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City Hospital.

Payash and Arshi were feeling sorry for a devastated Nk who had refused to eat or drink anything since Lavanya was admitted.

Arnav and Akash had to drag him into one of the locker rooms and force him to change out of his bloody clothes.

From Nk's state, they all realized Nk was in love with Lavanya which they all didn't mind but knew it won't be easy convincing Lavanya because of who her parent's were and what they had done to Khushi.

They also knew all the progress she had achieved in her therapy sessions were now useless as she has been traumatized again and this time probably beyond repair.

"I should have stopped her. " Nk cried out as he hugged Akash's waist. "All this is my fault....... I knew the truth and yet I let her go....... I killed her...... I killed her. "

Everyone had tears in their eyes hearing his broken voice and painful wails.

Khushi kneeled in front of Nk and took his hand as he stared at him.

"This is not you fault ........ Rhea and Gautam are the only ones to be blamed for all of this...... We are their victims ..... They are the ones who abused Lavanya psychologically, emotionally and verbally...... They are the ones whose greed made snatched my parents from I and Arnav...... They turned their own child into something she is not and she spent her entire life doing things they wanted and she did it to gain their love and love and approval which she didn't and wouldn't have gotten......... Lavanya is now broken far worse than before and you are the only person she feels comfortable with according to her therapist....... If you break down now then who will help her heal........ Stop blaming yourself and stay strong for Lavanya whom I know you love and don't you dare deny it...... We all see it and will support the two of you..... But now we need you to stay strong for us and especially for Lavanya. "

Nk nodded and hugged Khushi who reciprocated the hug.

Arnav smiled looking at Khushi who always in the face of pain and suffering, becomes the sign of hope for things to get better.

Delhi Police Station.

The station was in chaos and upheaval as everyone was running around looking for an escaped prisoner.

"Sir what are we going to do? " One of the policemen nervously asked the commissioner who was equally nervous turned and a slap landed on the policeman's cheek.

He held his abused staring at his superior in shock and he grabbed his shirt and shook him as all the others looked on.

"Do you have any idea who had just escaped and what her escape can mean for our careers and freedom. "

Everyone flinched at the intensity of his voice.

"Am sorry she tricked us..... She made us believe she had fainted and we had to believe her because she just had a c section and was beaten by her grandmother........ She hit the doctor who was examining her and hurt the two nurses......... She walked out wearing one of the nurse's outfit and we unfortunately couldn't suspect her. "

The commissioner let go off him and he stumbled backwards almost falling over but  the desk behind him broke his fall and help supported him.

"Call the other branches and send and alert to everyone to look for her...... No one must know she has escaped...... Not the media or the family. " The commissioner ordered as everyone run out to do as commanded.

"ASR will definitely kill me. " He murmured to himself running his hand through his hair

City Hospital.

Anjali who had escaped after her stunt, hid in the janitors storage room knowing the police will be after her.

"I have to find a way out of here without anyone noticing...... I have to get revenge on all of them and their one weakness which will break them beyond repair is killing Khushi and I swear I will do that soon...... Chote betrayed me because of that bitch..... Nani and Mami including Akash ditched me for her...... You will all pay dearly. " Anjali muttered under her breath and immediately she was done the door opened making her panic.

She saw a hand throw a bag into the storage room and the room then went pitch black again after the person closed the door.

Anjali peeped from behind the wooden slaps she was hiding behind.

She walked to the bag and opened it only took find clothes in it and smiled.

She changed into one of the clothes but gagged from the strong scent.

"Such filthy people. " She complained but still put on the clothes and it was burqa which made her happy.

Her determination to escape made her ignore the smell from the clothes as she walked out and by the police and security.

She was heading down stairs in the elevator when she saw Khushi, Arnav, Akash, Nk and  Payal walking towards her.

Rage took over her and she stopped the elevator and walked out towards them.

One of the security passed by Anjali and she saw the gun tacked in his holster and she swiftly pulled out the gun.

Anjali walked up to them pointing the gun at them and Khushi was the first to see this and froze as this alerted the others who stared at her confused seeing her widened eyes.

They followed her gaze to find a woman in her burqa walking towards them and they saw her lift the veil and in between seeing who it was and trying to shield Khushi, a shot was fired and Khushi fell to the floor unconscious with blood oozing from her chest.

"Khushiiiiiiiiiiii." Arnav screamed and he kneeled and lifted her into his arms screaming for help as a hysterical Anjali was laughing like a maniac.

She was tackled onto the floor by the security and cuffed as she laughed.

A gurney was immediately brought in as Khushi was rushed into the operating theatre and it took Akash, Nk and some of the security guards to retrain a crying Arnav from entering the operation room.

An hour later, the doctor came out to find the entire Gupta and Raizada family outside and Arnav who was still in his blooded shirt rushed up to him with hope in his eyes which broke the doctors heart knowing the news they were about to give him will break him.

"Doctor how is my wife? " Arnav asked desperately and the doctor sighed.

"Am sorry Mr Raizada....... She didn't make it...... We tri..... "

Arnav not waiting for him to continue rushed into the operating room to find his love covered with a white sheet stained with blood.

A painful wail resounding from the operation room sent chills down everyone's spine.

Everyone rushed in to find Arnav hugging the cold body of Khushi and wailing.

"This is all my fault........ Khushi is gone because of me. " Arnav cried out falling on his knees as everyone cried with him.

Shashi and everyone watched their beloved Khushi gone forever and Arnav broken.

Nani and Mami thought they saw a broken Arnav when Ratna died by suicide, but this was a million times worse.

He had lost his best friend and his love whoss parent were the only people who ever gave him real and genuine love.

Two hour later, Arnav stood in the mortuary staring at his Khushi on the table drained of all her color.

Her pink lips were now pale and cold and so was her body tone.

He bowed and kissed her cold lips and stroked her silky hair.

"I am coming to you soon my love. " Arnav smiled with love in his eyes as he pulled out an injection from his pocket and smiled staring at it.

Unknown to everyone, as Arnav excused himself when Khushi was moved from the operating room to the mortuary, Arnav entered the storage room where the medicines used in the hospital were kept and goggled out multiple medicines that could kill a person if combined would kill a person within seconds and he found some that could make a diabetic person like him died within a minute and no medical help would revive them.

He injected the medicine and threw away the injection after he was done and lifted Khushi's cold body and sat on the floor with her close to his chest as he gasped for air because of the quick effect of the medicine and within seconds, he was gone with a smile on his face.

Five minutes later, the mortician entered to find the lifeless body of Arnav with Khushi in his arms.

Delhi Police Station.

Anjali was in her cell impatiently waiting for Arnav to arrive soon that she can't taunt him and soon enough she heard aggressive footsteps and smiled as one of the policeman came into view and opened her cell.

Her smile dropped when  she saw Nani and Mami raging.

They both attacked Anjali beating her blue black as the policeman watched with a look of disgust in her face.

"You monster...... Chote is dead because of you....... Khushi is dead because of you. " Nani yelled as she and Mami continued to hit a shocked Anjali.

"No...... No my chote can't die...... You are lying. " Anjali cried out pushing them off her.

Nani them told her the truth and she screamed pulling her hair like the mad woman she was.

"You are lying. " Anjali screamed charging at Nani.

A splash of water hit Anjali in her face and she jerked out of her sleep and was stunned staring at one of the police women who came to RM to arrest her.

"When is my chote going to be buried? " She asked almost on the verge of crying and the policewoman slapped her.

"You shameless woman...... You tried to kill you sister in law and failed, framed your husband and now you are wishing for you brother's death...... Well sorry to burst your bubble witch....... He is alive and safe together with his wife but you are not. " The woman said smirking and Anjali realised it was all a dream especially when she realised the only bruises on her were the once inflected by Nani and Mami in RM before she was brought to the police station.

Several police women entered the cell breaking her reverie and she gulped and and backed into the corner.

One dragged her by her long hair and pushed her face into an ice cold water.

Her muffled screams were like music to their ears as they all laughed at her.

She was then shoved onto the floor as the ice cold water was splashed on her.

"Get the doctor ready." The women said to the others and walked up to Anjali and kneeled pulling her hair . "We will heal and torture and heal you and torture and by the time we are through with you, you won't even recognize yourself. "

Anjali burst into tears shaking from the cold.

Sinha Heights.

Shyam rang the bell to one of the apartments and a familiar face opened the door with a scowl on the face of the person.

"Mr Jha, I don't like my clients coming to my house so please leave. " Soha ordered and Shyam sighed defeated.

"I just want to apologize for everything I did to you...... You and our baby didn't deserve what I put her and you through all because I saw money and craved for it and Anjali was willing to offer me that if I left you and married her...... I let the chance of being rich get to me all because I was tired of earning pennies even if only put my all........ I don't blame Anjali but myself for all this...... I had a choice to stay with you....... Watch you swell up with our baby....... Be there to cut her ambilical cord....... Watch her say I first word and be the best father in the world but ok chose to be a puppet just for money....... I am proud that you made  good life for yourself in the horrible situation I left you in....... You had so many responsibilities and yet you made it and I could have made it too of our hadn't been greed........ All this build down  to is that I am sorry and thanks for not rejecting my case. "

"I forgave you a long time ago Shyam...... I wouldn't have taken your case if I hated you and apologies accepted but this is not a free pass to come closer to me understood...... Cross my boundaries and I will crash you." Soha warned and Shyam nodded with a smile on his face.

"Mummy who is at the door? " Pihu's voice broke the reverie and she was already at the door and peeped from behind her mother's legs and smiled seeing Shyam who smiled back at her.

She passed by Soha and stood in front of her staring at Shyam and hugged her leg.

"Daddy, " Pihu squealed happily leaving both her parent in shock.

Shyam seeing Soha's expression realised she wasn't the one who told her.

He picked up Pihu who would stop smiling.

"How do you know I am you daddy? " Shyam asked and Pihu smiled and whispered something into his ears and Shyam was amazsrd at how smart she was. Soha signalled him wanting to know how she knew. "She looked in the mirror and realised she had some of my features. "

Soha smiled proudly because she knew he daughter was smart and she wasn't like kids of her age..

In fact she is a gifted child with a high IQ and this made her excel in everything.

"Why did you leave mummy and I? " Pihu asked innocently and Shyam's face dropped.

Soha invited him in not wanting the neighbors in her business.

Shyam told her everything about leaving her mother for a rich woman.

Soha was angry at first but hearing her daughter's response made her relax.

"I am not mad at you because she must be a horrible woman to snatch you away from mummy and I...... But promise you won't go back to her again. "

Shyam was shocked hearing her daughter as he thought she would hate him but here she was saying something else but he nodded and promised her.

"Will you visit me from time to time? " Pihu asked enthusiastically and Shyam nodded and kissed her chubby cheeks making her giggle uncontrollably.

Pihu then begged her mother to allow her play with Shyam and she agreed.

After three hours of non stop playing, Pihu fell asleep and Shyam laid her on her bed and kissed her cheek making her smile.

Soha watched him and saw how happy he was but also saw the guilt in his eyes.

Shyam stood up  from the bed and saw his ex wife smiling but dropped when she realised he was staring at her and she moved away with him following her.

"I am not going to stop you from seeing her because she needs you....... But I want you to spend as much time as you can with her because we don't really know the outcome of the trial in three weeks...... But be warned, if you break her heart like you did to me, I would kill you. "

Shyam chuckled at her her and Soha glared at him, turned away picking up the toys they both scattered around the hall and he joined her to clean up.

City Hospital.

NICU.

Arnav watched Khushi through the transparent glass playing with baby Kiara and they looked so good together that he was beginning to doubt if he would be able to go through with their plan of waiting for a couple of years to have kids.

Khushi lifted her head sensing his presence and signalled him to come over.

He came over and kissed her cheek making her giggle because of the sensation his stubble caused and he bend down and played with Kiara.

"You want us to have a baby? " Khushi asked out of the blue and Arnav stood up and snaked his arms around her waist.

"I don't want us having a baby because of  the baby fever Kiara had caused...... I want to be there for you and our baby when the time comes but we are both way to busy handling our respective companies........ We will have our own when we are both ready because we want to not because of the influence of others. "

Khushi smiled at how thoughtful he was and kissed him and Arnav reciprocated turning it into a passionate kiss forgetting their surrounding totally oblivious of a pair of eyes watching them with rage and fisted hands.

"Enjoy all you want because very soon Arnav will be mine. " The mysterious stranger thought with an evil smirk adorning the lips.

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