Chapter10

Satisfied that Ava was finally asleep, Janani wriggled gently away from her and slid off the bed. Armaan moved as silent as a cat as he strolled across the rug towards her. "A water pistol?" Armaan asked mockingly Janani gasped in fright and covered her mouth with her hands. When did he come back? How did he come in without making any noise? "Goodness! You scared the hell out of me" she said, placing a hand on her racing heart. She peered over her shoulder to see if Ava's sleep was disturbed due to her loud gasp, and sighed in relief when she saw the child sleeping peacefully. "Don't wake her up. It's taken me ages to settle her" Janani said softly "I saw that" Armaan said dryly. Heavens! She looks like a teenager, in that ridiculous nightwear, her face bare of any make up. Gritting his teeth Armaan reminded himself what she was. A woman who stole a baby for money. Young, she might be!! But innocent, she was not! He has a dossier on her, which proves how much of an ex