Perfectly Flawed (Complete) (Under Editing)

Introduction (Do Read)

I hope you do spare a few minutes to read it - it might save you from future confusion.

First of all if you're a new reader, thank you for venturing into my book. If not, you might wonder if there's a recurring trend of the names Arnav, Khushi, Aman and so on. The reason is, I happen to be in love with a fictional television series called Iss Pyaar Ko Kya Naam Doon? (What Do I Name This Love?) and I sincerely hope this information doesn't make you turn the other way!

All because the story is all too simple and I hope you can enjoy the following fan fiction after a not so little summary below.

Set in the city of Lucknow, a barely twenty years old Khushi Kumari Gupta gate crashes a massive fashion show for the purpose of finding her cousin's groom and saving the marriage. The fashion magnate, ASR, chooses to disbelieve her innocence and slightly molests her before she makes her escape with scathing words.

Arnav Singh Raizada, commonly known as ASR, is a jaded spirit with a sad past. He and his elder, married, handicapped sister Anjali (the apple of his eyes) now are co-owners of the mega famous AR Fashions.

As luck would have it, Arnav and Khushi keep on meeting in unfortunate circumstances. Leaving one humiliated and the other troubled. From letting her fall a floor down to unintentionally leading her to a hazardous guesthouse, feelings trigger when he notices the woman in Khushi. And Khushi too can't resist him when she realises that it's loneliness that makes him spiteful, not hatred.

Their romance blossoms but either's hesitance to acknowledge their new-found feelings causes more harm than expected. Even though they nearly kiss, he finds himself engaged to his coworker and Khushi half-heartedly agrees to marry the new tenant, Shyam, who happens to help her at every nook and corner.

Several secrets are revealed. Such as Khushi's cousin, Payal, falls for Arnav's cousin, Akash. Or that Shyam is actually Anjali's husband - two timing with Khushi solely to sedate his lust. However, Arnav's fiancee ironically realises that it's Khushi whom he loves and agrees when he breaks up with her. Coincidentally Khushi is aghast when the man she was (reluctantly) marrying is already married to Anjali, a woman who's too dear to her.

Shyam is the perfect antagonist and threatens the family to keep quiet if they want Payal's marriage happening with Akash. Given that Anjali is blindly devoted to her husband and Arnav is so to Anjali - Khushi can't help but keep silent.

With them single again and Arnav's eccentric cousin from Australia, NK, arriving to steal Khushi right under Arnav's nose - passion blooms again (with a dash of mischief). Be it dancing seductively with her, stealing a selfish kiss, gifting her her favourite bangles or silently choosing a dress for her - romance is in the air (much to the excitement for Arnav's sister, Anjali, and his grandmother who adore Khushi to bits).

However, silence pays it price and the night Shyam molests Khushi on the terrace - Arnav witnesses only a part of the scene to learn a completely different truth. That Khushi is having an affair with Shyam. And Shyam cunningly manipulates Arnav to believing so. Khushi on the other hand, fed up of Shyam's mind games, is about to reveal the fraudery when Arnav forces her to marry him for 6 months at the cost of her cousin's marriage.

Shocked and heartbroken, Khushi unwillingly agrees to save Payal's marriage, completely unaware of Arnav's motives. What follows are months of tragedy as Khushi begs Arnav for reason and the entire family is distanced with the couple for eloping away. When the truths are revealed, Arnav doesn't believe Khushi until he falls in trap to his brother-in-law's schemes and realises that the only bastard was Shyam, not his beloved Khushi.

And she forgives Arnav in a heartbeat, not wanting to lose him after the kidnapping drama. And he promises to lay the world at her feet. Yet a pregnant Anjali disbelieves both of them, a few members feeling Khushi to being responsible for the tragedy at home. Akash and Payal's relationship hits a roadblock when he realises his wife didn't tell him this tragic truth. 

Their relationship had already been strained considering how Akash's mother mistreated Payal due to jealousy. Khushi wants to make everything right again but her efforts are backfired when Anjali tries to abort her child on meeting Khushi.

Angered, Arnav calls Khushi the biggest mistake of her life. And Khushi is heartbroken, for it was only a few hours ago when she had almost given up her life for him.

As they say 'all is fair in love and war' Arnav realises his folly and gives in everything to repent to his Khushi - and even winning her at the end. Past secrets are revealed when his paternal grandmother drops in - revealing that Arnav's mother committed suicide over his father's infidelity (which proves why he was so heartbroken and mistreated Khushi). 

Their 6 month incomplete marriage comes on fore and to save Khushi's image - Arnav agrees to remarry his wife. It is only then he realises he had deprived Khushi from all her dreams and it was he who was the biggest mistake of her life. Subhadra, the paternal grandmother, tries to sabotage the wedding by revealing Khushi's aunt (foster mother) was the third woman in Arnav's parents' lives but he pays no heed to her and marries Khushi with all gusto.

And things take a better roll when Arnav and Khushi, finding footage of Shyam being responsible of Anjali's miscarriage, manipulates Shyam to confess his deeds. Happiness spreads in the Raizada household until Arnav's ex, Sheetal, steps in with a child startlingly similar to him.

And that drops Khushi to the final pit of despair.

This is where Perfectly Flawed begins. 

Thank you for your patience!