Ash is no damsel in distress...she has played her cards well. Remember that KWK episode with AbJr.? First of all she looked high as a kite. Secondly, the way she said" we're bachchans for all seasons and my name is not Khan" with an obvious smirk shows that she only married in the bachchan family for the name. She may love Abhi but that's not why she fell in love with him to begin with.
3