an emotional update... glad that things have been cleared up about khushi's past and her dealings with vivaan agasthi, though it wasn't right on her part to hide such an innocuous truth from arnav! that must have been the first time she experienced his temper... never in her wildest dreams would she have expected to be at its receiving end... arnav's anger seems to have been fueled not by mistrust of her but by the hurt that she's not open with him or can't trust him enough to confide in him... already there's a latent link between them and each can read the other's unspoken feelings... the moment she realises arnav's pain she opens up to him, forgetting the pain his rip is inflicting on her... thus, alleviating his pain is uppermost in her mind! Similarly Arnav understands Khushi's fears and wordlessly soothes her pain:
As she neared tears Arnav left her arms and cradled her to him, trying to silently communicate that she had not been a horrible sister, that none of this was her fault. this must have been an accusation thrown at her by payal, after her own failures!
"Khushi, if you're ever in any sort of trouble, you can tell me. Understood? I'll be there for you." now that's true support... his offer of an assignment for payal at one of his smaller branches is a good one as it might get payal out of her hair and, hopefully, not make payal feel obligated to khushi... khushi cautioning arnav against doing anything that might harm his business, just to help her out of a sticky situation, clearly reveals that his welfare is paramount to her!
... she snuggled into his chest, placing her head on his shoulder once again... a beautiful picture of her drawing comfort and strength from him!
"A chance with AR should go to someone who deserves it even if Payal is my sister." glad to note that khushi is averse to nepotism!
another instance of the growing understanding between these two: their sensuous kiss silently conveys not only their desire for each other but also arnav's admiration for khushi's courage in dealing with the loss of her parents as well as for everything she has achieved till date... some questions have been answered but another mystery has arisen: why has arnav kept his medals hidden and what is in that folded piece of paper? greatly intrigued to know what secrets it holds and also to learn whether arnav is going to hold back the truth from khushi... trust goes both ways, dear boy! what is so shocking about the contents of those notes and is arnav shaking with laughter or with sorrow? so many questions, so few answers!
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