Rich Brat: Sweet Revenge Of A Lazy Princess

Srinivas looked at Shreya's disgusted face when she looked at glittery frocks and ballgowns. For some, they were breathtaking and almost a dreamlike existence to wear them while for Shreya, the way she was glaring at them… someone might think she was being tortured or something if she were to asked to wear them.

"You are such a tomboy!" Srinivas teased her ruffling her hair.

Shreya pouted and shrugged but she did not choose or try a single dress so far. "I am a girl!" She declared stubbornly daring him to refute.

"It is not so if you are going to have to tell it out loud for others to know…" Srinivas teased.

"Hmph! You are no fun! You are just bullying a vulnerable little girl!!! Jerk. I am going to go find Anne now!" Shreya sulked pouting and turned her head very dramatically before going to find Anne. Anyone who heard it would actually believe her word for her. Her face was that utterance was that perfect.

Srinivas gapped at her unbelievably for a second before letting out a chuckle and following her. He couldn't help himself from muttering, "Brat!" under his breath.

Of course, Shreya heard it. She turned back at him and stuck her tongue out before calling out for Anne. Anne was looking for clothes in other sections of the store.

"Leave these. I will just wear something I already have. We are going to buy clothes for you!!" Shreya declared dragging Anne towards a different section of the store.

By the time she was done, all their hands were filled. And most of it was Anne's or for Bhagya. She did buy a fancy looking top for herself.

"Ma'am, what am I suppose to do with all these?" Anne asked meekly just looking at the sheer amount of things Shreya had bought her as she was getting down at her house. Since it was almost time for knocking off, Shreya offered a ride home.

Shreya lowered her windows and stuck her head out and looked at Anne.

"Use them of course!!" Shreya said in the matter of fact way.

All Anne could do was haul all the bags and look at the back of the car as it drove off.

Shreya sat back on her seat and closed her eyes.

"Why are you doing this?" Srinivas asked breaking the silence between them. He knew Shreya did things out of whim every now and then but this did not seem to be the case here. If she wanted to drop off something in the mall, she could have come up with another 100 possible excuses, after all, she did own that damn mall! But she did not and she brought Anne along. So, he knew she had planned on buying things for Anne. But even then, she did not have to do it personally if it had been for Anne… Shreya did not like shopping, everyone knew it. So, there had got to be another reason.

"Doing what?" Shreya asked not understanding what he was talking about.

"With Anne…" Srinivas answered without giving much explanation as always.

"You really save up your words as if it is going to cost you money or something don't you?" Shreya asked sarcastically.

"You are changing the subject," Srinivas stayed on point.

"Uhm… if you asked me why… I guess you can say that I am overcompensating." Shreya said sighing and leaning back on her seat and closing her eyes.

"Overcompensating for?" Srinivas asked once again.

"Overcompensating for wanting to see Akira…" Shreya replied without really bothering to open her eyes or look at Srinivas.

He did not ask anything more. He just let her be and drove.

Just as they were about to reach the office, Shreya suddenly sat up and broke the silence in the car.

"You are so mature that, it is no fun teasing you at all!" Shreya sulked glaring at him irritated.

"What did I do?" Srinivas asked taken aback.

"By now, if I had brought along Akash or Pritham, they would have been up to my neck asking what did I drop off and who is it for? You did not even ask once! How boring!" Shreya complained.

Srinivas blinked for a while before letting out a chuckle.

"I have been in the army Shreya… remember?" Srinivas pointed out. After all, most of the time when he was in the army… he rarely knew why he was doing something or what he was fighting for. He was trained to obey orders and not ask questions… and he did exactly that. Something like that gets ingrained in his bones… even though he was now comfortable with Shreya to ask her about smaller things, he still did not found it appropriate to ask questions when it came to more important matters… at least not outright. Unless it concerned her safety or face to face meeting where he is supposed to protect her.

Shreya just gave him an annoyed look without saying anything further.

Srinivas gave her an amused look as he ruffled her hair and actually asked, "What was in the envelope and who was it for?"

"Are you doing me a favour? Don't need it. I am not telling you!" Shreya sulked pouting all over again.

But then when Srinivas did not ask anything more, she looked at him angrily glaring all over again.

"Spill it. I know you are dying to tell…" Srinivas said once again… the smile did not falter from his face though.

"As a punishment, I am not telling you what was in the envelope. But the envelope is for Dharsh!" Shreya replied stubbornly not looking at Srinivas.

Srinivas took a minute to place the name…

"The guy who kidnapped you?" He asked frowning.

"Yup… the same…" She answered.

He remained quiet for a minute before saying with a grave tone.

"You are playing with fire Shreya… First Malini and now Dharsh!" He remained her.

"You have to play with fire if you are planning to burn something right?" Shreya asked rhetorically.

Srinivas did not pry anymore. He just had a grave look on his face.

"I am telling you this because Dharsh might reach out to me tomorrow at the banquet. You need to be prepared if that happens. He might be hostile or friendly… it can go either way." Shreya explained.

"What are you going to do if he shows the envelope to Naren directly and confessed everything?" Srinivas asked.

"He won't. He might not be willing to be a friend but he wouldn't go to Naren with it. Not with what I sent him. Firstly, Dharsh himself is not that taken with Naren himself. Integrity speaks the loudest when you think you have nothing to lose. I put him there at the barn and he did not hold much affection towards Naren. But more than that, do you think I would take such a chance without leverage on both of them?" Shreya smirked.

"What's the leverage?" He asked.

"Family. We have people staring at their family and both of them know it. If they want to keep them safe, they know its wise to keep their mouths shut." Shreya said with a smile that could send chills to people seeing them.

"What if they figure out that you are bluffing?" Srinivas asked. After all, he was sure Shreya wouldn't really hurt anyone innocent.

"Who said I was bluffing with them?" Shreya asked out bewildered, "I am not such a goody-two-shoes you think I am Srinivas. I am not stupid enough to be nice to my enemies. In fact, I can be as cruel as one can possibly be to my enemies…"

"Being nice to your enemies is being cruel to yourself!" Srinivas muttered as he looked at her face. Her face was cold… without emotions… the kinda darkness he had never seen in Shreya's face before. That is when he realized that he was a long way from ever understanding her.

"Exactly!" Shreya agreed readily.

"But if you had planned everything beforehand, why did you not discuss this in front of everyone at the meeting that day?" He asked another question frowning.

Shreya, at last, sat up as she replied looking at her with wide eyes, "Are you kidding me…? If I was to say that I am going to meet and give the evidence to Abimanyu's daughter… do you really think anyone in there would have agreed?! And they would have drowned me in 1001 questions before I could ever get a 1000 mile within Dharsh! Try saying I might be meeting him face to face… I would never be able to leave the Sri corp.!"

Realization drew on Srinivas as his eyes showed his understanding of the matter.

"Exactly!" Shreya said pointing on his face.

"I am telling you because you asked me to. And I am not looking forward to surprising you and make your job harder than it already is. If both of the things pan out, I will let the other know. Till then, this stays between the two of us…" Shreya said.