Next Morning

Armaan's Room, Armaan's Mansion

At 7 am, Armaan turns around on the bed to lay on his stomach with his closed eyes. He moves his hand on the empty side of the bed in search of Kavya.

He frowns when he doesn't find her, however soon his frown converts into a lazy smile as his hand lands on something.

Armaan opens his eyes and finds a few bangles of Kavya, scattered on the bed. Bringing them closer, he traces the outline of the bangles, remembering the events of last night.

He turns around to lay on his back, while picking a few bangles and kisses them before murmuring, "Where are you, Kavya....no Angel."

Armaan smiles to himself and sits up, while looking around for his wife, but fails to find her in the room.

Shifting towards the edge of the bed, he stands up and drops the bangles on the bed. He moves towards the washroom, assuming her to be inside and knocks on the door.

He calls for her, "Angel? Are you inside?"

Not receiving any response, Armaan knocks once again and attempts to open the door to find it unlocked. He peeps inside and finds the washroom empty.

He murmurs with a frown, "She is not even here."

Armaan steps out of the washroom, then exits the room to search for Kavya.

Kitchen

Armaan enters the kitchen, while searching for Kavya and finds Mary, sitting on the kitchen stool and writing something on a notepad.

She stands as he walks closer and greets, "Good morning."

Armaan responds, "Morning Mary, did you see Ang....Kavya?"

Mary informs, "No, I haven't met her since morning."

He murmurs with a frown, "Then where did she go?"

Mary's eyes land on Armaan's neck, which has traces of vermilion powder and she walks closer with an amused smile, lacing her lips.

She touches his neck and asks, "Am I really seeing this or am I daydreaming?"

Armaan frowns and Mary swipes her finger to get a tint of vermilion powder on her finger to show him.

His eyes widen in horror​ and he shifts his gaze away, pinching the bridge of his nose.

Mary giggles, turning his face by holding his chin to meet her joyful eyes and confesses, "I am so happy for you two."

He lowers his gaze, releasing his chin from her grip and pinches his nose again, while explaining, "You are assuming it wrong, nothing happened between us."

Mary teases him, "Of course nothing happened. The vermilion powder locked in her dressing table, which Kavya is supposed to apply on her forehead, just came flying on your neck."

She giggles again, watching him embarrassed and states cheerfully, "Go find your wife, she might be waiting for you upstairs."

Armaan doesn't waste a second and walks out straight, not courageous enough to stay and listen to Mary's teasing words.

While she stops giggling and prays in whisper, "I hope, they stay happy now."

She resumes her work of writing the shopping list for grocery with a huge smile, lacing her lips.

Kavya's Room

Armaan enters the room in search of Kavya, assuming she came here to take her belongings.

As he makes his way towards the washroom, his eyes fall on the ripped agreement on the floor. He smiles, recalling Kavya's face when he tore them and knew she was happy with his step.

On reaching the door, he calls for her, "Kavya? Are you inside?"

He knocks on the door and waits for a response. However he doesn't get any and he slowly opens the door after knocking again.

Armaan peeps inside to find the washroom empty and murmurs, "Where is she? Not in the kitchen, any of our rooms."

He turns around to exit the room to search for her, but stops as his sight catches something on the bed.

Armaan walks ahead and finds Kavya's Mangalsutra with engagement ring placed on the bed.

He grabs them and speaks to himself in confusion, "Why did she remove them?"

A sudden wave of fear rushes through his heart, as he assumes, Kavya hasn't forgiven him yet and doesn't want to wear the jewellery, which symbolises their relationship.

He blabber, while panicking, "Doesn't she want us to be together? No, if she doesn't want, then she would have stopped me last night and..."

Armaan remembers Kavya's confession- "I love you too Armaan."

Running his hand in his hair, he continues, "She confessed her feelings, but then why did she remove them....is she angry because I was drunk?"

Covering his face with his hands, he curses himself for being drunk at the time of rectifying his biggest mistake, confessing his feelings and kissing her.

He murmurs, "I shouldn't have drank.....damn it."

Armaan runs out of the room to search for Kavya with the engagement ring and Mangalsutra in his hand.

Living Room

After searching for every nook and corner upstairs, a scared and panicked Armaan descends the stairs. He continues to search for Kavya and yells for Mary.

She comes rushing and finds Kavya's Mangalsutra wrapped around Armaan's left hand with her engagement ring pushed till the knuckles of his index finger of same hand.

He demands with concern, "Mary, have you seen Kavya, she is nowhere upstairs. I have even checked the terrace."

She responds in shock, "What! She is not upstairs? Then where can she go?"

Armaan shakes his head and answers, "I don't know, this has never happen before. She has always informed any of us."

Mary asks, "Did you call her?"

He responds, "Hundred times Mary, but her phone is switched off."

He runs his hand in his hair, as his fears keep increasing and his doubts became stronger of her refusal to unite with him.

However her confession and emotions in her eyes last night, silently assured him for the positive.

Suddenly he makes a call to Max and demands, "Where are you? Have you taken Kavya anywhere?"

Max responds, "No Sir, I am in my quarters and Kavya Ma'am hasn't contacted me after I left her at the doorstep last evening."

Armaan disconnects the call and murmurs, "Where can she go?"

Mary walks closer and places her hand over his shoulder, observing the pain in his eyes.

She assures, "Don't be upset Armaan. She must be at Ruhi's place."

Her words alarms his senses and he immediately calls Ruhi. But she doesn't answer his call.

Armaan yells in frustration, "What are these girls up to? One has switched off her cell phone and another isn't answering."

He calls Max again, "Max, get the main gate's security guards and ask someone to check the CCTV cameras to track Kavya. NOW."

Armaan makes an another call to Rihan and Mary watches him losing his patience and calmness with each passing second.

Ruhi's Apartment Building

Rihan halts his car at the parking zone and rushes towards the staircase to reach Ruhi's apartment door.

He presses the doorbell continuously and an irritated Ruhi opens the door, only to frown in confusion, seeing her boyfriend at the doorstep.

She asks, "Rihan, what are you doing here at this hour?"

Rihan demands, ignoring her words, "Ruhi, where is Kavya?"

Ruhi frowns as he doesn't give her a chance to answer and rushes inside in search for Kavya, but only finds the students practicing a trick.

He exhales in frustration and requests politely, "Sorry girls, but today's session needs to end here. There is a family emergency."

Ruhi frowns in confusion and Rihan faces her to gesture with his eyes to make them leave. She senses the stress in his eyes and obeys.

Once they left, Rihan shuts the door and asks her, "Did you have a talk with Kavya?"

Ruhi informs, "Not after last evening when she messaged me to inform, she might skip DID's morning batch as she wants to solve the tiff between her and Armaan."

He murmurs with a frown, "Then where did she go?"

Ruhi asks, failing to understand the reason for his stress, "What has happened, Rihan? Why are you searching Kavya?"

Rihan sighs and informs, "Kavya is missing."

She demands in confusion, "What are you saying?"

Rihan informs, "As per the security guards and CCTV camera, Kavya left the Mansion at 6 am with a bag and she didn't take any of Armaan's car. She was in a hurry and took a taxi to travel. She hasn't informed anyone and her phone is also switched off."

Ruhi's heart skips a beat and she murmurs, "She left with a bag."

Rihan exhales and continues, "Armaan is unable to find her and that's making him insane. Ruhi, we need to go to Armaan's Mansion now."

Ruhi nods and they leave after she locks the apartment door, while Rihan employees his sources to track her.

Armaan's Mansion

Armaan paces in the living room, while making calls to Kavya, only to hear the repeated lines, indicating her phone is switched off.

He caresses her Mangalsutra and engagement ring continuously to stay calm and think wisely in order to find her. Though his patience were decreasing gradually and he calls Max to trace her fast.

Disconnecting the call, he turns to his left and finds Rihan and Ruhi entering the Mansion.

Armaan rushes to their direction, earning Mary's attention, who was silently praying for Kavya to return safely.

Rihan and Ruhi halt, and Armaan gazes them with a hint of hope in his eyes. However their lowered gaze and silence, killed his hope and developed more fears.

He murmurs, "Why Kavya....why?"

Armaan holds Ruhi's shoulders to ask, "Ruhi, is there any place Kavya can go?"

Ruhi shakes her head and informs with shaky voice, "No, apart from my home, there is no place where she can go. She doesn't know anyone here."

With the increasing fear, Armaan begs, "Ruhi, I know, I have hurt your friend, but don't pull this stunt on me. Please tell me if you know anything. You are the only person, who is the closest to her, please tell me, I promise I won't trouble her for anything, she can stay as angry as she wishes to be with me, but....but tell her to come back to me please."

Armaan leaves her shoulders to join his hands, showing the Mangalsutra and engagement ring, wrapped around his hand.

He pleads, "Please help me Ruhi, I need Kavya."

The pool of emotions in Armaan's eyes and voice left Mary, Rihan and Ruhi speechless. They fail to believe Armaan, a strong and powerful man can be so vulnerable for not finding his wife beside him.

Ruhi recollects the first encounter with Armaan after the marriage in Mumbai. The eyes which held arrogance and ego on that day, now held tears of pain and regret. She mentally denied to believe he is that same person.

Even Rihan and Mary's thinking didn't vary from Ruhi. They were equally stunned to witness the importance of Kavya in his life. They had acknowledged the growing bond between them, however they didn't believe it has become this strong and deep in the short span of time.

Armaan pleads, "Ruhi please."

Ruhi wraps her hands around Armaan's joined hands and assures, "Armaan, I am truly unaware of her location and yesterday she didn't gave any clue from which I can know her intentions. I am sorry, I can't help you. I am equally shocked with her disappearance."

Armaan lowers his gaze and Ruhi leaves his hand.

He thinks, 'It's entirely my fault. I shouldn't have drank.....I should have waited​ to confess my feelings when I am sober....I have hurt her feelings again.'

Rihan gestures Ruhi to stand with Mary and she obeys wordlessly. While he places his hand over Armaan's shoulder and pulls him for a hug. Armaan wraps his arm around him and Rihan pats his back, giving him silent assurance.

Rihan assures, "She will come back, Armaan."

Armaan begs, "Find her now Rihan, I can't wait anymore."

Rihan pats his shoulder and Armaan breaks the hug as he finds Max entering the Mansion. He rushes to Max and others too move closer.

Armaan demands impatiently, "Max, where is Kavya?"

Max answers, "Sir, Ma'am has taken a flight for Delhi at 7:20 am. At present, she's at Kapoor Mansion."

This news shocks everyone and they fail to understand the reason behind Kavya's intentions.

While Armaan lowers his gaze and murmurs painfully, "She left me."

He sits on the couch with his head hung low and murmurs again in a lower voice, "She left me."

Rihan dismisses Max and kneels in front of Armaan, while Ruhi and Mary stand at their left.

Rihan consoles, "Armaan calm down, there must be some reason for her sudden and uninformed visit to Delhi. Her-"

Armaan interrupts, "No, she left me, she doesn't want to stay with me, she is hurt and this is my fault."

Before Rihan can console him, Ruhi assures, stepping into their conversation, "No Armaan, she didn't leave you."

Armaan faces her, as she takes her seat besides him and continues, "If she wanted to leave you, then she had hundreds of opportunity earlier. Why would she leave now when the equation of your relationship is changing and you have accepted her as your wife?"

Ruhi hesitates before placing her hand over Armaan's shoulder and assures, "Armaan, I have seen true happiness in Kavya's eyes, since you had started working on fixing your marriage. Earlier she was reluctant to return back from work, but now she checks the time frequently, so she can come here and meet you. She pounces on her phone whenever it rings, so she can talk or chat with you."

Rihan and Mary smile at Ruhi's words, while Armaan continues to stare at her and she squeezes his shoulder before adding, "I have observed those feelings developing again in her eyes, which died after you confessed the truth. She hasn't admitted verbally, but she wants this marriage to work. I don't know, the reason of her uninformed visit, but I can assure, she hasn't left you. There has to be some other reason."

Armaan asks with shaky voice, "Are you saying the truth?"

Ruhi assures with a nod, "Yes, believe me."

He grabs her hand from his shoulder to give a gentle squeeze and whispers, "Thank you."

Ruhi smiles in response and withdraws her hand, before Armaan stand to orders, "Rihan, get my plane ready for Delhi."

Rihan frowns as Armaan turns towards the exit and straightens up to stop him, which earns him a glare from his friend.

Rihan demands, "Where are you going?"

Armaan snaps at him, "Didn't you hear? I said get my plan ready for Delhi."

Rihan rolls his eyes and responds, "I heard, but are you planning to go in this condition?"

Armaan furrows his eyebrows and Rihan glances at his attire. He is still wearing the same clothes from last night with his hair are messy and faded tint of vermilion powder on his neck.

Armaan glares at him and snaps in a harsh tone, "You expect me to dress up systematically in this situation?"

Ruhi jumps in fear at his tone and Mary places a hand over her shoulder to calm her.

Rihan snaps back in the similar tone, "By going in this condition, you will confirm her father's doubts regarding your marriage, then will you handle him at that time or look after Kavya?"

His words makes Armaan understand the sensitivity of his marriage and he sigh in defeat. Rihan too sighs and grabs Armaan's arm to drag him towards his bedroom.

Ruhi whispers to Mary, "I thought Armaan would just slap or punch Rihan."

Mary chuckles lowly and informs, "Relax, this is not the first time they have argued in this way."

Ruhi nods and asks with uncertainty, "Should I call Myra to ask about Kavy?"

Mary denies, "No Ruhi, allow Armaan and Kavya to handle this situation. Now if we interfere, then they will never be able to survive in this marriage."

Ruhi nods in understanding and Mary offers her coffee.

Outside Armaan's Room

Rihan waits for Armaan, while glancing at the Mangalsutra and Engagement ring in his hand, which he took from Armaan before pushing him inside to freshen up.

He thinks, 'Can't believe, Armaan changed completely in just a few weeks.'

His attention is grabbed by the door opening sound and he turns around to take a look of Armaan. He is wearing a red t-shirt with dark blue jeans, gifted by Kavya. His hair are combed systematically and he looked sane now.

Rihan comments, "Better."

Armaan rolls his eyes and garbs the Mangalsutra and ring carefully from Rihan's hand. He turns to leave, only to be stopped by Rihan, who holds his arm.

Armaan growls, "Now what?"

Rihan smiles and removes a pouch from his pocket. Armaan's eyes widen in surprise as he remembers Rihan had kept his engagement ring in it.

Rihan states, while forwarding the same, "You have earned it."

Armaan grins, while grabbing the pouch and moving closer to hug Rihan, who chuckles while hugging back.

Armaan whispers, "Thanks Rihan, thank you so much."

Rihan breaks the hug and replies, "You deserve it Armaan and now go, Kavya must be waiting for you. I have asked Max to accompany you and have arranged a car to pick you from Delhi airport."

Armaan states with a smile, "Thanks a lot Rihan."

Rihan smiles and Armaan turns to leave.

Kapoor Mansion, Delhi

Before Max can halt the car at the entrance of the Mansion, Armaan jumps of the car and runs inside in search of Kavya. However, he finds the living room empty and starts searching for someone.

Armaan grabs the first butler he finds and demands, "Where is Kavya?"

Recognising him, the butler bows and answers dutifully, "Sir, Kavya Ma'am is in her room."

Whispering a thanks, Armaan runs towards Kavya's room.

Kavya's Room

Armaan pushes the door to open, causing it to bang on the wall behind and finds Kavya standing in front of him with a file in her hand.

Her eyes widen in shock, finding Armaan here and before she cab react, he rushes towards her by taking 2 large steps and throw his arms around her, almost making her stumble back.

However, his strong arms doesn't let her fall and he engulfs her in a tight hug, pulling her extremely close.

Kavya stands frozen in stock with her hands, resting straight at her sides and file held firmly in her right hand.

Armaan starts blabbering, "I am sorry, I am so sorry. I will never commit any mistake again and I promise, I will do everything you say, please come back."

He hears in response, "Come back?"

Armaan frowns, not for the words, but because the voice didn't belong to his wife. He breaks the hug and finds Kavya still frozen at her spot.

Sensing another presence in the room, Armaan turns to his left and finds Kavya's parents with Myra, sitting on the bed.

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