Arnav woke up with a start, sweating profusely.

A bad dream!

He quickly looked sideways and relaxed, finding his wife sleeping peacefully on her side of bed.

It was third time in the night, when he got this nightmare about Khushi being in trouble. 'It is yesterday's effect!' He sighed, remembering the happenings.

It had been two hours yesterday since he was waiting for Khushi outside the meeting room. His patience was draining, but meeting was not over yet.

'Roy won't dare to do anything before so many people. I should wait!'

He had thought.

And after a few minutes, he had heard some mumbled noises behind closed door.

Not waiting anymore he had pushed the door open, only to find Roy lying on floor, holding Khushi's leg, while she was struggling to free herself.

Meeting was running in the inner side of room, so others were not able to see, what was happening near the door.

That's when Arnav had used his presence of mind, and had poured the remaining bottle of chloroform on Roy's nose. Kicking him on his ribs, Arnav was successful in setting Khushi free. Before anyone could catch them, they had run out.

"Rudra, it's your responsibility to get all the cameras and mics, without letting anyone know!" He had commanded.

"Don't worry ASR. Your task will be done." Rudra was reliable.

That's how he and Khushi had reached back home, but Khushi had been unexpectedly silent.

"Khushi, are you fine? Did he do something?" Arnav had asked.

"I am fine!" She had answered curtly.

Going to sleep without eating dinner, Khushi had left Arnav tensed.

Now when he looked at her serene face, sleeping without any worries, he sighed.

'My sleeping beauty! How much I wish, my witchy wife keeps sleeping forever and me being her prince will never kiss her awake!'

He smiled at his own silly imagination, getting back to his side for another hour's slumber.

._._._.

Arshi Bedroom

Khushi stopped the buzzing alarm of her phone, which had disturbed her sleep.

She looked at Arnav's hand on her stomach. 'Concerned Singh Raizada!'

She rolled her eyes, putting his hand aside and went to washroom to start her morning routine.

The previous day was a roller coaster ride for her. She suddenly came to know about the moles in her company. The people, she had always considered as her well-wishers, were backstabbing her.

After Roy had stopped her inside yesterday, she had considered it as a golden opportunity, to know about all their plans. But it got disturbed.

"Send the girl out!" Kuku Khanna, who was more influential among them, had told Roy.

'His face looks familiar but where have I seen him!' She had wondered.

She had never heard his name earlier.

Instead of coming out she had hidden behind the pillar, where she could hear them easily.

The most hurting revelation of yesterday was NK. She always had known that he was selfish, gluttonous and attention-seeker. But he would cheat her like that was pernicious.

"My daughter, Sheetal is untraceable, Boss!"

That was another news, that Sheetal was also a spy and daughter of Kuku Khanna!

"There is also no track of NK, her fiancé!"

Sheetal and NK were engaged and making a fool of them!!!

The biggest shock of the day was to know about the the mastermind behind it who was none other than Arnav's uncle, Rohit Malik.

'Arnav doesn't seem to know about it!' Khushi had thought.

"I want G&R down in one month. What happened to all our plans?" Rohit was barking through the screen yesterday, being not present there physically, but addressing his men through the teleconference.

"Boss, all was going good but since ASR has taken over as Chairman, all our plans are failing." Sood's words were startling for her.

'Was I so wrong about Arnav?'

Khushi's head was spinning knowing about all the secrets and true faces of people.

But before she could know about their future plan, Roy had found her, when he was going towards washroom.

The old Chap had pulled her towards the exit.

"I won't tell anyone that you were hiding here and spying on them. In return you need to give me a pleasurable night!" He had held her against the door, his devilish face trying to come close.

"You don't need to wait till night, to have pleasure Roy Uncle!" Khushi had spoken gritting her teeth, before hitting his neck with her elbow, making him fall.

But the old bean hadn't given up. He had held her leg, not letting her go. "Who are you?"

Roy couldn't get answer, as Arnav had come in.

Being a Knight in Shining Armor, he had saved the Damsel in Distress.

'Show-off Singh Raizada will never change!' Khushi had a faint smile, thinking about him, as she opened the shower to immerse herself in the freshening bath.

._._._.

Driving to Lucknow:

Aman put the car in 4th gear. The Delhi traffic was making it difficult to drive fast. The restaurant 'Dastar Khwan' was 5-minutes away.

"Did you pack the lunch?" Aman asked Lavanya.

"I have taken everything including lunch." Lavanya answered in a rigid tone.

Her husband was asking this question 4th time, to be precise, and she was answering him like a fool.

'If he doesn't consider me his wife, then why this fake concern!' She was fuming from inside, still upset after that Mangalsutra fiasco.

She had almost denied Aman's offer to drop her to the Restaurant. "I will call Mohan Bhaiyya to take me!"

But he hadn't listened.

"Lavanyaji, it's not a problem. I am going that way only!" Aman was stubborn while she was giving him cold shoulder.

Aman again looked at his grumpy wife. She was in a bad mood since morning. 'Is she PMSing?' He thought.

He had been trying to talk to her, to ease her anger but it was not helping.

'At least we can be friends!' Aman thought again looking at her beautiful face, forgetting the fact that it's mandatory to look ahead while driving.

"Amanji!" Lavanya's scream brought him to reality, as he suddenly applied brakes almost knocking off a pedestrian. The lady before his car was looking at them with a shocked face.

"Are you ok?" Aman saw Lavanya outside the car, talking to the lady who escaped shortly from his stupidity 

After few minutes, they were sure that the lady, whose name was Gauri,  was absolutely fine and she worked in the same restaurant, where Lavanya was joining.

"What are you waiting for? Let's go!" She pulled Lavanya with her. "Bye Aman!" Gauri didn't wait to hear his reply while he kept waiting to hear anything from Lavanya, who didn't put even a glance to him. 'She can at least say a Bye!'

While Lavanya just ignored Aman!

'So I am just daughter of his Boss!'

She was pissed with his answer to Gauri's question, about their relationship.

'Daughter of your Boss doesn't need to talk to you, does she?' She would deal with him later.

._._._.

Conference Room

Arnav had got all the mics and cameras one hour ago.

'So Chachaji wants to play again! This time you won't win!' He clenched his jaw, as he came to know about the involvement of Rohit.

He saw Khushi coming to the Conference room, where he was sitting.

"What are they planning to do now?" She asked him with a worried fave while he gave her a devilish smirk.

._._._.

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