A Month Later.

Arvind Malik sat in the garden of RM watching the roses bloomed beautifully and shining in the sun he immediately remembered his wife and her love for roses and it brought a smile to his face and as immediately as that smile appeared, it faded away as he recollected the damage his womanizing ways has brought.

He had it all, wealth, a beautiful and loyal wife and beautiful children but his ego of being wanted by many women got to him and he destroyed everything.

He bowed his head in disgrace as tears streamed down his cheek and he felt a shadow blocked the sun rays shining on him and he looked up to find Arnav staring at him.

His boy has grown up to be a man and he felt so proud of him for the first time.

Seeing him laughing with Khushi and the family made his heart warm up with joy and gone was the Arvind who wanted Arnav's money and has been replaced by a remorseful man but unfortunately for him, it was too late.

"I use to find pleasure in making you suffer for the past four months but as you've noticed, for the past five weeks I or Akash haven't even approached you and do you know why, we are tired of letting hate lead us...... We realized making you go through all that pain made us no different from you and Karma is already making you pay...... And I don't want to be you, Arvind Malik...... I know what you did to Mami and I felt so disgusted having your blood in me but I forgot I also have the compassionate blood of my grandfather in me too...... I have paid for you to start your rehabilitation soon and immediately you are okay I want you to disappear or else I will kill you if you dare come anywhere near my family again. " Arnav warned and walked away but stopped and turned. "I forgive you, Arvind Malik. "

Tears streamed down Arvind's eyes hearing his son and Arnav walk away feeling so much more relieved.

Akash and Manohar watched Arnav walk up to them.

"I forgave him. " He said to them. "I don't want that man's hate in me anymore because I have a better life to look up to with Khushi and our future kids. "

Manohar hugged his nephew and Akash joined in and a heavily pregnant Anjali watched from afar with tears in her eyes seeing his brother and uncle together and she longed to be a shoulder where Arnav could cry and rely on.

She rubbed her bulged belly and smiled feeling the baby kick.

"In two weeks you will be here and I will fix all the damage that I have done even if it means going to prison. " She whispered to her belly and looked back at Arnav and Akash getting into his car and leaving the mansion.

Outskirts of Delhi.

Shyam walked into a cafe and walked up to a woman who waved at him and he rushed up to her and sat down.

He couldn't believe his ears when Lavanya had called him two weeks ago and told him everything she heard.

To say Shyam was shocked by the revelation will be an understatement.

He has become sceptical about Anjali going through with their plan so he decided to use another way to get as much money as he can and leave India for good.

Lavanya was in for revenge and he was in for the money but they needed a scapegoat to take the fall in case anything went wrong and Garima was the scapegoat for their plans in case it fails.

"Lavanya did you find Garima? " Shyam asked impatiently and she smirked as she sipped on tea and signalled him to look behind and in walked Garima looking worn out.

Garima walked up to them and sat down with a frown on her face.

"What do you two want? " She asked scowling at them.

"We know the secret that Payal is Arnav's half-sister. " Shyam responded and Garima's eyes widened in shock looking back and forth at that the two of them.

Lavanya then went ahead and told her how she found out and how Arnav had accepted Payal as his sister and about Payal's suicide attempt.

"I was equally shocked and investigated more and told Shyam everything and found out Aman had kidnapped you and threatened you never to contact Payal again. "

Garima thought she was abducted to sign the divorce papers with Shashi but it was also to protect Payal from her.

"So what do you two want from me? " Garima asked and Lavanya nodded at Shyam.

"We want revenge against all of them and we need more allies. " Shyam responded and Garima frowned."I and Anjali planned to take all of Arnav's wealth but she is having second thought and I want to leave before she delivers her baby which I don't want to have anything to do with. "

"I also want revenge against Khushi because of her I lost ASR and now she has set her cousin up with her best friend Preeto. " Lavanya disclosed and Garima looked at her confused and they realized she didn't know. "Aman happens to be the son of Aditya Singhania and the heir to the Singhania fortune and I want in on that but Khushi has done everything to prevent that including threatening me to stay away from Aman and always making sure her best friend is always with Aman."

Garima was outraged by the revelation of Aman and Khushi being cousins.

"So what do you two want from me? " Garima inquired and Lavanya and Shyam smirked at her in a sinister way.

"I need money and Lavanya wants revenge against Khushi and what will be the one thing that will break Khushi beyond repair, something really bad happening to Arnav so listen to our plan. " Shyam then told her everything they wanted her to do and what they will also do and Garima smirked nodding in agreement to their plan.

"It will be my pleasure to watch Khushi die slowly in grief and the sound of her wails will be like pleasant music to my ears...... Her mother is the reason for my suffering but unfortunately, I can't make her pay so her daughter will and seeing Khushi in pain will cause pain to Shashi, Payal and Madhumati and that will be my revenge against them seeing their precious Khushi suffering........ I hope everything is set. "

Shyam nodded and they all joined their hand together.

"I have to go back to ARD and I will inform you of all his moves....... Tonight ASR will say goodbye to this world" Lavanya said standing up and placing some money on the table.

Shyam then stood up with Garima and left the cafe to plan everything.

An hour later, Lavanya entered the parking lot of ARD.

She got down and saw Khushi's car entering and she frown in anger and watched her walk out of the car with Preeto.

She gradually walked behind them without them spotting her.

"Khushi what if your increase in appetite is because you are pregnant? " Preeto asked and Khushi paused and looked at her friend stunned and she shook her head.

"It's impossible because I have always been on birth control except. " Khushi's eyes widened in shock.

"Except what Khushi? "

" I wasn't feeling well two months ago and I took antibiotics for a common cold I had..... What if it had affected the potency of the birth control. " preeto felt the panic in Khushi's voice and she calmed her down.

"There's only one way to find out. " Preeto said and tugged Khushi back into the car and they drove off and Lavanya followed them pissed at the possibility that Khushi could be pregnant.

After a few minutes, Preeto stopped at a pharmacy and come running back to the car.

Khushi got out wearing a cap and aviators to hide her identity and walked behind the back of the pharmacy as Preeto waited while Lavanya watched them in her car which was hidden away from their sight.

After a few minutes, Khushi come out and Preeto got down and rushed up to her.

Lavanya saw Khushi nod and Preeto jumped and hugged her.

"No... No... No..... Khushi can't be pregnant? " Lavanya exclaimed fuming as she watched Preeto drive out of the pharmacy.

ARD.

Khushi arrived at Arnav's office to find him arranging some files into a folder and Arnav smiled seeing her and he walked up to her and kissed her and then went back to finishing up.

"Sorry my love, I have an important meeting. " Arnav explained and Khushi nodded.

"I want to tell you something. " Khushi said and Arnav beamed as he held the folder and took his suit and walked up to her.

"Me too I have something to tell you. " Khushi looked curious and Arnav snickered. "You will know tonight...... I will come and pick you up at eight and wear something red. "

Khushi whirled her eyes with a smile on her face and Aman joined and told him about the meeting.

Khushi watched the men leave to the conference room and she went back and told Preeto she couldn't tell him.

"Don't hide it from him. " Preeto advised.

"Am scared Preeto, we had the conversation about kids and we agreed we will wait at least five years to have kids but look at me am already pregnant and I don't think I can muster up the courage to tell him. " Khushi confessed.

"You are the love of his life and yes this is unplanned but I doubt Arnav will be angry.... Now let go and find you something sexy for tonight and you better charm him and tell him the truth or I will. " Preeto said wiggling her eyebrows at her friend.

Lavanya watched them leave and immediately called her accomplices and told them what she has discovered.

RM.
Anjali's Room.

Anjali who had finally made up her mind to ask for a divorce from Shyam and reveal her and his reality to the family entered to find out that Shyam has destroyed everything in the room.

She was shocked to see her husband looking like a lunatic and the evil glint in his eyes made her shudder.

"What nonsense is this? " Anjali scolded as she kicked up the clothes from the floor. "I have had enough of your tantrums and I want a divorce now. " Anjali yelled at Shyam and this attracted the attention of the other family and they all rushed into the room to find it upside down with Anjali in tears.

"You want a divorce then fine because I am sick and tired of you and your fucking family...... Screw you and screw all of them. " Shyam yelled at Anjali who slapped him.

Nani and Mami gasped in shock seeing Anjali slap Shyam.

"Leave and never come back again..... I hurt my family because of you and my greed and envy and I have been a fool who cared more about her comfort than the happiness of the little brother who was always there for me but no more..... Leave and never come back because, from today onwards, I am now Anjali Singh Raizada. " Anjali barked at Shyam and tore her nuptial necklace and the beads scattered everywhere as Mami and Nani gasped in shock.

Shyam realised his stupidity and tried to apologize but Anjali held his collar and dragged him out turning deaf ears to Shyam, Mami and Nani's plead.

HP who saw this happily opened the door and Anjali dragged Shyam out and pushed him down on the floor.

She called for Suresh and told him to make Shyam leave and he was escorted out with his car.

Anjali fell to her knees crying and Mami and Nani tried to console her but she stopped them and rushed to her room closing the door behind her as she cried her eyes out.

Shyam drove on the streets of Delhi fuming in anger about Khushi's pregnancy.

"Plans have changed, after Arnav, that bitch will follow next. "

ARD.
Lavanya sat in a van with some goons as she watched Akash and Aman drive out and within a few minutes, Arnav walked up to his car with a smile on his face and it pissed Lavanya off knowing she wasn't the reason for his smile.

"That's him. " She pointed and the goons got down and sneaked behind Arnav.

Tow of them held a handkerchief over his mouth as another injected his neck with a drug which knocked in out in seconds.

They then carried him to the van and drive out of ARD.

Mathur House.
10:00 pm.

Preeto, Payal and Suhani sat down with Khushi who was crying uncontrollably.

It's been an hour and a half since Arnav disappeared.

Akash and Aman had gone to the office to look for him and found his car and his suit on the floor and his laptop bag next to the car.

They immediately knew something was wrong and checked the CCTV camera and they were shocked to find three hooded men carrying an unconscious Arnav to a van and driving off.

They had no other choice than to tell Khushi the truth and immediately called the police.

Akash knew telling his family will make everything worse so he didn't tell anyone not even his father.

Outskirts of Delhi.

Arnav scrunched his face feeling the sun rays hit his face.

He gradually opened his eyes to prevent the sun's rays from blinding him.

He felt trapped and opened his eyes fully to realise he has been tied up to a chair and he started fidgeting but the restraints were too tight.

"Don't bother trying because it won't help you. " A familiar voice said and Arnav squint his eyes to see who it was and Garima emerged from the dark and into the light and behind her were Lavanya and Shyam.

"You three have dug your graves by pulling this nonsense on me..... I wasn't spare the three of you. " Arnav yelled at them and they all laughed.

Shyam moved closer and slapped Arnav twice.

"I wanted to kidnap you for money because that's the reason I and Anjali came back to RM by using your father...... But I don't know what came over her for her to change and she all of a sudden decided she wanted to be good. " Shyam yelled slapping Arnav. "She had the nerve to ask me for a divorce and dragged me out of RM humiliating me in front of the family and servants. " Arnav and the others were shocked by Shyam's confession and pulled a gun out of the back of his trousers and aimed it at Arnav. "These two wanted revenge against Khushi because they blame her for their misery...... Lavanya wants revenge because Khushi has pushed her best friend to an and he has completely ignored her and Garima blames Khushi for all she has been through and I wanted money but I change my mind and want exactly what these two want...... Your death. "

Shyam laughed turned the safety off the gun and pointed it at Arnav who didn't look one bit scared and it pissed Shyam off because he thought Arnav will beg for his life but he didn't.

"You look so brave Arnav but unfortunately for you, you won't get to know your baby because you will be dead. "

"Baby? " Arnav asked confused and the trio started laughing.

"Yes, baby. " Lavanya said. "Khushi is pregnant and she found out today but unfortunately for her, she won't be able to share that good news with you and it will kill her and your death will stress her out so much that she will suffer a miscarriage and if she doesn't. "

"We will make sure she suffers one. " Garima continued with an evil look in her eyes.

Arnav started fidgeting with angry tears streaming down his cheeks as Shyam and his accomplices laughed at him.

"Goodbye, Arnav Singh Raizada. " Shyam said and a gunshot resounded in the warehouse.

To be continued.

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