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The next afternoon, inside the minister’s private office, Pandey leaned back in his leather chair and spoke to his personal assistant without looking up from the file in his hands.
“Call Raghu. Tell him to come this evening. Alone. No delays.”
The PA nodded and left. Within minutes a short, carefully worded message reached Raghu’s phone:
Minister Pandeyji wants to meet you this evening at the office. Come alone.
Raghu read it twice, locked the screen, and felt a slow, cold satisfaction settle in his chest. The game was moving exactly the way he had hoped.
Evening arrived with a heavy sky and the low hum of traffic outside the ministerial bungalow. Raghu stepped out of the car in a simple white shirt and dark trousers, looking every bit the polite house-guest rather than a man who already knew too many secrets. The PA was waiting at the side entrance. Without a word the man led him through a quiet corridor, past two security checks, and into the large, air-conditioned office where Minister Pandey sat behind a broad desk.
Pandey looked up, gestured to the chair opposite him, and waited until the door closed.
“You found out who your real rival is,” he said. It was not a question.
Raghu sat down, back straight, hands resting lightly on his knees.
“Yes, sir-ji. I know. Nisha madam is the main opponent. Everything starts and ends with her.”
Pandey’s lips curved into a thin smile. He poured two glasses of water, pushed one across the desk, and studied Raghu over the rim of his own.
“And what do you intend to do about Nisha?”
Raghu met his eyes without flinching.
“Anything, sir. Whatever is required to destroy her. Completely.”
The minister laughed—low, pleased, the sound of a man who had just confirmed a useful weapon.
“Good. Very good. Then you will do me a favour.”
“Yes, sir. Of course.”
Pandey leaned forward, elbows on the desk, voice dropping.
“Tony wants both women brought back to the island. Nisha and Vidya. Together. The others cannot get close enough—Nisha is too careful with outsiders. But you… you are already living inside her house. You sit at her table. You sleep under the same roof. You are the only one who can do this cleanly.”
Raghu nodded once.
“I understand, sir. Tell me how.”
He hesitated for a fraction of a second, then added, “There is one problem. She already suspects me… of one thing.”
Pandey’s eyes narrowed.
“One thing? What thing?”
Raghu cleared his throat, the first sign of discomfort he had shown. He looked at the polished surface of the desk rather than at the minister.
“Nothing important, sir. Just… a private matter. She has no proof. Only a feeling.”
Pandey watched him for a long moment, fingers steepled under his chin. Something thoughtful and slightly amused moved behind his eyes, as if he had already begun to guess the nature of that “private matter.” He did not press further.
“All right,” he said finally. “Then this is what you will do. Arrange a situation where Nisha and Vidya are in the same place—alone, or nearly alone. When that moment comes, you will give Nisha this.”
He opened a small drawer, took out a sealed plastic pouch no larger than a matchbox, and slid it across the desk. Inside was a single, carefully prepared sample—colourless, odourless, packaged with clinical precision.
Raghu picked it up, turned it once between his fingers, and slipped it into his shirt pocket.
“Understood, sir.”
Pandey sat back, satisfied.
“Do not fail. Tony is not a patient man, and neither am I. Once both women are secured, the rest will be handled. You will be rewarded accordingly.”
Raghu rose, offered a respectful nod, and walked out of the office the same way he had entered—calm, silent, the small pouch resting against his chest like a second heartbeat.
Outside, the evening air was warm and heavy. He stood for a moment beside the car, looking up at the darkening sky, and allowed himself the smallest private smile.
Nisha already suspected him.
She had every reason to.
But suspicion was not the same as proof. And by the time she understood what the pouch in his pocket was for, it would already be too late.
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