CHAPTER 36: COMPLIMENTARY GIFT BASKET

Chapter 36: COMPLIMENTARY GIFT BASKET

Next day morning around 8 AM, Pradeep went to Ajay`s room to check on him. Since they both stayed at the hotel over night. Pradeep wanted to send his grandpa to Dixit home as soon as possible, so he could reach Arthi and Sid`s place where he was planning to spend all his weekend.

Since they had not met for some time due to their individual busy schedules. Pradeep knew both them would be busy from Monday with their work. Even they had working out details about their company party and then their marriage which will be in couple three months.

As soon as Ajay opened the door, Pradeep saw his grandpa looking haggard and week as if he had not slept even for a minute last night. Seeing his condition Pradeep was startled and voiced out his concern for him…

Grandpa, are you alright? You don't look good. Did you sleep properly or do you have any health problems Do you want me to call doctor here? Or should we go to hospital.

Seeing Pradeep`s concern for him, Ajay felt very touched…

I`m alright Pradeep. There is no need for doctor I didn't get proper sleep, as I forgot to bring my sleeping pills with me yesterday and you know I can't get enough sleep without it.

So don't worry I'm fine.

Ok grandpa, did you have your breakfast or should I order something.

I had some toast and juice. I`ll have food at home you know I don't like outside food. Have you cleared the bill let`s leave now.

I called the reception to ask them to carry on with checkout procedures. But they said it`s already cleared and even they gave us a big complimentary gift basket which is full of goodies. The owner of the hotel personal came to me give the basket.

Ajay was shocked by listening to it. He knew they never interaction with this hotel group since it was new one…

Why would they do that?

It`s all because of sista and BIL. She is one of the shareholder of this hotel. Owner of the hotel is a very good friend of BIL. They also helped him with the investments. He personal came to my room to give the complimentary gift basket and even apologized he couldn't come to meet you, has he had to some urgent other work which needed his attention. He seemed to be big fan of sista and BIL was praising them nonstop.

Ajay was shocked to after hearing this new piece of information. It seemed his granddaughter has become very capable. He felt very proud of her but suddenly thought about what Arthi told to him yesterday which caused him distress and uneasiness.

Then he remembered that Pradeep was calling Sid as BIL and talking to him as they were close…

Pradeep are close with that guy whom Arthi introduced to us yesterday as her fiancé.

Are you talking about Sid grandpa, of course I know about him. He and sista used to be neighbors and best friends since childhood. BIL loves sista for from the start for who she is, not for her status, money, background or for some shares.

Pradeep replies his grandpa very sarcastically. Hearing this Ajay asks him…

No, I wanted to ask you. Have you met him before, you seem to be close to him and spoke like a long last friend. You don't even speak to Suresh or Atharv like that.

Pradeep understood what his grandpa wanted to ask him so he replied casually…

Yeah, I met them when I was studying in London. We used to hang out together occasionally, since they both were busy with studies and business. I love talking to him, he is gem of a person not like others who thinks about benefits.

Sid gives some very good advices. He was one who suggested me to open my own art gallery and even he sponsors my exhibitions which is held outside India.

In fact my first exhibition which held in London was completely arranged by him and sista. They even bought many pieces for their offices, in fact all of the paintings hanging in Star group offices belongs to me and couple of my friends who were stuied with me in London.

Ajay was very surprised after hearing all this, he never knew Sid helped Pradeep and has encouraged him to exhibit his art work…

You never mentioned me about meeting Arthi and her fiancé when we used to talk, but why didn't you tell us. I never knew that guy helped you so much. That means the international exhibitions PAL which you do with your friends is also his idea.

Oh! That I knew you never liked sista would`ve told me to keep distance from her. So I never bought it up, I actually felt sista was in better place without our hypocritical and selfish family members.

I was actually right about it, without us she as achieved a lot. Actually it was sista who proposed this idea about forming a group for international exhibitions and named our group PAL using the first letters of our name (Pradeep, Adrian, Leon).

Ajay understood one thing that Pradeep knew about what happened to Arthi 10 years back and he wanted to ask about it. Pradeep sensed it what his grandpa wanted to ask him. He didn't want to tell him about it, so he thought to change the topic…

Grandpa let`s leave, I have some work to do I leave immediately after I drop you home.

Ajay understood that Pradeep didn't want to talk about it. He also knew that Pradeep was going to meet Arthi. So he just agreed to him and left the hotel.

Pradeep sent Ajay to Dixit home and told his mother that he will be going out to his friend`s place will be staying there for the weekend.