𝑯𝑬𝑹 𝑯𝑨𝑹𝑫𝑬𝑵𝑬𝑫 𝑯𝑬𝑨𝑹𝑻.

𝑯𝑯𝑯 𝟐𝟒

𝑾𝒂𝒕𝒕𝒑𝒂𝒅 𝒊𝒔 𝒓𝒆𝒂𝒍𝒍𝒚 𝒈𝒆𝒕𝒕𝒊𝒏𝒈 𝒐𝒏 𝒎𝒚 𝒏𝒆𝒓𝒗𝒆𝒔 𝒕𝒉𝒆𝒔𝒆 𝒅𝒂𝒚𝒔.
𝑰 𝒃𝒂𝒓𝒆𝒍𝒚 𝒈𝒆𝒕 𝒏𝒐𝒕𝒊𝒇𝒊𝒄𝒂𝒕𝒊𝒐𝒏𝒔 𝒂𝒏𝒅 𝒔𝒐 𝒅𝒐 𝒎𝒐𝒔𝒕 𝒐𝒇 𝒚𝒐𝒖.
𝑰 𝒕𝒉𝒐𝒖𝒈𝒉𝒕 𝒊𝒕 𝒘𝒂𝒔 𝒎𝒚 𝒑𝒉𝒐𝒏𝒆 𝒂𝒏𝒅 𝒍𝒂𝒑𝒕𝒐𝒑 𝒃𝒖𝒕 𝑰 𝒖𝒏𝒊𝒏𝒔𝒕𝒂𝒍𝒍 𝒂𝒏𝒅 𝒊𝒏𝒔𝒕𝒂𝒍𝒍𝒆𝒅 𝒕𝒘𝒊𝒄𝒆 𝒐𝒏 𝒃𝒐𝒕𝒉 𝒎𝒚 𝒑𝒉𝒐𝒏𝒆 𝒂𝒏𝒅 𝒍𝒂𝒑𝒕𝒐𝒑 𝒃𝒖𝒕 𝒔𝒕𝒊𝒍𝒍 𝒕𝒉𝒆 𝒔𝒂𝒎𝒆 𝒑𝒓𝒐𝒃𝒍𝒆𝒎.

𝑫𝒓𝒂𝒇𝒕𝒔 𝑰 𝒄𝒐𝒑𝒚 𝒂𝒏𝒅 𝒑𝒂𝒔𝒕𝒆 𝒇𝒓𝒐𝒎 𝒎𝒚 𝑮𝒐𝒐𝒈𝒍𝒆 𝒅𝒐𝒄 𝒕𝒐 𝒘𝒂𝒕𝒕𝒑𝒂𝒅 𝒔𝒐𝒎𝒆𝒉𝒐𝒘 𝒈𝒆𝒕𝒔 𝒅𝒆𝒍𝒆𝒕𝒆𝒅 𝒂𝒏𝒅 𝑰 𝒉𝒂𝒗𝒆 𝒕𝒐 𝒔𝒕𝒂𝒓𝒕 𝒂𝒍𝒍 𝒐𝒗𝒆𝒓 𝒂𝒈𝒂𝒊𝒏 𝒖𝒏𝒕𝒊𝒍 𝒊𝒕 𝒔𝒕𝒊𝒄𝒌𝒔.

𝑰 𝒉𝒂𝒗𝒆 𝒔𝒆𝒏𝒕 𝒎𝒆𝒔𝒔𝒂𝒈𝒆 𝒕𝒐 𝒔𝒖𝒑𝒑𝒐𝒓𝒕 𝒂𝒏𝒅 𝑰 𝒉𝒐𝒑𝒆 𝒕𝒉𝒆𝒚 𝒇𝒊𝒙 𝒊𝒕 𝒔𝒐𝒐𝒏.

𝑵𝒐 𝒑𝒓𝒐𝒐𝒇𝒓𝒆𝒂𝒅.

Naina drank some water. Lulu handed it to her as Kiki looked on, annoyed that Lulu was caring for Naina.

Since Naina's deception, Kiki has been wary of her and was annoyed to see Lulu, who knew Naina was trouble caring for her.

"Are you alright?" Lulu asked, concerned, as she took the bottle from Naina, and she nodded. "What the hell was that all about?"

"Nothing? " Naina turned away, not wanting them to see her vulnerability, but Lulu and Kiki saw right through her facade.

Kiki was weary and on high alert, unlike Lulu, who appeared genuinely concerned.

"Naina, you can tell us." Lulu spoke in a calm tone.

"Sorry, but I am not interested..... Come on, Lulu; we are already late for practice." Kiki retorted and dragged Lulu away, leaving Naina in tears as she watched them leave.

It hurts her so much to see their mistrust, especially from Kiki, because they grew up closer than Lulu, who spent the majority of her life in Italy.

But she knew Kiki's vigilance toward her was understandable given what she did, but seeing Lulu appear genuinely interested and concerned surprised her.

"Khushi has always been a selfless girl who will put aside her resentment to help her enemies."

Naina remembered Sheetal's words when she asked about the family members a few years ago.

"You may appear cold, but deep down, you are exactly like your mother...... "They were correct when they said you are the perfect combination of Arnav uncle and Khushi auntie." Naina thought with a smile on her face, but it faded as she remembered her mother's deception, which filled her with rage and hatred for Anjali. "I made a mistake by choosing you, mum, and now I will be the one to destroy...... I know now that the information you requested from me was intended to harm the family, but I will not let you........ I may have lost my father and family as a result of my blind love for you. I chose you, but you will not be allowed to destroy them...... Get ready, mother; I will be your worst enemy, and thank you for hardening my heart...... There will be no more mercy."

ARD.

Arnav had just returned from one of his meetings and entered his office, only to discover his wife sitting in his chair, smiling at him.