The two sisters, the lawyer and Aj left the Aroras.

In the car Pragya spoke.to Preeta.

Pragya: " Preeta, I know that you may love Karan. But I need you to understand that any marriage needs more than just love to survive, it needs respect and trust, if a marriage does not have these then it has no basis, today we are taking back your self respect, Do not be weak, I am with you.

Preeta looked across at her sister, who had stood by her ex so called Jiju through it all and yet he still chose everyone else, she knew her sister was doing this for her benefit.

Upon reaching the Luthra mansion. Preeta approached the door and rang the bell while the rest stood back,

She was slightly afraid but she also knew her sister would look after her.

Girish opened the door while Kareena stood at a distance;

Kareena not noticing The others started her same old story ... " You middle class Preeta Arora, why did you come here, didn't Karan make it clear to you that you are not welcome here"

Preeta: " You right he did, I just have a small piece of unattended business to attend then I will leave".

( She stood with her head held high just as her sister had asked her too.)

Sherlyn: " What business could a middle class girl like you possibly have with us".

The other Luthras descended. Karan looked at Preeta, he smirked and noticed her nuptial chain and kumkum.

Karan: " Preeta Arora,  you got married, where is your husband."

Sameer, Rishabh and Rakhi looked at him with shock.

Sameer: " Karan Bhai, what are you saying. You know very well you married Preeta Bhabi".

Karan looked angrily at Sameer:" Yes but I didn't take her to her in laws so what proof is there of that."

Rishabh:" Enough Karan, how much lower can you stoop." He looked at his brother in disgust.

Karan" See Preeta Arora, everywhere you go, you cause  discord, today my brother is again on your side" 

Rishabh: " I'm on her side because unlike you I can see what's right and wrong, I see whats happening with a calm mind and not with anger".

Karan ignore Rishabh and said To Preeta," It's a good thing you are here, because now you will be the first to hear of my pending marriage to Mahira ".

Pragya had enough, this Karan Luthra needed a lesson, she held her sisters hand and walked to him.

" Well Mr Luthra, it seems your Bhai was wrong, you are so low right now, and my sister has no issues with your marriage, provided" she was cut of by Kareena.

Kareena" Provided that he gives her alimony and money, middle class people are so typical. "

Pragya: " Kareeena Luthra. At least middle class people were taught manners and they don't interrupted while others are speaking, perhaps that's why you returned to you brothers house even after being married and having a child."

To say the room was shocked would be an understatement as everyone knew the Arora sisters and more especially Pragya to be respectful and calm but the woman they were seeing today was bold. Everyone remained silent.

Pragya" as I was saying before, Mr Karan Luthra, provided you sign these papers, Raman  please explain"

Raman:" Haan Di, so Mr Luthra basically you claim no marriage happened with Preeta and yoy left her on an isolated road, legally that is abandonment which means that you can be arrested but all we want is to prove this marriage null and void".

Karan:" No way, I want her to suffer, I will not sign,"

Pragya:" Oh Mr Luthra did you think that was a request, no it wasn't, you see this morning I made some very interesting purchases, would you like to know what they are".

Karan:" look Pragya Di , this is between Preeta and I and it does not involve you".

Pragya: " First of all I am not your Di, secondly it most certainly involves me, since this is my sister, did yoy think she was alone, let me dissuade you of that notion, because you are all well with an exception under a false notion that my family is middle class".

Kareena: " Off course your family is middle class"

Pragya:" again you interrupted , rude abnoxious woman".

Mahira" Hey you can't speak to Bua like that and call her ab... abb. Whatever.

Pragya laughed:" Abnoxious you imbecile, I can speak anyway I wish, and You little chudail zip it, I know your story".

Mahira turned red but zipped it.

Sherlyn opened her mouth to say.

Pragya:" Oh Mrs Sherlyn Prithvi Malhotra zip it I said".

Sherlyn was shocked and closed her mouth.

Rakhi: " Pragya Beta why are calling her Sherlyn Prithvi Malhotra ".

Pragya:" I will explain aunty but first Mr Luthra sign the papers," Pragya noticed Karan about to protest, " I assure you that if you don't sign those papers immediately, you will be kicked of the cricket team and your family will be on the streets before midday,."

Karan a bit shocked and looking at Pragyas face and his brothers knew she wasn't lying, he signed.

Pragya: " Good boy, She went to the side table and picked up a glass of water and walked to her sister, today Pari you are free, she took the water and washed away the kumkum and pulled her nuptial chain of her neck and handed it back to Karan. "

Pragya: " Now for the truth, perhaps it would be better coming from you, she looked across the room".

He nodded and stepped foward and at the same time that Mahesh Luthra stepped out of the shadows.

Everyone was shocked,

Rakhi: " Maheshji, you are okay".

Kareena: " Bhai".

Ldaadi" Mahesh beta"

Mahesh Luthra picked up his hand to silence everyone.

" Rakhiji, I am disappointed in you, your inability to stand up for yourself, for the child that you claimed you love like a daughter, it is a parents responsibility to correct their children when they are wrong not stand idle while others decide their fate and push them deeper into trouble."

The tension in the room could be cut with a knife, Mahira and Sherlyn were sweating.

Mahesh: " Continue Beta".

Rishabh stepped foward and said,

" I am not married to Sherlyn, everything was fake, including the pandit because she is married to and carrying Prithvis child, I have known everything from the beginning, when Prithvi first showed up here, I could not place where I had seen him so I got in contact with Raman Bhai, Arjun Bhai and Pragya Di, you see the 4 of us went to college together they know me better than anyone, when I shared my concerns with them we decided to play along to understand what the end game was, How do you like my acting Sherlyn, anyway we found out about their revenge plot, you see a few years ago, Prithvi Malhotra tried to do business with the luthras illegal business but we caught on and had him arrested, his father couldn't stand the shame and took his own life, so he became hell bent on revenge.
All this was in his plan and Karan just played right into his hands destroying everything. "

Karan looked down in shame, he had destroyed his life with his own hands. Cast aside his best friend, his wife and the love of his life.

Rishabh continued: " I cannot belong to this family any longer, after the way my best friend was treated, after my own family doubted me and took the word of a stranger over mine, I have discussed this with Dad."

Mahesh nodded.

Pragya:" Oh yes, and before I leave I should make a few things clear, I'm am sure you have all heard of RSA group of hospitals and clinics, the largest medical chain in the world, where you all go for treatment, it is owned and directed by Preeta Arora. RSA... Raghuveer Sarla Arora Group. Named for our parents, because we choose not to flaunt our wealth. "

The Luthras with the exception of Rishabh and Mahesh stood in shock and guilt each one of them were to blame for the situation their family was facing.

Sameer:" Bhai I am also coming with you, I was never apart of this family anyway, always cast aside treated with difference. "

After a bit of discussing Rishabh agreed and Sameer and Rishabh left with Prajun, Raman and Preeta.