Arshi FF: Payback Last Chapter updated (pg:108) - Page 18

Chapter 9

Nodding his head, Aman said, "Payal is the first girl I have ever loved...and the last one too!"

What both didn't notice was a burning Akash Singh Raizada standing far away listening to their talks.

"Payal is the first girl I have ever loved...and the last one too!"

"Payal is the first girl I have ever loved...and the last one too!"

"Payal is the first girl I have ever loved...and the last one too!"

"Payal is the first girl I have ever loved...and the last one too!"

"WHAT THE HELL!" Akash shouted.

Arnav and Aman stood up hearing his shout.

Akash strode towards Aman and held his collar.

"AKASH, WHAT THE HELL ARE YOU DOING?" Arnav shouted.

"YOU bas***d! HOW DARE YOU!" Akash shouted and slapped Aman.

Aman, in anger, pushed Akash back and he stumbled backwards.

"ARE YOU MAD?" Aman shouted.

Everyone ran to them and Payal asked, "What happened? Why are you fighting?"

"I DON'T KNOW! THIS GUY IS MAD!" Aman shouted.

"YOU..." Akash shouted, "YOU STAY FROM MY WIFE!"

"What?" Payal exclaimed in disbelief.

"PAYAL...THIS BLOODY...HE WAS...HE TELLING THAT..." Akash shouted.

"JUST SHUT UP Akash!" Payal shouted, "I'M NOT YOUR WIFE ANYMORE! DON'T YOU DARE TAKE DECISIONS FOR ME! AMAN IS MY FRIEND AND IF HE HAS TO STAY AWAY FROM ME, I'LL DECIDE THAT! NOT YOU!"

"FRIEND? REALLY?" Akash shouted, "BUT FOR YOUR FRIEND, YOU'RE HIS FIRST AND LAST LOVE!"

Everyone gasped and Payal looked at Aman wide eyed.

Aman and Arnav looked at each other but they looked at Payal when they heard her saying,

"So what? How does it matter to you if Aman loves me? You're no one to me! You don't have any right in interfering in my matters!" She said.

"OF COURSE I HAVE RIGHT! I'M YOUR HUSBAND!" Akash shouted.

"NO YOU'RE NOT!" Payal shouted.

"Come on Payal," Akash said, "Just because you broke the mangalsutra, you believe that our marriage ended? For your kind information, our divorce didn't happen. You're still my legally wedded wife!"

"I DON'T CARE! FOR ME, YOU'RE NOT MY HUSBAND!" Payal shouted, "AND YOU NEEDN'T WORRY ABOUT MY LOVE LIFE WITH AMAN OR ANYONE ELSE. YOU ARE NO ONE TO INTERFERE IN THAT!"

"Oh, I see that you are not surprised on the fact that Aman loves you. You knew about it right? Oh, yeah, you both are already in relationship, I guess! How is he, my dear wife? Is he good at b...?" Akash mocked her when Aman cut in.

"BAS AKASH, YOU'RE CROSSING YOUR LIMITS!" Aman shouted.

Akash rolled his eyes and said, "I'm not crossing my limits. I'm learning the truth from my wife. Tell me, my legally wedded wife, when did this affair started? After you stepped out of Shantivan or before that? Tell me truth, is Aditya really my son?"

Payal looked at him with pure disgust and hatred in her eyes. But the disgust and hatred was not for Akash but for herself. She was disgusted of herself that she once loved this man. She hated herself for the day she agreed to marry this man. Tears rolled down her cheek and she closed her eyes tightly as she could hear her Khushi and Arnav shouting at Akash.

Her mind registered Anjali's and Dadi's words supporting Akash.

"We should take Akash and Aditya's DNA test. Only then we'll know whether he is Raizada blood or not!" Dadi said.

"Akash is right! Who knows Aditya is his son or not? Who knows with how many men has she slept? May be he is Aman's son!" Anjali said.

"Hello hi bye bye...this girl...she is wh**e...she..." Mami was saying.

Payal felt all energy draining out of her body. All she could hear was his words ringing in her ears.

Tell me, my legally wedded wife, when did this affair started?

Tell me truth, is Aditya really my son?

Her breath started to become shallow. Her head started to get dizzy and vision blurred.

With no energy left, she collapsed on the floor when someone caught her.

While slipping to unconsciousness, all she could hear was his words ringing in her ears.

Is Aditya really my son?

Is Aditya really my son?

Is Aditya really my son?

Is Aditya really my son?

Is Aditya really my son?

She felt someone carrying her in his arms and could hear her son calling, "Ma..."

"Adi..." she mumbled before getting unconscious.

"I feel ashamed of myself" Khushi said as she hugged her husband by his arm.

"Why?" He asked softly.

"Jiji didn't agree for Akash's proposal. It was me who made her agree. We both had planned and I was the mastermind. Now I feel ashamed of myself that I made my sister agree for such a man!" Khushi sobbed.

"Khushi, you're not at fault. Don't blame yourself!" Arnav said.

Khushi hugged him tight and asked as she laid her head on his chest, "But whatever Akash said, is it right? Does Aman love jiji?"

Arnav sighed and nodded, "Aman loved her from the time he met her for the first time!"

"When was that?" Khushi asked.

"It was before our meeting. Remember the fashion show when you fell on my arms?" Arnav asked and Khushi nodded. "Aman was there at Lucknow one week before the show to look after the arrangements. One day he decided to tour Lucknow and he saw you both sisters shopping in some bazaar. He fell for Payal at that moment!"

Khushi gasped and said, "And he didn't tell that! All these years..."

Arnav nodded and said, "Apart from him, only I knew about it."

"When did you come to know?" Khushi asked.

"Just a year back. I was at his room searching for something and her photos fell from his cupboard. I questioned him and he admitted!" Arnav said.

"What should we do now?" Khushi asked.

"Let them decide Khushi. We'll not interfere!" Arnav said and Khushi nodded.

"But if they marry, I would be the happiest person!" Arnav said, "Aman deserves happiness. Right from his childhood he was deprived of it. He loves Payal and Adi a lot. No one can be better than him for Payal!"

Khushi nodded and said, "I hope jiji accepts him. More than her, I hope Adi accepts him!"

But what they didn't notice was Aditya Gupta standing at their door and hearing everything.

After an hour.

Khushi was with Payal and Arnav was working on his laptop when someone knocked his door. He looked up saw Anjali.

"What do you want?" He asked rudely.

Anjali was taken aback. She thought when she knocks the door her Chotte would stand up and say, "Arrey di...come in na. What's the need to knock?" But alas!

"What do you want?" Arnav asked again in annoyance.

Anjali walked in and sat by his side on the recliner and Arnav glared at her.

Ignoring his glare, Anjali said, "Chotte, I wanted to say something!"

Seeing his silence as a green signal, she said, "Woh...you all will be giving a press conference today! They would be probing into our personal issues and will ask whether there is any issue in Raizada family. So I want you tell that you came back for resolving issues!"

"And what makes you think that I would do that?" Arnav asked.

"Chotte, you have to do that!" Anjali ordered, "Look, if you didn't then Raizada family's reputation will be in mud. Humara khaandaan ki idsat tumhare haathon mein he Chotte. This is the question of our reputation! You don't wish your family to face insults right?

Jo hua wo hua...forget al that! I know you hate Khushi. I know she blackmailed you to stay with her. Forget her Chotte. We're a family! We all will stay together! You, me, Akash, NK, Mami, Nani, Shya..."

"Out" He said.

"Huh?" She asked.

"OUT!" Arnav roared.

Anjali stood up and looked at him scared.

He shouted at the top of his voice, "WHAT DO YOU THINK? WITH YOUR FAKE DRAMA I WILL FALL AT YOUR FEET AND BEG FORGIVENESS? I'M NOT THE SAME CHOTTE WHO WOULD DANCE AROUND HIS DI'S WORDS! I KNOW YOUR TRUE FACE MRS. JHA! YOU'RE NOTHING BUT A CHEAT, A PARASITE WHO LOVES MONEY AND NOTHING ELSE! YOU THINK THAT I WOULD CARE FOR RAIZADA FAMILY'S REPUTATION? FAMILY, MY FOOT! FAMILY IS WHERE PEOPLE LOVE EACH OTHER. BUT IN YOUR FAMILY PEOPLE LOVES ONLY ONE THING - MONEY! SO PLEASE STOP TELLING ME THAT THIS IS MY FAMILY! THIS IS NOT MY FAMILY! I HAVE A GOOD FAMILY WITH ME! MY WIFE, MY CHILDREN, MY BROTHER, MY SISTER-IN-LAWS, THEIR CHILDREN...THEY ARE MY FAMILY! THEY ARE MY LIFE! YOU ALL MEAN NOTHING TO ME! GOT IT? NOTHING TO ME!"

7.30 pm

"Good evening everybody. I'm Aman Mathur, manager of AKR corp. and this is Karan Singhania, legal advisor of AKR corp. Today, we have called a press conference here because the owners of AKR corp. have decided to reveal themselves in front of the world." Aman said.

"Mr. Mathur," one reported asked, "Is it true that AKR corp. now owns AR fashions and Shantivan?"

Aman smiled and said, "You can ask your questions to them!"

And the next moment the owners of AKR Corp. walked to the stage.

Arnav, Khushi, Payal, NK and Lavanya sat on their chairs with Arnav at the centre.

Arnav took the mike and said,

"Hello everyone," He chuckles and continues, "No need to look startled at me. It's me, ASR! I along with my family members are the owners of AKR Corp. And yes, AR fashions and Shantivan is now owned by me!"

"ASR," A reporter asked, "Where were you for the past 10 years? It was as if you disappeared from the business world!"

Arnav chuckled and said, "Well you cannot say that I disappeared from the business world. For the past 8 years, AKR had been the winner of best businessmen award. It's only that I preferred to be away from media!"

"Years back, after you left AR, in a press conference Akash Singh Raizada had said that you left AR. He didn't specify the reason but would you mind telling us the reason why you left your baby, AR Fashions?" Another asked.

Arnav sighed and said, "I left AR because we had a rift. It's really personal! We had some family issues and that's the reason I started another company!"

"ASR, how do you feel after getting back your AR?" Another asked.

Arnav smiled and said, "To be honest, I feel great! AR is my baby! I established it. I worked hard for it and all of a sudden I lost it. After all these years, standing before that very building in which I had weaved my dreams is a wonderful feeling!"

"So, are you going to change its name to AKR?"

"No, AR Fashions will be a branch of AKR Corp." Arnav said.

"Next question is to you Mrs. Payal Singh Raizada. Is it true that you and your husband had a rift and you left the family?"

Payal smiled and answered, "First of all, it's not Raizada, and it's Guptas! Payal Guptas! And yes, Akash Singh Raizada and I had a rift and I left Raizada Mansion. I'm no more a Raizada!"

"Mrs. Khushi Singh Raizada, we heard that AKR has a catering service as its branch. Is it operated by you?"

"Yes, AR Catering service is being operated by me and my sister! Although Arnav, NK and La help us, AR catering is our baby!" And she giggled.

"What about your family? I mean...children?"

Arnav laughed and said, "There are 4 little pranksters in our family!"

Khushi nodded and said, "The eldest is Aditya, jiji's son! Then Ruhanika and Ruhaan, our kids. Then is our baby Suhani, NK's and La's daughter!"

"Ms. Guptas, with whom does your son stay?"

"With me, of course!"

"He never asks for father? What if Mr. Raizada files for custody case?"

Payal grew serious and asked, "Don't you think you're probing into my personal issues?"

The reported flustered and Payal said, "My son stays with me and WILL STAY WITH ME FOREVER!"

"The audacity of the girl!" Anjali muttered.

Shyam sighed and said, "Ranisahiba, these girls are set off to tarnish Raizada reputation!"

"Ha Shyam ji, today Chotte shouted at me for that s**t!"

"We should do something!" Mami muttered and dadi said,

"Kuch na kuch karke un ladkiyon ko bahar phekna hai!"

But did they notice Adi standing a bit away and hearing all that? NO!

"Why have you called a meeting bhai?" Ruhi asked.

Adi sighed and said, "Do you all remember how we pestered our tuition teacher?"

Ruhaan said, "We had attacked him so much that he fled!"

"Yes, I want you all to implement the same plans here!" Adi said.

"But why?"

Adi sighed and said, "I have to tell something to you three." Ruhaan, Ruhi and Sonu nodded and sharpened their ears.

"These servants of us, I mean Mr. 6 foot, gorilla, pooja thaal, pumpkin, coconut and makeup kit, they all our family!" Adi said.

"WHAT?" Ruhaan and Ruhi shouted and little Sonu sat trying to understand the meaning.

Adi nodded and said, "These people have hurted our parents and they are here for revenge. That's why they made them servants. And today I heard them talking about throwing mamma and Khushi maasi out of their lives!"

"HOW DARE THEY!" Ruhi shouted.

Ruhaan said, "Adi bhai, don't worry! Till now pestering them was just fun for me. But now, it's my mission!"

Adi nodded and said, "Ruhaan, you are the mastermind behind all the pranks. So I want you to work out an extraordinary plan to annoy them and teach them a lesson!"

Ruhaan nodded and said, "Consider it as done bro!"

Ruhi said, "So, we are the four pranksters and we're on a new mission! Set off to destroy Raizadas!" She raised her hand in air.

"Set off to destroy Raizadas!" Adi, Ruhaan and little Sonu lifted their hands in air!

PRECAP

"Aman uncle," Adi called and he looked at the boy.

"Will you marry my mamma?" The boy asked.

Aman sat up and looked at him wide eyed.

Adi smiled and said, "You're very nice! Everyone feels happy with you, even mamma. Mamma deserves someone like you, not that man! If you marry her, you will be my papa, hai na?"

"Par Adi...Payal will..." Aman began when Adi cut him and said,

"If you marry her, she will be happy forever. I'll also be happy. I'll have a father with whom I can attend father's day celebration at school! I'll also walk into my school holding my father's hand like my friends! I'll..."

Aman hugged the boy tight and patted his back.

Adi hugged him tight and cried, "Aman uncle...I want you to be my papa!"