Chapter 12
Charlie ke mazak ko samajhkar, Claire ne kuch nahi kaha, ek taraf ho kar Doris ko phone lagaya. Jaldi hi, call connect ho gaya. Doris ki madhur awaaz sunayi di: “Ms. Willson, hello.”
“Hello, Miss Doris, mujhe aapse kuch madad chahiye,” Claire ne sharmindagi se kaha.
“Ji, kahiye,” Doris ne jawab diya.
Claire ne kuch shabdon ko sahi se arrange kiya, gehri saans li aur sahas se kaha: “Main poochna chahti hoon ke kya chairman kal raat ko free hain? Hum ghar par ek banquet rakh rahe hain aur Emgrand ke sath apne cooperation ko officially announce karna chahte hain. Hum chahte hain ke chairman aakar apni presence se humein aashirwaad dein.”
Doris kuch der ke liye chup rahi, phir boli: “Ms. Willson, main yeh decide nahi kar sakti, par main chairman se pooch sakti hoon unka opinion?”
Claire ne adab se kaha, “Shukriya, aapko takleef di.”
Phone rakhne ke baad, Claire ne phone ko chinta mein pakda, doosri taraf se khabar ka intezaar karti rahi. Is waqt, Charlie ka mobile phone achanak bajne laga. Charlie hairan ho gaya, phir usne dil mein socha, phone silent karna bhool gaya. Yeh zaroor Doris ka call hoga unka opinion poochne ke liye.
Charlie ne phone shant chehre ke sath uthaya, aur kaha, “Haan.”
Doris ki awaaz dusri taraf se aayi, “Chairman, Willson family kal raat banquet rakh rahi hai. Kya aap wahan jana chahenge?”
Charlie ne jawab diya: “Oh, achha, thik hai, main free hoon. Yeh baat yahin khatam karo.”
Phir, Charlie ne jaldi se phone rakh diya aur bola, “Yeh sales promotion wale kitna tang karte hain.”
Claire ko kuch shaq nahi hua, par thodi der baad, uska phone fir se bajne laga. Doris ki awaaz fir se aayi, “Ms. Willson, hamare chairman ne agree kar liya hai, aur wo wahan aayenge!”
“Sach mein, yeh bahut acchi baat hai, aapka shukriya aur chairman ka bhi shukriya.” Claire bahut excited ho gayi. Usne nahi socha tha ke doosra party sach mein maan jayega.
Claire ne jaldi se Mrs. Willson se kaha: “Grandma! Emgrand Group ka chairman maan gaya hai!”
“Sach mein?!” Mrs. Willson achanak excited ho gayi!
Uske baad, unhone turant Willson family ke sabhi logon se kaha: “Jao aur taiyari shuru karo! Sabse achha hotel book karo, sabse achhi meals aur drinks arrange karo, aur Emgrand chairman ka swagat karne ki taiyari karo! Iske alawa, sheher ke sabhi bade companies ko inform karo aur unhe hamare banquet mein bulao! Unhe batao ke Emgrand chairman hamari izzat barhane aa rahe hain!”
Turant baad, puri Willson family busy ho gayi! Sabhi log bahut excited the, lagatar apne partners aur Aurous Hill City ke upper-class logon se contact kar rahe the. Yeh bina shanka ek badi khabar thi! Kuch hi samay mein, pura Aurous Hill City is news se waakif ho gaya. Emgrand Group ka naya mysterious chairman kal Willson ke banquet mein shamil hone wala hai!
Mrs. Willson ko countless inquiries mili, aur unhone muskurate hue jawab diya. Aaj wo bahut khush thi, kyunki kal ke banquet ke baad, Willson family zaroor Aurous Hill ka sabse hot family ban jayega!
Is baare mein sochkar, unhone excited hote hue kaha: “Achha, aaj ke liye itna hi aur kal ke banquet ki taiyari shuru karo, meeting khatam hoti hai!”
Meeting ke khatam hone par, Mrs. Willson apne office wapas chali gayi. Harold ne apni aankhon ko ghoomte hue dekha aur closely follow kiya.
“Grandma, kya aap sach mein Claire ko director ka position dene wali hain?”
Jab wo ek sunssaan jagah par pohoncha, Harold ne sidhe bolne se khud ko nahi roka. Old Mrs. Willson thoda sankuchit hui aur thandi awaz mein boli, “Maine Claire se wada kiya hai, kyun nahi de sakti?”
Harold ne ab bhi dabaav banaya: “Grandma, aap use director nahi bana sakti!”
Lady Willson ne poocha: “Kyun? Usne itna bada contract jeeta hai. Wo company ki hero hai aur yeh haqdaar hai.”
Harold jaldi se bola: “Claire Emgrand ka contract jeet sakti hai kyunki Wendell Jones family se uske piche tha. Mujhe pata chala hai ke Wendell kal raat uske ghar gaya tha! Emgrand Group ne aaj hume contract diya. Kitna coincidence hai na? Dekho, 80% chance hai ke usne Wendell ke saath so kar yeh contract jeeta hai!”
Old Mrs. Willson ka chehra udas ho gaya aur boli: “Kya tum sach keh rahe ho?”
Harold ne puri tarah se yakeen dila kar kaha, “Bilkul sach, Wendell sach mein kal raat Claire se milne gaya tha. Aap check kar sakti hain.”
Uske baad, Harold ne Mrs. Willson se fir se kaha: “Grandma, wo pehle se hi shaadi shuda aurat hai. Agar uska aur Wendell ka chakkar sabko pata chal gaya aur log samajhne lage ke humari Willson family ne Emgrand Group ka contract is tarah se liya, to Willson family ki izzat kaha rahegi? Aapki izzat kaha rahegi?”
Old Mrs. Willson sankuchit hui, unhone dil se jyada maante hue. Wendell ko Claire pasand tha, yeh unhe pata tha. Apne birthday par, Wendell ne unhe 3-4 million ka jade amulet diya tha. Yeh sab sahi se samjhata hai ke Claire 60 million ka contract kaise jeet gayi.
Is waqt, Harold ne kaha: “Agar aap aisi besharam aurat ko director banate hain, to hamari reputation aur bhi kharab ho jayegi. Is waqt, hume kisi aur ko director banana chahiye, aur phir project ki credibility unhe deni chahiye. Aur best yeh hoga ke kisi mard ko chunen, isse gossip hone ke chances kam ho jayenge!”
Old Mrs. Willson ne dheere se sir hilaaya. Unhone Harold ki baat ka 80% yakeen kar liya. Is tarah se dekha jaye, to unhe sach mein ek naye director ko chunna padega, taaki rumors khatam ho sakein. Agar sabko pata chal gaya ki Claire aur Wendell ka chakkar tha, to naye director ke saath project ko explain kar sakte hain, aur yeh dikhayenge ki yeh project naye director ke sath jeeta hai, aur Claire ki wajah se nahi.
Aur, Lady Willson ke mann mein ek selfish thought bhi thi. Unhe Claire pasand nahi thi! Aur unhone hamesha beta-beti mein farak kiya tha, aur Claire ki position aur strength Willson family mein nahi dekhna chahti thi. Unhe Claire ko control mein rakhna padega taaki Willson family ke assets bahar na jayein.
Jab unhone yeh socha, to unhone apna faisla bana liya. To, unhone Harold ko dekha aur thandi awaaz mein boli, "Harold, future mein, tumhe meri baat sunni padegi. Jo main kahoon, wahi tumhe karna hoga. Jo main nahi kahoon, wo tum kabhi nahi karoge. Samjhe?"
Harold turant bola, "Grandma, chinta mat karo. Aap jo aage kahenge, wahi Harold karega. Aap jahan bhejenge, main ladne jaunga!"
"Yeah." Mrs. Willson ne santushti se sir hilaya aur boli, "Kal ke banquet mein, main sabko bataungi ki tum naye director ho aur Emgrand Group ke cooperation ke liye puri tarah se zimmedar ho. Par tumhe yaad rakhna hoga, tum obedient rehna hoga. Main tumhe utha sakti hoon, aur main tumhe gira bhi sakti hoon!"
Harold khushi se jhoom utha aur jaldi se bola, "Grandma, chinta mat karo! Harold zaroor obedient rahega!"