Rubbing his eyes he extended his right hand searching for khushi.

"Khushi...Khushi...Close the curtains" He mumbled hiding his face on the pillow.

Getting no response, "Khushi..." He yelled again holding his head as it aches like hell. He feels as if his head will burst out any moment.

"Khushi...Bring my coffee" He shouted in annoyance of her ignorance getting up.

'Where is she?' Mumbling he sat leaning on the bedpost.

Clearing his vision he noticed the surroundings. He was in some room which is surely not his. Where was he then?

Supporting his head in his hands he tried to remember what happened yesterday.

A message arrived, khushi photo along with some caption and then I tried to call her. Failing on that I stood up to go home, what happened after that? Gulped few shots and I didn't even go overboard keeping khushi in mind. But I lost my conscious falling on someone...Who is that someone? He or she? The person tried to introduce themself. Why couldn't I remember anything? Usually, I will not forget even if I have gone one or two begs, now what happened? Agrhh...This headache...

Where am I? He mumbled coming back to the present, his eyes keenly analysed his surroundings. He lowered his eyes noticing he was still in yesterday clothes. Feeling uneasy with the tie choking his throat he unbuttoned the first two buttons loosening his tie and discarded the coat.

Hotel room, How was I here? Who dropped me? Stepping out of the bed he checked the room thoroughly which shows no trance of persons in the room except him. He checked his wallet and mobile which he placed in his coat pocket yesterday.

Seeing missed calls from khushi number and message his anger increased.

Finally, she remembers she has a husband!

With the same anger, he strode outside, when he crossed the hallway he realised he slept in the same hotel where party happened yesterday.

Taking his car keys, he took wheel behind the seat and speeding towards Raizada Mansion.

"Aman find who helped me yesterday in The imperial stay" Ordering him through bluetooth he pressed the accelerator hard using his full power.

After parking the car barely he took the car keys and slamming the car door shut, he marched to his room ignoring anjali's constant calls.

"Chotte..Wait..Chotte.." Why is he angry now, hope he does not lash out at poor Khushiji. Sending a quick prayer to her beloved god she stood few seconds staring at the way arnav went with a cold face.

Opening his room door fervently, he shut it immediately in the same way with a thud making khushi to feel the presence of him.

Hearing the bang khushi flinched lifting her head from her knees. Her shining cheeks were drenched with tears, eyes which twinkle always was swollen, her smooth forehead wrinkled indicating her misery, her straight tendrils are ruffled over her face. In simple, she sat devastated.

Seeing her form, all the anger he had till now flown out of the window. Reaching her in two strides he kneeled in front of her taking her face in his palms.

Worry runs through all of his veins, his heart thudded in fear.

"What happened khushi? Did anyone say something to you? Did anyone scold you? Amma, buaji or babuji everyone is fine right? Say something dammit" He shouted desperately. He cannot bear her tear stricken face which was ever smiling always.

In his fear, he failed to read her eyes which carries angst.

"Where were you last night?" She questioned hoarsely pushing his palms away from her cheeks.

"Dammit...I am asking something and you're blabbering something. Why are you sitting like this? What happened?" He questions back taking her face in between his palms forcefully.

"Don't shout arnavji. I am not blabbering anything. Answer me where were you last night?" She too pushed his hands forcefully standing from that place. He too stood following her, staring straight into her eyes.

"Dammit..I went to a party. Got your answer, now reply me" He pulled her gently caressing her arms controlling his bubbling anger handling her craziness.

She closed her eyes for a minute to open again "Party must be ended by midnight, where were you till now?" She asked calmly though he can feel her gritting her teeth.

He frowned at her interrogation but nonetheless answered as he can see how serious she was.

"I...I...got drunk...So stayed in one of the room...Sorry to not inform you before...I...knocked out..Not in the state to confide with you" He answered lowering his head in guilty as he felt he's the reason for her state which is partially correct. 

Swiftly she stood before him, clenching and unclenching her fist, inhaling she pulled his coat which comfortably rests on his shoulders and throws it on the floor.

"Khushi..." He calls her in amusement. 

Trying to get a hold of her erratic heartbeats, khushi lunged forward discarding his tie in a blink.

His amusement reached it's peak and he started enjoying the little things which his wife was doing now.

If this is how my welcome would be if I got drunk then I'll drink daily, he thought not knowing the inner turmoil his wife was experiencing. And if he know her thoughts then he'll never ever touch the hot drinks in his whole life and will never attend any parties even if it brings a loss to his company. 

Without delay, she started unbuttoning his shirt. He stood astounded and soon it turned into bewilderment when she broke some of the buttons in haste.

"Khushi..." He called halting her.

Slamming his hand away she disrobed his shirt in haste.

What has gotten into her? He thought.

Her eyes widen seeing no traces of lipstick mark on his chest. Not believing her eyes she rotated him frantically searching for any trace.

Seeing her flipping and rotating him like a spin ball he gripped her arms stopping her "What is going on khushi?" He asked genuinely not understanding a bit of her actions. Earlier he liked the way she pounced on him with a right but now feeling conscious under her scrutinizing gaze.

"So you wiped the traces cleverly which proves you guilty" She yelled barely controlling her anger.

"What the hell are you saying khushi?  What did I wipe?" He asked not grasping the head and tail of her queries.

Moving aside her tendrils furiously behind her ears she asked through gritted teeth "With whom you stayed yesterday?"

Frowning he replied "No one. Why?"

"LIE..." She bellowed frightening him.

"What?....Why should I lie khushi?" He uttered after recomposing himself from the shock.

"I didn't expect this from you arnavji. I didn't...You always break my heart. Hell, how do I forget, You LOVE TO BREAK MY HEART. YOU BROKE it ONCE AGAIN... YOU BETRAYED ME..." She roared waking up the ASR in the process.

Irked by her words arnav gripped her arms pulling her towards him. She came crashed into his chest. Her doe eyes expanded in its full space feeling ASR after a long time "What, I broke your heart? Funny...I break your trust, really? Where did I fail? I waited...Waiting...From past two days for what, just to spend some time with you? But where did madam went, you didn't even feel the need to inform me before going to enjoy your leisure time. Where am I standing in your life khushi? Whenever I want to spend some quality time, you always spent your time with family or restaurant. Where was I standing in between your busy schedule? We're HUSBAND and WIFE dammit. Do you even realise what does that mean? What purity and relation that carries? I agree we had some cracks in our relationship earlier, but after all the misunderstanding where are we standing? I feel still we are there" He screamed on her face. 

Gathering all her strength she pushed him with a force that he stumbled a few steps back.

"Do you remember you have a wife..Tch...You forget her just because she doesn't give her time to you. How sick! And you have gone to enjoy with.." She stopped feeling disgusted to utter the word.

Composing herself she continues "If you have so much problem on living with me why are you still sticking with me. Oh..Yeah...wait...I am a fool, our contract marriage ended long back" She thinned her lips clenching her fist at the mere thought of realization. They're not husband and wife anymore...

"What?" Shock would be an understatement seeing her speaking like him, Where was his khushi? Why the hell is she angry with me?? It must be my state to get angry on her for ignoring me from last days.

"What nonsense you're blabbering? Did you left your brain somewhere?" He couldn't help but to believe she may speak all this in her craziness. He believed his khushi will not crush any relation like this. She is a gem who even gave a chance to shyam. They don't even have any major tiff that will separate them, they crossed that path didn't they? His mind assured.

"I was in right sense, arnavji. You're not. You forget you have a wife..You ..." She would've retorted back if not for the knock on the door which interrupted them like always.

She inhaled a deep breath while he yelled not caring to inch towards the door "Who?"

"Bhaiyya..Naniji is calling you both, l..." Hp stuttered from another side.

"Out!!" Arnav didn't let him finish.

"We're not done yet" saying this to khushi he strides to washroom taking his clothes as he knows if they didn't go downstairs probably for each minute either of the family members will disturb them.

Wiping her tears aside she took a towel and went to the guest room as she doesn't want anyone to know about their fight.

Within few minutes khushi descended the stairs with downcast eyes only to get engulfed in a bone-crushing hug.

"Chamikili..." Hearing this squeal khushi raised her eyes in surprise.

"Lavanyaji... When did you arrive?" Khushi smiled at her forgetting her worry.

"Just an hour back...And you're too busy to come down with ASR haan" lavanya winked expecting a blush.

Khushi's eyes teared, gauging the various emotions playing on her face lavanya panicked dragging her to her room which anjali allowed to her.

Making sure to lock the door lavanya made khushi to sit on the bed "Chamikili what happened? Why your eyes are red? Did you cried?" She asked seeing her tear stricken face.

Swallowing the cry which erupts from her throat, she took rapid breaths.

"You're scaring me. Where is ASR?" Lavanya stood up to call arnav.

Khushi jumped stopping her from doing any such thing.

"You're not doing anything..." She warned with her tear stricken face.

"Then what do you expect me to do chamikili. You're crying and you're expecting me to sit silent seeing you like this. I can't..." Lavanya yelled opening the door.

"I'll ask ASR"

Khushi took long strides halting her, pulling her by arms.

"I'll back in a minute" Khushi said seeing her questioning gaze.

Covering their room distance in not less than a minute Khushi saw washroom door closed indicating arnav presence there.

Ignoring that fact, she kneeled down on the floor beside the bed and started searching for that image.

'Where was that photo? It was here earlier' frowning she started searching the whole room.

That envelope also missing 'How is that possible? I opened and read the content sitting here and crumpled the photo throwing it beside me'

'Does arnavji?..No no,.. if he has seen them, then he would've reacted. What is happening? How it'll disappear within few minutes?'

'Is it my illusion? Did I assumed something, no no..It was real. I saw that photo..' She hides her face in her palms in confusion.

While a pair of eyes stood gazing her actions in a victory.

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