"Aakash lift her" Nk urged him calling doctor from his mobile meanwhile. Manohar dispersed the guests and send them to have dinner.

Aakash hurriedly lifted her. Arnav held her dangling arm in his hold like a kid "Di..."

Gupta's and other Raizada members followed them. Taking this an opportunity Shyam thought to escape from there but changed his plans thinking, it would confirm him as a culprit if he escapes from there.

So faking a tear strained face he followed them.

"What happened to my Raanisahiba?" With a feigned cry he held Anjali palms in his. Aakash who just laid her on bed braced himself to show Shyam his correct place.

But that just didn't happened instead taking everyone by surprise Shyam fell down with a thud. Arnav and Raizada's who had been hovering around Anjali snapped up at the sudden commotion around them.

Following Shyam horrifying vision they got astounded. Khushi was standing there breathing heavily. No one was in the state of mind to ponder over, how the petite girl pushed the muscular man down.

"Don't dare to come near her. You lost that right" She yelled pointing her index finger at him dangerously.

"Khushiji what's this? Raanisahiba is my wife, I have every right to come near her" He back answered through his gritted teeth controlling his bubbling anger.

Khushi rage increased "Husband. Do you even know the meaning of the word? You don't know Shyam Manohar Jha. Husband will not try to kill her wife, will not eye on another girl, will not cheat his loving wife"

Shyam stood up enraged and looked at other persons "Salesahib why are you silent? This girl keep throwing accusations at me and you're keeping silent. Naniji you too" He asked in disbelief perhaps having no idea of his truth was out.

"SHUT UP SHYAM MANOHAR JHA... SHUT YOUR DAMN MOUTH..." Arnav roared startling everyone. Mama and Mami came out of their shock while Shyam got his game was closed.

"Salesahib yeh..."

Before he could complete his sentence a vase landed on his chest tearing the fabric.

"How dare you? Doesn't Anjali di love was enough for you? What is lack in her which you're eyeing another girl?" Shouted an enraged Khushi who felt disgusted even to slap him with her hands. Shyam curled his fist in the displeasure of not being able to play the victim role.

"Hello hi bye bye.. what's happening in this house?"

"Chotte just send him out. Anjali betiya should not see his face ever in his life" Ordered nani.

As if waiting for this moment Arnav dragged him by his collar.

"Stop it Salesahib. You're doing wrong. Raanisahiba will search for me..."

Arnav pushed Shyam to the awaiting arms of bouncers. Shyam went crashed against them. The metal thing in their dress scratched his skin making blood ooze out from his skin.

"Never. She'll never search for you and I'll make sure of that. Take him" Arnav signalled and they dragged the protesting and shouting Shyam.

At the same doctor entered the house. Escorted her, the family members stood outside her room having heart in their mouth.

Khushi turned rigid as a warm palm clasped on hers. She doesn't need to look up to know who it was.

"She'll be fine. Doesn't I said she'll trust you? Her brothers are her strength. She'll come along soon" She assured pressing the sweating palm of his.

"Do you think so? Wouldn't she ask.. for him?" He asked in whisper.

"No.. we're here na, that's enough for her"

At the same time the door got opened and everyone run towards the doctor almost made her breathless.

"What happened to her? Why did she fainted?" Arnav and aakash question in unison while other nodded their head.

"There's nothing to worry. She fainted due to shock and I want to take some tests on her. The probability of her being pregnant is high as per the symptoms" Doctor announced creating a bittersweet emotion on their minds.

"Can we see her?"

Doctor nods paving way to all the family members while Nk escorted her.

Not making noise, the family sat on her bed surrounding her on all sides. Brothers sat on Anjali's either side whereas their partners sat beside them following by other members.

"Hello hi bye bye... When we was about to welcome a new member, the old member was shown bye bye.. All due to this Payal. The moment she stepped in this house she snatched the happiness of our daughter"

Tears brimmed in Payal eyes. She thought what Manorama said was correct. Khushi was about to support her sister and was interrupted by Aakash.

"Maa... Stop pointing her. It was not that Shyam started to cheat on di after Payal entered out home. Infact he was cheating us from years. Probably even before we came to know the existence of Gupta's. So don't ever point at her" Aakash warned earning a serene smile from Arnav.

Gupta's sighed in relief but it only lasted few seconds as Manorama came up with another taunt.

"It's not even an hour you got married. Already you started to back answer me. Hello hi bye bye... This Payal did black magic on my son"

"Shut up Manorama. Do you even realise what are you saying? Manohar tell her not to speak" Nani came forward supporting her new daughter in law who was crying silently. No bride would love to get taunted on her marriage day itself.

Manorama twisted her lips. A moan from Anjali alerted everyone.

"Di..." Arnav pressed her palms encouraging her to open her eyes.

She opened slowly and looked at others. Silent tears rolled down her cheeks. Removing her palms from Arnav hold, she guided it to her tummy and gave a dry laugh with a cry.

"I thought to give you all a surprise but you all gave me a shock"

Nani and Mami eyes teared seeing her sarcastic comment.

Khushi instantly looked at Arnav. 'This was the surprise she was talking about' Her eyes conveyed to Arnav. He blinked back his tears and placed his palm over Anjali.

"Everything will be alright di"

"How?" She whispered aimlessly and slowly turned towards him "Like us he/she too doesn't have honest, loving father. How ironic? Seems like devimaaiyaa love to snatch our happiness"

"Di..."

A chorus cry escaped seeing her turning inarticulate so much like ASR.

"You're so right chotte. There's no god. Everything was a lie, an illusion. We write our own destiny. See if I did not chose Shyam, my life would've been better, my child life would've been in better hands. I wrote with wrong pen and chose wrong path chotte"

Her voice turned emotionless sending chills down everyone spine.

"Di..."

With a sarcastic smile she raised her hands to move back her falling tendrils. Before she could touch it, her fingers grazed over her mangalsutra. Without second thought she pulled it harshly making the beads of mangalsutra to scatter over the place. Some of the beads hit on the persons beside her who flinched at the scene.

"Di... Don't be harsh on yourself" Whispered Arnav forcefully grabbing Anjali palms which are ready to wipe the Sindoor on her partition.

"You know, you're always right. Marriage is fake. It's just to flaunt on society. It's better to live in relationship than getting married with lot of dreams and rasams. Everyone given their blessings to me on my marriage. See everything was fake. Their blessings are fake...Their blessings didn't worked... But when the groom itself is fake then..."

"Di... Please stop it..."

Arnav helplessly cried trying to stop her from entering into darkness which swallowed him.

How irony? When he was ready to come out of his darkness, his sister was ready to plung herself into darkness.

None of the eyes were dry. There was no sign of wedding happened in that house.

"Betiya don't cry... We're here na.." Nani fondly caressed her cheeks.

"I always had small amount of anger on mamma for leaving us alone for the man who cheated her. But now I realise why she went herself towards the end.."

"DI STOP IT!!!" Arnav shouted before anyone could took time to react.

"Don't worry. I'll not leave you. I'll not do the mistake of mamma. I'll not leave my child as an orphan"

A smile small sneaked on her lips by the mere thought of her child.

Everyone sighed in relief. They felt a big burden lifted of from their chest hearing Anjali will not follow her mother path.