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Arshi's Penthouse.

Arnav was pacing back and forth worried for his wife more than the rest of the family.

The Gupta family, Aman and Payal were now at his penthouse since morning and it was now been an hour past afternoon and Khushi hasn't returned.

Yesterday's revelations shook their world and on top of that the reunion between Ajay and Khushi was short lived and the ugly battle between mother and daughter has sent everyone into a downward spiral.

"I shouldn't have listened to Khushi....... I should have objected to her leaving the house to meet Isha alone. " Arnav exclaimed in anger, anger directed to himself.

Immediately he was done, the door to the penthouse opened and they all snapped their head to the door to find Khushi walked towards them with puffy eyes, her shoulders slammed down in defeat and she was sniffling, an indication she has been crying.

Immediately her eyes fell on Arnav, she burst out crying and Arnav run up to her and hugged her as she reciprocated but more tight than that of Arnav's.

Arnav was worried and concerned seeing her that way and he knew Isha said something to upset more and it was about to be confirmed by Khushi's next actions.

Arnav pulled out of the hug and cupped her face with concerned eyes.

"Khushi tell me what happened please? " Arnav begged but Khushi shook her head as tears streamed down her cheeks.

She went back to hug him crying uncontrollably and Arnav understanding how upset she was hugged her back while rubbing her back to calm down but he was mentally cursing Isha for making his love cry.

He broke the hug again and carried a crying Khushi to their bedroom and made her lay on the bed but Khushi never let him go which confused everyone but no one said anything.

"I don't want to leave you....... I don't want to but she will never let me see Papa if I don't leave you. " Khushi burst out crying shocking everyone as the finally understood this was Isha's condition for Khushi to see Ajay.

Arnav climb onto the bed facing a crying Khushi.

"Khushi do you trust me. " Arnav asked and Khushi nodded as Arnav smiled at her and cupped her face. "I will bring your father back to you...... Please stop crying else you would be sick. " Arnav's hand moved to her forehead. "Your temperature is already high....... Let me call the doctor to check up on you but for now please promise me to stay calm and leave everything to me. "

"No Arnav please don't get close to that woman........ Isha Kundra is no longer Nimrat Gupta........ Not only has her face changed but her character has changed as well......... The woman we saw you and I saw this morning is an evil woman who will stop at nothing to get what she wants and that is break us up....... I would have allowed you go to her if she had been Nimrat Gupta, my mother who would have sacrificed herself for my happiness but the woman who claims to be my mother now is not the one I knew growing up. " Khushi exclaimed looking frightened, frightened by the thought of Isha hurting Arnav more than Isha's refusal for her to see Ajay.

Arnav sighed and nodded as he instructed Aman to call the doctor and for Payal prepare something for Khushi.

A hour later, Arnav watched Khushi sleeping peacefully after being forced by Buaji and Payal to eat and the doctor giving her an injection for her fever.

He cupped her cheeks with tears in his eyes as he blamed himself for what Khushi was going through.

"Am sorry Khushi, I would have to disobey you......... Isha must have a reason to want us apart to an extent that she will hurt you, her only daughter and I can't let that happen but no matter what the reason is, I will never leave you...... You are my life and the air I breathe...... I will get to the bottom of this and bring Ajay back to you. " Arnav whispered determined as he leaned in and kissed her forehead.

He stood up from the bed and walked out into the Hall to find the family looking sad and they all turned their attention to him.

"Bhai what are we going to do? Payal asked concerned as the others stared at him.

" I will speak to Isha. " The others looked stunned hearing him. "This is the last chance she has to do right thing....... She would have to explain why she is so determined to separate I and Khushi and I doubt it's because of how our relationship began....... If after speaking to her and she doesn't do the right thing of letting Khushi see her father then she will have to face the law and me....... No one hurts my baby and gets away with it. "

Everyone nodded and he turned to Aman who was alert knowing he was about to get his instructions to start their mission to get Ajay away from Isha and give him to Khushi.

"Call Mr Roy and brief him on everything...... I want him and his law firm including everyone in knows to get ready........ If Isha wants war then she will get it and I don't care of she is my mother in law....... If I have to rain hell on her to make Khushi happy then so be it...... I will met Isha now. "

Aman nodded and pulled out his phone and Shashi walked up to Arnav and placed his hand on his shoulder.

"I know you will refuse me going with you so I give you my blessings....... Be safe and be careful. " Shashi said with a smile and Arnav smiled back as he nodded happy that Shashi trusted him and was also concern for his safety.

"Don't worry...... I will have my guards meet me on the way there....... Please take care of Khushi while am away. " Arnav exclaimed and Shashi nodded as Arnav walked out of the penthouse.

"Hey Nandkishore...... Who would have thought Nimrat will be alive but turned into such a bitter woman to an extent that she pulled a gun on us. " Buaji exclaimed still in shock at what happened yesterday.

Shashi stared at Garima who looked away knowing the meaning of his look and this didn't go unnoticed by Payal who looked confused between her parent.

"What is going on between you two and what are hiding?...... Why did Nimi auntie glare at maa with so much hatred yesterday? " Payal thought staring back and forth between Shashi and Payal.

Flashback.

Khushi walked slowly up to her father and kneeled in front of him.

She hesitated to touch him afraid he was just an illusion but when she mastered up to courage to do so, she realised her father was indeed in front of him and she hugged him crying.

Ajay and Khushi burst out crying and so did the others even Aman who didn't know who the man was at first until Buaji gave him a short summary about Ajay.

"Papa you are alive, but how is this possible....... They said you died in that horrible accident." Khushi asked staring at Ajay who was smiling at his princess through his tears.

"Khushi, he can't speak. " Mohan replied as Khushi stare at him and back to her father. "He has been in a coma for the past fifteen years and woke up a few weeks ago........ It will take time for him to completely recover. "

Everyone was shocked hearing this and so many questions run through their heads.

"Wait...... According to our background check on Miss Kundra and her company, we didn't find any information about him and how come she has Khushi's father? " Aman asked Mohan who sighed conflicted whether to tell them the truth or not.

He felt her soft hand on his wrists and stared down to find Khushi staring at him with pleading eyes and his melted his conflicted heart.

"Can we come in? " Mohan asked and Khushi nodded and smiled at her father giving him a big kiss on his cheek making him smile.

This brought smiles to everyone's faces as they all settled down and Khushi took a seat by her father holding her hand tightly not wanting him to disappear and Ajay felt it and with all his might squeezed her hand back.

"Please tell us why my uncle is with you? " Payal begged impatiently.

"Isha Kundra is no stranger to this family. " Everyone looked baffled by his words. "She is none other than Nimrat Gupta. " everyone looked stunned and Mohan turned to Khushi who looked pale. "Yes Khushi, Isha Kundra is your mother, she was scarred badly by the fire from that accident...... She went through a facial reconstructive surgery to fix it that's why she looks different now........ The couple who were mistaken by the police was actually strangers your parents helped that night but you parents survived even though they were severely injured and this caused you father to slip into a coma. "

To say the family was shocked will be an understatement.

"That's why I felt so safe with her in the beginning..... She was my mother. " Khushi cried out as Mohan nodded with a smile but it dropped the next moment. "But now I want nothing to do with her. "

Everyone felt the anger in her voice and they couldn't blame her.

"She has her reasons...... Sh. "

The door to the Gupta house flew opened revealing Isha who was raging which made everyone shuddered as her multiple bodyguards followed.

She matched up to Mohan and slapped him twice and Mohan stare at his godmother with tears in his eyes seeing the hurt in her eyes.

"I took you in and gave you everything when you dimwitted parent believed some stupid soothsayer about you being a bad omen and neglected and abused you...... I adopted you after their death, love and protected for the past eleven years only for you to betray me like this. " Isha cried out and Mohan kneeled hugging her legs.

"Isha maa please forgive me. " Mohan cried."Am so sorry....... Please forgive me. "

Isha pushed him off as he fell to the floor and she turned her attention to Ajay whose eyes was pleading for her to stop but she ignored her and stared at all of them until her eyes fell on Garima.

She shuddered seeing the hatred in her sister's eyes but Isha ignored her and signalled his guards to take Ajay away.

Aman and Arnav rushed towards Ajay but was pinned down by the bodyguards who outnumbered them and they could only watch helplessly as a crying Khushi was pulled away from Ajay who was carried away together with Mohan.

"Maa please don't take Papa away from me? " Khushi begged crying.

Isha signalled the guard restraining Khushi to let her go and she run up to Isha folding her hand.

"Please maa...... I don't know what I have done for you to hate me but please let me have my papa. "

Isha shook her head at Khushi looked looked defeated and hurt seeing her mother deny her her father.

"Come to the Leela Palace tomorrow alone. " Isha replied coldly but they could hint the warning behind her words.

She signalled the guards to let the family go and she walked away as Khushi fell on her knees and Arnav rushed up to her and hugged her as she cried out loud and he comforted her.

"Why Arnav?..... Why is she doing this? " Khushi cried out as Arnav comforted her unable to answer her questions.

Flashback ends.

Leela Palace.

"Welcome to my humble abode Mr Arnav Singh Raizada aka ASR the ruthless billionaire businessman, the envy of all  men....... The man who single handedly became a self made billionaire before he turned thirty...... To what do I own you presence here. " Isha exclaimed in a mocking tone which pissed off Arnav.

"I am here to take my father in law with me and you either give him to me quietly or I will descend hell on you....... I don't give a damn if you are my mother in law but no one hurts my love and gets away with it. " Arnav gritted the words through his teeth indicating his anger as Ajay stared at him proudly and happy that someone was defending his princess against his lunatic of a wife.

Isha burst out laughing which angered Arnav even more and Ajay and Mohan looked confused but Mohan knowing his good mother knew she was about to do something crazy which will not end well for Arnav.

She stood up from her chair and walked up to Arnav with a smirk on her lips.

"Okay....... You can have Ajay. " Isha said shocking Arnav and Ajay but Mohan was panicking.

Isha moved out of the way and Arnav didn't hesitate and walked up to Ajay and started wheeling him out but what Isha said next halted him in his steps.

"Will you be able to live with Khushi knowing she is the niece of your father's mistress or will Khushi want to be with you if she found out your father was the one responsible for Ajay and me being away from her? "

A shocked and confused Arnav turned to find Isha sitting in her chair smirking devilishly at him but Arnav burst out laughing and walked up to Isha clapping.

"Wow I have to hand it to you Miss Kundra or what ever your name is...... You are so determined to break up and I Khushi to an extent that you will make up lies but let me tell you, you won't succeed....... I will defeat you...... You are pathetic. "

"She's not lying. " Arnav turned to Mohan and glared at him. "Garima was the woman who was your father's mistress or rather one of his mistresses bit the one he loved the most....... They were childhood lovers even before your father met and married your mother...... She was also the woman exposes your father on the day of Anjali 's wedding. "

Immediately Mohan was done, the door to the presidential suit opened and the bodyguards dragged in two people and Arnav was shocked seeing his Sudhadra and Anant, his paternal grandmother and uncle covered in bruises.

"Welcome...... The Malik family reunion....... Mrs Malik, I was telling your grandson here the story of his promiscuous father and my big sister which lead to the destruction of my family on the night of your granddaughter Anjali's wedding and the death of his mother but he doesn't believe me so maybe he would believe you. "

Anant looked confused seeing his grandmother staring at Isha shocked.

"Nimrat Gupta? " Sudhadra exclaimed in shock and so was Arnav and Anant.

"Finally..... I have your attention and by the time I am through with you, you will be the one to break your relationship with Khushi yourself either out of anger against my whore of a sister or his guilt of being the son of the man who deprived his love of her parents..... Either ways, I will still win. " Isha thought staring as Arnav looking devastated as he sat down on the nearest couch to compose himself. "Let the games begin. "

Isha narrated the entire story of her family and every details that lead them to where they are today.

Anant looked relieved hearing his brother has been singled out as the culprit for the accident instead of him and Sudhadra who didn't know about the accident was initially shocked but it turned into confusing seeing the relieved expression on her son's face and she pieced everything together and realised it was Anant who caused the accident not Arvind as he was too occupied by the fear of being exposed by Ratna to care about Isha and her husband.

"You bastard. " Sudhadra yelled and charged at Anant beating him hard.

Isha rolled her eyes at them as Ajay and Mohan stared at them confused.

Arnav started hyperventilating and fell on his kneels and he let out a blood cuddling scream as he held his chest and fell to the floor loosing consciousness.

Mohan rushed up to him and turned him to find him unconscious.

Mohan called out the the guards to help him take Arnav to the hospital.

Isha rolled her eyes at them as she watched Arnav being lifted away as Sudhadra cried out to him and Anant on the floor wincing from the pain associated to the beatings his mother just gave him.

Isha turned to look at Ajay and what she saw hurt her.

Ajay was staring at Isha with pure unadulterated hate which made her start to question her ways but just like always, her blind hatred always over powered her sense of logic, empathy and love.

To be continued.

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