I agree with you completely!...I'm still holding on to that thought..
Even I have this feeling that Arnav is hiding himself..All your points are valid.
And if it was kidnapper, he would have called the house number. Why call Khushi and tell her that 'Arnav' has reached London safely and can't call because the battery is low. Obviously Khushi will start thinking on that fact because Arnav had been avoiding her calls all day. So all of a sudden why would he be reassuring her? (according to Khushi's pov).
And one more thing...if Shyam wants to kill ASR so that he becomes the sole owner of ASR's property, he would again make someone else call the house number because the whole family would have to believe that ASR is gone..He had been kidnapped and he's 'dead' then why would he simply make someone send a message to Khushi?...That would be just plain dumb of him if he did so..That's why I think what you said is right...
Arnav himself can be trying to create suspicions in Khushi's mind through someone else. And plus in yesterday's (tuesday) episode Shyam did look like he believed Arnav had atually gone to London..Otherwise there would be some sign from his facial expressions...That's just my thought...
I'm still hoping that we get to see more of the past of the characters whether it be Anjali, Shyam, Mami even and if it's Arnav himself...It will tell us more about the way these characters behave..
But the CVs are smart...They know what they're doing and they usually surprise us, well me atleast...So I'm just going to lay back and watch how the story unfolds... 😊
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