"Payal, what's all this? Why did you do that to khushi betiya? Isn't she your sister?" Nani asked shattered by this revelation which threatening her family happiness.

"I can't believe you had such venom for khushiji" anjali said shaking her head to clear the true face of payal she heard lately.

"I didn't expect this from you payal bhabhi" Nk expressed his displeasure.

"Who is he? Where is he now?" Arnav shouted nearing her.

"Tell him payal, where is he? Why is he behind khushiji?" Aakash questioned nearing her.

"Tell them, why you helped him? Did you forget she's your sister? How can you let him kidnap her? Aren't you ashamed on kidnapping your own sister?" Buaji shouted holding her elbows in tight grip.

They all shouted her without giving time for payal for answer. Their questions and accusations creating havoc in her heart and mind.

No, this can't be happening. Why everyone is blaming me? Isn't they are the one who always put me in back seat? Whatever i do they always find fault in me. They are the one who made me feel like i am inferior to all. The minute Khushi enters all will forget me even in my home too. Why they are not understanding me? Don't i have feelings? Why they always took me for granted? Why i am the only one to bend before maaji(mami)? She accepts khushi then why not me? Am i that bad? Karan was right, indeed i was jealous of Khushi. But it's not only my fault, family had enough hand in intriguing my feelings against khushi, her mind reasoned in between. They consider only Khushi as daughter-in-law not me. I always be a slave or paid less maid to them. You're finished payal. Finished. No one is going to understand you. Your life is ruined. The persons stood before you ruined your lives. Your all dreams are crashed. Neither Aakash is going to accept you nor maaji. It's better to die than living between accusing eyes, her heart cried and came into wrong decision.

"Payal..." Aakash shouted loudly. Hearing him she come out of her thoughts.

Before anyone acknowledge what is happening payal ran downstairs to dinning table and picked the knife. In a blink of eye, the cold metal passed through her tissues making her blood come out of her stomach.

"Payal..." All are shocked by this scene. Arnav and aakash reached her in no time, aakash put her head in his lap while she pluck out the knife from her tissues.

"Payal...wh..at.. yo..u di..d?" Aakash stammered in shock.

In the meantime, remaining members reached there and arnav tears some cloth from her pallu and tied it in around her waist much to her displeasure and Nk was busy calling for ambulance and cops inform the new formed problem to their higher officials after picking the knife from payal hand.

"Payal...payal... don't lose your conscious. Payal..." arnav patted her cheeks even though he had less time to find khushi he cannot let payal die before his eyes. Already his eyes seen enough death he doesn't want to add one more in the list.

Her eyes slowly starting to close before closing her eyelids, she mumbled disorientedly.

"I didn't do anything wrong....I didn't wish...anything... bad for Khushi. I didn't told...him to...kidnap...her...I want her.. happiness...i did wron..g" she closed her eyes realising her mistake at last in death bed.

"Payal.." aakash shout reached outside of raizada mansion.

Soon ambulance arrived, they all packed to hospital. Standing outside ICU, arnav looks defeated; How he is going to find khushi? How will he find where she is? The only way to reach her is payal and she is not useful at moment. What can he do now when his name is still unknown, wait she said karan. But first name is not enough, there will be thousands of karan in delhi. How will he find the one whom he was searching? Sulking here bring nothing good, it's better i directly jump into finding khushi. Yes that will be the only option. With this determination he lifted his head and noticed his family reactions which is no less than him other than garima and buaji none eyes are teary. Aakash stood aloof staring the wall.

"Nk..." He called when he neared him, "I am going now. I have to find khushi before he flies out of india. You take over responsibilities here" he ordered him in hurry taking his mobile he turned to run.

"Bhai..wait..i am also coming. Khushiji is first priority for us" aakash said breaking everyone silence.

"Haan, babuwa...Get our titaliya first. Don't Know where she is and what she is doing? I want that bastard behind bars. Don't know she has eaten or not" buaji said crying.

"Go chotte. We are here, you should come here only with khushi or else forget you have family. And eat something before going" nani said blessing him. Arnav opened his mouth to deny for dinner.

"No chotte. Don't you think, you want enough energy to search khushiji? Chal, grab a sandwich in canteen. Aakash you too. If you need take Nk for your help, i'll look after things here. Don't worry about us. Nk bhai accompany them" anjali behaved as elder sibling and managed the situation, literally pushed them into hospital canteen and grabbed some food for family members too. In all these chaos they are tired already.

Nodding at her they three started for their mission- Finding Khushi.

Aakash was driving the car while arnav sat in passenger seat and nk was in back seat.

"How did you got the recordings? We may get clue from that" Arnav asked suddenly with his new found hope.

Nk started telling him, "When you gone out from buaji house we got call from garima aunty from your apartment"

Aakash mobile beeped with message he opened the message from garima that reads in hindi, "Call me from your private number" so he called her.

"What happened aunty?" Akash asked attending the call and moved little away from khushi room.

"Beta, did you find khushi? Where is she?" Garima asked from the other side.

"Aunty...woah...khushiji...is..kidnapped..." He exhaled his breath and heard inhaling of breath from other side.

"What...? Beta it's not time to play" garima said even though she knows no one lie in this matter but her mother instincts refuse to believe it.

"Aunty i am sorry, that is the truth. But don't worry, bhai and me will not let our khushiji like that. Before dawn she'll be with us" aakash assured her and regaining his hope.

He is also confused, shocked and perplexed. But it is not time to let over his worries, already his bhai is devastated other side his family didn't know this matter yet. So he has to be strong for them. This is the time he waited for to stand strong and support for his bhai who stood beside him all the time and he'll.

He'll not let his bhai life in vain. His bhai suffered already for his enough life. Fourteen years back he is child so he couldn't do anything that time. But not now, even if it takes his life this time he'll make sure of his bhai happiness.

With this determination he assured buaji and garima before cut the call he heard,

"Beta, arnav betuwa said our phones will not work inside apartment. Here policeji said our phones are safe from tapping and yours not so i messaged you. As soon as phone got worked my phone ringed. I don't know what to do but i attended it anyway. Khushi's cousin rohit called and he said khushi asked his help so he want to speak to her. I said him to call later. Maybe it'll be helpful for you" she said the purpose of her call wiping her tears.

"It must be useful aunty. Give his number to me. I'll check how it was useful for us" aakash asked and noted the number and inform the same to police. But what he don't know is sheetal already gave statement against payal and khan already digging into it.

Within few minutes Mr.Khan, arjun and his team arrived in cops quarters along with aakash, nk.

"I already called Rohit here sir" aakash replied to khan and desperately waiting for rohit arrival.

"Excuse me..." Rohit tapped aakash shoulders who was busy in his thoughts standing before room door.

"Huh... you?" Aakash asked scrunching his eyebrows.

"I am rohit dhawan, khushi cousin. You are payal's husband right what happened to khushi?" rohit asked worriedly and both entered to investigation room.

"Mr. Rohit, what did Mrs.Raizada said to you?" Mr.khan bounced on him.

"She gave me a number and asked me to track it details. I am working in telecom company" rohit answered with hesitation.

"What happened to her?" Rohit asked in no time.

"She's kidnapped" arjun replied at the same time checking rohit identity.

"What?? i know, the number she gave is a private number and it needs higher authority to find it's the details. I can't find it out and i already warned her not to involve in finding mysteries. And sir, she said her family has been under someone scrutiny and one of her family member is helping the culprit" rohit replied worriedly in a single breath shocking the occupants.

"What? Family member is involved" khan questioned, now almost his suspection is correct and instantly turned to aakash "Do your family knows Mrs. Raizada is kidnapped?"

"No" he replied in daze created by rohit words.

"Then it'll be easy to find Mrs. Raizada. Rohit give me the number" khan started his investigation in jet speed as he got the culprit but it is not easy as said, Raizada family not going to believe this truth and he need strong evidance.

Seeing the number in white board glistened in red pen aakash eyes widen.

"This is payal, my wife number AR corp., private number" he mumbled in shock.

"Arjun fast, release her number from blocking list and tap all her incoming and outgoing calls" he dismissed arjun and told rohit to wait.

Fortunately as soon as they removed her number from blocking list she called someone and they tapped her call.

"I am sorry to say Mr. Raizada your wife was the culprit" khan said breaking aakash and nk trance who looked horrified by the new found face of his wife/bhabhi after hearing her conversation with some stranger.

"With whom she was speaking? I want details Asap! Get details of his number, I'll show him how it'll be to mess with ASR wife and aakash sister" aakash said with fury curling his fingers.

"That's the problem Mr. Raizada. That number comes under government telecommunication quota. We can't get details of that number unless we have permission from ministry" arjun butted in massaging his temple in confusion.

"Then what are you waiting for? Get permission spend as much as you want but i need that bastard and my bhabhi before me safe and sound" aakash threatened in ASR way.

"It's not easy for us, but for you. You must know higher officials in ministry. Give pressure from your side that will move this case speedy or else it'll take atleast two months" arjun dropped the bomb.

Aakash nods and called aman to contact minister, being raizada came candy that time. In the meantime nk called arnav and Gupta's. All reached rm with recorded clips to know truth from easy route. Even though they are rich and have power, it'll take time to get help from ministry so aakash decided to confront payal. But she??

Hearing this arnav blood boiled more. Angrily he dialed detective number.

"Why did i appoint you? Can't you do your work? I am paying to find my wife not for entertaining" he bit out angrily. It's been already seven hours still there is no information on Khushi whereabouts. Threatened to destroy their agency if khushi is not found before dawn he cutted the call.

"Payal said, he is her friend. Do you know any of her friends aakash?" Asked arnav contemplating whether khushi know this friend of payal or not. As far as he know, Khushi didn't shared her friend circle on lucknow with him. He know her Delhi friends only.

"No bhai, till this moment i thought she will not speak to any males. She always a shy one. I don't even know her friends in delhi" replied aakash realising how unfair their relation is. Whatever problems they have, at least they should known each other better. Love is not only enough for sustaining in relationship, if it's enough he would know her deeds long back.

"Then we should ask gupta family" said arnav getting frustrated by each passing minute.

"They too don't know nannav. We already asked them, in fact they are shocked as much as we" this time nk replied.

"Waisee..i have one doublt. How come khushiji doesn't know payal bhahi number even though its a private number, but they do share all their stuffs right?" Nk questioned which bugged him lately.

"AR private numbers should not be shared between us unless it is emergency. But i do know all the numbers as C.E.O. They can share between their spouses. It's our policy. So khushi, di, payal don't know their each other numbers. But now, it's time to rewrite the policy" arnav said in distant tone lost in his thoughts.

"Shyam..." Whispered arnav and they reached the investigation quarters. Jumped out of the car arnav literally ran inside.

"Shyam manohar jha. Did you investigate him?" Arnav questioned impatiently.

"Yes ASR. He has no hand in this, now he has been kept in jaipur central prison, Rajasthan" Khan replied.

"Now what you are planned? Before dawn i need my wife before me" ASR in him warned.

"I already told Mr. Aakash to give pressure to officials. What stage it is in? We are also trying but it will have more power if you personally involved in" khan replied politely before burning lava.

"Aakash...what the hell is happening here?" Arnav shouted making others shuddered. ASR is in all his glory.

"Bhai, woah...just now aman called, minister is delaying purposely. You remember, last deal we got threat from our rival who is close to that minister so he is delaying" stated Aakash.

"Aakash don't be a dump ass. Is he is the only one who is minister? Call who is favour on us. Leave it" arnav dismissed and he himself indulged in.

In all the chaos, arjun interrupted, "Sir, shyam manohar jha has some useful information for us. Prison superintendent called now, shyam told them, he can help in finding this mystery. So they wanted us to go there or shall we investigate him by conference"

"What....?" Arnav and aakash shouted. The least expected person who knows khushi kidnapper is shyam. How is that possible? Is shyam trying to help that kidnapper by distracting us? Yes that must be possible, the thing he wished to do is doing by this unknown kidnapper. He must be happy about it, then why the hell he said he can help us. Surely there is a plan behind this, arnav and aakash concluded.

"He must be lying, don't waste your time by going there. Ask him through conference. We want to talk to him" ASR ordered for which khan have to oblige. May be they will get to know some clues.

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"Jet is ready sir" a man working under him came to karan house and loading the luggages in car.

"Ok..Be ready. We have to fly before dawn. Already her bastard husband started searching for her. He is so close to us. Before he reach here, i have to fly somehow along with her" karan said getting ready.

"No problem boss. All is ready"

Karan nods giving last look to his house, he picked khushi and made her to lie in back seat while he occupied passenger. They started their travelling to airport in dark clouds.

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You guys can relax as this is the last cliffhanger chapter. Probably two parts are remaining to end this story.

And the parts which contained telecommunication ministry is strictly my imagination. I don't know how it works but i do know there are numbers used under defense cannot be tapped without permission from government. So don't ask me how it works,if you know anything regarding that you are feel free to tell us.

And don't worry khushi will be safe and sound. How and when you have to wait for next part which is probably before monday.

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