TALE OF KHUSHI THE GOLD DIGGER (2)

CHAPTER 9- IT'S HURTING ME

"No matter what form the relationship might take, he was the only person she could picture sharing her life with."
-Haruki Murakami

Anjali smirked at Khushi's smiling face as she walks with Rathore to their car, "Soon I will show you, what I'm capable of doing. You embarrassed me before those servant.. Soon I will wipe that smile off your face."

Whole journey, Anjali was swimming in her dream of being his wife, blushing the whole time while Neelam looking at her puzzled.

"I thought I would die alone after my divorce with Shyam. But no.. From the very beginning I fated to marry Rathore, haina Dadi?" Anjali beam in joy, every second seems so precious.

"Ah? Oh.. Sure." Dadi heed her no care, Raghu still loves Neelam very well. She confirmed it today.

Arnav frowned at his sister words, "What do mean di?"

Anjali smiled, "Chote, my marriage didn't last long and you see how his marriage also didn't end well, Veer's mother died after giving birth, yet he never looked at anyone all these years.. It's as if he been waiting for someone."

Arnav's gaze fell on Neelam as he heard those words. "And I wonder who that might be." He wonder loud, made Anjali roll her eyes as she answered, "Who else but me."

Dadi started coughing loudly after hearing that, she been holding her laughter back for a while now.

"Maa are you alright?" Neelam asked with concern.

"Dadi.. You ok?" Arnav also asked, while Anjali continue to dream further.

"I'm fine beta. Don't worry Neelam..." She assured them.

Thne after 1 hour journey they finally reach sapphire mansion.

He got out and help the ladies to get down of his SUV especially his Dadi. He stretched his hand to Neelam but she refused and slowly get down," Ji no thanks Sir. "

Arnav felt someone's gaze he then saw Raghu been standing and looking at their direction..

Neelam feels her feet numbed after seeing in cramped space for a long time, as she struggled to walk properly, her leg slipped and she lost her balance.

Out nowhere someone rushed to her side and held her tight in his arms. "Neelam.." Worry was written all over his face.

While others were bewildered by sudden fall of Neelam, Neelam quickly looked away and stand properly, "Thank you Rathore sir." She stepped away from him immediately, realised how close he was to her.

Anjali's smile vanished upon seeing a maid in his arms.. She fisted her fingers in anger. "Rathore are you alright?" Anjali asked Rathore.

Everyone including Arnav start to frown hearing that, before Rathore could say any Dadi reprimanded her, "The one who fell down is Neelam, you're asking how Rathore is doing? Have you lost your mind?"

Khushi almost giggled at Anjali's stupidity, Anjali fumed seeing that, "Sorry Dadi. I was worried about Raghu that I was ignorant."

Raghu didn't give a damn about Anjali and asked Neelam, "Are you alright?"

Neelam nodded slowly, breathed a sigh of relief. At the same time, a dark light flashed unnoticed in his eyes.

Arnav clearly noticed that spark, is it only him seeing this?

"Let's go inside." Anjali quickly get hold of Rathore arm and cling to it, she pulled him along, away from that maid.

Once they reached inside, everything turned back to normal, and everyone went back to their room to fresh up, but Anjali stood before Yashna's portrait and pose like she is praying, so that she might veer to like her.