The Usurper is back in town today.....or, so I'm informed.....By people, who want me to not let him go off so easily with Mumma's money!

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Fleeing from town was quite inventive a ploy on his part.....to escape peer pressure!

But, not totally so!

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Before coming to Chennai, I've had played my cards as well, and met at least two very influential people...Who are willing to help..

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Among them, the Queen!
The Last reigning Queen of ****W* Princely State....

She's suggested to me that, if I so desire, She'd "persuade" him- which is a camouflage word for nudging him- and agree him on my occupying either of his Patna apartment or the duplex house, off Kol.

The possession may not be de jure, but practically, the house would be mine.

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I haven't turned down her offer of help, but I am, somehow, not very keen either. Yes, if the Maharani interferes, I can easily move to the Kol house...and with my belongings too...But, I'm sure, he'd frequent his visit to the place to impose muted authority!

Besides, I'm not exactly fond of that city- nor my mother was- and would not like taking mumma's belongings into the house, unless it's officially mine.

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And that is not to say, I'd move to some studio parlour in Patna's outskirts.

I'd continue living in the comfort of Grands Pallavi Court....in the heart of the town, and with river view at the rear.

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I haven't been feeling well for sometime now....First, the office is taking its own pretty time in finalising things...prolonging my stay at the hotel, and escalating my budget alarmingly...

And second, I hate the Diwali advancing upon us again.
The reasons, too obvious to state

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