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Arnav and Aman hugged laughingly.

"You have rocked, ASR. I didn't think you would handle the issue so easily." Aman said.

"I was really scared when he asked me to bring mangal sutra... I thought his life is going to end miserably." NK countered grinning.

"Don't I know Akanksha and her greediness?" Arnav said.

"Yeah you know but he didn't... that's why he would have been scared." Aman laughed.

"Nannav, what if she would have said yes to marry you? What you would have done?"

"No way... She would never quit the CINI field. She can't be sitting at home. That drama was only to keep her place firm in the field."

"And her mother never let her quit the industry." Said Aman.

"Exactly," Arnav said.

"Why Khushiji has not come yet, Aman?"

"She thought, there won't be shooting today," Aman said smilingly.

"But why?" NK asked.

"She thought ASR won't be available today as he would be upset."

"Me and upset?" Arnav chuckled.

"Were not you?" NK asked.

"I was furious, not upset. We can be angry with anyone but we could get upset ONLY with our loved ones. Understand the difference. Akansha is not on the list of my loved ones."

"Yeah..." NK understood.

They saw Khushi's car entering the spot. She saw the trio and pretended like she didn't see them. Arnav sensed that she is suppressing her smile. Making herself up, she got down from the car.

"Hi" Arnav greeted her.

"Hi"

"Are you alright?" Arnav asked.

"Yeah... I'm alright." She shrugged her shoulders off.

"It does not seem so."

"Why?"

"You are coming to the spot late today... unusually."

"I thought today's shooting would get canceled."

"Why?"

"How a newly married groom could attend a shooting?" she said laughing.

"Ohh... Are you going to marry me today?"

Khushi's laughter got vanished whereas Lavanya chuckled. Khushi didn't expect he would talk openly, in front of everyone.

"I'm not talking about myself."

"I will get married to only you and you know that."

"Shut up." She was about to leave the place,

"Hey... tell me the truth. Didn't you get panicked when I tried to tie mangal sutra on Akansha's neck?"

"Before she said, WHY SHOULD I?"

"You can't even imagine, how tensed she is," said Lavanya.

Arnav smiled at her teasingly.

"Of course yes... it's because our shooting will get affected if you would have married her."

"Ohh... really. I believed." He chuckled.

Hitting on his shoulder, she left the place, pushing him.

When she entered in the make-up room,

"Why did you tell him that I was upset?" Khushi pounced on Lavanya.

"I just said the truth."

"It's not needed."

"But, why did you lie, Khushi?"

"He will tease me if he gets to know that."

"However he will do that." she chuckled.

Khushi rolled her eyes and started to get ready. She heard a knock on the door. Lavanya opened the door and smiled seeing Arnav.

"Lavanya, I need to talk to Khushi.... alone."

"Yup..." She left the room.

"Why did you send her out?"

"I don't want her to know what's happening here."

"What's happening here?"

"Nothing."

"What rubbish?"

"Hey... are not you happy?"

"About what?"

"About, how I have dealt with Akansha..."

"Of course, it was brilliant." She said casually.

"Then?"

"Then what?"

"What did you think when I asked her to marry me?"

"I thought Akansha's life is DONE." She laughed.

Arnav smiled at her folding his hands.

"What are you looking for?"

"Poor you, your life is going to be DONE when you marry me."

"It won't happen."

"I will definitely ruin your life by marrying you." he teased.

"Shut up..."

"I will make you cry as Arnav Singh Raizada does," he said in a bass voice in the manner of threatening her.

"I'm not Khushi Kumari Gupta to tolerate your torture."

"What will you do?"

"I will hit you"

"Ohh Really?"

"Haan..."

"That means you want our marriage to happen?"

Khushi got stuck for a second and composed herself.

"You have gone mad."

"I'm going to announce your acceptance."

"I will kill you."

"Kill me after marrying me."

"Arnav, don't be so stupid."

"I can't help to be stupid...it's obvious because I have fallen in love with a mad girl like you."

Khushi rolled her eyes.

"Touch your heart and say, your heart didn't beat faster than ever when you watched the live telecasting of my meeting with Akansha?"

"No..."

"Lie...you prayed your Devi Maiya... right? "

"Hey, Devi Maiya, please save me from this mad man." She said looking up, joining her hands.

"Don't worry. She will save both of us."

Pushing him she came out of the room.

Khushi came to the spot and Ram explained the scene. It was an emotional scene. After the HOLY, Khushi misunderstands Arnav that he changed the medicine to show what he can do to her sister.

In that scene, Khushi should plead Arnav not to ruin her sister's life. Khushi was ready and the camera was focusing her. Arnav was standing opposite to her.

When Khushi started to deliver the dialogue emotionally, Arnav gestured her like tying mangal sutra on her neck. Khushi tried to continue the scene, without getting affected. Arnav again gestured her like, pinching her cheek and kissed his fingertips.

"Be quiet Arnav..." She warned.

Arnav and quiet? He again did the same.

That's it. Khushi clutched his hair gritting her teeth and started hitting him.

"Won't be quiet?"

In no time, Arnav lifted her from the ground just like a laptop, circling her waist. She continued hitting.

Without saying CUT, Aman watched them letting the camera ON.

She got separated from him and again tried to hit. Clutching her hand, Arnav shouted.

"Aman, save me... this girl is going to kill me."

"What happened, Khushi?"

"He is disturbing me, Aman."

"Why do you focus on me?" Arnav asked.

"You were in front of me..."

"So what? You are a great actress who never got diverted..." Arnav smirked.

She glared at him.

"By the way, ASR, What did you gesture her?"

"Couldn't you get it, Aman? We are getting married."

Aman raised his eyebrows.

"Don't trust him, Aman. He is teasing me."

"I'm not teasing."

"Shut up Arnav."

She left the place and Arnav smirked at her.

"ASR... this is not funny... you know her. She is not interested to marry an actor."

"I know, Aman. And I'm not making fun."

"I can't get you ASR... you know her and you are not making fun... what does that mean?"

"I love her."

"Are you serious?"

"Yup... I would like to marry her."

"But..."

"I know she wants a simple life... "

"Then how could you provide her being a celebrity? You are the person who is always in a spotlight..."

"So is Khushi..."

"She is quitting..."

"I know..."

"Don't think you can compromise her. She won't get compromised."

"I will make her accept me."

"She won't accept you. Don't get disappointed. Forget her."

"Mark my words. You are the one who is going to do our marriage preparations."

"I will do that gladly if it happened. But, it won't happen."

Arnav was supposed to say something; Aman stopped him showing his palm.

"Khushi is my sister... I won't tolerate if you hurt her ASR... Don't give her false hope and make her upset. Stop playing with her, Please..."

He left the place leaving thoughtful Arnav.

To be continued....

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Ratna rushed towards Arnav and hugged him happily.

"What's wrong mom?"

"What a mind-blowing drama, Chotte...!"

Arnav laughed.

"But my heart skipped its beating when you tried to tie mangal sutra on her neck," Arvind said, descending the stairs.

"What about you, Mom? Didn't your heart stop beating?" he asked laughingly.