Rich Brat: Sweet Revenge Of A Lazy Princess

Adam was lying down on the bed and staring at the white ceiling while a constant beep echoed through the room. He could already imagine the kinda hell he will be facing once Shreya comes here. He was not even bothered much about the deep gash he is currently sporting on his arms and the broken leg that had just been patched up. He could deal with the pain but he was not so confident when it came to dealing with Shreya especially when she was scared and pissed.

His train of thought was interrupted when there was a knock on the door. His breath immediately hitched but then he released them when he saw that it was not Shreya but was the doctor.

"Hi, I am Dr. Preethi. I was your attending doctor. How are you feeling??" The female in the while coat talked without really even looking up at him. She was busy checking his charts.

Adam looked at her up and down. Her hair was way too messy as were her clothes. She looked like someone who hadn't been home from work for hours. Her face looked tired but her eyes… her eyes were bright and alert. There was such a spark in them that all else became insignificant. He knew those eyes… those eyes were the eyes of someone who really knew what they are doing with their life. Someone absolutely sure they are where they want to be in their life.

It was extremely alluring for Adam. But before he could say anything, someone barged into the room. It was Shreya of course.

She came and stood in front of his bed with both her arms rested on her h.i.p.s giving him a stern look. She looked really pissed. But then the underlying concern was not lost to Adam. So he just looked at her apologetically giving his best puppy dog face.

"Don't even try Adam. Do you have any idea what I felt when I got the call??" Shreya asked angrily.

Adam could already guess what she must have gone through. John- Adam's dad was actually overseas, so his next emergency contact was Shreya. SO she must have been the one who got that call in the middle of the night. And he knew how much she must have hated the call especially given how her own parents ended up. It must have scared her beyond reason.

When he heard her ask, Adam's eyes softened. "I'm sorry you had to go through it!!" He mumbled under his breath.

Shreya finally went near him and hugged him tightly. Her heart, at last, calmed down a little bit when she felt him around her. She held on to him until she was sure she could hear his heartbeat. Adam kept his injured hand out while wrapping his good hand around her. He slowly patted on her back comfortingly.

They, at last, pulled away when they heard someone clear their throat. Adam's attention instantly wavered away from Shreya.

"Sorry doctor. This is my friend Shreya. She was just worried when she got the call." Adam explained and looked up at Preethi.

Preethi let it go of the matter and started talking about Adam's condition and treatment thereto. But she kept eyeing Shreya. She just felt like she was missing something very obvious in this situation but she couldn't place it.

When she couldn't figure it out, she concentrated on both of them in the front in the hope it might jolt something out in her memory. There was obviously no chemistry between them.

For a normal person they might seem like a couple but trained eyes like that of Preethi's, she could see that the bond between them was more familial rather than romantic. But the bond was actually strong. That was obvious from the distraught look Shreya was wearing just about now. She hadn't taken her eyes off of Adam from the moment she entered the room.

Even if one did not see all this, one couldn't really miss the glances Adam was stealing at Preethi from the time she came in. So Preethi concluded the relationship was on the line of a fraternal bond but since they do not have any obvious resemblance with one another and since Adam introduced her as a friend, they shouldn't be related by blood.

Even with this conclusion, she couldn't place what she was missing. But her brain was begging for some rest. SO she decided to ponder on it later and excused herself after giving them all the medical reports and instructions to the attending nurses about the medications and care.

And Shreya did not really give any attention to Preethi until that time when she thanked her for taking care of Adam.

Shreya frowned confused.

"Don't you think she looks familiar somehow??" She asked once Preethi walked out.

Obviously, Adam did not hear Shreya since he was busy staring at the door behind which Dr.Preethi just disappeared.

"Oi…" Shreya snapped her fingers in front of Adam bringing him out of his trance.

In their group, Adam was actually the eldest bachelor. Even though Zack acts like an uncle to everyone, he was just a year older than Shreya while Akash was slightly younger than Shreya. And Harshad was the same age as Adam but he already has a family.

That is why Shreya gave Adam a peculiar look when he finally turned towards her.

"Wow. You like her…" She said. It wasn't really a question but a statement of fact that Adam could never refute even though he made a futile effort to refuse.

"What?? What are you talking about?? Don't talk nonsense…" Adam said dismissingly.

"I will deal with this later. Now tell me what happened?? Why did you take my bike and how did you end up here"

SO he explained in detail what had happened. He was actually following someone when he got found while tailing. And the person was no saint, so he tripped Adam and fled. And thus Adam ended up in a hospital.

Shreya paced for a while as always and said after a while.

"Okay, here is the thing. You are off that assignment. I will give it to someone else. You are going to stay in the hospital for a while." She said with the same authoritative voice she always used to order everyone around her.

But Adam protested, "Shreya… please don't do that. Yes, the guy knows my face so I can't be on the field but I am still the best person for the job. SO please, don't do this. I will be careful. I promise. I will ask for help if I need. Please, Shreya… You know how important this is for all of us."

Adam was currently working on getting all evidence possible against the legal companies of their enemies. They might not be able to find evidence that they run the Syndicate just yet. But they could have evidence against their legal establishments. You should just know the right people to approach. It might help in the future.

"Okay… fine. But anything even remote to this happens again, you are going to rot away in S crop with Akash." Shreya warned before walking out.

Once she came out, she sent a text to Zack and went to get something to eat for herself while she waited for someone to come over to stay with Adam. She would stay herself, she just… she hated hospitals. She was slightly phobic even. She would never be able to get any sleep in this place and on top of it, no one would ever let her stay here let alone Adam. He will probably be the first person to kick her out. So it was better to ask for others to come and accompany him on her own rather than letting herself get kicked out by someone who just had his legs injured.