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Paidithalli then continued on the phone telling how he bought a place near the port and warehouses for storing the goods and the details like that. Raj was actually optimistic about the gang's reach in the port business so he listened carefully about all the details and also felt a little surprised that they could so many things ready in such less time. After Paidithalli finished, Raj said "good job Paidithalli for arranging all the things I instructed you, from now on I'll ask all the goods from our company shipping out to be shipped out through 'Insta exports', and if you perform well while also promising the safety of the goods being transported we can attract other customers and this part of the port will eventually be ours legally without any problem"

Paidithalli was very excited listening to all this, he imagined himself standing in from of the sea and looking out at all the ships sailing, with Insta exports logo on the side of all ships, and magically he could see all the captains of the boat looking at him saluting to him even while they went beyond the horizon. Raj's voice brought him back to reality again when Raj continued "now, make sure you keep your men at bay, no more unwanted troubles for little coins. Only use them when necessary, also be as friendly as you can with the police and port officers, of course I don't have to teach you all this, I'm sure you know most of them anyway but keep them on a tighter reach from now on". Paidithalli nodded and said, "sure boss, don't worry in our line of business your most important people are not the goons but the cops and such" and he laughed loudly

Raj agreed and after finalizing the matter a bit, he cut the call. Then began Raj's routine life for a few weeks, he would wake up, go to the office and work while taking care of the funds, come back home to see his family in harmony and have fun with them, his father and mother have still not come back from Paris, they must be enjoying their stay a lot considering all the WhatsApp status they've put up, his father was actually being romantic by giving flowers from time to time and taking her to candle lit dinner and so on. Raj was happy for them, by this time Raj also deepened his relationship with Nandu taking her on dates to various places and teasing her around the house, taking her out for romantic dinners, movies and things like that.

Raj was also in touch with Amulya, they met for official business matters at her company's office discussing about the problems the company is facing and coming up with solutions together. You have to know that Raj was the major share holder of 'Pack-your-bags' in the first place so he was looking after the interest of his own stuff, but to Amulya, Raj was very generous and a lovely person because she thinks this company he invested is nothing compared to his real wealth and the he's only helping her by personally because he is sweet (I guess the protagonist halo has rubbed on to our villain here). Raj also faintly knew about this misconception but he didn't stop it, he also acted like he was getting more important calls from the investing company office but he didn't want to attend it as he was busy with her. Amulya also knew that Raj had a girlfriend called Nandu but she just couldn't help think about their time together and have some fantasies

Raj also dealt with Paidithalli and his company 'Insta exports', he finally visited the warehouses near the port and it was a but rough, he had already arranged with his father to handover all the exports and imports related business of the company to this division, it was a really good deal for Raj and ARK group anyway because even though they are paying the money for the service, but in the end Raj still gets 51% of it back as his part of the share in the company.

So now the warehouses were filled with his goods ready to be transported and he could see many goons laying around playing cards and drinking, but he was not worried, he in fact happy, think about it, if all the goons and the thieves of the city were under you and were protecting your own goods for you, no one else would even steal it. You might say that they might just steal it as an individual, sell them and run off but they also have families that depend on them, they wouldn't be that dumb. He also met Paidithalli and asked him to improve his contacts and to make the office of his company more approachable and friendly to attract more clients, he naturally agreed and got to work.

So today, Raj as usual finished his work at the office and went back home, he called out Nandu to go out for dinner which was nothing special as all the family members were used to it, when Raj and Nandu reached the Marriot hotel, they went to their usual private lounge and sat down, after talking for a while, Raj said "there's something I want to talk to you about", Nandu perked up and asked him to continue, Raj honestly didn't know how to say it or go on about it but he still continued "you see, I love you Nandu, I just don't know how else to say this to you, I can never lie or betray you so I am here to make the most selfish request"

Nandu was a little tensed about what Raj had said but she just stayed silent, she didn't know how else to respond, Raj continued "you see I like another girl, and I will probably like many other women in the future, and as selfish as it sounds, I want all of them, but I also don't want to lose you as well"