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Outskirts of Delhi.

"Anant, what did you?...... I have warned you time and time again to stay away from those criminals but you refuse to listen and now look...... I have been dragged into you mess. " Subhadra cried out in a scolding tone while glaring at her son.

"I told you two to shut up." One of the kidnappers yelled as he walked up to Subhadra and plastered a duct tape over her mouth and proceeded to blindfold her.

He did the same to Anant and walked out ignoring their muffled screaming.

Immediately he walked out of the warehouse, he saw his boss's car arrive and rushed to her.

"Welcome ma'am. " He greeted polited and Nimrat nodded and walked into the warehouse.

She smiled seeing the handy work of her men and she started basking in the joy of seeing a bruised Anant Malik who was crying.

He ordered the men to take off their blindfolds and duct tapes.

"Who are you? " Anant asked arrogantly and this pissed of Nimrat and she backhanded his cheek with a loud slap seeing him behaving arrogantly even in his state and yanked his hair tightly as Anant screamed out in pain and Subhadra sat shivering in fear.

"You and your wretched mother will find out soon. " Nimrat replied with a devilish smirk and she pushed Anant away. "Fifteen years ago, you and your wretched family tried to kill me all because of my promiscuous sister Garima. "

"Nimrat!? " Subhadra whispered in shock. "I thought you were dead. "

"Sorry to disappoint you, I am very well alive even though with a different face and I am here to make you and your wretched family pay dearly for your atrocities and that includes your grandson Arnav. " Nimrat smirked seeing the fear in Subhadra's eyes. "So you do love your grandson, well I will make you watch his destruction to oblivion to an extent that he will kill himself. " Nimrat yelled and Subhadra burst out crying.

"Please don't hurt Arnav....... Kill me of you want but please don't hurt him....... He has been through a lot and is finally getting the happiness I and my greed deprived him off...... Please leave him alone I beg you. "

Nimrat slapped Subhadra knowing what she meant.

"He hasn't been through anything....... My daughter the one he forced into marriage and abused was the one who has been through it all. " Nimrat yelled shocking Subhadra who released Khushi is the daughter of Nimrat.

This finally explains why Khushi looked so familiar to her, it was because she is the spitting image of her mother.

"But they love each other. " Subhadra tried to reason with Nimrat but she scoffed.

"Khushi deserves better and your grandson is not that better I want for her......... I am not only here to avenge my stolen life but to break them up...... You and your family made my daughter an orphan and as if that wasn't enough, your grandson continued the torture with my daughter........ I won't rest until I break them and I have already started. " Nimrat smirked seeing the pain in her eyes but it dropped when she heard a mocking laughter and she turned to find Anant laughing at her.

"You are really delusional I might say. " Anant exclaimed smugly and Nimrat's men tried to walk up to discipline him but Nimrat lifted her hand stopping them. "You made your daughter an orphan when you decided to hide from her when you have been alive all these years....... What happened to your daughter is all your fault because you chose to hide like the coward you are........ Arnav hurting her is your fault and I thank Arnav for hurting your daughter because she deserves it all because hurt parents chose not to mind their own business.......... Be grateful we didn't kill her and your wretched sister who also destroyed our family in retaliation for what we did to you. "

Nimrat who was fuming matched up to Anant and punched him making him fall backward and hitting his head on the floor.

"I torture them but make sure they are alive." Nimrat ordered and turned to Subhadra. " I will make sure you live but will witness the death of you grandson. "

"Spare him Nimrat....... Please spare him. " Subhadra cried out painfully as Nimrat walked away angrily turning deaf ears to her plead. " God bless save Arnav, please don't let my evil past or the vengeance of Nimrat hurt him and Khushi....... Please make their love win against all evil. "

On their way back to Delhi, Nimrat angrily fidgetted with her hair as the words of Anant hit.

She knew Anant wasn't wrong and she was responsible for the way Khushi turned out and met Arnav.

If she had revealed she was alive all these years, then she wouldn't have met Arnav.

"Take us to AR designs. " She ordered and the driver nodded and changed his route.

"Ma'am, I don't think this is the right time, you are filled with rage which is not a good emotion if you are to met your daughter for the first time and also face Arnav......... It's better you do it when you are calm. " Mohan advised and Nimrat who knew he was right nodded.

Mohan then made the driver drive back to the hotel.

"Enjoy for now Arnav Singh Raizada, because soon enough, you will be crying and wish you were dead. " Nimrat thought as the drove to her hotel.

RM.

Payal sat on the couch smirking as Nani, Mami, Anjali and Akash kneeled in front of them.

"I have thought about your proposal and I agree to let you and your wretched family stay here but as servants......... Anjali, Mami and Nani will make sure the house is spotlessly clean all the time which means, you will clean the entire mansion every single day........ You will only have two square meals a day and as for Akash, you job it to am leaving sure all the plants inside and outside the mansion is well groomed and healthy especially the ones outside. "

They were shocked hearing this because they knew Payal was doing this to humiliate them because the neighbors are bound to see Akash and gossip in their neighborhood spreads like wild fire.

"Payal you can't humiliate us like this....... Don't forget we use be fami.... " Akash was cut off by a loud slap by Payal making Akash stumble backwards hitting the floor.

Nani, Mami and Nani held each other frightened by the new avatar of the once timid Payal.

Akash squirmed on the floor seeing Payal with a murderous glint in her eyes.

"How dare you call me family after all the pain, humiliation and hurt you and you useless family members put me through....... You watched your mother humiliate and treat me like a maid and slave, your so called di with the angelic face was no different from her and your grandmother, biased and a hypocrite who only remember her morals and values when it has to do with others but her home is as rotten as she is." The trio looked down ashamed " I am taking pity on you and you dare dictate what you want one me....... You and your family know where the door is, you can leave now before I make security kick you out. "

Nani crawled up to Payal and held her leg.

"Payal please forgive Akash, we will do as you say and I promise to keep up with the work. " Nani begged and Payal nodded moving away from her.

"You and them can rest for today. " Payal pointed to Nani, Anjali and Mami but turned to Akash who gulped seeing the smirk on her lips. "You, the plants outside looks dry, I want you to start watering them now........ Am leaving with A man and I hope by the time I am back, the plants are well trimmed and groomed to perfection. "

Payal entwined her arms around Aman's waist shocking all of them including Aman as they walked out and Akash fisted his hands fuming at this.

"Hello hi Aman, bye bye Akash. " Mami exclaimed stunned and Akash glared at him and stood up walking away.

"She and Aman look good together and I hope they get married soon....... Payal deserves a good man like him. " Nani said and Mami nodded but Anjali looked disappointed.

"I wish I had agreed to Aman's proposal six years ago then it would have been me with him and not Payal. " Anjali thought as she stood up and limped out trying to control her tears that was threatening to betray her.

"Hello hi bye bye, I think she is regretting rejecting Aman. " Mami said and Nani nodded.

"This is the consequences of her actions just like we are reaping what we sowed. "

Mami sighed and nodded as the walked outside towards the the servant's quarter.

RM.

Arnav's Office.

"How did it go? " Arnav asked Aman who had just arrived at the office after winning the body for the auction.

"It went well. " Her replied and relayed everything to him and Arnav sighed.

"Akash is already paying for his mistakes but I don't understand why she is so determined to make him more miserable than he already is but if this is her way to heal then as a brother, it's my duty to support her...... Anyways back to the collaboration. "

Arnav then went back to ready the documents Aman brought to him before their conversation but he realised something was bothering Arnav.

"You looked worried, is everything okay?...... Are you till worried about Khushi's kidnapping situation." Aman asked concerned and Arnav closed the file and leaned into his chair.

"Yes I am but it not about Khushi. " Arnav replied rubbing his forehead to relieve his headache.

"When why do you look like that?

" I don't know, I feel this new contract and collaboration is about to bring trouble to us....... I don't know how but I feel like something is wrong and I might someday regret this. " Arnav revealed with a disturbed look on his face.

"Relax Arnav, Isha Kundra's background check is clean and so is the company...... She is Kunal Kundra's adopted daughter and took over his company ten years ago after his retirement........ Mr Kundra is a well respected and fair businessman and I doubt he will allow just anyone run his company which is his legacy...... If ever we find something suspicious from Isha, we will directly contact Mr Kundra..... So relax and since she has postponed the meeting for tomorrow, I think you should take Khushi out to lunch, after all it's lunch time and her presence always make you feel better. "

Arnav smiled and nodded while standing up and to avoid suspicions, he texted Khushi to met him at his private parking lot.

Aman smiled at his Arnav walking out smiling.

"I wish I could have what you and Khushi have with Payal but I doubt she will ever accept me because of her past....... I hope someday I can find the courage to tell Payal how and feel and never be afraid of losing my friendship with her. " Aman thought as he walked out of the office.

Kiyan Restaurant.

Arnav and Khushi were engulfed in their little pda after a successful lunch.

"Arnav stop it...... There are people here. " Khushi giggled as Arnav whispered lovely words into her ears.

"Khushi this is a VIP room, and a lot of people here don't care because the like minding their own business....... The only way to get in here is through a VIP member or if you are a VIP member like me and that reminds me, I have to get you VIP memberships to all my favorite places and that of places you like. "

Arnav pulled out his phone and instructed Aman to make it available for Khushi.

Arnav cut the call and looked amused seeing Khushi looking angrily at him.

"Why do you always bother Aman like that, he is your you know. "

"He is also my personal assistant and manager and also a secret shareholder of AR Designs. " Arnav revealed shocking Khushi.

"When was that? " Khushi asked curiously making Arnav chuckle.

"He doesn't know yet. " Khushi frown at his answer as Arnav took a sip of his wine. " I had Mr Roy transfer 10% of AR designs to his name which I will give to him as a birthday present on his birthday in three days...... He is also not the only one, Payal his also going to get 10% and you my wife and the love of my life will be getting 50% of my entire fortune and I am not taking no for an answer. "

" What the? " Khushi exclaimed shocked making Arnav laughed at her.

"What a pleasant surprise? " A female voice said from behind as Arnav and Khushi turned to find Isha/Nimrat behind them with Mohan.

Arnav stood up and so did Khushi who looked confused which didn't go unnoticed by Arnav.

"Kiki, this is Isha Kundra, owner of Kundra group of companies, her design company is the one we are having the next fashion show with...... Miss Kundra met my wife Mrs Khushi Kumari Gupta Singh Raizada. " Arnav introduced shocking all of them.

Khushi was shocked because they had decided to keep their relationship a secret until she is comfortable for the public to know but here is is announcing it to a stranger and also one of the people who might be a judge at the competition.

Isha/Nimrat was stunned hearing the introduction and was also fuming internally because she thought Arnav was going to introduce Khushi as a colleague which she can use to poison Khushi's mind against Arnav and make her doubt her position in his life.

Mohan who thought the same was now doubting the horrible image his godmother had painted of Arnav especially seeing how lovingly Arnav and Khushi were staring at each other.

By now Arnav had pulled Khushi closer and she was blushing under his gaze while his eyes was filled with love, pride and admiration.

Mohan turned to find his godmother with a smile on her face but he knew she was fuming inside and her fisting her hand was all the signs he needed.

"This means ma'am's distorted views of ASR is due to his lineage and her hatred for his family is blinding her from seeing that they really do love each other, yes he made mistakes in the beginning but this is prove he is a changed man and will make Khushi happy........ Now am lost, I don't know whom to support, if I support ASR and Khushi, I will be betraying my godmother and of I support her, I will betray my conscience....... God please help me chose the right one without hurting anyone. " Mohan thought staring at them.

To be continued.

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