59 A step ahead
Part 59 A step ahead...
The next morning
Raizadas gathered in the dining for breakfast. Anjali still looked moody. Arnav noticed it.
"Di, are you alright?" He asked making a serious face.
She nodded YES with a plastering smile.
"Khushi... You should be at the office at sharp 10o' clock. Understood?" Said Arnav.
Khushi was bewildered yet nodded ok.
"Bhai, don't you take her with you?" Lavanya asked.
"How could I take her with me? I'm Boss, after all..." He said shaking his shoulders slightly.
"You are Boss... only inside AR. More than that, you are my brother, she is my friend..."
"Then, drop her in the office every day... She is your friend... not mine" Arnav said.
Lavanya looked at Khushi who was gazing at Arnav.
"You should get used to it, Khushi... Then only you can understand that life is not so easy" Arnav said.
"She already knew that Bhai because she experienced the worst in her life," Lavanya said feeling sad.
Arnav got stuck for a while.
"Then, it won't be hard for her to reach the office by bus or auto. Right?" he said composing himself.
"Why are you so adamant, Chotte? What harm if you take her with you? She comes to your office only. If you have so much problem taking her with you, then why did you offer her a job in AR? She would have found a job on her own. Then she would have understood not only life but also human around her is hard"
Anjali said and stood up, leaving the breakfast unfinished.
"Cool down, Di... Why are you getting hyper unnecessarily? It's a simple thing... So what, if I'm not taking her with me? You can send her with Mohan..."
Cutting him,
"Thank you for your idea, Chotte... You carry on" she walked.
"Di... Di have your breakfast..." Arnav shouted but Anjali didn't stop.
Arnav ran to her and stopped her clutching her hand.
"What's wrong Di? Is it necessary for leaving your breakfast?"
"I don't want to eat"
"Di, I don't like either anyone showing their hatred for food or skipping breakfast... You know that" Arnav said strictly.
Anjali stood silently.
"Ok... I will take Khushi with me... Happy?"
She nodded yes.
"Let go" he brought her to the dining. Anjali continued eating.
"Don't know when will you stop doing emotional blackmail..." Arnav said.
Anjali smiled slightly.
"It won't work all the time, Di... Keep it in your mind" He said smirking.
That changed Raizadas' face. Arnav stood up.
"I will bring my laptop. Be ready" Arnav said looking at Khushi. She nodded ok.
Arnav went to his room. Khushi looked at Anjali.
"Di, I think I should leave RM"
All of them looked at her with shock.
"I don't think Arnavji will like me..."
"Have you gone mad, Khushi?" Lavanya gritted her teeth.
"No Lavanya, I don't want to be mad anymore... How could I expect he will accept me? Didn't you see, he is trying to move me away from RM... Still, do you want me to be sticking here?"
"But you are his wife"
"Does he know that? Do you have proof that I'm his wife? Is our wedding legal? How could I claim him as my husband? I believed, in some days, he will like me but I lost hope... I think I should move away from him" She stood up.
"Khushi sit..." Anjali said.
Khushi sat, looking at her.
"I don't forget what I promised you. I said I will stand for you. I will do that. This is not your problem but mine."
"But, Di..."
Anjali stopped her, showing her palm.
"When you are even ready to leave RM, what harm if you stay back for me?"
"I wanted to leave RM not because I don't want to stay here... I want to leave RM because I can't tolerate his negligence, Di"
Anjali gulped down hard.
Khushi washed her hand. She waited for Arnav. She saw him coming.
"I'm leaving, Di..." Arnav said and Khushi followed him.
Arnav started the car. He saw Khushi thinking something.
"What are you thinking?"
"Di is stressed... You made me stress her more"
Arnav smirked at her and then concentrated on the road, saying nothing. It was he who insisted Khushi talk like that. He wanted to see what Anjali does.
Khushi didn't know where he was talking to her. The car traveled differently.
"Where are you taking me?"
"We are going to celebrate something special"
"Celebrate? What are we going to celebrate?"
"Our first night... Correction... First day..."
Khushi looked at him horror-struck. She composed herself and smiled, nodding her head.
"Don't you believe me?" Arnav asked.
Khushi looked outside not answering.
"Khushiiii..."
"Mm?"
"Trust me Khushi... Don't take it lightly."
"Ok... I'm not taking you lightly"
"By the way, can I ask you something?"
"Yeah..."
"How was our relationship when I was a mental?"
"Arnavji, why are you mentioning yourself like that?"
"Then how could I mention a mental?"
"How do I mention?"
"Mentally... Ill... Patient..." He chuckled.
"You too mention like the same"
"It's boring"
Khushi pouted.
"I can't believe I was a mental who did anything without minding about my damn social status..."
Khushi smiled biting her lip.
"You didn't say anything about what I did"
"What are you going to do knowing about it?"
"Just for general knowledge..."
"Are you going to do a Ph.D. or what?" she teased.
"It sounds interesting... Why not I do that?"
Khushi chuckled.
"Do you trust me, Khushi?" Arnav asked.
"Why doubt?"
"Tell me..."
"Yeah..."
"How much?"
Showing her fingertip,
"A little bit"
Arnav chuckled.
"Thank God... ok, give me your mangal sutra," he asked.
"Why?"
"Give me..."
"But..."
"You trust me a little bit, right?"
Khushi sighed. Removing her mangal Sutra, she gave it to him. Arnav kept it in his pocket. Khushi's facial expression changed as their car entered a five-star hotel.
"Arnavji, why are we here?"
"Didn't I say?"
Khushi widened her eyes.
"What?" she stammered.
"Our First night... no, the first DAY is going to happen"
Arnav got down from the car and gave the key to the hotel servant.
"Could you please get down, madam?" the servant requested Khushi.
Khushi got down. Arnav gestured for her to follow him. They came to the second floor and Arnav knocked on a room door. The door got opened. Arnav got in with Khushi. she didn't know who was they.
"Hello, ASR" Mr. Roy extended his hand for a shake.
"I'm sorry, Mr. Roy... I disturbed you in your busy schedule"
"No problem, ASR. I managed"
Roy looked at Khushi.
"She is Mrs. Khushi Singh Raizada" Arnav introduced Khushi to Roy.
"Khushi, he Mr. Roy, my lawyer"
"Namaste" Khushi said joining her hands.
"Please, take your seat madam," Roy said.
Khushi sat on the couch. Roy handed Arnav a file. Arnav started reading the document that was in the file. He finished reading it taking full twenty minutes.
"Yeah... that's right" he gave the file back to Roy.
"When are they coming?" Roy asked.
"They must be on their way," Arnav said.
At the same time, the door was knocked again. Roy's assistant opened the door. Aman entered with Sara making Khushi surprised.
"Aunty..." Khushi hugged Sara.
"How are you, beta?" Sara tapped her back.
"I'm fine aunty. How are you?"
"Great"
Roy wondered seeing Sara.
"Oh... are Sara madam and Mrs. Raizada relatives?"
Sara nodded yes.
"That's great"
"Yeah..."
"Aunty, are not you here to meet Roy sir?" Khushi murmured.
Sara nodded no.
"I'm here for you"
"For me?"
"Yeah..."
"Shall we?" Roy asked.
Arnav looked at Sara.
"Yeah... it's an auspicious time..." Sara said.
Roy forwarded them a few papers. Arnav pulled Khushi towards him gently. He signed the papers and gestured for Khushi to sign in. Taking a pen from him, Khushi bent down. Her hand stopped and her eyes widened. It was their marriage registration form. She stood straight and looked at him.
"Sign..." Arnav said, raising his brows.
Sara tapped her shoulder smilingly. Khushi gulped down and signed into it. Sara and Aman signed as their witnesses happily.
Removing Khushi's mangal sutra from his pocket, Arnav tied it around Khushi's neck, making her emotional. Her eyes instantly tear up. Aman forwarded a vermillion box to Arnav. Taking a pinch from that, Arnav filled her partition.
"Try to trust me a little more bit" he whispered, making her chuckle softly, with teary eyes.
"Sign this also, ASR"
"Yup..."
Taking the file that Arnav read a few minutes ago, he signed in to it.
"Aman, you too sign in it as a witness," Roy said.
"Ok, sir" Aman signed in it.
Roy's assistant also signed in.
"I will register both the papers and will send them to you," Roy said.
"Ok, Mr. Roy"
"Khushi, I have to go... I came leaving a lot of work only because ASR called me... I will talk to you later." Sara said.
Khushi nodded ok.
"You and ASR are invited to my home next Sunday"
Khushi looked at Arnav.
"Sure... we will come" Said Arnav.
"Aman, drop Sara madam and come to AR," Arnav said looking at Aman.
"Ok, ASR" Aman went to drop Sara.
Taking his bag, Roy was about to keep the documents in it, the file slipped from his hand and fell down. Khushi kneeled down and collected it. Her hand got stuck and her facial expression turned into a horrified one. Taking it in her hand, she read it. Her eyes tear up and she looked at Arnav shockingly. Arnav took the file from her hand and passed it to Roy. Roy nodded ok and went off, taking the documents.
Arnav wiped her cheek. In no time, Khushi hugged him tight and cried. It was Arnav's WILL. He had declared Khushi as his legal heir.
To be continued...
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