Sherlyn was happy, she was very happy, but she had to hide her happiness behind fake concern and crocodile tears. Seeing the state of the Luthra family she felt like she was in heaven. Roo was completely shattered seeing her 'husband' getting engaged to someone else and to make matters even more satisfying that someone else was Shrishti Arora – the love of Sameer's Luthra's life!

Sameer sat in silence on one side of the room with Karan doing a poor job of trying to get him to react. Karan Luthra, sorry sorry 'The Karan Luthra her mind mocked, playing with him was like taking candy from a child, his anger and ego had led his family to this!

The constant ringing of the doorbell broke her revive and seeing no one moving to open the door she decided to go herself.

"Hello Mam, I'm here to meet Mr Rishabh Luthra" the sight of a well-dressed man holding a suitcase greeted her as she opened the front door.

"Kaun hai Sherlyn?" This Kareena bua won't give her a rest she thought.

"Aap aye" she led the man into the room"

"Mr Sharma, aap?" questioned Rishabh feeling a bit conscious at having Rajveer Shergill's right hand man Aman Sharma standing in his house witnessing the state of his family members.

"Ha Mr Luthra, Rajveer sir ne bheja hai muje... But lagta hai mai shayad galat time pe aya hoon?" hearing Rajveer's name everyone except Sameer whose eyes were still glued to the television set and Roo who was lost in her own world of worries, turned their attention toward the newcomer. Sensing that Kareena bua was about to create a scene Rishabh quickly spoke.

"Nahi who... Mr Shergill ko koi kaam tha? Koi problem hai? Woh mujhe call kar dete... I mean..." not really sure what he meant Rishabh stuttered.

"Are nahi nahi. Aap news toh dekh hi rahe hai..." Aman smiled hinting towards the television which was showing a live telecast of the press conference happening at his boss and oldest friends house. "Rajveer sir neh muje yahan unke chote bhai Akaash ki engagement party ka invitation dene bheja hai." He said handing Rishabh a bottle green envelope with an intricate gold design. "Woh kya haina aap ki company ne Shergill group of industries ke saath itna bada contract sign kiya hai to aab, unke yahan party ho, our woh bhi itni badi our who app ko nah bulaye yeh toh ho nahi sakta right?" he smiled.

For a second Rishabh felt that Aman Sharma was taunting him, but very quickly dismissed the thought as he saw Karan make a move towards Aman. Knowing his impulsive brother Rishabh knew this would not end well so he stepped into Karan's path and gave a slight shake of his head. Not trusting Karan to stay where he was Rishabh grabbed hold on his wrist.

"Mr Sharma, hume mauf kardijye hum nahi..."

"Aree Mr Luthra, Rajveer sir ko nah sune ki adat nahi hai" Although Aman kept his tone light Rishabh could sense an underlying threat behind his words. Before he could reply Aman's phone rang.

"Excuse me Mr Luthra..." he smiled looking at his mobile phone.

"Ha Rajveer, nahi nahi yaar main Mr Luthra ke ghar pe hoon... Ha ha abhi unko invitation de kar nikal hi raha tha... Okay ha ahraha hoon main... Okay Bye" he finished his conversation and turned back to Rishabh. "Mujhe abhi jaana hoga ek urgent meeting hai our Rajveer neh kaha hai ke appko apni poori family ke saath kaal aana hai our usse koi bahana nahi chahiye." With that he turned on his heels and left without giving Rishabh a chance to speak.

Rishabh was still holding the envelope in one hand and Karan's wrist in the other when suddenly someone snatched the envelope from him.

"Yeh nahi hosakta, woh do kauri ki middle class Shrishti humari Roo ke saath assa nahi kari saakti" Kareena screamed" as she looked at the card which she now held. This drew the attention of both Sameer and Roo.

"Bua issme Shrishti ki koi galti nahi hai, woh to..."

"Shutup Sameer, Uss larki ne tumhari behn ke saath..." Kareena snapped looking at Roo who took the invite from her and started sobbing again.

"Issme Shrishti ne kya kiya hai Bua? Usse toh paata bhi nahi hai ke Roo... Nahi main Shrishti ko janta hoon agar ussko paata chala ke usse Akaash Shergill ne Roo ko ditch kiya hai toh woh khud hi ussko sazza degi" Karan too supported Shrishti knowing Sameer could never stand up to Kareena Bua.

Mahira stepped besides Kareena. In her mind she knew that the she needed Kareena on her side and the only way to ensure this was to make sure that she supported Kareena wherever possible. Ramona also moved closer to her daughter showing her approval.

"Karan, yeh tum kya kehrehe hon? Tum toh jante ho na un doono behnoo ko... Woh iss parivaar ko barbad karna chahati hai..." but in her attempt to impress Kareena she made one cardinal mistake... she crossed her limits...

"Our woh Preeta, Bloody middle class girl... saab ussene kiya hoga... woh khud to characterless hai our jab woh iss ghar ke larko ko phasa nahi paiyee toh ussne appni behen ko bhi in saab main shamil karliya..."

Before she could continue further she felt a sharp stinging sensation which stopped her in her tide...

"What the hell Rakhee!!!" Ramona screamed and started to fuss over her daughter who was still holding her cheek and starting at Rakhee Luthra.

"Mahira... Oh God tum theek ho? Bhabhi yeh aapne kya kiya... Mahira iss ghar ki hone wali bahoo hai our aapke best friend ki beti... our aapne..." Kareena raised her voice but was cut off by Rakhee.

"Yeh iss ghar ki bahoo abhi bani nahi hai didi, our isse iss ghar ke mamlo me dakhal andazi karne ki ijazat meine nahi di hai isse..."

"Lekin Rakhi..."

"Nahi Mummyji... Yeh mere bete se shadhi karna chathi hai toh iss baat ka fasla bhi mein hi karoongi" Rakhee continued glaring at Mahira.

"Rakhee tumne meri beti pe haath kase.. how Rakhee? Tum janti ho ke meine isse kitne pyar se paala hai our tumne..." Ramona shouted

"Pyar ke saath saath thori tameez bhi seekah deti toh bethar hota Ramona Khanna" The coldness in Rakhee's voice sent shivers down everyone's spine.