"Di what is taking them so long? Why aren't they here yet?" Arnav asked in a whisper to his Di who elbowed him irritated now.

"Chote. They will be here soon or precisely SHE will be here soon okay? Relax!" Anjali rolled her eyes as he impatiently glanced at the doors every now and then waiting for his to-be-fiance to arrive for the engagement.

Mr and Mrs.Kashyap entered making a smile break out on his lips.Anjali and Arnav greeted them and as Anjali hugged the girl besides Kashyaps, Arnav glanced behind them searching for her.

Where is she? Why isn't she with her parents?

"Hey Chote, what are you looking at? Your wait is over already then what are your eyes searching for?" Anjali's teased him putting her hand around the unknown girl who has arrived with the Kashyaps dressed up in a pink lehenga as if it was her engagement.Arnav thought irritated now.

Where the hell are you Lavanya?

"Lavanya.." Mrs.Kashyap called and he instantly looked up at where she was looking and a frown marred his brows.

Why was she calling that pink lehenga girl Lavanya?

He shrugged thinking maybe she has the same name like his Lavanya.

But when Anjali too called her Lavanya and there was no sign of HIS hazel eyed girl, alarm bells ringed in his head and his face contorted with worry and agitation now.

"Di, where is Lavanya?" he whispered to his sister who looked at him as if he has grown two heads.

She then hit his head."I think you have lost your sanity by seeing her beauty today in that beautiful lehenga.." she took it as a joke but he didn't smile neither did his look changed and Anjali cupped the side of his face asking him whats wrong.

"Point at the girl whom you're referring to." He said fearing the worst.

Anjali pointed to the same unknown pink lehenga girl who arrived with the Kashyaps and his heart dropped into the pit of his stomach.

No this can't be.

This must be a sick joke someone played with him.

"But she is not MY girl. She isn't that lavanya whom i met and fell in love with." He confessed his love for the first time in desperation in a low growl making Anjali's eyes widen.

"What are you saying Chote? She IS the same Lavanya whom i selected for you." Anjali said assuringly pulling him at a side.

He ran his hand along his perfectly gelled hairs messing them up before groaning.

"Di.."

"But how is it possible. I myself asked Lavanya to meet you.She is the girl whom i selected for you.She is Ishu's family friend and she is the one with whom you're going to get engaged too. You yourself agreed to marry LAVANYA didn't you?"

"I agreed for THAT girl but she is not her. She is not that girl whom i met many a times for the last month."

"Chote are you drunk?" Anjali asked now seriously worried for him.

"NO DI!" he gritted out feeling his heart sinking.If that girl wasn't Lavanya then who was she? Why did she play this sick game with him? Why did she play with his feelings? Why did she made him fall in love with her and now when they were to bind in a relationship, left him? Who the hell was she?

"That girl whom i met has hazel eyes.This other lavanya don't have the same. She, my girl..she.." he swallowed a lump making Anjali's eyes tear up."She is someone whom i could recognize from faraway and can even feel her presence if she is around or if she is within the vicinity of the place where i am.This unknown Lavanya couldn't make me feel those things like that girl can...and..." and suddenly his eyes widened as he remembered their last meeting just a night before.She was edgy and was glancing at him with a longing every now and then during the whole day they spent together and at the end she has said something which has made him chuckle and joke out with her.Was it because of this she lied as yes she met him yesterday for the last time and she knew it?

"I'll miss you." She said with misty eyes.

He chuckled "You're saying as if we are meeting for the last time. Come on Lavanya.. We are going to meet tomorrow again."

He closed his eyes in pain and ran his hand over his face while Anjali gave apprehesive glances to her brother and the guests who were waiting for the cermony to start.She gave a nervous smile to Mrs.Kashyaps who gestured her to start the ring exchange now.

"Chote, Mrs.Kashyaps is calling us. Its...its time for the engagement." She caressed his face putting back his messed up hairs.

He stared at her in shock."Di, I..can't." he looked devastated."She is not HER!"

"Chote...the guests.." Anjali too couldn't hold back her tears seeing her brother's torn stance.

"Di i don't care. I have to find that girl who played with me. I have to get my answers that why she did this to me when she didn't want to marry me and only these Kashyaps can tell me who she was. Were they also part of this sick prank or not. I have to find out and this so called engagement is not even the last thing on my mind." He has turned that arrogant ASR which he was a month ago before meeting that hazel eyed girl.

"As you wish Chote. I am with you." Anjali cupped his cheeks assuring him to which his eyes pricked with unshed tears.

"Ladies and gentleman, there is no engagement happening here tonight due to some personal issues."Arnav announced, his voice betraying the turmoil he was going inside.Kashyap's eyes widened.That so called Lavanya in pink lehenga fumed throwing daggers at him about which he cared less.Whispers gushed in the hall before the guests left giving confused and reprimanding glances to Arnav which didn't bother him even a least bit.

Anjali was more worried for her brother than this engagement.

Now the question arose. Who was that hazel eyed girl who met her brother as Lavanya Kashyap?

And Why?

"Aman, Is Khushi here yet?" Arnav asked to which Aman had the audacity to look curious to which his boss raised his brow at him making him somber up.

"No ASR! She didn't look interested yesterday itself when i gave her the appointment letter.She refused firstly and when i warned her about you, she took it and left.I don't think she will come." Aman told him according to his experience.

Arnav clenched his jaws. "Call her and tell her to be in here within two hours by 9am sharp.If she didn't come at the exact time then.." he leaned back in his chair before answering. "Tell the guards to get her here." Aman's eyes dilated shocked.

"But ASR.." Aman was scared for the poor girl.What she has done to get this type of treatment from his boss? He pitied that girl now!

"Off to work Aman."

Poor Aman nodded before turning to leave.

Arnav ordered calling him as he reached the door "Aman, female guards!! No male ones! Take up the help of lady constables if needed."

Aman gulped before nodding.

Mrs.Khushi Singh Raizada was in for a trouble if she refused to come here.

Khushi stared at the package she has received yesterday, for the umpteenth time since it has arrived.

HAPPY BIRTHDAY KHUSHI!

It stated only this over the cover without the name of its sender and inside was a beautiful diamond pendant which she guessed must cost millions.She didn't has to think much of who could send this expensive gift to her.

Why this bipolarity Arnavji?

You show me that you don't want me in your life and the very same day you send me this gift on my birthday..Why?

It was a heart shaped pendant with cracks in its middle and as she pressed into its mid half, it broke into two causing a lump to form in her throat.

She has cried caressing the pendant but try as might she couldn't wear it.She knew she has to give it back to him.She can't take this much costly gift..especially not from him.

She packed the pendant back in its case and sent it to AR's address right away.

"What do you mean dammit that i met you only? Do you think i am blind? You think i am stupid to fall into your words and deceit?" Arnav shouted at the lavanya who has come with Kashyaps and on his questions the Kashyaps has sworn that she is their real daughter and his Di approved that too because she has met her before.Guests has left and Arnav has pounced on them with questions soon after that.

"Arnav, i am your only Lavanya. Don't you recognize me?" that girl cupped his face making him blow in anger as another voice ringed in his ear.

Arnavji, you are a genuine person.I like that about you.

His hazel eyed girl called him Arnavji and this girl was shamelessly slurring and cooing at him making him feel disgusted.

He shrugged her away."Where is she? The girl whom you sent to meet me as Lavanya?" He asked her with dangerous glint in his eyes.

Lavanya gulped before confidently saying, "I think you're drunk Arnav. We will talk some other time."

"Miss so called Lavanya! I want that girl whom you sent to me in your place!"

"I didn't send anyone okay! It was me with you all along. I can easily recite to you what places we met and what we talked. Ask away and you'll know it was only me. You are losing your senses i think! Don't you recognize the girl with whom you spent most of your time the last month?" Lavanya gibed.

Arnav stared at her shocked. How much confidently she was lying and was calling him a mad person.Was he really losing his mind? He rubbed his temple feeling a headache coming.

No it can't be. His hazel eyed girl wasn't a dream. She was real, she is real and this girl before him is lying.

If this Lavanya was the same girl he met then why wasn't his heart beating fast? Why wasn't his nostrils could find the jasmine smell wafted around him?

Because she is not HER!

The next question arose, who was she? Who was she who came in his life for just a short span of time, turned his world upside down, made him feel and then..then left?

Kuch log apki zindagi mai sirf isliye aate hai k wo apko ye bta sake k zindagi sirf dukho aur takleefo ka naam nahi hai. Zindagi khoobsurat hai aur isse waise hi jeena chahiye jaise ap chahte ho Arnavji..

(Some people come into your life just to teach you that life is just not about grief and sorrows. It is rather beautiful and you should spend it the way you want to)

Her hopeful voice came back to him and he knew she wasn't a dream, she was real and is real and is living somewhere where he couldn't reach her.

He had many arguments to prove himself right but he didn't argue more with Lavanya and her parents and ordered them to leave and this alliance is off.

They left with that so called Lavanya seething in anger.

He turned to his sister who was observing him keenly.

"Di I..will just go and...rest." he pressed his fingers on his eyes.

"Chote.." she placed her hand on his shoulder.

He swallowed before taking her hand in his.

"Di she played with me.." he hoarsed "She said you're a genuine person Arnavji, but she isn't one herself. She isn't." He choked."I will never...never forgive her for that." He finished with determination.

"But Chote who was she? Don't you have any picture or something of her which could be used to find her?"

His brain clicked. Yes he has a few pics of her which he took with himself some days back when they met at a cafe. He left Anjali's hand and took out his cell phone and touching the gallery icon scrolled down and then froze as his gaze fell on their pics.

She was smiling and he was leaning to her while taking the selfie.His eyes pricked seeing it.He has insisted so much to take some pics of them and she has refused each time.It was when he has got angry on her then she has relented reluctantly. He now knew the reason why she was hesitant to leave the prove of her realness!

Anjali took the mobile out of his hold and gazed at the picture.Her Chote is right! She is some other girl and yeah she has hazel eyes.

"Chote she isn't lavanya. You were right." Anjali was shocked too.

"Only your real Lavanya can tell who that fake Lavanya was!" He ground his teeth.

"Chote in anger don't do anything wrong."

"DI you are asking me no to do anything wrong when that unknown girl has practically cheated me for a whole month."

"Maybe Chote she has her reasons to do this. She doesn't look like she is a cheater.."

"Agar koi majboori thi toh mujhe bta deti. Mai us k liye kuch bhi karta par use ye sab maire sath nahi karna chahiye tha. Uska jo mann kiya usne kiya, ab jo maira mann kahe ga wo mai karun ga. Agar dunya k akhari kone mai bhi chupi hogi na wo tab bhi use dhoond nikalun ga.. And then i will tell her what she has done by messing with ME, Arnav Singh Raizada!"(If she has reasons then she should've told me. I'd have done anything for her but she shouldn't have done this to me. She did what she had to and i will do what i want to. Even if she is hiding in the last corner of the world, i WILL find her for sure and then i will tell her what it is to mess with Arnav Singh Raizada!!)

Then not in some corner of the world, he has found her in Kashyap's mansion only and when he got to know her real identity, he was stumped as well as angry.

"Give her the phone Aman." ASR ordered Aman who was standing at the door of Khushi's rented home and was convincing her to come with them to AR but she refused straight away.

"ASR wants to talk to you.."

Khushi didn't hide her annoyance and rudely snatched the phone from Aman and placed it against her ear.

"What is your problem?" She barked into the phone.

Aman jaws dropped as he haven't heard anyone talking like that to his boss. This girl will surely invite trouble for herself by behaving like this with ASR.

"Look behind Aman in black van." He said calmly despite her rudeness.

She darted her eyes towards the van in which a few well built ladies were sitting with blue uniforms on.

She frowned but his words next chilled her.

"Chup chap khud apne pairon pe chal kar AR aa jao.. Warna wo guards tumhe apne kandho par utha kar yahan le ayen gi..(If you don't want to come on your own feet to AR then these guards will carry you off on their shoulders to drop you here.Choice is yours, the former or latter whatever suits you!)"

"WHAT??" She shrieked as she heard the beep.He has immediately cut the call.

She tried to shut the door on Aman's face but he put his foot in between looking sternly up at her.

"Sorry Mrs.Khushi, we can't leave without you. Don't force me to take disastrous step. Please cooperate with me.You don't know how ruthless he can get if he wants anything." Aman said softly now.

"Who better than me knows that" She muttered under her breath which Aman couldn't catch.

"Did you say something?" he asked.

"No. Lets go." She took her bag and left with him not having any other choice.

He has come here to Kashyap Mansion to extract out information about his hazel eyed girl and where he realized he didn't has to search her as she was living and breathing in this very same home.

"What are you doing? Finish it fast. Can't you see it is paining much." Lavanya screeched at HER while hitting her with her leg.

He saw how she didn't even cry or flinch at the hit and continued massaging Lavanya's hands and legs as if nothing happened.

His heart was already soaring with hurt seeing her after two months and her condition here brought a fresh bout of pain within him that his breaths choked with emotions for her.

She is a servant in Kashyap's Mansion?

He realized as he saw the state of her clothes and hairs and even her self. She used to wear designer clothes when she used to meet him.And here sitting at the foot of lavanya, she was looking a helpless girl who was at the mercy of her master.

He couldn't stop the moisture forming in his eyes as the corner of his eyes welled up.

Lavanya and the hazel eyed girl hasn't noticed him yet. It was HER who spotted him first as her eyes widened and face went pale seeing him.Her hands stopped massaging Lavanya's and she stared aghast at him.

"What the hell girl can't you do even a simple task...?" Lavanya hit her on her head harshly and SHE fell on her back to the floor and tears formed in her eyes. That's when Lavanya's eyes found Arnav's angry ones.

He didn't say anything. Nor to Lavanya neither to HER.

He just went to the girl lying on the floor, made her stand up as she shivered and hauled her up on his shoulder like a sack of potatoes and left the door of KM stumping Lavanya and the girl who kicked and hit his back to leave her.

"Let me go Arnavji.. Put me down. Where are you taking me?" She hissed as he put her down harshly and pushed her against the car with his both hands on her either sides.

"What is your REAL name?" It was the very first question he asked in anger.

She stared at him with her wet lashes before whispering.

"K..Khushi."

"Is it your real name or some other fake one to trap some rich guy and then leave him shattered in your wake?" he gritted out, his eyes red.She looked at him hurt at his conclusion before sobbing covering her face with her hands.

"Hum sach bol rahe hain. Humara vishwas kijiye Arnavji..(I am saying the truth. Please believe me Arnavji..)" she said in between her sobs.

He clenched his teeth moving back from her. It was the first time he was seeing her crying so much and so very badly and honestly it was wrenching him.He has loved this woman to bits and she has betrayed him brutally.He was ready to give second chance to life after his parents demise because of her but she snatched it away..so very cruelly.He was going to confess his love for her on their engagement two months ago but he got to know about her lies and deceit that day.

He was searching for her like a lunatic for the last two months but she was here all the time under his nose and hasn't once thought of putting him out of his misery and atleast once calling him.

He has called her various times on her number.Her phone was switched off since the last two months.He has got the full details of her number from the mobile company, thanks to his connections and he got to know that she bought the SIM a day before meeting him and it was only his call she received from it and it was only HIM she called from it and now she has blocked her number.It has worried him so much that maybe she is in some trouble and he has fastened his search more due to this thought and here, here she was getting insults and rebukes from her masters without a word.

He didn't know what was angering him more. Her betrayal or her pitiful condition?

But one thing was for sure! She will pay for doing this to him. She will have to!

His eyes softened a bit as she started hiccuping and her face turned red with crying.Her hazel eyes lifted up at him pleading him to let her explain but he glared at her with so much anger that she quivered with fear and gulped audibly.

"Sit in the car."

When she didn't move an inch he bellowed punching his fist against the car.

"NOW!"

She jumped and moved in the passenger seat sniffling.

He pulled her out harshly as he reached RM and dragged her with him.Her dried eyes filled up again as she walked hurriedly to match up his fast pace.

As he reached the living room, Anjali looked up from the magazine she was reading and stood up shocked as Arnav pulled Khushi forward and rudely gave her a push to the couch.

Khushi couldn't look up as she sobbed silently closing her eyes, clenching her fists on her lap.

"SHE is that cheater girl Di! KHUSHI!" He pointed to her. Khushi gazed at him hurt as fresh tears rolled down her cheeks.

"Chote.." Anjali called out to him as he gave one last reprimanding glare to Khushi and left to his room.

Anjali walked around the table and sat besides Khushi.

Khushi looked up at Anjali fearfully.

"Ghabrao nahi.. Hum kuch nahi kahen gay apko.. Bas itna pochna chahte hai k apne humare Chote, matlab Arnav k sath aisa kyun kiya?(Don't be scared.. I won't say anything to you.. I just want to ask this, why did you do this to my Chote oh i mean with Arnav? Why?)"

She cried harder at her question."I can't tell you that." She pleaded."Please ask him to let me leave otherwise..." she stopped and then twisting her duppata around her finger said nervously "Otherwise i'll lose my job in Kashyap Mansion.."

Anjali let it be for the time being as the girl was already so shaken by her brother's rude and angry behaviour and she didn't want to scare her more.

"Do you have feelings for my Chote? Or were they also fake like your identity?" Anjali asked and Khushi shut her eyes tightly in pain before opening them.

"They..they were fake too." She said and averted her eyes and her gaze fell on him whose face turned red as he heard her answer while coming down the stairs.

Anjali saw her Chote's angry as well as hurt face and seeing the rage in his eyes she was scared and then shrieked as he came down the stairs angrily and putting on hand at the back of the sofa behind Khushi cupped her jaws tightly with his thumb and forefinger making her cry.

"So is it your business to fake these things? How much does your master pay you for this kind of deceit? Is this your job in KM? Are you already after another rich man huh?"

Anjali pulled at his arm "Chote leave her. What are you doing? Its paining her Chote." Anjali said glancing at Khushi's face which was twisting with hurt.

"ITS PAINING ME TOO DI!!!" he bellowed with red eyes turning his face to her not leaving his grip on Khushi.

Khushi leaned back on the couch scared out of her wits as he brought his face more closer to her.

"How many men have you deceived before me Khushi?"

Anjali looked on helplessly and felt the hurt herself as her Chote said these cutting words.She didn't know why but she felt like this girl was under some pressure and wasn't like that girl which her Chote was presuming.

"Is it your business?"

"No!" she cried out.

"SO is it your master's business? Kashyap's?"

She hiccuped but didn't reply.

"So you have just started this business huh?" he probed in rage.

"Humein apse koi bat nahi karni.. Humein jaane dijiye!" Khushi rasped with tearful lashes.

"ANSWER ME DAMMIT!"

"I DON'T HAVE ANSWERS TO YOUR QUESTIONS!" she shrieked out with her red eyes.

"You can't leave until i get my answers and more so until i make you pay for your deception!" he stated punching the couch besides making her shriek in shock.He stormed to his study and banged the door loudly while Anjali glanced at the closed door and then the girl sitting besides her crying.

"What should i do now? Chote won't let her leave without her answers and i have a feeling this girl Khushi won't recite her reasons even if she was put to pressure. What could i do to resolve this complicated mess?" she thought to herself.

"What do you want Arnavji?" Khushi asked as she reached AR in his cabin.

"When did you come back from Pune?" he asked instead.

She groaned."That's none of your business."

"But your CV clearly states that it is MY business."

She frowned.

"Your name Mrs.RAIZADA!" her eyes widened as he smirked "When you are keeping MY name then obviously and technically IT is MY business isn't it?"

"I will remove it if its troubling you, I..."

"DON'T YOU DARE!" he banged his fist on the table making her jump."Remove it and you'll see the worst of me Khushi Singh Raizada!"

"You..." she stopped as she heard a knock at his door.

"Come in." He ordered giving her a long look.

"There is a parcel for you ASR." Sasha placed it on the table and left.

Khushi recognized it well. She has sent it this morning only and her bad luck that it reached him when she is with him.

One look at the package and his blood boiled.How dare she return it, just how dare she?

But wait! He didn't even mention his name on it then how did she get to know that it was him who sent it?

He turned his head up to her to find her looking at him only.

"What happened? Pasand nahi aya Mrs.Raizada?(Did you like it?)" he stood up and walked to her "Pasand nahi aya ya phir isse bhi mehenga gift chahiye?(You didn't like it or is it that you want some more expensive gift?)"

She looked away to hide her hurt at his accusation.

"Humein apse kuch nahi chahiye.. Na koi gift, na koi job..(I don't want anything from you.. Neither a gift nor a job.)"

"Then tell me what are you doing in Delhi? What were you here for in AR yesterday? When did you come from Pune? Tell me the answers to all of these and then you can leave.Otherwise..." he leaned closer to her causing her to lean back "Otherwise, welcome to AR Mrs. Raizada."

Khushi found herself in the same situation like two years ago. He hasn't let her leave then as she didn't answer his questions and she knew he won't let her leave today too without having his replies.But the problem was, neither she could answer him in the past nor she could now and she knew,

She knew he won't let her go like he hadn't let her leave years ago and has en-caged her in RM. Now she would be en-caged here in this job in AR until he gets his answers which she doubted she could give him.Ever!

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