Armaan's Cabin, RGC Office

Rihan enters the cabin, while talking on his phone and scans the area for Armaan. He finds him sitting on the single seater sofa, placed at the right side of the cabin and frowns at his posture.

Armaan's eyes were shut with eyebrows furrowed and head resting back, on the headrest of the couch. His legs are crossed and stretched ahead. While his hands are resting on the armrests.

Rihan couldn't stop himself from smiling, as he moves towards him, while talking on the phone, "Ok, make sure you cover it up."

He disconnects the call and leans on the wall, facing Armaan.

Rihan informs, "Sasha will take care of the mess you created in the basement."

Armaan "hmm" in response with his eyes still closed, while Rihan chuckles to himself, remembering the incident happened in the basement.

Rihan repeats Armaan's words, "How dare you touch my wife?"

Armaan opens his eyes and lifts his neck to face Rihan, who has an amused smile, lacing his lips.

Rihan raises his eyebrows and teases, "And....I ruined her life."

Armaan frowns, straightening up as he said those words to Mary in private.

While Rihan answers his unasked question, "Mary called, she was worried for you as you were disturbed, before leaving."

Armaan nods and stays silent as Rihan continues, "I have shared the basement incident with her, which surprisingly killed every doubt in her mind."

Armaan doesn't respond and Rihan goes on, "But my doubts are still alive, so will you care to explain your reactions?"

Armaan shuts his eyes and goes back to the earlier posture, while dismissing him, "Not now."

Rihan murmurs, "As usual."

He turns around to leave, only to stop by hearing Armaan's words, "Will she forgive me?"

Rihan raises his eyebrows in surprise and turns around, to find Armaan's eyes still closed.

He can sense Armaan's stress and the need to share his inner turmoil. So, he walks towards the other couch, across Armaan and sits on it.

Rihan questions in response, "Did you apologise to her?"

Armaan opens his eyes and straightens up to face him, and informs, "Not specifically, I just once said sorry, during our conversation in the NGO."

Rihan concludes, "Means you neither apologise to her systematically nor meaningfully. It was just saying a word."

Armaan reasons, "How will I apologise? We were either fighting or challenging for the land."

Rihan asks with a teasing smile, "And who initiated the fights?"

Armaan looks away in embarrassment and admits, "Me."

Rihan ask again, "Who was rigid and didn't stop provoking someone?"

Armaan doesn't face him and answers, "Me."

Rihan demands with a fake glare, "So, who should be blamed?"

Armaan faces him with a real glare and yells, "If you can't help me, then get the hell out of my office."

Rihan too glares for real and accuses, "After committing so many mistakes, you have no right to be angry, snappy and especially order me to get out. I kept stopping you, but your stubbornness knew no boundaries."

Armaan looks away again and admits in a low, doubtful voice, "I don't know, I just enjoyed fighting with her. She gave me equal competition, without crying as typical females or giving huge lectures on what is right and wrong."

Rihan raises his eyebrows in shock with his claim and questions, "So, you kept challenging her for fun? Are you even serious? I had a mini heart attack each time you both fought."

Armaan chuckles and states, "I couldn't stop myself, it was addictive."

His smile drops and he confesses after a sigh, "But now when I am thinking about it, I guess, I have ruined my chances of seeking forgiveness. She is beyond annoyed and-"

Rihan frowns as Armaan pinches the bridge of his nose, while hesitating to speak further.

He encourages him, "And?"

Armaan clears his throat and admits after taking a deep breath, "I have betrayed her, ruined her life by introducing struggles in it."

He runs his hand through his hair and continues, "I have made her say numerous lies to her parents, so they don't get an idea of my deeds. I have hurt her so much, I am confident, she must be hating me now."

Though Armaan's voice held pain and regret, Rihan smiles as this realisation was necessary for him to start mending his relationship with Kavya.

He is confident, now Armaan will do anything and everything in his capacity to keep Kavya happy and kill every grievances in her heart.

However, first he had to give a motivational push to Armaan, who he is sulking over his mistakes.

Rihan states, "Armaan, you have realised your mistakes, so you know, there is a huge amount of hard work needed to fix the damages."

Armaan nods in acknowledgement and Rihan continues, "And sulking will not help. Go home, its midnight now, take a nap and think with a fresh mind, how to work on it."

Armaan stares on the floor aimlessly and asks with uncertainty, "What if she denies to forgive me?"

Rihan senses the fear in his voice and demands, "From when did you started fearing of defeat?"

Armaan reasons, "I have made the biggest mistake of my life."

Rihan retorts, "Then your rectification measures should be biggest as well."

Armaan doesn't respond and stands to walk towards the floor length window, while admitting, "It will be difficult."

Rihan shakes his head in disbelief and stands to walk besides him. He makes Armaan turn around and locks their gaze.

He instructs in a stern voice, "Yes, you committed a huge mistake, which will be difficult to rectify. Yes, you deserve punishment and maybe Kavya's punches as well. Yes, you should experience the same or more pain as she felt."

He holds his shoulders and continues, "But you are NOT allowed to sulk and waste more time. She has suffered and somewhere, still suffering, so gear up and get to work."

Armaan lowers his gaze and Rihan makes him lift his head to face him, before continuing, "She will forgive you, Armaan, only if you are genuinely sorry, working on the damages and giving her the needed time. Do you understand?"

Armaan nods and Rihan goes on, "Now, enough of talking, go home and take some rest. You are too worked up to think straight."

Armaan agrees with a nod and they leave the office after exchanging good night wishes.

Next Morning

Armaan's Cabin, RGC Office

Rihan enters the cabin with coffee and sandwich. He finds Armaan at the window, looking outside and walks towards the coffee table.

He demands, "Why didn't you go home?"

Armaan turns around and rolls his eyes, while complaining, "I told Mary not to worry and call you. I just needed some time alone, so I stayed at the penthouse upstairs."

Rihan walks towards him and retorts, "Mister, I don't need Mary to know, you stayed here last night. I knew, you were too disturbed and needed time to face Kavya. That's why I didn't even disturbed you."

He grabs Armaan's elbow to drag towards the coffee table and makes him sit on the couch. Then he takes the sandwich and gives to Armaan, before taking his seat across the table.

Rihan asks, "Plus, I know, you haven't slept last night. So, tell me what were you doing?"

Armaan smiles as how much Rihan knows him and informs, "I was thinking, how to apologise to Kavya?"

Rihan asks with a smile, "Any progress?"

Armaan shakes his head, while taking a bite from the sandwich and leaning back in the couch. He takes another bite and chews with a sad look, making Rihan feel sorry for him.

Though, Armaan's next word shock him, "I even searched for ideas in her social networking accounts, so I can know, what she likes and dislikes."

Rihan demands with wide eyes, "You..what!"

Armaan states after a nod, "I don't exactly remember her likes and dislikes, when she shared in Delhi. So, I thought to scan her social networking sites."

Rihan rolls his eyes and scolds, "Armaan, can you stop stalking for heaven's sake? This is not a correct way. To know about her, you need to spend time with her and listen to her each word with interest. Stalking and spying are illegal in a relationship."

Armaan lowers his gaze and asks, "Then what should I do? She will not talk with me as earlier."

Rihan instructs, "Then get on good talking terms with her."

Armaan asks, "How?"

Rihan opens his mouth to suggest, but his phone ringtone stops him. He answers the call and presses the phone to his ear. Armaan frowns, as Rihan's eyes widen after listening to the caller. He gestures with his hand in questioning manner, Rihan shows him a finger, gesturing to wait for a minute.

Suddenly, Rihan starts grinning and speaks on the phone, "Yes, definitely....no problem Sir....yes.....yes....ok tomorrow 9 am in our office. Thank you."

Rihan disconnects the call and before Armaan can voice out his doubt, Rihan jumps to his feet and rushes pulls Armaan for a hug, surprising him. Armaan frowns and hesitatingly return the favor.

Rihan yells in excitement, "Armaan, you won't believe who called me just now."

Armaan asks, "Who?"

Rihan breaks the hug and answers in excitement, "Veer Rajput."

Armaan's eyes widen in surprise and he demands, "Veer Rajput, the owner of Rajput Industries?"

Rihan informs after a nod, "Yes, he got the news, we have found the real culprit, who sold the confidential data. So, he wants to meet you and offer the same project, which he cancelled at that time."

Armaan's lips curl up to a huge grin and he hugs Rihan again, while saying, "I can't believe this, that project was my dream, which I lost, but now-"

Rihan completes for him, "But now you got it back."

Rihan breaks the hug and continues, "And this time, we will work harder to avoid any mistake and give best results."

Armaan agrees, "Yes, we need to be extra careful."

Rihan smiles and Armaan start ordering in his usual business tone, "Call an emergency meeting with the Sales, Marketing and Finance department heads, NOW. Even call the legal advisers. We have to stay prepared this time."

Rihan gives a nod and rushes out to arrange the meeting.

Meanwhile, Armaan moves towards his table and starts the preparations. The excitement to work with Rajput Industries again was visible in his behaviour. His eyes were glistening with happiness and his lips were curled up in a permanent huge grin.

The rest of the day passed in preparations of the meeting with Veer Rajput, fixed on the other day. Armaan made sure everything is perfect and there is no place for any error. He asked Rihan to supervise everything as he only trusts him now.

Kavya's Room, Armaan's Mansion

Kavya enters her room and crashes on her bed, exhausted after working the entire day. She closes her eyes and sighs in relaxation, feeling comfortable on the soft mattress.

After some time, Mary enters the room with a tray of food and finds Kavya laying on the bed.

She requests, "Kavya, dear, please eat something. Even last night, you slept without eating."

Kavya "hmm" in response and slowly turns to lay on her stomach. Mary places the tray on the table, located at the right corner of the room. She serves food in a plate and pours water in a glass.

Kavya slowly gets to her feet and takes small, lazy steps to walk towards the table, while rubbing her sleepy eyes with her palm. She sits on the small couch and Mary gives her the plate to eat. Kavya pays for the meal and starts eating her food, after Mary kept the money in her uniform pocket.

Suddenly, her phone starts ringing, earning her attention and she pulls out her mobile from her pocket. She reads reading Armaan's name on screen and moves aside, so Kavya couldn't hear.

She answers the call, "Hello."

For a minute, she didn't get a response then hears the sound of throat clearing, followed by Armaan's voice, "Mary, did....did-"

Mary smiles at his hesitation and knew, what he is trying to say, so informs, "Yes, she came."

Armaan responds, "Good...very good."

Mary chuckles silently and wait for Armaan to speak further, while turning to glance at Kavya, who is eating her dinner.

Armaan hesitates, "Umm...Mary...umm...actually....Mary...."

Mary smiles again, turning back and answers his unasked question, "Yes, she is having her dinner."

Armaan responds after a sigh, "That's great."

They again fall into silence, until Armaan clears his throat and informs, "I will be working in office whole night, got some urgent work."

Mary asks with concern, "Did you eat your dinner?"

Armaan didn't answer and Mary requests, "Have dinner, Armaan, even she is eating."

Armaan responds, "Yes, I will" and disconnects the call without waiting for a response.

Mary smiles at his lack of informal communication skills, while stuffing the phone back in her uniform pocket and going back to the couch.

Kavya takes a sip of water and asks, "Who was it?"

Mary informs with a smile, "Armaan."

Kavya responds with an "Oh" and lowers her gaze, not reacting to Mary's words. She places the glass back and continues to munch on her food.

A thought enters Mary's mind and she informs after sighing dramatically, "This boy, never thinks of himself."

Kavya lifts her face to meet Mary's gaze, who continues, "Last night he stayed at the office and even tonight, Armaan won't return home. You know, many times, he stays in the office for 3-4 nights in a row to work and-"

Kavya interrupts, "Mary, why are you giving me this information? I have no concern whether my landlord returns home or not. I don't care, if he works entire night or doesn't work at all. I am least bothered for him and his life."

Kavya places the plate on the table and wipes her lips with the napkin. She raises to her feet and walks towards her wardrobe to grab her nightwear. She enters her washroom, while Mary sighs and gathers the crockery.

Mary murmurs, "I shouldn't have done that, Kavya has suffered and pushing her will be incorrect. Let Armaan work on it."

Next Morning

Penthouse, RGC Office

Armaan walks out of the bathroom, wrapped in a black towel, after taking a bath. He moves towards his wardrobe and grabs a black three piece suit. He starts dressing up, only to stop when he gets a glimpse of his phone, placed on the bed.

A thought enters Armaan's mind and he turns to move towards the bed, to grab his phone. He unlocks the screen and opens Kavya's contact, but doesn't press the call button. He debates with himself, whether to call her or not.

Armaan thinks, 'Will she answer my call? Will she talk with me? Or will she avoid me?'

His finger stays hovering over the call button, while he keeps debating with himself. At last, he lets go of the thought and tosses his phone back on the bed, after locking the screen.

Armaan thinks, 'I will talk to her personally, tonight at dinner.'

He moves back to the dressing table and starts dressing up for the meeting with Veer Rajput.

Conference Room

Armaan is sitting on one of the director's chair, with Rihan besides and they have a laptop placed in front of them on the white glass top table. They discuss the important points about the project, till the cabin door opens, revealing Veer, a businessman in his early thirties. He enters the room and his assistant follows behind with a laptop and a folder in hand.

Armaan gets to his feet, while forwarding his hand to greet him, "I am honored to have you again in my office, Mr. Rajput."

Veer chuckles and states, "Stop being so formal Armaan, nothing has changed between us. Everything is same, as earlier. Withdrawing of the project was just an act to cover up."

Armaan and Rihan share a confused look and turn to face Veer, who is smiling at him. Armaan ask him and his assistant to settle down. They smile and take their seat across the table.

Veer clarifies, seeing Armaan's confused look, "Armaan, I had never lost my faith in you, even though what happened was a result of pure carelessness."

Armaan clenches his fist tight in anger, under the table, remembering the incident, but keeps his face neutral, while nodding in response.

Veer continues, "But I believed in you to find the culprit, and do anything and everything in your capacity to reverse the situation. So, I am highly impressed by the way, you took control of the situation and fixed the problem. It was flawless. Armaan."

Armaan's anger reduces, analysing the trust in his eyes and gives him a genuine smile.

Veer smiles back and appreciates, "I believe, problems and challenges as oxygen in the corporate world because it shows an entrepreneur's capabilities and help them in the long run to survive."

Armaan and Rihan nod in understanding, while Veer continues, "I know, you must be disheartened on losing two important projects, but, when you analyse this entire situation, you will discover, you didn't lose anything. In fact, you got a chance to display your capabilities of handling a business in hard times. I can guarantee, Armaan, this hard work will soon award you with the desired results and you will reach new heights of success."

Veer chuckles and continues to speak in excitement, "Look at you, this game of fraud and betrayal could only stop you for a short duration and now you are back in the race."

Veer's words, rings a bell in Armaan's mind. He drowns in the memories of his and Kavya's conversation on the engagement night, when Kavya said the similar words-

"This incident has happened, only to test your capabilities.....this incident will enhance your skills and help to plan necessary measures for the future.....I am sure, one day, you will be gifted with the desired results.....Frauds and betrayal don't have a long life, Armaan."

Armaan's attention is drawn back to Veer, who continues to confess in a sad tone, "The only reason, I had to withdraw the project were my investors and other directors to whom I am answerable. They had panicked and wanted assurance, so I had to take that step."

Armaan nods in understanding and Veer continues, "Now, the problem is solved and situation is normal, so I am here to offer the same project. I have convinced them to give you a chance."

Armaan smiles, hearing his words and couldn't stop himself from remembering Kavya's words, which reflected her belief in him-

"I am 100% sure, when the culprit will be caught, then the project will come back walking at your doorstep."

Armaan thinks, 'How can she be so sure about this? How did she believe in me, when she didn't even know anything about my work?'

Armaan is pulled out of his thoughts, when Veer states cheerfully, "And I am certainly not a fool to leave this golden opportunity to work with a flawless entrepreneur."

Armaan smiles, hearing the appreciation and Veer continues in a serious tone, "I have witnessed your hard work and passion towards your work and company. I know, only you can give me the results I desire."

Armaan smiles with pride reflecting in his eyes and Rihan too smiles, seeing him happy after so many days.

Veer grabs the folder from his PA and forwards to Armaan, while asking, "So Mr. Raichand, ready for the project?"

Armaan accepts the folder and gives a positive nod, making Veer smile. They discuss the details of the project for next few hours, where Armaan succeeded in impressing Veer again.

At the end, Veer forwards his hand, after raising to his feet and Armaan gets up to shake hands, sealing the deal.

Veer informs, "Next week, we will sign the contract."

Armaan agrees with a smile, "Sure."

Veer takes his leave, along with his PA and Rihan immediately hugs Armaan, while congratulating him.

But Armaan remains in his own thoughts, replaying Kavya's words in his mind and murmurs in a trance, "How Kavya, how did you believe in me?"

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