"ENOUGH!!!"

The hall went silent for a minute only to gain its life back with a fuss.

"You cannot always shut us with your anger chotte. You have to answer us" Nani being the elder one came forward to solve the problem.

"If only I was made to aware of the question nani" He indifferently said trying to swallow the anger, bubbling inside him predicting that photo must have reached the family. He knows from the morning act he did in the living room will make the culprit to do something but he did not expect this soon.

Anjali forwarded an envelope. Khushi who silently watching all the incident in confusion lunged forward snatching the envelope before arnav, fearing for the worst pushing payal away in the process.

What she saw inside was the same photo which she received on the morning.

Culprit is so fast, She thought.

She showed the same to arnav and conveyed that was the same photo through eyes. Arnav examined the photo keenly for any trace of clues which he came up with none other than the thing he already knows. But still his ASR mind busy processing and calculating what should be done and who must be behind it. And when a beep escaped from his mobile he knows the culprit was just a touch away. Opening and reading the content he put it back in its previous place.

Others stood perplexed seeing her calm expression. They thought she'll be shocked and would cry.

"Khushi...Say something" Payal shakes her in fear.

"What do you expect me to tell when it was fake?" She too replied nonchalantly shocking others.

"Khushiji, but photo" Anjali and Nk voiced out their doubt at same time. Anjali never wants anyone to go through the same fate as hers not even khushi, her brother's wife.

"It was fake di. Matter solved. Shall we move?" She said making her way towards the stairs.

Everyone gaped at her nonchalant behaviour while they devastated and cried over that photo.

Anjali stopped her on tracks by holding her arms "Don't do the same mistake as mine. Don't put blind trust on anyone khushiji. Here everyone was worried but you're behaving as if nothing big happened"

Arnav gritted her teeth seeing his di's distrust on him.

"So you trust the photo more than me. Unbelievable" Arnav yelled holding anjali arm.

Anjali pushed his arm away "You never answered chotte. After seeing the photo you're not even defending yourself, does that mean you know it already or is it true?"

Arnav was taken aback not by her words but by the fury on her eyes.

She is doubting me? She doesn't trust me. She too thinks I am like that man, Am I?

Shrugging his thoughts which are stubbornly entering into unwanted territory on an unwanted time his ASR brain suppressed the hurt arnav.

"Di when I have no problem why are you all fussing over it?" Khushi said sensing arnav hurt over di's words.

"Don't defend me khushi. Everyone who did wrong should be punished and they all think I did wrong let it be" Arnav intervened stopping her.

Nani came forward intruded their conversation "What does it mean chotte? What are you trying to tell?"

"I am telling whoever did wrong should be punished" He repeated again.

This time khushi also scrunched her brows not getting what he meant.

Khushi reached him in two strides called him placing her arms on his shoulder "Arnavji..."

"Why don't you ask it to lavanya?" He showed his hand at lavanya predicting khushi's query.

Lavanya widen her eyes when all pair of eyes landed on her.

"ME...NO!!!ASR I already confided whatever I know" She said horrified by all their accusing glance especially khushi. She stood as if swallow her in a go.

"Really?" ASR smirk returned back to his face. Leisurely he stuffed his hands on his pockets raising his brows in mocking way "Still are you going to stick that excuse?"

"Somebody tell me what is happening here" Payal asked as khushi nodded agreeing to her.

Lavanya looked at everyone before pursuing her lips "I really don't know who's behind this. But they're from your family" A cluster of gasps erupted on the hall.

"When I was in London I got a call and the caller offered me a big amount if I agree to re-enter into ASR life claiming my love this time. I denied right away. I am not a home wrecker to accept the offer. But they didn't accept my denial. Infact I started getting calls on a daily basis for a week and I was forced to accept it. I decided to work for them but favouring ASR and chamikili. According to the plan I landed at Delhi on a week before. They'll contact me only through phone. And yesterday they ordered me to go to the hotel where ASR attended the party. They made him intoxicated and I have to help him, they'll capture it and send it to chamikili and hide it from ASR before he could smell fishy, that was the plan. But I don't know what made them to change the plan, at last minute they asked me to take photos closely. I denied and fought with them when they didn't budge, I left the hotel. That was the mistake I did"

"Like planned earlier I came here in morning. As soon as I met khushi's red eyes in morning I know something terrible had happened. I decided to confront her and when I persuaded her she excused for a moment. In the meantime I got a call saying the work I denied was done already. The photo also removed from the room. I was shocked. The thing I didn't want to happen was already happened. Guessing about ASR temper and khushi's devastated state I sent di to their room to stop their fight. She too agreed and interrupted them. Guess what only after that I came to know ASR room was being spied. The culprit heard their patch up" She took a long sigh before continue her side of her story.

"Hello...hi..bye..bye..." Mami's shock didn't bother anyone.

"Once again they ordered me to act close to ASR. I seriously want to smack that culprit face, I mean I already moved on from my past and
they again made me do the things which I dislike. Couldn't able to do it without guilty I confided it with ASR" Lavanya looked at up arnav for permission to continue but his eyes were on the person who literally sweating under the air conditioned living room.

"Enough.." He stopped her.

"Then how did you say that sentence on correct time?" Khushi asked who pictured all the scenes in her mind without lapse.

"I saw your shadow behind ASR. Trust me chamikili I didn't mean it. Whatever we're speaking in that room was already spied by someone and I didn't want to turn the situation more complex" Lavanya added quickly.

Nani slumped down on sofa, her breathing got laboured. Arnav hopped over her supporting her by shoulders. Everyone surrounded her in concern.

"What is happening in our house chotte? Isn't shyam enough now another family member is ready to destroy their family member life?" Nani whispered leaning her head on his chest.

"Khushi betiya" She called her as she extended her hands. Khushi sat beside her gaining strength to face the truth. She knows one day they've to face this day but never she thought all will start and end within a day.

"Bhai, who's the person?" Aakash found his voice after dared to accuse him without his fault.

Arnav throw a sharp glance at his side before turning to Anjali who sat with downcast eyes swallowing her worry. Sensing his gaze she lifted her head and pleaded apologetically through her eyes for doubting him.

Ignoring that he shifted his gaze to payal who inturn frowned at his gaze. Ever pair of eyes following his eye direction in a circle.

When his eyes landed on Mami in a row she jumped aside making nearby vase fall on ground "Bye bye...I am not. I am not the culprit" She swallowed her hello hi hi in anxiety.

"Arnavji why are you scaring everyone? How do you know the person? I was with you from the morning you didn't tell me anything" Her accused tone temporarily broke his gaze from mami.

"They forgot they're playing against ASR. Oops they... It's HE. He has no idea what ASR is capable of, see his game ended within six hours" Arnav stated proudly with hidden warning.

"He" Everyone gasped.

"Yup, he. Poor he, doesn't know that ASR security team was much more than what was shown. Shantivan was fully under security, camera's are placed even inside the house"

Everyone gasped in shock again, they never know camera's are inside the house. Even aakash gaped at him in terror, the security management in their home was under his control but he himself unaware of the cameras fixed inside his house.

"He placed a transmitter on my room to hear my and khushi talks, I suppose he placed it yesterday night or today morning. I know it even before I come
here but momentarily forgot it on the mess. Thankfully lavanya reminded me and see now the culprit got trapped" Arnav added.

Everyone sat immobile at the revelations.

"Who?" Khushi whispered coming near him. Her heart thudded in unknown fear and anxiety.

Arnav took a brief glance at her worried eyes before pointing at his right side.

Everyone followed in a cue and whom they saw made them blank. Khushi slumped down in shock. Arnav held her in his arms. Tears one by one made through its way down her cheeks.

"Why Nanehji???" Khushi found her voice back and asked through quivering lips. Her hands hardly clutched arnav's trying to gain strength from him.

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The chapter came out lengthy than expected so I split it into two. Next update would be the last one and would be up by tommorow!!!

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