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Anjali looked at the woman confused, who is covered from head to toe in burkha. Coming near her she asked “Who are you? And how did you came inside?”
The woman wearing burkha is Sheethal, who replied to Anjali “I’ve appointment with ASR. He had agreed to meet me.”
Aman who had come out of the study after getting a call from security gaurd heard their talk, coming to them “Di, she is right. *looking at the woman* come Arnav is waiting.”
Anjali looked at suspciously, Aman led Sheethal inside the study room. Once entering inside, she removed the veil from her face. Looking at their questioning face she replied “I did not want anyone to know about my coming here.”
Arnav waving his hand “Sit”, Sheethal sat down in the lone sofa, Aman and Arnav sat on the long sofa across from her. Arnav “You said you had something to tell me.”
Sheethal “Yes, it is regarding Khushi.”
He stiffened, sharing a look with Aman he nodded at Sheethal. Sheethal “I know ASR, after what I and my brothers did in the past you have no reason to believe my words but I have come here with good intention and knows how much you love your wife. So for her sake listen to me keeping your doubts aside.”
Arnav “Go on…..”
Sheethal was going to tell them for what she came when a knock interrupted. Aman narrowing his eyes said a terse “come in”
Private detective entered the room, nodding at Arnav and Aman, he glanced at the woman and narrowed his eyes “What is she doing here?”
Arnav “Come and have a seat Detective. Sheethal has something to say.”
Detective “but….”
Aman “Let us listen to her first.” then turning to Sheethal “Go on, you don’t have to worry about him. He is trustworthy.”
Nodding Sheethal shared the details of some very important information with them. At the end of it, Private Detective snarled “You lie. It is you who is behind Mrs. Raizada. I have proof with me.”
He showed them the camera footage. Sheethal “Yes, it is me. I had went to the bank to open the account. But it was not for me. As I said it was an order I followed.”
Glancing at Arnav and Aman “I know you have hard time believing me. But I have proof with me.” she placed a USB flash drive audio recorder and showed them few photographs.
“Here, these will be proof enough.”
Arnav nodded his head, Aman took the flash drive and played.

“Now what Akshay? Client is demanding for her.”
“I know Dad. I’m trying. That Jasmine is good for nothing. She gone and got caught. It is good that she does not know our identity else that Raizada would have reached us till now.”
“I want him to suffer” she shreiked in fury “After what he did to me? He will not have a peace in his life, he should live in agony.”
Sangram Sisodia put an arm around her shoulder “you will have your revenge. Just be calm dear.”
Akshay, kneeling before took her hand, gently patting it “He will live a more than worse life. And we will give it to him. What if things did not go as we planned but it is not impossible. And Dad when we starve the wolf then only hunt will be fun, and it will shred its prey into peices. Soon Khushi will be in peices and Arnav Singh Raizada will wish death upon himself rather than seeing his Khushi like that.”
“Promise”
Akshay holding her gaze said in firm tone “Promise”

Arnav fist clenched, his eyes turning red in anger sat stiff, he wanted to throttle that man with his bare hands how dare he? He had touched the wrong nerve of Arnav Singh Raizada.
Sheethal gulped looking at him, seeing his hand working as if throttling someone. Aman himself was in anger, but controlling himself, he rubbed Arnav’s arm “Control Arnav. We have to think clearly. Nothing comes out of anger.”
Arnav glared at him “after listening to that you want me to calm”
Aman “yes, I want to kill him too but in anger we cannot think clearly and now we need to strategize to make a move from our side and once and all go for checkmate.”
Pouring a glass of water he passed it to him “here drink this.” not seeing him taking, he held his hand and pressed them to hold the glass. It was a mistake when a second later in anger Arnav had broke the glass.
“Arnav!!” shouting he got up, cursing he shouted for HP to bring first aid box. It was worried Anjali who came running. HP close behind her. Seeing the sight she exclaimed “Hey bhagwan, Chotte what did you do? Kitna khoon beh raha hai.”
She rushed forward, snatching the box from HP. Started cleaning the blood, and applied creame on it. Tying a bandage she chided “Itna gussa chotte, if you do not care for yourself or us at least think about Khushi. Bechari will be distressed.” hearing Khushi’s name, he jerked from the haze of anger he was in. Looking at his bandaged hand and then turned his attention to Anjali who looked at him worried and little angry.
Calming himself “I’m sorry.”
Anjali “What had happened that you hurt yourself?” she looked at him, then Aman, and turned her attention to detective and the shocked woman. Noticing her she stiffened and demanded “What is she doing here?”
Aman “Di, she has come here with vital information. And please we will let you and everyone know later.”
Arnav “Di aap jayiye abhi.” (Di, you leave for now)
Anjali “But……”
Arnav “Please Di” nodding her head stiffly she stood and left the room, straight to Dadi and Nani to rely the news.

Few minutes later, Arnav broke the silence “Why did you come to me with this? And the truth Ms. Kapoor.”
Sheethal “Purely for selfish reason.” seeing them looking at her waiting to elaborate she explained “I met Akshay in club. Soon entered into relationship with him. It was mutual decision. Everything was good at the start. Then he invited me to live in his house. I was happy. I got rich boyfriend
and will not have anything to worry. And he could help me to get into modelling. *giving a mirthless laugh* I was a fool. Once I entered his house. My dream castle vanished like puff. It was hell. I was tortured both by him and his father emotionally and physically. I could not get away from them, caged in their house. There are my photographs and video which I do not want to get out. So I bore to no one to help me. I wanted to die. But my every move was monitored by them. I am toy they tossed and played whichever way they liked. I was hardly allowed to go out, most of the time it would Akshay who takes me out for public appearance. If I’m allowed to go out alone then his dogs would always be dogging my every step.”
Aman forwarded a tissue paper, she did not even realize when she started crying “I know I am very bad woman. I agree I slept with men before, married or unmarried, it did not matter to me because it was mutual consent. If I’m to be punished for my sin anything but to be forced….to be raped. No woman deserve that.”
Aman “Now when you are being forced without your will you could relate to the pain then think about all the pain your brothers inflicted on those women, and what about Khushi. You with your brother drugged her for same purpose. Karma is a bitch Ms. Kapoor. What goes around comes back.”
Sheethal had the grace to look ashamed “I understand it now. I’m willing to take any punishment for all my sins. Even ready to go jail but not to that hell again.”
“Why did we never came to know about Manjeri before?” Sheethal looked up at Arnav’s expressionless face. Sheethal “Raghav bhai kept about her secret. Only I and Raghu bhai know about her.”
The men sat silent taking in the information given by her, Sheethal added “I never thought I will meet Manjeri again. But when I saw her in Sisodia mansion one day I was suspicious. She clearly did not came to meet me. She did not even gave me a glance. She met Akshay and his dad and left soon. I even tried to get to know about her visit but both the men were tight lipped. So I managed to get a USB recorded and placed it under their home office. And came to know about their whole plot against you. Manjeri wants to avenge for my brother. And Akshay and his dad is helping her. I never would have thought Manjeri has connection with these men. Manjeri is Sangram Sisodia’s late brother’s daughter. After her mother married another and moved with him, she took Manjeri too with her. Her second husband apparently took her under his wing and gave her his name. Else we would have come to know sooner the connection between her and Sisodia’s in Delhi. May be bhai would have known but we never particularly shared anything personal other than what we wished.”
Aman “So you want us to free you from them.”
Sheethal “yes and also because they were planning to frame me in all these if anyone came near to reach them. They know ASR enemity with us. I heard them talking. It was one of the reason why they made me open that fake account. I did not knew then but when I heard I know ASR should know all this.”
She took an audio cd from her bag and forwarded it “here I’ve recorded all their talks here.  That USB drive has only yesterdays talk recorded.”
Taking the CD from her hand, placing it with other evidence. Sheethal got up “I will get going now. I had to reach the salon before they notice my absence.”
“No, you are not going anywhere”
Sheethal looked at Arnav surprised, getting up he said tersely “Whatever you did before you had atoned enough going through in their hands. Knowing the pit it is no man in his conscience will allow any woman to return there. Your returning back to them will be like sending you to suicide.” turning to Aman “Aman, can you keep Sheethal in your house for few days? Till this business is finished.”
Aman if surprised at his request did not show it on his face, he looked at him blankly for second and then nodded “Okay, Tanya will be coming by evening. We will take her home with us.”
Nodding she turned to shocked Sheethal “Till then I’ll order HP to show to guest room.”
Bewildered Sheethal just stared, Arnav called HP through intercom. HP came in few second. Arnav “HP settle her in one of the guest room.”
HP “ji bhaiya”
Arnav “and also take care of her lunch and dinner.” turning to Sheethal “Go with him, if you need anything ask him.”
Seeing her standing as a statue “What are you waiting for Ms. Kapoor?”
Coming out of her stupor, nodding her head she meekly followed HP out of the room.
After the door closed behind them, Aman “Are you sure Arnav?”
Arnav “After hearing her you cannot send her back there.”
Aman “what if she is lying? She is with them?”
Arnav clenched his jaw, he did not know if he did right but he could not in good conscience send Sheethal back to the demons, turning to Detective “24 hrs Detective. I want you to verify all the information given by her. And dig more information about Akshay and his father, also about that woman Manjeri.”
Detective getting up “I will start right away ASR.” nodding his head at them he left the room.
Aman “Now what?”
Arnav “first we should tell our family this new information. Then we will wait and strike.”
Aman “Okay after dinner we we will disclose it.”
Arnav “and thanks Aman, I know I have asked too much of you. I cannot guess what will be Tanya’s reaction when she will come to know Sheethal will be staying with you guys. I cannot keep her here. Khushi is already depressed. I don’t want her to already stress seeing Sheethal around her.”
“It is alright Arnav. Anything for my friend and sister.” he hugged him patting his back reassuringly.

Dadi and Nani along with Anjali came to talk to Arnav after hearing he and Aman are alone in the study. Knocking on the door they entered, Arnav and Aman looked at them surprised, and then resigned knowing they will not leave until they know the reason of Sheethal coming here.
To confirm the doubt Nani straight away fired her question “What was that woman doing in our home? How can you let her in? She tried to ruin our betiya. She had tormented her. And you?”
Dadi “We are suspecting her hand in everything happened to Khushi and you had let that woman enter inside our home?” she said dissapointed at him.
Arnav “Nani, Dadi, Di. Please sit. I’ll tell you everything.”
For the next hour he and Aman told everything they came to know from Sheethal.
Anjali “Hey bhagwan, first that two brothers now one of the brother’s fiance is behind Khushi and us.”
Arnav sighed “If not for Sheethal we would not have known the existence of Manjeri. Apparently the brother had kept his relation with her hidden.”
Dadi “Do you trust her? I can’t believe in her story.”
Arnav “One side I am ready to believe it Dadi. She had provided enough proof. But other side is doubtful too. I had ordered the private detective to cross verify and dig more information on Sisodia’s and Manjeri.”
Aman added hesitantly knowing this will not go well with the women “And Sheethal is staying in guest room”
The three ladies stared at them in horror, exclaiming “What?”
Arnav “Sending her back to those men did not seem right so….and don’t worry later tonight Aman and Tanya will take them to their home”
The three looked at Aman doubtfully fully knowing Tanya will go berserk. Aman shrugging “we have no other way. Sheethal cannot be kept here because Khushi will be tensed seeing her here. And also in this way we can keep an eye on her.”
The three ladies kept quiet taking in the information's. And then heaved a dejected sigh long after, being a woman they too agree with Arnav.

Later that evening Arnav came inside their room holding a tray with a bowl covered. Khushi is reading her books as he had requested. What if she is not leaving home at least she could continue studying in home.
Khushi looked up as he entered and brightened “Arnav ji you came. I was waiting for you.”
He smiled and sat beside her “Yes, my meeting is finished. Here this is for you.”
“Mere liye” removing the cover from the bowl, it was filled with Choco Vanilla ice cream with fruits and nuts, giving him wide smile she kissed his cheek “Thank you.”
Taking the bowl and spoon from the tray she started having it, relishing.
He stood up, she stopped eating and glanced at him nervously “Where are you going Arnav ji?”
Patting her cheek “I’m just going to washroom Khushi. You enjoy the ice cream haan.”
“Al right, but don’t go leaving me alone” his eyes misted at her fear, pecking her forehead he whispered “I’m not going anywhere. I’ll back in few minutes. Okay” nodding her she watched him going inside the washroom. Looking down at the bowl, she took a spoon full of ice cream and stuffed in her mouth mechanically, time to time her eyes going to the door waiting for him.
Walking out of the washroom, wiping his face with a towel he glanced at Khushi, smiling at her he placed the towel on the recliner and came to her.
She kept the half empty bowl of ice cream back on the tray. Looking at that he asked “Bas”
Wiping her mouth she said “ji, mujhe aapke saath rehna hai” (I just want to be with you)
Getting beside her, he hugged her sideways “I’m always with you Khushi. Now why don’t you tell me what you read?” he cajoled her, she said the topics she read. He asked whether she has doubts. Next few hour Arnav and Khushi poured all their attention towards her syllabus until HP came to call them for lunch.

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