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Thank you so much for your votes and comments of the previous update. Here is the next chapter. Hope you guys like it. Eagerly waiting for your views.

It's been more than a month that I uploaded this story. As there is less than 15 comments for most of the chapter I thought that you guys didn't like this story much. That's why I concentrated on other stories of mine leaving this one behind. 

Khushi started talking. "Did you remember out first meeting. ".she asked him. Arnav nodes his head remembering it. Khushi sighrd and continued." Not only you.....I too felt something for you since then. I started noticing you after that may be started to love you..." she said slowly recollecting her feelings for him.

She was living in the memory but suddenly arnav interrupts her. "Khushi I don't want to talk about that. For me it's just a past which I moved on in my life. Let's just talk about what happened to you.." he said seriously.

Khushi gulped. "But I'm not trying to pacify you Arnavji. I know that you have moved on in your life and I'm not trying to bring you back. It's just that all of these are a part of my past." She said with a sad smile looking at him.

Arnav nodes his head understanding. He knows her pain from her voice but right now he doesn't want to be the older arnav who loved her. He wants to move on in his life. His love taught him many lessons in his life which turned him to ruthless ASR and he don't want to return from it.

"Then what happened." .he encouraged her to talk.

Khushi started talking looking down. "Like I said I too have feelings for you but then..." she paused for a moment. Arnav looked at her curiously. He really wants to know why did she reject him when she too loves him..she continued. ".you know my best friend lavanya haina. " .she asked. .arnav nodes his head.

"She was my best friend then..the first friend of mine in that college. I confessed to her about my feelings for you and told her you too acknowledges me..but.. but she told me that she personally knows you and you plays around with every girl like that.."

"What rubbish. .".Arnav scorned. .".and you choose to believe her....have you ever see me flirting or hanging out with any girl..." he asked angrily....

Khushi shakes her head in deniel....she didn't raised her head ashamed. She knows that she shouldn't have blindly trusted lavanya's words.".woh...I know that I shouldn't have trusted anyone like that...and my apology won't erase the insult that I caused you in public. But I was really helpless....I didn't find any reason to doubt her...why would my best friend lies to me and I didn't knew anything about you." She said.

Arnav continued to look at her.".and why didn't to enquire about this to anyone.." he asked in a cold voice..

"My parents left us in a young age arnavji after that it was my bhai and payal di  brought me up..my bhai  sacrificed his every dreams for me..".she said with a voice chocked with pain..arnav gulped he knows her pain...he holds her hand in his and gently squeezed it giving her silent support.

She continued."..so as lavanya said about you then I thought that may be it was good for me realise about your true colours so I just leave the matter and concentrated on my studies. I started to avoid you..and then you know what happened..".she said..

Arnav nodes his head  "..but then what happened...who made your life like this.." he asked .

Khushi took a deep breath and said. ".Shyam Manohar Jha.."

Arnav silently listens to her.."when lavanya proposed you in the shop I was there.  It's like an eye opening moment for me...I cursed myself for hurting you and I want to apologise to you...I was coming to meet you but suddenly my phone ringed and from there my entire life changed..." her mind went back to the memory.

Flashback

Khushi picks up the call..."hello..bhai.."

Ajay' voice boomed from the other side." Khushi you just comes home right now. There is a happy news for you ."

"But bhai.." khushi tried to find an excuse as she wants to meet arnav immediately. ".bhai I have some important work here...shall I come tomorrow. .." she asked. .

"No Khushi. ..just come here before evening. There is a surprise for you..you know your bhai naa...I won't find peace until I share this with you..please don't make me wait...just come soon..."

Khushi sighed. ".ok bhai...I will be there." .she cuts the call thinking to meet arnav tomorrow.

Flashback ends

"As bhai called I went to home. Bhai was really happy and when I asked him the reason he said that his best friend shyam send a proposal for me.."she paused..

Arnav looks at her intently as if asking her to continue...

She continued "shyam and bhai were best friends since college. Both of them were inseparable. Shyam used to visit our home often to meet bhai. That's how I know him. I don't know why but I always felt bad vibes with him as if my mind is warning me to be conscious about him..so I didn't talk to him until it was necessary."

Arnav fists his palm hearing her. How dare he sent a proposal for her without asking her consent. But he didn’t shows it on his face.  "Then what did happened."  He asked.

"I was shocked arnavji. I can never imagine him as my husband and your thoughts also haunted me. I want to see you, apologise to you...even though they couldn't do anything. For some moments I just stood there silently in shock. "

Flashback

Khushi regained her senses." But bhai...I  have never see him in that light. I always consider him as my brother." She said.

Abhay held her hand in his.".I  know khushi you have never seen him like that. But think about my perspective too. Until I find a suitable groom for you I can't relax. Mom and dad left you on my responsibility. Shyam is a very good guy. He will keep you happy always. My mind will be in peace..agree to this proposal for your bhai..".he caressed her cheek.".hhmmmm..."

Without waiting for her reply he went inside and ask shyam to come tomorrow with his family.

Flashback ends

"My mind and heart was on a battle arnavji.  I don't want to hurt my bhai and at the same time I don't want to lose you..I don't know what to do..

After a lot of confusion I finally decided to follow my heart. I decided to talk with shyam and makes him understand. But I didn't knew that this one decision of mine will change my entire fortune. ..makes me an orphan. .. "she said with a silent tear rolling down from her eyes making arnav's heart clench.