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‘So, what are you proposing?’ He had his game face on.

I knew I should’ve laughed the whole thing off. I should’ve thanked him for the ride, said goodnight and gone home. Instead, I chose to wind myself up in the biggest lurch I would face in my entire life.

‘Let’s see who can find someone first. And if you get yourself a wife before I can find a boyfriend, you win.’

I half expected him to laugh in my face – to call me crazy and drive away. But he didn’t. Instead, he held my gaze, his jaw tightening as he mulled over what I’d said.

‘What does the winner get?’ he finally asked.

‘The satisfaction of being the bigger catch?’ I said in a tone that suggested I was pointing out the obvious.

An irritating smirk lit up his face as he said, ‘You’re on.’

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Ground Rules

Post-event coverage

A

29/5/23 11:02 a.m.

to Samarth

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Hello

Team,

It was a pleasure to partner with you for our recent event. We hope your team enjoyed the launch and had a great evening.

I’m attaching an Excel sheet with the social media links for the barter posts and additional influencer reposts, with stats on their performances. Do let us know your thoughts on the same.

Best,

Ananya Kapoor

Events Manager

TheManJournal

Re: Post-event coverage

S

29/5/23 1:29 p.m.

to Ananya

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Hi Ananya,

Thank you for sending across the links. We’ve been keeping an eye on the content over the last two days, and we’re quite happy with the coverage + performance. @Aadar also filled me in on the events of the launch night, which he insists couldn’t have gone better.

Perhaps we could come down to your office one of these days to discuss the future of this association?

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