So finally you have updated the chapter 4. I have very different feelings on reading this part. So bear with me if you feel they are different than the usual response.
I thought Khushi was a wise person who walked into this marriage of convenience because there was no other go for her at that point in time. But looks like she is becoming puppet to Arnav's charms. I expected her to reel in her fantasies because she knows that this marriage comes with an expiry date. No idea why she is just giving in to Arnav's seduction without even trying to ignore it. I expected a better fight from Khushi. I can understand when she gave in the kiss in last chapter but this is little too far I think and she giving in is too easily.
Arnav is a predator a shark who knows how to get what he wants. Is it that Arnav has already fallen for Khushi that he is trying every tactic to get her to fall for him including seduction. Somehow Arnav seems to be one who is a through in what he does so somewhere I am hoping you will throw in a surprise twist wherein Arnav already knew Khushi and wanted to marry her but knowing her craze for studies and no inclination for marriage had to plan out this elaborate stage up with the help of Payal to get Khushi married to him. He never intended to leave Khushi in the first place. I don't know why I am feeling like this but it is my gut feeling about Arnav.
And I have to admit I never expected Sheetal to be a parakeet. I expected Sheetal to be Anjali's daughter or someone but never expected it to be a parakeet. It sure was hilarious to see Sheetal t be a bird and I was laughing as hard as Khushi did in the end.
And need I say I love it when you describe SF bay area. It gets me memories of time spent there in California and Pier 39 was one of my 'to wind down' places. The Aquarium on Bay and the SF bay are really too good and I used to love the place especially around the Christmas and New Year Celebrations.
I couldn't post my comment on your blog without having an wordpress account so posting my comment here. Hope it is okay. I will scrap you too this comment because I am not sure if you check this thread for comments. And yes have to say, this story is damn brilliant and you write beautifully. Each and every story of yours is very different from each other. Looking forward to the next part. Hope you are enjoying your vacation in BLR.
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