There will never be another you

Part 9

"I asked you to take a photograph of Payal and Akash and publish it. Who asked you to go behind Anjali?"

"Excuse me... You are not my employer to shout at me like this. You gave me their hotel details and room number for your hidden agenda. When I went there, I saw a better breaking news than Akash-Payal story so I used it for my benefit. I need your help from now. You have to pass me each and every detail of Anjali and Shivaay's wedding. Our channel should get it first before anyone. Now don't show me your attitude, If I reveal your name to ASR or anyone you are done."

Madhumati gritted her teeth in anger and cut the call. That chit of a girl has the audacity to threaten her. She befriended a young journalist Tina during the time of Arnav and Khushi's reception. As she was the relative of Raizada's the girl gave her number. When Anjali, Payal and Akash left for the evaluation camp she called Tina and asked her to click a picture of Payal and Akash together and publish it. Madhumati promised her that update on Raizada's personal life will be provided to her first.

Madhumati waited for the next day's newspaper impatiently. Once the news is out, she knew how to convince Raizadas for the marriage. Her calculation went wrong and the plan failed miserably. Now instead of Akash-Payal , Anjali and Shivaay's wedding preparations are going on. Now above all that she need to pass the details to Tina otherwise she will tell everyone about her. She closed her eyes in frustration and leaned back in the old chair.

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Khushi supervised the arrangement one last time and sat on a nearby chair , she was tired. They are at the Raizada farmhouse for the Roka and Shagun ceremony. As they have to do it away from the eyes of media they are holding it at their farmhouse in the outskirts of Delhi.

Decoration is her responsibility as the elder bahu of the house. In the short span of time she arranged everything. More than physical exhaustion, emotional exhaustion is taking a toll on her. After listening to Anjali and Arnav's conversation that day she tried to act indifferent. But it is not helping especially now when he is showing his concern and care for her.

Yesterday Anjali Di talked to her about him. It really surprised her when she told Arnav doesn't like it when someone pays more attention to him. He is just acting the opposite with her. Not only the first aid incident there were many incidents like that in the past few days. His tie, his medicine, his files mysteriously vanished from the usual places. And he will ask Hari Prakash to call her to find it for him. Nowadays he want her to fix his tie everyday. If he doesn't like attention then why he is acting this way.

Her heart will break one day if she gives in. She did everything for him acting like it doesn't make a difference to her, when the truth is just the opposite. His close proximity is making her heart to beat faster. But she acted indifferent.

"Mam , This is for you." A staff came with a fresh apple juice for her.

Just what she wanted at the moment. She smiled at the waiter and took the glass from him.

She took a sip and suddenly remembered no one like Apple juice other than her.

"Who asked you to give me this? Apple juice is not a part of the menu we finalized. "

"It is not in the menu, but ASR sir said you would like to have one when you are tired. So the chef made it for you. "

Khushi's eyes went to the second floor where he was standing along with Akash and Mamaji discussing something. The same time, as if he sensed her eyes on him he looked at her and their eyes locked.

He gave her a small smile, when she showed no reaction he winked at her making her eyes bulge.