Lawful Sins - Season 2 - Part 5

BANNER TO COME SOON


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Chapter 5

The club was little distant from AR Group but Arnav Singh Raizada had purposely chosen a secluded place like this where he and Lavanya’s boyfriend Nandakishore Gupta could talk privately. He had already tolerated the tantrums of Khushi Gupta so far and hoped that her brother was not like her. Shyam had shown him the picture of this boy and that’s how Arnav recognized him in no time as he entered the club.

Nandakishore pulled his jacket neatly and scanned the area, looking for Arnav whom he found standing at the Bar counter, gazing straight at him. He prayed this meet goes fine. He didn’t want to lose Lavanya.

“Nandakishore” Arnav addressed as he shook hands with the Gupta lad.
“ASR… Nice meeting you” he replied, clearly nervous. “I hope you don’t mind calling you ASR. I mean that’s what La calls you.. So”

“I don’t mind” Arnav answered instantly without letting him drag that topic.

“Good” he laughed. “And I wouldn’t mind if you call me NK.. you know.. the short form of my name? That’s what my friends and La call me too”

Arnav rolled his eyes. The boy was something… childish?

“Lavanya told me nothing about you” Arnav began the topic. “And I am not someone who will form an opinion about a person without even meeting him/her. That’s why I set this meet up. To see if you are actually good enough for my sister”

NK nodded.

“You can ask me anything”

“Are you even serious about Lavanya for marriage?”

“Of course. I have never been serious for any other girl before her” he replied. “Look ASR. Its not that I didn’t date anyone earlier. I did. But it was long time ago and ever since Lavanya came in my life, things changed. I cannot see anyone else with me other than her. I want to marry her. In fact, I have even promised her that we will make it happen this year”

“And what about your sister?” Arnav queried. “Do you think she will want the same?”

“Why not?” he shrugged. “She loves me and she will love anyone whom I love”

Arnav was not very convinced about this.

“NK, I have met your sister and to be honest, we don’t seem to like each other much”

NK laughed.

“Easy ASR.. we are talking about mine and Lavanya’s marriage. What does it have to do with your and Khush’s rapport?”

“You don’t understand this” Arnav growled.

“Trust me I do” he placed his arm around Arnav’s but the moment Arnav gazed at him coldly, he removed his arm and stepped back. “Sorry.. I thought we are friends now”

Arnav took a deep breath.

“Okay the point is..” NK continued. “I will talk to Khushi. I am very sure she already likes Lavanya by now”

“Wait” Arnav snapped. “What do you mean by now? You.. you haven’t introduced her to Lavanya yet”

NK was confused.

“Didn’t La tell you?”

“Tell me what?” Arnav roared back. His gut feeling said there was something wrong. His sister was in trouble.

“It was decided between me and her that I will come to see you and she will go see my sister at her office”

Arnav was too shocked to react. NK stared back at his worried face.

“She said she dropped you a message on your social media account.. I think”

Arnav angrily pulled out his phone to check. If that’s so, if Lavanya has really gone to see Khushi Gupta and tells her that she is a Raizada, things would turn ugly.


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Private Clinic

After Lavanya collapsed unconscious in Khushi Gupta’s cabin, she had cursed herself for even wasting her time in meeting someone so fragile. She would have asked someone from her office to take Lavanya to the Hospital but she didn’t prefer doing so. Lavanya was not an ordinary girl. She was Kishu’s girlfriend and whether Khushi approved of it or not, she didn’t want her brother to worry. So she decided to take this situation in her hands and with the help of her driver, got Lavanya in this Private Clinic. Until she was brought here, Lavanya was still unconscious. What could have happened? Dehydration? Stress? Or was she faking all of it to gain some sympathy. Damn!!

Khushi paced before the Doctor’s cabin, waiting for him to come out and highlight about Lavanya’s condition. Soon she realized she hadn’t told anything to Nandakishore yet. He should know. She also remembered that he might be with that Raizada at this moment. God knows how he treated her brother. She pulled out her phone and texted him about Lavanya’s condition.

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Club

Arnav just checked Lavanya’s message on his social media private inbox and groaned in frustration. Why couldn’t she leave a general message? Why not call? If he had any idea she was going to meet Khushi Gupta, he would have prepared her for the worst.

“Shit” Nandakishore shouted reading some message on his phone. “Its Khush!! We need to go right now. Lavanya has fainted. Khush has taken her to the clinic”

Arnav’s heart pounded. Fainted? Both men rushed out without wasting time.


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Clinic

The Doctor came out in few minutes. Khushi blocked his way.

“How is that girl?” she asked.

“She is stable now. But seems like she was not prepared for this. It came to her as a shock when I told her about her condition”

“Condition? What condition?” she snapped.

The Doctor gazed back worryingly at Khushi.

“Is she your family, Miss Gupta?”

“I am not her family Doctor” Khushi growled. “Neither interested in becoming one”

“Oh. Then we need someone from her family side to disclose her medical status” the Doctor replied.

“Stop wasting my time” Khushi threatened him. “And tell me whats wrong with her? Why did she faint?”

The doctor was tensed seeing her frustration and let the news out.

“She is 3 months pregnant”

Khushi froze.

“Preg…?” she curbed the words in her mouth.

“Yes. We need to do few more tests to confirm all is well with her child. There is no reason to worry as of now"

As the Doctor slipped away, Khushi’s fingers formed a fist. Lavanya Raizada was pregnant? Before Khushi could meet her, Lavanya was taken for the tests. Every minute delay in confronting Lavanya about the pregnancy was building a storm inside Khushi.

“Khush..” she heard Nandakishore’s voice from the lobby. And as she turned around, she found him rushing to her with Arnav Singh Raizada. The mere sight of that man irked her.

Nandakishore clutched her arms.

“What happened? Is Lavanya Okay?” Nandakishore queried.

Khushi fixed her gaze upon Arnav Singh Raizada whose eyes never left hers. When she didn’t respond, Arnav lost his temper.

“Where the hell is my sister? What happened to her?”

“You don’t know?” she snapped.

There was a chilling annoyance in her voice.

“The Doctor said she doesn’t know either. But I seriously doubt. I am pretty sure you both have conspired for all this”

Arnav lost his cool. He punched the wall behind her because he couldn’t punch her. Despite being in such a tensed situation, all she did was blame him and his sister? And for what?

“Stop beating the bush. Just tell me what happened to my sister?”

“She is pregnant” Khushi blurted.

Arnav stumbled. Nandakishore’s grip on Khushi’s arm loosened. Pregnant? Khushi had no time to check upon her brother’s expressions because she was busy manipulating Arnav’s. He stepped back.

“No” he murmured.

“3 months” Khushi added gritting her teeth. “What a pretense” she said sarcastically. “So, this is your plan? To push your sister forcibly into my brother’s life and get a control over my business?”

“Shut up” Arnav scowled.

He couldn’t fight more.. couldn’t argue. His mind didn’t support him to frame any words to defend his sister. Pregnant? How could Lavanya take such a big risk? Agreed she is in love but everything has to be in limit. But she was not the only one responsible. Arnav shifted his gaze on Nandakishore who was standing pale at the corner. Within few strides Arnav reached him and grabbing his collar, he pushed NK to the wall behind.

“How dare you to do this to her? How dare you?” he groaned. The pregnancy news didn’t help Arnav calm his mind. He wanted a total control over this situation. It was matter of his sister’s dignity.

Khushi reached there and forced Arnav to move back.

“Don’t you dare touch him” she lashed out standing between the two like a wall. “And don’t you dare put that blame on my brother”

Rage simmered in the back of Arnav’s mind. What was that supposed to mean? Did she even know what she was talking? Khushi didn’t stop her accusations even after this. She continued.

“This is all your conspiracy. Ask your sister first whom she slept with before blaming my bro…”

Before she could even complete that statement, Arnav raised his arm and slapped her hard on the cheek. She tested his limits. He would never… never hurt a woman like that… but he would never let anyone point out at his sister’s character. Lavanya and Nandakishore were in love. Things went out of their control and such a thing happened. Why couldn’t Khushi Gupta understand it? Why was she spilling dirt on Lavanya’s character?

“How dare you” Nandakishore punched Arnav’s chest but it hardly affected him. Instead when the next punch came, Arnav pushed NK away with a force. He almost collapsed on the floor. During all of this, he never took his eyes off Khushi’s. The gentleman in him wanted to apologize for slapping her but the brother inside him was still adamant in doing so. He was hurt.

“You” Arnav stared back at NK. “You should have slapped her for saying something so cheap. Because she didn’t curse my sister, she cursed the baby inside Lavanya’s womb who unfortunately is yours”

NK felt that invisible punch on his heart. Yes.. that baby was his.. He and Lavanya were madly in love. They crossed the lines and… the baby.. the baby was his.

Khushi stood immobile, her chest heaving, eyes burning at this mistake committed by Arnav Singh Raizada. The third and final mistake she had to bear. Not anymore. He would have to pay a price for this. She promised to change his world hereon.. his fate… his arrogance..

“Get the hell out of here before I do something horrible than this” Arnav warned the siblings, furiously and strode to the Doctor’s cabin.

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The tests were done and Lavanya came out. The moment she saw Arnav, she couldn’t control herself. She ran into his arms and hugged him tight, weeping, begging him to forgive her. Arnav stood rooted to the place, without embracing her. No! He cannot forgive her for what she did. How can she… ? How.. ? Damn! Her tears soaked his shirt, her pleads pierced his eardrums. He had promised their parents never to turn away from his sister. And he would keep that promise. He would support her. That’s the least he could start with. He wrapped his arms around her petite form and soothed her back.

“It will be okay, La. I will make it okay” he promised kissing her head. He didn’t have a clue how he will fulfill this promise but he knew he will. At any cost!! Even at the cost of his own life!

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Gupta House

Khushi had sat on the rocking chair, looking blankly at the picture of hers and Nandakishore hung on the wall of the drawing room. Ever since she had returned back from the Clinic, she hadn’t uttered a word. Nandakishore himself had locked in a room for some time and then he had come to check upon her. He even confessed that he and Lavanya had crossed the lines in their relationship and now that she was expecting his child, he wanted to set things right. He wanted to marry her. Make it all legal. Somehow.. before it was too late. But whilst he stated his plans, Khushi hadn’t spoken a word. She was cold as ice though her body flamed. That slap from Arnav Singh Raizada was not imprinted on her cheek but her brain. Men avoided to argue with her so far and this man… he raised his hand. She will never forget it. The desire to get Arnav Singh Raizada on roads, make him beg and plead to her, became even more dangerous. Only screwing his business wouldn’t soothe her heart. She will do more. So much more that he will have to shed his ego and beg for forgiveness. She wouldn’t forgive him still. Not in days… months.. years … Not in this lifetime.

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Nandakishore had tried to call Lavanya many a times since last night but her number was Switched off. He couldn’t even imagine what she would be going through. He should have been with her. But things went out of control when Arnav slapped Khushi and even NK couldn’t bear that insult. Everything happened so fast that he didn’t get time to think who went wrong..?

When he came down for breakfast the next morning, Khushi was already having hers. She was all set to go to office. He rushed to her and sat on the adjoining seat.

“Morning Khush” his tone was softer.

“You work up early?” she asked casually, piercing the fork into the cut fruit.

Nandakishore smiled. Yesterday, Khushi didn’t speak a word but she was talking today and that too so normal. He was glad.

“Khush.. I am sorry for what happened”

“Kishu” Khushi interrupted. “I need a favor from you”

NK was confused. Favor?

“Our Malaysia head office has some issues with the Marketing. I want you to go there and handle the matter. Sort it out and come back”

Nandakishore was shocked. Malaysia?

“Khush.. Me?”

“Why not?” she asked. “Who else can I rely other than you?”

“But..”

“Kishu” Khushi smirked. “I know you are inexperienced in handling such business crises. But don’t worry. Chang, our Managing head will be there to assist you. And I will be attending the video conference with you and the Malaysia head office team once you are ready with the reports. You know how much stuck I am here. I cannot go. You are my only savior”

Nandakishore swallowed the lump of nervousness formed in his throat.

“But.. La”

“We will talk about it when you return”

“Khush.. it will be late”

“It wont be late. I promise. You will get what you want. Have I ever denied you for anything?”

Nandakishore was elated to hear that.

“You are the best Khush.. I love you” he hugged her. She hugged him back. But this was not over yet. She knew Nandakishore wouldn’t go beyond her words and decisions but she had to check again. When they pulled away, she palmed his cheek.

“If I deny for your and Lavanya’s relationship, what would you do?” she asked.

“What kind of question is that? Why are we even discussing it?”

“Kishu” she stressed. “Tell me”

He became serious.

“You know how much I love you Khush. You mean everything to me. I can never cut your words. Never go against your decisions. But I love Lavanya too. And if you don’t let me marry her, I wouldn’t hurt you. But I will never marry any other girl either. And that’s a promise”

Khushi clenched her jaw. The matter was serious but she could still control it. She patted his cheek.

“Eat and pack your stuff. You will have to start for Malaysia tonight”

Nandakishore plainly nodded and continued eating. Khushi exhaled finishing her breakfast and wiped her lips. The time has come. For Payback!!

To be Continued.


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