Part25 

Arnav's anger rose into no limits. How could she betray him? What she showed to others is just acting? Did she cheat everyone only to show herself good to get her own profit? Arnav felt ditched.

Arun Tiwari felt proud of himself. He never had seen Arnav's face like this. That day, he got to know that ASR could be destroyed emotionally too. He didn't believe Neha when she told him that ASR has feelings for Khushi. He couldn't be without believing now. It seems he demolished ASR from inside and outside. He was not wrong.

Arnav felt like he was losing the BIGGEST deal of his life...KHUSHI GUPTA. Arnav doesn't know what he is going to do. How does he handle it further? Arnav felt blank. He has never been like this. He almost forgot about the deal, the man who wanted the deal a few minutes ago was not even thinking of it now.

Wait... if Khushi helped Tiwari... why did he reveal it to him? Doesn't Arun know he will hand her over to the police? He felt so weak. How could he hand her to the police? She helped him to sort the important issues of AR. If she could earn money in this way, she could have done that in the previous tender which was three times bigger than this deal. Arnav was confused. More than the DEAL... he didn't want Khushi to be wrong. He didn't care about the deal but Khushi. Yes, the deal which was important to him became nothing in front of Khushi. He just wanted Khushi to be real. That's all.

Arnav looked at Khushi who was looking for the result. How could she be so calm if she had done something wrong? He gulped. He couldn't think of her wrong.

The RESULT announced....

"The deal was bagged by AR industries. They coded the least amount than anyone... Just seventy crores" the authority announced the result.

Arnav looked at Khushi, sighing in relief and then Tiwari who was shocked to the core. The hall got filled with applause but that sound didn't reach Arnav's ears. Everyone started congratulating Arnav but his eyes were only on Khushi. He just wanted to run towards her and hugged her as tight as possible. She is not wrong... she is true... she is pure... his eyes welled up in happiness. Arnav Singh Raizada got to know what Khushi meant for him. She is more than anything in this world for him. He just needs her like a breath.

"Didn't I say...? I know Khushi. She is not what you think" he said gritting his teeth but not with anger. His face sparkled with happiness.

Tiwari's face was worth watching. Disappointment has been written on it as well as frustration. Arnav looked at Khushi who is smiling, seeing Tiwari's face. Something must be there beyond his knowledge. May be, Tiwari would have approached her to get the deal and she might have played with him. His mind was thinking something, without resting.

Arnav was called to complete the formalities.

People started dispersing. Khushi went in front of Tiwari and folded her hands with a smile on her face. Arnav frowned couldn't understand anything who saw the scene from the distance.

"I was unable to greet you back when you greeted me. I think this is time to PAYBACK." She talked in the double meaning of PAYING BACK to his deeds.

Tiwari glared at her.

"Do you think you can just succeed by plotting something VERY SILLY?"

"What did you do?"

"Why should I tell you? Do you pay a salary for me?" she asked him sarcastically and about to leave,

"Tell me how you saved the tender?" he questioned her gritting his teeth.

Khushi turned towards him,

"Keep thinking... Mr. Tiwari" She said while taking back steps.

Without telling him anything, she came to Arnav.

"Shall we leave...Sir?"

Arnav nodded yes. He was guilt for his wavered mind. He couldn't have thought wrong about her on Arun's words... what if it was just for a few minutes? She is not a girl who could cheat.

"What's happening, Khushi?"

"We bagged the deal... that's all" she said simply smiling.

"I'm asking about the scenes of behind the screen"

"I will surely say but not now. We have to go to AR"

"No... I want to know about it... right now"

"Ok fine. Let me tell you on the way to AR"

"But, what so urgent to go to AR?"

"Sir, please.... You will get to know that soon"

Arnav sighed rolling his eyes.

"Ok...let's go"

AR

Neha was in Aman's cabin, typing an important document. She didn't know why Aman wants her to work in his cabin unusually. Being steno, she does all the work through her computer, from her cubicle. But today, Aman was engaging her with him since morning.

Don't know what Tiwari sir is feeling right now. After bagging the deal, he will call her for sure but her mobile is in her cubicle. Tiwari sir would have been told ASR that Khushi helped him to bag the deal, as per THEIR DEAL. "She will help him to get the deal and he should help her to send Khushi out of AR" this is the deal between them. And Arnav will surely kick Khushi out of AR if he gets to know that she cheated him for money. He will hate her from the bottom of his heart. Then there won't be any hindrance between her and ASR. She will easily bag ASR's heart. She supposed.

Everything is right. But Arun should not have shown hurry in lying about Khushi. He told Arnav that in overconfidence. In fact, Neha thought that he would declare about Khushi only after bagging the deal. But her bad luck, Arun urgently uttered it to break Arnav which helped Arnav to realize his own heart. Even Bad will turn as GOOD to GOOD people. That's what happened to Arnav and Khushi.

"Don't know when this work gets completed". Neha sighed inwardly while typing the documents.

Suddenly, there was a silence spread in AR. It was a symptom of ASR's arrival. Neha knew that. Did they come? ASR must be angry knowing about Khushi. She became curious. She saw Khushi coming to Aman's cabin.

"What's the result Khushi?"

Aman asked looking at Neha intentionally who already knew the result. Khushi already messaged him the result. It's their plan to engaged Neha. So that she couldn't attend Tiwari's call.

"We got the deal" Khushi said smilingly while observing Neha whose face became horrified. She was staring at Khushi as if she is a ghost.

"Wow... great" Aman shook hands with Khushi.

Khushi signaled Aman and he nodded yes.

"Neha, we will continue the work after lunch," Aman said.

Neha nodded yes and hurried to her cubicle. She checked her mobile and there were seven missed calls from Tiwari. She sighed couldn't understand anything. She called Tiwari and he attended it.

"What the hell did you do? You flaunted a lot telling me that you have changed the amount... but ASR curled the deal as usual. Don't you dare come in front of me. If you didn't pay my money back then you will be behind the bars"

"Sir, trust me... I had changed the tender amount into ninety crores. I don't know how it happened?"

"Shut up. I don't want to listen to anything from you anymore. I think you are a crime partner of that haughty headed girl Khushi. You should have intentionally done this to me."

"No sir, please trust me. I really don't know how this is possible"

"Send my money back" Tiwari disconnected the call in anger.

Neha was frustrated. How did it happen? She turned around only to find Khushi standing. She gulped seeing her.

"That was Mr. Tiwari's call, right?"

"What are you talking about?"

Khushi snatched her phone from her hand and saw outgoing call to Tiwari and seven missed calls from him.

"Still, will you say it was not his call?"

Neha gulped.

"You overheard mine and Aman's talks about the deal and you knew very well that how much this deal is important to Mr. Raizada. Don't you? Still, you dared to demolish him just because you want me out of AR. Sending me to the demolishing building is fine... you did that to get me out of your path. But... I thought you won't go against Mr. Raizada because you love him. ( Neha looked at her shockingly) But you proved me wrong. I was disappointed when you changed the quote. We submitted the tender, quoting it for only seventy crores. Yes, we lessened five crores than before because Mr. Raizada should get the deal at any cost"

Neha bowed down.

"Do you know what love is? Standing for the one who we love but not going against them for our selfishness. You are selfish. You are not worthy of someone's love." She said calmly.

"I'm sorry, please don't tell anyone..." Neha pleaded.

Not giving heed to her plead, Khushi turned to leave. She saw Arnav standing behind her, hearing her lecture about LOVE. Neha shocked to the core, seeing him but his face looked so clam.

They saw the police coming.

"She is the woman" Arnav pointed Neha out.

Khushi handed Neha's mobile to the police.

"This is the evidence that she helped to Mr. Tiwari," Khushi said.

"You are under arrest" The inspector advanced towards Neha.

Neha started crying.

"ASR... please don't do this to me" she pleaded, crying.

A woman PC handcuffed Neha.

"ASR...I won't do that again" Neha pleaded again.

The police started dragging Neha with them.

"ASR... please, forgive me.... I just"

Khushi felt bad for Neha. She couldn't believe a woman could go to this extent just to get someone out of her path. She sighed. She was about to go to her cubicle, Arnav's voice stopped her.

"Khushi...."

She looked at him.

"Thanks" he uttered.

"It's my duty... Sir"

She left the place. Arnav was standing there smilingly. Though it was just her duty she stole the great ASR's heart completely.

To be continued...

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Celebration...?

RM

Don't know how to start the matter... Shyam was thinking about TEEJ. Will Anjali believe if he says about his brother? Anjali was not wrong if she doesn't believe because Arnav is like that. He doesn't have time to think about girls and he is not at all interested in girls. But his action towards Khushi doesn't seem so. Shyam was sure that Arnav intentionally fed water to Khushi.