As the Luthra's arrived at the Hotel they saw Shrishti adding the finishing touches to the banquet hall.

"Shrishti tu abhi tak taiyaar nahi huwi?" Rakhee asked causing Shrishti to turn towards the entrance.

"Are aap log aa gaye" Shrishti acknowledged. She moved closer to take blessing from the elders before hugging Kritika and finally Preeta. "Di! I missed you so much" she squealed hugging her sister. Preeta smiled and hugged her back.

"Diiii aaj na aap ko itna miss kiya itna miss kiya ke poocho hi mat. Mein na app ko chura ke ghar le jaungi!" she continued causing Karan to subconsciously step closer to Preeta. "Ahhhh, Maa!" she shouted as Sarla came and grabbed her ear "Maa chodo, dard horaha hai. Di bachao mujhe iss Hitlar Mama se".

"Chup, aisa kaun kehta hai" Preeta scolded. Sarla smiled and letting go of Shrishti's ear turned to Preeta and hugged her.

"Meri bachi, botot pyari lag rahi hai"

"Aur meine" Karan asked drawing Sarla's attention to himself.

"App bhi bohot aache lag rahe hai" Karan reached down to take Sarla's blessing only for her to stop him. "Are betaji yeh aap kya kar rahe hai, humare yaha damad pair nani choote" she said

"Lekin bete toh choo sakte hai na?" he smiled causing Sarla to tear up

"Yeh aap..."

"App nahi 'tum', app aapne iss bete ko ashirvad nahi dengi?" she placed her hand on his head as he proceeded to touch her feet.

"Jeete rahiye, bhagvaan aap ki har chaahat puri kare" she blessed. Karan straighten and looked at Sarla seriously.

"Mujhe yeh ashivaad nahi chaahiye!" he said causing everyone to look at him in shock.

"Karan puttar yeh tu kya kahe raha hai?" Rakhee asked

"Ha Mom mujhe yeh wala ashivaad nahi chaahiye, mujhe toh woh filmo mein dete hai nah 'Sadda suhagna raho' and all, yeh wala chaahiye" he said looking at Preeta. She gasped and looked at him wide eyed as he winked at her. Rakhee and Sarla laughed.

"Puttarji yeh ashirvaad toh larkiyo ko dete hai toh Sarlaji tumhe kaise de sakti hai?" Rakhee said

"Mom... agar Sarla Maa mujhe nahi de sakti hai toh iss baajarbatti ko toh de sakti hai. Sarla maa aap jaldi se isse ashirvaad de digiye ta ki hum dono ko koi altu faltu log alag na kar sake". He said the last bit while glaring at Mahira who deliberately wore the same colour sari as Preeta. He then turned to Preeta and tugging her arm pushed her towards Sarla "Tum kyun khari ho? Jaldi jaldi ashirvaad le lo!"

Before Preeta could say anything Rakhee spoke

"Yeh tu sahi kahe raha hai, Sarlaji aap in dono ko ek saath ashivaad dijiye ta ke mere bete aur bahu ko kisi ki buri nazaar na lage".

Sarla smiled and nodded and as she turned to Preeta who looked at Karan before the both of them took Sarla's blessings together. Sarla placed her hand on their head and blessed them wholeheartedly.

"Bhagvaan tum dono ko hamesha saath rake, duniya ki har khushi de aur jo bhi buraiyi tum dono ko alag karna chaahe unhe iss tarha torde ke phir kabhi woh tum dono ke paas aane ki himmat na kare".

"Sarla Maa..." Karan whined as he and Preeta righted themselves.

"Ha betaji" she smiled at his childishness and placed her hand on Preeta's cheek "Saada suhagan raho, aur hamesha Karan ke saath raho. Aur bhagvaan kare ke aagle saal tum dono aapni wedding anniversary mere pote ya potee ke saath manao" Preeta blushed and hid herself in Sarla's embrace while Karan grinned.

"Hi me marjaavan Sarla Maa, kya solid ashirvaad diya hai!" Karan acted like he would faint of happiness.

"Draamebaaz kahi ka" Preeta whispered under her breath. The family laughed while Ramona, Sherlyn and Kareena rolled their eyes. Mahira clenched her fists in anger but kept calm by telling herself that by the end of the night Karan would be hers.

"This is not fair Maa saara pyaar di ke liye mere liye kuch nahi!" Shrishti pouted seeing Sarla still embracing Preeta.

"Ha toh?" Preeta looked at Shrishti "Mein Maa ki aapni beti hoon tu toh unhe mandir ke bahaar mili thi toh obviously woh mujhe zayda pyaar karegi" she laughed hugging Sarla some more.

"Diiii" Shrishti whined

Sarla laughed "Aaja tu bhi" as Shrishti moved to hug her from the opposite side the sisters reached around to hug one another as well.

"Appni Di se toh mil li, aapne Jiju se nahi milegi?" Karan asked not missing the fact that Shrishti hadn't really spoken to him directly since the kidnapping incident. Seeing his hopeful eyes was beginning to melt the anger she held in her heart but her mind was constantly holding her back. She looked at her sister who subtlety placed a hand on her arm.

Preeta had felt a pinch in her heart upon seeing the hope of being forgiven by his 'number one fan' dwindling in her Bajaarbattu's eyes and instantly come to his aid. Seeing the request written clearly in her eyes Shrishti blinked at Preeta reassuring her that she knew what her sisters heart was asking for. She turned back to Karan who had missed the exchange between the sisters while looking at the pattern on the polished floor in a hopeless gesture.

"Mere Jiju ne abhi tak mujhe neg nahi diya hai toh mein unse naaraz hoon" she said trying to keep her tone light. Karan looked up to confirm that Shrishti had actually spoken and seeing her smiling a tear rolled down his cheek. Shrishti moved closer to him and extended her hand,

"Mera neg?" she asked

"Jo tu mange" he replied placing one hand in hers and using the other to wipe his eyes.

"Shochlo Jiju yeh promise aap ko bohot mahenga par sakta hai" she teased

"Teri khushi se mahenga toh nahi hoga na? Bol kya chaahiye?"

Shrishti looked at Preeta sensing the seriousness in Karan's ever childish nature before turning back to him "Tho theek hai Jiju mujhe meri Di ki khushi chaahiye, mein chaahti hoon ke aap meri Di ko hamesha khush rakhenge aur unpe hamesha trust karenge. Mujhe yeh promise chaahiye ke app meri Di pe hamesha trust karenge aur koi altu faltu insaan ke kahene par aap unhe hurt nahi karenge!" she said the last part glaring at Mahira and Sherlyn who were standing towards the back of the group.

Karan didn't need to turn around to see who Shrishti was looking at nor did he hesitate to reply,

"Meri life mein hamesha Mom aur Rishabh saabse zaada important rahe hai..." he said slightly glancing at the duo "... toh mein Mom aur Rishabh ki kaasam kaha ke kaheta hoon ke mein Preeta ko hamesha khush rakhunga aur khudse zayda usspe trust karunga. Aur bhagvaan bhi aake mujhe yeh kahe ke Preeta galat hai tab bhi mein Preeta pe hi vishvaas karunga!" he declared.

Shrishti smiled wholeheartedly and in her excitement jumped onto Karan wrapping her arms around him.

"Love you Karna Sir!" she squealed. Preeta who had become emotional at the exchanged gapped seeing her sister in her husbands arms and instantly moved to depart them causing Shrishti to tease her for being jealous.

As the banter continued Roo who had been standing with Dadi stepped closer to Shrishti who stopped laughing seeing her. Sherlyn, Mahira and Ramona exchanged smiles hoping for an argument. They had for this reason filled Roo's mind with thoughts about how no one in the family cared about her and how they only cared about Preeta. They had kept reminding her about what all of the Arora's and especially Shrishti had done to her. The Luthra's all seemed to tense up worried about a possible argument breaking out just when the guests had started to arrive.

Seeing Roo not saying anything Sherlyn nudged Kareena encouraging her to say something. Stepping next to Roo she placed her hand on Roo's arm

"Aap jaise besh..."

"Pari..." before she could complete the sound of Rajveer's voice halted her in her stride. He walked into the hall, his mere presence commanding everyone's attention.

"Are Veer, Janki Maa..." Preeta smiled seeing the Shergill family approaching the group. Janki moved forward and hugged Preeta,

"Bohot pyaari lag rahi hai" she smiled before turning to Sarla to give her a hug "Mubaarak ho Sarla Bhabhi"

"Ji shukriya. Aap Rakheeji ko toh janti hai" Sarla gestured to Rakhee

"Ha hum mile the, Ji Namaste"

"Namaste" Rakhee said feeling a bit insecure remembering how close Preeta was to this regal looking woman "Woh mein Karan ki Maa hoon aur Preeta ki saas"

"Saas nahi hai yeh, yeh toh meri Rakhee Maa hai" Preeta said

"Yaar Di aap toh kitne lucky hai aapki tho teen teen Maa hai jo aap se itna sara pyaar karti hai aur mujhe toh koi poochta hi nahi" Shrishti whined.

"Aachaji, toh humari shikaiyat ho rahi hai yahan" Janki laughed

"Woh kya hai na meri teeno Maa ko aache baache pasand hai tere jaise gande baache nahi jo abhi tak aise hi ghoom rahe hai" Preeta teased.

"Kya yaar di" Shrishti pouted.

"Tu na iss baajarbatti ki baat mat sun" Karan said draping his around Shrishti's shoulder "Yeh toh hai hi jalkukdi!"

"What?" Preeta said glaring at Karan who winked at her causing her eyes to widen, she looked around to make sure no one noticed and then glared back at him.

"What, what Di? Sahi toh bol rahe hai Jiju, aap mujse jealous ho kyun ke I'm 'The Shrishti Arora' right Jiju?"

"Of course!" he high fived her causing Preeta to scrunch her nose in annoyance and then looked at Rajveer for help.

"Tum dono Pari ko parishaan karna bandh karo waran..." Rajveer said with a laughed as he stepped closer to Preeta. A spark of jealousy coursed through Karan and he quickly moved to stand besides Preeta.

"Aab tum yahan kyun kadi ho?" he said causing Preeta to give him a strange look, he grabbed her by the hand and continued "Dekho dekho saare guests aah rahe hai aab tum chalo mere saath stage pe!" and with that he dragged her away from the group – away from Rajveer.

"Jalkukda" Rajveer whispered under his breath. Sharing a look with Shrishti who was close enough to have heard, they both laughed.

"Abb tu kyun haas rahi hai?" Sarla asked

"Maa woh..."

"Kya Maa? Jaldi se ja ke taayar ho, saare mehmaan aane lage hai aur tu yahan aise bhootni ban ke khadi hai" she teased.

"Maaaaaa" she whined causing everyone to laugh. Sarla patted her cheek and nudged her towards the back entrance that lead to the lifts. Shrishti rushed towards the lifts and made her way towards the rooms that had been hired for the family.

"Rakheeji, Janki bhenji aap chaliye, aur aap saab bhi" she said looking at the rest of the group. As the group made their way towards the stage where Karan and Preeta seemed to be having some type of subtle debate Kareena grabbed Rakhee.

"Didi yeh..."

"Bhabhi yeh aap kya kar rahi hai?" Kareena asked

"Mein? Meine kya kiya?"

"Kya kiya? Bhabhi app aise behave kar rahi ho jaise kuch huwa hi nahi. Inlogo se aise baat kar rahi hai jaise yeh log hamare aapne hai" she huffed

"Didi yeh app kya kahe rahi hai? Yeh saab hamare aapne hi toh hai" Rakhee tried to explain.

"Yeh log woh hai jinone hamare saath hamesha galt kiya hai! Aur iss bar toh haad hi kardi! Aap yeh bhool sakti hai ke uss Sarla ne aur usski us batameeze beti ne Roo ke saath kya kiya hai lekin mein nahi!"

"Kareena Di, Roo ke saath jo huwa woh saab hamare kiye ki saaza thi"

"Bhabhi..."

"Nahi Karneena Di, aab aur nahi! Bohot galat karliya hai hum sabne Preeta aur usske parivaar ke saath, aur aab ja ke sab theek ho raha hai. Mein nahi chaahti ke aab kuch aur galat ho!"

"Bhabhi aap..."

"Wahan dekhiye Di," she said pointing towards Karan and Preeta who were lost in each other's eyes "Aaj itne dino baad mujhe mera Karan wapis mila hai, mein nahi chaahti ke mein aapne bete ko dubara kho du! Toh please aap aisa kuch maat kariyega jisse mere bete ki khushi chin jaye"

"Yeh aap kya kahe rahi hai? Karan mera bhi beta hai, mein kyun uski khushi cheenugi?"

"Kareena Di, Karan ki khushi Preeta hai" Rakhee stated. Kareena didn't know what to say all she could do was observe Karan who was back to teasing Preeta. Even she couldn't deny the happiness that was reflecting on her nephews face. "Didi, agar Karan mera beta hai toh Roo bhi meri beti hai. Mujhe Mata Rani pe pura bharosa hai, jaise unhone mere Karan ki khushi lautai hai waise hi woh meri baachi ke saath bhi kuch galat nahi hone denge. Aur aaj mere bete aur bahoo ka din hai, mein nahi chaahti ke aaj hum iss bare mein aur baat kare. Aaj mein aapne ghar ki khushi ka sahi tarha se swaagat karungi!" with that said she left Kareena and headed towards the stage.

Rajveer was the first one to climb onto the stage, Karan who was teasing Preeta didn't seem to notice until he spoke.

"Pari, bohot aachi lagrahi hai"

"Veer" Preeta smiled and moved to hug him. Karan glared at the due unable to hide his jealousy. Mahira and Ramona who were standing at the bottom of the stairs noticed Karan gritting his teeth and smiled looking at one another as Karan's jealousy would make their plan a lot easier to execute.

Before Karan could step forward to separate the two, Rajveer stepped out of the hug and looked at him, Karan draped his arm around Preeta's waist in a challenging way causing Rajveer to shake his head. Preeta's eyes opened wide in shock and she tried to remove his hand only causing Karan to tighten his grip.

"Congratulations Karan" Rajveer said extending his hand for Karan to shake. Reluctantly Karan shook his hand. Before Veer could say anything more Karan called to Rishabh who was standing behind him forcing Rajveer to move along. Veer chuckled to himself as he left the stage.

The party continued in full swing with guests enjoying the food and drink and admiring the cute couple. Karan and Preeta stood centre stage and continued to smile, happiness surrounded the Luthra's and Arora's after a long time.

No-one could predict that amidst the celebration a conspiracy was taking shape. Sherlyn subtly nodded at Ramona and snuck away from the family. She found a waiter that was serving drinks to the guests and followed him towards the bar.

"Suno" she called. Hearing her voice the waiter froze but didn't turn to face her. she found this strange and moved closer to him only to be stopped by her mother.

"Sherlyn, tu yahan kahan ja rahi hai?"

"Mom aap..." she turned back to look at the waiter to find no one there. Alarm bells started to ring and she thought back to the previous evening when she had in her excitement of ruining Preeta made the mistake of revealing their plan to Prithvi.

Could it be that he was here? Was the man she had followed him? she thought and worry spread through her, NO! she said to herself she wouldn't let Prithvi cheat her. "Prithvi Malhotra, aagar tumne aaj kuch garbar ki toh mein tumhe jaan se maar dungi! Iss baar Preeta ko koi nahi bacha sakta! Iss baar uss Preeta ki aisi halat hogi ke Karan kya tum bhi uske bare mein sochna bandh kar donge!"

"Kya huwa Sherlyn? Kahan kho gaiyi?"

"Mom aap nah mujhse sawal karna bandh karo! Hamesha mere kaam mein dakhal dene aaja ti hai"

"Sherlyn yeh kaise baat kar rahi ho tum?" Sanjana asked in shock.

"Jaisi baat karni chaahiye waisi baat kar rahi hoon" Sherlyn spat "Aap khud toh kisi kaam ki nahi hai aur mere peeche padi raheti ho"

"Sherlyn!"

"Chiliye maat! Aur mujhse dur rahiye!" she shouted back. Before Sanjana could say anymore Sherlyn left.

"Karan" Mahira said moving closer to him. Karan rolled his eyes while Preeta looked at Mahira suspiciously. "Karan yeh lo" she said forwarding the glass she was holding to Karan. "Mein tumhe kabse dekh rahi hoon, tumne koi drink nahi li, toh mujhe laga ke mein tumhare liye le aau kyun ke kissi aur ko tho tumhari fikar hi nhi hai" she taunted Preeta.

"Mahira Karan theek hai, shayad tumne dekha nahi lekin ussne abhi abhi juice peeya tha usse isski zarurat nahi hai"

"Tum..."

"Mujhe toh lagta hai tumhe isski zaayda zarorat hai" before Mahira could protest Preeta grabbed her hand and forced the drink into her mouth. Mahira coughed and glared at Preeta. "Chalo Mahira aab aur bhi log milna chaahte hai hum se tum jou" Preeta dismissed her.

Mahira left the stage in frustration to join Ramona who had observed the drama.

"Tum pagal toh nahi ho gaiyi?" Ramona snapped

"Mom..."

"Meine tumhe kaha tha ke tum kuch nahi karogi, aur tum phir bhi woh nashe wala drink le ke Karan ke pass chali gaiyi. Tumhe kya lagta hai Preeta bewakoof hai jo samaj ti nahi ke tum kya karne ki koshish kar rahi ho?"

"Mom mein..."

"Just Shut up Mahira. Isse pahele ke tumhe nashe ka assar hone lage tum upar jao aur kamre mein rest karo"

Mahira reluctantly made her way up to her room while Ramona glared at Preeta who was laughing at something one of the guests was saying to her and Karan. "Haas lo Preeta Arora, jitna haasna hai haas lo lekin aaj, aaj mein tumhe barbaad kar dungi!"

She looked around to make sure no one was watching her and then stepping into the shadows she watched as a waiter who had walked onto the stage to give Karan and Preeta a drink spilt the tray of drinks he was carrying. She watched as Karan said something to the waiter in anger before Preeta stopped him before she slowly turned to walk off the stage. Ramona smiled as the same waiter nodded at her as he walked back towards the kitchen.

Ramona carefully followed behind Preeta who had headed towards the toilets.

"Aacha howa zayda nahi gira" Preeta said to herself as she dried her outfit.

"You should really be care with expensive clothes Miss Arora" Ramona taunted. Preeta glanced at the mirror in front of her to find Ramona standing close to the door.

"App?"

"Kyun, yeh bathroom tum ne khareed liya hai kya? I suppose Karan Luthra ke paise se tum khareed bhi sakti ho"

"Saab log aap jaise nahi hai" Preeta replied and then went back to cleaning her outfit ignoring Ramona's presence.

"Whatever" Ramona said and entered one of the cubicles. Preeta shook her head and then headed for the door to make her way back to the hall.

"Ma'am"

"Tum?" Preeta asked as she almost walked into the waiter that had spilt drink on her a short while before.

"I'm sorry Ma'am woh meine galti se aap pe drink giradi thi, please aap manager saab se kuch maat kahena woh mujhe job se nikal denge. Please Ma'am mein bohot hi mamuli insaan hoon aur agar meri job chali gaiyi toh meri family... please Ma'am"

"Aare tum, tum sorry maat bolo bar bar. Galti insaan se hi hoti hai, it's okay" Preeta smiled.

"Yeh kya ho raha hai yahan?" the duo turned to look at a suited man coming towards them.

"Sir aap, mein woh, mein..." the waiter stammered seeing his manager coming towards them.

"Tum yahan kya kar rahe ho?" the manager asked

"Sir woh Ma'am, mein..."

"Manager saab mein raasta bhool gaiyi thi toh mein inse pooch rahi thi" the manage looked at Preeta a little unconvinced at her lie but let it go. He knew who she was and he was also well aware of Karan Luthra's anger and deciding that it wasn't worth sparking the man's anger by questioning his wife he just nodded.

"Mrs Luthra aap chaliye mere saath mein aap ko hall tak chod deta hoon" he smiled

"Nahi nahi Sir aap takleef maat kijiye mein chali jaungi" The Manager nodded and giving one last look to the waiter walked in the opposite direction.

"Baach gaiya!" she turned to look at the waiter who appeared to be shaking.

"App dariye maat mein kisi se kuch nahi kahoongi" she smiled

"Thank you Ma'am"

"No problem. Mein chalti hoon"

"Ma'am..."

Preeta turned to look at the waiter who forwarded the plate of drinks he was holding towards her. She was about to refuse but then she thought he must still be worried that she would complain about him and took a drink to reassure him that she wasn't angry "Thank you".

Sipping her drink she started making her way back to the hall only to be stopped by some of the guests who wanted to congratulate her and tell her how good she looked with Karan. While she was speaking to them she felt a little strange but ignored it. After a few minutes the ladies headed towards the toilets and Preeta decided to go back to the hall thinking that Karan may start to worry. As she took a step down the corridor she felt the room spin around her and began falling backwards.

Someone grabbed her by the shoulders before she fell to the floor, even in her dazed state she realised that the person holding her wasn't Karan. Feeling herself being taken in the opposite direction she wanted to shout but her body didn't seem to be listening to her. The last thing she remembered was hearing the sound of the lifts opening and then her eyes closed.

"Preeta Arora now you're finished! Meri beti se Karan ko cheenogi? Aab dekhna Karan khud tumhe aapni zindagi se pheenk de ga! Tum sooch bhi nahi sakti ke tumhare saath aaj kya hoga" Ramona laughed as the waiter that had given Preeta the drink, moved into the lift holding her in a half conscious state.

As the doors to the lift opened they walked down the corridor and Ramona took out the master key she had obtained earlier in the day and opened room 66, which she knew had been booked for Rajveer.

The waiter moved in and placed Preeta on the bed. Ramona quickly paid him a handsome some of cash and reminded him to leave the hotel and never look back. As the door closed behind him Ramona turned to look at Preeta who was mumbling Karan's name.

"Jitna Karan, Karan karna hai karlo Preeta kyun ke aaj ke baad tumhare paas Karan kabhi nahi hoga" Giving Preeta a malicious look she took out her phone and called Sherlyn "Ha Sherlyn, meine aapna kaam kardiya hai, tum baas uss Rajveer ko jaldi se uppar behjo!"

"Ji Aunty, meine usse drink de di hai aur usska assar bhi ho raha hai. Mein usse room 66 mein chod dungi aap Preeta ko..."

"Tum usski chinta mat karo woh mein dekh lungi" she hung up the phone and moved closer to Preeta and smudged her make-up and displaced her clothes in a suggestive manor ready for the morning before switching off the lights and leaving the room.

Sherlyn followed Rajveer who moved towards the lifts to head to his room. Before she could follow him into the lifts Rishabh grabbed her arm and turned her to face him.

"Rishabhji aa...aap?" she asked a bit worried.

"Sherlyn tum kahan thi? Saab tumhare bare mein pooch rahe hai" Rishabh asked, his tone a bit harsh unable to hide the annoyance.

"Rishabhji mein toh, mein..."

"Yeh mein, mein kya hai Sherlyn? Meine tumhe ek simple sa saval poocha hai usska simple sa jawab do, where have you been?"

"Rishabhji mein toh..."

"Woh mere saath thi" the duo turned to see Sanjana approaching them. "Ha beta Sherlyn ki tabiyaat theek nahi lag rahi thi toh woh mere paas thi" She lied flawlessly to protect her daughter. Rishabh looked at the mother-daughter duo suspiciously but before he could say anything a slightly off balanced Karan bumped into him. He caught Karan before he could fall and looked at him in shock.

"Karan, Karan yeh kya haal bana rakha hai? Tunne drink ki hai? Aur tu aise haal mein kahan ja raha hai?"

"Rishabh, mein, mein kahan ja raha tha?" he asked a little confused "Oh ha, mein to babydoll ko dundh raha hoon. Woh na mere saath hide 'n' seek khel rahi hai" he giggled.

"Karan yeh kya..."

"Rishabhji mujhe lagta hai Karan ne bohot drink karli hai usse upar kamre mein lejana chaahiye" Sherlyn said in a sugary sweet voice.

"Lekin Preetaji..."

"Woh Preeta upar ja chuki hai, uske sar mein dard tha toh woh thori dair pahele hi upar chali gaiyi"

"Kya? Pree..."

"Are waah, meri babydoll upar hai! Mein aa raha hoon babydoll" Karan said moving towards the lift and almost falling.

"Karan! Sambhal khud ko"

"Rishabh beta, I think ke Karan ko upar lejate hai, waise bhi party khatam hi hone wali hai" Sanjana said. Rishabh nodded and made Karan sit on a nearby chair promising him that if he didn't create a rucks they would take him to Preeta.

"Mein check karke aata hoon ke Karan aur Preetaji ka room konsa hai". He returned a short while later with the room keys and called the lift. Sherlyn prayed to God that Rajveer was already in his room when they reached upstairs otherwise all their plans would be ruined.

"Sir aap theek toh hai?" a worried looking staff member said as he approached Rajveer who was sitting on the floor outside the lift.

"Room, mera, mera room" Rajveer managed as the whole world spun around him.

"Aaiye mein aapki help karta hoon" the kind man offered. He managed to help Rajveer off the floor and ask him his room number. Rajeveer who wasn't really in a state to speak handed the man his room key. Reaching the room the man opened the door and let him in. Seeing the shadow of someone sleeping in the bed the staff didn't go in himself, instead he let Rajveer enter into the room and left closing the door behind him.

Rajveer stumbled to the bed chucking his jacket and shirt on the floor in the process and dropped onto the bed and fell asleep. In his drunken state he failed to notice the presence of the woman sleeping on the other side of the bed.

Rishabh pulled Karan out of the lift and moved towards room 99 which according to the receptionist had been booked for Karan and Preeta. He managed with difficulty to pull the keys out of his pocket and open the door. Barely having stepped into the room he had just begun to reach for the light switch when Sherlyn grabbed his hand and dragged him back out.

"Kya hai?" Rishabh hissed being pulled from one end by a drunk Karan who was eager to go into the room and the other by Sherlyn who was stopping him.

"Rishbahji yeh aap kya kar rahe hai?"

"Babydoll mein aa gaiya! Babydoll dekho toh!" Karan shouted

"Shut up Karan" he said and turned back to Sherlyn "Tumhe dikhaiyi nahi de raha? Karan ko room mein khodna hai"

"Rishabhji, aap andar nahi ja sakte"

"What? Tu..."

"Ha Rishabh beta aab yeh sirf Karan ka room nahi hai, tum bhool rahe ho ke usski biwi bhi hai tho tum aise... aacha nahi lagta" Sanjana explained seeing him about to burst at Sherlyn. Rishabh realised that they were right, he couldn't just walk into the room, but on the other hand he could leave Karan here either.

"Lekin Karan ko yahan nahi chod sakte"

"Rishabhji, aap Karan ko andar bhej dijiye. I mean Preeta hai na andar woh sambhal legi."

"Ha Rishabh, Sherlyn sahi kahe rahi hai. Aur waise bhi tumhe bhi aapne room mein janna chaahiye Sherlyn ki bhi tabiyaat theek nahi hai" reluctantly Rishabh agreed and nudging Karan into the room he closed the door behind him. He turned to Sanjana and saying good night he led Sherlyn to their room. Sherlyn smirked remembering the additional part of the plan that she and Mahira had made.

"Have a nice night Karan Luthra" she thought as she disappeared around the corner.

Karan wobbled on his feet as he moved towards the bed, reaching it he saw a blurry image of his babydoll sleeping in the bed and he slowly crawled into bed with her.

"Babydoll" he whispered as he wrapped his arms around her and pulled her into his embrace. The half awake woman wrapped her arms around him as he nuzzled her neck. She purred as he told her he loved her while planting wet kisses on her neck not once making the attempt to stop him.