Khushi had been watching a series on her Ipad, she heard the car stopping sound from outside. She sighed deeply "aa gaye phirse kisike saath! I hate staying in this house" she murmured.

She turned to the left but the bottle was empty. She shouted "Maria get my water bottle filled"

However, the servant didn't appear. She got annoyed, so she picked up the water bottle and remembered something.

"Khushi yeh log bhi insaan hai! Tumhare Mr. Malhotra inhe paise dete hai yahan kaam karne ke liye par kaam karne ke liye inki neend bhi zaroori hai agar raat ko tum khud uthke paani bhar logi toh kuch ho nahi jayega"

She got off the bed and headed downstairs. Maria had been coming up and apologized "sorry baby wo main guest room mein thi"

"Koi baat nahi main khud bhar lungi aap jaake so jao" Khushi said in a soft tone.

She was amazed hearing her words, Khushi had begun to understand and respect people around her. Khushi heads to the kitchen and fills up the water bottle. She sipped down a portion of it and noticed a doctor stepping out of the guest room which is rare in the house.

Sharda came to the kitchen and smiled at her "beta aap abtak jage ho?"

"Daadi yeh doctor yahan kyun aaye they?" She questioned her.

"Aarav baba tumhari teacherji ko ghar leke aaye hai! Shayad unke pati se bachake" she informed her as she had noticed the wounds on her face and arm.

Khushi's eyes became wide after hearing her words. She coughed as it was hard to digest "what? Mr. Malhotra.." It was unexpected for her.

"Haan beta Aarav acha insaan hai" Sharda explained.

Khushi smiled sarcastically "koi ache insaan nahi hai wo! He just cares about himself, nothing else.." She refused to understand anything and walked towards the guest room to check Manvi.

She slightly opened the door and found her sleeping. She entered inside and sat down on the bed beside her. Instantly tears escaped down her eyes seeing the bandage on her head and arm. She had never felt this emotional attachment with anyone else before. She kisses her forehead softly and moves to her room as she doesn't want to disturb her sleep.

As the sun shines, Manvi opens her eyes and she sits up straight with a jerk remembering last night's incident. She recalled being in Aarav's car and Dhruv's threat to get into the house with him. She rolled her eyes around and realized she was in Malhotra mansion. Aarav saved her from her cunning husband last night and sheltered her in his house. She touched her forehead and a smile curved up her lips. Her instincts can never be wrong, indeed Aarav is a kind hearted but he keeps it hidden behind his ruthless nature.

A soft corner for him awakens in her heart. Sharda entered the room and smiled "mam.."

She looked and smiled "aap mujhse badi hai mam mat kahiye please"

"Manvi beta abhi thik ho tum?" she questioned her.

Manvi nodded in yes. "Tumhara breakfast leke aati hun main" Sharda informed.

"Nahi main bahar dining table pe hi kar lungi! Aaravji ka sukhriya bhi karna hai na" she replied.

Sharda agreed, she opened the wardrobe and took the fresh towel for her. Manvi thanked her and Sharda left the room. Manvi gets up from the bed and heads to the bathroom to freshen up.

Meanwhile at the breakfast table, Khushi sits down on the chair and flips her plate. Jenny serves her breakfast, Aarav stepped downstairs attending the important phone call. He sat down opposite her and placed his phone on the table.

Khushi looked at him and wanted to thank him for bringing Manvi home but her ego came in between. No matter how hard she tries but she finds whatever he does, it is fake. Aarav glanced at her and asked "tumhare exams kaise gaye?"

She smiled sarcastically "fail ho jaungi toh ghar se nikal doge?" she spoke rebelliously.

"Maine sirf sawal kia hai tum seedha jawab bhi de sakti ho Khushi" he said softly

"Main zaroori nahi samajhti hun! Aap meri life mein matter karte hi nahi hai" she argued with him.

"I am your father! Haq hai mujhe sab janne ka" He retorted.

"Mr. Malhotra aap mere kuch nahi lagte hai" she refused to accept the reality.

He takes a deep breath as there is no point of speaking to her. He was about to say something but noticed Manvi approaching towards the dining table. Khushi smiled seeing her and pulled the chair for her. Manvi sat down and glanced at Aarav who wasn't pleased with her actions.

"Aap thik ho?" Khushi asked softly

"Haan," Manvi replied.

Khushi served her the breakfast, she tries to feed her with her hands but Manvi stops her "main kha lungi"

"Nahi jab main beemar thi aapne mujhe khilaya tha na! Chalyie khayie" Khushi spoke

Manvi eats and Khushi showers all her love on her. Aarav drops the plate on the floor in anger and leaves from there. Khushi sighed deeply "typical Mr. Malhotra!" she commented.

Aarav walks out of the house and places his hand on the car door. "Aaravji" he heard his name from behind. He turned and glanced at her.

"Kal raat mujhe mere pati se bachane ke liye shukriya" she thanked him gently.

"Rishte mein jab pyaar nahi sirf dard dena ho toh wo rishta khatam kar dena chahiye" Aarav commented.

"Kehna asaan hai par karna muskil" she replied

"Kabhi kabhi uss raha pe chalna padta hai jahan sirf tum akele khade ho Manvi warna duniya tumhe sirf dard pe dard deti rah jaati hai! Tumhari achai ka fayda uthati hai." Aarav said with a inch of anger in his voice.

She glanced at him and smiled "toh isliye aap aise hai" 

"main jaisa hi hun thik hun.. jabtak sahogi uss insaan ki himmat bhadegi. Iss rishte mei usey acha lagta hai tumhe takleef deke par tune kya guzarti hai usey kadar nhi hai so just walk away.." he said angrily.

She was completely surprised hearing his words. She never knew he could understood someone.  

"Aaravji main ghar" she paused when he interrupted.

"Tum jabtak chahe yahan rah sakti ho aur haan uss din maine tumhe jo bhi kaha uske liye main '' he genuinely wanted to apologize to her.

A smile curved up her lips "aap maafi mat mangyie mujhse.. Mujhe maafi mangni chahiye mujhe haq nahi tha iss tarah aapki life mein dhakal andaazi karne ka main apni limits mein rahungi" she said

Aarav wore his shades "that's good for you!" He sits inside the car and leaves for the office.

Her phone rings, it was from an unknown number. She picked up the phone and heard Dhruv's annoyed voice "Manvi! Get the hell out of me jail! Bahut bhari padega tumhe yeh... abhi ke abhi FIR wapas lo apni"

She was confused when she heard him say "Dhruv maine.." She realized that Aarav must have done it.

She recalled his words and smiled to herself "mujhe itne saal dard diya hai tumne kuch dard tum bhi bardasht karlo" she ends the call and switches off her phone. 

She moved back into the house and thought about Aarav's actions. He had done a big favour on him and she made a decision to return the favour. She looked at Khushi who was busy on the phone call with her friend. She thought "shayad Khushi agar aapko baap hone ka haq dede toh aap wo insaan ban jayenge jo aapke andar chupa hua hai Aaravji.." 

Her head began to spine, Khushi noticed and scolded her "aap yahan wahan ghum kyun rahi hai? Jaake rest kijiye chot lagi hai aapko"

Manvi glared at her "tum aise mujhe daant nahi sakti ho"

"Aap daanti ho na? Toh main bhi daant sakti hun... chalyie jayie" Khushi spoke

Manvi sighed deeply and headed to the guest room. Khushi just can't believe she actually scolded her teacher and she didn't react. She walks into the room and finds her sitting on the bed with a book in her hand. Manvi places the book to the side and smiled "aao baitho"

Khushi sits down beside her "maine aapko daanta aur aapne sun li kyun?" she asked

"Kyuki tum meri apni ho.. Badtameezi nahi thi care thi" Manvi replied

"Haan woh toh hai" Khushi smiled, understanding it.

"Par jo tum bartaav apne pita ke saath karti ho wo galat hai Khushi wo kitne pyaar jatane ki koshish karte hai" Manvi explained.

Khushi closed her eyes for a minute, Manvi grabbed her hand tightly and she looked into Manvi's eyes. "Meri baat manogi?" she asked

Khushi silently stared at her. "Sirf kuch din Aaravji ke qareeb jaane ki koshish karo! Ho sakta hai jab tum unhe wo pyaar dogi jo ek baap apni beti se chahta hai wo yeh sharab peena aur yeh affairs karna band karde.." Manvi said

"Nahi wo kabhi nahi sudhrenge!" Khushi denied

"Tum mein badlav nahi aaya hai Khushi?? Ateet mein jo hua usey badal nahi sakte hai par ek nayi shuruwat toh kar hi sakti ho na?" Manvi questioned

"No! Unhone meri mumma ko mujhse door kiya hai! Unhe dhakke maarke ghar se nikala tha!" she spoke with tears slipping down her eyes. 

"toh kaha hai tumhari mumma Khushi? kyun nahi aayi itni saal mein tumse milne?" Manvi asked

Khushi didn't have answer to her question. She blamed him "sab unki wajah se" 

"Jo hai nahi uske liye tum unse nafrat kar rahi ho.. Lekin jo hai agar use bhi kho dogi toh akele jee nahi paogi" Manvi said emotionally. 

"socha hai tumne kabhi ki jo insaan kisiki baat nahi sunta, na kisi ki parwah karta hai lekin tumhari 100 badtameeziyon ke baad bhi tumhe daanta tak  nahi hai. Koshish karta hai ki tumhara yakeen wapas jeet sake.. par tum unhe ek bhi mauka nahi deti ho" Manvi added

Her words affected her. She was left in a dilemma. She removed her hand from her grip and walked out of the room.