Sorry for the late update.

I was caught up in an urgent matter and even though it's not completely solved, I couldn't leave all of you hanging like that so here is an update.

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Two weeks later.

RM.
Midnight.

Akash stood on the rooftop of the mansion stirring at the night sky.

He felt a hand on his shoulder and turned to look surprised to see his father up at this hour.

"Papa, what are you doing up by this time?..... You just arrived a few hours ago and you must be jet-lagged..... Please go and rest. " Akash requested and Manohar shook his head.

"I should be asking you that question because I saw you walking up the stairs towards here when I went to the kitchen to get your mum some water in case she woke up feeling thirsty........ But what are you doing here? "

Akash sighed and Manohar immediately knew something was seriously wrong with his son.

"I feel like I made a mistake marrying Payal. " Akash confessed looking at his father but he became stunned not seeing the excepted surprise expression he was excepting from him.

"Let me guess, you are finally seeing the real side of your wife...... Her jealousy of her little sister and the snarky comments about Khushi's success and why you didn't help and defend her mother. "

"How did you know? " Akash asked shocked.

"People may think your mother is very stupid and naive but she is also very vigilant...... She called me and told me how Payal always gets angry when a topic of Khushi comes out and I had heard the fight you had with Payal when you threatened to divorce her. " Akash was shocked listening to his father. "I had called your mother to speak to you and she was on her way to your room..... I think you forgot to close your door properly that day and we both heard everything."

Akash felt ashamed hearing his father's confession and he looked away.

Manohar turned him around as both faced each other.

"I have been married to your mother for the past thirty years and she has been with me through thick and thin and when I lost everything years ago she never left my side....... She even sold her ancestral pieces of jewellery she inherited after the death of a distant relative and gave me half of the money to revive my crumbling business and a half to Arnav to start his....... This is why we never hesitated to get her anything she wants and I wanted someone as loyal and faithful as your mother to be your partner and I thought she was because of Khushi and her father but I was wrong even though your mother knew she wasn't what she portrays herself to be..... I don't want to give you any advice that might ruin your marriage but I will advise you to seek couples therapy or a honeymoon away for a couple of months because it's been two months since you got married..... Try to make this work but be prepared to see worse from her especially with the massive success of the launch of ARD's first magazine and Khushi's success party tomorrow. "

Akash was stunned by his father's revelation of the aspirations they wanted his life partner to have but he will also take his father's advice of therapy and if it doesn't work then he would have no other choice than to divorce Payal.

Akash smiled at his father and they walked out of there and into their respective rooms.

Godrej South Estates.

Lavanya sat on her couch in her apartment furiously scrolling through her phone.

It's been two days since the launch of ARD's first magazine and the praises and critics have hugely been positive with people demanding more.

Khushi has now become a hot topic on every social media including all the designers and teams involved in the launch.

The investors were pleased with the success and this has led to increased pay and bonuses for all those involved.

Lavanya who had pulled out thinking it will be a failure, was regretting doing so and she hired people to create fake accounts and bash the magazine but it backfired massively as they were taunted and sent death threats and they demanded extra pay or else they had threatened to expose her as the mastermind and she had no choice than to give in to their demands and in doing so, she has lost also half of her life-saving.

She threw her phone away in anger and started pacing back and forth.

She looked up at the clock hanging in her room and is easily almost 1:00 am.

"I have to find a way to get closer to Anjali, she is the only one who can help me get ASR." Lavanya thought smirking sinisterly. "Let's see how you dare deny your beloved di...... Tomorrow I will go to Raizada mansion and start my plan to get back into your life."

Lavanya went back to sleep with a smile on her face not knowing she was in for a big shock tomorrow.

Mathur House.

Aman walked to the kitchen to get some water and he halted after seeing his mother holding a jar filled with water.

He glared at her and walked past her to the fridge, opened it and took out a bottle of water.

He walked away but halted and turned to Suhani whose eyes were shimmering with tears.

"I want you to call that so call ex-husband of yours and tell him I don't want any drama at the party tomorrow..... To the world, I don't know him and neither do you." Aman exclaimed in anger and walked away leaving Suhani in tears.

Since the revelation, she and Aditya have tried to ask for forgiveness but Aman had threatened to disappear if they keep forcing him.

She has hated herself for letting her ego get in the way and depriving Aman of a father figure in his life.

She knew if there was one thing Aditya would have been excellent at would have been an amazing father but she let her ego and pride get in the way.

Even though she has lost her son at least she was happy with the relationship between Khushi and Aman and so was Aditya.

Next Day.
RM.

The mansion has been transformed into a beautiful glamour fit for the occasion.

Everyone was pleased with the invites, from investors to the teams responsible for the occasion to all the employees.

Everyone was present and was enjoying the party because this was the first time something like this had been held in RM.

Khushi as always was the centre of attention for all which pissed Arnav off not because he was jealous of the attention she was getting but because he couldn't spend time with her alone without his and her family swarming around her.

Aman and Akash who were standing with a grumpy Arnav burst out in laughter seeing his expression.

Arnav turned and glared at them and matched up to Khushi who was standing with Dhami, Nani, Mami, Manohar and some of their friends.

"Oh boy, the possessive tiger has been triggered. " Aman teased and Akash laughed as Aman chuckled.

He saw Akash stop laughing and looking at someone and he followed his gaze to find Payal standing with some ladies with a scowl on their faces as they threw disgusted glares in the direction of Khushi.

Aman nudged Akash and he has a tight-lipped smile on his face to cover up his embarrassment of Payal's envy of her sister.

"Don't let it bother you and be grateful she is showing her true colours now. " Aman said and Akash sighed.

"Aman?..... I know I don't have a close friendship like you have with Bhai but please Khushi must have told you something about Payal's character and how she has treated Khushi..... Please tell me everything. " Akash begged and Aman sighed and nodded as they walked away from the party.

He knew what he was about to tell Akash could cause a lot of damage to his marriage with Payal and it's better he gets hurt now than live a lie.

"Excuse me, ladies and gentlemen..... I want my fiancee now. " Arnav commanded making Khushi's eye widen like a saucer.

He didn't even wait for anyone to agree and dragged Khushi away leaving all of them to laugh at his possessiveness and forgetting how rude he was seconds ago.

Manohar groans looking at his mother and wife with tears in their eyes staring at Arnav and Khushi leaving.

"Here we go again..... You two are so dramatic. " Manohar exclaimed and both women glared at him.

"Manohar leave them alone. " Dhami scolded. "They are happy tears because who would have thought our cold Arnav will be like this and all thanks to my beautiful angel. "

"Hello hi bye bye, you are right..... Khushi is God sent and I  am always happy she came into our lives and broke the walls our Arnav bitwa has built around his heart...... Arnav may hate marriage but I know when the time comes, he will do it and enjoy it. " Mami said and they all nodded obliviously at the two people fuming behind them.

"Hey, Anju..... How are you? " Dhami said and they all turned to find Anjali with Shyam who has his hand around her waist.

"I am fine as you can see. " Anjali happily replied.

"Good to know..... Finally, you have your own house and your husband is taking care of you financially as he should have four years ago. " Dhami said and Anjali and everyone knew it was a taunt. "Now no one will call your husband a Ghar jamai anymore and Arnav will no longer have to worry about you..... I am proud of you and am sure Nani is also very proud of you. "

Anjali smiled to cover up her anger and embarrassment.

"Nice meeting you Dhami maa... Please excuse us. " Anjali said and walked away with Shyam.

"Dhami..... You shouldn't have done that. " Nani scolded her best friend who rolled her eyes at her and so did everyone which stunned Nani.

"Dhamiji is right maa..... She needs a reality check and stop babying her feelings. " Manohar defended Dhami and Nani nodded.

They knew she still had a soft spot for Anjali which won't go away in a day but will take time.

"That witch. " Anjali yelled as they entered the garden outside. "How dare she?..... If not because I will get in trouble with choir and Nani if I disrespect her, I would have slapped that smirk off her face. "

Shyam hugged her and rubbed her back.

"Rani Sahiba, Calm down..... Don't hurt yourself or the baby..... Remember this baby is our ticket to getting back to RM and getting some of Arnav's properties..... If anything happens to it, we will forever beg for money from your family so please calm down. " Shyam said to Anjali who nodded.

"You are both sick. "

Shyam and Anjali pulled out of each other's arms and turned to the source of the voice only to find Payal standing behind them.

"What kind of parents will use their baby for such a sick scheme...... The family will hear about this. " Payal threatened and turned to walk away.

"And I will tell Akash you knew Shyam was engaged to Khushi and you, your aunt and mother blackmailed her to keep quiet when she found out about Shyam's relation with us. "

Payal halted and turned with shock etched on her face.

"Yyyyy... You know about Shyam. " Payal stuttered and Anjali nodded with a smirk on her face as she walked closer to her.

"I will cry and accuse you of ruining my marriage...... Shyam will be cursed for doing it but my tears and me being pregnant will always win and he will be forgiven...... Chote will be mad at Khushi for hiding the truth but his love for her will always win but you will lose everything...... Mami already doesn't like you...... My uncle also doesn't but has to tolerate you for Akash's sake and since you got married, Akash has been very gloomy and I can tell your marriage is not going as smooth as it should...... So go ahead and tell everyone because I will deny it but you will be signing a divorce paper. "

Payal looked at both Shyam and Anjali stunned by Anjali's threat.

She remembered all her arguments and Akash's recent distance from her and knew she had to keep quiet if she wants to still enjoy the privilege that comes with being married to Akash.

Anjali and Shyam walked away with smirks on their faces and Payal shuddered at the thought of Akash divorcing her.

"This is all your fault Khushi...... If you hadn't told Anjali the truth, none of this will be happening...... I will make your life a living hell you wait and watch. " Payal thought as tears streamed down her cheeks and she was walking away when she saw Arnav and Khushi on the other side of the garden.

"My love am sorry........ I didn't mean to be rude to Nani and the others..... It's just that they all have you to themselves and it's been over fourteen hours seen I have had alone time with you. "

Khushi's anger turned into surprise hearing his words.

"Wait, you have been keeping count of the hours we haven't been together? " Khushi asked and Arnav nodded adorably making her giggle. "Aww, my poor baby..... Come here. "

Arnav happily hugged her and inhaled her sweet scent and so did she.

They pulled out and their lips met in a passionate kiss oblivious of the pair of eyes watching them in revulsion.

"Shameless....... Just shameless. "

A voice said and Arnav and Khushi pulled out and turned to the source.

Khushi was confused seeing the person but she felt Arnav's muscles tense up and turned to find him looking angrily at the woman.

"What are you doing here Sudhadra Malik. "

Khushi gasped in shock looking at the old woman throwing daggers at Arnav.

To be continued.

Precap: Dhami slaps Subhadra Malik.

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