Shashank and Padma Gupta were shocked seeing the wall not there which was in between these houses and riddhima's parent's house. Padma grew more furious and stormed to atul's house, followed by her husband. "Atul..Atul" she shouted storming into atul's house. Billy and Ananya who were discussing about the wedding preparations were shocked hearing her. The very second all the sufferings their children went through because of them flashed and their eyes blazed with anger. Ananya looked at Padma disgustingly not affected by her. Billy took his phone and called Atul. Padma and shashank sat in the couch there not acknowledging the Mallik's presence there. Billy gestured his wife to stay calm with his eyes and sat on the other couch holding her hand quietly. John came in with his bag and stood beside billy and ananya's couch understanding the situation. The guptas had called john for house help when they went to Singapore. So he went there to them and had comeback along with them now. John and the Malliks looked at one another knowing it is time. Within fifteen minutes atul and anjali reached there. Atul's face hardened more and his eyes raged with anger seeing his so called parents. Anjali gripped his hand tight and stood close to him.
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As atul and anjali went out of their sight, rahul saw armaan and riddhima coming towards them from the other side. Armaan riddhima saw atul and anjali was not there and rahul and muskaan was also silent. Riddhima immediately knew something was wrong seeing her friend's expressionless face and her being quiet with anger in her eyes. Armaan looked at rahul. "Where is bhaiya and bhabhi muski? What happened?" riddhima asked. "Bhaiya had got a call from the auditor. He wanted some file to see the details so he went back home with bhabhi" muskaan said trying to keep her voice normal. "Don't try to lie to me. You know you can't" riddhima said looking into her friend's eyes. Muskaan looked away. Riddhima looked at rahul who smiled at her nervously. Armaan squeezed riddhima's hand. She understood what he wants to say. "Okay. Let's go home" armaan said and started to walk with riddhima. Rahul and muskaan looked at each other and said together "Lets stay here for some more time na". Their friends turned and looked at them. "No. We are going home. We knew something is wrong there" they said and walked ahead. Rahul and muskaan followed them hesitantly knowing their friends will not listen to them hearing their determined voice.
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"Why did you both come here?" atul asked them furiously. "What kind of question is that atul? We are your parents. We have the right to come here whenever we want" Padma said sweetly. Atul's anger increased hearing her fake sweetness. "Really??? you are my parents??? I forgot that" atul said sarcastically. Shashank and Padma were taken aback for a moment hearing atul. "How dare you enter my house after what you did to my riddhi and my buddy five years ago? You were scared I will get to know you separated armaan and riddhi with your disgusting lie five years ago and that is why you objected to my marriage with anjali. Hai na? How can you do such a disgusting thing Mrs.Gupta? What wrong did my sister do to you? Why did you do this to her? You always hated her from her childhood..but she had not spoken a word back to you when you scolded her and hurt her numerous times for no reason and no fault of hers. But armaan..what did he do to you? he.." atul stopped seeing armaan and riddhima entering holding each other's hand with horror stricken faces. Everything went silent for a minute. Padma and shashank looked at them with hatred and wrath. They walked in with slow steps gripping each other's hand tightly. Rahul and muskaan followed them. Rahul held muskaan to himself knowing her anger and she will attack on the guptas.
"How dare you enter my son's house? Get out of here" Padma shouted on riddhima. "Why should she go from here? This is her house and she has every right to be here" Anjali said angrily. "You are no one to come between me and my son anjali. You and his so called sister get one thing clear first. You both are third persons in his life" Padma shouted. "Who is third person here? My sister and wife are not third persons here. You are the one. You have always been. Actually you made yourself a third person in my life. You are my parents for the world, not for me" atul's shouted angrily and continued painfully. Everyone stood with him on one side and the guptas on other side. Riddhima held his hand with her other hand and stood with him. "My sister took care of me and was with me through everything in my life. She is my reason to live. She has always been there to make me smile and wipe my tears whenever I cry. I never had food from my mother's hand. But my sister fed me from when she was just three years old. She fed with her tiny hands and wiped my tears. I have slept in her lap. She had sung lullaby's to me and put me to sleep. She has always been there to share my joy and sorrows with her. We grown up together. And my wife..she had become my everything the moment she entered my life. She loves me for whom and what I am and I love her for the same. She is a part of me. She had become another reason for me to live. My sister and my wife are my life. They are my strength. They are my everything. This Family Is My Life" he said with tearful smile looking at his loving family on his side. He continued in a bitter voice looking at shashank and Padma. "You never cared for me, you never gave me the love a mother should give to her child. You never put me to sleep, you never fed me food, you never asked me how was my day or what I learnt in school. I never felt how it feels to sleep in my mother's lap. I never felt the warmth of my parents' embrace. My father never had time to talk to me and play with me. But he had time to play golf with his so called business friends. Both of you were always busy with your business, money making and parties.." Shashank interrupted him and shouted angrily, "What are you speaking Atul? We were doing everything for you, so that you can live happily" "Just giving materialistic things doesn't make anyone good parents and the children happy Mr.Gupta. Both of you were so busy in making money that you forgot about me. Money can't buy everything. Just sit and think about your life. What have you achieved? Yes..you are a successful business man. Other than that, what are you? Be true to your heart and think of it" atul said looking into shashank's eyes, which stunned shashank and padma.
Padma looked at riddhima and "Riddhima Joshi..you are reason for all this" she shouted on top her lungs pulling riddhima's hands which was in atul's. But she failed to pull her towards her coz of atul's tight hold on his sister's hand. Riddhima looked at armaan and atul blinked her eyes at them. They looked at her understandingly knowing she wants to talk to Padma. She stepped forward, but armaan and atul still held her hands. "I am not the reason for all this Mrs.Gupta. You are the reason" she said looking into her eyes. Padma was dumbfounded. She didn't expect riddhima will speak to her with so much courage looking into her eyes. She thought riddhima will run away from her of fear like she does from her childhood. But she was wrong and it infuriated her more. "How dare you speak to me like that you bloody orphan" she shouted and pulled riddhima gripping her shoulder, dugging her nails there making her wince in pain. She raised her hand to slap riddhima but was stopped in mid-air by armaan and atul who stopped her hand in the air. "DON'T YOU DARE CALL MY SISTER AN ORPHAN" "DON'T DARE TO CALL MY RIDDHIMA AN ORPHAN" they said together and jerked her hand away. Padma was more than Terrified seeing the Fury and Angst in their eyes, especially from the soft atul. Anjali and riddhima squeezed their hands trying to calm them. Billy and ananya patted their back trying to calm them. Muskaan caressed riddhima's shoulder were Padma hurted her. Rahul stood with armaan glaring at the guptas. John looked at them furiously. Shashank and Padma were enraged seeing this family.
"I am not an orphan. As you can see, I have my family with me" riddhima said proudly, stepping forward towards padma assuring her family with her eyes. "My parents were separated from me when I was two years old. After that, you brought me to your house, but never cared about bhaiya and me. For you both, we were like another dcor thing in your house. You wanted us to dress up and smile, call you mama and papa in front of your guest and business world. You put your drama of being the best parents in the world in front of others. Which in reality, you are not. Bhaiya and I had cried innumerable times for your affection. We yearned for your love. But as we grew up, we slightly understood we might not get your love ever. We became each other's strength. We wiped each other's tears and smiled with each other. We grew up ourselves. But with a hope that one day you will embrace us and love us. We lived in our own little world. As I grew up more, I understood you hate me. And started to think maybe you are not caring for bhaiya coz he is with me. I felt guilty for that. Bhaiya made me understand it was not like that. But somewhere in the corner of my heart, that guilt was always there. Do you know how many nights bhaiya had slept crying? He made me sleep singing lullaby to me but he kept awake most of the nights. He might be my brother in relation, but he is my parent in everything he did for me. You don't know the pain I felt when he was hurt and cried. But I never interfered between you coz he is your son and you have the right to scold him. I kept quiet when you hurt me because I respected you for bringing me to your house when I lost my parents. At a point of life, I understood it was for your selfishness. Even then, I tolerated when you hurt me coz I was indebted to you for giving me a place in your house and not sending me to an orphanage. But armaan..what did he do to you? where did he come in all this? What he wrong he do to you? I never thought you will do such a disgusting thing..using my maa and paa to separate armaan and me. I was shocked when I came to know the truth about you from armaan. I knew you hate me. But at that moment I realized you hated me to such extent that you will hurt who ever loved me. Because of your hatred for me, you hurt my armaan. I tolerated when you hurt bhaiya because he is your son and I don't have the right to question a mother and father. But I have the right to question you for hurting my armaan and now I will question you for my bhaiya too. Because I have understood you always hated bhaiya along with me. I doubt even if you are his real parents. Parents will never hate their child. But you do.." she was interrupted by john. "Haan riddhi. Guptas are Not Atul's Parents" john said in a high voice, shocking everyone there except billy and ananya. "WHAT THE HELL ARE YOU SAYING JOHN? ARE YOU OUT OF YOUR MIND?" shashank said in shaking voice yet furiously. "I am saying the truth Mr and Mrs.Gupta. I Know The Truth" he said looking at Padma, who stood in shock like a statue. Everyone stared at john in Utter Shock. Tears continuously flowed out of atul and riddhima's blank eyes. Armaan, riddhima and anjali hugged atul. "Uncle..what are you saying?" riddhima asked looking at john. "He is saying the truth riddhi. Atul is not their son. Atul is Your Real Brother. He is Atul Joshi" billy said which stopped the world for atul and riddhima. They stared at him and john bewildered. Billy said what john told them when he came to their home to ask for anjali's hand in marriage with atul.
"Mr.Mallik, I have to tell you something Important. I will say it straight. Hmm..Atul is not a gupta. His real name is Atul Joshi" john said looking at their shocked faces and continued, "Atul is padma gupta's younger sister Gauri and her husband Omi Joshi's first Son. I joined as a servant in the joshi family when atul's mother gauri bhabhi was pregnant with his younger sister riddhima. The joshi family never treated me as a servant. They treated me as a family member. They are the most wonderful and genuine people I have come across in my life. Riddhi was born when I was with them. One day when we were preparing for riddhi's second birthday, I heard gauri bhabhi shouting and rushed to the room. I heard her shouting "give my son back to me di" on the phone. I was shocked hearing her. Omi bhaiya rushed to her and took the phone from her and calmed her. I came to know omi bhaiya and gauri bhabhi had a son before riddhi, who they gave to bhabhi's elder sister Padma Gupta. Padma had aborted her first child and she cannot conceive again. Being the people soft hearted and loving people bhaiya and bhabhi are, they gave their first child to her. I also came to know Padma had always hated gauri bhabhi. Padma acted like she is changed and apologized to them. She took care of bhabhi in her first pregnancy. When atul was born, she took their son from her taking advantage for their good heart. They only had contacts in phone, coz Padma was afraid atul will not get attached to her. Gupta's came with atul on riddhi's second birthday. They never knew I was a servant there. They must not have noticed me. After the birthday celebration that night, bhaiya, bhabhi and the guptas had a huge fight and argument. When the gupta's went back, atul was with us. Then omi bhaiya told me he came to know that guptas had completely ignored atul and left him with a babysitter. As atul was not legally adopted by the guptas, they got him back from them. We were a Happy and Content family for a couple of months with both the kids with us. In a few months, bhaiya and bhabhi died in a terrible accident. Taking the opportunity, the gupta's took back both the kids with them. I was not able to do anything. With no other choice, I went away from them. But my heart was always with the kids. I did not wanted the guptas to know about me and waited to enter their house. Then after few years, by god's grace, the gupta's appointed me as a servant when I went to their mansion asking for a job. I was shocked when I saw the kids. They were very weak. They were completely ignored by the guptas. They had grown up themselves with no one to take care of them, except some servants who had not loved them a bit. From then I took care of them. They became my world. I never told them I knew their parents and them from when they are babies. I was careful never to disappoint or irritate the guptas which will make me lose the job. Luckily for us, the guptas liked me and I am a permanent servant in the gupta mansion. No one never knew Atul is Atul Joshi and not a gupta, except me. I never said the truth to anyone coz I was scared if the guptas come to know I was the one who led the truth out, they will separate me from atul and riddhi. I know no one will take care of them or will be with them if I go away from them" john finished with tearful eyes.
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"We were shocked knowing the truth from john. But we didn't doubt atul or his love for our daughter. We promised john we will not tell this truth to anyone or even atul till the right time comes. And then we got atul and anjali married. The guptas were objecting the marriage. But atul was adamant and married anjali. We thought they want atul to marry the girl they chose for him. But we understood the real reason when we came to know about armaan and riddhi" ananya said looking at her children whose eyes were blank. Atul hugged his sister very close to him and she hugged him back. They cried in each other's arms, but with a wide smile. After few minutes, atul parted from the hug and kissed his sister's forehead. She did the same to her bhaiya smiling. They looked at their life partners who hugged them together with tearful broad smiles. They came out of the embrace after a couple of minutes. Atul and riddhima looked at john speechless and hugged him tight, who hugged them back happily. Everyone had a big family hug.
Coming out of the hug, riddhima turned to the guptas who were still in shock of what happened. She spoke with a renewed energy yet calmly..but anger and depicting in her voice. "I was thinking whatever you did, it cannot change the fact that you are my bhaiya's parents and I will have to give that respect to you. But not anymore. Still now, you both have said I am no on in your life. Now I am saying it. YOU BOTH ARE NO ONE IN MY BHAIYA'S AND MY LIFE. YOU ARE MERE STRANGERS FOR US. When you said to armaan my parents wanted me to marry someone else, if it was any other guy he might not have cared about it. But armaan is not any other guy. He is My Armaan. He is selfless and his love is selfless and you took advantage of that. We understood you somehow had always kept an eye on armaan and me through someone. You understood his character and said a lie, which will make him leave me. Which will hurt me and make you more than happy. You did not care it will hurt armaan. Infact, you wanted him to be hurt, coz he loves me. And as you thought, he left me. I was devastated. I left my own country and went away from here" riddhima said looking at straight Padma and shashank, her voice a mix of anger, pain and hurt. Armaan and riddhima both knew atul is not in the state to speak anything. So they both spoke for him, them all.
Armaan spoke, "You thought we will forget each other and move on in life. But it did not happen. We love each other always. In fact, we love each other more than we did then. We know riddhima's properties are one reason you don't want her to get married to me. I found out you wanted to get her married to your business partner Malhotra's son vivek, who is a drunkard and has all the low and bad habits of the world. You wanted to spoil riddhima's life by getting her married to him. You both and Malhotra and his son wanted to get riddhima's properties in your name and you have planned to buy the winery in Italy with maa and paa's money and settle there. Apart from the properties, there is something else which you are hiding and are afraid will come out to the world if you let go riddhima from out of your sight. Knowing riddhima, you were sure she will not forget me or move on in her life soon. So you didn't have a problem when she went to London out of your sight. You have spoken affectionately to riddhima a few times in the phone and in video chats. You tried to make her believe you have changed and you have started to accept her and she did. But when she came back here to india, your hatred and anger for her got the better of you and you shouted on her, which made her realize you are still the same and have not changed. I am telling you Mr & Mrs. Gupta, you will NOT get her properties. The properties are just money for you and you want to make more money with it. But for us, it is Maa and Paa's blessings for us. We will not let you get them. You have already ruined some of her properties. We will get it back from you. Trusting your words lie and fake words, I left riddhima once, but not again. WE WILL NEVER LEAVE EACH OTHER EVER AGAIN. WE HAVE MAA AND PAA'S BLESSINGS. WE HAVE OUR FAMILY AND FRIENDS WITH US. YOU SEPARATED US WITH OUR LOVE AND THAT SAME LOVE HAS GIVEN US THE STRENGTH TO STAND AGAINST YOU. Just because I left riddhima once, doesn't mean our love is weak. It means our love is strong enough to leave each other and live with our memories even when we are not together. Love can never destroy a person, it always makes one strong. It depends on how we take it. The love which brakes a person, the same loves gives the strength to fight back too. And we have that strength and we will fight you back Mr & Mrs.Gupta. You have seen the soft and lovable atul till now. But from now, you will see him differently. Along with him, you will know who Armaan Mallik is. Knowing the truth now, I have a doubt if you have killed Maa and Paa. If my doubt proves right..then count your days". Padma and shashank stared at armaan as he spoke every word looking into their eyes. His blue eyes which were filled with rage and his voice of anger, pain and determination scared the hell out of them. They heard riddhima and and looked at her. "I WILL NEVER FORIVE FOR YOU CHEATING MY PARENTS AND HURTING THEM. I WILL NEVER FORGIVE YOU FOR HURTING AND MAKING MY BHAIYA CRY ALL THESE YEARS. I WILL NEVER FORGIVE YOU FOR SEPERATING MY ARMAAN FROM ME USING MY PARENTS, FOR HURTING AND MAKING MY ARMAAN AND MY FAMILY CRY AND SUFFER. YOU WILL BE PUNISHED FOR EVERYTHING YOU BOTH DID". The gupta's were used to riddhima's hurt painful eyes and voice. She was not the vulnerable riddhima the guptas knew, she was new to them. She was Strong and Brave. They were Stunned. Her anger is totally new for them. And it hurt their ego more. Utterly Speechless, the guptas walked out looking at the family with blank eyes but with hatred and angst in their heart.
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Riddhima and anjali walked towards the garden swing were atul was sitting lost in his thoughts. The family let atul alone for sometime coz they understood he need some time to come to terms with the Biggest truth of his life. Riddhima and anjali were with him for sometime. Both left him alone for sometime on his request and had come back now after almost an hour. "Bhaiya" riddhima called him softly touching his shoulder. Atul came out of his thoughts feeling his sister and wife's presence and looked at them with blank eyes. In a few seconds, his eyes filled with tears and flowed out. Riddhima immediately hugged him sitting beside him and he cried in her arms, she caressed his back calming him. Anjali sat on the other side caressing his head soothing him. They let him cry out controlling their own tears. Atul parted from riddhima after sometime and she wiped his tears smiling at him. "Why riddhi? Why did this happen to us? All my life, I was thinking someone who hurt our parents as my parents and was yearning for their love and affection. Sometimes I have thought why I am not your real brother and why I am not maa and paa's son? But the truth is I am Their son and I am your Real Brother. And we both have been unknown to this truth all our life. The guptas had hurt our parents, separated me from them when I was just an infant. Then I got them back but again I was separated from them by fate or by the guptas. Main.." he cried again in loss of words. John came there and touched his shoulder. Atul looked up at him. "I am sorry atul. I didn't mean to hurt you and riddhi by hiding this truth from you. I wanted to protect you both. I am sorry atul. I am sorry riddhi. Please forgive me". "We are sorry too" billy and ananya said looking at atul and riddhima. "Mom, dad, uncle..please stop apologising like this. You have not done anything wrong to apologise" "Bhaiya is right dad. We understand you hid the truth to protect us. Which shows how much you love us and care for us mom" "haan dad. Knowing this truth does make a big difference in my life. But still it had not changed anything between me and riddhi. Me and riddhi had always been like real brother and sister from our childhood. We never thought of each other as someone else. If anything, this truth has made us happier and content. We lost our parents earlier. But god has given john uncle with us always. He is father figure to riddhi and me. And the moment anjali and armaan entered our lives, we got someone who love us truly and because of them we got you mom and dad. God separated our parents from us. But the same god gave us you all..john uncle, anjali, armaan, mom, dad, and I have one more sister muskaan and one more buddy rahul. You all love me and riddhi truly from your heart. What else do we want in life? So, lets focus on these positive things and continue with our princess and buddy's wedding preparations. This is the time to celebrate the happiness. So, no more crying. Okay?" Atul said smiling big at his family. Billy and ananya hugged him proudly with tearful eyes. He hugged them back smiling. The family had their special family hug with tearful happy smiles. "I will prepare the dinner today. Its been so long I cooked for you all. So, I will prepare dinner tonight" john said and everyone agreed. He went in smiling happily thinking what to cook. The family was then back to their cheerful mood and started talking. "I Love You Mr.Atul Joshi" anjali whispered in her husband's ear making him smile wide. "I Love you too Mrs.Joshi" he whispered back to her making her smile too. Armaan who caught them whispering to each other whistled teasingly. Anjali slapped his arm and stood up to go in. Ananya, riddhima and muskaan also stood up with her. Before going in, riddhima gestured armaan with her eyes to come in and he nodded showing his ten fingers, which meant he will come in ten minutes. She nodded at him and went in.
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"How did you found out the guptas are planning to settle in Italy?" billy asked his son. "I hired a detective to find out everything about the guptas when basket and i got back together again dad. His name is Mr.Shergill. He just called me when we were in the beach and told me everything whatever he found out till now. He said he wants to tell me one more Very Important thing meeting me in person. I told him to meet me tomorrow. Now I know it is about champ". "You did the right thing by hiring him armaan. But buying a winery in Italy and settling there is not an easy thing. Winery business is something of very high status and dangerous too. The guptas must have some high level criminal contacts if they want to buy a winery there. We should be careful" billy said worried. "Haan dad. They will surely try to stop the marriage and harm us. Let's give a secret complaint against the guptas to the police" atul said and the three men agreed with him. "You are right champ. They know it will be risky for them now. But still they will surely try to endanger our lives coz they will not hesitate to take a risk, when they think about how much we will suffer. We should get them behind the bars ASAP" armaan said thinking deeply. "You are right buddy. But I am afraid for us. We will be busy in the preparations and all. Guptas surely will not even waste the littlest opportunity to hurt us all.." "Don't worry about it champ..i have taken care of that already" armaan said smiling mysteriously. Billy and atul looked at him curiously and he said what he had done, making them smile. "You are too good man" atul said patting armaan's back. "My son has grown up" billy said proudly side hugging his son, making him smile wide.
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"You want any help any uncle?" anjali asked john entering the kitchen. "No anjali" he said smiling at her. "Anjali beta..what did the guptas do to separate riddhi and armaan?" he asked her. He knows riddhi was in love with someone and broke up five years ago. Atul had told him everything which he knows about riddhima's love life then. But he does not what the guptas did. Anjali said what the guptas did and john was shocked hearing her, he knows the guptas can do anything. But this was shocking to him. His eyes filled with tears thinking about the sufferings armaan and riddhima must have gone. Now he understood why the guptas had sent him to their business client's house saying they want a house help for six months, when riddhima shifted to her parent's house. John did not wanted to go there. He wanted to go and be with riddhima. But the guptas strictly told him he must go to their client's house. Riddhima had convinced him to go there and she will take care of herself. He does not want to upset the guptas and risk his job there. So, Very hesitantly, he had gone to delhi. He immediately walked out of the kitchen calling riddhima. "Haan uncle" she said coming down the stairs. "Come with me" he said and went out. Riddhima followed him looking at anjali questioningly. John stopped in front of armaan and armaan stood up from the chair looking at him and his basket. John suddenly hugged armaan and he hugged him back. "I was always worried about riddhima. She is too soft and when I came to know about her broken relationship, I became more worried for her. Now I don't have any worries. She has got the right man for her. I am proud of you armaan. Riddhima is lucky to have you in her life. I don't have any worries now riddhi. Your armaan will take care of you. God Bless you Both" he said with moist eyes looking at armaan and riddhima, keeping his hand on their heads blessing them. They smiled at him and hugged him.
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The family then had their dinner feeding one another, enjoying every minute of it. Armaan and riddhima didn't get time to talk with each other alone, as they were with atul all the time. Surely, the truth which had come out today has shaken everyone. But it's a happy truth. As atul said, if anything, it has made the family More Elated. One can come out of any difficult situation and can bear anything if they have a loving and understanding family like this. After dinner, the ladies told john to go to his room and sleep. They said he already had made dinner so they will clean everything. He went to his room wishing good night to all, knowing the ladies will not listen to him if he said he will do the cleaning. The girls sent ananya also to sleep and cleaned the kitchen. The young couple planned to go to the terrace for some late night chats. Billy and ananya retired to their room.
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Armaan and riddhima were in the terrace and the other two couples will be there in a while. "He is my bhaiya armaan. He is my Real Brother" she whispered to him happily with moist eyes and hugged him tight. He hugged her caressing her back and let her cry in his arms. She parted from him after several minutes and looked up at him. "Are you happy basket?" he asked her cupping her face in his palms. "I don't know how to say what I am feeling in words armaan. I feel happy. Main Bohut Bohut Bohut khush hoon" she said smiling brightly. "And your happiness is what I want" he whispered kissing her forehead with all the love, deepening her smile. She hugged him tight the smile not leaving her lips and he wrapped his arms around her with the same smile as her, with moist eyes. He placed several kisses on her shoulder where Padma hurted her. "I will not leave that guptas basket. They will be punished for everything they did" he said angrily. "Hmm. They must be punished armaan. But I am scared armaan" she said in fearful voice. Armaan parted her a little and looked into her eyes. "I know basket. And I also know you not scared for yourself. You are sacred for me and our family. Hai na?" "Hmm" she nodded at him. He kissed her forehead affectionately and asked, "You are not scared for yourself coz you trust me that I will not let anything happen to you. right?" "haan armaan" "Likewise, nothing will happen to me or anyone in our family. You know why? Coz we are there for one another to protect us. Our family members' prayers for us all, our belief in god will protect us. Our love for one another will protect us. And plus, for our all our safety, I have done something. Don't worry and just enjoy our wedding. Guptas or anyone cannot harm us. hmm?" he said smiling at her and kissed her fingers. She looked at him lovingly and hugged him tight. "You don't want to know what I have done to protect us?" armaan asked her hugging her back. "No. I know you must have done the right thing. I will not worry about it" she said making him smile wide. "I Love You Basket" "I Love You Too Armaan" they whispered hugging more tightly. In a few minutes, their hug turned passionate as their hands started roaming on each other. "Armaan..not now..please" she whispered shivering as he traced her neck with his nose tip. "Kyun basket?" he whispered in her ear which made her tremble. "Woh..others will come here now. Please..do whatever what you want in our room..not now" she said quivering in his hold. Her heartbeat raced feeling his fingers on her waist and back inside her shirt. "Whatever I want?" he asked pulling back from her neck. "Haan..wha..whatev..whatever you want" she said blushing crimson. "I LoveYou" he mumbled against her lips and captured them in short passionate kiss. "I Love You too" she mumbled on his lips kissing him back.
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"Rahul, muski and bhaiya bhabhi..select the paint colours and the interiors for your room" riddhima said looking at them. "Which room riddhi?" Muskaan asked confused. "For your room in the new home muski. The house has six rooms, three in downstairs and three upstairs. Armaan and i had taken one room in the upstairs. One room is for bhaiya and bhabhi and one is for you and rahul and one for mom and dad. So you have to decide which room you want, what paint colours and what all other things you want in your rooms" she said smiling. Muskaan hugged her friend tight with tearful eyes. She knows riddhima and armaan loves her and rahul. But this is was something she and rahul has not expected. Riddhima smiled hugging her friend back. Rahul hugged armaan speechless, who hugged him patting his back. "I love you soo much ridz" muskaan said parting from her friend. "I love you too muski" riddhima said wiping her friend's tears and smiling at her. "Champ, did you check the renovation plans I gave you? You want to change anything in it?" "No buddy, everything is perfect. No need to change anything. Anjali and I love it" atul said smiling. "Champ, I know the house means as much to you as it means to basket. And I am happy you love it" armaan said smiling and atul nodded with moist eyes. After some more discussions on the wedding and its preparations, deciding on when and where to go shopping, along with teasing one another, couple of hours passed. Rahul and muskaan and atul and anjali retired to their rooms. Riddhima was confused on armaan's behaviour. He didn't steal kisses from her when others were not looking at them and didn't do anything naughty as he does always. Riddhima was relieved he didn't embarrass her in front of their family but it confused her too why he didn't do it. She looked at armaan when she felt his warm breath on her neck and him hugging her from behind. She faced him sideways and kissed his cheek, making him smile. He lifted her in his arms and started down the stairs to the room. "Basket, we didn't discuss yet on the most important thing" he said seriously and she looked at him questioningly. He put on her on her feet reaching the room and closed the balcony door and the curtains. "Our Honeymoon" he said walking towards her grinning. Her cheeks turned crimson and she turned her back facing him. She hid her face with her palms when he hugged her from behind. "Don't shy basket. I am your armaan" he whispered in her ear. She gasped feeling his hot breath on her ear. He turned her making her face him and pulled her palms from her face softly. "Where do you want to go for our honeymoon basket?" he asked her rubbing her waist above her shirt, looking into her eyes. She lowered lids blushing deep red and hugged him. "Anywhere you want ar..ma..an. I just want you with me" she whispered feeling his fingers on her stomach inside her shirt. "I just want you with me too. We will decide where we go for honeymoon tomorrow. But one thing, wherever we go, we are not gonna roam anywhere. We are gonna just stay in the room and love each other endlessly. Now, lets practise a little what we are going to our honeymoon" he whispered in her ear huskily, kissing, licking and nibbling her earlobe and caressing her navel with his fingertips. She moaned his name dugging her nails in his back. "Remember? You said I can do whatever I want" he whispered pressing her to the wall with his body, making her shudder. He groaned feeling her softness pressed on his hard chest. He unbuttoned the top and bottom two buttons of her shirt. He buried his face in her neck and kissed her there. She hissed when he bit her skin slightly. He licked the bite soothing her and pulled back from her neck. He looked at her face which was glowing in the dim light of the room. He kissed her eyes making her open them and they looked into each other's eyes. Their eyes showed immense love and passion and they saw something else too. He pressed his lips on her quivering ones and they kissed hard for few long minutes pouring out their passion and love. Ending the kiss and panting, he lifted her in his arms and laid her on the bed softly and climbed on top of her. "Basket, if we practise a little for our honeymoon, we will end up crossing our limits. Seriously, I will not be able to control myself once we start loving each other deeply now. So, lets just sleep now and practise later" he whispered looking into her eyes. She smiled blushing crimson hearing him and hugged him tighter. "I love you my baby" she whispered kissing his forehead. "I love you too my baby" he whispered back kissing her eyes, cheeks and forehead.
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The work was being done day and night. Everyday the foods for the workers were cooked by the family women and they ate with the family. The workers were doing the work from their heart. The wedding preparations and renovations were being done on full swing. Everyone took responsibility and shared the work. Office work was being done on one side. As riddhima and armaan were not going to office, their PAs Roshan and Alka were given off. They will sometimes go to the house and help in the preparations. The house was filled laughter, happiness, music and love. Armaan and riddhima were teased by everyone, which made riddhima blush and smile and made armaan grin. But muskaan and rahul's comments sometimes embarrassed him too. They enjoyed every bit of the teasings. Armaan and riddhima were sure they will end up doing it if they don't control themselves. They kept their desires in control being careful not to cross the limits, which in itself is a hard task for them. They were enjoying every second and living the Precious moment to the fullest.
After a week of continuous work, the separate gate was also demolished and the wall was being built there in the place of the gate. Now all the three houses are behind the one big gate. Armaan and atul has designed on changing the front porch of the houses fully. The front porch of armaan riddhima's house was attached to the Mallik house which is in the middle. From the gate, the aisle which led to the front porch of the houses and parking area, were planted with colourful crotons on both the sides. The exteriors of the three houses were painted in white. The lush green lawn, crotons and plants with colourful flowers, with the flower fountain in the middle will make one stop and stare at the beauty in front of them without blinking their eyes.
It was a Sunday morning. Atul and armaan were watering the plants. "The renovations outside are done armaan, except your surprise to riddhi" atul said. "Basket's surprise is almost ready champ. The backyard swimming pool works will be finished in a couple of days. And then basket will start the work on her surprise for me on the other side of the backyard. The interior renovations are pending now, which can be finished soon. Paa has designed the house with a future outlook. He had built in such a way that we could quite easily renovate and modify the house as we want in the future. I can understand with how much care, dreams and hard work he and maa had built this house. I am not going to break anything in the house. I am going to add little more to it according to basket likes and dreams. Living in that house will always make us feel maa and paa near us" armaan said smiling at atul and he side hugged him and patted his back. After watering the plants, they went inside. Armaan smiled wide seeing the sight infront of him and chuckled.
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