After a brief silence, Ira said: "We want the rock quarry at Reo Hills that is in your name as a compensation."Just as he heard about the quarry, Ak"s brows wrinkled in a tight knot.
"How did she know about it?" he pondered.
It was supposed to be a private secret project. No one! Not even his grandpa had any idea of the project. He was shocked by the fact that Ira knew about the project.
Keeping all his doubts bottled up he regained his calm expression.
He fell silent for a while before coming with the reason.
He tried to explain Ira: "It is an abandoned rock quarry. We are planning to donate it to the government for using it as a landfill for waste." He lied.
"Yes, I want the exact wasteland," Ira responded calmly and chuckled.
Her laugh was refined like silver bells, it echoed in the room.
However, when it fell on the ears of Ak Jain, it contained an unrecognizable chill. The corner of his lips twitched hearing her reply.
Ak was contemplating over enticing them with something different.
"Kirat mountain would soon be developed into a private planned city. It is an imitation of an Italian hillside town. You should consider your options again." His gaze turned to Vivan.
He knew Vivan was an architect and he surely had an idea of the grandiosity of the project.
But he was left disappointed as Vivan"s eyes did not show any light of excitement that he had expected. They were fixed the entire time on Ira"s face.
The rock quarry on Reo hill was emptied out many years back. It had become a wasteland from years of mining and quarrying.
However with time due to ignorance by the government, the place soon birthed some vegetation.
A huge majestic waterfall was formed on the hill. The quarry got filled with natural water making a pond.
The place became a site for many species of small animals. The water reservoir got many aquatic life forms. Exotic fishes with distinct colors filled the pond.
Losing a piece of land holding such beauty was a pain!
He wanted to develop it into a tourist location.
At the thought of this, his heart still could not help but burst into anger. Ak invested a lot of money to buy the land from the government. He also had to pay some bureaucrats
The quarry was one of the hidden property he decided to make a hotel on.
The Kirat mountain project was of Jain group, so the loss wasn"t much. But this project belonged to Ak solely. So he would lose everything he invested if the quarry was given to Ira now.
He inwardly rolled his eyes: "Ira, Your ambition can really not to be underestimated. You directly stepped on my dignity today. I will soon procure everything back from you?"
Ira wanted the quarry back this life. When last life they cheated Vivan by taking all the credit for his work, he was sad. The project was his child that he spent a lot of time and effort to make. The construction itself lasted for five long years.
The Underground hotel, the Earth sc.r.a.per!
This life, Ira was determined to get it back for Vivan.