Arnav sat thinking for a long time. "You must be wishing you never married me, don't you? You would never face such a dilemma if you were free."
Khushi gasped and stared at him shocked. She stood up slowly and walked to the bed. "That's fine Arnavji, I'll quit college." She lied down on the bed and buried her face in the pillow as she sobbed.
Arnav felt a thousand stabs in his heart as he saw her crying. He rushed to her and took her in his arms. "Khushi, no please, don't... don't cry... I can't bear it, please."
Khushi tried to pull away from him but he held on firmly. "Let me go Arnavji."
"NO!!! I'm NOT letting you go anywhere." He cupped her face with one hand, making her look into his eyes. "You want to take up that stupid internship? Fine, do it. I don't care. But you will not go anywhere." He warned.
She lowered her eyes, still sobbing and started hitting his chest with her fists. He was surprised and tried to stop her but she surprised him further by pulling him closer and sobbing against his neck. He was about to ask what this was all about when she interrupted him.
"How dare you Arnavji? How dare you say that I would wish that I were not married to you? How dare you think that I wanted to be free? I don't want any internship. I don't want to go to college. I don't want to continue my studies. I just want to be with you." She was holding on to him as if her life depended on it.
Arnav lowered his head cursing himself. "I am sorry Khushi. I shouldn't have said that."
"Yes Arnavji, you shouldn't have said that. How could you?" She shot at him.
"I'm sorry." He repeated guiltily. "And I don't want you to quit college."
"No. I WILL quit college." She pulled back and said stubbornly.
"No, you will NOT!!!" He glared at her. "I had made it clear right at the beginning when I proposed marriage. That Arnav Singh Raizada's wife cannot be a college dropout."
"But..."
"That's it Khushi. No more arguments." He cut her off. "That's my final decision. You'll do this internship." He ordered but then his voice softened. "But you'll have to promise me a few things."
"Anything you say Arnavji." Khushi said relieved that his anger was fading and she was still continuing with college.
"Khushi, you'll always stick with your friends. Never wander alone or stay back late in RK fashions." He said. She agreed instantly.
"Always stay alert and never trust anyone blindly. Remember, no matter what, they are still our rivals."
"Yes Arnavji"
"And lastly, just concentrate on your work; don't get too friendly with RK or any of his staff." He almost sounded helpless towards the end.
She touched his cheek and smiled. "I promise Arnavji. I'll always be on my guard."
Arnav sighed resting his forehead against hers. This was the maximum he could do...
Arnav Singh Raizada had realised one thing today... There was nothing he could refuse to his wife... NOTHING!!!
i had mixed emotions while reading this bit firstly i felt so sad for both arnav and khushi 😔
he didn't want khushi to the internship for his obvious reason RK but he also couldn't refuse khushi i felt bad because he was so helpless
khushi poor thing was willingly going to stop college and leave the internship for arnav
in the end the roles in the argument reversed he was telling her she had to take the
internship and she was refusing 😃
Chapter 24
Arnav had been like that all morning and Khushi had lost count how many times she had explained this to him.
"Khushi..." He pulled her closer.
"No Arnavji, I'm not going to repeat this again." She pouted. "We have discussed this so many times."
Arnav smiled a little at her expression
lol i can imagine that clearly poor arnav
Arnav looked at her from behind, she was wearing a knee-length purple dress. "I think you should've worn something Indian today. You know, a Chudidar maybe."
"Arnavji..." She turned around with her hands on her hips and glared at him.
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He said all this with so much honesty in his eyes that Khushi just nodded and smiled. She wasn't sure what to believe, what Arnav had told her or what she was seeing with her own eyes.
poor khushi stupid RK confusing her by acting all nice and polite
Chapter 25
so when Khushi came in after changing into a Salwar Kameez and saw him without his shirt she was momentarily stunned. Arnav who had finished sending the mail by now wondered why she wasn't saying anything and looked up. She stood rooted just inside the door still biting her lower lip staring at him. Her eyes were too busy elsewhere to notice that she had his undivided attention now.
He was a bit surprised at first but the surprise soon changed to amusement and then also gave him a little ego boost that his innocent little wife was so lost in 'ogling' at him. He got up slowly with his signature smirk bringing her back to reality and she looked away blushing furiously.
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Khushi had been waiting in anticipation of his touch but when she felt it on her cheek instead, her eyes opened wide in surprise. She had a stinging feeling on her lips. And then she heard him sigh and turn his face away. She didn't know why but she felt humiliated all of a sudden.
his is all my fault. All because of my shyness. Whenever Arnavji tried to come near me, I pushed him away. And now maybe he thinks that I don't want him to come close to me. Maybe he is tired of me and my childishness. Maybe he is fed up and doesn't want to be with me any more. That's why he pushed me away even the other day. That's why he stopped today. He doesn't want me to be... His. This is all my mistake. I have hurt him because of my stupidity. But I'll not repeat my mistake. If he doesn't want to come near me, I'll not force myself on him. I'll keep a distance too. I don't want to trouble him anymore.
aww poor khushi thinking that arnav doesn't want her anymore, so she is going to try and stay away from him, well that's going to interesting 😔
But when he entered his room he saw that Khushi had already changed and was asleep on Her side of the bed facing away from him. This definitely convinced him that she was upset because of the kiss. But how could he explain this to her? Would she understand if he did? And what would he say? 'I want you Khushi but I can't.'? It didn't sound convincing even to him. She is his wife. Would she understand if he told her that he was staying away for her own sake? And what if she refused to accept it? After all she's just 18, she wouldn't understand the importance of this distance he was trying to maintain.
aww poor arnav how must he feel 😔
I hate to be away from you even for a moment."
Khushi's heart skipped a beat. She pulled her hand out of his and pulled him in a hug.
Khushi was in a much happier mood as she sat her extra classes. Arnavji wanted to be with her and that was more than enough for her.
aww such a sweet line khushi is happy once again knowing that arnav does want her
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