Hello friends... I m back with a new story....

So here goes the first part... Enjoy

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"Apna contract todke kaise jaa sakti ho tum. Contract abhi tak khatam nahin hua to jaane ka khayal apne dil se nikal do because you simply can't." (How can u go breaking your contract? Our contract is not over yet so shrug the thought of leaving because you simply can't) said Arnav menacingly to Khushi, taking the duffel bag from her hand & throwing it on the bed.

"Kya Karenge aap, hame police ke hawaale kar denge ki humne contract pura nahin kiya is liye?" (What will you do? Will you get me arrested to the police stating that I didn't complete my contract?) Khushi asked him back, not knowing that his answer will add on to her misery.

"Jo karne ka vaada kiya tha vo karunga. Akash ko Payal se alag kar dunga." ( I will do, what I promised. I will separate Akash from Payal ) Arnav answered in a determined voice to stop her from leaving him in any possible way.

Khushi stood dumbstruck. Her eyes resembling saucers. She couldn't believe that after going through so much this man is again threatening her with the contract & her sister's marriage as a bait.

This man, due to whom she bore everybody's brunt, lost love & trust of her family, went through hell during the contract period by enduring his taunts & torchures yet fulfilled all the responsibilities of a daughter in law & wife, almost lost her life in saving his life & the nerve of this man, forgetting every damn thing again became the control freak ASR.

But no, not anymore. Enough of being a pawn to his threats, to his likes, dislikes & his mood swings which are worst then of a pregnant woman.

Now it's high time he needs to know that Khushi Kumari Gupta is not a puppet, whose strings are in his hands & he can pull them & push them the way he likes.

With that determination she caught hold of his wrist in a tight grip, pulling him out of their room, started walking towards her jiji's room.

"Where are you taking me Khushi, I haven't finished yet?" barked an astounded Arnav not understanding Khushi's intensions but still walking with her or rather getting pulled by her.

"Taking you to complete what you started." She replied stopping near her jiji's room & before Arnav could understand anything, due to anger & rage in her heart & mind forgetting her basic manners of knocking on anybody's room door before entering, she just pushed the door open of her jiji's room & entered inside pulling Arnav along.

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Akash was equally upset & angry With Payal for hiding Shyam's secret from him. He was giving silent treatment to her or was giving monosyllabus answers if needed & was trying to keep as much distance from her.

Payal was trying her best to make amendments but he was giving her hard time. Now also Akash was busy on his laptop giving cold shoulder to Payal's attempts to start a rational conversation when suddenly their room door flew open & Khushi entered in, tagging Arnav along & stood infront of her jiji & jijaji.

Seeing them in their room at this odd hour, Payal & Akash stood up mirroring each other's confused expression.

"Khushi, what happened? Why are you pulling Arnavji like this?" Asked a confused Payal.

" Jiji, Arnavji wants to talk something very important with jijaji. Right Arnavji." replied Khushi looking towards almost shocked Arnav, arching her eyebrows, head tilted a bit forward & eyes confident.

Hearing this Akash asked Arnav, "Yes bhai. Tell me. What is it?"

Shocked Arnav couldn't reply, only stood mute on his spot.

Seeing Arnav not replying anything, Akash asked again. "Bhai, what is it anything serious?"

Arnav had expected Khushi to bend infront of his threat as usual. But this unexpected turn of events had rendered him speechless.

"Bhai." Repeated Akash. Who was now more confused with Arnav's muteness.

Arnav came out of his stupor, "Yes. No. Umm.. actually Akash I... fumbled Arnav, looking for a perfect excuse because he can't say the real matter as it was only a threat to stop Khushi from leaving him.

ASR's sharp brain came up with a perfect timely excuse.

" Akash, I was just worried for the U.S deal. In this current situation, I am not able to concentrate on it. It's very important for us in order  to acquire the U.S market. We can't afford to loose it. So I was worried for the same." Replied Arnav, taking a deep breath, trying to sound convincing.

" Yes bhai. I know. It's our biggest & most important deal till now. But di needs you the most right now. But you don't worry bhai. I am completely aware with the development in that deal & if you don't mind I can handle it for now. You can be with di & come for the final meeting regarding the deal." suggested Akash.

"Yes, that's fine. I guess. You handle it & keep me posted." said Arnav with a serious face.

"Sure bhai." Akash obliged.

"Thanks Akash." replied Arnav with a plastered smile & giving an angry glare to Khushi stormed out of the room.

But Khushi didn't follow suit. She deliberately stayed back under the pretext of talking with her jiji. She knew the lion must be too angry & must be waiting to pounce on his prey. Khushi wanted to enrage him more by making him wait for her.

Arnav was measuring length & breadth of his room, treading the carpet threadbare. He was boiling in anger. Ready to singe the skin of his prey, that is Khushi.

After spending some time with Payal, wishing good night to her & Akash, Khushi set out for the lion's den. But for a change, she was least scared.

As soon as Khushi entered her room, Arnav grabbed her shoulders & pinned her to the nearby wall. His nostrils flaring, jaw tightened, eyes spitting fire.

"How dare you Khushi? What do you think you were trying to do, huh? Answer me dammit?" He shouted. His angry hot breath, singeing her skin near her neck.

Khushi calmly shoved his hands off her shoulders & replied, "Why are you getting angry Arnavji? You only said that you wanted to talk to jiju so I made your work easy by taking you there. Simple." Saying this she tried to move past him.

Arnav's anger rose hearing her nonchalant reply & he grabbed her wrist, pulled her back & pinned her to the same wall again.

"Khushi, don't try to act smart with me. You don't know what I can do." barked a highly enraged Arnav on Khushi's face which was enough to rile her up.

She again shoved his hands off her shoulders, but this time harshly & pushed him with all her strength, making him tumble back almost on the verge of kissing the floor.

But Khushi was least bothered now & words came out like fire from her mouth resembling a fire spitting dragon.

"You can't do anything Mr. Arnav Singh Raizada." Shouted Khushi. Her voice one notch higher then his.

"I knew you will not be able to say anything to jiju because after staying with you all these months I understood that if not for anybody else she said pointing towards herself you definitely care for your family & you will never put their happiness on stake. You very well know that jiju loves jiji very much & he will not be able to live without her so you will never make him suffer. Therefore you can't blackmail me anymore using their  marriage as a bait & can't force me to stay with you anymore because I am leaving this house tomorrow morning." concluded Khushi. Her body hyperventilating in anger & eyes red in rage.

Arnav was listening with rounded eyes. Unable to withstand this highly confident Khushi.

Khushi saw him standing flabbergasted & walked out of the room giving him a victory smirk.

He saw her going but couldn't do anything except thinking, 'How well she knows me! Then why doesn't she understand that she too is my family & I care for her too? In fact more then anybody else. Then why she is hell bent on leaving me? But I am not ASR for namesake. I will not let her leave me because if she does then I won't be able to breathe, let alone live. So she has to stay with me for my survival & I will see to it that she stays here, by hook or by crook.'  Shrewd ASR took over Arnav & started thinking ways for stopping Khushi from leaving him.

To be continued....

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