, due to the historical blunders he had committed. For which he fought against his commissions and omissions all through his life. His inclination to establish an Ethiopian society against an aristocratic society; and he being champion of justice tried his best to transform the crime minds to humane, but it proved to be a myth both in his case and for his family too.

His struggle all through his life for achieving the highest goal to make his Business Empire as number one in the world; but practically proved to be impossible. It was rated one among the ten only.

He was always used to be reserved; and never opened his mind to anybody. Perhaps that might be one of the reasons why he kept his parents, elders and all his relations and even close friends on both sides away; as he wanted to avoid unwanted sympathies; and consequent unnecessary self explanations; and he remained isolated from functions; and ceremonies ever since he married Miss. Bharathidevi.

His first commission was that he brought a boy from an orphanage; named the boy as Ram and finally adopted him as his son.

Mrs. Bharathidevi suspected that Mr. Ram was the off spring born to Miss. Hasina and Mr. Gentleman as a result of their love cum lust; and for which she was annoyed; and it further hurt her ego and challenged her womanhood. Consequently, Mrs. Bharathidevi wanted to beget a child as her heir apparent without his cohabitation, but through a donor?

Whether her demand was right or wrong Mr. Gentleman accepted her proposal to have off spring through an unknown donor, which was his first omission. And she begot a female child, i.e. Miss. Sobha.

In order to hold her empire intact, there was express necessity for her to have a male child. Hence she again ran after an unknown donor and this time she begot a male, i.e. Mr. Laxman. It was certainly his second omission.

The third omission was that Mr. Gentleman never showed any ill feelings towards the girl and the boy, but just treated them on par with Mr. Ram as his children and performed their marriages.

But, he failed to adopt the same freedom for himself. He neither utilised his isolation to have conjugal relation with his first love Miss. Hasina, nor did he enjoy with any other beautiful damsel, as he was committed to his first love. In fact Miss. Hasina was ever ready to invite him into her life, and wanted to be at least as his kept mistress; and to have a child through him. But the well cultured and mannered Gentleman never accepted her proposal, as he was a firm believer of the systems of, one love and one marriage in one’s life time.

Though there were good number of reasons for him to give divorce to Mrs. Bharathidevi, but he didn’t, because he wanted to remain as a perfect gentleman, who truly believed in customs and traditions of the Indian society.

The final omission by Mr. Gentleman was that he did not disclose any of these facts even to the children, as he believed that when once the off springs opened their eyes, it was the honour of the mother to show them their dad. And Mrs. Bharathidevi was cleaver enough to declare him as their parent for various reasons, one for claiming legal rights in his Business Empire and the other one for keeping up her status and image in tact in the aristocratic society.

Another commission by Mr. Gentleman knowingly was that Mrs. Bharathidevi wantonly made Mr. Gentleman to do a crime knowing full well was that she convincingly performed the second marriage of Mr. Ram with Mrs. Ritu, the daughter of her cousin brother, and an unfortunate young widow. The apparent cause and necessity she showed to Mr. Gentleman and obligated Mr. Ram was on humanitarian grounds and to give a new life to a young widow. But, the poor chap Mr. Ram became a scapegoat; and he did not understand that it was a baby trap and well planed and pre-planned by Mrs. Bharathidevi and her cousin brother, as the young widow happened to be the mother of two children. The marriage was performed only for holding her estates, industries and properties intact.

The one and only great thing Mr. Gentleman did either knowingly or unknowingly in his life for his person was, he wholeheartedly written in his personal diaries incorporating all his life experiences.

And when I came to know all these things through reading his diaries, he took an assurance from me not to disclose these facts to the wonder world. But now I break my promise as I wished that all his sacrifices should be made known to the world. And I found it could be done only by Miss. Hasina through her writings; and hence I handed over all his diaries to her soon after his death.

And Hasina, who felt guilty of pronouncing the historical judgement of death sentence to his fiancé, decided to impose a true judgement against herself to save the truth and their pious love from the materialistic world, she resigned from the judiciary as she understood that she wrote an error of judgement; and for which she awarded herself as the truth shall alive at any cost or at least to be reborn; and hence she got his spermatozoa preserved immediately after his death; got it fertilised with her ovum; later she conceived and gave birth to a heir parent to Mr. Gentleman and thus she became a spinster mother to Mr. He-man.

Anyway, Mr. Raj now I put it to you that can you honestly certify your virginity from the bottom of your heart?” She put him in an embarrassed situation.

There was absolute serenity and he couldn’t spell out a single word.

“I know Mr. Raj you have no say; and you can’t assure it also. And I am asking you finally one more question. Can you say truthfully that am I the first lady to cohabit in your life Mr. Raj?” She again put him in quandary.

“I know for that matter mostly in the 21st century, no man ever answers honestly, because there are no virgin tests for man. Perhaps nature also showed favour to man and cursed only woman.

Mr. Raj, you must know one thing, I mean in your terminology regarding physical conduct and character, especially before you are belittling noble people and calling orphans as bustards and pious ladies as bitches?” She cut him to size.

“Mrs. Jasmine don’t take my silence, as I readily accept all your accusations against me. For your information you were not one and the only spinster who loved me; and in fact there was a long queue for me; and I had been loved by not only by you but also by many; and so also there were proposals from many spinsters, which list also included some of our classmates. And don’t over pose yourself as you are the one and only the goddess of beauty and a perfect and pious lady” He broke out with all his resentment against her.

“Mr. Raj it is quite unfortunate to hear from the mouth of a classmate cum lover, who is a well educated and more so from a noble profession; and belittling me suspecting my character, about thirty years after our marriage.

Further I pity, as you have failed to understand the fact that most of the women in the world are very frequently deceived by men than the latter by women. And more often than not you have been using the word bitch even for pious ladies; and for your kind information no woman is willingly take up the skin trade, but some are forcibly dragged into the profession by some of the pimps; or those women who are raped at gun point by some roughs like Mr. Rahul; and those innocent minor girls, who are wood winked with false promises, trapped by deceitful means and cheated by polished criminals like Mr. Laxman only turn to be prostitutes, since they may not have respect and ostensible means of livelihood in the society, when once they have been victimised. And you may better go through the past incidents with the perfect statistics by referring the previous news papers for what has been happening in the society and how the innocent girls are often made scapegoats by the inhuman and barbarous men without sentiments” Mrs. Jasmine lost her patience and came out with her emotions rather feelings, unable to bear his male chauvinism and insult in the presence of her daughter and son in law.

She also grew wild over his ado city, as he was trying to corner her time and again referring her character as if she had lost; and finally she threw her medical reports at his face, which truly and scientifically certified her virginity intact.

Dr. Raj felt embarrassed and feeling guilty for the first time. So far he had been seeing in her the best and the richest qualities of a woman, i.e. the enchanting beauty, besides gracefulness and also found in her soberness.

But, contrary to that, for the first time since after thirty years of their marital life, he saw in her a perfect lady, who gave a much taught fight to a husband for honouring the motherhood, whatsoever manner it might be.

“Mr. Raj I forgot to tell you one thing, did you ever ask your mother whether you are really born to your father?”

“Shut up you bitch, what rubbish are you talking?”

“I am sorry; I know everybody would lose temper on hearing the words bitch and bastard. But when once you are just asked, you have lost your patience. In fact I never have anything in my heart, nor I am narrow minded to ask you such intolerable question, but since I know your mind and that you even suspect your mother and sisters also; and now they are really fortunate, as your mother is no more and fortunately you have no sisters.

Anyway it is none of my business to comment about your conduct and character. But I do feel the necessity to clarify all your inhibitions before I part with you Mr. Raj.

And now you please go through this biographical work, written by the famous writer Miss. Hasina; and I hope you will certainly come to know what is an ideal love and your love and the difference between love and lust.

Mr. Raj you will be surprised to know about the two great universal lovers, who never had even a first kiss in their life time, but the spinster lady begot a son to him as his heir apparent posthumously. They are Miss. Hasina and Mr. Gentleman.

Now I hope Mr. Raj you can make out the difference between their pious love and the most heinous lust of course which you have been enjoying with me all through these years.

Mr. Raj do you know the last desire of Mr. Gentleman’s, rather request to the jail authorities was to donate his spermatozoa immediately after his death to Miss. Hasina, only to unite us as he believed that ours is a true love; or otherwise I may sacrifice my love for a noble cause. But you have disproved that yours is not a true love, but a lust of course”

“Shut up; and you are talking too much and none sense Jasmine” Dr. Raj got annoyed with her painful and the most heinous accusations.

“Mr. Raj if you still do not believe my version please read her book and you can find the same facts on record.

And finally what I request you is that please don’t distrust the biography of the noble people, because it is definitely written with the facts and evidences only; and the world has accepted the truth therein.

I thank you Mr. Raj for bearing me since after our marriage; keeping the most unbearable and intolerable thing, which I never expect from you, being my fiancé and beloved husband, i.e. suspicion over my character; and struggling within yourself all through these years.

Mr. Raj finally what I want to impress upon you is character means not only physical character, but I do mean that it also includes trust and belief, that is what the women have on men; and unfortunately that is what you do not have on me.

Mr. Raj, I really failed to understand your actual character before our marriage. And also I might be quite poor and immature in assessing you. But now I couldn’t generalise and I dare not say that all men are like you.

Anyway there are no regrets from my side for whatsoever has been happened to me. I have really enjoyed heaven of joy, knowingly or unknowingly with you. Though you have distrusted me, but still I love you; and I am feeling to part with you; and I never and never distrust you, but I am not stonehearted; and I have only a sensitive heart which only knows you as a true lover and a handsome hubby. And I still love you as my dream boy of yester years; and a good companion too, besides a romantic husband. But I am sorry to say that I hate to continue remaining part of my life with you any more with half heartedly at this age Mr. Raj.

Now at this age only I have come to know your indigenous character; as you apparently exhibit some gentle qualities and make people impressed and that is how I totally succumb to your love believing it to be true, but inside you are something else which nobody knows, expect only when you are totally exposed, as for instance in my case. Even for me also it has taken nearly thirty years to understand what exactly you are.

And I remember that you have warned me to choose in between your much hatred Dr. He-man and my daughter’s future; and you have also given me time frame; and just to judge a good thing I need not waste my precious time anymore; and I have decided and I truly stand on my belief and faith in true love.

I have believed my daughter’s true love, unlike your need based love and possibility of lust. I have highest respects to Mr. Gentleman, whom I admire more than a God, and I am happy to welcome the son of such a noble man as my son in law; and I do feel heart fully that I have chosen a right decision and I am taking my daughter and my son in law with me to my Empire, built by a nobleman, Mr. Gentleman.

And I Hope you understand what I mean Mr. Raj. Henceforth I expect and confirm that you will never step into our Holy Kingdom of ‘May I help you’

I thank you for living together with me for thirty years, with mixed feelings and with umpteen doubts regarding my conduct and character.

But, Mr. Gentleman did believe you and repose highest confidence in your conduct and character besides your love. And for that matter me too. And today if he is alive, he will forever lose faith and confidence in earthly love.

Now I am happy to say good bye to you Mr. Raj. And it has not come from my lips, but from the bottom of my heart. Now I think I am absolutely right in saying good bye to you forever Mr. Raj” She broke out with all her emotional feelings whether good or bad.

Mr. He-man tried to cajole both the couple, but in vain. So also Mrs. Honey tried to bring harmony between her parents by admitting that she did a mistake for not convincing her father. For which she offered unconditional apology to her father. Even then also the stone hearted Mr. Raj didn’t show any amount of love and affection towards her.

“Still do you believe him Honey? Do you think that your father has noble heart and warm affection towards you? You only know him since your birth, but I know him ever since my college days. Perhaps you might have seen his external appearances and assessed him as a nobleman. But I know him from top to bottom including his selfish, corrupt and crime mind also.

My child you don’t know he even suspects me, whether I have conceived you through him or through Gentleman? He may even plan to send both of you for DNA test, perhaps which may be his final hope and sincere attempt to separate you from your husband dear” She exposed him in their presence.

“I say stop it Jasmine. Don’t spoil the ears of my daughter. She is truly my daughter and she never says no to my verdict. I have belief in my brought up. Honey you have bright future, don’t believe them. Please disown them and come back to me. I will send you abroad for higher education, and find a suitable match for you dear” Mr. Raj tried his best to convince his daughter.

“Honey don’t be carried away by his unethical and impractical advices. It only speaks about his narrow mind. No parent in this universe will ever advise either the bride or the bridegroom to break up their marriage bond. And no true love or lover ever part with in bridal dress soon after their marriage.

And in fact you are the newly married couple and have come to take his blessings, but not his bargains for break- up. Hope you understand your dad in reality Honey. And further you both are majors and now the final decision is yours” Mrs. Jasmine gave them a lead.

They understood the facts, as explained by Mrs. Jasmine point blank.

“Come on Honey, believe me and don’t spoil your bright future, please leave them and follow my advice” Dr. Raj tried to convince her.

“Sorry dad, it is quite unbecoming of any parent in the world to advise the newly wedded couple to break up. If your decision is really correct in my case, then why have you loved my mum and married her against the will and wish of my grandparents? Why have you disowned them? Is it not to protect your love and marry my mum dad?

I am sorry to point out you that there can’t be two questions for the same answer dad. I don’t expect one rule for my dad and a separate rule for me. And in fact I have never expected that my dad would turn to be a criminal only to make me a widow”

“I am sorry my child, somebody might have poisoned your ears, and perhaps that may be the reason why you have misunderstood me”

“Let me speak Honey, I am sorry for the interruption sir. While purchasing jewellery for Honey, our vehicle was missing from the parking place, as two boys committed theft of; and hence we engaged a call taxi to attend resistor’s office to solemnise my marriage with Honey. Fortunately myself and my mum are saved and the unfortunate boys died on the spot, because of the ghastly accident, I mean a cold blooded murder, intelligently planned by you sir. But still you are shedding crocodile tears for your only daughter; and go on advising her for her bright future. What a wonderful hypocrisy yours is sir? It is quite unfair and unbecoming of an expert doctor, who is supposed to save lives of the patient’s and not to murder people sir” Mr. He - man reminded him of his crime.

“Sorry dad if you still feel that I have committed a mistake, I prefer to do wrong for the right cause. Good bye forever dad”

“Please try to understand my concern about your future Honey”

“What great future is that dad? Does any bride ever discard her hubby on the day of the marriage? How can I desert my husband, and show my face to public dad? And even after desertion of my husband also do you hope that I will have great future? And the people are not blind, and we are in the 21st century to accept whatever you advocate is gospel truth dad. Do you expect me to discard my hubby and remain in your house as servant maid? Or do you expect me to remain as statue in the centre of the society for public to split on? Or do you except me to leave behind the story of myself being an unethical, untraditional and a coward and a pretty poor girl’s love marriage in the most educated and aristocratic family of doctors?

Enough dad; and thanks for your brought up for all through these years and finally enlightening me dad. And I try my best to forget you forever dad” With broken heart she said finally.

And then the couple left him and joined Mrs. Jasmine.

Mrs. Jasmine took both Honey and her son in law Mr. He-man along with her and deserted Mr. Raj; and left his home for the Empire created by Mr. Gentleman.

But still her son in law was trying his best to unite his in laws, as his father tried earlier before his death.

“I am sorry my boy, perhaps I was so young then, and failed to convince your dad. And that might be one of the grave omissions I have ever made; and I did not cry for natural justice; and that was the reason why I failed miserably to save a noble soul; and the world must feel sorry to lose such a noble man.

But now I never give a chance to anybody and lose you. I request you, rather command you to remain as a gentleman with all your principles, but not like your father, who always did well for everyone without caring for himself. Perhaps he did not know the fact that there is no place for such noble people in this selfish world”

Tears rolled in her eyes and she virtually wept, but tried her best to hide her heart felt feelings and human emotions by keeping a handkerchief across her mouth.

“But he has won not only your heart aunty; but now I hope umpteen with his noble and generous character, when they read not a page in his dairy, but through my mum’s book ‘I am not a gentleman”, the history of two billionaire families” Mr. He- man concluded.

Then all the three left in their car.

Dr. Raj became stale for a moment, as he never expected, nor thought that Mrs. Jasmine would part with him at once, and due to her one and the only daughter’s cause.

Though initially, he just felt sad over the developments. But later after some time, he remained in the materialistic world as a symbol of typical human being with all his selfishness, having all passions and emotions and without any feelings.

And he never looked back nor tried at least for reconcilement. Instead he started planning for his future with a new partner, even at the age of fifty plus.

Now his priority was to search for a substitute lady doctor in place of Mrs. Jasmine, who might be a spinster; and now his thoughts were revolving round her, as who would be a perfect substitute. If not Dr. Jasmine, but someone meant a new and an awesome spinster to start his second innings, forgetting his age.

Now the world should feel pity as who would be the next Lady Doctor to fall a prey for a selfish old man, and of course a spinster to marry him.

And blessed are men stronger than women with sound physique; but the latter were doubly stronger than men to take wise decisions.

 

Chapter: 38

Dr. Jasmine brought the newly wedded couple to the Gentleman towers.

“My dear friends and colleagues of GM group of companies, I am happy to introduce Dr. He-man, the son and heir apparent of late Mr. Gentleman and henceforth he will be your new chairman and MD; and I have relinquished my position as CEO; and my daughter Mrs. Honey, the fiancée and beloved wife of Mr. He-man will assist him as PS; and Mr. Ram will step down as chairman and MD of the GM group of companies due to his health problems and take rest; and all the family members of late Mr. Gentleman will constitute the board of directors. Mr. He-man will appoint a new CEO as per his requirement.

Thank you my dear colleagues for your cooperation and dedicated services you rendered to the GM group of companies all through these years.

And now I finally request all of you to extend the same cooperation to the new and young team and work hard to take the GM group to number one in the world”

She handed over the reins of the GM group of Business Empire to Mr. He-man; and she let for her dream cum true project ‘May I help you’

 

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The empire of the GM. Group of Companies has been continuously in the leads of one of the first four billionaire groups in the world, with the existing four pillars, Dr. He-man, Dr. Honey, Mr. Ram and the loyal employees of course; and under the strong roof and trade name created by the late Mr. Gentleman.

Mr. He-man has continued the race till he takes his Business Empire to number one in the world, the dream of late Mr. Gentleman.

As a famous writer Miss. Hasina concluded her last novel based on the biography of Mr. Gentleman.

And that is how the world knows the real story of late Mr. Gentleman, and is convinced to call him as a true Gentleman.

But as a novelist, and a true lover, fiancée and widow of late Mr. Gentleman, Miss. Hasina hate to name the title of her last novel as ‘I am a Gentleman’, instead named it as ‘I am not a Gentleman’, because Mr. Gentleman spoke a lie in the court; and thus made her to pronounce for the first time in her life an error of judgement which not only cost her faith in love and sacrifice; but also his supreme sacrifice goes unwantedly to the most undeserving family.

Mr. Gentleman did the greatest harm not only to his life and for his international reputation but also sacrificed the everlasting truth and integrity in order to save and support the most selfish, unethical, and quite undeserving billionaire family, though he was not truly a member of the family either legally or morally.

And Hasina henceforth never attempted to pen another novel; perhaps the last one was not her fiction, but the real story of the misfortunes of the billionaire family and also the great business empire, which was on the edge of collapse.

And there is no end for such type of stories here and there in billionaire families in the world, because very often than not they bother about their emotions, but don’t bother for their feelings.

 

Epilogue

 

In this world blessed are the human beings, who are adorned with the qualities of both emotions and feelings.

If emotions dominate, we can find in us the qualities of devil; and if we outburst with the feelings, certainly we see in us the qualities of divine.

Nature has blessed mankind only to choose the best. And human beings are alone given the chance to be the best; and if they do anything wrong or commit a mistake unnoticingly; they are also blessed with an opportunity to reform themselves at any stage in their life.

Hence the humans alone are twice born in this universe because of their transformation of bad to good by acquiring knowledge through learning and also by practice.

But how many of us are really twice born?

 

If it is answerable----

What happened to the biggest East India Company in India after Queen Victoria’s proclamation? So also what happened to the Portuguese, the Dutch, and the French companies in India? For that matter any business establishments anywhere in the world?

Coming to the modern times, what happened to the great flying Empire of Kingfisher Airlines; ‘Satyam Computers’ and the ‘Maytas’; Sahara India; Peerless; Amway; and Agri- gold In India?

Then it is very difficult to answer. But there could be somebody to answer. If so what shall be their answer? The only answer one can say is time, nothing but the time alone can decide the fate of the many great Business Empires anywhere in the world.

 

Post Script:-

 

Most of the Business tycoons in the world globe have created the world class business Empires; but what has happened to them? Some vanished like a bird in a storm; few remain flourishing and figuring as one, two, and three and so on and so forth among the best in the frontlines.

And so there is no end for the glory of the Business Empires, though the business tycoons remain dead in the burials. But the lineage of human minds (DNA) always plays with their fortunes for one’s own destiny.

 

No End:

 

And the business continues as long as the civilizations and cultures flourish in the world; and the Business Empires compete in the race for one to ten positions forever in the world. And sometimes they ought to miss their family life, forgo their self- esteem, and rarely to sacrifice their lives also for uplifting their Business Empires.

 

 

 

 

 

 

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To the great souls of business tycoons, who are instrumental in creating the great business Empires; but ultimately their fortunes are capsized for various reasons; and I sincerely feel that they are our real guides, philosophers, experts and teachers to caution us forever with their enriched experiences and not to repeat their follies.