I did not allow her to complete and dragged her out of the seat to the entrance. She tried to bring herself closer to me. Pulling away her hand from my face I let her out when she was about to kiss me on the lips.

I I went and sat beside Adaah on the sofa where she was sniffing and wiping her tears. As soon as I reached her she pointed to the exit and mellowed "I don't like her." I raised my brows amused by her behaviour and ask her softly the perceptible truth. "Didn't you try to spill the juice on her dress intentionally 'Little girl'? Her eyes widened at my question. "No it...." I didn't let her complete and spoke softly "I know every ounce of you baby. Though Sheela turned to be a bitch you were no less naughty too. Don't try to deny it."

Her face was sight to see with her lips puckered out and eyebrows creased. She then reveals "I don't like any girl in this house with you other than me." My eyes blaze in surprise. My little girl is jealous. I smile at her cuteness and run a hand on her long black hair. I don't know what more surprises God has in his platter to offer. But whatever it is, I am happy to taste every bit he profers.

Adaah swings on the sofa with her hands on both sides holding the seat and raising her legs up and down. I observe her with a slight smile and ask her something more in curiosity. "What about Rhea? Do you feel the same with her also?" She jumps from the sofa to run to her room and squeaks without turning back "I like her. She is my friend." I smile at her pretty acts and speak aloud behind her easing out of the comforter "Don't run. You will fall down baby girl."

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I follow Adaah to her room. Leaning myself to the headboard, I brought her between my legs. I combed and braided her hair into two long tails. Guiding her head to my chest I pushed away a few tendrils which were falling on her face and asked her thoughtfully while rocking her to sleep "now who will accompany Ajit to the Charity ball?" Rubbing her eyes she tries to rid sleep out of her eyes and goes active ones again raising her little hands in excitement "Yay! "I will come to charity ball with you." I smile at her winsomeness and kiss her cheek. My little girl wants to be my date for the 'ball' when she doesn't even know the meaning of dating. I caress her cheeks adoringly and dulcet. "That is not a function where little girls like you can come. It's adult's party."  I try to make her understand. "But you came to my friend Mercy's birthday party?" She reasons out with a cute pout on her face. I fall once again for her adorbs and kiss her forehead.

It is a futile effort to make a child understand things bigger than her age. I silently rock my 'little girl' to sleep on my chest. The next night I went to charity ball alone putting Adaah to sleep after handling a long time family drama.

Adaah is the most impeccable cutesy pie I have ever met.

Chapter 11

Ajit

Flashback....

I still remember Adaah's friend's birthday party a few months back.

She came home excited from the school to tell me of her invite. I reach her room upstairs and told her to take a shower. While she was bathing, I went to her closet to scan for the dresses she could wear for the party. My eyes landed on a purple colour long gown I bought a while ago during my business tour at Singapore. The dress which held on display on one of the boards immediately captured my attention and I bought it without having a second thought.

I placed the dress on her bed and went to kitchen to prepare hot chocolate for my 'little girl'. She can drink milk before going to the party so that she is not hungry until the dinner is served. After a few minutes I reached her room with her favorite Barbie cup in my hand filled with chocolate milk. By then Adaah was already dressed in the beautiful gown. I pulled the zipper at the back and did her hair into a long braid where a few tendrils were falling on either side giving her a cute look. After assessing her flawless form for a few seconds, I held the cup out for her to drink. Her face scrunched up holding her nose. I chuckled inwardly at her pouty face but gave her a flat look daring her to speak. She pulled the cup from my hands and emptied the drink in one go. Good, 'my glare' always works. I patted my back mentally and lifted her in my arms her feet wrapped around my torso to go down the stairs.

Present....

Adaah slept today after a lot of fuss to go to the party giving me a hard time. After she dropped her eyes I fled to the charity ball like a wind. I wasn't interested in attending such parties any more because I hated Adaah to be left at home alone. But it was a function I couldn't avoid as it was my company which was hosting it. Every year I raise ten millions on charity purposes let it be a treatment for cancer patients or educating children below the poverty line to raising old age homes to the downtrodden.

We had around ten thousand guests and my hotel's lobby was crowded with paparazzi. As soon as I stepped out of my black Ferrari there were flash lights upon me with a click of innumerable cameras. The reporters were circling me with various questions about my business and love life. I was seeing red.