Part 7

Arnav started walking casually, Khushi was looking at him forgetting to blink could do nothing. Vidya started shouting from their behind...

Vidya: He is taking my daughter... he is taking everything.... Anyone stop him....

Khushi: Amma...

She cried.

Arnav looked at Aman. Aman removed a two thousand note bundle and extended it towards Vidya. Vidya went speechless, seeing two lakhs in front of her eyes. Aman kept it on her palm and followed Arnav. Arnav smirked at Khushi who was almost getting dizzy. Vimla handed over Khushi's bag to one of the guards. He kept it in Arnav's car. Kishan opened the car door for Arnav. Arnav made Khushi sit in the car and ordered Aman to start.

Khushi looked at Vidya through the window. Vidya was looking at the money bundle which was given by Aman, widening her eyes. Khushi closed her face and cried. Reshma shook Vidya by her shoulder.

Reshma: What the hell? What's happening here? Khushi got married to someone. He is taking her somewhere... Who is he? How will you sell the house? We need his signature as he is Khushi's husband now.

That's when she took her eyes from the money bundle. She rushed towards Kishan and clutched his collar. She slapped him wrathfully.

Vidya: What's all this? You bloody dog. Why did you cheat on us? Whyyyyy? How could I sell the house now?

She exclaimed. Kishan pushed her in anger.

Kishan: Go and get your son-in-law's signature. He can buy hundreds of houses like yours.

Vidya looked at him frowning.

Kishan: He has piles of money, you can't even imagine. Multi milliner he is. It's your lucky he liked your daughter. Go to him and touch his feet. He can create a heaven on the earth.

Reshma: Where is he from?

Kishan: I don't know. His name is Arnav Singh Raizada.

Reshma: Did he give you money?

Kishan: Then? Why should I let him marry Khushi?

Vidya: How much did he give?

Kishan: one crore....

Vidya(shockingly): One crore?

Reshma: But why?

Kishan: To marry your sister.

Reshma frowned. He gave one crore for Khushi? But why? What's there in Khushi that he gave him one crore for her? She didn't get anything in her pea-sized brain, however she tried.

Kishan left the place dusting his shirt leaving Vidya and Reshma in extreme confusion.

...

Arnav reached the arrow dram with Khushi where Arnav's chopper was waiting. Khushi got baffled, seeing a chopper. She looked at Arnav with an expression, as if he was a Mafia Boss.

Arnav was about to lift her again; she took a step back. Arnav raised his brows.

Khushi: Who are you?

Arnav: I tied Mangal sutra on your neck, filled the partition, and took seven pheras, who am I?

Khushi sighed irritatingly.

Arnav: Let's go, if you really want to sell your house.

He started walking. Khushi understood that she is helpless. She could do nothing with this man. She followed him without any choice, crying.

Delhi

Malik Residence

Asha's daughter Tina's eyes went wide open seeing Arnav's ad on Facebook. She rushed out of her room, searching for her mother. She saw a beautician doing French pedicure to Asha in her room.

Tina: Mom....

Asha: Yes baby...?

Tina: I have got news for you.

Asha(without interest): Ohh really?

Tina: You will give me a treat for giving you the news.

Asha: Ask me if you want treat.

Tina: offooo... see this.

She showed Asha her mobile. Asha's face changed into an unnamed expression but definitely it didn't give us good vibes.

Asha: Who is she?

Tina: Who knows? And when did Arnav go to Lucknow? He was not in India for many years... Did they fall in love in childhood?

Asha: No way... Arnav never went to Lucknow. Ratna and Arvind's native is Delhi.

Tina: Then, what this ad means?

Asha: I can't understand anything...

They saw Arvind coming. They stood looking at him. Arvind got stuck seeing their DIFFERENT type of gaze on him.

Arvind: What?

Asha: See, what your GOLDEN son is doing.

She showed him the ad. Arvind got shocked to the core. Who is this girl? How Arnav knows her? She looks simple, totally unlike from Arnav's style. Arnav was staying in London for ten years then how did he get related to a Lucknow girl? What's happening in Chotte's life? Arvind knew Arnav was making arrangements to go back to London. Then, what's all this? He removed his mobile and dialed RM. Hari Prakash attended the call.

Arvind: Arvind Malik speaking.

HP: Jee Malikji...

Arvind: Where is Chotte?

HP: He is not at home.

Arvind: Where did he go?

HP was silent. He doesn't know whether he should say about Arnav's marriage or not. But, how long he could hide it from Arvind?

Arvind: I ask you something Hari Prakash...

HP: He went to Lucknow two days ago.

Arvind: Lucknow? For what?

HP: He got married....

Arvind (shockingly): Married?

HP: Jee Malik sahib...

Arvind: with whom he got married?

HP: I don't know who she is... but her name is Khushi Kumari Gupta...

Arvind: How do you know her name?

HP: RM is getting decorated to welcome the new bride. Her name is written on the welcome board with Arnav baba's name.

Arvind: When will they come?

HP: They already have reached Delhi. They are on the way to RM.

Arvind gulped hard. His only son got married. But he was not invited. He doesn't even know about his marriage. Don't know how many punishments he will get for his deeds. He disconnected the call. He looked at Khushi's pic, Arnav got married to this girl. He knew Arnav was not at all interested to get married. He heard Arnav behave rude with some girls who tried to captivate him. What changed his Chotte all of a sudden? There must be a story behind Arnav's liking for this girl. Or else he wouldn't have married to this Lucknow Girl.

Asha: What happened? Your face became dark?

Arvind left the place said nothing.

RM

RM was shining like a pole star. Fairy lights were doing their job to show it like a palace. Arnav looked at Khushi with pride, expecting her to be stunned, seeing his palace-like house. But nope. She looked stony. Tears were flowing from her eyes non-stop. She didn't even run her eyes on the house which made Arnav surprise. An elderly woman circled the thali and welcomed Khushi inside. As per Aman's order, Hari Prakash brought his mother to RM to do that,

Khushi was taken to Arnav's room by HP's mother. Arnav followed them. HP's mother left the room.

Arnav: This is our room. This is where we are going to be together. You can do anything you want...

Khushi looked at him furiously, gritting her teeth. Arnav raised his eyebrows, seeing her wrathful look. She clutched his collar. Arnav looked at her shockingly.

Khushi: Who are you man? Who the hell are you? Why did you bring me here? What do you want?

She started hitting him on his chest. Arnav stood without a movement. Khushi's anger rose into no limit seeing his immovable state. She looked at him with quivering lips.

Arnav: Finished? Go and get changed.

Khushi (taking a step back): No.... I won't... I hate you for whatever you did.

She exclaimed making Arnav gulped hard.

Arnav: You can't hate me. Cultured girl like you won't hate her husband.

Khushi: You are not my husband. You can't be my husband.

Arnav: We got married.

Khushi: You married me forcefully...

Arnav: It's past. Now, evidently I'm your husband. No matter you accept it or not.

Khushi gritted her teeth. She threw her pallu away from her chest. Arnav frowned at her.

Khushi: This is why you married me...? come... do what you want ...

She sneered...

Arnav took the shawl from the ground, bending down and threw in on Khushi wrathfully. He didn't expect that she would think him so low. How could she?

Arnav (clutching her upper arms): What do you think of yourself? Did I come to Lucknow all the way, just to have you? If that's what my motive, I would have finished it in Lucknow itself. And for your kind information, if I want girls on my bed, I can get two girls for every hour. Don't make yourself cheap...

He saw her trying to come out of his clutch which is hurting her. Arnav looked at her painful face and then his tight clutch. He removed his hands and saw his fingerprints on her hand. He closed his eyes in frustration. How a man could know who never touched a girl that a girl can be so delicate than a flower?

He went to the French door and punched it wrathfully. It got crumbled in his one punch. Khushi frowned at him couldn't understand anything. She was shocked seeing him bleeding. She stepped back in fear and started running out of the room aimlessly. Coming to the downstairs, she looked here and there. She went to the nearby room and closed the door. It was RM's guest room. She fell on the bed crying.

Who is this man? Why he married to her? He seems rich... unimaginably rich. Why he came to Lucknow all the way to marry her, leaving all the girls? What's the connection between him and her? She couldn't understand anything. She was horrified by the sudden upside-down change of her life.

Arnav was sitting on the bed with reddened eyes, looking at his blood oozing palm. He knows what he did is not right but not wrong as well. According to him, he had no choice to get her as her marriage got fixed with someone. He stopped people from attending the marriage because he doesn't want her to feel embarrassed in front of the people. He didn't use the ad to stop the marriage because he doesn't want her to feel humiliated. Right or wrong, she is HIS... she must be HIS... and will be HIS forever.

Arnav composed himself and came out searching for Khushi not minding about the wound. He saw the guest room door is locked. He checked it by slightly pushing. It was locked from inside. He sighed closing his eyes. He got back to his room. Let her take a breath. Everything will be alright.

Next day

As Arnav expected, it was not that easy to make everything alright.

Khushi locked herself inside the room the whole day. She refused to eat anything. Hari Prakash called her many times and tried his best to bring her out. But nope. There is no use. Arnav felt dejected seeing her starving. He has to make her eat. Immediately. For that, he will do anything. He can no longer let her starve.

To be continued....

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Two Options

Arnav was losing his patience as Khushi was adamant to come out of the room. He can't tolerate Khushi being starving. He can't allow her to hurt herself. He called HP through intercom.

HP: Jee Arnav Baba...

Arnav: Call Khushi for breakfast. Tell her I'm waiting. I want her at dinning in fifteen minutes.

HP: Jee.

He did cut the call. Arnav wanted to know Khushi's stance. Then only he could take the next step.

Arnav came to the dinning. He didn't find Khushi there.

Arnav: Where is Khushi...?

HP: she is in her room.

Arnav: Did she eat?

HP: No. She said she don't want anything. And she won't eat with you.

Arnav stood pushing his chair back.

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