A woman was dragged into an abandoned warehouse in tears and scared with her hands bounded by duck tape and a sack over her head.

She was pleading with her abductors to spare her but all that they did was yell and laugh at her.

She was then pushed onto a chair and the sack was removed from her head and it was revealed to be none other than Khushi Kumari Gupta.

Her legs and torso was tied to the chair as she cried uncontrollably as they yelled at her to shut up.

One of the men kneeled in front of her and smirked with an evil glint in his eyes and he touched her thigh caressing it which made Khushi flinch.

"I can't wait for the boss's order to kill you but before that I and my men will have a little fun with you..... It been a long time since we all fucked. "

Laughter roared in the warehouse and Khushi started panicking and begging them to let her go.

"I haven't don't nothing wrong...... Please let me go I beg of you. " Khushi cried out and they all laughed at her.

"Bitch we are bad people and begging us won't help....... Our boss wants you dead and ve........ "

Blood and flesh splattered on Khuhi's face as the man speaking to her went limp and fell on the floor motionless as blood oozed out of his head.

She was so numb with shock that she didn't hear the multiple gunshots and bodies dropping on the warehouse floor.

After a few seconds, the gunshots stopped and Khushi looked up dazed to see her silhouette of a man walking up to her and the stranger kneeled and freed her off her bounds.

She started feeling dizzy and immediately she was freed, she fell unconscious and the man carried her out of the warehouse and into a car and then drove off.

Leela Palace Hotel.

The luxury hotel was decorated emaculately for the after party of the best business award ceremony which was hosted by the organizers.

The Raizadas and countless other wealthy family and business owners, celebrities from movies stars to influencer and bloggers we all in attendance and as usual ASR won the most awards in the night at the ceremony making everyone proud of him.

Mami was basking in the attention she was getting from her hypocritical friends for being the aunt of ASR and so was Anjali and Nani except for Akash who had a fake smile on his face to cover up his anger at what his family had done before they left the house to the party.

He didn't want to come in solidarity to Khushi but he knew Khushi will be blamed again if he did and so that was why he was here.

Payal who was new to all this was enjoying the attention the media were giving to her but she was pissed that Akash was more concerned for Khushi than her so she excused herself to the washroom to complain about Khushi to her aunt and mother.

"Hello buaji, I can't take this anymore. " Payal complained to her aunt clearly sounding frustrated and buaji and Garima were taken aback by this.

"Hey nandkishore....... What nonsense are you spewing?....... Do you know how many people will die to be in your position and here you are complaining..... Look at how beautiful you look on TV and you have honoured us after that bad omen disgraced..... Because of this, our respect will soon be restored so why are you complaining. "

"I wish is was that simple buaji..... Even though Khushi is not here, she is ruining everything for me. " Payal complain and one could feel the hatred in her voice.

She loved Khushi but he envy of Khushi always being the centre of attention always got the best of her.

"Payal dear what going on? " Garima asked wanting to know the truth.

"Last week the invitation was sent for the party and you already know the Raizadas haven't accepted Khushi even though they had forgiven Arnav...... Anjali, Nani and Mami agreed that Khushi should not be present to avoid questions and they told this to Khushi and Arnav didn't say anything but his silence was enough to know he supports Nani's ideas but Akash was totally against and scolded Arnav for being a coward who allowed his wife to be bullied and walked away from the dinning table. "

Buaji and Garima gasped in shock hearing this but unknown to them, someone behind them was smiling knowing his daughter was being defended by at least one person in the Raizada mansion and it was none other than Shashi.

"Arnav was shocked and glared at Khushi who looked away and I was the only one who saw their exchange....... Akash has been sulking since we left the house and at the award show, he was outside the whole night and has accused me of being a bad sister for being silent and it's all because of that Khushi. " Payal cried out and Garima sighed as Buaji fumed in anger.

"Stop worrying and support you husband. "

"But Amma. "

"Shut up and listen to me....... Akash may be a quiet man but he is a no nonsense man and it's better to please him than his own family because at the end of the day, he will determine whether you stay on being his wife or not and not his family...... I know you angry at Khushi and so do we and these past four months hasn't been easy...... You need to pretend to be on his side and put your anger for Khushi aside for the moment until we come up with a way to get rid of her...... Clearly Akash defending Khushi had made Arnav hate her and I am not a hundred percent sure Khushi blackmailed him into eloping and trust me it won't last long so endure it and support Akash okay. "

Payal sighed and agreed and then hung up and went to join Akash at the party but the scene in front of her shocked her.

One of Nani's friend's grand daughter was yelling and insulting the Raizadas and everyone was staring at the Raizadas in disgust and some with shock and some with smiles on their faces.

"You have some nerves to preach morals and value to me when your granddaughter here is still living in her brother's house after almost four years of marriage...... I don't need a hypocrite like you advising me when your own house needs it more. "

Nani looked like a deer caught in headlights and Anjali as always was shedding her crocodile tears as Mami consoled her throwing daggers at the lady.

"Navya that's enough...... I would tolerate you speaking to my Nani in that tone and degrading my sister like that. " Arnav yelled fuming and this made Navya scoff and started laughing and this shocked the audience.

"The puppet defending his puppet master. " Navya said out loud making sure everyone heard and she turned to the audience. "Ladies and gentlemen you all may be wondering why I a none confrontational person is yelling at them? " Everyone nodded and Navya turned to her grandmother who looked embarrassed. "You see I have refused to say with my abusive in laws who did nothing but make me the culprit of all their crimes...... My opinion in my own marriage didn't matter and my soon to be ex husband valued his hypocritical mother's opinions more than me...... She lied and he believed him and it got so bad that he hit me and I immediately walked out of the house and instead of my family supporting me in gaining my freedom and dignity which was lost being married to my soon to be ex husband, my grandmother who happens to be the best friend of Mrs Deviyani Singh Raizada complained to her and instead of advising my grandmother to support me, she is here telling me to go back to my abusers because a divorce will reflect badly on my so called family........ She started preaching about how I must be submissive to my in laws before I can be happy and that every wife must be in her husband's house no matter the problem and yet her granddaughter Mrs Anjali Jha had been living in her brother's house since her marriage and I am sure her family manipulated her husband to be a ghar jamai so that their delicate princess can live in luxury instead of being in the humble abode of her middle class husband. " people started murmuring amongst themselves and throwing disgusted looks at the Raizadas who felt so humiliated with the exception of Akash who was enjoying his family facing reality for the first time. "You all better not be deceived by the facade the Raizadas portray of themselves because behind closed doors, the great ASR here is a puppet of his so called di....... Mrs Manorama Singh Raizada here is a cheap maid who trapped her boss's son and got herself pregnant and yet she hates middle class people forgetting she is lower than middle class people...... And the matriarch of the Raizada is another hypocrite who supports suffering of women because that is how she runs her house. " Nani felt so embarrassed seeing everyone who once looked at her with respect look at her in disgust and disappointment. Nayva turned to Akash and smiled apologetically at him. "Am sorry for this Akash....... I know you are different from them and unlike them, you will treat your wife fairly. "

"Don't apologize Navi....... Nothing you said here is untrue. " Everyone especially the Raizadas where shocked by his support of Navya and everyone who doubted Navya now believed her. "As much as it hurts that our own relatives will support abuse against us, I am happy that women like you exist and will not bow to the hypocrisy of our family and I wish someone in my life now will also see your bravery and stand up for themselves because if we help them stand up for themselves and they don't, it's a waste...... Good luck to your future and stay strong because you will need it especially when your own family care more about reputation than you happiness. " Akash said glaring at his family who was looking like ghosts.

Navy smiled and walked out for the party and Akash followed next.

Seeing the negative effects of Navya's outburst, the Raizadas left the party ashamed and angry.

They all got home and were shocked seeing the video of the event being broadcasted with the caption.

"ASR and Raizada family support abuse? "

Arnav was fuming and grabbed an expensive vase by his side and smashed it to the floor making everyone flinch.

Aman barged into the house panting and halted seeing the rage in Arnav's eyes and he knew he was about to be verbally abused by his boss.

"We are trying to get it taken down but it has really spread because someone was live streaming the encounter and it has been shared widely and will take some time but I think the damage has already been done and the investors has been calling but I haven't picked up because I don't know what to say to them. "

Aman shivered saying all this and Arnav sat down on the couch running his hand through his hair frustrated.

"Hello hi bye bye...... How could they do something like this to us...... Don't day know they know they have ruined our reputation and that Navya...... I won't spare her. " Mami exclaimed in anger while rubbing the back of Anjali who was still sobbing.

"To me is seems like Karma. " A familiar voice said and they all lifted their head to find Akash alone walking up to them looking nonchalant with his hand in his trouser pockets.

"Akash what nonsense are you saying?...... I was just advising her to give another chance to her in laws who are clearly regretting their actions and wants her back but instead she humiliates us like this and amde us look bad and you also poured fuel to the fire and ruined everything...... It's all your fault too. " Nani accused Akash who scoffed at Nani who was taken aback by her grandson's character.

She knew he had always stood up for good and was always against Anjali living with them after marriage but she never knew he would help humiliate them like this.

"Dadi you make me sick....... Even after everything you don't see your mistakes and blaming others for it. " Nani looked at Akash shocked and so did Mami and Anjali and Aman whilst Arnav was fuming in anger. "She told the truth and the media coverage giving us negative effects because of the happenings of tonight is our karma for what bhai here did to Khushiji. " Akash said glaring at Arnav who called back at him.

"Chote what did you do to Khushiji? " Anjali asked concerned and Arnav mellowed and looked away ashamed to face his sister.

He stood up and walked away turning a deaf ears to the women's callings.

"Coward." Akash muttered and walked away from the family who was also calling him but he didn't bother.

Few miles from the Raizada mansion, a handsome man sat in his chair watching how Arnav and the Raizadas were being shamed for what happened and a familiar man was laughing seeing the backlash on social media too.

"Arnav is making our job very easy for us....... Now destroying them will be more easier. " The man who was laughing said and he was revealed to be none other than Shyam Manohar Jha.

He turned to find the other man lost in thought and he knew he was worried for her.

"The doctor said she is shocked and she will be fine....... But we have to tell her the truth especially me. " Shyam continued and the man stood up and walked away saying nothing.

"Oh Khushiji...... Just they way you charmed Arnav Singh Raizada, you have managed to charm him as well without him noticing........ You go girl. " Shyam thought with a smirk on his face.

The man entered one of the room where Khushi was sleeping peacefully.

. And he subconsciously smiled at her.

To be continued.

Here is a new story, I hope you all like it and since all the request are so many, I have combined all those who wanted a different man in Khushi's life, Shyam being married to Anjali for revenge and an evil Anjali in this story.

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