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After having dinner, Vidhya left to her room with her mood spoilt because of Arnav who yelled and insulted her at the dining room.

Akash stayed with Arnav in the living room watching TV while Arvind was in his study room talking with his PA about some business issues.

"Akash go upstairs to your room. I need to talk with Dad alone," Arnav said in serious tone.

Akash frowned upon hearing that, "No! I'm not going anywhere. I'll stay with you only."

"Akash," Arnav glared at him, "Go to your room now," he said sternly.

"Nahi.. I promised Khushi bhabhi that I would keep a watch on her Teddy Bear when he would be in Sheesh Mahal," Akash said firm on his decision.

"Dekho Akki.." he softened his tone, trying to convince his brother to listen to him, "If you stay here with me, Dad won't open his mouth nor give me a hint of Vihaan's whereabouts. I know you and Khushi are worried for me, but please let me handle this my way."

Akash looked at him, not sure whether to listen to him or not, "But.."

"Akki go upstairs," Arnav said with a tone that Akash understood that was the end of the conversation. Unwillingly he got up from the couch and walked to leave to his room, stopping on his way to look again at Arnav who blinked his eyes assuringly, he sighed and went from there, sending another message to Khushi to inform her what was happening there at the moment.

After few minutes of waiting, Arvind finally came downstairs to the living room. He smiled at Arnav and took a seat on the opposite couch, "You're  still here beta.. I thought you would disappear like you always do. After you came back from London, you never find time to spend with your family." 

Arnav didn't reply to him, just stare at him expressionlessly.

"Ab aise toh mat dekho.. Robot ho kya? (Now don't look at me like this.. Are you a robot?)" Arvind chuckled mockingly.

"Kash hota (I wish I was).. If I was a heartless robot, I would have punished you mercilessly for separating me from my mother then.. Nahi hun na (I'm not).. that's why I think you're the King of this city, you're my father, you're Akash's father, you're my step mom's husband before doing anything that could destroy you," Arnav replied coldly.

"My Prince Arnav let me clear one thing to you. I didn't separate you from your mother. What happened is we got divorced, I loved you more than she loved you and as a result of my immense love for you, I won your custody Arnav. I fought for you my child.. and God blessed me with victory. That's it," Arvind said, "Now let's stop talking about the past because no matter how much explain things to you, you're one stubborn guy like me.. You still consider me as a villain of your life."

"Tell me, which movie you're watching?" Arvind asked, as he relaxed on the couch, glancing at the TV screen.

"Ek Villain!"

Arvind smirked as he understood Arnav was taking a dig at him.

"I'm not into movies now. Let's watch some sports channel," said Arvind taking the remote from the center table and changed the channel to his favorite one.

Arnav kept quiet for few minutes, observing Arvind's body language. He seemed relaxed, unusually in a good mood, humming songs which was signal that something was going in his mind.

Arvind turned his face to Arnav smiling, "Do you want a drink? We're together today.. let's enjoy this rare moment in my life."

"Why are you doing this?" Arnav asked directly, looking into his father's eyes.

Arvind shrugged with a confused smile, "What?"

"Stop feigning innocence! Why are you playing games behind my back? If you've guts, then face me.. I'm here!" Arnav said challenging him, "No one could have stopped me from reaching Vihaan, no matter where he was hiding. If I haven't been able to find him so far, it's because he's under your protection. So tell me, why are you poking your nose into my affairs now?"

"Looks like the boarding school I sent you in past didn't taught you how to respect elders. Is this the way to talk with your father?" Arvind asked, raising his eyebrows with mocking smirk.

"They taught to respect people who deserve it!" Arnav shrugged, "And if you're done beating around the bush, can we go straight to the point now?"

Arvind smirked at him, "You really are my son. You got it right.. that guy, Vihaan is with me. And now you want to know why I took him before you could reach him, right? The answer is simple. I am doing this as a father for your sake and to guide you on the right path and also to punish you for past acts that cost me my friendship and partnership with Rahul."

"Where am I going wrong that you think I need your guidance?" Arnav looked at him questioningly.

"Ah you fell in love with someone who's not of your class. You're in live in relationship with someone who deserves to be a maid in your house," Arvind said giving him a look of disapproval.

Arnav clutched his fist, trying to control himself and his anger rising at every word coming out of Arvind's mouth.

"I didn't gave you any right to interfere in my personal life," Arnav gritted his teeth, glaring at him.

"You're repeating the same mistake I committed by getting married to your mother.. a middle class woman! If I had kept her as my maid-"

Arvind couldn't complete his sentence as the next second he found Arnav in front of him, who grabbed his shirt collar aggressively forcing him to get up from his seat.

"DON'T YOU DARE SPEAK A WORD AGAINST MA AND KHUSHI.. I WILL FORGET I SHARE A RELATIONSHIP WITH YOU," Arnav screamed at the top of his lungs, shaking Arvind aggressively by holding his collar in his tight grip, his furious eyes turning red making Arvind look at his son's form in bewilderment as he didn't expect Arnav to lose control and attack him like this.

Vidhya and Akash came running downstairs as they heard the loud scream sounds. Vidhya rushed to her husband while Akash tried to separate both.

"Bhai please calm down.." Akash whispered to Arnav, removing his hands from Arvind's collar.

Arnav left him harshly, glowering at his father, causing Arvind to stumble a little as he came out of his shock.

"How dare you get physical with me Arnav?" Arvind yelled at him angrily while adjusting his shirt collars.

Vidhya was shocked to hear that, "What?! This man has crossed his limits today.. This is your fault too Arvind.. you pampered him way too much, you let him misbehave with you.. and see now, he's getting violent with you now."

"Yes, it's my fault only Vidhya.."

Akash was patting Arnav's back, trying to calm him down, "Do you want water bhai?"

Arnav shook his head, shutting his eyes momentarily to control his emotions.

"He doesn't need water.. he needs fresh air.. Go out and get some fresh air to think properly where you'll find your girlfriend's ex fiance.. because by attacking me like this, you won't get any information. Do you get that? Now I'll show you with whom you're messing up with.. Beta, I'm your father! You'll never be able to reach Vihaan.. I kept him in a place where you'll never be able to get him, even if you want to," Arvind said angrily at Arnav.

Arnav glared at him before walking to leave from there. Akash followed him but Arnav asked him to go back the place as he needed sometime alone now.

Vidhya stayed with Arvind, made him sit on the couch and ordered the servant to bring water for him.

"I just can't believe this.. he pulled me by my collar as if I'm a dog, not his father," Arvind explained to Vidhya who was equally shocked by listening to Arnav's deeds.

"You need to teach him a lesson now Arvind," Vidhya said.

"Don't worry darling.. His punishment is awaiting him now. I've everything planned perfectly and till now, everything is going according to my plans only. Even now that he left from here, he'll find a surprise on his way."

Vidhya smirking victoriously, "Now that's my husband. I can't wait to see this spoilt brat getting punished for insulting me."

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While walking towards the palace gate, Arnav was constantly thinking about the conversation he had with Arvind. His last words were ringing in Arnav's mind continuously.

You'll never be able to reach Vihaan.. I kept him in a place where you'll never be able to get him, even if you want to.

Flashback..

17 year old Arnav was waiting in the car for his father to visit some of his guests staying at his guest house. He was getting impatient to wait in the car, so decided to get down the car and take a look at his father's guest house, a place he had never visited before.

When he reached the huge gate, many security guards blocked his entry, he saw one of them making a call and then his father appeared in front of him with a questioning look, "Where do you think you're going?"

"I was getting bored.." Arnav replied shrugging.

"Then go and tell the driver you want to go back to the palace if you can't wait in the car. I'll take some more time here," Arvind said in stern no-nonsense tone.

Arnav nodded, "Fine.. but I want to use the washroom first."

"Tell the driver to stop at a nearby hotel or restaurant so you can use the washroom," Arvind said.

"And why can't I use it here? Isn't this a guest house?"

"Don't ask me questions Arnav. This is a no entry place for a kid like you," Arvind glared at him. 

Arnav looked at him suspiciously before leaving from there to the car.

Flashback ends.

"High security for a guest house. No entry place for me. A place where I'll never be able to reach, even if I want to.. that's it, he kept Vihaan in his guest house," Arnav muttered to himself, finally able to solve the puzzle.

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"Why don't tell us where you kept Vihaan? Why are you doing this with bhai?" Akash joined his parents in the living room, looking angrily at his father.

"Akash, I'm going to clip those wings you're using to fly high these days thinking you might start misbehaving with me as your brother, do you understand?" Arvind glared at him.

"It's not his fault.. It's Arnav who keeps influencing our son against us," Vidhya immediately jumped in the conversation to protect her son, she angrily gestured Akash to go to his room before Arvind loses his cool with him.

"Bhai didn't do anything.. he's not a bad person like you keep portraying him to be," Akash frowned and went back to his room.

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While driving back home, the driver suddenly stopped the car in a deserted road. Arnav looked ahead to ask what happened only to find his bodyguards pointing their guns towards him, "Don't move.. otherwise we'll shoot!"

One of his bodyguards tied his eyes with a piece of cloth quickly, and then his hands with a rope. The other took his phone, wallet and smartwatch from his wrist.

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Arnav's Farm House

Khushi was in their room, staring at the dark sky night filled with bright stars, "Please keep Arnav safe.. wherever he is, he should be fine.. Amma and Babu ji, you both are watching him na for me.. please be with him. I hope nothing bad happens to him. He's my family now.. no one should harm him Amma and Babu ji.. I love him a lot.. I can't lose him."

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Guest House

Arnav was dragged by the Arvind's men to a room in the guest house. They made him sit on a chair and tied his arms with the rope around the chair. Then left from there closing the door behind.

He stayed for some thirty minutes in silence, but he could hear some sounds as if someone was taking a shower and he wasn't the only person present in the room.

Confirming his guess, the second person walked out of the bathroom and started laughing.

By hearing that laugh sound, he already guessed who the person was.

"Oh my God.. Look who's here!" Vihaan laughed, walking around Arnav's chair, "Arnav.. Oh sorry.. Prince Arnav Singh Raizada!"

"I can't believe this.. Who dared to kidnapped you?" Vihaan asked acting like he was shocked, then he started smiling mockingly, "I think I know who kidnapped you.. he's the same person who brought me here and protected me from you.. and he was indeed right.. he is way more powerful than you Prince Arnav.. I mean look at you.. the person who almost took my life is sitting here with tied arms, helpless now.. you can't do anything to save yourself first, then how will you harm me now? Your father was so right.. you're nothing in front of him."

Arnav clenched his jaws and clutched his fist.

"Oh please don't get angry.. because you can't do anything to me now like you did that night.. I wanted to celebrate my suhag raat with Anjali but you came at the wrong time and spoiled my plans," Vihaan said, "But it's okay.. now it's my time to revenge for everything you did to me.. you made me lose the woman I truly loved, you made me miss my marriage with Khushi, you made slip into coma.. you destroyed my life, so it's all fair if I do the same with you, right?.. I heard you fell in love with my Khushi, haina? What a pity.. you'll never be able to get her in your life now the same way I'll never be able to get married to Anjali.. It's time for revenge Prince Arnav Singh Raizada!"  Vihaan laughed devilishly.

He started humming Mehndi Laga Ke Rakhna song happily while walking towards the bed, taking a sherwani to wear. Changing into the sherwani, he sprayed cologne on himself and combed his hair smilingly.

Then walked back to Arnav's chair facing him, "Why are you so quiet now Prince Arnav?.. I know.. I know.. You're worried na? You're thinking what I'm going to do now, right? Let me just end the mystery to you before leaving from here."

"So tonight Khushi and I are getting married!" Vihaan shared this excitedly to Arnav, "You spoiled my suhagraat with Anjali that time.. but this time you won't be able to do anything as you're tied here.. no one will stop from consu- aaaaaahhhhhhhh!"

Vihaan fell on the floor, curling himself as he screamed in pain and placed his hands in between his legs after getting kicked in the nuts by Arnav.

"If you even lay a finger on MY Khushi, then be assured that I'll kill you Vihaan.. no one will able to protect you, not even my father.. take this as just a trailer of what I can do to you if you harm my life."

He kept screaming for help and crying painfully and that's when Arvind and his men reached in the room.

"What happened here?" Arvind asked frowning.

"Your son.. ahh.. he almost killed me," Vihaan replied, still in curled position on the floor.

"Serves you right for wasting time here like a fool instead of executing the next step of our plan.. We only have this night to do everything, I can't keep Arnav here for long time," Arvind looked at Vihaan angrily, then gestured his bodyguards to help him stand.

Arnav chuckled mockingly hearing that, "So you got me kidnapped to execute this plan of yours. Such a cowardly move.. Are you scared to attack me directly?" 

"It's not a cowardly move dear son. It's a mastermind move, without the brain, I mean You there.. I can easily gain access to that bunch of fools staying in your farm house, specifically that girl Khushi.. just like last time when you were not present, I threatened to kill Vihaan and her family and managed to convince her to withdraw the complaint she made against you in this police station. The same way, tonight she'll fall in my trap and I'll send these two far away from your life. And that my son.. will be a lesson for you to first, never mess up with your father... second, never involved yourself with third class women in your life, you're the Prince of Lucknow, you should think about your image and reputation first and last but not the least, I was the one and I'm still the one who will take the important decisions of your life. Do you get that?" Arvind said, patting Arnav's cheek.

Arnav turned his face away, clutching his fist angrily.

Vihaan smirked seeing Arnav this much helpless, he was much relaxed seeing that this situation was not in Arnav's favour but his father, which means his life is safe and he can enjoy the revenge plan without having to be worried about being caught.

Arvind signaled Vihaan to leave, "Go now.. and do everything as we had planned."

Vihaan nodded his head, "Yes sir."

Before leaving, he looked at Arnav with a devil smirk, "Bye Prince Arnav.. I'm going to make Khushi mine."

"Sherni hai voh.. She'll devour you alive."

"Khushi and Sherni! You must be kidding.. that girl is an emotional fool, easily gets manipulated by people," Vihaan shook his head.

"Lionesses are smaller but more agile than males and they use teamwork to bring an animal down. By the time you'll understand what Khushi is, she would have attacked you as her prey."

Vihaan, Arvind and his men started laughing at him.

"Vihaan you go now and face this Sherni.. while I'll stay here with my son listening stories about this Sherni's greatness. Now I'm curious to know what's so special about this girl that she impressed my son like this," Arvind smiled, taking another chair to sit opposite to Arnav.

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While in the car, Vihaan called Khushi with a menacing smile playing on his lips, "Hi baby.. Guess who's talking to you? See how much your DM loves me, she gave me a second chance in life to reunite with you. Come to my workplace, I'm eagerly waiting to see you. And if you don't reach there in 30 minutes, then your elder sister, Payal will suffer the consequences of your delay baby.. You wouldn't want anything bad to happen to Payal right? So come soon.. I'll be waiting for you.. and yes, wear a red saree.. I'm planning a surprise for you.. AR brand ki red saree okay.. don't forget."

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Khushi reached at the steel mill where Vihaan and Anjali worked, she looked at her surroundings, observing the place, the same place the incident that changed their lives completely. She closed her eyes tightly, praying in silence before approaching the entrance of the factory, where Arvind's men stopped her on the way, they looked around first and asked her if she came alone. Khushi nodded her head, "I'm alone.. no one is with me."

The men nodded their heads, letting her walk in and continued to guard the place, pacing around it with their weapons. 

As soon as Payal saw Khushi walking in the factory, she started wriggling on her chair and making sounds, sobbing continuously.

That caught Vihaan's attention who turned to face Khushi, the smile on his face got replaced with a frown, "What are you wearing? I told you to wear red saree Khushi!"

Khushi clutched Arnav's shirt near her chest that she was wearing, "My man's clothes. The only person who has rights on me. I would never wear something of your choice."

"Do takke ki ladki ho tum (You're a cheap woman).. Disgusting.. You didn't even took time to fall in love with another man after I slipped into coma. Was this your love for me?" Vihaan shouted, looking at her dressed in Arnav's clothes digustingly.

"I feel disgusted of myself when I realize I fell in love with filthy pig like you," Khushi gave it back to him, furiously gazing at him, "You're a cheap and disgusting man, not me.. You used Riya for physical intimacy, you wanted to force yourself on Anjali and you tried to used me to forget Anjali, you fooled me with your innocent, good and traditional man image."

"Waah.. you know everything already," Vihaan raised his eyebrows surprised, "Let me guess.. Arnav ne bataya hoga (Arnav must have told you)."

"Yes, he's honest and trustworthy person unlike you."

Vihaan pouted, "Aww! But guess what baby.. Prince Arnav was a part of your fairytale, but fairytale don't happen in real life.. in real life, your fate has been written with a filthy pig like me only. That's why I asked you to wear red saree today because it's our marriage Khushi.. look the priest here, the groom is here.. and now, you the bride also reached. This time I wanted to make it different with you, this is the same place I wanted to celebrate my suhag raat with Anjali, but I think DM punished me through Prince Arnav for trying to consummate before getting married. So this time, I decided that our suhag raat will happen after our wedding ceremony. Unfortunately you didn't wear the red saree, but I'm sure the clothes you're wearing belong to AR brand.. that's enough!"

Khushi looked at him disgusted while Payal cried realizing all this while Khushi was right about Vihaan and they never believed in her.

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Will Khushi be able to save herself and Payal? 😬😬

What will Arnav do now?? 🤔🤔

Will meet you in the next chapter 😜😜

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