Chapter 84: Pure love

Khushi was aimlessly walking in the streets of London. Her heart cries as several miserable thoughts are crossing across her mind. She has no idea what to do, where to go. Her life starts and ends only with Arnavji.

The thought of losing him chills her spine.

"Stop over-thinking, Khushi. You are being too possessive now-a-days. What is the need to run behind him? Arnavji has promised you that he will never leave your hand. Keep your faith intact. Don't you trust him?

"I do" Her heart asks her to stop going behind him. Then another voice forced her to go forward. After a lot of battle, she decided to listen to her brain and drove toward his office to meet him.

On reaching his London office, she talked to his manager asking about his schedule for today's meeting. Everyone recognized her and greeted her with a smile.

"Where is your boss? Tell him to handle his deal and meetings later on. I want to meet him"

"Meeting? What are you talking about? Asr is not here. When did he arrive from India?"

"What are you talking about? You might be new here. Arnavji was continuously visiting the office for the past two days.

No Mam. You might have a misunderstanding. I have been working here for the past 7 years. You might don't remember me, but I know you. You were working in AR Designs as Asr's PA."

"Are you sure Asr didn't visit the office?"

"Yes Mam. I am very sure. If you won't believe it, check cctv footage or ask anyone."

Half heartedly, Khushi took the leave. Her heart went heavy. Why did you lie to me Arnavji? You promised me you will never hide anything from me. Then why? She sighed and then saw her caller Id where his name was flashing.

"Hey sweetheart. I am missing you so damn much"

"Me too" She replied plainly. She listens to his talks silently for a while and then says "Arnavji where are you?"

"What kind of question is this. Where else I would be. I am in the office, jaan" Khushi stops walking. It took her some time to absorb his words. Her lips quivered. There was a complete numbness on her end. Her heart is stabbing. When do you stop hurting me, Arnavji.

"Why are you silent? Say something." That's when she heard a girl voice from his end. Blood stops to pump.

"Did arnavji again..No.." Phone slipped from her hand as several miserable thoughts unwillingly haunted her. She pressed her palm to stiffen her sobs. Collapsing on the ground, she begins to cry. My Arnavji never betrayed me. He just can't.

Suddenly she felt a warm hand on her head. She smiled desperately thinking it was Arnavji and got up to hug him. But her movement ceased meeting the person she least expected.

"Tum?"

"Yeh kya haal bana liya hai tumne, Khushi." Karan approached her, seeing her pale face, disheveled hairs and swell eyes. "Why are you crying? Did Arnav hurt you?"

"Don't!" With a harsh hatred filled voice, she exclaimed and pushed him causing him to shift back. "Khushi" Ignoring his query, she began to walk away. But he grabbed her hand.

"Khushi. Wait. Why are you treating me unwanted? Give me a chance to explain" She glared at him and then at his hand.

"Explain. Oh really?" Roughly she got off his hand. "Next time don't you dare touch me. That right only belongs to my husband"

"If your so-called husband cares for you so much, where is he now? You are on your honeymoon. But instead of spending time with you, he is hanging out with other girls"

"ENOUGH!!!!!! DARE YOU SPOKE A WORD AGAINST HIM"

"Truth is bitter, Khushi. It's sad you never learn anything from the past records how cunning and smart a player he is. Your Arnavji is not any saint to change his habits all of a sudden falling in love with you. He is cheating you again and again and you let him use you. Your love is so blind to face the reality. You never gave importance to my true love and ran behind that casanova who always gave you pain and dejected me for him. He doesn't deserve you. Just leave me. Divorce him. Behind your back, he is sleeping with other models"

In no time, he felt a burning sensation on his cheeks. Not once but many slaps. She went up all fired up and angrily snapped out.

To endure a word against her love is unbearable for her nervous system. He opened his mouth to pass another blame, Khushi gave one punch on his cheeks and he laid flat on the ground.

"You pervert. How dare you accuse my Arnavji. My husband is my everything. Even god can make mistakes but my Arnavji never imagined ditch me again. He worships my love like anything" she kicked him again.

Crowds gathered around them witnessing the stunt by one lady who was beating him ruthlessly without any mercy. While instead of protesting, Karan was receiving her anger and frustration with open arms and there was a big smile on his face. This provoked Khushi more. Her red furious eyes turn deadly hearing that.

"Don't laugh you bastard otherwise I will kill you"

"Then kill me. I am ready to die with the hands of my lady love. It's a blessing for me"

"Is this your so-called love? Your love is selfish and mean. If you had truly loved me, you never separated us. Even after so many misunderstandings, we become one. Try as much as you want, but you won't be able to gain me. My love is only for my Arnavji. I hate you Karan, I just hate you. I feel ashamed that I trusted you, considered you my true friend. I never imagined in my wildest dream my best friend who supported me in my toughest times would stoop so low. I wish your true colour got exposed to me before. Because of you, I punished Arnavji for years. I separated a father from his son. What do you get creating misunderstandings between us?"

"Self-satisfaction"

"Shut up you moron."

"You know Khushi. I deliberately didn't come in front of you and pretended to remain dead because I wanted you to hate Arnav and love me. My plan works. You and Arnav who claimed to be in so much love get separated. Your love is weak, not mine. I deeply and fondly love you. I waited for you and am still waiting for you and I am sure one day you will come back to me and divorce that womanizer."

She fumed and warned him to stay in limits. But he continued his nonsense. Khushi was losing her patience and sanity. When everything got out of her hands, she lifted one big stone and went to attack him.

"I would never forgive you for this. You deserve the most brutal death creating rift between us. With that, she twisted her hand behind with a force and threw it over him where he is laying.

There is a sudden gravity pull by the third hand. The stone which she was holding had been thrown exactly an inch closer to Karan.

"Are you mad" Arnav ran to control his crazy wife and grabbed her shoulder from behind. But she is least bothered or sees anything. All she wanted to punish that person who messed up with her big times.

Without looking back, she continued punching Karan through her legs. Seeing her unbelievable activities, Arnav held his head. He doesn't know how to control her. He hadn't seen this side of Khushi. He didn't know his Khushi loved him to this extent that she will be ready to kill her best friend. It was his plan. He told Karan to say all these lines. He is the mastermind behind this prank. But everything turned opposite.

Then he saw Khushi again planning to lift a stone to attack him. But before she does any stupidity, he entangled her from behind and gave her a hot hug. Khushi got furious and began thinking who got the guts to stop her and most importantly who dared to hug her and make her feel in a way her Arnavji does. She fumed and twisted her body and gave a hard slap to the third person.

"HOW DARE YOUUU--" Her eyes widen in shock upon seeing the consequence of her acts.

This was the first time someone slapped Arnav Singh Raizada and that too publicly in front of thousands of people.

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For the past 15 minutes, Khushi is trying to pacify her husband who is shooting daggers at her. Arnav was sitting in an open ground on a bench. Upon knowing his whereabouts, Khushi came running to him.

"Sorry..Sorry.Sorry..Lakhon sorry..Kaan pakad ke sorry. Dekhiye naraz toh hum bhi ho sakhte the aisa ghatiya prank koi karta han kya..kya jarurat thi yeh sab karne ki?" (I am really sorry..sorry million times. I can also be upset. What is the need to do that stupid prank.)

"Shut up Khushi and leave me alone" When nothing affected him, she bent down on her knees and extended a red rose for him.

"Will you marry me"

"We are already married"

"So what I want is to marry you again. Don't tell me you are regretting marrying me."

"Did I say that?" With a frown on his face.

"You are about to say this. Your khadoos face is expressing everything"

"No. I won't. Wait a second. You call me Khadoos."

"Yes you are"

"No"

"Yes"

"No"

"Yes"

"Khushi"

"Arnavji"

"Khushi"

"Arnav"

"Hey. You call me Arnav instead of Arnavji. Don't you have any respect for your husband,"

"Respect my foot"

A sudden pull and Khushi found herself in his lap.

"Yeh Aap kya kar rahe han..sab dekh rahe hai" (What are you doing. Everyone is watching)

"Dekhne do" (Let them see) He adored her with his heated gaze and recalled her conversation with Karan. The way she took a stand for him, it touched his heart.

For once he thought her trust would get shaken seeing her at his office. He was present and instructed his employees to say all that.

Tucking her hair strands, he looked directly into her beautiful eyes. She smiles and they start an eye romance. "I know you love me, but the way you beat Karan it's not acceptable." Hearing his name, her smile faded. She got up from him.

"I don't regret it. He deserve it"

"If I would be second late, you would have murder him. Khushi I wasn't angry as you slapped me in front of many. But I was upset since you beat your closest friend for me. You shouldn't do that."

"I am sorry for that. I shouldn't react like that." Her face fell and felt sorry for her deeds.

"Not me. Say sorry to him."

"Never"

"Khushi. He genuinely cares for you." He touches her cheeks and tries to make her understand. "For a second you should have doubted me, but Karan. He never imagined to hurt you intentionally. How did you forget all the gestures and the way he supported you throughout your pregnancy. He selflessly loves you without asking anything in return. You have no idea how much it hurts him when you look at him with hatred."

Khushi looks at him and recalls all the happy moments of her friendship with Karan. She began getting teary. Her actions made her feel sick and disgusted.

"Karan was trying since long to contact you but you were avoiding his call. So, I brought him and sunaina to London so that you both clear all the issues. Don't hate him, Khushi. He is a very humble guy. His feelings for you are pure. It's not his fault that he loves you. You are so good that any man would love you. I am one lucky man to gain you. But think once keeping yourself in Karan's place. How he must have felt seeing us together. Still he did everything to unite us and never took advantage of your friendship. Just tell me. You stay with him on one roof for months. Did he ever try to force his love upon you like I did?" She looked at him with her heart feeling heavy with emotions. "If that day he wouldn't arrive at Arohi's marriage, you never got to know the truth. Till date he didn't come before you. The reason is none other than me. If you want to punish anyone it is me" He bowed his head before her.

"Arnavji" She lifted his head and shook his head in denial. "Please forgive him, Khushi. He really needs you. He is broken. He never said that to me, but I can see how much he is getting tortured. I gave him a promise not to expose the truth before you. Because I do not want you to feel sympathetic for him. He lost the power to walk. It would have hurt you seeing his miserable state. When he met with an accident, his condition was very critical. The chances of him getting saved are rare. If today Karan is standing on his feet, the reason is only Dr. Sunaina." Arnav told Khushi everything about how Sunaina took care of Karan and treated him.

Shame coarse through her. She went speechless. She doesn't know what to do, how to react.

"What I have done. I did the worst thing ever. Devimaiya would never forgive me"

"It's okay. Karan has a big heart. He will surely forgive you. Now go and talk to him."

"No. I can't face him." He lifted her chin and brushed off her tears and took her into his embrace close to his heart. Only place where she gets power and strength. Their heart beat became one.

Once she calmed down, he broke off and indicated her toward the direction where Sunaina is standing, taking Karan in her hold and applying ointment.

"Does that mean?" Khushi's face shines with happiness. She looked at her husband for confirmation.

"They both love each other. But you know how reserved a person your friend is. He is still in a denial phase. He is still stuck to you and not ready to give place to anyone except his first love"

"Don't worry Arnavji. I know how to make him confess his feelings for Sunaina. This would be my redemption for Karan."

To be continued!

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