Without showing the pain she was feeling, Mullai walked with difficulty, trying to control Theeran's tears. She also said, "See, I don't have any pain. Don't worry," and then, unable to bear it any longer, she sat down on the bed. Vaishu quickly ran and brought a white towel, climbed onto the bed, and dried Mullai's wet hair.
Seeing Theeran and Vaishu so worried about Mullai and taking care of her like a child, Bhadran felt envious. The moment he thought, "If they are so distressed by a small injury, how much affection must they have for their mother?", a longing arose in him for the same affection.
Theeran changed into another outfit and brought one for Mullai. Mullai took it, changed, and came back. Now feeling a little less pain, she looked at her children who were watching her anxiously and said, "Hmm... I'm fine now. Come on, let's go eat," and she left the room with them and went downstairs.
Seeing them leave, Bhadran also got ready and followed them. As usual, everyone was eating, and he also sat at the dining table, served himself, and ate. After eating, Mullai kissed Theeran and Vaishu and went to the office. As yesterday, Hari drove her to work in the car.
But Bhadran did not go with them. He had other work, so he took another car and left. When Mullai reached the Bhadran Group of Companies, she quickly went to her department, placed her fingerprint on the fingerprint machine mounted on the wall, and went inside.
Her colleagues smiled slightly at her as they passed by, and she smiled back and sat down in her place. At that moment, Prakash entered in a flurry. He went straight into the manager's office, spoke intensely with Nisha who was there, and then came out. It was then that he noticed Mullai, who was sitting and working.
Seeing her, he went to her side with a small smile and asked, "Miss Mullai, are you very busy?" Mullai looked up when Prakash asked this and said, "It's nothing like that, sir. I was actually thinking of seeing you."
Hearing this, his face brightened. Looking at her with sparkling eyes, he asked with a certain expectation, "What is it, Mullai? Do you have something to tell me?" Mullai replied, "Yes, sir, I need to talk to you about something important. We can talk during the break." Prakash said, "Okay, Mullai, we'll talk then," and after talking to her for a little while, he left.
Everyone in the office watched them talking with surprise. Because everyone knew that Prakash was the younger brother of Mr. Bhadran. He was also an owner of this company. That is, he was second only to Bhadran, you could even call him the director. He was incredibly handsome. Unlike his brother, he wouldn't even look at or talk to any woman.
Everyone had their eyes on him, who looked like a chocolate boy. Many women were dreaming of somehow winning him over. Seeing him smiling and talking casually with Mullai, they were surprised on one hand and envious of Mullai on the other.
Especially Sudha, the team leader in this division, was glaring at Mullai. Sparks of fire were flying from her eyes. "Tch, how cunning she must be to have become so familiar with Prakash sir that she can smile and talk to him," she thought, looking at Mullai with hatred.
She absolutely disliked Mullai. Moreover, her beauty continued to bother her. Thinking, "No, I have to get rid of her from this company quickly," Nisha stood before them and said, "Friends, I have some important news," thus drawing the employees' attention to herself.
As everyone looked at her, Nisha said, "We've received information that Mr. CEO Raghuram is going to visit our office. So, everyone be ready." Then, saying, "I'll go and talk to our boss about this," she picked up a file and went to the President's office.
Nisha knocked on the President's office door and entered. There, Bhadran was engrossed in his work, his face slightly tilted. She stood there for a moment, captivated by his commanding presence.
Then, Nisha hid the enchantment in her eyes and stood before Bhadran. Bhadran looked up at her, gestured for her to sit, and looked at her as if to ask, "What's the matter?"
"We've discussed everything clearly with Mr. Raghuram's company. They've agreed to sign a contract with our company. Now, Mr. Raghuram himself will come in person to sign the agreement," she said. Upon hearing this, Bhadran said, "Okay, take care of the arrangements for that," and got up from his chair and went outside.
Nisha also returned to her department to oversee all the arrangements, and a short time later...
A car stopped in front of the office. Raghuram got out, dressed very stylishly in a suit. He went straight to the president's office, where Bhadran began to welcome him. "Welcome, Mr. Raghuram, welcome," he said, greeting him and chatting with him cordially for a while.
"You go to the meeting hall, I'll be there in a little while," he said, and sent Hari with Raghuram. Hari said, "Come, sir," and led him to the meeting room. Nisha and everyone from her team were already gathered in the meeting room. When Raghuram entered, they all stood up and greeted him respectfully.
Nisha, bustling about, made Raghuram sit down in a chair while talking to him about business. She then called Team Leader Sudha and whispered in her ear, "Hey, bring something for him to drink." Sudha replied, "Yes, madam," and quickly brought a tray containing coffee and cool drinks into the meeting room. Noticing Mullai sitting there watching, she immediately hatched a plan.
To put her plan into action, she called out, "Hey Mullai, come here." Mullai got up and asked, "Yes, Sudha?" Sudha handed her the coffee tray and commanded authoritatively, "Here, give this to the sir."
Unaware of the plan, Mullai took the tray and went towards Raghuram. Unexpectedly, she stumbled and spilled all the coffee on Raghuram.
Mullai took the tray from Sudha and went towards Raghuram. As she took another step closer to him, her shawl got caught on something, causing her to stumble and almost fall forward with the tray. She let go of the tray and instinctively grabbed the nearby table to steady herself. But the coffee tray fell on Raghuram, who was sitting in front of it, and all the coffee and cool drinks spilled on him. The employees in the meeting room were stunned by this, while Sudha stood there with a mysterious smile.
Nisha, who was taking notes on her laptop a little distance away, got up in shock and angrily went to Mullai's side. "Hey Mullai, what have you done? Can't you even do this simple task properly?" she scolded, and then slapped Mullai hard. She had settled her grudge against Mullai through this.
Mullai, holding her cheek, looked at Nisha in shock, while Nisha stared at her with hatred. No one there came forward to speak in support of Mullai. But Raghuram, who was initially irritated when the coffee spilled on him, changed his expression when his gaze fell on Mullai.
"Mullai... you... you..." he was about to say something, but before he could, Nisha slapped Mullai. He angrily got up from his chair and shouted, "What the...? What's going on here? Manager Nisha, why did you hit her?"
Frightened by his angry voice, Nisha stammered, "No sir, she spilled coffee on you... that's why..." Raghuram retorted, "So you'll hit her for that? Did she spill it on purpose? She almost tripped and fell. That's how this happened. Do you have to hit her for such a small thing? Is this how you treat your employees?"
Nisha looked at him in confusion at his question. Because, as far as she knew, CEO Raghuram was a very short-tempered person. But he was calling this a small matter? she thought to herself, and then noticed that Raghuram's shirt had turned coffee-colored. His neck was red because the coffee was extremely hot. There must surely be pain and burning. But she stood there confused, wondering why his face didn't show any sign of it.
Team leader Sudha, unable to remain calm, quickly went to the president's office and said, "Sir, sir, there's a big problem in the meeting room. The new employee spilled coffee on Mr. Raghuram." As soon as she said this, Bhadran sprang up from his chair, his face red with anger, and walked quickly towards the meeting room.
Meanwhile, Prakash, having heard about the incident, rushed there and was startled to see Mullai crying with her hand on her cheek. He quickly went to Mullai's side and asked, "Mullai, what happened? Why are you crying?"
He stood shielding her, wanting to prevent any further trouble for her. Nisha then said, "Sir, she spilled coffee all over Mr. Raghuram." At this, Prakash looked up at Raghuram and said in a pleading voice, "Sorry, sir, she must have done it unintentionally. Please forgive her for my sake."
Before Raghuram could say anything, Bhadran entered like a storm, observing the situation, and stood in front of Prakash and Mullai. Mullai's legs had started trembling.