That was an interesting update.
Arnav forced to spend the weekend with family at RM due to Khushi wanting to spend time with Bua and Shashi. Payal is all set to matchmaking Khushi with NK. Anything said in adverse she has the hormones excuse! NK seems to be a well balanced guy who had always riled Arnav just for the heck of it! Payal finally gave a vent to her feelings and spoke out to Arnav against his treatment of Khushi that was past now of which no one over there had a clue. But NK with his sharp eyes could make out the change in Arnav and his interest in Khushi and came out with the words of wanting to meet this Khushi who had the capacity to tame Arnav Singh Raizada. She was one girl worth knowing!
Loved the way you have written this. Liked the way Akash was being taken to task by Payal for not standing for Khushi and he feeling ashamed of not curbing Malathi. NK got the idea that Arnav is serious about Khushi when
"Should I tell Amma, I may have found a girl for marriage?" he joked, noting Akash's and Payal's laugh on the idea but Arnav relaxed completely like he thought the idea to be improbable.
Only a person who is confident of his love would be so relaxed when another whom he thinks as his rival tries to make a foray! NK is the only person who has the inkling as to what is going on! The rest are as blind as a bat!!
Coming to know that Khushi is not well from Payal, Arnav rushed to her side. Her first pretence to be asleep gives him a clue that she is worried about something and doesn't want to talk to him. Both Bua and Shashi are clueless. Arnav clarifying why he gifted her the apartment was quite touching. It was because she was going to be his wife and not the daughter of Mahi, to correct the wrong done by his family.
When at his insistence Khushi opens out and reveals what she overheard previous night, he realizes the enormity of the hurt she is feeling and decides that as soon as Kushal finishes his exams they are to be married, setting Khushi's mind at rest. When Arnav asks for Khushi's hand in marriage, he answers Bua's test queries and comes out with flying colours. He manifests his love towards Khushi with his answer that with or without anybody's blessings Khushi was his and he would not let history to repeat itself. What mattered to him was said in this statement.
"I would marry Khushi with or without anybody's consent, we matter to each other and if we are sure, I don't see the point in others raising an issue"
Arnav's reservations on his Dadi's approval is quite understandable and it would be best to involve Ajit in sending feelers or Arnav taking the bull by its horns. For him now, Dadi holds not much importance other than as the Matriarch of the Family. Respect zilch in personal level. She was the one who held sword on the head of not one but three people. Garima, Mahi and his Mom. She had put all three in a doldrum and had upset their life just for the sake of the whims and fancies of her willful daughter, Manorama. Arnav now will do his utmost to protect Khushi from his Dadi's missiles.
Loved it Kalyaani. Hope to read the interesting next chapter soon.
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