Chapter 45
Khushi’s POV
Arnav is deceiving his company? His father? Me? No. I can’t believe that but whatever he is doing right now, all the proofs are against him. How the hell did I never noticed he even smokes? And the way he confidently puffed makes me believe he does it often. He is no new to this. Gosh! But there are a few things which I can’t sideline. Arnav was jealous when Aatish touched me. I don’t think he meant it when he said there is no “us” anymore. He wants me still and that’s clear in his eyes. But does he really want me to step down the CEO role? Why not just ask me to do this? Why play such nasty tactics? This is too complicated. I can’t judge him right at this moment. I’ll find it out why he is doing this because the man I love can’t be that cruel to me. The man I spend my nights with cannot be that heartless and I can’t wait to know how he is going to face me tonight when he comes home.
Ignoring whatever happened in the last one hour, I attend another client meeting before I reach home. Aarti aunty and Ayush Raizada are sitting on the couch discussing something and then there is Arnav too who is finalizing some wedding invitation cards. The moment our eyes meet, he keeps the card away and leans back giving me a head-to-toe onceover. That attitude he is throwing on me now is the same he did in the conference room.
“There she is,” aunty sees me first. “Khushi, help us pick a wedding invitation card.”
In all this I literally forgot we are getting them married in next two weeks and guess what? Me and Arnav both are working on the arrangements. I smile at the two and sit next to Aunty who shows met the cards.
“How are these ones?” she asks showing me a few.
I check them all and reject.
“Quite bold and straightforward. I think we need something which is simple and romantic.”
“Oh dear, that’s a great idea. By the way these cards which you rejected, Arnav had chose them.”
Now my eyes are back on him and he doesn't seem pleased that I rejected his selected cards.
“I would say our tastes don’t match anymore then,” I mock looking straight in his eyes.
“That depends,” he smiles sarcastically. “If you see it from my angle you’ll know we always had the same taste.”
“if that’s my taste then I’m surely going in the wrong track.”
He frowns when I get up.
“I need to freshen up. Will you mind if I check the cards in a while?”
“Sure. Take your time.”
Aarti aunty smiles at me and I quickly leave to my room.
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I’d expected Arnav to behave the same way as he did downstairs. He didn’t tell anything about me cheating with that 30% of the profit share to his father which means he is giving me time to step down from the CEO role. Hell no!! I wouldn’t do that ever.
I come out of the shower wearing a white Turkish bathrobe and I hadn’t expected Arnav Singh Raizada sitting on my bed sipping coffee.
“Get out” I snap at him before opening my closet to find something to wear.
“Say that again..” he mocks.
Is he playing with my mood? I turn around crossing my arms over my chest.
“I said get out of my room, Mr Arnav Singh Raizada..”
He sips all of his coffee then gets up but not to leave. He is coming to me instead.
“What happened?” he asks, pinning me to the door of the closet in between his arms. “You look quite pissed.”
“Don’t pretend to be so oblivious of my mood, Arnav. You pissed me off today.”
“Didn’t you repeat that to me?” he mocks again.
“I have my reasons and they are worth enough to save the company. But what you doing is just… bad.”
“Bad?” he clenches his jaw. “Wanting my place in the company is bad for you?”
“Snatching it is,” I growl. “You wanted to be the CEO, you could have asked me for it”
“And you would have stepped down?”
“Yes”
“Then step down now.. I asked you now.. didn’t I?”
Gosh! Why is he pissing me off? I try to push him away but Arnav grabs my arms and pins me to the closet again.
“In two weeks we have mom dad’s marriage. Lets pretend all is okay between us. I don’t want to sour their mood.”
“You don’t have to teach me that. I know better to keep them happy than you.”
“Good…”
His eyes draws on my lips.
“Can I kiss you?” he whispers and my eyes widen in surprise.
“Try and see what happens.” I challenge him because I swear to God, if he kisses me, I will kick between his legs. I am that pissed.
He leans closer and then pulls away.
“That means we aren’t sleeping in the same room anymore?”
“You think you still have a chance after saying all those hurtful words to me?” I snap. “And you smoke, Arnav? Since when?”
“College..”
“And you didn’t deem it necessary to tell me?”
“I told you all the good things.. Kept the bad ones with me..” he winks at the end before pulling away and walking to the door.
God, I am infuriated and confused by his behavior. He knocks at the door after reaching there to gain my attention.
“We are sleeping in this room together tonight… If you don’t let me, I am telling Dad everything and throwing you out of my company, Khushi. Don’t let me do that…”
What the hell!!
“And don’t worry, I wont touch you.. unless you want me to.”
I pick a vase and throw in his direction for that remark. He misses it and then frowns.
“Easy, baby. You’ll hurt me?”
“I’ll hurt you hundred times more because you have done that to me too today.”
“See you at night..” he says before leaving my room.
I seriously can’t believe he is pissing me off so much. Such a sudden change in personality? How? What is his plan? What is he doing? What does he want after I step down? Is it only the CEO tag? And he is ready to lose me after that?
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Obviously, I don’t stop Arnav from coming to my room tonight like we usually did before when we were in love. LOVE? Did he really love me? I think he did.. I still think he does otherwise he wouldn’t be jealous of Aatish. But that’s another question. For now I allowed him because I don’t want him to fulfill the threat he gave me some time back of letting his father know about my deceit. I know Ayush Sir will never believe me cheating on the company like that but if there is one percent chance he does, I would be out of the company and I can’t do that until I know Arnav’s real motives behind doing all this.
“What are you doing there?” Arnav asks, lying on the bed, almost ready to shut the lamps.
I am sitting at the dressing mirror thinking.
“What is your problem?” I shout. “I let you in the room, now go to sleep. I will sleep when I want to..”
“Come here, Khushi…” he groans. “You know I’ve got used to spooning you every night. I don’t get sound sleep otherwise..”
I roll my eyes.
“Oh yeah. But then what will you do after two weeks? When I step down from the CEO’s role because that’s what you want me to do and I also leave this house because we wont be partners anymore? How will you get sleep then?”
He goes blank for a second and then grins.
“I’ll find your substitute..”
The moment he says that, I pick a bottle of body lotion from the dresser and throw it at him. Arnav catches it at the right time and then puts it away.
“Why are you throwing things at me? You never did this before..”
“You never were an a**hole either before.. that’s why…”
He grits his teeth.
“Watch your words, Khushi.”
“I wouldn’t.. You deserve it for hurting me so much..”
That’s it. He gets down the bed and reaches me. Within a second, he carries me in his arms and takes me back to bed. I wriggle in his hold to make him put me down but he places me on the bed and before I can roll away, he spoons me from behind and shuts the lamps.
“What the hell.. arnav leave me..
“Ssshhh…” he breathes in my hair from behind. “Go to sleep .. You need rest.”
Ah! He realizes I need rest but he doesn't realize the pain he has inflicted on me?
“You told me you wouldn’t touch me,” I groan trying to get his hands off my waist where he has tucked me lovingly.
“This pose is perfect. Normal touching is allowed. If I touch you here…” he moves his fingers lower to the hem of my T shirt.. “or here…” he literally gasps sliding his finger towards the waistband of my shorts.. “and you don’t like it.. then let me know.. I will retract.”
Gosh! Even the slightest brush of his knuckles over the shorts have made me yearn for his touch. Though he keeps pretending to be all bad, my heart knows he is not .. He is just acting…But fine. I wouldn’t ask him more if he doesn't want to share. Let me see how far he goes in showing he wants me out of his business.
Arnav’s fingers skim on my midriff and I pinch his wrist.
“Okay..” he smiles in my hair. “I am withdrawing.. good night.”
I don’t wish him goodnight. With me still in his arms when he is acting all villain can never give me good sleep. Yet, I close my eyes and try to get some sleep.
To be Continued
Note: I will post one more chapter tomorrow of this same FF where the picture precap scene will be posted. Hope you are liking this different side of Arshi that’s going on in this FF right now.. I am enjoying drafting this.. lol.
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Lol I am as confused as Khushi is right now , I am liking new Arnav also but poor Khushi
ReplyDeleteI can't decide whether I'm really liking this chapter... I mean in the earlier chapters, Khushi was portrayed as strong, which I like... and after what happened in the previous chapter and returning home to RM, she's now becoming mushy and kinda lovesick to Arnav's touches. I'm kinda like - What the hell happened? :/
ReplyDeleteExactly. I was expecting a full fledged(pay back) break up but here.....
DeleteI just love this confusing arnav .. but he better explain himself to khushi coz I don't think what he spoke was good . his actions and words do not match ... waiting eagerly for the next update...
ReplyDeleteYes plz, it was totally unacceptable and unforgivable.
DeleteArnav is definitely upto something.. I'm liking this side of Arnav too.. Khushi is listening to her heart which says Arnav is not bad.. feisty and confused Khushi, I-am-a-bad-boy yet naught Arnav.. I'm enjoying it..
ReplyDeleteI’m damn sure he’s doing this on purpose. Looks like he’s trying to save the company from something or Khushi is in some kind of trouble?
ReplyDeleteAwesome Update. Arnav wants to find the culprit. Both Arshi are on the same page. Arnav behaved really cool in this Update and he was romantic too. Khushi wanted to kick Arnav😃. Arnav is very naughty as well. Arnav wants to expose Aatish and may be there is some threat that's why he wants Khushi to step down. Arnav still loves Khushi. Loved the caring teasing romantic Arnav. Khushi and her heart knows Arnav is acting. Thanks for the Update . Hope Arnav expose Aatish and Arshi relationship also became normal.
ReplyDeleteHe is planning something big for sure.I am loving the whole plot .
ReplyDeleteMadhu! What is happening? Let me clear this first, i have no intentions of abusing neither offending. Im just extremely curious, hurt, disappointed and confused. This is so wrong. So wrong and humiliating and down graded. I mean, whatever arnav wants, did and said in the previous part, wasn't it horrible and heart breaking? Or was it all normal and im reading and involved way too much? Arnav is deceiving his father and company, betrayed khushi by using her and wanting to throw her out of the company, insulting and humiliating her, mocking and reducing their relationship to shame in front of world, planning and wanting to disgrace, degrade, humiliate and show her guilty to the world just fir the sake of some position, using words like "flaunting" "cheater" for khushi, declaring of "no us" and last but not the least hiding himself and putting a facade in front of khushi, aren't all these means anything? Aren't all these is enough for someone to be guilty and horrible person? Aren't it enough to hate that person? Aren't all these is betraying? Aren't all these WRONG????
ReplyDeleteIf Yes, than how come khushi can behave so cool and unaffected and let him near her forget about sleeping with him? How can a person like khushi, an independent, shrewd, strong, self-esteem, dignified, powerful and brave woman can sit calm and still feel for someone like arnav? Arnav said 'there will never be us' than how come he got the guts to enter her room and demands things from her? And if No, than what is happening? And why? How?
Im loving it too, this thrilling and spicy turn of the story and character (only arnav, coz im extremely confused and doubting khushi's character here) is amazing and a treat to read. Im loving the bi-polor behavior of arnav. Im just having problem and confusion about the rightfulness of the situation, the pros and cons, relationships and emotions. It very surprising as well painful for me to see how it is being taken so lightly while im being all paranoid and depressed. So may be its just me and so plz help me.
When you read about Khushi betraying the family who has given her shelter and love, did you doubt her? When she was more worried about the damage to her career if she is caught before she completes her mission, rather than the fallback on her relationship, did you feel she should sort out her priorities?
DeleteIf Arnav is acting and he thinks Khushi is not, did you think about the pain he must be feeling knowing Khushi has betrayed him? Why should trust flow only one way?
Arnav is acting I think. Don't think Arnav love the CEO position so much. Arshi are very much together. Hopefully there is no twist in the tale . Khushi is already so sad . Don't want her to become more sad. Khushi is shrewd shown in the past but now she is lovesick type.
ReplyDeleteWhy do I feel that this is real arnav personality and he plan all these things since he met her first time in club ? beautiful till now that there is no forced marriage and waiting for next parts to see and also to see khushi when she will hit him if he try to even touch her lips again 😅
ReplyDeleteI would have loved it if it was the w-e-a-k Khushi but in this ff here, she has always held up her guard. Why is she not rebelling(this was what I expected the most). And God Arnav really did he say a 'substitute'. Thats an insult on another level.
ReplyDeleteI think it is somewhere relegated to Shyam. Arnav is trying to protect Khushi and his company by portraying to be negative here. Khushi in her heart know that Arnav has good intentions.
ReplyDeleteI am glad Khushi is keeping her cool and reacting.
Madhu's curve ball with a soft touch! I firmly feel in mu gut that Arnav is play acting just like Kushi has guessed but then who is the villain? Well time will tell I guess. Patience is a virtue and I am going to try to practice this.
ReplyDeleteI'm really confused. I don't mind Arnav's changed character. It is needed to spice things up. What I can't believe is Khushi's character. She is a strong woman. So it would be nice to see Khushi rejecting Arnav a little rather than cuddling him and sleeping.
ReplyDeleteArnav might be doing this for some reason. However he degraded their relationship in front of strangers. That's not cool and Khushi should not forgive him easily for that at least. It's okay if Khushi step down from that CEO position when it has an owner. Otherwise people would say Khushi is greedy for power and I don't like it. I don't know whether I like this chapter or not as it give me mixed feelings. Thank you for updating.
I agree; I'm honestly surprised at the 360-degree turnaround with Khushi's behaviour towards Arnav after that confrontation at Aatish's office. I thought Khushi would rebel and fight back with Arnav without being too soft on him. But somehow, it's the other way around. :/
DeleteAbsolutely, we aren't against the sudden change of arnav's character -albeit its too much to take- but with khushi's instance towards his change and actions .
DeleteDon't know what you are thinking, but. Will wait for the next. However this is not good
ReplyDeleteKhushi trusting arnav alooot, I really want arnav to share the reason why he behaving like this, bcz arnav tries to be naughty but it's hurting Khushi. And I don't want Khushi forgive arnav easily like when he insults Khushi she is jealous and insecure. He needs Khushi to pacify a loot.
ReplyDeleteI like naughty arnav irritating Khushi with his naughtiness but I felt Khushi here more hurt and getting hurt more bcz he is acting like it's doesn't matter.
Waiting for the next update dear....
Oh God this Arnav .... He is soo confusing but I think he has a solid reason to do this . I really hope he would tell this to khushi soon bcz all this hurting khushi a lot
ReplyDeleteI like this new Arnav more to be honest
ReplyDeleteEnjoying it very much
ReplyDeleteI badly wished Khushi hit him on his s h I n. I waited for it.
ReplyDeleteCan anyone stop being blind eyed and put some sense into Mr, oh so lover of Power and with more bigger motives that a betrayal is a betrayal. You can't put down and betray the person you love in the professional world and still be all normal and all lovey dovey in so called personal world. More than half of the crimes and murders happened in the world because of thirst of property, power and bossiness only as they are punishable and unforgivable deeds. So, if arnav is shown justified and and right in his theories and ideologies of planning and plotting of manipulating khushi's image to throw her out and snatch her place than it would be highly wrong and against law too.
ReplyDeleteHats off to Khushi for still having that trust on Arnav (despite he being such a douchebag now). And honestly I am also feeling quite sympathetic towards her. Not liking this change in Arnav (even if this is a façade). Because when you hear such things from your loved ones....it hurts.
ReplyDeleteWant Arnav's POV
ReplyDeleteActually fine with the chapter !
ReplyDeleteBut as I have earlier mentioned in my comment we want khushi to be the stronger one !
Come on she has been managing the company past 5yrs with all kind of threats !
Let’s not make this like the usual ones where the hero should be there at any cost for the heroine to save her from the threats !
I mean she is a sharp businesswomen who can just smell the threat, why showing her as of she needs that support !
Please give us some strongest khushi who knows to balance her love life as well professional.!
Make her that bold, that strong decision maker who can defeat anyone who is a competitor !
She is the CEO and no ASR can take her place ! 🙏🏼
Liked both of them ....there might be some reason for Arnav to behave like this and Kushi waiting to see as what he is upto
ReplyDeleteIt's one of the testing phases for ArShi... loved how Khushi has the trust in Arnav that no matter what he still loves her....Arnav on the other hand in the process of protecting the love of his life, has put himself in negative light.... Something terribly wrong is going to happen to the current CEO of AR And that's why he wants Khushi to step down and let the danger face him instead. Arshi's love is strong and together they will overcome every obstacle coming their way.... not everything we see or hear has to be the reality! Madhu's ff without a twist is not possible... lovely update sis.... waiting for tonight's part ❤️
ReplyDeleteOkay firstly I was expecting them to fight and explain each other what happened in the previous chapter.
ReplyDeleteSecondly I'm not ready to believe like Khushi that Arnav is bad. Tho I wonder why is he still acting like a villain still. What is he upto?
Thirdly Khushi shouldn't have let him sleep with her after him still not revealing or justifying his gestures and words.
I'm so confused.
Hope this clears up in the next chapter itself. Cause if this is the real Arnav and he was acting all this time for the CEO position then I don't think Khushi should end up with a guy like him.. she deserves better.
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ReplyDeleteDefinitely there’s something going on with Arnav 🧐 Maybe he’s doing it to safe the company and Khushi !!! Awesome update
ReplyDeleteAwesome written arshi fight with each other’s.. so cute 🥰.. amila
ReplyDeleteI was expecting heating debates atleast in the beginning, all up for some office romance but bedroom scene after such crass dailogues from arnav looks little out of place, so confusing waiting for the next update eagerly to know more
ReplyDeleteSuper confused with this!! Will patiently wait for it to unfold! Cheers
ReplyDeleteBeautiful Storyline and loved this
ReplyDeleteSeems he is hiding something...
ReplyDeleteArnav literally behaved lyk he is with a slut whore, who can be told and named anything but still be used lyk one want at the end because no matter what such girls are helpless and powerless so they had to bore with everything and still laid their body infront of their feets.
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