Next day..
Akash and Payal's room:

Payal hand over Akash's tie to him, who took it angrily from her hand, "Talk to your sister to respect our Di, otherwise consequences won't be good! Tell her to behave herself.."

Payal looked up to him, "But what has Khushi done? Di and Sheetal humiliated her and she didn't even reply, only Arnav ji stood up for her and not for Di, that's why you all are feeling something burning in your heart? If Arnav ji slapped Khushi for Di, then no one would have spoken a word!"

"What nonsense are you speaking Payal? Can't you see Khushi is separating Bhai from Di? Have you ever seen Bhai slapping Di let alone speaking rudely with her? Nahin na, but yesterday for Khushi he did.. He slapped Di!" Akash replied irked.

"Akash ji you're just seeing the fact that Arnav ji slapped Di, but didn't you ask yourself why he slapped Di?" Payal asked.

She took his suit from bed and gave it to him with a mocking chuckle, "But why am I even arguing with you? The man who cannot stand up for his wife, when his mother insults and humiliate her everytime will never understand what a man like Arnav ji did for his wife!"

Saying this she left the room leaving a highly irritated Akash behind.

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Arshi's room..

Arnav walked out of bathroom with a black shirt and track pants, making Khushi stare at him confusedly.

"Arnav ji aren't you going to office today?" Khushi asked adjusting the pillows on the bed.

"No.." he nodded sideways, "Before you ask me why, then listen.. I'm scared if I come back from office then I will find that Khushi who's been trying to keep herself  away from me from past few days.."

Khushi looked at him guiltily with moist eyes, she rushed to him and cupped his face, kissing his forehead: When you come back from office, you will find YOUR KHUSHI.. I promise you that Arnav ji..

"Still I'm staying here.. After what happened yesterday, I'm sure everyone here will be against you and will not leave any chance to taunt you and pamper Di.. I don't want you to feel alone.. I'm here for you.." he caressed her cheek with his fingers.

"You're so sweet, unfortunately not always!" Khushi pinched his cheek unable to contain herself from showing him how much he's sweet, not always though!

She pinched him again smiling brightly, "My Rasgullu!!"

"No.. Don't even start.. Laad governor is enough.. don't come up with new weird names for me.." he whined.

"But you can really go to office Arnav ji.. I can handle everyone here.." Khushi said getting serious.

"What do you think of yourself? You're Super Woman who can do anything without my help.." he walked forward and Khushi went backward smiling surprised with his reaction.

"I'm not Super Woman.. I'm Khushi Kumari Gupta Singh Raizada!" Khushi said proudly.

"Voh to tum ho.. (That you're)" he stopped walking and pulled her closer to him by her waist, "Aur hamesha raho gi.. Agar kis ne tumse yeh naam chin ne ki khoshish ki na toh thok dena sab ko,  ok? (And you will always be.. If anyone tries to snatch this name from you, then beat them up, ok?)

Khushi nodded her head obediently, "Should I beat them up like Salman Khan?"

"No, like Laxmi.." he said in serious tone.

"Arnav ji you're calling me a goat?" Khushi widened her eyes.

"The only difference between you and Laxmi is that she only talks in her meeh language while you can speak Hindi.. but both of you speak one entire day without a stop, have you noticed that?" he pressed his lips to suppress his smile as Khushi's expression was worth-watching now.

Khushi opened her mouth with big "O" shape, then looked at him with angry-sharp eyes, "Today you won't get any Rasgullu!"

"Koi baat nahin main tumhare sath itni gulu gulu karunga ki tumko patha bhi nahin chalega ki tumne kab mujhe Rasgullu diya tha.. (No problem, I will have so many sweet talks with you, that you won't even realize when did you give me kiss)" Arnav smirked.

"Haww.. You will get your Rasgullu from your wife, Laxmi!" Khushi pushed him away and went from there.

"What the.. Laxmi is not my wife and she is definitely not going to kiss me!" Arnav spoke horrified.

"You only said that the only difference between me and Laxmi is in our language, that means apart from language we are same, and that means if I'm Mrs. Raizada, then she's too!" Khushi took one step back and stood at the door grinning at him, then left their room.

"What the.." Arnav followed her downstairs, "Ok.. I take back my words Khushi.."

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They reached the dinning hall, where Nani was convincing an upset Anjali to eat something but she was denying everything given at her.

"Good that you came downstairs, I thought entire day you're going to stay with your wife in room!" Nani said sarcastically to Arnav.

"It's my house and I do what I want to.." Arnav said expressionless.

"Wow Bhai.. Looks like Khushi taught you how to disrespect elders now.." Akash said not liking how Arnav talked with Nani.

"Keep your mouth shut Akash.. First learn how to respect your wife, then come and talk with me.." Arnav glared at him.

Akash embarrassedly kept quiet and looked down at his plate.

Mami fumed in anger seeing her son being insulted by Arnav, "Hello hi bye bye.. What has my son done wrong? At least he did married Payal with everyone consent, while you forced Pathi Saree to marry you and no onez knew about this marriage.. Who respects his wife now?"

"Just to refresh your memory Mami, Arnav ji married me for second time with everyone's consent and participated in every ritual and marriage functions even though he doesn't believe in all this.. And he did this because he loves and respects me, my values, my beliefs, my wishes!" Khushi said angrily at Mami for accusing her husband just to defend her son.

"Look Sasuma.. She has learned how to reply to elders like this!" Mami widened her eyes in shock as she directioned her index finger to Khushi.

"Khushi you're crossing your limits, is this why we treated and considered you as family? So that you start creating fights in our family and separate us? I never thought you to be that kind of girls who want to destroy their family's happiness.. Didn't you parents taught you that daughter in laws are supposed to keep family united? And here you are trying to separate Chote and Anjali bitiya?" Nani scolded.

"Let her cross her limits.. She's my wife and not your slaves to keep quiet everytime and obey your words.." Arnav shouted angrily, "And weren't you all taught that daughter in laws are supposed to be treated like daughters in their sasural? But here Khushi and Payal are always blamed for everything that happens wrong, and Di is always pampered by each one of us!"

"That's not true.." Nani argued.

"Yeah right.." Arnav rolled his eyes and pulled the chair for Khushi signaling her to sit.

Khushi smiled and took her seat, then Arnav sat beside her.

Anjali stare at Arnav expecting him to apologize to her, to pamper her, to give all attention to her as he used to do earlier but his eyes were just on Khushi. His hand was adjusting a strand of Khushi's hair behind her ear, while she served his toast to him.

Seeing this scene, her eyes moistened on it's own and unable to watch those tears in their Princess's eyes, Nani spoke up: Chote don't you think you should apologize for what you did with Anjali bitiya yesterday?

"I should what?" Arnav turned his attention to Nani and said with no-nonsense tone.

"Hello hi bye bye.. Got hearing problemwa now Arnav bitwa?" Mami asked mockingly.

"Apologize to your sister.. You shouldn't have slapped her like that.." Nani said sternly.

"You should apologize when you regret for doing something, I don't regret slapping Di and if she hurts Khushi again then I won't mind slapping her again.." Arnav said gritting his teeth.

"See how much he changed Nani.. he doesn't care for me anymore.. Khushi is his everything now.. I'm nothing.. just a handicapped woman who lost her baby, her husband and now even her.. Chote.." Anjali stood up from chair and went running upstairs to her room.

"See what you did Chote.. We're supposed to keep Anjali bitiya happy always after the disaster that happened in her life.. and you're hurting her like this.. doctor already said that we should give attention to her, avoid remembering her about her past and keep her away from stressful situations.. And here.. because of Khushi, you're fighting with your sister.." Nani said.

"Then take her to Disney land where she will not come in touch with reality.. she will live in fantasy world thinking that just because she's handicapped she should be treated like a Princess and no one can scold her, she's always right and everything should happen according to her wishes, she will get a perfect Prince Charming named Shyam who loves her only, she will get a family whose attention is always on her and nothing can harm their Princess, they can harm daughters (Khushi and Payal) of others but never their Princess.. their Princess should never cry and never apologize even when she's damn wrong!" Arnav shouted angrily, "Come on, just grow up! Can't you all see we're making Di a weak and manipulative woman who wants nothing but attention of everyone and is highly dependent on me, on her good for nothing husband, on her family?"

"And Nani get it clear in your mind before trying to support your granddaughter always, Khushi is my wife and she has full rights on me, she's not snatching me from Di.. It's Di who has to accept that I'm married now and my priorities have surely changed, not my love for my sister just like her priorities changed when she married Shyam. Shyam was her world, her everything, her life so is Khushi for me. But Di is just not ready to accept this, that's why yesterday she went to Khushi's room with Sheetal and spoke hurtful words to Khushi, in fact they have been doing it from past few days so that Khushi distances herself from me.. In her selfishness of wanting all my attention to her, Di is trying to break my marriage and you all are supporting her!"

"And you're asking me to apologize to my sister for insulting my wife and trying to break my marriage?" Arnav asked sarcastically.

Nani kept quiet embarrassedly. Payal and NK had tears of happiness in their eyes after watching Arnav's love for Khushi.

Mami and Akash were just watching the scene silently.

Arnav stood up and went to his room. Khushi went to kitchen to make something special for him as he couldn't even have his breakfast properly.

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Anjali's room:

"What are you thinking Di?" Sheetal asked seeing Anjali lost in thoughts.

"How to send Khushi far away from our lives so that I get back my Chote.." Anjali said as tears slipped from her eyes, "Did you saw how he was unaffected by my tears today Sheetal? Did you hear he said he would slap me again if I hurt Khushi?"

Sheetal nodded her head.

"Now enough.. Khushi snatched my Chote from me, but I'm not going to keep quiet.. I will make sure Chote leaves her forever.. All these days she has been enjoying my Chote's attention na, now I will make sure Chote doesn't even spare a glance to her.." Anjali wiped away her tears determinedly.

"But what will you do Di?" Sheetal asked.

"Not only me, you too Sheetal.." Anjali said, "Till now everyone has been talking that Aarav is carbon copy of Chote and that makes Khushi's mood off.. Why don't you turn this in reality? Why don't you prove to Khushi that Aarav is indeed Chote's son? If that happens, then Chote will marry you and accept Aarav as his son and will kick Khushi out of our lives.." Anjali said.

"Wow Di what an idea!" Sheetal widened her eyes smiling, thinking, "Are wah.. This Anjali is indeed very cunning lady.. I came here with Aarav so that ASR feel pity on me that I'm single mother and give me work and money, but see what luck I got.. Wah Sheetal wah, you did good by becoming partners with this Anjali and help her in brainwashing Khushi and making her feel insecure of herself these days.. See now I've chance to be Mrs. Raizada.. Wow.. Sheetal Singh Raizada!"

"But how are we going to prove that Aarav is ASR's son Di?" Sheetal asked curiously.

"I will arrange for fake DNA reports, don't worry.. I've a doctor friend of mine who can do that quickly for us.." Anjali said.

"Then I will cry to everyone and act brilliantly sharing what happened between me and ASR during one party where he got drunk and we became one.. then I got pregnant of Aarav!" Sheetal smiled excitedly.

"Not everyone.. You will share this fake story to Khushi.." Anjali said.

"But why Di?" Sheetal frowned.

"Because she's the only one who's dumb and selfless here.. Once she believes that Aarav is Chote's son, she will not want Aarav to grow up without his father, so she will easily sacrifice her husband to you.." Anjali winked.

"You're too smart Di.." Sheetal praised her.

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Khushi was taking the tray filled with Arnav's favorite toast, fruits and few snacks and his orange juice upstairs.

Mami was coming from opposite side, and smirked to herself as she reached near Khushi and wanted to purposely bump with Khushi so that the tray falls off her hand.

But Khushi moved aside before Mami touched her, and Mami lost her balance and fell on the floor.

"Ahhhhhh.. hello hi bye bye.. My back!" Mami cried in pain.

"Ouch! Next time watch where you walk okay Mami ji.. I could even help you to get up but you see my hands are busy!" Khushi lifted the tray a little smiling, then went upstairs shaking her head in disbelief.

"Someone help me.. I'm dying here... Aaaahh.. this Pathi Saree will pay Manorama for this.. Aaaahh.." Mami shouted angrily staring at Khushi ascending the stairs.

Khushi reached in their room, she saw Arnav sitting on bed staring at nothing in particular, his not so expressive eyes were moistened. She thought to do something to make him feel better.

Closing the door of their room, she cleared her throat gaining his attention and walked to him.

"Khushi I don't want to eat anything.." Arnav said seeing her walking towards him with a tray.

"Shhh.." Khushi whispered seductively and took him by surprise by landing on his lap.

Arnav smirked letting her continue what she's doing.

Khushi wanted to cross her legs, but forgot which leg to cross over the other and end up spoiling all her act.

Arnav laughed heartily at her, Khushi pouted.

"You don't need to make efforts to seduce me Khushi.. One smile on your face is enough to make me lose my senses!" he brushed her hair gently.

"Meri smile kya shaarab hai jo app apne hosh ko bethe? (Is my smile alcohol that you end up losing your senses?)" Khushi frowned twisting her mouth unpleasantly.

"You have decided that whatever I speak you're going to take a wrong or bad meaning of it?" he asked sarcastically.

"Nahin.. app jab gulu gulu karengi mere sath tab galat matlab nahin nikha lungi aapke baat ka (No.. whenever you talk sweet with me, then I won't take a wrong meaning of your talks)" Khushi said chirpily.

"What was I doing now?" he face palmed.

"Shii.. meri cute si smile ko sharab se compare kiya hai aapne.. Yeh gulu gulu nahin, nasha hai nasha! (Yuck.. You compare my cute smile with alcohol.. That's not sweet talks, it's intoxication!)" She poked his chest as if scolding him.

"I don't know what's wrong with you today. First you compared me with Laxmi and now with alcohol.." Khushi complained.

"Laxmi ki tarah meeh meeh hi to kar rahi ho abhi (You're doing meeh meeh (talking non-stop) like Laxmi now..)" he said.

Khushi glared at him, "Eat now!"

"What will you if I don't?" he teased but took his toast taking a bite.

"I will put Laxmi to sleep beside you tonight.." Khushi warned.

"What the.." Arnav choked and started coughing. Khushi patted his back and gave him his juice, "Be careful.. Relax, I'm just kidding!"

Arnav glared at him sipping his juice. Khushi giggled.

"Hamein maaf kijiye..(Forgive me)" she said with moist eyes.

"Hey.." Arnav patted her cheek confused why suddenly she became serious, "Why are you apologizing? I'm not angry over this Khushi.."

"No I'm apologizing because I let our relationship fall weak by letting myself get influenced by Di and Sheetal's words and distancing myself from you.. I was about to give up of you but you didn't leave my hand even for a minute.. That means a lot to me Arnav ji.. I never thought that one day I would you see supporting me like this.. you don't know how much loved and protected I felt when you stood up for me against your family, when you believed in me over Di, when you cleared all insecurities I had of me yesterday, when you made me feel your wife! So I'm sorry for hurting you and thank you for being with me, for supporting and trusting me!" she said.

"I understand that was weak moment for you and I'm glad you opened up with me.. there's no need to apologize to me.. And our relationship is like this, when you fall weak, I will be your strength!" he pinched her cheek.

"And you fall weak, I will be your double strength!" Khushi circled her arms around his neck and pecked his lips two times in her chirpy way.

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It was evening,  Arnav was trying to rest, but since he has allergy to resting, something was itching in him not letting him take rest, he badly needed to Work! He sat on bed and grabbed his laptop, sighing in relief.

Khushi was downstairs in kitchen preparing the dinner with HP, when Anjali came in the kitchen, "You must be very happy na that Chote slapped me.. that's why you're cooking so many dishes for dinner to celebrate your victory! Disgusting woman.. chudail you're.. you only came to destroy our family.. first you destroyed my marriage and now you want to break the beautiful and strong relationship that I and Chote share.. I wish Chote divorces you soon You  witch illiterate middle class girl!"

Anjali raised her hand to slap Khushi, but Khushi held her hand angrily staring at her and twisted her hand behind her back, Anjali winced in pain but smirked slightly which went unnoticed by Khushi. 

"Your words doesn't affect me anymore Anjali Singh Raizada neither does this innocent face of yours! And yes I'm happy that Arnav ji slapped you.. but guess even his slap wasn't enough, now I think you've to go through a surgery in this empty brains of yours because there's surely something wrong in it.. First you thought I snatched that filthy Shyam from you, you really think I would go behind such a disgusting and womanizer husband of yours and now you think I'm snatching Arnav ji from you? He's my husband, he's mine! I've full rights on him, how on earth you thought I snatched him from you when he's mine already?.. Unfortunately I fell in your and Sheetal's trap these days and was on verge of losing my Arnav ji, but thankfully he opened my eyes.. I understood now what you and Sheetal were doing these days.. you both were trying to make me feel low and insecure of myself so that I distance myself from Arnav ji and you get his whole attention for you, how cheap woman you're.. Aren't you ashamed of yourself? You want everyone behind you na.. Then do one thing, become an actress.. you're sure great at that, every fan of yours will be behind you, you will get whole attention of the world 24/7 ok? Now please spare me and Arnav ji from your melodrama!" Khushi left her gritting her teeth.

"Khushi why are you doing this with me? Why are you thinking I just want Chote's attention on me? I came here to apologize to you and you're making me listen to all this nonsense.. and.. I just really came to apologize and this is what I got from you.. I never thought you would be so cruel like this Khushi.." Anjali sobbed but deep inside she was very happy as whole family was watching this scene of Khushi torturing her unknown to Khushi.
Anjali glanced at Arnav standing there watching the scene, she started crying more and rushed to him, hugging him tightly.

Khushi frowned confused, she turned back to see where Anjali went only to find whole family behind watching them.

"Chote I only came to apologize to her and look what she did to me.. she also called me an actress.. do you think I'm purposely doing all this?" Anjali raised hand showing the red mark.

"Khushi forgot to say.. Actress to tum aachi ho Di, but kabhi kabhi overacting karti ho (You're sure a great actress Di, but sometimes you do overacting)" Arnav said wiping the tears from her eyes, "Is this chopping onion's result?"

"Chote.." Anjali looked at him in disbelief.

"Bhai enough.. How much will you support Khushi? We all saw how she tortured Di in everyone's absence.." Akash said angrily.

"Enough.. I know what I'm speaking Akash!" Arnav glared at him, "Do you know who called me? Sheetal! If Sheetal saw Di getting tortured by Khushi as you all say, then why didn't she rushed to save Di first from Khushi? Why didn't she shout to get everyone's attention? Why did she waste time in coming upstairs to my room just to call me when you all were here downstairs? Because this scene was already scripted by Di and Sheetal.. that's why Sheetal didn't shout because they wanted me to catch this scene only where Khushi twisted Di's hand, but not what happened before that.." Arnav said.

"And I will tell what happened before that.." HP said sharing with family what Anjali said to Khushi.

"You're fired and I want you out of this house by tomorrow!" Arnav said angrily.

"Main Bhaiya? I just told the truth!" HP cried. 

"Not you, tumhe toh main double salary doonga ab (Now I will give you double salary)" Arnav said and HP squealed, "You, Miss Shit-al! Ma baap ne sahi naam diya tujhe (Your parents gave you a good name)"

Sheetal gulped staring at him, then nodded her head, "If that's what you want, then I leave from this house and AR, with my son.. We will manage to live with no food, no work and no home!"

Khushi just rolled her eyes, "Another actress in the making!"

"Yeah that's what I want.. That's what I wanted from past one month you've been staying here.. You're such an unwanted guest I tell you.." Arnav said walking towards her.

Sheetal took one step back. Arnav pointed his index finger to her, "And I will make sure to make you feel the pain Khushi has gone through these days because of you!"

Sheetal looked at him frightened, she wondered what he had planned for her.

Anjali was nervously thinking how to escape from this situation as Arnav caught her lie. How's she going to explain this now?

"Thinking for a solution?" Arnav appeared suddenly in front of her making her gasp.

She looked here and there, then held her head closing her eyes trying to faint!

Arnav held her by shoulder, smiling: Oye oye.. HP zara paani lekar aa (HP bring a glass of water)

"Iski zaroorat hai? (Is it needed?)" HP asked as he clearly saw that Anjali was acting.

Arnav chuckled, "Your sense of humor is improving HP!"

Anjali gulped then decided to emotional blackmail Arnav as it was last thing left to do, "Chote.. You're so changed now.."

Arnav turned serious, he slapped her again making everyone gasp in shock.

"I'm changed? Have you looked at yourself? You've turned yourself into a cunning woman who doesn't mind to stop so low for your selfish reasons!" Arnav shouted, "Maine toh kabhi socha hi nahin tum itna niche ghir sakti ho Di (I never thought you could stop so low Di). What are you doing this? Why you turned yourself into this disgusting woman? Are you jealous of Khushi?"

Anjali looked at him with her eyes red due to crying, "Haan.. I'm very jealous of Khushi.. because she has everything that is dear to me.. first my husband lost his heart to her making me feel like I'm useless, handicapped and not worth to be anyone's wife.. then you fell in love with her and completely forgot about me.. earlier you used to do everything in your hand to make a smile appear on my face, you only lived for me.. And now you don't even spare a glance at me.. All you want everyday and everytime is Khushi.. if Khushi doesn't have breakfast, you also don't eat.. but if I don't have breakfast, still you're having yours peacefully with Khushi.. If Khushi falls sick, you stay whole night awake taking care of her, if I fall sick you send Nani or Mami to take care of me, if Khushi wants to go shopping then you go with her, if I want then take driver,  NK, Akash with you.. If Khushi wants is upset, you enter in kitchen and cook jalebis for her, if I'm upset you just console me for few minutes and then leave me.. If Khushi tells you to not go to office, you listen to her.. but if I tell you, then no Di I have lot of work.. if Khushi wants to go to any wedding, then you design her outfits and when I go to any wedding, you ask me to go shopping.. If Khushi wants to watch Hindi movies, then you accept.. If I want to watch, the movie is boring, useless and not worth your time.. For Khushi you accepted to marry with all ritual and functions when you don't even believe in it, and for me you're not even ready to participate in a puja.. For her you always do everything, and for me not.. but it wasn't like this, earlier you used to do everything for me!"

Khushi was shocked at Anjali's outburst, she didn't knew Anjali noticed every act and gesture of Arnav towards her and kept comparing this with Arnav does for Anjali.

"She's my wife dammit.." Arnav shouted pissed off, he couldn't believe what he was hearing now, "I will do all this you mentioned and even more if possible to make her happy and I will never stop loving and caring for her because you can't stand this! I suggest you move out of this house if you're not able to watch my love for Khushi.."

Arnav walked away from there and went to his room. Khushi followed him as she knows he is surely going to break things in their room and hurt himself in anger.

Anjali was left with open mouth at her brother's reaction when she expressed her feelings to him, she looked at Nani: Nani did you hear what he said? Chote is asking me to leave this house..

"Anjali bitiya.. You didn't do right also.. What is this? I never thought you could stop so low.. All this while I've been on your side, but you disappointed me.. How you can act like this? How could you fill Khushi's brain insecurities about herself so that she leaves Chote? How can you feel jealous about the relationship your brother shares with his wife? Arnav bitwa isn't entitled to live only for you, he also has his life, his wife and soon he's going to have babies with Khushi.. Then what will you do? Plan disgustingly like this to hurt your nephew/niece? Feel jealous of your brother's babies too?" Nani said disappointedly as she realized how wrong she was in judging Khushi before knowing the full story.

"Hello hi bye bye.. Anjali bitiya you're watching lot of TV serials to plan something like this.. And Sheetal bitiya how did you ran so fast to call Arnav bitwa and reach at that exact moment Pathi Saree was torturingwa Anjali bitiya.. Very cunningwa musht say!" Mami chuckled still in shock to believe a daily soap scene just happened in their home.

Sheetal just smiled embarrassed while Anjali was looking down not having courage to look into Nani's eyes. Nani left from there upset, Mami followed her. Akash looked at Payal guiltily, Payal just shook her head sighing, "Thank God Arnav ji trusted Khushi over your sister!"

She went from there and Akash followed her to apologize for his behavior as he was blind in his love for his sister.

HP stare at Anjali and Sheetal suspiciously. Anjali and Sheetal noticed him and left from there also to Anjali's room. 

"Di what are we going to do now? Our plan flopped!" Sheetal cried, "And ASR already ousted me from this house.."

"Our second plan didn't flop yet Sheetal.. You forgot we still have Aarav who can save us!" Anjali said.

"Di are you sure about this?" Sheetal asked.

"Reports can't lie Sheetal.. Chote might or not forgive me, but I'm not going to let Khushi win from me.. She also have to taste how it's to live without your husband!" Anjali said gritting her teeth with revengeful eyes.