Anushka Singh Oberoi, a famous film star, dies in an accident. Her twin sister, Ayushka Singh Oberoi, blames Aarav Khurana for her sister's death, because she was with Aarav in her final moments. Aarav Khurana, perceived by people as a casanova busin... Anushka Singh Oberoi, a famous film star, dies in an accident. Her twin sister, Ayushka Singh Oberoi, blames Aarav Khurana for her sister's death, because she was with Aarav in her final moments. Aarav Khurana, perceived by people as a casanova businessman, while the reality is quite different. Ayushka's life has only one goal: to destroy Aarav Khurana. Ayushka employs every method to ruin Aarav. When Ayushka, who understands Aarav to be a businessman, learns the truth about his connections to the mafia, what new turn will their relationship take? And will Aarav, who hates women, be able to tolerate betrayal in love after considering Ayushka his own?<br /> <br /> To find out, read "Tied with Destiny".<br />
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A news was playing on a big screen. Someone came and changed the channel, but every news channel was hyping the same news. Just then, a revolver came flying through the air at high speed towards the screen and the TV screen shattered.
"Useless people..." A man said, leaning back on the couch. He was around 28 years old. He took a deep breath and started looking at his iPad screen. The same news was there too. After seeing it, anger flashed in his ocean blue eyes.
This time, instead of turning off the tablet, he started listening to the news. He had a mocking smile on his face, which caused a slight dimple to appear on his right cheek.
"Famous actress Anushka Singh Oberoi has been taken to the hospital. Despite falling from the terrace of Hotel Saaz, she is still breathing. She is being treated in the hospital. Only she knows whether she tried to commit suicide or someone deliberately did this to her. Along with her fall, another video is going viral very fast. This video is from shortly before her accident, where she was with Mumbai's top businessman, Mr. Aarav Khurana. Both were on the top floor of Hotel Saaz and were kissing each other quite passionately. Is there an affair between the two?"
After that, the news reporter showed the video in which Anushka and Aarav were kissing each other.
As soon as the video started, the man closed the tablet screen and put it aside. He was Aarav Khurana, Mumbai's top businessman. Because of his success and dashing looks at a young age, he was also famous as a celebrity businessman. Six feet tall, with a perfect muscular body and handsome facial features.
Aarav closed his eyes and started thinking.
About 3 hours ago....
There was complete silence on the terrace of Hotel Saaz. A girl was standing leaning against a wall of the terrace. She was Mumbai's top actress, Anushka Singh Oberoi, and she was standing there talking to someone on the phone.
"Now whose mind are you playing with, little sister?" Anushka said with a smile.
She had come here for her next movie project, so she was dressed accordingly. Black shimmery short dress, black heels, curly hair a little longer than shoulder length, and absolutely perfect makeup on her face. Just as an actress has to look perfect at any time, Anushka looked exactly like that.
A girl's voice came from the other side, "You are only ten minutes older than me, so stop calling me little sister. Tell me where are you and when are you coming home?"
"Okay fine little sister..." Anushka said rolling her eyes, "Hmm, I'm always on top... I mean on the terrace of the hotel. See you in a while... by the way, where are you?"
"So you are on the top floor... and I am here on the ground floor... come quickly, I am waiting for you." The girl answered from the other side.
Anushka was there talking to someone on the phone. She was completely carefree, while someone else was secretly approaching behind her. He had a gun in his hand and it was Aarav Khurana.
"Bloody hell..." Aarav rolled his eyes in anger. "When will this man leave me alone? I don't know who gives him every news about me? If he sees me here again today, he will come to my house again with his so-called police team and grandma will create a ruckus." Aarav tucked the gun into his back pants and started moving forward.
While going forward, Aarav's eyes fell on Anushka. Seeing her, an evil smile appeared on his face.
He started walking towards her and suddenly pulled Anushka close to him and started kissing her passionately. In all this, Anushka's mobile fell down.
"Hello... hello Anu..." The girl kept shouting on the call but Anushka's voice did not come, so she cut the call.
"Aarav Khurana, I know very well you are here. Every time you are two steps ahead of me, but this time you will not be able to escape me. Today I have caught you red-handed." That voice was of a police officer. He had a gun in his hand.
He looked around and the entire terrace was empty, only in one corner a boy and a girl were kissing each other. Seeing them, he immediately turned his eyes away.
"I saw him coming here... then where can he go." The policeman was surprised. He started walking towards the couple so that he could question them. Seeing him coming close, Aarav gestured with his hand for him to leave.
The inspector nodded his head in agreement and left from there. As soon as he left, Aarav pushed Anushka away from him without even looking at her face.
"Who the hell are you... how dare you kiss me forcefully? Wait Mr... I will show you." Anushka shouted from behind.
Aarav did not pay attention to her words and left from there. After that, Aarav did not know what happened there. When he reached home, this news was coming on TV.
"Bloody hell.... what problem do these media people have with me. If I even sneeze, they will make it controversial and viral. I don't know which idiot shot that video." Aarav got up in anger and left in his car to go somewhere.
Aarav was driving quite fast in anger. He turned on his Bluetooth and said to someone on the call, "Kabir, I am reaching the office. You have 2 hours. Find out who else was present on the top floor of Hotel Saaz besides me, Anushka and Inspector Rohan. It is a reporter. He should be in front of me in the next 2 hours."
As soon as he spoke to him, Aarav cut the call. He reached his office after about 2 hours. Instead of going to his cabin, he was going to the secret area of the office, which was built underground even under the basement of the building.
As soon as Aarav went there, his eyes fell on the man lying on the ground. His hands and feet were tied and there was tape on his mouth.
Seeing him, Aarav smiled in a dangerous way and pulling his hair said, "You should have thought once before shooting the video whose video you are shooting. I give you media people as much hype as you want... even then, secretly shooting someone is a wrong thing. Because of your mistake, a girl's accident has been blamed on me... on top of that, that bloody Rohan has found out that it was me on the roof of the hotel." Saying this, Aarav removed the tape from the reporter's mouth with a jerk.
"I.... I am sorry sir.... I... I will say that it was not you." The reporter said pleadingly.
"Nothing will happen now by your saying so. Creating problems is only my job, I don't give anyone else the right to do it... absolutely not in my life. Now you will definitely get punished for the mess you have created..." After talking to him, Aarav looked at a man.
He was his manager Kabir. Aarav looked at him and said, "Remove this video from wherever it has been uploaded."
"But sir, because of the actress being involved, the case has come into everyone's eyes... on top of that, your name has also been added because of the video, so things are automatically gaining hype. If something happens to her, the matter will go to the police." Kabir said bowing his head.
"Okay, let it go. What difference does it make? People like controversies. Let them enjoy." Saying this, Aarav started to leave from there. He must have walked a short distance when he said without turning around, "And yes, whenever the matter cools down, throw him down from the terrace of Hotel Saaz. I don't know about the actress, but he should not survive."
Aarav said without any emotion and gave the order to Kabir and left from there. Kabir was almost the same age as Aarav. He looked at the reporter. There were expressions of fear on his face. Until now, people knew Aarav Khurana only as a businessman, but after knowing who he really was, it was justifiable to have such fear.
Anushka was being treated in Mumbai's largest private hospital. Security was tight, and police had prevented the media from entering.
Inside, Anushka's surgery was underway in the operation theater. The entire team of doctors was present. Along with the senior doctor, there were two junior doctors. A team of nurses was assisting them in the surgery.
"Sister, take the patient's blood to the lab. Bring back the result in 2 minutes. We'll need blood. Check for blood in the blood bank and also ask the family. If anyone's blood group matches, tell them to be ready." One of the junior doctors said, quickly pouring blood into a small bottle and handing it to the nurse.
Before the nurse could leave, the second junior doctor said, "O negative... her blood group is O negative." Her voice was choked.
The senior doctor looked at her. Only her eyes were visible due to the mask on her face and hair. Her light amber brown eyes were moist. "Is your blood group the same, Dr. Ayushka?"
She nodded in affirmation to the senior doctor's question. A moment of silence fell there. Until now, Ayushka had been controlling herself and trying to fully support the surgery, but now tears welled up in her eyes.
Every second passing was crucial for Anushka's life. Ayushka herself began preparing to donate blood to her.
She prepared another bed with the nurse's help and lay down there. She had an IV in her hand, and within the next 2 minutes, her blood was being transfused to Anushka.
"I won't let anything happen to you. We came into this world together, so we will go together... No one can separate us... not even death itself." Ayushka was trying her best to control her emotions.
Anushka was her twin sister. Outside the operation theater, their entire family was present. Her parents, brother, and sister-in-law were waiting outside for the surgery to finish. They were trying their best to support each other.
"Mom, don't worry... you know Aayu does everything well. She will save her Anu." Ayushka's elder brother, Rudra, said.
He was sitting next to his mother, Tara, and telling her to be brave, while on the other side, Ayushka's father, Mr. Jai Singh Oberoi, was standing. Rudra's wife, Simran, was with him.
"Daddy Ji, you'll see, Aayu will come out of the operation theater in a little while. As soon as she comes out, she will complain about Anu bothering her, as always. Nothing will happen... our Anu will be fine." Simran said, bursting into tears. Just then, Jai Singh Oberoi hugged her.
"Take care of yourself first, dear, then take care of me." He said in a slow and calm voice. His heart was also very anxious, but he was pretending to be strong.
An inspector standing some distance away was watching them closely. He turned on the Bluetooth in his ear. As soon as the call connected, he spoke in a low voice, "Sir, your suspicion was absolutely correct. The person you saw on the terrace of Hotel Saaz a while ago was Aarav Khurana. Once this girl regains consciousness, we can prove a lot from her statement."
"I wasn't just suspecting, I was sure, Rawat. That's why I went there after Aarav. Now, it is very important for this actress to recover at any cost. He won't escape us this time. He must have pushed her off the roof to destroy the evidence. I even saw them kissing." Rohan's voice came from the other end. He was the same inspector who was chasing Aarav on the terrace. Before cutting the call, he said, "Okay, keep an eye on them. I don't want to take any risks."
"Yes, sir." The inspector replied and cut the call. Following Rohan's orders, he was waiting with the Oberoi family in the waiting area for the surgery to be completed.
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Inside the operation theater, the atmosphere was quite serious. Anushka had been transfused with blood. More than 2 hours had passed since the surgery began. Suddenly, the doctor noticed Anushka's pulse rate dropping. The heart monitoring machine showed her heart lines becoming straight.
"Get the AED machine ready. Quick... the heart rate is dropping... we'll have to use shock therapy." The senior doctor shouted. Ayushka came closer to Anushka and held her hand.
She knew that emotional support could also be very helpful in such a situation. She began stroking Anushka's hand and said, crying, "No, no... no... no, you can't lose hope... Remember the bet we made... who among us would be more successful in three years. Only one year has passed. Two years are still left. Come on, get up."
As soon as the AED machine was ready, Ayushka moved away from Anushka. The senior doctor quickly administered shocks to Anushka through the machine. Suddenly, a loud beep came from the machine. Anushka's heart rate lines became completely straight. Still, the doctor tried to revive her by giving her shock two to three more times. However, Anushka's heart rate did not return.
With this, the doctor stopped his therapy. For a moment, there was complete silence there. Apart from Ayushka's crying, no other sound was heard in the room.
"No... how can you go like this? You're deliberately doing this to tease me so that Mom and Dad think you're good and I'm bad... See, your trick won't work here... you get up. Get up..." Ayushka held her hand and cried bitterly.
The senior doctor removed his mask. He was Dr. Ayaan Singhania. A senior doctor in the neurology department, who was about 26 years old. Tall and with light grey eyes and curly hair.
Ayaan placed his hand on Ayushka's shoulder. "Stay strong, doctor..." He was trying to offer her sympathy, but Ayushka removed his hand and looked at him, saying, "Why are you giving me sympathy, doctor? Nothing has happened to her. Get the machine ready. We will revive her... let's try one more time."
"Control yourself, Dr. Ayushka... she is no more. Your family outside also needs to be informed about this." Ayaan said in a slow but stern voice.
Enraged by Ayaan's words, Ayushka ran from there to the OT's washroom. Despite being Anushka's twin sister, their faces were completely different, only their eyes were the same, light amber brown eyes. Aayu removed her mask. Her fair face had turned red from crying. Ayushka began sobbing.
"I can't imagine my life without you... how can you leave me..." All of Ayushka's pain came out as she cried. It was proving difficult for her to cope without Anushka.
Ayushka was crying inside when Ayaan knocked on the door from outside and said, "Come out immediately, doctor... we need you."
Ayushka washed her face and came out of the washroom. She was about 24 years old. Anushka was an actress, but Ayushka was even more beautiful in appearance. Approximately 5 feet 6 inches tall, with a fair face and hair longer than her waist. Anushka often teased her by calling her a heroine. It had only been 8 months since she joined this hospital. She was still wearing the surgery dress and had her hair tied in pigtails.
As soon as she came out, Ayaan hugged her and began consoling her, "What has happened cannot be changed. You have to take care of yourself and your family, Aayu."
Ayushka nodded in agreement to his words and started to leave the OT, separating from him. The entire team came out together. As soon as the Oberoi family saw them, they came to them.
Ayushka's face was pale, and her eyes were red. Seeing her, her mother, Tara Ji, said, "Why... why were you crying? Tell me... where is my Anu?"
"Sorry, Mrs. Oberoi... we couldn't save her." As the senior doctor, Ayaan took all the responsibility and told Tara Ji about Anushka's death.
Tara Ji fell to the ground crying. Ayushka sat down and hugged her, trying to console her. She pushed Ayushka away from herself while crying.
Tara said, sobbing, "You can't even do one thing right... you used to make mistakes before, then Anu used to come forward to fix them, but you... why couldn't you save her."
Tara started crying loudly, just then Jai Ji came to her and started consoling her. "It's not Aayu's fault. Tara, you can't blame her."
"Then who has snatched my Anu from me? I don't know... I want her back." Tara started insisting like a child while seeing her crying like this, Ayushka ran away from there.
The inspector's face also fell on hearing about Anushka's death. He immediately left from there and called Rohan to give him the news of Anushka's death. With Anushka's death, their last hope had also ended.
At the same time, Ayushka was coming out of the hospital lobby when her eyes fell on the TV screen. The news of the same Aarav and Anushka was coming on TV. Along with that, their video was also playing. After watching it, Ayushka's face had a mixed expression of sadness and anger.
"Aarav Khurana... so you did this. How you are, the whole of Mumbai knows. You have caused a lot of damage to others with your actions... but they were different. I challenge you, Aarav Khurana... I will ruin you." Ayushka's eyes were filled with hatred for Aarav.
Like the rest of the world, Ayushka also considered Aarav guilty for Anushka's accident.
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News channels to social media, everywhere the same news was trending. Actress Anushka Oberoi was no more. She had died after falling from the terrace of Hotel Saaj.
As soon as the news of her death came out, the police became active. Arav Khurana's name was coming up as a suspect in this case.
Arav was sitting in his cabin on the 15th floor of Khurana Industries. Kabir was standing next to him. Both were watching the same news on the screen in front of them. Kabir looked at Arav, but there was no expression on his face.
"Sir..." Kabir said, looking at Arav, "What's going on in your mind?"
"How is Dadi's health, Kabir?" Arav asked.
Kabir thought Arav would talk to him about the case. Surprised by his out-of-the-blue question, Kabir said, "Yes, Sir?"
"You've been with me for the last six years... You should have understood by now that I don't like to repeat myself." Arav glared at him.
"Yes Sir... Sorry Sir. Dadi, all her tests will be done again tomorrow. The doctor has said that she needs extra care and 24/7 attention. Even a little bit of tension is not good for her mind." Kabir explained.
"Hmm... Get the house's Wi-Fi connection cut off. The evidence of my innocence should reach Khanna Court by the first hearing of the case." Arav explained everything to him.
Kabir smiled and replied, "I have already delivered a copy of the office's CCTV footage."
"Then what about these media reports? Why are they so bent on proving me guilty?" Arav asked, irritated.
"What does it matter what they say, Sir... If the evidence hadn't reached the police station, your favorite Inspector Rohan would have come jumping up and down by now." Kabir replied happily. He often solved Arav's problems like this without him even asking.
"Good... Do one thing, send defamation notices to all these news channels. What's the report on that reporter?" Arav asked.
"I still have him locked up downstairs. Things would have gotten more complicated if I had dropped him off last night." Kabir replied.
"Good job." Arav said and got up to leave.
"Sir, where are you going at this time... That meeting... Yuvaani..." Kabir got up and followed him.
"You are not my wife, Kabir, that I should give you a report of my every moment. Tell Yuvaani... if she needs my presence at the meeting, she should inform me twelve hours in advance." Arav said without turning around and went straight into his private elevator.
"Yeah, like he tells all this to his wife anyway." Kabir said, rolling his eyes.
Kabir went downstairs to take care of Arav's work, while no one except him knew where Arav had gone at this time.
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There was an atmosphere of sorrow in Oberoi Mansion. From B-town to distant relatives, there was a long queue for the final glimpse of Anushka's dead body. The media was not allowed inside, so everyone was gathered outside the house. All the necessary rituals before Anushka's funeral were being performed.
Away from all this, Ayushka was still in the hospital. Despite Ayan's refusal, she was assisting him in a surgery. The pain in her heart was clearly visible in her eyes.
"Why are you hurting yourself, Aayu... Doing this won't bring her back." Ayan thought, looking at Aayu in the middle of the surgery.
"Doctor Siddhi... tell the patient's family that his condition is stable." Ayan said after finishing the surgery. Before leaving, he said loudly to Ayushka, "Doctor Ayushka, come to my cabin..."
Ayushka nodded to him and went to the store room to change. In the next ten minutes, she was with Ayan in his cabin.
"You are coming with me right now. I don't want any arguments." Ayan said in a stern voice and started taking Ayushka away, holding her hand.
"Ayan, leave me.... What the hell are you doing.... Everyone is looking at us." Aayu tried to free her hand from Ayan.
The staff working in the hospital was looking at them, but Ayan didn't care. He forcibly took Ayushka to his car and made her sit inside.
He was in the driving seat and was taking her somewhere.
"Stop the car, Ayan.... Why are you doing this to me.... I don't want to go anywhere." Ayushka said, crying.
Ayan was driving very fast. Without looking at Ayushka, he said, "That's my question. Why are you doing this to yourself? No one knows better than me how much you love Anu. You know very well where your presence is more important at this time."
"I.... I couldn't save her, Ayan." Ayushka said, crying.
"It's not your fault. By the time she was brought to the hospital, she had already lost a lot of blood. The injury was directly on the delicate part of the head. How can you talk like a fool being a doctor?" Ayan scolded her.
After a while, the car stopped in front of the Mumbai crematorium. Ayan got out of the car and started pulling Ayushka out, holding her hand.
"No... No, Ayan. Please don't do this. I.... I won't be able to see her like this." Ayushka started crying. She was not getting out of the car.
Ayan did not listen to her and forcibly took her inside. Inside, Anushka's funeral was just about to begin. Everyone was waiting for Ayushka to arrive.
Rudra looked at Ayushka with moist eyes. He set fire to Anushka's body. In a short while, her body was consumed by fire. Everyone left from there, but Ayushka was still there.
"You cheated. You.... You left me alone, Anu. You have always given me everything that was yours first... So when it came time to die, death should have come to me first." Ayushka was sitting there and crying like a madman.
Ayan came to her and started comforting her. "It was just an accident. It can happen to anyone."
"No.... No Ayan, it was not just an accident. That.... That Arav Khurana killed my sister." Ayushka shouted.
Ayan said nothing. Ayushka said crying, "I... I will destroy him, Ayan."
"What's wrong with you, Aayu. Think about moving on in your life. Anu has left this world now. You have to accept this truth. Neither you, nor I, nor Arav Khurana is responsible for this." Ayan started explaining to her. "Often those who think of destroying others get destroyed themselves, Aayu."
"I am ready for all my destruction. My life ended with Anu. But I will not leave him." Ayushka wiped her tears and got up to leave from there.
"What stubbornness have you stuck to, Aayu. Arav Khurana.... You.... You don't know who he is. God forbid that day comes when you become a part of Arav's life by mistake. He is already ruined... He has no fear of losing anyone... But your stubbornness might destroy you." There was nervousness on Ayan's face.
The tone of his voice was telling that he had seen that face of Arav, which was hidden behind the mask of a successful businessman in the eyes of the world.
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It was 1:00 at night. Far away from Mumbai, on Mahatawali Beach, where the Arabian Sea coast was, a large ship arrived. There was a big truck outside the ship. Some people were loading very large boxes from that ship into the truck.
"The location is set. The driver is trustworthy, right... The goods are very valuable. If there is even a slight mistake, it will be a matter of life and death." A man of about fifty years was talking to a boy.
That boy looked about 22 or 23 years old. He replied, "Even though my age is less, I have been in this business for years. There is no question of dishonesty or fraud. The truck will reach its destination, Bhai."
That man nodded in agreement with him. The boy shook hands with that man and went and sat in the truck. In a short while, that truck with the boxes left from there. With this, that man became carefree and left from there with the same ship.
A little away from them, Arav was sitting in the car with Kabir. They were quite far from the ship. They could not see much clearly, but as soon as the truck left, a smile came on both of their faces.
"Just waiting for the explosion now, Kabir. See, this time the poor thing will suffer a very big loss. She will cry a lot, curse me and give me the curse that in what hour she thought of troubling me." Arav said smiling, on which Kabir nodded.
He gestured to Kabir to leave. With this, both of them left from there.
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After Anushka's funeral, the case reached court the next day for formalities. Apart from their lawyer, no one from the Oberoi family attended. Aarav's lawyer, Mr. Khanna, presented proof of his being in the office at the time of the accident, while the CCTV footage from Hotel Saaz also failed to prove anything. The court closed the case in the first hearing itself, labeling it an accident.
The news of Anushka's death and now the case closure was viral everywhere.
Ayushka was sitting in her room at home. When she saw the news, there was anger on her face.
"This was bound to happen. People like you commit crimes and get away with it. But not this time... I will reopen the case and get justice for my sister." Ayushka was speaking when she heard her mother, Tara Ji's voice.
"Stop it, Ayu... When it was time to save her, you couldn't do anything... So why this pretense now?" Tara said in a stern tone.
"Mom, why are you blaming me again and again? You are behaving as if I pushed Anu from the terrace," Ayu said, irritated.
Hearing her, Tara shook her head. She had food in her hand. After placing the food tray on the bedside, she said, "Eat your food," and started to leave. Near the door, Tara Ji stopped and, looking at Ayu with tearful eyes, said, "You might not have pushed her... But you couldn't save her. I will never forgive you for that, Ayu."
Hearing her words, tears rolled down Ayu's eyes. "What about you, Mom? I won't be able to forgive myself either. The day I put Anu's killer behind bars, I will come to you to rightfully ask for your forgiveness."
Ayushka picked up her mobile. She found someone's contact number and, looking at it, said, "I wonder why you haven't come forward yet? In such a time, you are the only one who can help me. I have to meet you."
Ayushka looked at the number in the contact list for a while and then called it. "I need to meet you... today itself," Ayushka said as soon as the call was received.
"But I don't want to meet you. Don't call me again." A boy's voice came from the other side. He was about to cut the call after saying this, but Ayu quickly said, "Let's meet for dinner tonight."
The boy did not reply and disconnected the call. After he hung up, Ayushka pulled out an image on her mobile. It showed Anushka with a boy. Both looked happy together.
"I understand the reason for hiding your relationship, but how can you remain silent even after her death, Manthan Ahuja? You have to answer me... Only you have the courage to take on Aarav Khurana. You have to help me."
Ayushka quickly got ready and left with her bag to meet Manthan.
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As long as the news of Anushka and Aarav was in the headlines, Aarav did not go home. He had all his videos and names removed from news channels and social networking sites, and now Anushka's case was also closed. With things cleared on Aarav's side, he had nothing to fear.
Around 9 pm, Aarav reached home with Kabir. When they both arrived, the living room was dark, and the TV was on.
YouTube was playing on the TV screen. It was a clip of a hotel room where Aarav had gone with a girl. The same clip had gone viral.
"What new trouble is this now?" Kabir asked Aarav in a low voice. "Why didn't you tell me about this?"
Before Aarav could answer, the living room lights turned on. Aarav and Kabir saw Aarav's grandmother, Gauravi Ji, standing in front of them.
Gauravi Ji was about 75 years old. She looked almost 10 years younger than her age. She was wearing a designer night suit. Her brown and black mixed colored hair was a little below her shoulders.
"What is this, Aarav?" Gauravi Ji said angrily.
"I... I don't know, Grandma... I just went there for a meeting," Aarav said, walking towards her.
Aarav hugged her to pacify her, while Kabir muttered, giving her support, "Who would have thought that a rough and tough person like Aarav Khurana is so afraid of his grandmother?"
"I know very well what kind of meeting you were having there. I keep seeing such videos every day. Because of you, the ladies at the kitty party are messaging me and saying all sorts of things," Gauravi Ji said, making a face.
"Then why do you invite them to our house? Next time they come, call me. I will deal with each one of them," Aarav replied.
"I know very well how you will deal with them. Anyway, no one wants to come here because they are afraid of you. On top of that, you want to chase away those who are coming. I don't want to hear anything. I want to get rid of people's gossip and these useless videos," Gauravi Ji said in a stern voice.
Aarav nodded in agreement and then, looking at Kabir, said, "Kabir, get the house's Wi-Fi connection cut off. If anyone even steps here besides us and the housekeeping staff..."
Aarav was speaking when Gauravi Ji interrupted, "I don't want to get rid of it like that, where you all stop coming and going. Either you do something, or I will do something."
"Neither of us has to do anything, Grandma. Let's have dinner. I am hungry," Aarav said to avoid the topic. He took Gauravi Ji's hand and started leading her towards the dining table.
Kabir was also coming behind them. That's when he noticed the TV screen. After watching it for a while, Kabir turned it off again.
After watching the video, Kabir said in his mind, "How can such a video go viral, and Aarav Sir doesn't even know about it?"
He couldn't understand anything, so he also went to the dining table with them. Gauravi Ji considered Kabir as her grandson. He was also having dinner with them.
"When will you stop these antics? Because of your antics, even marriage proposals have stopped coming nowadays," Gauravi Ji said as she sat on the chair.
"What, Grandma? I didn't do anything like that. You can get my medical test done if you want. I am still a virgin..." Aarav said while eating. Hearing him, Kabir and Gauravi Ji stared at him with wide eyes.
"I don't want to get any tests done, and I don't have the courage to argue with you every day. I want to see you get married before I die. At least my..." Gauravi Ji stopped speaking because Aarav was looking at her with cold eyes. He had also stopped eating.
From the way he was looking at her, Gauravi Ji understood that Aarav was angry as always with her talking like this. Changing the topic, she said, "Okay, fine. I won't say it again, but can't you fulfill my one wish? I want more members in this house."
Aarav picked up his plate of food and started walking towards the room. Without looking back, he said in a loud voice, "Kabir, make the back part of the house available for rent. Grandma wants more people in this house."
Aarav took his food and went to the room, while Kabir and Gauravi Ji looked at each other.
"He got angry with me again," Gauravi Ji said, looking at Kabir.
"Yes, so why do you talk about dying every time? You are the only one in front of whom Sir becomes a little soft-hearted. You shouldn't say anything to him about girls either. You know that he..."
"He hates women. Who can know my Aarav better than me? The reason for his hatred is not hidden from you either. God will never give happiness to that unlucky woman who left my Aarav alone," Gauravi Ji interrupted. She was getting angry, so Kabir handed her a glass of water.
Gauravi Ji had an expression of worry on her face, and she left Kabir there.
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Around 8 PM, Ayushka emerged from the Delhi airport. She was wearing sky blue baggy pants with a long-sleeved black crop top. After checking out, she took a cab to Manthan's house.
She was now standing in front of the Delhi CM's house. Manthan's father, Mr. Nishant Ahuja, was the Chief Minister of Delhi. Before she could go inside, security stopped her.
“I need to meet Manthan Ahuja. I already had a meeting fixed with him. You can call and check if you want,” Ayushka told the security guard.
The security guard nodded in agreement and made a call inside. After talking, he gave Ayushka permission to enter.
“Please proceed to the meeting room outside. Manthan Sir will be here shortly,” the security guard said, and began leading Ayushka to the meeting room.
Meanwhile, when Manthan learned of her arrival, he went to receive her himself. Manthan had been in a relationship with Anushka for the past 2 years. He was around 27 years old. Over six feet tall, muscular body, lightly tanned complexion, and deep black eyes... Manthan's physical appearance was quite impressive.
Ayu was meeting him for the first time today. Upon reaching the meeting room, she began waiting for Manthan to arrive. As soon as Manthan came inside, he closed the door from the inside. It was a soundproof room.
As soon as Manthan and Ayu's eyes met, their eyes revealed the state of their hearts. Both their eyes were red.
Looking into Ayushka's eyes, Manthan immediately averted his gaze and said, “If you have eyewear, put it on.”
“And why is that? Does looking at my eyes remind you of her? Doesn't seem like you're affected by her death at all,” Ayushka said angrily.
“Oh, just shut up...” Manthan turned towards her angrily and grabbed her by the shoulders. Now he was talking while looking directly into Ayu's eyes. “If there's anyone in this world who's most affected by her death, it's me. You know very well what position I'm in. Just because I can't express my grief publicly like you people doesn't mean I'm not hurting.”
“Let go of me...” Ayushka pushed him away and said, “If you're so affected by her death, then why are you silent? My sister was murdered. You're in such a high position that you can get the perpetrator punished. Then why aren't you doing anything?”
“Do you have any proof that she was murdered?” Manthan asked, and Ayu fell silent. Her silence answered Manthan's question. “Get out... And don't ever come in front of me again,” Manthan shouted.
“Yes, I won't, and I have no interest in meeting you either. It's quite clear how much you loved her. You're just like the rest of the guys, possessive and suspicious. You saw her with Aarav Khurana and broke off all ties, didn't you... When the truth is that Aarav pushed her. You're doubting her love after my sister's gone,” Ayu said a lot in anger. Manthan had told her to leave, so this was her last chance to vent her feelings.
Hearing her words, Manthan chuckled softly and then said with a bitter smile, “Anu was absolutely right. You're only 10 minutes younger than her, but your mind is still like a child's. Poor girl...”
Hearing him say that, Ayu glared at him. Manthan continued, “What do you think, after watching a video, I'd break off all ties with her or doubt that she was having an affair with Aarav Khurana? For your information, your sister was an actress. She would shoot everything from kissing scenes to even bolder scenes in movies. Even then, I didn't say anything to her, so how could I break off our relationship over that small video, the truth of which neither of us knows?”
“Then why aren't you doing anything? You're the one who has to do something. Aarav Khurana's reach is very far. I'll never be able to fight him. Fighting is out of the question, I can't even reach him, but it's not the same for you. You and your dad are in a position where you can easily get him punished,” Ayu stated her point.
After listening to everything, Manthan took a deep breath and exhaled. “When she's not in this world anymore, I have nothing to do with those people. Just go from here... Your... Your eyes... I didn't know you both had the exact same eyes. You're reminding me of her. After she's gone, I don't care about anyone. Let whoever wants to do what they want to do, understand what they want to understand. Leave me alone,” Manthan said in a heavy voice. The pain in his heart was clearly visible in his voice.
Manthan immediately left from there. Ayu tried to stop him by going after him, but it was no use. Manthan had gone inside his bungalow, while Ayu couldn't go there without permission.
With a sad heart, she left his house to return to Mumbai, while someone was watching them both from a distance. It was Manthan's older sister, Sakshi.
“I don't know who you are, but Manthan has come to meet you, so you must be connected to her. My brother hasn't told anyone about her except me, and today, after 3 days of her passing, he's come out of his room to meet you. You must be connected to her. You're the one who can pull him out of this pain,” Sakshi saw some hope for Manthan in Ayu.
She went inside, while before leaving, Ayu wrote a note. She asked the guard to deliver it to Manthan and left from there. After she left, the security guard delivered that note to Manthan.
Manthan was looking at photos of Anushka and himself in his room, but as soon as he read that note, he threw his iPad in anger.
“Your sister is really stubborn, Anu... Now I understand... Why you kept track of her every moment. You've left, but... Unwillingly, I have to take responsibility for your sister. Only and only for you, Anu... You loved your sister so much, and if you were alive today, you would never see her in any trouble. For your love, I'll have to take care of that crazy girl now,” Manthan said, holding his head, and then called someone.
He said on the call, “I'm sending a photo of a girl, keep an eye on her every movement... She might need some kind of help that isn't legal in any way. Make sure she doesn't get a scratch.”
After talking to him, Manthan cut the call. He then glanced at Ayu's note again.
“I don't know what kind of love you have, but I love my sister the most in this world. There were some moments when no one could understand me, but even then, she understood what was in my heart without me saying anything. She was everything to me, and I'll give the one who snatched her from me the same death that she got. Watch, just like my sister's news is going viral everywhere, one day Aarav Khurana's news will also go viral everywhere. He'll die by falling from the terrace of the same Hotel Saaz.”
After reading Ayu's note, Manthan shook his head and said, “Foolish girl...”
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It was around 11:00 PM. Ayaan was pacing back and forth in his bedroom in distress. Ayu hadn't come to the hospital today, which is why Ayaan was calling her repeatedly.
“I don't understand how to stop you? You're so stubborn too. Once you get stubborn about something, you don't give up until you get it, just like a child...” Ayaan said to himself.
He was about to call Ayu again when someone knocked on his room door and said, “Our loving mom has arrived, bro... This time after a whole two and a half months. Finally, she remembered us. Let's go, if nothing else, at least see her face,” a girl's voice came from outside.
“Just coming, Raisa,” Ayaan replied, rolling his eyes.
In this huge Singhania Mansion, Ayaan and Raisa lived alone. Raisa was 20 years old. Looking innocent and always having a sweet smile on her face, Raisa remained positive in every situation.
Ayaan and Raisa had a good bond. Seeing her positivity, Ayaan often teased her by saying that if someone was being murdered in front of her, she would give the murderer a glass of juice and drop them off at the police station in the car comfortably, according to their wishes.
Ayaan came out, and his mom, Mrs. Chhavi Singhania, was standing outside with her assistant. She was around 50 years old, but looked quite young. She was wearing a black mid-thigh dress. Her straight hair, which reached her mid-back, was highlighted with golden black.
“I missed you, Mom...” saying this, Raisa hugged her.
“I missed you too, baby. Where's Bhai?” Chhavi looked around and saw Ayaan coming from the front.
“Welcome home, Mom... I wish you'd leave even sooner this time, and come back... It's okay if you don't come back,” Ayaan spoke to her quite rudely and went outside.
“I'll see, Mom...” Raisa ran after him.
While Chhavi was trying to control her anger after hearing his words, her manager said to her, “Aarav Khurana... He's ruined our work again.”
“Aarav...” This time Chhavi couldn't control her anger, so she shouted loudly and picked up a statue nearby and threw it.
Image had come home with her manager, Mr. Rahul Singh. She was very angry with Aayan's rude behavior. She was trying to calm her anger when Rahul told her something that made her lose control completely.
"I hate him... I... I gave Khan a commitment that I would get his gold bars to India without any problems. That's why I came here... But Aarav..." Image stopped speaking. Her eyes went to the living room door where Raisa and Aayan were standing.
Raisa had somehow convinced Aayan to come back. Aayan had a bitter smile on his face, while Raisa's face fell after hearing Image's words.
"You're right again, bro... Mom came here for her own work." Raisa said in a dull voice.
Aayan completely ignored her. He took Raisa's hand and said, "Let's go out to a club."
"But this...?" Raisa was saying when Aayan interrupted her, "Yes, we go to clubs at night." He wanted to distract Raisa from Image at any cost.
"I'm not talking about the time, bhai, I'm talking about the clothes." Raisa said, pointing to her clothes. She was wearing white shorts with a peach oversized T-shirt.
"Okay then, let's go to the beach." Aayan took Raisa's hand and went back out the door.
"I know very well what you're trying to do, Aayan. But for now, my deal is more important than both of you. I can't miss this anyway..." Image said, shaking her head. Then she looked at Rahul.
"The police have caught our ship that came from Dubai. He already knew about it and had made all the preparations." Rahul said in a low voice.
"Whatever... Buy the police or a politician. I want my ship back at all costs. You know how much gold was in it." Image said, giving an order.
"You know Aarav is not the only one involved in this. In fact, he has nothing to do with the police or this gold. He is only interested in..." Rahul was saying when Image interrupted him, "Only and only in ruining me. Call Nahar Luthra and tell him to keep the mafia princess under control."
Rahul nodded in agreement without saying anything. Image left him there and went outside. She was going somewhere.
Behind her, Rahul tried to call Nahar Luthra but his call could not be connected.
"You have done this very thoughtfully... You got the ship caught and didn't let your name come up either. Smart move, Aarav Khurana... But the day Khan finds out the truth, the mafia princess you have come so far with... he will kill her first." Rahul said in a cold voice.
Rahul sat there and started trying to contact Nahar Luthra.
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After arguing with Gauravi ji, Aarav came to his room with food. He turned on the TV and started eating while watching the news.
Breaking news was playing on TV at that time. "At this time, the police of our country have got a lead in a very big conspiracy. A ship had come here from Dubai via the Mumbai waterway. It is being said that gold was being smuggled from Dubai to Mumbai in it. How much truth is in it will be known only after the official statement of the police comes out. Our experts believe that business mafias and the underworld are behind all this."
After watching the news, Aarav had a crooked smile on his face. He turned off the TV and quietly started enjoying his food.
"Uff... Some things can never be explained in words. The feeling you get when you ruin the person who hurts you is different. It's even more fun when the other person can't do anything to you even if they want to. Come on Image Singhania... Now nothing will happen by scratching the pole like a frustrated cat. You have hurt Aarav Khurana, if I don't fill every moment of your life with sorrow, then my name is not Aarav Khurana." Aarav's facial expressions became harsh as he spoke.
Aarav had just finished eating when his phone rang. Seeing Mahira Luthra's name on the screen, Aarav's facial expressions softened a little. It was a video call.
When Aarav picked up the call, Mahira was sitting in front. She was about 25 years old. She was wearing a swimsuit and a shrug on top. Most of her body was visible in that dress. With a light dusky skin tone, deep gray eyes, loose curly hair up to just above the waist, and sharp facial features, she looked very hot.
"Hey..." Mahira said hello, raising her hand. Then she saw a slight smile on Aarav's face, so she smiled and said, "The smile on your face tells me our work is done."
"Of course... No work that Aarav Khurana takes into his hands can be left incomplete, it can't happen." Aarav replied with full confidence. Then he asked, "By the way, I kept waiting for you at the hotel. You were supposed to come to the meeting, right?"
"Sorry, my flight got missed." Mahira replied. Then she said further, "We shouldn't have involved the police in all this. We have also suffered a lot of loss in this. If we had got that ship then..." Mahira stopped speaking. The expressions on her face became serious.
"Don't worry, it will come back to us. I don't want to have enmity with Khan, that's why I involved the police." Aarav replied. Then he changed the topic of conversation and said further, "It's not right to swim in the pool so late at night. You might catch a cold."
"Oh, so you care about me?" Mahira asked, laughing lightly. "Be careful, Aarav Khurana... lest you fall in love with me. By the way, I don't have any problem with this. In fact, I am eagerly waiting for that day, but the loss is yours." Mahira said, smiling crookedly.
"Don't worry baby, that will never happen. I bet you, I will not fall in love with you or any other girl." Aarav replied.
"It's okay if you love me darling, but if you even think about loving someone else, I will kill them with these hands." Mahira said with cold expressions.
Aarav was talking to Mahira when he heard someone's footsteps. He waved bye to Mahira without saying anything and cut the call.
On the other hand, Mahira laughed and threw her phone on the couch when he suddenly cut the call. "It's only your grandmother who can control you... But don't worry... That day will also come soon, when the strings of your heart will be in my hands."
Mahira closed her eyes and started thinking about Aarav, while on the other side, Gauravi ji had come to Aarav's room.
"Dadi, I don't want to hear any explanation. I'm also very sleepy. Let's talk in the morning." Aarav turned off the room light with his phone, but Gauravi ji switched it on again.
"I want to talk now. Okay I'm sorry, next time I will not talk about anything related to myself, but you cannot stop me from talking about something related to you. I heard you were talking to someone on the phone. Tell me the truth, are you dating someone?" Gauravi ji asked, sitting next to Aarav.
"I wish no girl has such bad days that I fall in love with her. I was talking to Mahira. She is my business partner." Aarav told Gauravi ji everything without hiding anything, although Gauravi ji was still unaware of what kind of business partners he and Mahira were.
"Make your business partner your life partner. Never introduced her to me, not even showed a photo." While talking, Gauravi ji tried to take Aarav's phone, but Aarav held it tightly.
"She lives in Dubai. I will definitely introduce her when she comes to Mumbai. I am damn sure you will not like her at all. I have never called her home just thinking about your choice. You unnecessarily complain to me. See how much I care about you." Aarav said to trouble Gauravi ji.
"Yes, as if you care about my choice..." Gauravi ji replied, making a face. "Okay, what are your choices, never told me. If you tell me a little bit, I will still try to find a girl of that type. At least I should know."
Aarav did not want to upset Gauravi ji. He kept his head in her lap. She was caressing his hair. Aarav closed his eyes and said, "Dadi, even if I tell you, you will never be able to bring that girl. There is no such girl made who can win my heart."
"You tell me the right thing..." Gauravi ji asked, insisting.
"Okay then listen Dadi... I want a girl whose eyes... what should the eyes be like..." While speaking, Aarav suddenly thought of Anushka. When he kissed her, he had seen only her eyes very carefully. "The color of her eyes should be different... ummm light amber eyes..." Aarav told anything just to keep her happy, although he had nothing like that in his heart.
"Okay, I will buy lenses of this color and give them to her." Gauravi ji said jokingly. "Come on, tell me more now."
Aarav did not answer her. Gauravi ji saw that he had fallen asleep, so she put his head on the pillow and covered him with a blanket. After that, she turned off the light and left from there. As soon as she left, Aarav opened his eyes.
"Who put the thought of my marriage in Dadi's heart? She doesn't insist on anything so suddenly."
Aarav was a little surprised to see this sudden change in Gauravi ji's behavior. On the other hand, after leaving his room, Gauravi ji was sitting in the hall and trying to find girls with light amber eyes on her laptop.
Aarav, to keep Gauri Ji happy, had told her something about his choice in girls. Taking his words seriously, Gauri Ji was sitting in her room with her laptop.
She was searching for something in it. The laptop screen was filled with pictures of many girls who had amber-shaded eyes.
Looking at them all, Gauri Ji muttered, "If he had told me the other features as well, it wouldn't have been so difficult to find. How can someone fall in love just by looking at the color of their eyes? If love happened just by looking at eye color, Aarav wouldn't be single until now... how lovely his blue eyes are."
Scrolling through the screen, suddenly a photo of Anushka appeared, whose eyes were exactly as Aarav had described.
"Anushka Singh Oberoi..." Gauri Ji began to look at her closely. Then her eyes went to the recent news. She said in surprise, "This... when did she die? When the videos came up on YouTube, I thought they would be fake. Poor thing passed away at such a young age. How beautiful she is. I was eagerly waiting for her upcoming film, and now look what happened."
Gauri Ji became sad at the news of Anushka's death. She clicked on a news story to find out the cause of her death, and then she saw pictures of Aarav and Anushka kissing. Aarav's name was also written in it. After seeing it, she was shocked.
"What is Aarav's relationship with Anushka Singh Oberoi? If she is his girlfriend, then why isn't there even a line of worry on his face after her death... what's going on in your life, Aarav?"
After seeing all those things, Gauri Ji became even more confused and decided to talk to Aarav first thing in the morning. She put the tablet on the bedside and then took some medicine. She turned off the light and tried to sleep.
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When Ayushka returned home after meeting Manthan, it was 3:00 in the morning. Everyone at home was asleep, so she tiptoed inside and went straight to her room.
She was upset because Manthan didn't help.
"Whether anyone helps me or not, I will do what I have to do. I will make myself strong in every way so that the day I face you, I can compete with you well, Aarav Khurana," Ayushka said in her mind.
After changing, Ayushka was on the bed. Her laptop was in her hand. She was very tired after traveling. Still, instead of resting, she started searching about Aarav.
"Never thought that I would pay attention to anything other than my life, especially people like you. But who knows what will happen in life." Talking to herself, Ayushka was looking at the laptop screen. Seeing Aarav and Anushka's picture together, her eyes became moist.
"Come on Ayu... you can't give up. It's just the beginning. Who knows what else you will have to endure." Ayushka took a deep breath to calm her anger.
She didn't find much related to Aarav's personal life. According to online data, there were videos of his business and party life. On many news networks, it was written about his relationships with different girls. In short, apart from being a successful businessman, she didn't find anything good to read about Aarav.
Ayushka closed the laptop screen. There was anger on her face. She lay on the bed and started thinking about Aarav, "I thought that you were not going to be a good person... but I didn't expect this. Apart from my sister, you must have ruined the lives of many girls. But one thing I still don't understand. That night Anu was talking to me on the call. She loves Manthan, so why would she kiss Aarav Khurana? I know very well that she had never thought about anyone other than Manthan. She was completely clear about her love, then where did this Aarav Khurana come from in the middle? Now only she can answer this. I have to do something to reach Aarav Khurana." Thinking this, she fell asleep.
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The next morning, Ayushka woke up with the alarm. It was 7:00 in the morning. Around 9 o'clock in the morning, she used to go to the hospital for her duty every day.
Ayushka got ready and came out, then she saw that preparations for Anushka's condolence ceremony were going on at her house. On this day, most of the relatives and people connected to Anushka were going to come to their house to express their condolences.
Seeing her ready for the hospital, Tara Ji came to her and said, "Really Ayu, you still want to go to work today. I don't understand whether you are sad about her passing or not?"
"I don't need to tell you that, Mom. I didn't know there was a condolence ceremony today." Ayu replied without any emotion.
"Yes, to know, it is also necessary to be present at home. You were not at the dinner table last night. Above that, when you came home on tiptoe after partying, did you think I wouldn't know?" Tara Ji said, shaking her head. Her vibes didn't match with Ayu's.
"First of all, I wasn't coming after partying. I came home on tiptoe so that you all wouldn't wake up. I am a doctor, Mom, there may be an emergency in the hospital." Ayushka lied to her. She didn't want to reveal to anyone the feeling of revenge that was growing in her heart for Aarav.
"There may be an emergency, but there wasn't. I called the hospital. You didn't go there even once yesterday. Anyway, leave it, I don't want to spoil my mood by arguing with you at this time, it's already bad. I don't want to give others a chance to say that you don't care about Anu's death. Go and change." Tara Ji said in a stern voice.
Ayu didn't answer her and went to the room. She changed her dress and wore a white colored suit.
Soon the guests started arriving for the condolence ceremony. Ayu was present with her family.
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Manthan took a bath in the morning and came out of his room and sat down by putting Anushka's movie on the TV screen. After meeting Ayu at night, Manthan had forgotten about her. After Anu's passing, he had not come out of his room yet.
"You were particularly fond of this movie of yours. Maybe it had the highest collection at the box office, and you got name and fame from it." Watching the movie, Manthan murmured softly.
His full attention was on watching Anushka, then someone knocked on his room. Since he didn't go outside, his food used to come inside. He thought the house helper must have come. Thinking this, he turned off the TV screen and went to the door.
He opened the door, and Sakshi was standing there with a plate of breakfast. "How long will you keep punishing yourself for no fault?" Sakshi said and came inside by stepping aside.
"I want to be alone for a few days, Di." Manthan was still standing at the door.
"But I don't want to leave you alone. She won't come back by you being alone." Talking, Sakshi started serving breakfast. "Come on, let's have breakfast together."
Manthan was very close to Sakshi, so he couldn't refuse her. He went and sat with her and started having breakfast quietly.
"Who was that girl who came last night?" Sakshi suddenly asked.
"She is Anu's twin sister. Don't know what nonsense she was talking. I didn't pay much attention to her talk and sent her back. You also don't pay much attention." Manthan replied a little carelessly.
"Why did she come all the way here to meet you? I mean, she lives in Mumbai and came all the way to Delhi for just a small meeting, that too in CM Niwas. This is not a small thing."
"Anu had told me about her. She is a little childish. After Anu's passing, when I didn't react, she came all the way here to get answers." Manthan told her half the things so that she wouldn't pay much attention to this.
"Then she is really crazy." Sakshi replied. She was looking at Manthan.
After breakfast, Manthan said, "Di, please handle everything outside. Until I spend some time with myself, nothing will happen to me. It is not easy for me to forget her."
Sakshi stood with the tray and caressed Manthan's shoulder and said, "Okay, I will take care. You should find out about Anu's sister once. Somewhere she doesn't mess up something in her madness."
"I have put someone of my own behind her. He will take care of her." Manthan replied.
Sakshi just nodded with a smile and started to leave from there. While leaving, she glanced at Manthan and thought, "So I was right. That girl affects you because she is connected to Anu. I have to talk to her somehow and take her help to make you like before again."
When Sakshi left from there, Manthan turned on the TV screen again and started watching the movie.
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The next morning, Gauri Ji was waiting for Aarav at the dining table with her questions. Kabir also lived in their house. He was present at the breakfast table with Gauri Ji, while Aarav had not come yet.
Reading the expressions on Gauri Ji's face, Kabir asked, "You went to talk to him at night. The resentment between you two hasn't ended yet, which is why you look worried?"
"As long as there is breath, my worries about Aarav never seem to end." Gauri Ji replied.
Aarav was coming down the stairs when he heard Gauri Ji's words. He rolled his eyes and came and sat on the chair.
"Dadi, I am not a child that you are worried about me." Saying this, Aarav started putting food on his plate.
"Yes, that's what I am saying... now you are not a child. You yourself can give birth to children." As soon as Gauri Ji said, Aarav and Kabir started coughing. Gauri continued, "Drink water both of you... and you tell me Aarav.. what is your relationship with Anushka Singh Oberoi?"
"Who Anushka Singh Oberoi?" Aarav asked. He had even forgotten Anushka's name.
Kabir handled the matter and said, "Dadi, why are you talking about that actress Anushka Singh Oberoi? I heard, she is no longer in this world." Kabir deliberately emphasized the word actress so that Aarav could remember.
"Oh that... yes, I was also very sad." Aarav said looking at Kabir.
"Oh? And the reason for this sadness? You don't care about anything happening to anyone. Tell the truth, you were having an affair with her, right... I saw pictures of both of you. You were kissing her." Gauri Ji said glaring at Aarav.
"Oh Dadi, it must be fake news. If you remember, you were also watching some news of the same kind last night." Aarav said.
"Oh, so that video was to distract Dadi's attention. So that Dadi doesn't accidentally see Aarav's pictures or videos with Anushka, so they don't have to give an explanation." Kabir thought looking at Aarav.
"I really felt bad after hearing, Dadi... now I am not that insensitive." Aarav said while eating.
"Okay, then let's go." Gauri Ji immediately stood up. "Today is her condolence ceremony. Let's go there and express our grief."
Saying her words, Gauri Ji started going to her room. Aarav shouted from behind, "N... No Dadi. I have meetings... above all, you know, I don't go to such places. We don't have anything to do with them either."
Until Gauri Ji didn't reach the door of her room, Aarav was giving her different excuses for not going.
Reaching the door of her room, Gauri Ji turned towards Aarav and said in a loud voice, "Jai Singh Oberoi, her father, we also have shares in his company. Her mother Tara Singh Oberoi was your dad's friend. Are so many relations enough or should I count more? Go and change." Giving the order to Aarav, Gauri Ji went inside.
There Aarav held his head. "How does this Dadi find relations with everyone."
"You will have to go... after all, it's Dadi's order." Kabir said shrugging his shoulders.
Aarav nodded in agreement to his words and went to change. He wore a white custom-made suit and put black goggles on his eyes.
Gauri Ji wore a white saree and Kabir wore kurta pajamas. Seeing Aarav so ready, Gauri Ji whispered to Kabir, "He has come so ready, as if he is going to see a relationship."
Kabir burst out laughing at her words. Aarav said looking at both of them, "I know lip reading... so don't try to be smart."
Kabir immediately normalized the expressions on his face and sat with Aarav on the front seat. He was driving the car while Gauri Ji was sitting in the back. Soon they reached Oberoi Mansion, where Ayushka was attending the coming guests at the door with her brother Rudra.
Gauravi Ji forcibly took Aarav to Anushka's memorial service. There, Rudra and Ayushka were standing ahead of the parking area to attend to the arriving people. As soon as Aarav got out of the car, Ayushka immediately turned to the other side.
"Didn't think you would come here to create a scene, Aarav Khurana. I don't know what your purpose is in coming here. How shameless you are... Aren't you even ashamed that you came to offer condolences at the condolence ceremony of the girl you killed?" Ayu thought.
After meeting Rudra, Gauravi Ji went inside with Aarav and Kabir. As soon as he entered, Aarav's gaze fell on Anushka's photo.
After looking at her photo, he thought, "Otherwise, I don't feel sorry for anyone, but you saved me that day. If you weren't there, that police officer would have gotten my important file. I wish I could have saved you the way you saved me. Okay... someone pushed you that night. I will find out about it. I hope you are in a better place now." Aarav prayed for her in his mind.
After looking at her photo for a while, Aarav glanced at her family. After staying there for a while, the three of them came out.
While coming out, Aarav received a call, so instead of going to the parking area, he started walking towards the garden.
Ayushka was hiding in the garden to avoid him. When she saw Aarav coming that way, she muttered to herself, "Why is he coming here? I can't come in front of him. If he sees me here today, I won't be able to do my work in the future."
Ayushka lowered her eyes and started walking quickly back towards the parking area. Aarav was talking to someone on the call. His attention was also downwards. Aarav accidentally collided with Ayushka, and she fell down.
"Can't you see where you're going?" Aarav said in a stern voice when he saw her fall.
Ayu's face was on the other side of Aarav, and she had her face down. "Yeah, as if he himself was looking very carefully." Ayu said in her mind. She didn't even glance at Aarav and quickly got up and left.
"What a strange girl. Didn't even say sorry for what she did. By God, I haven't seen a more delicate girl than her before. She fell down from a small push." Aarav said rolling his eyes and went to the other side.
Aarav's words were true. Ayu fell down from a small push, and she got hurt. Rudra had seen her falling. When he went to her, Rudra asked, "Are you okay? I saw you fall down quite fast."
"Yes, I wasn't paying attention. Don't worry, I am fine." Ayu replied.
"Take care of yourself." Rudra said in a caring way, to which Ayushka nodded in agreement.
Ayu had heard Aarav's last words. She felt bad about his words. She went to her room and started looking at the injury on her knee due to the fall.
"He is right... I am thinking of taking him on, while a small push from him made me fall. You have always been strong, Anu, by birth, and I... I was marked as weak from birth." Ayu had tears in her eyes. She and Anu were twins, in which Ayu was physically weaker than Anu.
Some childhood memories flashed in her mind, where she was given extra care for being weak. Because of this, Ayu's behavior became a little irritable, and she started getting along less with her family members. Only Anu was there with whom she could talk openly, could tell the condition of her heart, but now she too had left this world.
Ayu wiped her tears and said to herself, "No, I am not weak. If I am not ready, I will prepare myself to fight you, Aarav Khurana. If I have thought of doing something, I will definitely do it and if I don't make your life miserable, then my name is not Ayushka Singh Oberoi."
Ayu applied ointment on her injury and came out. Coming outside, she saw Aarav Khurana leaving from there with his family.
A small push from Aarav gave Ayu an idea of his physical strength, and now she wanted to face him only after preparing herself completely.
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Almost a month had passed since Anushka's death. Everyone's life had started again. In the meantime, Ayushka had become so busy in hospital emergencies that she was not even getting a chance to think about Aarav, apart from that.
She had come to her cabin during the lunch break when a nurse came running into her cabin.
"Thank God, there is some doctor free. Please come with me... A case has come, and no one is free at this time." The nurse said in a hurry.
"Okay, I am coming." Ayushka replied and started walking towards the general ward with the nurse.
"I didn't want to disturb you. You are also going to assist in surgery after a while, but no junior doctor is free. A boy has come, he is badly injured. I would have done it, but I have just joined... I was feeling a little uncomfortable." The nurse said hesitantly.
"It's okay, no work is small or big, and we doctors are made to treat people, whether it's a small injury or a big one." Ayu replied politely.
Both reached the general board in a short while. There, a boy had been badly beaten up. Seeing him, Ayu shook her head and said, "You... you have come here again?"
"Do you know him?" The nurse asked looking towards Ayu.
"Yes, of course I know him. You do one thing sister, first call the police." While speaking, Ayu was staring at the boy. "And you, I told you not to come to this hospital again."
"This is the nearest hospital, so I have to come here. Otherwise, I am not fond of paying the expensive bill here... And why are you unnecessarily involving the police. Treat me, I am in a lot of pain." The boy said. He looked quite innocent.
"Should I call the police or not?" The nurse was still standing in a state of confusion asking Ayu.
"Let it go for this time. If he is seen here next time, then call the police. Bring the first aid, first of all his wounds have to be cleaned." As soon as Ayu said this, the nurse immediately left from there, while Ayu was still looking at him.
"Why are you looking at me like that, have you fallen in love with me?" The boy said with a slight smile even in pain. He was about 20 years old.
Hearing him say this, Ayu hit him lightly on the hand. "Aren't you ashamed, Frankie, fighting illegally. If the police see you by mistake, then I will also be fired along with you."
"We need a lot of money... Can't survive without fighting two fights a day, you know that." Frankie replied sadly. As soon as the nurse left, he started talking to Ayu in a very friendly manner.
Ayu took a deep breath and sat down next to him. "I told you to shift your sister here. I will take care of her treatment."
"Enough. So much money is taken for applying ointment in such an expensive hospital, while my sister has a hole in her heart. While paying the bill for that hole, there will be holes in my whole body, still I will not be able to pay the money." Frankie said shaking his head. Just then the nurse came there, so Ayu stopped talking to him.
She was cleaning Frankie's wounds with the nurse. Frankie moaned in pain.
"Now, nothing will happen by making such noises." Ayu said while applying medicine to him. "Don't come here with this broken face of yours from now on."
After doing Frankie's first aid, Ayu wrote some medicines and handed them to the nurse saying, "I have written some pain killers in this... You bring it from the hospital's medical store. I will pay."
The nurse immediately left from there taking the prescription from Ayu. As soon as she left, Frankie said, "What was the need for this, doctor?"
Before Ayu could give any answer to his question, something occurred to her. She said to Frankie in a low voice, "Come with me to my cabin. I need to talk to you about something."
Frankie had been coming there for treatment for the last several months. Whenever he got injured, he would come here. Till now, whenever Ayu had seen him there, she had only scolded him. Today for the first time, she was asking him to come with her.
"We have told you madam, we don't want any free treatment. We can get our sister treated." Frankie replied.
"I am not doing any favor, I need your help. I can't say it in front of everyone. You come with me." Ayu said irritated.
Frankie agreed to her words and came to her cabin with Ayu. Coming there, Ayu gestured him to sit on the chair and herself sat on the chair next to him.
"Okay, you tell me how do you do these fights etc. and where did you get this training from?" As soon as she sat there, Ayu asked.
"Enough madam, I will not come here from now on. You are sitting here with a good plan to take me to the police. I have told you that I have to do it out of compulsion. I have so much strength that I can defeat good people in a fight, but I have to lose myself for money." Frankie said irritated.
Hearing his words, Ayu also got irritated. She said angrily, "Enough now...If I had to hand you over to the police, I would have done it by now. Answer what I am asking."
"Are you also going to get into the ring? This is not your cup of tea madam. You are very delicate." As soon as Frankie said this, Ayu started glaring at him badly in anger.
Frankie got nervous on seeing her like this. He said, "I mean, you will need a lot of training. Girls are also given training here, but you... you are not that type. They look like hefty wrestlers... you are so thin."
"I have to prepare myself so that no one can taunt me by calling me delicate or weak like you from now on. Now listen carefully to what I am saying. You will give me good training in return... in return, the responsibility of the entire treatment of your sister is mine." Ayu said in a stern voice.
After the offer that Ayu had made, Frankie immediately said yes. "Okay, then come at 6:00 in the morning. I will send the address, but yes your... I mean whatever bone of yours breaks or.. I mean you get injured in a fight, madam, you will be responsible for that yourself."
Ayu agreed to his words and sent him from there. After he left, a slight smile came on her face.
"Okay, something good happened in so many days. I know you well, Frankie, you can lose the fight yourself for your sister's treatment, so you will work day and night to train me. Just have to settle the hospital a little." Ayu said to herself.
Even though she had been so busy in so many days, the feeling of taking revenge from Aarav that was in her heart had not diminished at all, and now she had started preparing for it too.
Ayushka had managed to convince Frankie to train her, but it wasn't going to be easy. She was a doctor. After Anushka's departure, her family had become extra careful about her, making it quite difficult for her to go for training.
Ayushka was pacing in her cabin, thinking about this. "First, I have to fix the duty schedule. I'll get the night duty shifted. If I tell Ayan about the training, he'll understand what's going on in my mind, and his lecture will start again.... Okay, the hospital is all set... Now, I have to think about home. I'll tell them about the night duty and make an excuse about exam preparation and classes during the day. I'll have to adjust sleep and study in the extra time I get."
There was a slight smile on Ayushka's face. She had set a schedule for what to say at the training, hospital, and home.
"Let's start with the hospital then," Ayushka said, typing her application to shift her night duty and sending it to her senior, Ayan Singhania, immediately.
As soon as Ayushka sat down after sending the application letter to Ayan, she received a call from Frankie. "Why did you call back so quickly? You're not calling to refuse, are you?" Ayushka asked anxiously as she received the call.
"Oh no, Madam. If you want to do something in life, you have to leave this negativity first. Look at you, so educated, and I'm an uneducated person giving you advice. I've spoken to my training Sir Ji. He wants to meet you. I'll send you the location. If possible, come now. He's free right now," Frankie replied.
"Okay, I'm coming," Ayushka said and hung up the call. Before leaving, she checked her schedule and saw that she had to assist Ayan in surgery in 3 hours.
Ayushka checked the location Frankie had sent, and it wasn't too far from there. "3 hours is enough. I can easily be back in 2 hours," Ayushka said to herself.
Ayushka picked up her bag and took off her doctor's coat. She was rushing out when she bumped into Ayan.
Ayan had seen her application letter. He was coming to her cabin to talk to her.
"Sorry, I wasn't paying attention," Ayushka apologized to Ayan for bumping into him.
"Yes, that's obvious. Going somewhere? You seem to be in a hurry," Ayan said, noticing the flurry on her face.
"Yes, I had some work. I'll meet you later. I wanted to talk to you about something," Ayushka wanted to leave as soon as possible as she had to return in the next 3 hours.
As she was about to leave, Ayan said, "I know what you want to talk about. I've seen your application. Can I know the reason for it?"
Hearing his words, Ayushka stopped in her tracks. In a low voice, she said, "You know this is my last year of MD. I haven't taken classes properly because of joining the hospital. I want to give some time to my studies and family. Mom feels quite lonely since Anu left."
Ayushka had already thought of the answer, so she told everything without hesitation. This also prevented Ayan from suspecting her.
"Is that the only reason?" Ayan asked once again to clarify.
Ayushka nodded in response. As soon as she nodded, Ayan said, "Okay, I'll reschedule your duty. Still, if I need you during the day, you'll have to come."
"Okay, I'll come, but I have to go now. The surgery is in 3 hours, and I'll be back by then. If I'm late in leaving, I'll be late in coming back," Ayushka said bye to Ayan and left from there.
Ayan stood there watching her go. He said to himself, "It's good to see you moving forward, even if it's with some excuse. Thank God, you've removed silly things like revenge from your mind."
Ayan went back to his cabin, while Ayushka came outside and saw that the weather was quite pleasant.
"How can I go in the car in such good weather," she said, looking around, and saw a scooty in the parking area. "Yes, this will be perfect," Ayushka said, looking at the scooty.
She went to the security guard and asked him about the scooty.
"Oh, this belongs to the nurse who works here, Madam. She has said that whenever someone needs it, I can give it to them to use. I also use it sometimes. If you want, I can give you the key, just get the petrol refilled when you return," the security guard said and immediately brought the key for Ayushka.
Before sitting on the scooty, Ayushka put on the helmet and left on the route Frankie had told her. She had only gone a short distance when she got stuck in a traffic jam ahead.
"Ufff... That's all I needed. Now, if this clears quickly, otherwise I won't be able to return by the time of the surgery. What a nuisance, yaar..." Ayushka said, looking around.
Just next to her was a car. Kabir and Aarav were in that car. Kabir was in the driving seat, while Aarav was sitting next to him. They also had to reach a meeting, so Aarav was getting irritated because of being stuck in traffic.
"How many times have I told you that if you have to keep any meeting, keep it in our office. I don't like being stuck in traffic at all. It's just a waste of time and nothing else..." Aarav was shouting at Kabir in irritation.
"Yes, you have said it, but such meetings seem strange in the office. The office is for legal work. Then it doesn't seem right to have meetings for illegal work in the office," Kabir replied in a calm tone.
"What do you mean by illegal work? Do I look like a criminal to you who does illegal work?" Aarav glared at him.
Hearing his words, Kabir took a deep breath and then replied, "Yes, you don't... But you can understand that that work is related to Luthraaj, so it automatically becomes illegal. In trying to destroy Chhavi Singhania, you are not thinking about right or wrong... You are taking the help of Mahira Luthra, so don't say from now on that you don't do any illegal work. To destroy Chhavi Singhania's illegal work, you are illegally taking the help of Mahira Luthra," Kabir took out all the frustration in his mind. He deliberately used the word illegal more than once and emphasized that word again and again.
"Aren't you talking a little too much these days? It's all the effect of Grandma's company," Aarav said, rolling his eyes.
"It's the effect of Grandma's and your company. I say whatever is in my heart. Have you ever thought about what effect it will have on Grandma's health if she finds out about this? Her brain..." Kabir stopped while speaking. He saw Aarav looking at him angrily, so he put his finger on his mouth.
"It's better now..." Aarav replied. Then for a moment, he looked at the traffic, which was still as it was. "Get something done about this... I'm suffocating," Aarav opened the top button of his shirt and opened the car window to breathe. He was taking deep breaths.
"If you want, you can go out into the open air," Kabir said, seeing him suffocating. "I'll call you as soon as the traffic clears."
"No, I'm fine," Aarav replied. He put his mouth right next to the window so that he could breathe. When he started feeling a little better, he sat up straight, but the car window was still open.
"It would have been better if I had run on foot. If this traffic remains like this, I'll have to go back to the hospital," Ayushka muttered, looking around, and saw Aarav in the car next to her. "So the enemy is right here. This is a good chance to take his life..." Ayushka thought, looking at him.
She glanced at his car carefully and then said, "The car looks quite luxurious and expensive too... I read in his interview, he is fond of luxurious cars. Let's start taking revenge..."
There was a slight smile on Ayushka's face. She looked at her feet and saw that she was wearing pencil heels. She took out the heel of one of her feet and took it in her hand. She came near the car and started scratching the car with her heel, which left a mark on it.
"Very good..! Right now I have given a mark on your car. Wait and watch what happens next. I will overshadow your life too," Ayushka, holding the heel in her hand, was smiling and looking at the car when Aarav's eyes fell on her.
"Hey? What are you doing?" Aarav looked at her in surprise. He started getting out of the car when Ayushka quickly sat back on the scooty.
Because of the heavy traffic, he was not able to open the car door, but he peeked through the window and saw a big mark on his car. Ayushka gave him a thumbs down.
"I won't leave you... You will pay for this car." Aarav was staring at Ayushka angrily, while Kabir could not understand anything.
He did not get a chance to say or do anything further and the traffic started clearing. Ayushka quickly sped away from there with her scooty. From behind, Aarav had clicked a photo of the scooty's number plate.
"Find out who this girl is? I want her with me," Aarav looked at Kabir angrily and said.
Kabir nodded at his words and sent that picture to someone. Ayushka, on her part, had given Aarav his first wound and left from there, while he was very angry with her small act.
After sending the address of Frankie's training center, Ayushka immediately left to go there. She got stuck in traffic on the way, which made her a little late.
As soon as she arrived, she began to carefully observe the area. It was a large building with a gym and training center on the 4th floor. The place was quite big.
"Oh wow... they've opened a gym to show people, and they also have ring fights here. A good way to hide your illegal activities... open any business legally, and your black money will become white. If it weren't for my compulsion, I would never have come to this place." Ayushka didn't like the place, but she had to compromise to make herself strong.
She was standing at the entrance, surveying the place. As soon as the hall started, there was a reception table in one corner. The front half was converted into a gym, while the other half was made like a wrestling arena. There were some people in the gym who were exercising. There weren't many people in the other part, and it was quiet there.
"Oh madam, you've arrived. I was just waiting for you." Frankie called out from a distance as soon as he saw Ayu.
Seeing him, Ayu raised her hand and gave a slight smile. She went inside.
"I have had a hard time stopping Sir. He only has ten minutes. In these ten minutes, you have to prove to him that you are worthy of this training. He doesn't train just anyone." Frankie explained everything to her before going inside.
Ayushka nodded in agreement and went inside with him. There was a cubicle ahead, inside which a man of about 35 years was sitting. He looked quite tall, broad, and well-built.
As soon as Ayushka went inside, the man looked at her carefully from head to toe and then said, "This girl wants to train? Are you an actress who has come here to learn action scenes to show in some movie?" He guessed, looking at Ayushka.
"No sir, she is a doctor." As soon as Frankie said that, the man started laughing loudly.
"If she is a doctor, why has she come to break bones instead of mending them?" He said laughingly.
"You are supposed to train me, what difference does it make what profession I am in?" Ayu replied sternly, which impressed him in the first instance.
"There's spirit. Let's see how much strength is in this delicate body." The man said and came up to Ayu. "My name is Jahan."
Introducing herself to him, Ayu said, "And my name is Ayu." She didn't tell him her full name.
"Ayu? What kind of childish name is that. Anyway, leave it... first, let's assess your strength. We will decide the rest later." Jahan said.
"My physical strength is very weak, that's why I came here." Ayu replied sadly. All the people she had seen here looked quite physically strong.
"And mental strength is something that doesn't exist in the world." Jahan replied laughingly.
After seeing Jahan's physical appearance, Ayu thought he would be a strict and stern man, but Jahan was quite a lively and cheerful type of person. His tone of speaking also showed that he was an educated and intelligent type of man.
Ayu nodded in agreement. Ayu's full attention was on talking to him, when suddenly Jahan made a fist with his hand and moved it forward to strike Ayu. She immediately ducked down.
Seeing her do that, Jahan looked at Frankie, who had a smile on his face.
"Madam understood it in the first go. Often, big people get defeated in this. They get flustered by the sudden attack and get hurt. You have done a great job." Frankie said clapping, which made Ayu happy.
"There is no need to be so happy. This was a very small test." Jahan said, making a face. He gestured to Ayu to come behind him.
Ayu and Frankie were both coming behind Jahan. As soon as they came outside, Jahan said in a loud voice, "Dhara... where is Dhara?" He called out to Dhara.
A girl named Dhara came at his call. Jahan introduced Ayu and Dhara and then said, "Ayu, this is Dhara. Our training is in three phases, in which the first phase is completed by Dhara."
Dhara smiled and extended her hand to shake hands with Ayu. As Ayu shook hands with her, Dhara squeezed her hand tightly, which made Ayu groan.
"You need a lot of training, girl. A girl should not be so weak. At least she should know self-defense." Jahan said.
"So, have I passed the test?" Ayu asked, looking at Jahan. Her hand was hurting, so she was shaking her hand in the air.
"Actually, there is no place here for students like you, but you are a doctor. We need a doctor here. Many times, due to illegal fights, we cannot go to the hospital. Frankie told me that you know everything about it and the fight. I will train you, just in return you will have to treat the people injured in the fight, that too for free. Your training will also be free." Jahan set a condition before giving training.
"No, I will never do that. I have told Frankie many times not to come to our hospital injured in a fight. I don't accept your condition." Ayu immediately refused, which surprised both Frankie and Jahan.
"Think again. No one else will be able to give you better training than us. Leave better, you won't even find anyone here to give you training like us... they only teach you to defend or some normal moves. It will take a lot of time in self-training. You are missing a golden opportunity, doctor." Jahan asked again.
Ayu got lost in thought for a moment. She had thought of taking revenge on Aarav, Jahan could help her in that. On meeting him for the first time, she understood that he would not only make her physically but also mentally strong. Still, her heart was not agreeing to fulfill whatever condition he had put.
Ayu took a deep breath and then said with a smile, "I know it is very difficult for me to make a decision but still it is a no from my side. I am true to my principles. If not today then someone else like you will be found."
Jahan was also adamant about his insistence. He did not say yes to giving training to Ayu and showed her the way to the door to leave. Frankie's face had also fallen on her refusal.
"Nice to meet you." Before leaving from there, Ayu said to Jahan, "Looking at you, it seems that you are an educated and sensible person. Then why do you do these illegal things? Many people want to learn self-defense. Teach them. You can earn money from that too. Then what is the need to earn money by doing wrong things."
"If you are done giving this knowledge, then you can leave from here. Often, these principled things are spoken by the people who already have money. Looking at your behavior and face, anyone will say that you have been raised with a lot of pampering, so much pampering that you could not even tolerate a girl's hand being pressed gently and tears filled your eyes. The day you feel the lack of money in life, on that day your principles will be left behind madam." Jahan said in stern words and joined both his hands.
Ayu was feeling very bad on his refusal but still she came out from there. She was going towards the parking area grumbling angrily.
"I don't like those people who do wrong things. Because of them, other people have to suffer. If it weren't for my compulsion, I would never have come here. Now I don't care. Whatever will happen will be seen. As I am, I can compete with that Aarav Khurana... but before that, I have to find a way to reach him." Ayu started her scooty and drove it towards the hospital.
She was already late because of the traffic and she had to reach the hospital as soon as possible.
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A month had also passed since Anushka's death but still Manthan was doing all his work from his room only. It was proving very difficult for him to get out of Anushka's memories.
He was doing some work on the laptop, when he got a call. Seeing the name appearing on the screen, Manthan said in surprise, "After a whole month, she has called now. When she was silent for a month, then now... I hope everything is fine and that girl doesn't mess up."
Manthan picked up the call, then a voice came from the front. "For a month, she was silent, so I thought that she is not going to do anything now. I had even thought of coming back sir but we were wrong."
"What has she done now?" Manthan asked immediately.
"She has just come out of a training center where people are illegally trained to work under ring fights or gangsters. You understand what this means sir?" A man replied from the front. This was the same man whom Manthan had hired to spy on Ayu.
"Yes, I understand very well. So, she is preparing herself. We have to stop her by doing anything Shantan." Manthan said in a worried voice.
"So, should I go and talk to her? If we talk, she will understand everything. She came out of the training center in anger. I could not listen to her talk but the matter does not seem right. If she came in contact with those people then even her reputation can be at stake. Staying behind her, I have realized that she is a good person." In the last one month, Shantan had observed Ayu very well. He was telling everything to Manthan accordingly.
"She has to be good after all, she is my Anu's twin sister. It seems like now I will have to get involved. You do one thing, get our flat ready for me." Saying this, Manthan cut the call.
He looked at his and Anu's picture on the bed side and said, "I wish you were here to stop your sister's silly antics like every time. Well, if not you then me is right. I will have to go to Mumbai for her."
Manthan immediately left his work there and decided to go to Mumbai for Ayu's safety. He packed his luggage and in a short while came out with the luggage, then Sakshi was also surprised to see Manthan with luggage outside his room after a month.
Manthan had assigned a man to keep an eye on Aayu. When he told him that Aayu had gone to the fight club, Manthan immediately decided to go to Mumbai.
He came out with his luggage, and Sakshi was shocked to see him. The rest of his family was not there at that time.
Before leaving, Manthan went to Sakshi and said, "Di, please handle everything like always. I have to go to Mumbai."
"No, Manthan, no, I can't. I'm already tired of making excuses to the family for the past month. I have to look after your external work. And Papa... have you thought about what you will answer him?" Sakshi said.
"I don't know what to answer, but it's important for me to go to Mumbai. She is creating trouble for herself. If Anu were here, she would have stopped her from doing this," Manthan told Sakshi the reason for his going to Mumbai. His voice became heavy as he spoke.
Hearing him, Sakshi was silent for a few moments and then said in a stern voice, "I thought you would have understood in the last month that she is not coming back. Why are you doing all this foolishness? If you look at it, there is no difference between Anu's sister and you. She is also still holding on to her, and so are you... both of you are ruining your lives in this चक्कर."
Manthan had no answer to Sakshi's words. He grabbed the handle of his luggage and said, "I know you will take care of it, Di."
He was about to leave when Sakshi walked quickly and came in front of him. "Okay, this is the last time, but I will come with you too."
Manthan didn't get a chance to reply when his father, Mr. Nishant Ahuja, arrived there. He was also surprised to see Manthan with luggage.
"Are you going somewhere?" he asked in a stern voice.
"I'm going to Mumbai. I'm thinking of starting a new project there," Manthan replied, looking down.
"Oh, so that's why you were locking yourself in the room to prepare." Hearing the reason for his departure, a slight smile appeared on Nishant ji's face. He put his hand on Manthan's shoulder and said, "Okay, whatever you do, come back successful in it. Let me know if you need my help."
Manthan agreed to his words. He had been planning to start his new business for a long time, so Nishant ji did not doubt his words.
Before Manthan could leave, Sakshi immediately said, "Papa, I'm going with him too."
"Why didn't you tell me about this? You schedule most of my meetings. You know more about me than Verma ji. If you leave, my work will stop," Nishant ji was not happy to hear about Sakshi's departure.
"Yes, I know, but I will handle everything from there. He won't be able to settle there alone properly. After settling him, I will come back in a few days. Don't worry, your work will not stop even after I leave," Sakshi promised to handle all the work, so Nishant ji agreed to let her go.
"Okay, then meet your mom once before leaving. Otherwise, her barrage of questions will begin," Nishant ji said and left.
After he left, Manthan looked at Sakshi with an angry look. "Now if Mom finds out, she will ask a hundred questions. You also have to pack. I will be late because of doing so much," Manthan said.
"So what if you are late by 2 hours? Anyway, that girl won't do anything wrong in these two-three hours," Sakshi replied and left.
Manthan had no other option but to wait for her. In a short while, Sakshi came back with her luggage and had told her mom about it before leaving.
As soon as Sakshi arrived, Manthan immediately left with her for Mumbai.
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It was about 5:00 in the evening. Aarav was sitting in his cabin at Khurana Industries. Aayu had damaged his car, due to which he could not even go to the meeting.
"How dare that girl damage Aarav Khurana's car. She damaged my car, right? I will ruin her life. Let me meet her... Speaking of meeting, it's been a long time since Kabir found out about that girl," Aarav was sulking like a child because his car was damaged.
He immediately called Kabir and said, "I think I gave you a job today. You haven't found out yet who damaged my car. I don't know anything. Come to my cabin right now." Saying this, Aarav cut the call without listening to him.
Kabir was sitting with an iPad in his hand. He had the details related to that scooty. He was about to say something to Aarav when he cut the call.
"Only one car is damaged, man. Why is there a need to overreact so much for that? He is behaving as if he only has that one car. Anyway, it was old... and I didn't find out? Really? Does he ever listen to the other person completely or not," Kabir muttered. He went towards the lift to go to Aarav's floor.
In a few minutes, he was on Aarav's floor. He knocked on the door before going inside.
"Yes, come in..." Aarav said loudly.
Before Aarav could say anything, Kabir put his iPad on his table and said, "It has all the details. That scooty is registered in the name of a girl. The girl's name is Bhavya Dwivedi, and she works as a nurse at Life Care Hospital."
"Oh, so she works in my own hospital and damaged my car." Aarav replied.
"She wouldn't know that the hospital is yours, would she? Grandma has handed over all her work to someone else. She works there... that too as a nurse. You know that the hospital was built by your grandfather's father. You yourself have never set foot there by mistake... then how can she know everything," Kabir replied in a calm tone.
"Oh, that's the matter. Okay, then tell everyone that the hospital belongs to Aarav Khurana." As soon as Aarav said this, Kabir looked at him in surprise.
Kabir shook his head in denial and said in a low voice, "I don't know about you, but Grandma will really kill me if I do that."
"Yes, I am also in danger. But you saw, she damaged my car for no reason. Is she a little girl?" Aarav said, making a child-like face.
"I have talked to her, that dent will be fixed, and a new car has also been registered for you. Now stop behaving like a child. That car is your girlfriend, not." Kabir was trying to explain to Aarav from his side.
"My cars are my girlfriends, so don't say that again, and as for fixing that dent, it will only be fixed when I take revenge on that girl. I hate people who make mistakes on purpose. Let's go to the hospital right now," Aarav got up from there and started going out.
Kabir didn't get a chance to say anything further. He was forced to go behind Aarav. Aarav had just come out of his cabin when his personal assistant, Yuvaani, arrived there.
Yuvaani had been working for him for almost more than 2 years, but she hadn't met him many times until now. Aarav attends business meetings with Kabir.
Yuvaani was very afraid of Aarav. As soon as she saw Aarav in front of her, she quickly said, "That... that sir, the meeting is really important."
"I am busy for the time being and will not go to any meeting. How many times have I told you, if my presence is required in any meeting, then inform me 12 hours in advance," Aarav replied angrily, and Yuvaani became even more nervous.
She glanced at Kabir, who said to handle everything in his eyes. Instead of Yuvaani, Kabir replied, "The meeting is tomorrow, sir, and I only asked her to inform you today."
"Are you her lawyer who is defending her?" Aarav glared at Kabir. Then he was silent for a few seconds and, looking at both of them with strange eyes, said, "Is she not the girl you talk to while strolling in the garden at midnight? Are you both in a relationship?"
"No... no..." Yuvaani was about to say no when Kabir interrupted in the middle, "Yes, she is the one."
"If Grandma finds out about this, I will fire both of you from the job. I don't want to listen to a lecture about you being in a relationship, Kabir, and me still being single," Aarav said this much and then went into the lift.
Kabir was still with Yuvaani. He held Yuvaani's hand and said, "Why are you so afraid of him? I told you, didn't I, why I am with him?"
"Yes, I know you were Mahira Luthra's assistant, and you started working with him to form a connection between these two. You are connected to the mafia world, but I am afraid of him," Yuvaani told him, and Kabir started laughing.
"There is nothing like that. I have been with him for the last 6 years. His behavior is exactly like a child's. He wants all the attention on himself, and if someone hurts him even a little, then he has to take revenge on them like a child," Kabir replied.
Yuvaani agreed to his words, when Aarav's call came to Kabir. He said on the call, "If you both are done romancing, then come downstairs." Saying this, Aarav cut the call.
"Okay, I'm leaving. You take care," Kabir said. Before leaving, he lightly kissed Yuvaani on the forehead and left.
In a short while, Kabir and Aarav were at Life Care Hospital. There, Aarav was in the CEO's cabin with him, and the nurse whose scooty Aayu had taken was standing in front of him.
"So, Bhavya Dwivedi, do you know exactly how much my car costs, on which you have given a big dent with your heel so lovingly today," Aarav was standing in front of Bhavya Dwivedi and talking to her in a cold tone.
She was scared just by looking at Aarav's tone. She shook her head in denial and said, "I... I didn't do anything, sir. I was busy in the general ward all day today. You can check the CCTV if you want."
"Oh, so am I lying, and your scooty has some magical powers, so it flew to my car on its own and... I don't know anything. I want my car back in the same condition," Aarav said stubbornly.
"Look, there is still time. Confess your mistake. Maybe he will forgive you for it later," the CEO of the hospital, Mr. Kapoor, tried to explain to Bhavya.
Hearing his words, Aarav immediately said, "No, I am not going to forgive her. How dare she damage my car."
"Sir, when I am saying I was busy all day, you can check the CCTV as proof. Then why are you not listening to me? My scooty is used by the watchman bhaiya very often. He must have given it to someone. You can talk to him," Bhavya said.
"Okay, everything will be clear now. I will call the guard," Mr. Kapoor said and called all the security guards on the intercom to come inside the office.
Among those guards was also the one who had given the scooty to Aayu in the morning, and unaware of all this, Aayu was busy with Aayan in the OT during surgery.
Aarav had found out who had damaged his car. He had come to Life Care Hospital with Kabir.
The nurse whose scooter Ayushka had taken was named Bhavya Dwivedi. She flatly denied damaging Aarav's car. To prove her point, the hospital's CEO, Mr. Kapoor, called all the security guards into the office.
As soon as they arrived, Mr. Kapoor said, "Did anyone take this nurse's scooter out today?"
The guard who had given Ayu Bhavya's scooter said, "Yes sir. I gave a doctor their scooter for a while today."
As soon as the guard agreed, Bhavya said, "See, I told you I was busy all day. I thought giving my scooter would help the staff here, but something completely different is happening. Guard brother, please don't give my scooter to anyone else."
"Yes, okay. Now you can go..." Mr. Kapoor immediately sent her away to prevent things from escalating. After this, he looked at the other security guards and said, "Except for Patil, all of you can leave too."
All the guards had returned to their work, and Bhavya Dwivedi had also left. Now, only the hospital's Mr. Kapoor, Aarav, Kabir, and that guard were left in the cabin.
"Do you remember who you gave the scooter to?" Mr. Kapoor asked, looking at Patil.
"This is a big hospital, and a lot of staff work here. I don't know them by name, but yes, I would recognize them immediately if I saw them. All I remember is that their eyes were a different color, they were very beautiful, and they had long, beautiful hair." The guard told them everything he remembered about Ayu.
"We don't need to hear about their beauty here. If you remember the name, tell us, or leave..." Aarav replied quite rudely.
In response, the guard shook his head. Mr. Kapoor sent him away. As soon as he left, he said to Aarav, "I know you are the owner of this hospital, but not everyone here knows that. I am ready to pay for whatever damage has been done to your car."
"And what do you think, Mr. Kapoor, that I don't have enough money to get it fixed? I want the real culprit. Line up the entire hospital staff and ask that guard who did it... otherwise, I won't take long to turn this hospital into a luxurious hotel." This time, Aarav said in a cold tone. He was quite angry with all this, and Mr. Kapoor was frightened by the way he spoke.
He looked hopefully at Kabir, and Kabir said, "Sir, please try to understand. It's not right to be stubborn like a child. That girl did something foolish, it's not necessary that you do it too."
Aarav nodded at him without saying anything, so Kabir said to Mr. Kapoor, "You can call your female doctors into the cabin on some pretext, or you can send that guard to all the female doctors for some work."
Kabir understood from Aarav's tone that he was not going to move from there until he had taken his revenge on that doctor. Mr. Kapoor also had no other choice.
"You both sit here. I'll do something about this. Be comfortable," Mr. Kapoor said.
"Of course, I will be comfortable. This is my hospital. As soon as I stopped paying attention, people started acting arbitrarily, but it seems that now I have to sit here instead of going to the office," Aarav said in a threatening tone.
Mr. Kapoor felt his job was in danger, so he immediately left to do something himself in this matter. After he left, Aarav sat comfortably in his chair, while Kabir was sitting on the seat in front of him.
"I don't understand one thing. Even if you find that girl, what will you do? She is a doctor and can easily pay for the damage to your car. Then what is the point of meeting her or not meeting her?" Kabir was surprised by Aarav's behavior.
"First of all, I will get her out of this hospital with negative marking for what she has done, and I will make sure that she never gets a job in any hospital in her life, especially in Mumbai... Then she will know what the result of harming Aarav Khurana is. I am annoyed by those people who deliberately make mistakes and deceive people for their own benefit. This doctor has also done the same. She will pay for this," Aarav answered Kabir's question.
Hearing his words, Kabir became silent. Aarav was eagerly waiting for Mr. Kapoor to return.
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Mr. Kapoor did not like Aarav's attitude at all. He was angrily talking to every female doctor and nurse in the hospital. He had talked to almost all the staff. Just then, Dr. Siddhi came out of the store room.
"Did you take a nurse's scooter out of the hospital today, Dr. Siddhi?" Mr. Kapoor went to Dr. Siddhi and asked.
"No sir, but why are you asking all this? Everyone is upset with your question?" Siddhi asked hesitantly.
"Leave all that. I have asked everyone and everyone has said no. Is there any lady doctor who is busy in the OT?" Mr. Kapoor asked again.
"I don't know about others' schedules, but just now we have been freed from a surgery, where I and Dr. Ayushka were present with Dr. Ayaan. She has gone to change. Should I call her if you say?" Dr. Siddhi asked.
As soon as Ayushka's name was mentioned, something struck Mr. Kapoor. He muttered to himself, "The guard said her eyes are a different color. Ayushka's eyes are also different, could it be her..." Thinking about her, there were angry expressions on Mr. Kapoor's face. He was already upset because of Aarav. He said to Dr. Siddhi, "Tell Dr. Ayushka to reach my cabin right now."
Siddhi agreed to his words and went towards the store room. She told Ayu everything and asked her to go straight to Mr. Kapoor's cabin.
After changing, Ayu started going straight to Mr. Kapoor's cabin. Reaching there, she slightly opened the door of the cabin and saw Aarav in front of her. She immediately closed the door of the cabin.
"Oh God, what is he doing here? Does he know that I damaged his car this morning," Ayu said in panic.
She started going back from there, when she collided with Mr. Kapoor. Mr. Kapoor noticed the expressions on her face and said, "You look worried, there are also beads of sweat on your face. That means you are the one who deliberately damaged Aarav Khurana's car this morning." Mr. Kapoor was a psychiatrist along with being the CEO of the hospital.
He did not take long to find out what was going on in people's minds by observing their behavior.
"No sir, I was in the hospital all day," Ayu tried to defend herself.
"Don't lie to me doctor. You know very well that there will be no benefit. My job is in danger today because of you. Go and quietly apologize to him and settle the matter," Mr. Kapoor said angrily.
Ayu had no way left in front of her, while Ayaan had come to know about what was happening in the hospital. He was coming to talk to Mr. Kapoor when he overheard their conversation.
"Sorry to interrupt you sir, but she is saying the truth. She definitely went out today, but for some work of mine. You can check the CCTV if you want. After watching the recording, you will know that we both met before going out and I had sent her for some work of mine," Ayaan said.
"When did I refuse that you can't send her? You must have sent her, but she had taken Bhavya's scooter and she will tell you what she did. Anyway, leave it, she will only lie to you, so let me tell you. Don't know what she thought and gave a big dent on Aarav Khurana's car. Now that person is sitting in my cabin and threatening me," Mr. Kapoor told them everything in one breath. The way he was talking clearly showed how upset he had become with Aarav in a short time.
"If he is threatening you then you should call the police. You are unnecessarily scolding me," Ayu said.
"Really doctor? Your attitude has cleared everything. You only did all this, didn't you?" Mr. Kapoor asked again.
Ayu did not answer his question. Her eyes were lowered. Seeing her lowered eyes, Ayaan understood everything. Ayu was anyway talking about taking revenge from Aarav, so he did not take long to understand why she would have done this.
"She works under me, so I am ready to take all the responsibility on myself. You come, I will talk to Aarav Khurana. I will also pay for his damage," Ayaan said.
"And you think he will agree? I would not have kept this option in front of him. He wants to meet the same person who damaged his car," Mr. Kapoor said.
"Then I will say that I damaged that car. I am going to talk to him and please don't come in between. I want to talk to him alone," Ayaan took all the matter on himself and went to Mr. Kapoor's cabin.
Mr. Kapoor also did not want to argue with Aarav anymore, so he did not go inside. As soon as Ayaan left, he shook his head at Ayu and said, "Even if nothing comes out in front of him, you will have to pay for the trouble I have suffered because of you, Dr. Oberoi. You are a good doctor, so I will not expel you. As punishment, you will do three hours of extra duty for the next two months," saying this Mr. Kapoor went outside to relax.
Ayu, on the other hand, was now regretting her mistake. She did not want to come in front of Aarav, so she went back to her cabin.
On the other hand, Ayaan reached Mr. Kapoor's cabin. Seeing him there, Aarav said to Kabir, "You go out."
Kabir was looking at him in surprise because before today it had never happened that Aarav had sent him out of a meeting.
He did not ask Aarav anything at that time and left from there. As soon as he left, Aarav looked at Ayaan with a cold tone and said, "Why have you come here? I don't want to see you."
"I am also not interested in seeing you. Whatever happened with your car this morning, I did it. You know why I would have done it," Ayaan lied and took all the responsibility on himself.
Hearing his words, there was a bitter smile on Aarav's face. He said in the same tone, "Oh, have you got a hair cut? I remember very well that it was a girl and her hair was very long."
"Yes okay, it was not me but whoever it was..." Ayaan was saying when Aarav interrupted him and said, "Maybe she is your girlfriend. She was also a doctor and you too... that's why you are taking the blame for her misbehavior on your head. It seems that you have not told her yet what relationship we both have? Tell her in future not to do such childish acts with me by mistake, otherwise I do not forgive people again and again."
Ayaan nodded at his words. "Thanks for letting this matter go. I will make her understand."
"Thanks my foot... you have ruined my whole day and mood," Aarav said shaking his head and left from there.
After he left, there was a slight smile on Ayaan's face. Then he remembered what Ayu had done, so his facial expressions immediately changed. He was very angry with Ayu and he proceeded to go to her cabin to talk to her.
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Ayu had dented Aarav's car, but Ayan took all the blame on himself. He somehow managed to convince Aarav. After Aarav left, Ayan angrily went to Ayu's cabin.
As soon as Ayu saw him there, she quickly said, "Let me explain first..."
"No, I don't need any explanation," Ayan said angrily, "I told you to stay away from him. I even felt this morning that you were lying to leave here. Then the excuse you gave for getting your duty shift changed made me think you were moving on. But I was wrong. I'm still telling you to step back and stop doing these silly things. You are not a kid." Ayan vented all his pent-up feelings at once.
"You... you're mistaken. I'm not taking revenge on him. This morning when I was leaving, I got stuck in traffic. His car was parked next to mine. I don't know what suddenly happened to me that I did that foolish thing. Otherwise, I don't have anything like that in my heart. I swear... I swear I have nothing to do with him," Ayu clarified, stammering as she spoke.
"I'm not mistaken. You don't do anything without a reason. I've known you for many years..." Ayan said. He was trying to explain to Ayu. "It's been a month since she left. By now you should understand that she's not coming back. You have to move on. As for taking revenge on Aarav Khurana, he is innocent. He wouldn't have pushed Anu."
Although Ayu was very angry inside, she didn't reply to him this time. She became silent. Unknowingly, Ayan had touched her raw nerve.
Ayan came closer to her and hugged her, patting her gently. "Please try to understand. You are a brilliant doctor. After you complete your MD and a few years of practice, you will be in the position of a senior doctor. If you spoil your mind in all this, your career will be ruined."
Ayu agreed with him and stepped away from him. "I will focus on my studies and my career too..."
Ayan extended his hand and said, "Okay then, promise me that after today, Aarav Khurana's name will never be on your lips."
Hearing his words, Ayu lowered her gaze. When she didn't say anything, Ayan forcibly took her hand and placed it on his own.
"Promise me, Ayu..." Ayan said emphatically, and in response, Ayu nodded her head in agreement.
Ayu took her hand away from him and changed the subject, "You didn't tell me, how did you deal with him? How did he agree so easily?" Ayu was a little surprised because Ayan had met Aarav and come back very quickly.
"I just handled it. I apologized to him and offered to pay for whatever damage was done to his car," Ayan replied.
"And he agreed?" Ayu asked again.
"Yes, he agreed. Why are you talking about this again and again? Don't do such things in the future. I won't be able to save you every time. I've got your night duty shifted. I hope that you do what you said... and not something else," Ayan said strictly.
"Where is the option to do something else? Our dear CEO has asked me to do 3 hours of extra duty as punishment. I have to do that too," Ayu replied, which made Ayan smile slightly.
"This punishment was necessary for you so that if you think of doing something like this in the future, you will remember it. Well, the punishment is for you, not me. It's time for me to go home. See you tomorrow morning," Ayan said bye to Ayu and left from there.
After he left, Ayu sat on her chair and drank water.
"What, did everything have to happen today? I thought of doing so much and everything went wrong. Here, Aarav Khurana reached the hospital, and there, Jahan refused to train me. It seems like the whole world has turned against me. Don't worry, Ayu, you are enough alone." Ayu was trying to motivate herself, when she saw the time, it was 6:00 PM. Her duty was over at this time, but Mr. Kapoor had also asked her to do extra duty.
"I'll leave today. I'll start extra duty from tomorrow." Thinking this, Ayu picked up her bag and was about to leave when a nurse came to her. She had a paper in her hand.
"Mr. Kapoor sent this. You are going to do extra duty for three months from today. This is the schedule," the nurse said, handing her the paper.
Ayu had to take the paper. Her day was very tiring but still, she had to go on duty as told by Mr. Kapoor.
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After talking to Ayan, Aarav came out of the hospital. Kabir was waiting for him in the parking area. As soon as Aarav reached him, he unlocked the car door.
Aarav sat in the car while Kabir was driving. For a while, there was silence between them.
"Don't be so quiet, I'm getting bored," Aarav said irritably.
"Why did you send me out?" Kabir asked first.
"Oh, so you're sulking about that? I wanted to talk to him alone, that's why I sent you out," Aarav replied.
"Yes, so I want to know the reason for that, what is it that you wanted to talk to him alone? This hasn't happened before. I was present in every meeting with you, then why send me out today?" Aarav telling Kabir to go out in front of Ayan didn't sit well with him.
Aarav took a deep breath and then said in a low voice, "He is Chhavi Singhania's younger son."
Hearing his words, Kabir slammed on the brakes and looked at Aarav. He understood why Aarav had sent him out at that time.
"Are you okay?" The anger that Kabir had for Aarav a little while ago, the same anger had now turned into concern.
Aarav nodded his head in agreement and smiled slightly, "Don't worry... we don't have a problem with each other." There was disappointment in his voice, which he was trying to hide behind his smile.
Kabir started the car again. "Then you won't miss the party the day after tomorrow," Kabir asked with a smile.
"Not at all..." Aarav replied with an evil smile. "After all, that day is very big for someone and it is my responsibility to spoil his big day. Have you prepared the gift?"
"Yes, definitely..." Kabir replied.
The party the day after tomorrow was going to be very special for them and Aarav had already made a plan to spoil it. Aarav and Kabir left from there straight to go home.
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It was 10:00 PM. Ayu finished her extra duty, it was quite late by then. After finishing the extra hours of duty, Ayu came out of the hospital.
"Surely this Kapoor is taking revenge on me. I just damaged a car, man, I would have paid the money. I don't know why he made such a fuss. How difficult it is to do duty in the general ward. People get into trouble by mistake but you know what, Ayushaka Singh Oberoi, you deliberately made such mistakes that you got into trouble. What did I know that Jahan would refuse to train me. I unnecessarily got the night duty. There are not many patients at night either. Now I won't be able to sleep properly. Oh God, what's going on in my life..." Ayu was muttering while going towards the parking area. She was pressing her neck while walking.
She had just reached near the parking area when a car came towards her at high speed and stopped.
"That's too much... he would have killed me just now.." Ayu angrily went to the car and knocked on the window and said, "Do you intend to cause an accident in the hospital? If you don't know how to drive, then use public transport..."
Just then the car window opened. Ayu was surprised to see the person sitting there. She had not expected him to be there and meet her at all.
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After working extra duty at the hospital, Aayu exited when a car came speeding towards her and stopped. Aayu went to the car and knocked on the window, and the person in the driver's seat opened it.
Seeing the person in front of her, Aayu said in surprise, "What are you doing here, and how did you know I work here, Manthan?"
"Get in the car," Manthan said, instead of answering her question.
"But I have my own car. I also need to go home. I'm already late," Aayu refused to get into the car.
Hearing her refusal, Manthan took a deep breath and, looking at her, said in a calm tone, "Do you have to argue about everything? No one's going to steal your car from here. Just do as I say."
This time Aayu said nothing and sat down in the seat next to Manthan. As soon as she sat down, Manthan started the car and said, "Open the drawer. There's something for you in there. Take it."
Aayu looked at him in surprise. Manthan's sudden appearance and then taking her somewhere were creating a lot of questions in her mind.
"I've gotten into the car, now answer my questions. Why are you here? And where are we going?" Aayu asked again.
"We're going to my flat. Call home and tell them you won't be home tonight," Manthan replied. He was talking to her in a way that felt like he was ordering her around.
"And why should I go with you? You're ordering me around like I'm your servant. Stop the car quietly, I don't want to go anywhere with you," Aayu said in a slightly angry tone.
"You shouldn't have gone to the fight club. That place isn't made for people like you." As soon as Manthan mentioned going to the fight club, Aayu glared at him.
"So you're spying on me?" Aayu said, shaking her head. "So what? I went to the fight club, you're not doing anything. I have to do something, you know... You know what Manthan Ahuja, you are a fake person. I don't know what my sister saw in you but you're not worthy of her at all. You're here to scare me, right?" Aayu was continuously scolding Manthan in anger.
Listening to her words, Manthan was also getting angry. He increased the speed of the car. He was driving quite rashly.
"Stop the car... don't drive like this, we'll have an accident. We're on a busy road." Their car was almost about to collide with another car when Aayu grabbed Manthan's hand. Manthan quickly applied the brakes and the car stopped with a jerk.
As soon as the car stopped, Manthan removed Aayu's hand from his. He looked at Aayu angrily and said in a stern tone, "Don't touch me again. Yes, I was spying on you because you... you're doing stupid things. If Anu was in my place, she would have stopped you too. Tell me what you want? I will help you out but promise me that you will stay away from all this."
"That's impossible. If you want to help me, then do it, otherwise I don't need anyone's help..." Aayu replied rudely.
"Let's go to my house and talk comfortably. Before going there, take out the lenses from the drawer and put them on. I don't want to see your eyes." Manthan opened the drawer, took out the lenses, and handed them to Aayu.
"Disgusting..." Aayu shook her head, "Tomorrow you'll have my eyes removed because they look like Anu's." Saying this, Aayu threw the box of lenses out of the car. Manthan was looking at her angrily at this act.
"Don't look at me like that. Whenever I look into my eyes, I feel like she's inside me, she's still alive somewhere in my eyes. Just because you're helping me doesn't mean I'll follow all your orders," Aayu explained the reason for throwing away the lenses.
Manthan didn't reply to her. He was looking ahead and driving the car. There was a lot going on in his mind.
"The feeling you get, I don't want to feel the same. When I look into your eyes, I also feel like Anu has come in front of me for a moment. I have to control my feelings," Manthan thought to himself.
They didn't talk for the rest of the way. After about two hours, they were in front of a luxurious apartment in South Bombay. Manthan parked the car and took her to his flat. The flat was also quite large and beautiful.
As soon as she arrived, Aayu was looking around the flat, while Manthan, as soon as he entered, said loudly, "Sakshi Di... Di, she's here."
On hearing Manthan's call, Sakshi came out. Aayu looked at her as she came. She was about the same height as her. With a wheatish complexion, medium-length straight hair, and wearing a kurta over jeans, Sakshi's look seemed quite professional.
As soon as she came out, Sakshi also looked at Aayu carefully. Then her gaze went to her eyes, and she glanced at Manthan again.
"Di, she's Anu's younger sister," Manthan told Sakshi and then, looking at Aayu, said, "And this is my elder sister, Sakshi."
Aayu smiled and said hello to Sakshi. After the formal introduction, the three of them were sitting in the living room of the house.
As soon as they arrived, Manthan said, "I hope Di, you can explain it to her better. She thinks that Anu's death was not accidental. Someone pushed her off the roof of the terrace, and she wants to take revenge on that person." Manthan was talking while looking at Sakshi.
"So what's wrong with that? The whole of Mumbai knows what kind of person pushed my sister. A real Casanova... someone who uses others for their own benefit. I don't know how my sister got caught in his web. I don't know all the details, but I'm sure that one day I'll find out the truth and definitely punish that person for what he did." Aayu's anger was coming out through her words.
"And which person are you talking about here?" Sakshi asked in surprise. Aayu hadn't mentioned Aarav's name yet.
"The same person whose video went viral with her. That video... I don't know if what was shown in it was real or fake, but she was with him at the last moment..." Aayu was telling Sakshi about Aarav when Sakshi interrupted her and said, "Manthan... is she talking about Aarav?"
Manthan nodded in agreement. Sakshi then looked at Aayu and said, "You must have some misunderstanding. He wouldn't do that."
"Oh, what do you know about that person... and you're talking like you know him well..." Aayu stopped speaking. She looked at Sakshi's face, who nodded in agreement to her words.
"Sakshi Di and Aarav are school-time friends," Manthan said.
"Oh, so that's why you're not doing anything against him. It's clear from your words that you also know him well. It seems like I'm sitting in front of two wrong people at the wrong time." Aayu got up to leave, when Sakshi quickly stood up and stopped her by holding her hand.
"I've also seen that video, and whatever you're saying about Aarav is also true... but the other truth is that he doesn't take anyone's life for no reason," Sakshi said.
"What do you mean by 'doesn't take anyone's life for no reason'? Can he take the life of the person in front of him if he gets a reason?" Aayu asked in shock.
Sakshi was silent for a few moments. She was a very close friend of Aarav's, so she knew a lot about his life.
"It's nothing like that. It just came out of my mouth in the flow. Why would he take anyone's life? He didn't do that," Sakshi tried to explain to Aayu.
"What if I prove it? In return, you'll have to take me to that Aarav Khurana... and one more thing, you won't tell him that I want to punish him for what he did," Aayu said.
"You want to attack from behind?" Manthan said in a stern voice.
Before Aayu could answer him, Sakshi spoke up, "Be careful, lest you get hurt yourself while trying to attack him. Aarav hates people who attack from behind." Sakshi tried to explain to her in gestures.
"I don't care about him. My intention is firm. Even if you people don't help me, I'll still do what I've thought of," Aayu announced her final decision. She was still adamant about her stubbornness.
Sakshi and Manthan were standing there in a state of confusion. They looked at each other. Sakshi and Manthan's attempts to explain were proving futile.
Until now, both of them were explaining to Aayu very gently. When she insisted, Manthan said in a stern voice, "You were very close to your sister, right? Have you ever heard her mention Aarav Khurana?"
Aayu just shook her head in no, so Manthan spoke again, "Exactly. They have nothing to do with each other. Do you think I'm far from all this so I don't get updates? The person who shot that video could also be the real killer. Then why is Aarav the only one in your circle of suspicion? The footage from when he left the hotel until he was in the office after the hotel was all submitted in the courtroom. Okay, since you're insisting so much, I'll assume that someone pushed Anu that night. If you focus on someone other than Aarav, considering them a culprit, and try to find out the truth, then I'll help you in every way."
Manthan had said yes to helping Aayu, but he was clearly refusing to believe that Aarav had pushed Anu that night.
"Okay. You help me, then what does it matter who I go after? I promise you that I'll find out the truth and bring it in front of you, but if Aarav Khurana did all this, then you won't back down?" Aayu set her condition again.
Before making any promise to her, Manthan looked at Sakshi. Sakshi blinked her eyes and nodded in agreement to him.
"Okay then, I will help you. I'm here for six months. Tell me what kind of help you need?" Manthan asked.
"I need to reach Aarav Khurana," Aayu said immediately.
"Do you really want to do this and are you ready for it?" Manthan asked once again.
"Yes, I want to do it, but before that, I want to prepare myself. I asked a guy from the fight club to train me to get physically strong, but he refused. You arrange my training in the fight club," Aayu said.
"You won't go to the fight club, and it's final," Manthan said in strict words. While speaking, he accidentally made eye contact with Aayu. After looking into her eyes, he became weak for a moment and immediately started going to his room.
Aayu shouted from behind him, "Who are you to order me around... I'll do whatever I want. First you say you want to help and now you're getting irritated at everything. You're so powerful but you can't even help a little."
"If you want my help, then wear lenses on your eyes from tomorrow, otherwise don't even show me your face. As for being powerful, if you come in front of me without lenses, I don't know, I might get you disappeared first," Manthan said without looking at her.
He went into the room and locked the door from inside. After hearing his words, Aayu was still standing outside in shock, while there was a slight smile of relief on Sakshi's face. In the last 1 month, Manthan hadn't spoken properly to anyone, let alone argued. Now, seeing him normal, she was seeing a hope.
"Sorry Aarav, I know you're innocent and whatever she does, you won't let anything happen to yourself. Whether her efforts work or not, they can definitely make my brother normal again, so be ready to clash with her," Sakshi thought to herself with a smile.
She was completely confident about Aarav that no matter what Aayu did, she couldn't harm Aarav. That's why she thought of using Aayu to bring Manthan back to normal.
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Around 11 PM, Aarav and Kabir reached home. They had taken care of some important work on the way, which made them late.
As soon as Kabir parked the car and started to go inside with Aarav, Mahira called him. Seeing Mahira's number, he said to Aarav, "You go ahead, I'll be right there."
"Okay, but come quickly. You know I won't wait too long for dinner after freshening up," Aarav replied. Even though he behaved formally with Kabir, they had a good bond.
Hearing this, Kabir smiled and looked at him strangely. Aarav didn't want to express his feelings for him in front of him, so he retorted, "What? What are you looking at? You know Grandma always has dinner with us. If you don't come, she won't let me eat either."
"Yeah, yeah, I know everything. Don't worry, I won't take too long," Kabir said. After Aarav went inside, he muttered from behind, "Grandma is with us at night, but during lunchtime, it's just the two of us. You wait for me then too, so why act so rude for no reason?"
Mahira's call had ended. Kabir went to the garden area and relaxed for a while on the swing.
"I forgot to call them again this time and give them the report for this week. On top of that, I didn't pick up the call either. Be ready, Kabir, she's definitely going to be angry," Kabir said, taking a deep breath, and then called Mahira.
"Why didn't you pick up my call?" Mahira said as soon as she answered Kabir's call. She was on the treadmill at the moment, so she was slightly out of breath.
"I was just with Sir. You know very well he doesn't like me passing on every piece of news about him to you," Kabir replied in a calm tone.
"Okay, fine, but don't ignore my calls in the future. It's not always necessary that I call just to get updates. If you don't pick up the call in front of him, he'll really start to suspect something," Mahira replied, getting off the treadmill. She sat on the couch and began to relax while talking.
"Yes, Ma'am..." Kabir agreed with her. He was quite irritated by Mahira's calls, and it was clearly visible on his face at the moment.
After a moment of silence, Mahira said, "I'm coming to India tomorrow morning."
"Is there a meeting? You didn't come to the meeting last time either, even though it was a very important one," Kabir asked, surprised.
"There's no meeting. I'm coming to attend the party that's happening the day after tomorrow. Besides, it's been a long time since I've seen Aarav, so I had to come. Anyway, I've told you the reason for my call. If Aarav isn't around, you can update me on the entire report for this week," Mahira said.
Before saying anything, Kabir looked around once. There was no one around, so he replied to Mahira's question, "Business is going quite well, stocks are also rising. Although he's not too interested in business, he's still maintaining all the shares he has in the companies here well."
Kabir was giving the whole report when Mahira interrupted him, slightly irritated, and said, "Oh, come on, Kabir, you've been with him for the last 6 years. You know very well I didn't call you to get business updates. I want to know if there's any girl around him? Is he dating anyone or has he met any girl he likes? I don't believe in videos and other controversies. I know very well Aarav deliberately creates all that to stay in the news. I want to know the truth. Was the hotel room video real?" Mahira said a lot in one breath.
"No, nothing like that. You know he doesn't believe in feelings like love. All the videos or news that came out about him this week were all fake," Kabir said. Mahira didn't say anything further and hung up the call.
As soon as the call ended, Kabir breathed a sigh of relief. He barely told her any updates related to Aarav's life.
Suddenly, something struck his mind, so he said to himself, "Strange... she talked about everything, but she didn't ask about the video where Aarav Sir was kissing that actress, whereas before today, all the videos that went viral were of dancing or hugging, or even going to a hotel room. This is the first time a kissing video has gone viral, and she reacted normally."
Kabir stood there thinking for a while when Aarav called him on his mobile. He was waiting for him at the dining table for dinner.
Instead of receiving the call, Kabir cut it. Then he said to himself, "Maybe I'm thinking too much. They might have talked in between."
Kabir didn't pay much attention to it and went inside. There, he was having dinner with Gauravi Ji and Aarav. No matter how late they were at night, Gauravi Ji always had dinner with them.
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Aayu stayed at Manthan's house that night. The next morning, she woke up to a message from Ayaan on her phone. He had sent Aayu her new schedule.
After seeing the message, Aayu said to herself, "I unnecessarily got stuck with night duty. Now that there's nothing else to do, I'll just go home. Besides, I still have to hear Mom's taunts for not going home tonight."
Aayu went to the washroom and freshened up, fixing her hair and clothes. She came out with her bag, and Manthan and Sakshi were at the dining table.
Seeing Aayu with her bag, Sakshi said, "Oh, you're leaving? I thought we would have breakfast together."
"No, I have to go. He brought me here last night too. I haven't even talked to anyone at home about it," Aayu said, looking at Manthan.
Manthan was silently having breakfast there without saying anything, as if he wasn't affected by Aayu's presence. He didn't even glance at Aayu.
"Would you be kind enough to drop me home?" Aayu said sarcastically at his ignorance.
"Yes, since I made the mistake of bringing you here, I'll have to drop you back," Manthan replied in Aayu's tone and then got up and went inside.
"He's coming, you can have something to eat until then," Sakshi said, smiling at Aayu.
Aayu came and sat down on the chair next to her. She said, "No, I don't eat anything so early in the morning. Di, why is he like this? He's always ordering others around."
"Yes, because he never needed to take anyone's orders, right... He doesn't talk in a low voice in front of anyone except Papa," Sakshi said, laughing.
"Yes, that's right. Okay, you've known Aarav for a long time. Does he behave rudely with you too, like he does with other girls?" Aayu asked.
"Now, I don't know if it's a coincidence or reality, but the behavior of my two special male persons is quite rude," Sakshi said.
Aayu wanted to know him well before going to Aarav, so she asked further, "Okay, did something happen in his life or has he always been like this?"
"I don't know if something happened before, but when I met him, he was like this. Like our friendship is also like... like Tom and Jerry type. He never clearly says that he considers me his friend. Yes, whenever there's a party, birthday, or celebration, or if he has to tell me something, he shares it with me and says that you're my good enemy when asked. Whatever he says, you'll never be able to know what's going on in his mind. Whereas what Manthan has in his heart is what he says. In short, Aarav is a very tricky person," Sakshi said about Aarav's behavior. Just then, Manthan came out.
"Is your interview over, so shall we leave?" Manthan said, shaking his head. He started walking towards the door without waiting for her reply.
"It was nice meeting you, Di. We'll meet again," Aayu said, hugging Sakshi and saying goodbye before leaving, and then followed Manthan.
Manthan was with Aayu in her car. He started setting the location of Aayu's house in the GPS. Aayu held his hand and stopped him, saying, "I don't want to go home."
Manthan jerked her hand away. "I told you not to touch me." Unknowingly, Manthan once again made eye contact with Aayu. "Get the lenses."
Aayu shook her head in no and said, "I won't get them. I want to go to the fight club, drop me there."
"You won't go there," Manthan said.
"I will go... Don't drop me, I'll go alone," Aayu said and started opening the car door.
Manthan came to her to stop her, and in this process, he came a little too close to Aayu. Suddenly, Manthan's heart rate increased. He immediately got out of the car and opened the door for Aayu.
"Get out... Get out right now," he said, holding Aayu's hand and pulling her out.
"Leave me... What are you doing?" Aayu was surprised by his actions.
Manthan didn't reply to her. Aayu was looking at him in surprise when Manthan sat in the car and left her there, driving the car back inside to park it.
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Instead of dropping Aayu off at her house, Manthan made her get out of the car outside her apartment. He parked the car back inside and went upstairs.
After he left, Aayu was still standing there, staring at the apartment door in surprise.
"I don't understand what these boys' problem is? Why are they so complicated? I don't know how Anu puts up with him," Aayu muttered angrily, stomping her foot and walking away alone. Further ahead, she hailed a cab and headed home instead of going to the fight club.
When Aayu reached home, her whole family was having breakfast at the dining table.
"Before they all start lecturing, let me quickly slip into my room," Aayu mumbled. She headed straight towards her room.
"This girl is becoming even more careless. When Anu was here, at least she used to manage her, but now she doesn't listen to anyone," Tara said, slightly angrily, watching Aayu. She was about to go and scold her when Jai Ji held her hand and stopped her.
"Let it be, Tara, let her go," Jai Ji said in a calm tone.
"Dad is right, Mom. I checked, she was in the hospital until late last night," Rudra informed.
"And after that?" Tara said angrily, "After that, she didn't come home, right? Now Anu isn't here to give us updates on her every moment. If you ask her anything, she starts arguing. I don't know when she'll understand that we care about her too," Tara said, getting emotional.
Rudra got up, made her sit on the chair, and gave her a glass of water. Then he said, "Don't worry, Mom... I'll take care of it."
"She was also very close to Anu and hasn't been able to cope with her loss. On top of that, she doesn't talk to anyone because of her anger. We need to give her time, Mummy Ji," Simran also tried to explain to Tara.
"God knows what grudges she's holding. Don't worry, Mom. I'll hire a bodyguard for her. He'll protect her at all times and also give us updates on her every moment," Rudra said.
Tara was somewhat relieved by his words, but then Jai Ji said, "Don't even think of doing that by mistake, or she'll leave this house if she finds out. I don't want that feeling to grow in her again that we consider her weak. We were already quite late in realizing when our being overprotective became suffocating for her. She wants to survive on her own, so let her. There's no need to interfere until she makes a mistake. She can handle herself." Jai Ji's tone was stern. He had finished his breakfast, so he left for the office.
After he left, Tara said, "He can say whatever he wants, but you hire a guard for Aayu. Tell him to stay away from her. She shouldn't find out about this."
"Please don't do that, Mummy Ji. Daddy Ji will also get angry if he finds out, and Aayu's anger will be through the roof," Simran tried to reason with her.
Tara didn't reply and went inside. After she left, Simran looked at Rudra hopefully, but Rudra replied, "I can't do anything. I'm also worried about my sister. I've already lost one, I don't want to lose the other. Let her think whatever she wants, but I'm going to hire a guard for her."
One by one, everyone left. Only Simran was sitting at the dining table. After they left, she said to herself, "Earlier, I used to get angry at Aayu, she was giving a different name to their love, but now it really feels like they're snatching her privacy from her. She's not a child anymore, she can handle herself. They need to understand this." Simran was very angry at them all, but she couldn't do anything about it at the moment.
If she talked to Aayu about this, Rudra and Tara would get upset, so she left the matter there and got busy with her work.
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Aayu was in her room. After getting ready, she came out to have breakfast. There was no one at the dining table except Simran. Aayu also came and sat there, silently eating breakfast.
"How are you?" Simran asked.
"Exactly as I was before... Yes, just like you people, my life has also changed," Aayu replied.
Simran got up and came to the chair next to her. "You miss her a lot, don't you?" Simran said, caressing her hair.
Aayu nodded and said, "I haven't forgotten her, Bhabhi. Sometimes I feel like everything happened because of my mistake. We perform surgeries on someone or the other in the operation theater every day. Even people who have no hope of living get better, but I couldn't save my own sister," A tear rolled down Aayu's eye as she spoke.
"Take care of yourself, Aayu. It wasn't your fault. I've noticed that you come home very little after she left. You don't talk to anyone properly either. No one can ask you anything properly because of your anger. Now at least bridge the distances in your hearts." Simran was explaining to her very lovingly. After Anu, if Aayu talked to anyone properly at home, it was Simran.
"I'll try, Bhabhi..." Aayu said with a slight smile. After she finished her breakfast, she said to Simran, "Okay, Bhabhi, tell them at home that my night duty shift has started and I have to do extra duty for some reason. My exams are coming up, so I have to take some classes. I'm going for that."
"Okay, take care of yourself, but they would be happier if you told Mummy Ji this yourself," Simran replied.
"It's okay, you can tell them, it's the same thing," Aayu said to avoid the topic. She got up and gave Simran a light hug. "I know, Bhabhi, you won't let them feel Anu's absence. As for me, they never had any expectations from me anyway."
Aayu broke away from Simran and said goodbye before leaving. Since her car was at the hospital, she hailed a cab and went straight to the fight club.
"Hopefully, I can convince Jahaan today, otherwise, just like my family has no expectations from me, I also have no expectations from that Manthan. He always talks rudely. He made me get out of the car. Didn't even drop me home. I swear, if Anu were alive today and I had known about his behavior earlier, I would have definitely made them break up. I don't know how much that grumpy person must have fought with my sister," Aayu muttered as she reached the fight club floor.
She was surprised when she got there. Today, the gym area was completely empty, while all the people were gathered together in the ring area. A fight was going on there, and everyone was watching it very carefully. There were a lot of cheering voices in the crowd, making it difficult to understand anything clearly.
"What is this, has John Cena himself come to fight here today, that everyone is getting so excited," Aayu said, making a face, and started to go into the crowd.
She was trying to push the crowd aside, but she couldn't because there were too many people. Then Frankie noticed her and immediately came to her.
"Hey Madam, what are you doing here? Sir told you not to come, right? Have you changed your decision?" Frankie shouted loudly because of the noise.
"I'll tell you later. First, tell me what's going on here. Why is there such a crowd here?" Aayu replied, shouting in the same way.
"Oh Madam, you get to see this crowd once a month. Today, the real boss of our fight club has come. He's having a ring fight with Jahaan Sir. It's a tough competition. Today is a different day," Frankie informed. He seemed quite excited as he spoke.
"Okay, I thought Jahaan was the real boss here. Let me also see who the owner is here. Who knows, if Jahaan doesn't agree, I might convince him myself for training," Aayu said.
"You can convince God once, Madam, but not the real boss of the fight club. Every girl who comes here tries different ways to impress him, but he doesn't even turn around to look at anyone. Come, let me introduce you," Frankie replied. He held Aayu's hand to go inside the crowd.
In a short while, both of them had managed to get through the crowd. As soon as Aayu's eyes fell on the real owner of the ring fighting in the ring, she immediately turned away.
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Aayu was in the ring area of the fight club. Jahaan was fighting the real owner of the fight club in the ring. As soon as Aayu saw him, she immediately turned away.
"What is Aarav Khurana doing here? Is he the real owner of the fight club? No... this can't be. He's a businessman... he is classy... why would he do such a thing? Let me check one more time," Aayu said, turning back towards the ring.
Aayu was standing behind someone, peeking slightly at the ring. "It is him... Seriously, man... why does this guy show up everywhere?" Aayu muttered to herself.
There was a fierce competition between Jahaan and Aarav. Jahaan pushed Aarav, throwing him towards the edge of the ring. He fell there against the boundary when his eyes met Aayu's.
"Amber eyes..." Aarav suddenly blurted out.
Upon making eye contact with him, Aayu quickly started to leave, while Aarav also came out of the ring. He was following her.
"I never forget these eyes... she's dead, then... it's impossible," Aarav said, following Aayu. Seeing him coming after her, Aayu hurried out of there.
"Why is he following me? Does he suspect something? Seriously, I came to his fight club to train and defeat him," Aayu thought, rushing into the elevator. After she left, Aarav stopped there.
"It's the first time I remember someone's facial features so well. I can never forget her eyes... Anushka Singh Oberoi, but she's dead, then... I hope it's just a coincidence," Aarav said to himself in surprise. He immediately called Kabir.
"Kabir, find out if Anushka is really dead or not?" Aarav said as soon as he picked up the call.
"What are you saying, sir? Remember we went to her house for the condolence ceremony? News channels were hyping her news for 15 days. How can she be alive then?" Kabir asked.
"I feel like I saw her. Those eyes and that girl's eyes, they were exactly the same," it was as if Anushka's eyes were imprinted in Aarav's mind.
"You are unnecessarily overthinking. It's common for eyes to have the same color. Leave all this. Where are you? I'm coming with the car. Mahira Ma'am is coming. We have to leave for the airport," Kabir said to distract Aarav.
"You stay there, I'll come myself," Aarav said, cutting the call.
He went back inside, changed, and left for his office. By the time Aarav left, Aayu was secretly watching him.
"I escaped today, but why was he following me? Were Ayaan and Manthan right that I'm unnecessarily getting involved in all this?" Aayu sat there thinking. There was an expression of sadness on her face. Suddenly, Anu's face flashed before her eyes.
"No, nothing happens without a reason in this world, and Anu's death can't be without a reason at all. She had just started her life when Aarav Khurana killed her. How can I let all this go? No matter what anyone says, you also deserve the same death that my sister got. I just need to find another way to reach you," Aayu steeled herself again and left from there.
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In a seven-star hotel in Mumbai, Chhavi Singhania was standing with her manager, Rahul Singh. Preparations were underway for a party there.
"Everything is perfect, Ma'am. If you see any shortcomings, please let me know. I'll get it fixed," Rahul had brought Chhavi to show her the party arrangements.
"Pointing out shortcomings is not my job. I want everything perfectly prepared. You know that big businessmen to mafia figures will be attending this party. Chhavi Singhania's party is grand, so there should be no question of any kind of deficiency," Chhavi replied with full attitude. She didn't look properly at anything and left from there.
After she left, Rahul shook his head and called the event management team to cross-check everything.
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It was evening. Aayu was changing in the room. She had just come out of surgery with Ayaan. After the surgery, Ayaan had called her to his cabin, so she changed and went to his cabin.
"Look, I have no intention of listening to your scolding. I'm telling you in advance that I haven't done anything like that," Aayu said as soon as she entered the cabin.
Hearing her words, Ayaan smiled slightly and then said, "Being a friend, I scold you a little, it doesn't mean that I call you to the cabin every time just to scold you. Tomorrow evening is my mom's birthday party. I don't want to attend this event at all, but I have to. Will you be my time pass for a while in this boring event?"
"Oh please, man, I hate parties," Aayu said, making a face, "And one more thing, I'm not anyone's time pass, nor will I ever be."
"Don't act pricey. I'll be alone, please come," Ayaan said this time in a slightly requesting way.
"Okay, I'll come with you to the party, but for that you have to say please five times and... and I have night duty, so you'll arrange the leave and after the party, I want to eat at a dhaba, so you'll take me there... then you'll have to drop me home. I don't have any exciting dress to wear to the party, so you'll have to go shopping with me. I also have to go to a makeup artist to get ready, so you'll take me there too and wait for me the whole time until I come out," Aayu put a long list in front of Ayaan, after hearing which Ayaan was staring at her.
"Never mind. I'd rather be bored," Ayaan replied, making a face.
"Okay, then, it's a yes from me. I know you'll get the leave arranged, so we'll go shopping tomorrow morning. For now, I have to do duty in the general ward, so I'm leaving," Aayu started leaving without waiting for Ayaan's reply.
As she left, Ayaan shouted from behind, "But I didn't say yes, lizard. You can't go like this."
"I'm a doctor, doctor... talk with respect," Aayu said without turning and left from there.
Hearing her say that, a smile came on Ayaan's face. After Aayu left, Ayaan said to himself, "I was just missing this Aayu who had seemed lost in the last one and a half months. I promise I'll make you like before."
After Aayu left, Ayaan put in a leave application on her behalf and accepted it himself.
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Aarav and Kabir were standing in the waiting area at Mumbai International Airport. The flight from Dubai had just landed, but they had been waiting there for almost half an hour. Irritation was clearly visible on both of their faces.
"You could have come to pick her up alone," Aarav said without looking at Kabir.
"Why should I bear the torture alone? She's your girlfriend, so you take care of it," Kabir replied dryly.
"First of all, stop calling her my girlfriend. You know very well that we only have professional relations. Leave me, she's your boss... so you serve her. Why have you made me stand here?" Aarav said, annoyed.
"I've been your boss for the last 6 years. I'm just standing here to support you for that reason. Otherwise, I had no work here. You should be thankful to me that I've reduced your torture by 50%," Kabir replied.
It was clear from both of their words that they were standing there against their will and they had no desire to wait for Mahira. Both of them had sullen faces when Mahira came out after the security check. Seeing her, a smile came on both of their faces.
"Smile properly, sir... I told her on the call that you were eagerly waiting for her," Kabir said, smiling forcefully.
"Yes, I'm stuck here because of you. I'll punish you for this. After you said that, she came this morning instead of coming on the evening flight," Aarav also replied with the same smile.
Seeing both of them smiling, Mahira also had a smile on her face. She was wearing a short black dress and matching smoky makeup.
Mahira came to Aarav and hugged him, saying, "I missed you so much."
"I missed you too so much... I can't tell you. I've run out of words. I don't understand how to say it, what to say, I'm so happy to see you here," Aarav said, smiling forcefully. After hugging Mahira, he separated from her.
Seeing Aarav, Kabir could barely hold back his laughter. He said, "Your car is ready outside. I'll come in a separate car," saying this, he left from there.
"Okay. Then you rest. See you tomorrow evening at the party. I'll drop you at the hotel," Aarav said and walked towards the car. Mahira was also coming with him.
Chhavi Singhania's birthday party was going to be quite grand, to attend which special guests were coming from outside and Mahira was one of them.
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Aarav took Mahira to the hotel. They checked into the VIP suite there. Being a VIP area, it was completely private.
As soon as she arrived there, Mahira placed her belongings aside and wrapped her arms around Aarav's neck. Aarav felt uncomfortable with her doing that, but he still wore a fake smile on his face to show her.
"I have to leave for a meeting," Aarav tried to push her away, but Mahira wouldn't let him go.
"Since when did you start attending meetings? Call Kabir and tell him he'll handle it. Besides, we're meeting after so long," Mahira said, moving even closer to Aarav. Their noses were touching each other.
"Mahira, I really have to go. You rest, we'll meet at night, okay..." Aarav said, moving away from Mahira.
As he did so, Mahira laughed and said, "I'm the girl, and you're the one feeling uncomfortable."
"I'm not feeling uncomfortable. I just have to go right now. I hope you don't mind..." Aarav came close to Mahira, gave her a light hug, said goodbye, and left.
As soon as he left, Mahira sat back on the bed, relaxing. She smiled slightly and said, "How long will you run away? But I like this side of you too... you take the support of girls to hype yourself up, while the truth is that you get uncomfortable as soon as they come close. When you think about it, it's actually beneficial for me."
After Aarav left, Mahira changed and started resting, while Aarav, having escaped her, was in his car.
"What a strange problem, man... she's as irritating as she is useful. I know it'll sound a little weird for me, being a guy, to pray like this... but please God, save my honor from this girl." Aarav took deep breaths to relax himself. He drank water and then called Kabir, "From now on, you handle your boss."
"Does that mean she tried to kiss you again?" Kabir teased Aarav.
"When you know everything, why are you asking? She knows very well that I don't believe in feelings like relationships and love, yet she keeps getting close. Anyway, forget it, I don't want to burn my blood by talking about her. I'm reaching the office. Tell Yuvaani to line up all the meetings that need to be attended. I need to stay busy until tomorrow evening." After explaining everything to Kabir, Aarav hung up the call and left for the office.
Talking to him, Kabir had a slight smile on his face. He said in the same manner, "You may not believe in things like love and relationships, but one day you'll fight for it the most. When luck changes, even the best people kneel before it. Just watch, a day will definitely come in your life when you'll fight the whole world to get your love."
After finishing his sentence, Kabir got to work on the tasks Aarav had given him because Aarav didn't want to meet Mahira before the party tomorrow evening or give her any chance to come near him.
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At night, Manthan was at his flat, working on his laptop. He had dropped Aayu off outside his apartment in the morning, and they hadn't spoken since. He hadn't even thought of Aayu once. He was engrossed in his own work.
While Manthan was working, he received a call from his father, Nishant Ahuja.
"How's work going?" Nishant Ji asked.
"It's just the beginning. It'll take some time to settle down. If you want to start a business, you need to build some connections. I don't have any significant connections here," Manthan said. His tone was quite calm.
"That's good. You're moving forward, but don't forget that you're Nishant Ahuja's son. You don't need to make connections... people will come to you themselves," Nishant Ji said proudly.
"Yes, but I want to do everything on my own, that's why I came to Mumbai from Delhi," Manthan replied.
"That's your choice. Anyway, I called to tell you that you have to go to the birthday party of the famous businesswoman Chhavi Singhania tomorrow evening. It's a good opportunity for you to make connections on your own. There will be many big dignitaries there," Nishant Ji said. With this, Manthan understood why he had called.
Manthan didn't respond to him. Seeing him silent, Nishant Ji said again, "Yes, I know you don't like attending parties, but I don't have that much time. It's important to attend this function, so you'll go on my behalf. I don't want to hear a no." He said in a slightly stern tone.
"Okay, I'll go," Manthan said and hung up the call. He took a deep breath and said, "Chhavi Singhania's birthday party... all the big dignitaries of Mumbai will be there, so Aarav Khurana will definitely be there too. Anu's sister should also be here." Manthan hadn't called Aayu by her name yet. He only referred to her as Anu's sister.
Sakshi came to call Manthan for dinner at that time. She had overheard some of Manthan's conversation. She said with a smile, "If she should be there, why don't you take her with you? On this pretext, her dream of meeting Aarav Khurana will also come true."
"Di, don't talk like that. Don't say anything in front of her at all. It will encourage her. I'm here to stop her, not to help her. Don't mention this to her by mistake," Manthan said.
"Yes, yes, okay, I won't say anything. When you think about it, you didn't treat her well in the morning. You left the poor thing outside and came inside... this is not fair. Your Anu would never do this," Sakshi scolded Manthan.
"Don't blackmail me by taking my Anu's name. Anyway, she doesn't look like her sister from any angle. Why are we even talking about her? Let's have dinner, I'm very hungry," Manthan said to avoid Sakshi.
Aayu's closeness made Manthan restless, which is why he didn't even want to think about her. He somehow avoided Sakshi and came out with her for dinner.
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The next day, Aayu forgot everything and was in the mall with Ayaan, just like before. They used to go shopping together like this before too.
"What are you doing, man? It doesn't take as much time to prepare for surgery as it's taking you to decide on a party dress. All the clothes are good, just pick one. You'll look good in anything you wear," Ayaan said, a little irritated. They were both standing in front of many dresses in the mall.
Aayu was confused looking at them. She said in a thoughtful manner, "Tell me, what color dress are you going to wear? We'll twin."
"I've had a dark blue suit designed," Ayaan said. Then his eyes fell on an evening gown in front of him. He pointed to it and said, "Look, that's the same color."
"Wait, I'll try it on. We'll go together. It'll look good if we wear dresses of the same color," Aayu went from there to try on the dress.
A little later, Ayaan and Aayu were outside with shopping bags. Ayaan was holding all the bags. He said, "You should have asked what color my dress is beforehand. If you wanted to twin with me, what was the need to waste so much time? I've taken a day off because of you too."
"So what if I did? I'm compromising for you too, right? I've booked a spa, we'll both get makeovers there," Aayu said, sitting in the car. As soon as she said that, Ayaan glared at her.
"Don't look at me like that. These days, boys also get ready in a very good way. Now that you're going with me, you also have to look special," Aayu replied. She was driving the car.
Soon, they reached the spa, where Aayu went to the female area and Ayaan went to the male area. From there, they were both going to get ready and reach the party venue.
On the other hand, the grand birthday party of Chhavi Singhania had started. Everyone there looked better than the other, and among them, Aarav and Mahira also arrived. Aarav wore a custom-made black suit, while Mahira wore a golden-colored evening gown. It had a side low slit and a low V-neck from above. Mahira looked quite hot in that dress.
As soon as Aarav entered the party with Mahira, Chhavi's eyes fell on him. Seeing him, an evil smile appeared on her face.
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Chhavi Singhania's birthday party had begun. The party was truly grand. Businessmen and mafia-related people from Mumbai to Dubai were present. Aarav and Mahira had also arrived.
Chhavi was standing in front with Rahul. She was the center of attraction of the party. She was wearing a pastel ivory-colored evening gown. With curly hair and minimal makeup, Chhavi looked quite beautiful. She had a glass of wine in her hand.
Chhavi smiled as soon as she saw Aarav. Noticing Chhavi's expressions, Mahira said, "Uff, this woman's habit of teasing others hasn't gone away. Just keep yourself calm, baby... your one smile will be enough to tease her." Mahira was holding Aarav's hand.
Most of the people there had their eyes on Mahira. She was no ordinary person among the people who came there. She was the daughter of a big mafia don from Dubai, and everyone knew her as the Mafia Princess.
"Let's go wish her a happy birthday," Aarav replied and went to Chhavi with Mahira.
Seeing Aarav approaching her, Chhavi separated herself from the crowd. By the time Aarav reached her, there was no one else standing near Chhavi except the two of them.
"Unhappy birthday, Mrs. Singhania... I will pray to God that you die soon and don't get a chance to celebrate your birthday next year," Aarav's anger was evident in his words. His eyes were red with anger.
"You said some of these things to me last year as well. See, I am still here in this world, and my being here is giving you as much pain as before," Chhavi replied with a smile. Then she looked at Mahira and said, "The Mafia Princess of Dubai... has come to my birthday party. Amazing! Isn't this party a bit small according to your family's class?"
"Well, you admitted that my status and worth are much smaller than yours. Now that I'm here, I hope I don't get bored," Mahira replied with full attitude.
"You shouldn't have come here because I am the princess and queen of this place. You won't get any attention here, Mahira Luthra. I think you both should leave from here," Chhavi said. She didn't want to be inferior to Mahira in any matter.
Hearing her, Aarav gave a bitter smile and said, "Until now, I thought you were just a bad person, but you turned out to be a very bad host, Mrs. Singhania. Who tells their guests to leave their house? We will enjoy the party completely... after all, your gift is still to be given." After talking to her, Aarav extended his hand towards Mahira and said, "Come, baby, let's have some fun."
"Sure, darling," Mahira smiled and took his hand. Both of them went to the other side from there.
As soon as the two of them left, the expressions on Chhavi Singhania's face changed. She called Rahul to her and said in a low voice, "Today is a very special day for me. I don't want any trouble. Keep an eye on both of them. I don't want to spoil my day."
Rahul agreed to Chhavi's words. Throughout the party, his eyes were only on Aarav and Mahira. Meanwhile, Manthan also reached the party.
"Everyone has come, but my own children don't have time to come here," Chhavi muttered. Just then, she noticed Raisha coming from the front.
Raisha was wearing a white short dress. She looked quite cute in it. Seeing her, a slight smile appeared on Chhavi's face. Raisha went to Chhavi and wished her a happy birthday with a hug.
"Where is Ayaan, Raisha? Does he even intend to come to the party or not?" Chhavi asked.
"I spoke to him. He's just coming. He's late because of his friend who is with him," Raisha replied. Then she left from there.
Not much time had passed since the party started when masks were being distributed to all the guests inside the party. It was a masquerade party.
Mahira wore a golden mask that matched her dress. She picked up a black mask and extended it towards Aarav, but he refused to wear it.
"I will not do anything that Chhavi Singhania wants," Aarav replied. Kabir was not with him at the party, so he was getting bored. On top of that, Mahira was getting too close to him.
"One second, I'll be right back," saying this, Aarav went outside.
Aarav went outside the venue. He was calling Kabir when he noticed Ayaan, who had just arrived there with Aayu. Because Aayu's gown was heavy, she was unable to carry it, so Ayaan was helping her get out of the car.
"What days have come for him... so this is the scooter culprit. I will definitely catch her today. Not much, but she will have to say sorry," Aarav tried to see Aayu by turning to the other side, but because Ayaan was in front, he couldn't see her properly. He only saw her from the back, where her naked back was visible because her gown was backless.
Aayu and Ayaan's dress color was also the same. Aayu was wearing a dark blue sleeveless evening gown. Her hair was curled and tied in a side bun. Aayu looked very beautiful in it.
"If I had known earlier that I would have to handle this dress, I would never have let you take this dress. As much cloth as it has wasted in putting down, it wouldn't have been better to put a little bit on the back too. The back is completely open, and the bottom..." Ayaan stopped speaking. He saw Aayu looking at him, glaring.
"Since I've gotten ready, you've only been criticizing me. You haven't even given me a small compliment," Aayu said, making a face.
"If you had gotten ready in a way that deserved a compliment, I would have definitely given it. Now, let's go inside quickly. I feel like the party will be over by the time we reach inside," Ayaan was holding her gown from behind and taking her inside.
Seeing him doing this, Aarav smiled on his face even though he didn't want to. Until now, he was getting bored at the party and was thinking of calling Kabir, but as soon as he saw Aayu, he stopped calling Kabir and started following them.
"Let's first wish your mom a happy birthday," Aayu said as soon as she came inside.
"Well, there's no need, but if you want to, then do it," Ayaan said sadly. He hadn't wished Chhavi a happy birthday yet either.
Both of them reached Chhavi from there. Aarav was still only able to see Aayu's back.
"Happy birthday, aunty..." Aayu said, going to Chhavi.
Chhavi smiled and thanked her. She thought she was Ayaan's girlfriend, so she hugged her. Seeing Chhavi hugging Aayu, Aarav immediately turned his eyes away.
"I shouldn't have come here," Aarav said angrily, stamping his feet and going towards the drink counter. He was sitting there drinking wine, while Mahira was busy with the people she knew.
Ayaan and Aayu had also separated from them. Both of them had also put on masks that matched their dresses. There were many guests at the party who had not put on masks. Manthan was one of them.
Manthan was also getting bored there, so he went towards the bar counter and met Aarav there.
"Hey... Manthan, what are you doing here?" Aarav asked as soon as he saw him.
"The same thing you are doing. You can understand that I had also come here to get bored. Dad told me to come, so I had to," Manthan replied.
"Has Sakshi also come to Mumbai? Have you come for a specific purpose or just for some work?" Aarav started talking to Manthan while standing there. Both of them already knew each other.
"I was just thinking of starting a business. Yes, Sakshi Di has also come with me," Manthan replied. While talking to him, he suddenly remembered Aayu, when she was repeatedly saying that Aarav had pushed Anu.
"Oh, a few days ago, your video was going viral with an actress... what was that about?" Manthan suddenly asked.
Before Aarav could reply to his question, he emptied the drink in his glass and then said, "It was just like that. You can understand that that girl saved me that night, but unfortunately, someone killed her," while speaking, the expressions on Aarav's face became slightly serious.
Manthan didn't say anything further. He stood there silently, looking towards the party. Something else was going on in his mind.
"What need would he have to lie? Anu's sister must have had a misunderstanding. I wish she was here too, so I could have cleared it up for her. No matter how rude Aarav is, he doesn't lie," Manthan thought.
The two of them were talking to each other when Aayu's eyes fell on Aarav and Manthan. She was talking quite well with Ayaan and Raisha, but as soon as she saw them, the expressions on Aayu's face turned cold. Ayaan followed her gaze, and his gaze was on Aarav.
Aayu angrily took off her mask. Ayaan held her hand and said, "Let's go from here."
Aayu shook her head in no. Her eyes started to get wet, so Ayaan hugged her and said, patting her, "Calm down... you may have problems if you panic. Take deep breaths. Everything will be alright."
At the same time, Manthan had also seen Aayu with Ayaan. He saw them hugging each other, so he immediately turned his face to the other side.
"She is Ayaan's girlfriend," Aarav said to Manthan. "The more you ignore something, the more it comes in front of you. I have been seeing these two around a bit too much for the last three or four days."
"I have nothing to do with her," Manthan replied in a very rough manner, which surprised Aarav as well. He had only seen Manthan's calm form until now.
Before he could say anything to him, Manthan left the party.
He was feeling bad seeing Aayu with Ayaan, and he himself didn't understand the reason for this.
A grand birthday party was going on for Chhavi Singhania. When the party seemed a bit boring, Raisha took charge and went to the dance floor. She stopped the live music at the party.
Raisha took the mic and said, "Attention guys... I know most of the business personalities are present in this party, but don't you think this party is getting a bit boring? Why not put in a little effort to make it happening?"
Hearing Raisha's words, everyone's attention went towards her. Responding to her, Chhavi said loudly, "Why not, beta..."
Hearing Chhavi's words, Aarav said to Mahira, "Come on, at least they admitted that the party they threw is very boring. Let's go from here."
"No, let's wait. Let's see how Chhavi Singhania's daughter makes the party happening," Mahira replied. She held Aarav's hand and stopped him there.
"Okay then, everyone please come to the dance floor with your respective partners. The music will play and while dancing, you have to exchange your partner. What will happen after exchanging partners is a bit of a surprise. So here we go guys..." Raisha said excitedly.
As soon as she announced, many people reached the dance floor with their respective couples. Among them, Ayaan was with Aayu, and Aarav with Mahira. As soon as the couples were formed, Raisha signaled to play the music.
Ayaan and Aayu held each other's one hand, while Aayu's other hand was on Ayaan's shoulder, and Ayaan's on Aayu's back. Whereas Mahira was quite close to Aarav. She had her hands on Aarav's shoulders and Aarav had his hands on her lower back.
"Tu mera koi na hoke bhi kuch laage,
Tu mera koi na hoke bhi kuch laage,
Kiya re jo bhi tune kaisa kiya re...
Jiya ko mere baandh aise liya re.
Samajh ke bhi na, samajh main sakun,
Saveron ka mere tu suraj laage...
Tu mera koi na hoke bhi kuch laage.
Apna bana le piya... apna bana le piya."
While dancing, all the couples changed their partners. Aayu turned and went to Aarav, while Mahira came to Ayaan.
"Apna bana le mujhe, apna bana le piya...
Apna bana le piya..apna bana le piya.
Dil ke nagar mein... shahar tu basa le piya."
Aarav was not wearing a mask, so Aayu immediately recognized him. Seeing him, Aayu lowered her eyes.
"I don't want to dance with you," Aayu said and was about to move away from him when Aarav grabbed her waist, turned her around and pulled her towards himself.
"Good... the planning to escape is quite good, but you won't get away so easily." There was an evil smile on Aarav's face. "What did you think, you would damage my car and put Ayaan forward and get away. That's not going to happen. I recognized you, the scooter culprit." Aarav had also immediately recognized Aayu from her dress.
"You are after me. It was just a car, what is the need to overreact so much for it," Aayu replied in slight anger. She started trying to get away from Aarav again, but Aarav held her tightly.
Aayu said squirming, "Leave me... how can you hold an unknown girl like this."
"Just like you can damage an unknown person's car for fun. Stand here quietly and keep dancing," Aarav said sternly.
Both his hands were on Aayu's lower back while Aayu reluctantly had her hands on his shoulders. Aayu's eyes were still down.
Just then Raisha stopped the music and said into the mic, "So this is your final partner, with whom you have to do the paper dance. Everyone is comfortable with their partner, so anyone can win. Let's see with how much dedication you dance with someone else's partner."
"I don't want to do any dance with him," Aayu said irritably.
"But I want to do it and it will be a lot of fun." Aarav held her hand to stop her.
Raisha placed a paper at the feet of all the couples and then played the music. While dancing, Aarav was trying to see Aayu's face.
"Dekhun main tujhe ya dekhun kudrat ke nazare, mushkilon mein hai ye dil mera
Mana teri surat ki hai chaandi sau taka billo...
Mere dil ka sona bhi khara
Ye teri chaand baaliyan, hai hothon pe ye gaaliyan
Ye teri chaand baaliyan, hai hothon pe ye gaaliyan
Sochne ka mauka na diya haay...
Main toh tere piche ho liya, main toh tere piche ho liya.
In the first round, everyone was dancing comfortably because the paper was big, while because Mahira was with Ayaan, she deliberately pushed him out of the paper in the very first round while dancing.
"No one has ever ignored Mahira Luthra till date. How dare he deliberately eliminate me," Mahira was glaring at Ayaan. Then she clicked his photo, avoiding Ayaan's eyes.
After being out, Mahira stood away and started enjoying the dance of the rest of the people. The paper was getting smaller in each round. While dancing, Aayu tried her best to get out in the middle, but Aarav held her well. By the last round, there were only three couples left, among whom Aarav and Aayu were one.
After doing the last folding of the paper, Raisha said into the mic, "Guys, the real fun is about to begin now. Now there is so much space left on this paper that a person can properly place both his feet. Let's see who wins this final round. Come on, all of you stand comfortably with your respective couples because this time the song will play completely."
"Look I am not comfortable with you... I don't want to dance. Your compulsion is strange," Aayu said irritably, being very close to Aarav.
"You should consider yourself lucky that you are the first girl who has come so close to Aarav Khurana," Aarav said, making himself comfortable on the paper.
"You are talking as if I don't know anything about you. Don't pretend to be too innocent. I know very well who you are and what people know you more for," Aayu said angrily. She did not make eye contact with Aarav even once during the entire dance. Her eyes were down the whole time.
"Looks like you know everything about me very well," Aarav said with a wink.
"So are you all ready guys? The music is about to play in the next 1 minute," Raisha said before playing the music.
"I noticed that your eyes were down while dancing. If this continues, we will be out. You just look into my eyes... I will handle everything else," Aarav said.
Before Aayu could say anything, Aarav grabbed her by the waist and lifted her up a little. After that Aarav said, "Wrap your feet around my feet so that you don't fall down. I don't know about your weight, but what was the need to come wearing such a heavy dress."
"Yes, nobody told you to lift me... I don't know which gold medal I will get for being adamant about winning. I have been watching since when you are being stubborn like a child. Sometimes about the car, sometimes about winning," Aayu said irritatedly.
"Yes, you won't understand... I don't know about you, but Aarav Khurana believes in winning... even if it is about a small dance competition," Aarav replied.
"Huh... Oh God, this boy has irritated me so much in such a short time. Since when he has been chanting Aarav Khurana doesn't do this, Aarav Khurana doesn't do that. From which angle does he look like such a big businessman. His behavior is completely childish," Aayu muttered, then the music played.
"Ishq ki dhuni roz jalaye,
Uthta dhuaan toh... kaise chhupaen.
Ho ankhiyan kare jee hajoori, maange hai teri manzoori.
Kajra siyahi, din rang jaaye,
Teri kasturi rain jagaye.
Man mast magan... man mast magan, bas tera naam dohrae.
Man mast magan... man mast magan, bas tera naam dohrae.
While dancing, Aarav was slightly turning Aayu, then when his fingers touched Aayu's back, she started shrinking into herself.
Ho chahe bhi toh bhool na paaye,
Man mast magan... man mast magan, bas tera naam dohrae.
Man mast magan... man mast magan, bas tera naam dohrae.
Aarav signaled her to look into his eyes. Aayu looked into Aarav's eyes. For the first time, she had seen his eyes so closely, which were deep blue and very beautiful.
Jogiya jog lagake, wakhra rog lagake.
Ishq ki dhuni roz jalaye, uthta dhuaan toh kaise chhupae.
Man mast magan... man mast magan, bas tera naam dohrae.
Man mast magan... man mast magan, bas tera naam dohrae.
Aarav's full attention was on dancing while handling Aayu. When Aarav's attention went towards Aayu's eyes, unknowingly it came out of his mouth, "Amber eyes..."
" Chahe bhi toh bhool na paaye...।
Man mast magan... man mast magan, bas tera naam dohrae.
Man mast magan... man mast magan, bas tera naam dohrae."
"Anushka Singh Oberoi..." Aarav remembered her as soon as he saw Aayu's eyes, while Aayu was also surprised to hear Anu's name.
Somehow Aarav managed and removed her mask. He had seen Aayu for the first time. The imprint of Aayu's eyes had already settled in Aarav's heart, so her beauty and the innocence of her face were pulling him towards her.
"Ho odh ke dhaani preet ki chaadar aaya,
Tere shehar mein raanjha tera.
Duniya zamana, jhoota fasaana...
Jeene marne ka vaada, sancha mera.
Haan sheesh-mahal na mujhko suhaye, tujh sang sukhi roti bhaye.
Man mast magan... man mast magan, bas tera naam dohrae.
Man mast magan... man mast magan, bas tera naam dohrae."
By the time the music ended, all the couples except Aarav and Aayu had been out of the paper. Aarav and Aayu were lost in each other's eyes.
Hearing the applause, both of them broke their attention, then Aarav put Aayu down.
"With this our winners are Aarav Khurana and Ayushka." Raisha announced in the mic.
"Ayushka." Aarav repeated Aayu's name. He was still looking at Aayu with lost eyes, while Aayu, who did not want to come in front of him, had come in front of him in all this mess. Even he had come to know her name.
After that Aayu did not stay in the party for even 1 minute and immediately went out of the party venue. Aarav wanted to talk to Aayu more, but he had lost her in the crowd of the party.
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