After Sheetal's ordeal, Arnav and the others left for home after asking Karan to lay low for sometime for Lavanya's sake and he agreed. Aman decided to go to RM with them because he wanted to see Lavanya. Arshi, Payash, Nk and Aman were going to their respective cars when they heard Abhi call out to Payal which made Akash blood boil as this man was not getting the hint to stay away from his wife. Akash then pulled Payal closer to him and possessively held on to her waist.

"What do you want Mr Sharma? " Akash asked in a rude tone. Abhishek was fuming in angry at Akash's closeness to Payal but masked it perfectly well but then Arnav hawk eyes saw it and so did Khushi who after many months started having negative vibes about the Abhishek.

"I just want to talk to Payal. " Abhishek replied.

"Is it work related? " Akash asked again.

"Uhh....... No. " Abhishek answered getting pissed of by Akash constant questions.

"Then am sorry you can't speak to my wife as we are late and need to go home to take care of Our Kids. " Akash said stressing the words our kids. Abhishek nodded and left. Payal yanked Akash off her and yelled.

"What the hell do you think of your self......... How dare you decide for me....... What right do you have?...Huh! "

"Am your husband Payal." Akash replied in a hurt tone. Akash was about to continue when Payal glared at him in anger and walked away to her car and sat in it but the won't start making her frustrated. The others watch as everything unfold and everyone didn't know who to support.

Khushi then asked her to join her and Arnav but she refused after she discovered Akash was also coming with them but she later gave in after Khushi threatened never to speak to her again. All throughout their ride back home Payal gave Akash the cold shoulder. Khushi wanted to intervene but Arnav stopped her. Payal's mood immediately changed when she entered RM to see Lavanya, her sons, nephews and niece dancing to BABY SHARK and shaking their bums and gyrating their hips. Arshi was the first to see them and she waddled to Arnav who picked her up and threw her up and down. Arshi started giggling grabbing the attention of her brothers who rushed to Arnav and made angry pouty faces out of jealousy.

This made the others laugh at the kids. All this while everyone's attention was on the kids who were getting their rounds of throw ups but their trance was broken by Lavanya who squealed.

"Amuuuuuu! "

Aman frown at his nickname which he hates but Lavanya won't stop calling him that even though she knew he hated that name but she couldn't stop because of Aman's funny reaction to it. Lavanya then hugged his friend who reciprocated and broke the hug and said in a mischievously innocent voice.

"I miss you so much Amu. "

"Lav... You know I hate that name. So please stop it. " Aman said in a fake angry tone.

"Ok Amu. " Lav repeated again and Aman made his ugly angry face again making the other burst out in laughter.

"Your ugly angry face is the only reason I like calling you Amu.... But I promise to stop calling you Amu if you stop, making that face. Amuuuu"

Aman made his ugly face again making everyone laugh.

"Aman anger is not made for you at all. " Payal voiced out. Ankush moved closer to Lavanya and she carried him in her arms and started playing with him. The others looked on with mixed emotions of sadness,pity ,happiness and angry. After a few minutes of mixed emotions, Payal noticed something.

"Where is Anita? " She asked and that was when everyone noticed Anita's absence.

"Oh..... She left in the morning to attend to an emergency. " Lavanya said while playing peekaboo with Ankush.

"What! " Payal and Khushi exclaimed in unison.

"So who helped you in taking care of them. " Akash asked Lavanya.

"No one...... I did it all by myself. " Lavanya replied while gently and playfully rubbing her nose against Ankush's nose making him giggle. And as usual the others hate one giggling and playing without them. So they all moved closer to Lavanya and bounced on her making her laugh and she took turn in kissing all of them. All this while Lavanya failed to see the first reaction of shock when she said she took care of them all by herself and the look of admiration when she playing with the kids. Nk who was admiring her immediately became angry when he remembered Karan's atrocities against Lavanya. He stormed out of there in anger which broke everyone's reverie, they all looked at each other confused as to why he behaved in such way but only Aman knew why and he was more determined to speak to him.

"So they are the reason why you were unable to pick up the call for our Mission Sheetal opps sorry i mean Mission Shit-all. " Arnav asked in a mischievous tone and a smirk on his face and the others burst out laughing with the exception of Akash who was confused and couldn't understand why they were laughing and Lavanya who looked shock as well as confused.

"You know about Sheetal? " Lavanya asked Arnav who nodded. That was when Arnav narrated how he found out and what Aman did to Sheetal and Akash burst out into laughter.

"But this is the beginning of her misery and as that boss of hers when I get hold of him..... I won't spare him. " Arnav said gritting his teeth. Khushi who was standing closer to him rubbed his back to calm him down.
There was a sudden silence which was broken by the ring of the door bell, HP went to open the door to unfamiliar faces. Without waiting for them to be invited in they themselves barged in annoying HP who was about to yell but the angry voice of Lavanya beat him to it.

"What the hell are you two doing here. "

Arnav, Akash and Aman were fuming in anger whereas Khushi and Payal were confused as to who they were. MJ and Urvashi stood there shamelessly admiring the beauty of RM, the exteriors were grand and gorgeous but then the interior was breathtaking. Lavanya's voice broke their trance.

"I asked what the hell are you doing here? "

"Enough Lavanya....... Is this how to speak to your parents. " MJ said in a stern voice. Which made Lavanya scoff in disgust. Khushi and Payal were surprised at Lavanya's attitude towards her parents but they knew they were not good parents if Lavanya spoke to them that way. MJ and Urvashi froze immediately their eyes fell on Khushi and her looks sent shivers down their spine. Khushi immediately felt uncomfortable with their gaze on her and she immediately buried herself in Arnav's arms who reciprocated and wrapped his muscular arms around her as if protecting her from the world but the angry look on his face directed at MJ and Urvashi didn't go unnoticed by them and it immediately broke their trance.

Everyone was mad at what they did but they thought it was because Khushi was Arnav's wife, if only they knew it was for a deadly buried secret.

Lavanya saw this as an opportunity to taunt her parents said in an innocent but mischievous voice.

"Since you are here and to avoid me being called a rude person I will do the introduction.... (Moving over to Khushi) This is Khushi....... Arnav's wife... His love.... His life..... And the only woman who will forever rule the heart of the ruthless ASR..... And she (pointing to Payal) Is also the love and wife of Akash..... And if you have forgotten this is Aman, my good friend and PA of ASR........And you already know ASR and Akash.........And last but not the least you see those kids playing over there..... The two identical boys and girl are ASR and Chamkilee sorry I mean Khushi's kids and the fraternal boys are Akash and Payal's kids........ That's make me their aunt" Lavanya said with a victorious smile on her face the Kashyaps were shock by this and the smile on Lavanya's face made MJ furious.

"Arnav how dare you use our daughter and dump her to marry some roadside whore.....For all we know these kids may belong to one of her numerous clients" MJ exclaimed venomously. A shocked and hurt Khushi buried her face in Arnav's broad chest and started crying hearing the venom MJ was spilling.

Everyone was furious at him and Urvashi who was smirking evilly at Khushi's state. MJ and Urvashi whose gaze was on Khushi turned it to Arnav and the murderous look on his face almost made MJ pee his pant whereas a shivering Urvashi hid behind her husband.

Because if looks could kill both of them will be dead by now. Arnav was about to give them a piece of his mind when Lavanya beat him to it.

Lavanya moved closer to her father and slapped MJ soo hard he almost fell backwards.

"That is for badmouthing my sister...... And who are you calling a whore!..... You two are the perfect example of a whore... One it's you MJ who sleeps with any woman he lays his eyes on...... And you, Urvashi, the one who as sleeps around with young men and doesn't bother that her husband is cheating on her...... After all she is also having her own string of affairs...... And for you information ASR is a friend and a brother and our so-called relationship was fake...... We came up with that plan to get his ungrateful family off his back....... The only man I will love and continue to love is my Himesh and no one else. " Lavanya teared up at the last sentence. Khushi came out of Arnav's arms and walked closer to Lavanya, wiped the tears of her face and hugged her,Lavanya reciprocated the hug.

MJ and Urvashi paled at this revelation. When they heard of his broken marriage they thought they will push Lavanya into dating Arnav again but here their daughter is calling him bro and the fact that Khushi was the spitting image of her mother with the exception of her hazel eyes which she inherited from her father did sit well with them especially MJ.

MJ who thought their past was buried forever and with the disappearance of the main witness to his crime, he thought he was free but life was about to make him and Urvashi pay for their crimes sooner than they thought.

"I want both of you out of my house..... And if I find you anywhere near me or my family, I will make you curse the day you were born..... And from now on don't you both dare came near or speak to Lavanya or else I will make your lives a living hell....... Now get out before I throw you out myself. " Arnav said calmly in a dangerous voice but yelled the last part making the Kashyaps flinch. MJ and Urvashi knew better not to provoke Arnav and hurriedly left there cursing both Lavanya and Khushi in their minds. Lavanya and Khushi broke the hug and Khushi told hear not to listen to her parents but lavanya assured them she was fine. The men left to Arnav's study while the women took the kids to bath them as it was getting late.

Outside MJ and Urvashi sat in their car and was about to leave RM when their car almost collided with another car entering RM. MJ got down and rain insults on the driver who apologized but MJ being in a foul mood walked away to his car and drove off. The driver parked the car and out came Shashi and Madhumati.

"What are Lavanya's parents doing here. " Madhumati asked his brother who was suspicious of their presence, but he shrugged it off and went into RM.

Immediately they entered they saw Lavanya coming down from the stairs and Shashi looked at her sister who looked back at him not knowing how to ask her about their discovery. They both knew theh had to know the entire truth and Lavanya was the only person who can confirm what they already know. Lavanya immediately greet them.

"Namaste Uncle and aunty........ You are here to see Chamkilee (Shashi and Madhumati look at each other in confusion as to who Chamkilee was and that was when Lavanya realised she use Khushi's nickname and chuckled at Shashi and Madhumati's confused expression.) Sorry i mean Khushi...... Chamkilee is the nickname I gave my best friend...... " (Shashi and Madhumati smiled at her.) Come and sit and let me rush to the kitchen and get you some water and refreshments before I call them. "

"Don't dear we are alright. " Shashi said and looked at her sister not knowing how to start the conversation, this didn't go unnoticed by Lavanya.

"Do you need something Uncle. " Lavanya asked in a concerned tone.

"No..... I mean yes..... Lavanya can I ask you something? " Shashi asked

"Yes you can. " Lavanya replied with a smile on her face.

"Ok then but can we talk somewhere private. " Shashi said and a confused Lavanya led them to the garden outside. The trio sat down and Shashi began.

"I don't mean to offend you but please what's your relation with Arnav..... I me..... "

Lavanya who knew immediately where this was heading, cut Shashi off.

"Uncle I know what you are implying and am sorry but you got it all wrong..... My relationship with Arnav was fake.

This confused Shashi and Madhumati and Lavanya cleared that confusion by telling them the real reason for their fake relationship.

After Lavanya was done, Shashi and Madhumati immediately knew Arnav was innocent and that Shyam lying.

Even though they believed in Arnav's innocence they still wanted to clear their doubt and with Karan's confession a few hours ago they realised Shyam was the culprit and has destroyed not only their lives but Lavanya and Karan's as well.

Flashback begins.

Madhumati and Shashi were sitting playing chess in the Hall when Karan entered with a bruised face and swollen eyes which indicated he had cried. Madhumati who over the cause of their meeting developed a soft spot for Karan rushed to him.

" Karan what happened to you? " A worried Madhumati asked gently rubbing his cheeks. Karan immediately hugged her and started crying and kept on chanting that he is a bad man. A confused Madhumati broke the hug and led Karan to the sofa and wiped the tears of his face and kissed his forehead which calmed Karan down.

"What's wrong beta. " Madhumati asked.

"I found out my wife was innocent of a crime she was accused of and because of my actions we lost our baby. (This shocked Shashi and Madhumati as they never knew he was married and Karan immediately started his story.) Am sorry for hiding my marital status from you especially because of the way guys treated me like a son and not an outsider. I and her fell in love in high school but due to a misunderstanding and her parents wanting their daughter to marry a rich boy we broke up but years later we united again after our misunderstanding were cleared. She wanted me to meet her parents but past experience made me stop her because I wanted to make it big before meeting her parents so we got married in secret with the help of her good friends. But her friend was caught in a situation where his family was pressuring him to marry and that made his depression worse and since helped us I suggested she pretend to be his fiancee but with time my insecurities of him being the man my in laws wanted as the husband for their daughter made me believe an evil man when he showed me intimate photos of my wife and her friend and out of anger I asked for a divorce but she refused . I left home when one day a police friend of mine saw a body in the morgue having my face so I took advantage of it, stole his identity and faked my death to get away from her not knowing that it will lead to the death of our unborn baby which she never knew about until her miscarriage because of her depression. And now I have lost her. " Karan said sobbing.

"It's alright Karan, just talk to her and explain maybe she will forgive you. " Shashi said. Karan was surprised that they weren't mad at him. Madhumati then asked him to fresh up. After that she prepared his food and feed him his food and medicines. But out of curiosity Shashi asked him who the lady was and the man who made him believe his wife was having an affair.

"You may know her..... Her name is Lavanya Kashyap and that scumbag who lied to me was Shyam Manohar Jha. " A yawning Karan answered before finally being knocked out by the effect of his medicine leaving Shashi and his sister shocked. They finally pieced the puzzle together and realized Arnav was a victim in all this but wanted to speak to Lavanya first but their biggest regret was that Garima wasn't at home.

Flashback ends

Madhumati's motherly love for Karan wanted to help Karan get Lavanya back but what she didn't know was that she is about to disclose a secret that will hurt Lavanya. She moved closer to Lavanya and begged.

" Please Lavanya forgive Himesh and came back to him....... I know faking his death which made you loose your baby is unforgivable but he has also suffered too because of everything Shyam told him so pls forgive him. (Shashi immediately knew something was off when she saw the horrified and shock expression on Lavanya's face and asked her sister to stop but she didn't) Stop it Shashi am speaking to Lavanya"

"Madhu stop it. " Shashi yelled at his sister

All this while Madhumati's emotions made her fail to see the horrified and shocked look on Lavanya's face. But when the mask fell off she was shock to see Lavanya's state.

Imagine Lavanya like this.

Khushi who realised Lavanya has been gone way too long came to the hall to look for her bit she wasn't there. She then went out and saw from a distance,her parents and Lavanya in the garden and rushed there only to see Lavanya crying and Shashi beside her consoling her while Madhumati stood here crying with her hand covering her mouth.

"Lavanya! " Khushi exclaimed alerting the others of her presence, a crying Lavanya rush to Khushi and hugged her chanting hysterically.

"My Himesh is alive....... My Himesh is alive.... My Himesh is alive. "

This shocked Khushi who was about to break the hugged but felt Lavanya's weight suddenly drop on her making both of them stumble to the ground. Khushi turned Lavanya only to realize she has lost consciousness.

To be continued.

Precap: Payal and Khushi disown Garima.

The Kids Birthday preparation.

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