Early in the morning, the new best friends, Khushi and Mami were enjoying preparing breakfast together.

"Mami ji.." Khushi glanced at her "Can I ask you one thing?"

"Haan ask two!" Mami laughed.

Khushi giggled: Actually. Why do you hate Payal?

Mami frowned: She is very irritating, she does everything purposely for Akash bitwa to get angry on me.. So I only reply her back, showing her that he is my son first!

Khushi shook her head: This is wrong Mami ji! Tell me what Payal does wrong to you?

Mami stammered thinking: Woh.. She..haan..she..

"See you don't know! You just kept it in your mind that a mother in law and daughter in law are like enemies in which both kept fighting to get attention of the husband/son! It's typical and your friends must have advised you to make Payal's life a hell when she reaches here, they must have told you that Payal will be lazy, will distance yourself from Akash, Akash will stop giving his salary to you and will start giving it to Payal, Payal will start commanding you if you don't take any action. All this right? You just have it in your mind that Payal is bad, but deep inside you, you know she is not. But your ego doesn't let you start a healthy relationship with her. Why Mami ji? Did Nani treated you in the same way you're treating Payal? Don't think I'm lecturing you! It's up to you if you want to listen to me or

not.." Khushi said and left the kitchen with Arnav's black coffee and a plate with his sandwich.

Mami stood still thinking about her relationship with Payal since the day one she came to their life.

Khushi walked to table and placed the coffee and his sandwich on the table.

Arnav took the sandwich from the plate quickly.

"Are you getting late?" she asked.

"Yeah.." he nodded glancing at his wrist watch.

"Good morning Arniee.." Meera smiled and sat on a chair.

"Good morning Mad Girl.." he smirked glancing at her.

Khushi smiled: Good morning Meera..

Meera jaws dropped by hearing Khushi greeting her normally and not with a jealous tone.

Arnav smirked: Meera you kind of forgot your boyfriend is my best friend!

Meera pouted: Urgh I will kill Karan for spoiling my play! It was so fun seeing your wife jealous of us.. She looks so cute fuming in anger. Did you saw her cheeks and her nose all red yesterday? I thought she would kill me.. But it's good when a wife is jealous, it proves how much she loves and is possessive of you, my boy! (Meera patted Arnav's shoulders)

Arnav said sarcastically: Meera your boyfriend called me, he must be outside only. Go and meet him..

Meera giggled: Ok! I'm going..

Meera went running to meet Karan.

Khushi blushed clutching her duppata. Arnav looked at her sipping his coffee.

Rabba vee... Rabba vee..

"What happened? Don't think I'm in love with you.." Khushi sat on her chair.

Arnav didn't say anything this time, and shifted his attention back to his coffee.

Akash came downstairs sending a message for his wife.

"Good morning my Angel! Hope you slept well.." he clicked to send and smiled as his plannings to woo his wife back just started!

Mami served the tea for Akash and Mama.

"Where is Anjali?" Khushi asked not seeing her on the table.

"Must be in her room.." Akash said.

"HP call Di to have her breakfast.." Arnav ordered HP, who was passing by to keep the fresh vegetables he bought from the market in the kitchen.

Khushi stood up and took the bags from his hand, "Go and call Anjali, HP ji.. I will keep it in the kitchen.."

HP nodded and went to call Anjali. Some minutes later, he returned with a worried face.

"Malik.. " he said panicked.

"What?" Arnav raised his eyebrow.

"Anjali madam is not feeling well! She is weak now.. She told me she has fever and will not come downstairs.." HP said everything in one go.

Arnav worriedly rushed to his Di's room.

"Di.." he called her and sat on the bed beside her.

"Kya hua? You're not feeling well.. I'll call the doctor now.." he said caressing her forehead.

"Nahin Chote.. I'm fine, I just have fever.. I will sleep for a while then I will feel better..

Don't worry about me.." she smiled a little.

"Are you sure?" he asked with a worried tone.

"Hmm I'm sure it's just fever.. Chote can I ask you something?" she raised her hand to cup his face.

Arnav held her hand and kissed her palms nodding: Bolo Di..

"Will you forgive me for lying to you?" she cried.

Arnav looked at her, "You did wrong! Di what was the need to lie to me? I wouldn't refuse your relationship with Shyam.."

"I was scared Chote.. I was scared that you wouldn't accept him because he wasn't as rich as you would like and he is a middle class man.." she bit her lips.

"I wouldn't.. In fact I was surprised because I thought you wouldn't like him as he is not rich as you. But you proved me wrong.. I'm happy if you're Di.." he caressed her palms.

Anjali nodded: This means you forgive me?

Arnav nodded and kissed her forehead.

"Do you want me to stay with you today? I will cancel all my meetings.." he asked concerned for his sister's health.

"Nahin Chote! I told you that I will be fine.. You go to your office.." she smiled faintly. Arnav patted her cheeks: Did you take your medicines at least? Nahin na!

He gave her the medicine and water, then walked out of the room to go to his office.

Anjali smirked and sat on the bed leaning on the headboard.

"Are wah! Chote believed that I'm really sick.. I might be a good actress then.." she spitted out the medicine he gave to her.

Khushi watched all this behind the door, "Shii.. You faked sickness so that Arnav forgives you.. I never saw someone disgusting as you Anjali.."

While downstairs, in the living room Arnav was searching for Khushi.

"Mami where is Khushi?" he glanced at Mami drinking her tea.

"She went upstairs behind you bitwa.." Mami said.

"I think she is with Anjali now.." Mama looked at Arnav.

Arnav nodded: Okay! That's what I wanted to tell her to stay with Di.

Mama nodded: Don't worry beta. We will take care of Anjali..

Arnav took his bag and went outside the mansion with Akash.

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AR:

"Oh Baby I missed you.." Meera hugged Karan again smiling.

Arnav rolled his eyes and continued his orders to Aman.

"And yeah..take these love birds out of my office too.." Arnav eyed to them again.

Aman chuckled.

Karan pouted: You're very mean yaar..

Meera: What else? He didn't let me have my breakfast at home, I'm so famished Karan.. Let's go to the cafeteria and eat something..

Karan nodded and took Meera out of Arnav's cabin, followed by Aman.

Arnav shook his head at their craziness, and remembered about his crazy wife at home.

"Pagli.." he shook his head smiling and shifted his attention back to his laptop.

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Raizada mansion:

"Nahin HP.. Put that vase on the left side.." Khushi was ordering HP to reorganize the pots in Arnav's garden.

"Khushi madam, Malik likes this pot of flowers here.." HP stood confused whether to follow her orders or Arnav's.

"Acha..if he likes it, then let the pot there.." Khushi nodded.

HP left the pot on it's place, Khushi smiled thinking about Arnav.

"Laad governor.." she whispered shaking her head.

"Talking about Laad governor, should I tell him that Anjali is lying to him? Hey DM tell me na.. I'm so scared to see him hurt again! I don't want to see pain in his eyes again. Now that he talks normally with me, I don't this to end. If I tell him about Anjali, he will go back to his dead body mood..but I also can't see him being made a food by his sister.. I don't like it. He is really concerned for her and she is acting! What do I do?" Khushi cried staring at the sky..

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Night time:

Akash brushed his hands nervously, before knocking the door in Payal's house.

"I hope this goes well!" he thought praying to DM.

Payal's mother opened the door and found him praying with shut eyes.

She smiled, "Akash beta!"

Akash quickly opened his eyes and smiled embarrassed: Namaste Ma.. How are you?

Payal's mother blinked her eyes indicating she is fine, and caressed his hair, when he touched her feet to take blessings.

"Come in..Payal look who is here!" her mother shouted to grab attention of her daughter playing chess with her father and Rahul cheering for her.

Payal glanced at him surprised. Akash smiled at her and walked near her bringing the bouquet of roses he was hiding on his back to her.

"This is for you!" he said.

Payal's parents looked at each other smirking.

"Roses not bad ahn.." Rahul patted Akash's shoulders.

Payal took it from his hands, he brushed his hands on her purposely to grab her attention, as she was looking down while receiving it.

Sun mere humsafar

Kya tujhe itni si bhi khabar

Ki teri saansein chalti jidhar

Rahoonga bas wahi umr bhar

(Listen, O my co-traveler..

Do you have even a little bit of idea

That the way your breath moves

I'll be there, all my life)

Payal stared at him, he bit his lips.

"Beta join us for dinner.." her mother said smiling.

"Yeah sure Ma.." he said.

Payal blinked her eyes, her heart somewhere was satisfied when he accepted her mother invitation. Only she knows how much she denied her mother invitations, stating that he was work or was sick and couldn't come to dinner or lunch with them, when it was himself who denied because he didn't like to stay with her family, or Mami used to deny him going. Today seeing him accepting by his own, made her heart beat once again!

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Raizada mansion..

Arnav descended the stairs after freshening up, he went to the living room and sat with Mama who was watching TV with Meera.

"Is Di fine now?" he asked.

"Hmm. I think so, she is preparing the dinner now for everyone!" Mama said confused with Anjali's behavior.

"What? Didn't you all stopped her from doing so?" Arnav frowned.

"We did! But she insisted.." Meera replied.

Arnav walked to the kitchen, "Di stop this! Why are you working when you're sick?"

"I'm feeling better now Chote. And it's Khushi's orders so how can I refuse to the owner of this mansion?" she faked a smile.

"Khushi told you to do so!" Arnav looked at her.

Anjali nodded.

"Where is she?" Arnav asked.

"I don't know.." Anjali replied "But it's okay na Chote.. I'll just finish this and rest then.."

"Di..Di..Di.. I'm not calling her to scold her.. Just to clarify if you're telling the truth or not. Because if seen by the records of lying to me, you're much ahead of her.." Arnav rested his hands on his pockets.

"Chote are you believing in her and not me?" Anjali cried.

" You first ordered your friend to molest her, then you tried to burn her hand with coffee, and then you also lied to me that you have a boyfriend. This is just a small lie Di.. I'm sure you're capable of doing it.. And about her, a girl of fought for her dignity alone when you and your friends were enjoying the scene, a girl who is always trying to change our family even though we are nothing for her, she has her own life but what made her do that is a simple promise to an elder woman, who is already dead and she could easily not do that, but just claim her property and throw us out of here, a girl who left her anger on me and came running to give me my pen drive on time so that people don't think wrong about me even though I talked badly with her, a girl who is the owner of this property and mansion but still never used a penny for her own benefits, a girl who filled her own diary with my likes and dislikes! Which one should I trust Di?" Arnav asked standing face to face with Anjali.

Anjali didn't say anything, she avoid eye contact with him.

Arnav patted her cheeks, "I may melt sometime when it comes to you. But don't forget Di, this brother of yours stopped thinking by heart long ago.. "

Anjali looked at him gulping her saliva.

Khushi watched all this overwhelmed by the way Arnav defended her but when Arnav turned to her, she went running from there.

But she was late, he saw her duppata flying on air..

"Next time don't lie to me Di..I'm younger than you but you know very well that I'm no less than a father figure to you and you hold the place of Mumma in my life.. But these lies you think are small ones and won't harm anyone, are completely destroying our relationship.." he said and walked out of the kitchen.

Anjali fumed in anger, she threw the knife to the floor.

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Arshi room:

Khushi covered herself with her blanket and turned to his side, a little smile wasn't leaving her face today.

"Good night Arnav.." she said.

Arnav was watching TV, completely lost in his thoughts.

"Arnav.." she called him again, now she knows he is thinking about Anjali.

"Why does she lie to me?" Arnav whispered in a broken voice.

Khushi pulled her blanket away and went to sit with him on his bed.

"Why are you getting upset because of Anjali?" she pouted.

"Khushi she is my sister.." he glared at Khushi "Whatever she does, affects me.." "I know.." Khushi sighed.

"I promised to Mumma that I would take care of my sister like a princess.. Sometimes I wonder where did I fail? And why is everything changing between us!?" Arnav shrugged his shoulders.

"You didn't fail.. Maybe she isn't the same anymore.." Khushi whispered.

She opened his fist, and caressed his palms.

He stared at her, but didn't say anything for the time. He let her care on him and both kept silent after their little conversation. Only the sound coming from TV was being heard.