"Arnavji... Wait!! Listen to me" Khushi called holding his arm barring him from going

"Khushi I'm getting late... I need to leave... Please I really need to reach the office" Arnav said jerking her hand away

"Wait... Please I need to talk to you, Arnavji" Khushi said holding him once again

"Khushi... I'm getting late!!! For god's sake let me go!" Arnav said pushing her, Khushi stumbled and fell on the ground, Her head hit the table of the room

"Aah" Khushi screamed. Arnav looked back, And found Khushi on the floor with her right hand on her forehead

"Sorry Khushi... I am so sorry" Arnav said crouching beside her and examining her wound "Sorry Khushi... Shit you're bleeding"

"Ar... Arnavji, It's alright... I'm fine" Khushi said

"Yeah... Right! That's probably why you're bleeding, Isn't it?" Arnav asked "Now Come on, Let's do your first aid"

Arnav pulled her up and made her sit on the bed before starting to clean her wound with antiseptic

"I'm so sorry Khushi... I didn't mean to push you... It just happened, I'm so sorry" Arnav apologized

"It's Okay... It was just an accident Arnavji, I'm fine" Khushi assured

"Now tell me... What were you trying to tell me from the very morning?" Arnav asked

"Arnavji... What has happened? You're not talking to me properly from the last two Weeks, All our conversations start with monosyllables and end with silence. Are you angry with me?" Khushi asked

Arnav shook his head

"You can't lie to me Arnavji... Please tell me, Have I done something that hurt you?" Khushi asked

"Khushi...-" Arnav started but he was cut off by another voice

"Let me tell you Khushiji. Nannav is angry with you... Because you went for Arav's DNA test" NK said

"You should Knock before evading someones' privacy NK, That's basic ethic" Arnav said in an annoyed voice

"Sorry Nannav... But I really couldn't resist" NK said making a pout

"You were angry because of that? But Why?" Khushi asked confused

"Khushi I'm your husband... You should've trusted me a little more than this at least?" Arnav said

"But Arnavji... When did I mistrust you?" Khushi asked

"How do you expect her to react Nannav? After what the family keeps doing??" NK asked

"What??" Arnav asked confused

"I'm sorry Arnav if you don't notice, What Di and the others are doing from the moment Sheetal and Arav have set foot in this house, Every other day, everyone of the family are busy pampering Sheetal, Comparing Arav with you at every big or small thing they find worth talking about. And you keep ignoring her like she never existed..."

"When did I Ignore her?" Arnav asked

"Oh Really? Last Sunday... When you and Sheetal had your twentieth or was it twenty first Basketball Match... Khushi Ji wanted you to accompany her to the temple, And you very royally ignored her innocent request, And went to play with Arav and sheetal like they are your family and not Khushiji. What do you think should she react like? You behave like Arav is your son... And then you're not talking to Khushiji because YOUR BEST FRIEND told you that your wife went for one DNA test... When you yourself gave her all the reasons??" NK snapped

"I didn't mean to... Khushi, I never meant to hurt you... I'm sorry." Arnav said

"Whoa... Whoa... Wait Arnavji... It's okay, I'm not angry... And what has this got to do with anything... I mean, What has Sheetal and Arnavji's relationship got to do with the fact that I went for the DNA test of Arav and Sheetal??" Asked a confused Khushi

"Every- wait? Sheetal??" Arnav asked

"Yeah... You thought ... You thought I asked for your DNA test?? No!!" Said a startled Khushi

"I trust you Arnav... If I would've doubted that possibility, Then I would've asked you straightly... And I know that Arav isn't your son! Though she tried her best to make it look like that!" Khushi said

"Make it look like? What are you saying? What do you mean??" Arnav asked

"Arav... Is not her child, I made her do that DNA test, I wanted to confirm" Khushi said

"And...??" Arnav and NK asked

"I was right... She's faking it!! She's faking everything... Arav isn't her child, She isn't here for job, But for... You" Khushi said gesturing Arnav

"Matlab?" Arnav asked

"Wait... I'll show you" Khushi said and walked towards her cupboard, She returned with a file

"This... Is the full fledged statement of the financial condition of Sheetal Kapoor... See here, Her bank Balance is... Three thousand Indian Rupees right now... She's indebted with a whopping 25 crores... Her house and her property are either mortgaged or are already seized by the police, And her father's office and bank accounts were the only things she was living off till last year... But they dried up sooner than she could have imagined. So basically... She's left with nothing!! And she desperately needs to discharge her loans, Or the financial market will eat her alive" Khushi said

"And for that... She needs me" Arnav whispered as realization dawned upon him

"And you're the richest and the youngest businessman of the country... A few months ago... You were also the most eligible bachelor... Of course... But now..." NK trailed off

"But Now... You're married, I'm quite sure I was one big surprise package for her, But she very cleverly found a way around it... By bringing Arav... A six year old boy... Who looks like you... Who dresses up like you.. Eats like you. And even has diabetes.... Anyone who doesn't know you... Or isn't a doctor would assume he's your son!!" Khushi said

"What was the doctor thing??" Arnav asked

"They'd probably guess from the very fact that he's diabetic that you aren't his father" Khushi said

"How exactly?" Arnav asked

"Basically... Hereditary has certain rules and regulations... And one of them is... That only those diseases travel through the genes of the boys... Which are in the genes of the mother" Khushi said

"What??" Both the boys made confused faces

"It's that Boys... Get the diseases of the mother and girls inherit the diseases of the father... So not your son... But your daughter will be exposed to the danger of inheriting Your Diabetes... Which your dear old best friend chose to ignore... Quite royally I must say before formulating the plan!! She thought she was playing safe..." Khushi said

(I don't know if it's a fact or not... I just heard it somewhere)

"Why'd she plan it for??" Arnav asked

"Easy... To create misunderstandings between you and Khushiji" NK said

"That see fortunately for us... And unfortunately for her... Didn't happened... Because I already saw plot holes in her plan" Khushi said

"Yeah... So How exactly did the doubt develop about Sheetal and Arav's Relationship??" Arnav asked

"Let's just say I'm observant enough to notice things... Um, Like for instance when he occasionally did let go of his mask... Mostly if alone and his 'Mother' isn't around. He's an adorable little Kid, wants people around him to love and pamper him, Unlike how he's around all of you." Khushi said

"And how exactly do you gather that?" Arnav asked curiously

"Call it Gut Feeling, Or motherly instincts... I happen to be around when he's a little kid and not faking practicality... You know I must say Sheetal trained him quite good... But he's still just a child, And bound to do mistakes." Khushi said

"And I noticed that he wasn't comfortable around sheetal like children are around their parents, He was on the other hand scared of her... She must be using forceful means... Probably" Khushi said sadly

"She... That... That's cruel" NK said revolted

"I know... She's one cruel lady, I don't want Arav to suffer in all this Arnavji... That's why I went for the DNA test, So that we could at least remove her from Arav's life by law, As in the orphanage he was living before, She told them she was his real mother so legally she needed not adopt Arav... But now, The situation is different." Khushi said

"But where would he go... After Sheetal is no longer here??" NK asked

"He'll stay here... If he likes it" Khushi said

"We could adopt him" Arnav said, He knew Khushi wanted the same... It's not Arav's fault that he was a part of such a plan, He didn't even know

"We will adopt him, I'd love to be called his mother" Khushi said