Chapter 43

Shourya's POV

I went early to the office today because I wanted to meet Khushi's mom and Divya. They are really nice people, but I don't know about Khushi.

Is she also like them?

Shourya, you are living with her for nearly two months, and you don't know her? My subconscious mocked me.

I don't know why sometimes I feel like she is nice and sometimes she is not like the way she shows. I am really confused.

I sighed.

"Hey, bro," Rahul barged into my cabin. I rolled my eyes at his behaviour. I think never in his life he knocked on my cabin door.

I raised my brows. "What?"

"We have a meeting with Mr. Raj Verma," he said, sitting in the chair.

"Ya, I know. Listen, Rahul, today I will go early becau-" I was cut off by a phone call. 'Samaira'

"Hey, Sam,"

Rahul rolled his eyes upon hearing her name.

"What are you doing, baby?" She asked.

"Can I call you later, Sam? I am busy now."

"Babes, can we go for lunch today? What say?" She asked, happily.

I sighed.

"Sorry, Sam. I will not be able to meet you today. I want to go home early as I have to meet Khushi's mom and her sis," I said, and that was my mistake.

"WHAT!" She shouted, which made me keep my phone away from my ears.

Rahul was looking at me with confusion. "Do you even know what you are saying? To meet that trash's family, you are rejecting me?"

I fisted my hand. "Sam, please calm down. Ple-"

"Calm down? Seriously, Shourya..? She become more important to you than me, huh?" She started shouting. "Are you starting to fall for her or what?" She asked doubtfully.

Fallin.....No no I am not falling for her..yes, I am not falling for her. I am doing this only for her family and for nothing else.

"No, Sam, it's nothing like that. Her family is nice, so I am doing this for them and nothing else," I said calmly.

"Nice, my foot! I don't care. Shourya, I don't know what's going on in your mind, but remember that if you have developed a soft spot for that douchebag in your heart, then destroy it as soon as possible, because I will not allow that women to take you away from me," she said, gritting her teeth. I knew she was fuming in anger.

"Sam, no one can take me away from you, sweetheart. I will meet you tomorrow at your home, ok?"

All the time, Rahul was listening to our talks and rolling his eyes. In between, he was glaring at me.

"Ok," she said and cut the call.

I kept my phone on the table and ran my hand through my hair.

"I am happy today," Rahul said, looking at me.

I looked at him, confused.

'Maybe he is happy because I fought with Samaira'

"Because today you did the right thing by refusing to meet that cake-face doll," he continued.

"Stop it, Rahul. Now, please, you don't eat my mind." I said, glaring at me.

"Whatever," he said, rolling his eyes, and got up to leave. "Be ready for the meeting," he said.

I nodded my head, then he left my cabin.

After the meeting, I told Rahul to look after the other meetings. I took my car keys and made my way home.

When I was parking my car, I saw Samaira coming from my house, but before I stop her, she started her car and left from there.

What was she doing here? I told her that I would meet her tomorrow....oh my god, what if Khushi's mom came to ........... no no no

I ran inside. The scene in front of me made me feel like someone threw cold water on me.

Khushi was sitting on the floor and crying. Her beautiful hair was messed up.

I went near her and kept my hand on her shoulder. "Khushi," I called her slowly. Her head shot up, and she jerked away my hand, looking at me angrily with her blood-shot eyes.

"Khu-" Again, I tried to put my hand on her shoulder.

"DON'T TOUCH ME!" She shouted, stood up and furiously wiped her tears.

"Khushi, what happ-" she didn't let me finish my sentence. She grabbed my collar. "WHAT DID YOU GET BY DOING THIS, SHOURYA? WHAT DID YOU GET, huhh? If you didn't want to meet my family, then you should have told me. I would have never asked you to meet them. If you didn't want my middle-class family to come at your luxurious house, then you should have told me, Shourya. I would have stopped them from coming here. But why did you do this? What did you get by doing all this, huuh?" She was beyond furious, but one thing I didn't understand was what I did. What was she talking about.

"Khushi, first calm down," I said softly by holding her arms, but she jerked it away as if my touch burned her skin.

"DON'T TOUCH ME!" She shouted at me again. Tears were continuously running down her cheeks. Her face became red in anger. Now I saw there was a slap mark on her cheek.

Who slapped her? Did Samaira????

"You wanted to see me broken. You wanted to insult my family. You wanted to turn them against me. You wanted to hurt me, right?" She started weeping like a small child. My heart broke seeing her like this...but I always wanted to see her like this..right? Then why I can't see her like this now?

"Khushi, I didn't do anything," I tried to justify myself, but it seemed like she was not ready to listen to me. She looked at me with anger and hatred, and for some reason I didn't like it.

"You wanted to hurt me, right? If you wanted that, then you should have shouted at me. You should have slapped me, but why did you drag my family into your cheap plan....WHY?" She yelled at me.

What plan is she talking about? What have I done ?

"Khushi, wha-what are you talking about..... what plan?" I asked her confusingly.

She started clapping her hands and chuckled bitterly. "I must say you are a great actor, Mr. Shourya Kapoor...wow!"

She stormed towards me and again grabbed my collar. "Stop your acting. Your so-called girlfriend told me everything about your cheap plan. WHY DID YOU DO THAT? Do you think I am a toy to play with, huhh?"

Samaira told her everything meant?? What she told her... what plan??? God, I will get mad now.

"Why do you enjoy hurting me, huh?"

"JUST SHUT UP, KHUSHI!" I grabbed her arms. She flinched and left my collar. Now I lost control. For so long, I have been listening to her blubbering. I don't know what I have done that she is accusing me like this.

"I didn't do anything. Why don't you understand, huh? I don't know what plan you are talking about!" I raised my voice.

"You are lying. I HATE YOU, Mr. Shourya Kapoor!" I don't know why, but after hearing this, I felt like someone sliced my heart into two pieces. "I hate you," this came out of her mouth as a whisper, and she lost her balance. But before she touched the ground, I held her by her waist.

"Khushi," I patted her cheeks, but she didn't make any movement.

What happened to her?

I panicked. I scooped her up in a bridal style and ran towards my room. I opened my door with my right foot and placed Khushi on my bed.

Why did she become unconscious suddenly...what should I do?

I sprinkled some water on her face, but still there was no movement. I hurriedly took out my mobile from my pocket and dialled the doctor's number with my trembling hands.

I called the doctor and sat near her. I took her hand and held it in mine. "Khushi, please get up," I said, caressing her hand. I didn't know that I was crying until a tear fell on my hand.

After ten minutes, the doctor came and checked Khushi. "Don't worry, Mr. Kapoor. There is nothing to worry about. I gave her an injection. Mrs. Kapoor will be fine. She is unconscious, maybe because of stress or tiredness. She will be fine soon," he said. I nodded and thanked him.

I sat near her, memorising her beauty. Her beautiful eyes were swollen, and her long eyelashes were still wet due to crying. She was looking pale. Suddenly, my gaze fell on her left cheek, which was red with a slap mark on it. I got up and took some ointment from my drawer and applied it to her cheek.

I don't know what happened here in my absence... I will find out.

I covered her with a blanket and sat there with her for a few minutes. I softly kissed her forehead and went to freshen up.

I don't know why I am doing this.... was Samaira's assumption was true?....Am I fallin....no, no...I am not.

'Shourya, you love only Samaira and no one else.... you are doing all this for Khushi because you are feeling pity for her.....yes pity and nothing else.' I said to myself.

After I freshened up, I came out of the bathroom. I saw Khushi trying to open her eyes. I ran towards her and sat.

She slowly opened her eyes.

"Khushi, how are you feeling now?" I asked.

"What am I doing in your room?" She ignored my question and asked me angrily, looking at me with confusion.

"Khushi, you became unconscious, so I brought you here. The doctor said you will be fine."

She tried to get up.

"Khushi, please don't get up...you are not well."

"Don't show your fake concern, Mr. Shourya Kapoor. You only wanted to see me like this, right? Then why are you trying to show that you care?" She said this, gritting her teeth. There was so much hatred in her eyes for me.

"Khushi, it's noth-" she cut me off by saying, "Shut up. I don't want to listen to anything. Go and enjoy with your girlfriend for making my life miserable."

She got up and left the room.

I don't know what Samaira has done. Only Samaira can answer.

I took my car keys.

When I was going out, I saw Jenny coming with groceries.

"Jenny, please take care of Khushi. I am coming," she looked at me with confusion but nodded her head.

I drove towards Samaira's house. I parked my car and rang the doorbell.

She opened the door after two rings.

"Hey, baby," she came and hugged me. She held my hand and took me inside.

"Sam, what did you tell Khushi?" I asked, looking at her.

"I-i di-didn't tell any-anything to her," she said, fidgeting her fingers. She was all nervous, and I knew she was lying.

"Sam, don't lie!" I said it in a stern tone. "I know, you said something to her. That's why she was fighting with me."

She held my hand. "Ba-baby, i-i didn't say an-"

I jerked her hand. "I said DON'T LIE!" I raised my voice.

"Okay, fine," she got up. "You want to know what I said to her and her family, then let me tell you that I told them everything.....the truth to her mom and sister."

"What?" I asked her in disbelief.

Family means......oh my god they visited Khushi before I came....oh my god, oh my god .....

"Yes, I told them everything............................" she narrated me the whole story by gritting her teeth. She was fuming in anger.

"That mean-means the slap....."

"Yes, that slap was her mom's gift to her," she sat on the couch, smirking.

"Samaira, you should not have done something like that." I was shocked. "And why did you lie to her, saying it was my plan?" I asked.

I never thought that she would do something like that.

Oh god, Samaira.....ughhhh

I ran my hand through my hair and sat on the couch.

"You are saying this, Shourya? Why are you so tense seeing her in pain, huhh?" She grabbed my collar. "Have you started loving her, huuh?"

"Are you crazy, Samaira? You did wrong. I know that we hate her, but that doesn't mean that we should hurt her family," I tried to make her understand.

'Hate? Do you really hate her, Shourya?' My subconscious raised this question.

Do I really hate her?....ya , ya I ha-hate her.....

"Why do you care for her family?" She asked, gritting her teeth.

"Samaira list-"

"You listen to me!" She shouted, pointing her finger at me. "Since the day I asked you to take a divorce from her, you are not meeting me the way we used to meet before. Even if I say that I am coming to meet you, you come up with those damn excuses, saying you are busy. Before your marriage, you never said that you were busy, but what changed now, huhh??" She started shouting at me, and tears started running from her eyes.

I didn't feel good looking at her like that.

"Sam, listen to me.....please," I pleaded. I tried to wipe her tears, but she slapped away my hand.

I sighed.

"See, sweetheart, nothing changed, okay? And I am try-trying to take a divor-divorce from her, but-" She cut me off, saying, "I am not seeing that you are trying, Shourya"

I sighed softly.

"Sam, I am trying. Don't worry, I will ta-take a divorce from her soo-soon." She looked at me with her teary eyes and then wrapped her hands around me. "Kick her out of our lives soon."

"Hmm," I kissed her forehead. "But still, you didn't do right by telling all this to her mom and sister," I said. She gave me an angry glare and pushed me.

I sighed and left from there.

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I came home.

"Jenny, where is Khushi and how is she now?" I asked Jenny. She looked at me. Anger and sadness were visible on her face, but she composed herself.

"She is in her room," she said, and started doing her work.

Khushi must have told her everything. May be that's the reason she is angry with me.

I went towards Khushi's room and slowly opened the door. She was sleeping with her tear stained face.

I wanted to go and stroke her hair, but if she wakes up and sees me, then she will get more angry, so I dropped that idea and slowly closed the door.

I came into my room and lay on my bed.

Samaira, you spoiled everything. What will Urvashi mom think about me? Ughhhhhh

I don't know why, but seeing Khushi like this, I didn't like it. I felt like someone poked thousands of needles into my heart.

Before, I used to become happy by seeing her in pain, but now I can't see her like that.

Did Samaira's doubt turn out to be true?

Am I falling for Khu....no, no, I am not.

Then what are these new feelings that are taking place in my heart?

Khushi's POV

I was really angry with Shourya. How can he stoop so low? I thought he was changing, but no, he is the same Shourya I first met, who gets happiness by seeing me broken, by seeing me in pain.

How well did he act in front of my family as if he cared for them?

Wow, Shourya, hats off to you.

When you said you would meet my mom and sis, I was really happy, but I didn't know that something was planned in your evil mind.

If you didn't want to meet my family, if you didn't want my family to come to your house, then you should have told me, Shourya. Why did you like this..huhh?

You know, I was stupid to trust you. I was stupid to believe in your sugar-coated words. I was so stupid that I thought that you respects my family.

I hate you, Shourya. I really hate you.

There was a knock on my door. I didn't respond. I knew it was maybe Shourya. Now what he wants? Maybe he wants to enjoy seeing me in pain.

Again I heard a knock, but this time I also didn't answer.

That person opened the door. It was Jenny.

Seeing me, she came running to me. "Khushi, what happened?" She asked while wiping my tears.

"Jen-Jenny, Shourya spoil-spoiled everything," I said between my sobs.

She hugged me tight. "Shh, Khushi, don't cry....don't cry," she said, caressing my back.

"Jen-Jenny, they ha-hates me no-now."

"Khushi, don't cry." She broke the hug and wiped my tears. "Now tell me what happened. Why are you crying? Why today your mom and sis -"

"Sho-shourya and Sam-Samaira spoiled everything, Jenny. They spoi-spoiled ever-everything." Tears were not stopping from my eyes.

"Shh, Khushi. First, stop crying and tell me. What happened?" She said, wiping my tears, "And where did that Samaira come from?" She asked me with confusion, furrowing her brows.

I took her hands in mine. She is like an elder sister to me. She is the only one who understands my pain in this house.

I told her everything that Shourya and Samaira did to me today.

She was shocked after listening to everything.

"I don't think he will do something like this, Khushi," she said in disbelief. "He will never do something like that. I know he hates you, or I must say 'hated' you, but he will never hurt your family to hurt you." She continued.

I looked at her in disbelief.

"Jenny, don't you trust me?"

"Hey, Khushi, I trust you more than myself." She said while cupping my face. "Khushi, I have known Shourya for eight years. I don't think he will do something like this. He can hurt the person he hates, but he will never hurt their family."

"Jenny, that means he hates me and my family too, and he showed it today."

"What if Samaira lied to you?" She asked me, raising her brows.

"Why will she lie to me?" I asked her with confusion.

"That I don't know. But I think she is lying."

"I don't think she is lying. I know Shourya can do anything to see me in pain."

She sighed.

"Ok, you take some rest now. Should I bring something for you to eat?"

I shook my head. "No, Jenny, thank you. I don't feel like eating anything."

"Ok, take some rest now, and if you want anything, then call me," she said and left my room.

I lie on my bed thinking about today's incident.

Little did I know that tomorrow's day was waiting for me with a worse surprise.

Hey guys,

how was the chapter?

Do you think Shourya is falling for Khushi?

May god bless you and protect you all

Vel💕