His mind was unable to process what she had just said, he was sure he had misheard her... She couldn't have said Jiju! Karan stood starting at Shrishti who looked like she was about to rip his head off.

"Jiju?" he questioned.

"Ha Jiju, aur kisi ne mere Jiju ke uppar oongli bhi uthai toh tord ke rakh dongi... haath toh door ki baat hai!" she snapped. Still not fully understanding what she was saying Karan continued,

"Pragya Di dusari shadhi kar rahi hai?"

Shrishti looked at Rajveer who was chuckling before turning back to Karan,

"Are you mad?" she spat "Pragya Di pagal hai jo mere hot and happening Jiju ko chord kar dusari shadhi karegi?"

"Lekin tumne isse Jiju kaha!"

"Ha kaha... Toh?"

His heart started to beat rapidly and his palms began to sweat due to the fear that settled around his heart, "Shrishti tum..." he stopped to gather his words before continuing "...Agar Pragiya Di isse shadhi nahi kar rahi hai toh yeh tere Jiju kese huve?" he shouted in frustration.

Shrishti noticed the change in his stance and smirked and looked towards Rajveer again. Understanding what she wanted Rajveer stepped around her to look at Karan in the eyes and replied, "Shayad aap bhool rahe hai Mr Luthra ke Pragya ke alava bhi Shrishti ki ek bhen aur hai..."

"Yeh kya bakwas kar rehe ho tum..." Karan reached forwards to grab Rajveer's lapels but Shrishi once again intervened.

"Bakwas nahi hai yeh, Rajveer Bro meri Di se shadhi kar rahe hai!"

"Yeh... Yeh nahi ho sakta, Preeta asa nahi kar sakti!" he began to raise his voice.

"Excuse me... 'nahi kar sakti' ka kya matlab hai?" Rajveer responded, "Agar Pari mujhse shadhi karna chaati hai toh I don't see any problem in that!"

"Nahi karsakti woh shadhi! Suna tumne nahi karsakti! Mein yeh shadhi hone nahi donga!" he screamed sounding almost hysterical.

"Come on Mr Luthra aapke chaahne na chaahne se kya hota hai?"

"Listen you... Preeta ki shadhi ho chuki hai! Woh dubarah shadhi nai kar sakti! Do you get that!"

Rajveer just laughed, "Kis shadhi ki baat kar rahe hai app Mr Luthra? Woh shadhi jo doke se huvi thi? Yah woh shadhi jahan ek so call Pati aapni Patni ko adhi raat ko beech raaste mein chod kar chala jata hai? Jis shadhi ko koi manta hi nahi woh shadhi shadhi nahi hai. Aur waise bhi, aap toh dusri shadhi kar rahe hai right... toh kis hak se Pari ko shadhi karne se roko ge?"

"Meine..." Karna was lost for words but seeing the victorious gleam in Rajveer's eyes he fought back "Preeta ki shadhi logo ne dekhi hai... uske parivaar ne, friends ne aur uske pure samaj ne... toh tum ek shadhi shudha larki se shadhi nahi kar sakte! Samaj ye shadhi kabhi nahi mane ga! Preeta kabhi tumhari nahi hogi! Aur mein Preeta ko divorce nahi donga!" he smiled feeling proud of his logic.

"Mr Luthra mein ek paka businessman hoon, har sodha, har deal aapne fiyde ke liye karta hoon... aur Pari toh meri zindagi ki sabse badi deal hai. Aap ko kya lagta hai mein usse aapna banane se phele yeh nehi ensure kaurga ke usse mujese koi alag na karsake?" Karan looked at Rajveer unsure where he was going with this.

"It's simple Mr Luthra... Jab aap isse shadhi karege" pointed at Mahira with distaste "Tab Pari jayegi court mein aur Judge saab se kahegi 'Sir iss aadmi ne mujse doke se shadhi karli... aur abb issne dusri shadhi Karli hai...' aur Judge saab kahege 'Miss Arora aap chaahe to Mr Karan Luthra per dhoke se shadhi karne ka aur shadhi shudha hone ke bawajud dusri shadhi karne a case kar sakti hai'. Lekin meri Pari..."

Karan clenched his fists hearing him refer to Preeta as 'meri Pari' but Rajveer didn't seem to care and he continued "... Meri Pari bohot acchi hai woh kahegi 'nai Judge Saab, issne mujse shadhi sharabh ke nashe mein ki, galti se... hum dono yeh shadhi nahi mante... aur mujhe koi problem nahi hai iski dusri shadhi se... mein toh bass yahi chaati hoon ke aap meri aur Mr Karan Luthra ki shadhi ko annul kara de' aur iss tarah Pari hamisha ke liye meri! Samje Mr Luthra... aap meri Pari ko divorce de ya na de... aapki dusri shadhi mein mera fiyda hai!"

While Karan tried to process this new possibility, Sherlyn realised that there was a risk that Karan might refuse to marry Mahira. She wasn't stupid, she knew how possessive Karan was of Preeta and this man Mr Rajveer Shergill was a threat! She had to do something, anything to make sure that Karan didn't have time to think, and so without thinking she made the biggest blunder of her life...

"Wah kya larki hai yeh..." everyone turned to look at Sherlyn "... Ameer larko ko phasana toh koi in dono middle class bheno se seekhe! Preeta Arora ko toh daad de ni chaahiye kitne larko ko phasaya hai... Phele Deepak, phir Prithviji, yeh kam pargaye toh ussne Rishabhji koi phasana chaaha, aur jab meri shadhi Rishabhji se hogayi toh ussne Karan ko aapne shikar banaya... aur jab Karan ne Mahira ko pasand kiya toh aab yeh Preeta Arora innke peeche pargayi! Wahkayi talent hai iss larki mein... aur aab toh isski yeh behn bhi ussi ke nakshe kadma pe chal rahi hai... asi lakiyo ki jagha ghar mein nahi hai... in ki jagha ek veshya..." before she could finish she felt a stinging sensation on her right cheek, the sound of the slap echoed across the hall. She looked up to the man that stood glaring down at her but was unable to say anything.

"Rishabh!" Kareena screamed having witnessed her normally calm nephew slap his wife "Yeh kya kiya tumne?!"

"Bua aap beech mein nahi bolengi" he replied still glaring at Sherlyn.

"Lekin..."

"Meine kaha na... App beech mein nahi bolengi!" his voice got louder. She looked towards Bani for help, who moved to Rishabh but before she could say anything Rakhee interrupted,

"Nahi Mummyji aap bhi aaj kuch nahi bolegi..."

"Lekin Rakhee Rishabh ne yeh galat kiya hai!"

"Nahi Mummyji aaj Rishabh ne jo kiya sahi kiya! Yeh toh aap ko ya mujhe karna chaahiye tha kyun ke aaj Sherlyn ne haad par kar di hai..." Bani stared at her daughter-in-law's challenging glare and decided it would be better for her to remain quiet.

"Sahi kaha aapne Mrs Luthra" Rajveer looked murderous "Aap ki iss bahu ne haad par kardi" he moved closer to Sherlyn "Bohot shokh hai na tumhe bakwas karne ka, lekin galti kardi! Kaha tha meine apna mooh bandh rakho lekin nahi... tum toh 'Sherlyn Khurana' ho right? Aur 'Sherlyn Khurana' ka status or pesa usse galti karne ka hak deta hai right? Lekin tumne galat insaan se panga liya hai! Toh aab aapni iss galti ki saaza bugto!" he took out his phone and dialled a number before putting it on speaker phone,

"Hello..." the voice came through loud and clear. Sherlyn instantly recognised her mothers voice and looked at Rajveer wondering why he was calling her mother.

"Mrs Khurana mein Rajveer Shergill bol raha hoon..."

"Ji, Ji Sir boliye..." Sanjana sounded nervous. Rajveer looked at Sherlyn and smirked

"Mein ne aap ko yeh batane ke liye call kiya hai ke aaj aur abhi se Shergill group of industries aap ke saath apne sare business ventures dissolve karta hai..." there was silence from the other end for a second before a panicked Sanjana responded.

"Sir yeh... yeh aap kya kehrehe hai?"

"Wahi jo aapne suna Mrs Khurana"

"Nahi, yeh... yeh... aap asa nahi kar sakte Sir... Humse koi galti huvi hai kya? Please Sir aap..."

"Mrs Khurana normally mein faltu logo ko explanation nahi deta but aap ko zarur doonga... iiski wajhe hai aap ki beti..."

"Sherlyn?"

"Ha 'Sherlyn Khurana'" he said mockingly

"Lekin Sherlyn ne asa kya kiya hai jo... jo aap..."

"Aapki yeh jo beti hai woh nihaiyti batameeze hai, usse logo se baat karene ki tameez nahi hai aur nahi yeh appni aukat samajti hai"

"Yeh aap kya kehrehe hai? Agar Sherlyn se koi galti hogayi hai toh mein aapse mafi mangti hoon... mein usse bhi kahe doongi woh bhi aapse mafi maang legi... but please aap... aap please humse business relations mat toriye!" Sanjana begged. Sherlyn listened in shock still not understanding the full extent of damage she had just caused in her life.

"Mrs Khurana inn saab baato se aab koi fiyda nahi hai... Meine bol diya soh bol diya!"

"Please Sir... aap asa nahi kar sakte... hum barbad ho jayege... humara saab kuch khatam ho jayenga... humara business... humara ghar... Please sir hum sadak pe aja jaenge..." she continued to beg now in tears.

"Yeh aap ko aapni beti ko samjana chaaheiye tha... it's too late now!" and with that Rajveer disconnected the phone. He then called Aman and asked him to make an announcement to the press that Shergill group of industries would no longer associate with the Khurana's.

"So Miss 'Sherlyn Khurana' aagyi aapni aukat samajeme?" he smirked at Sherlyn who stood in shock. The family stood beside Sherlyn but no one dared to intervene. They had just witnessed this man singlehandedly destroy the Khurana's with one simple phone call... not exactly the line of fire you want to be in!

"Well..." Rajveer turn to an excited Shrishti "I think we should go... Pari tumare liye pagal horahi hogi" Shrishti smiled and walked towards the door without so much as a backwards glance at the family who had caused her sister so much pain. Rajveer turned to Rishabh before leaving and said

"Aman ne invitation toh diya hi hai lekin mein khud tumse kehrah hoon that I expect you and your family at my brothers engagement! Aur ha... mujhe koi drama ya koi scene nahi chaahiye" the threat in his voice was so evident that even Kareena choose to remain silent. With that he turned on his heels and follow Shrishti out of the door.