Written in stars (Discontinued)

Pleading to my tiny

Chapter 16

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Swathi angrily threw the diaries out from bag on the porch and got inside the car.

Chandhini did not know what was happening, women gathered for wedding were staring at her weirdly and baba seemed really angry.

Arnav tried to control his anger but today for the first time he felt violent, how dare that girl treat Khushi and Chandhini so badly. He looked at her confused face and realization suddenly started to dawn on him as he looked around. Everyone was here including Chandhini's mother-in-law. He will deal with all, he told himself firmly, the first thing was to protect Chandhini. He looked at Khushi who strode over to them, she took Chandhini's hand in her hand and took her to her room.

Aditi quietly gathered the shopping bags and handed them to a servant and told her to take it into Chandhini's room, knowing it was useless for her to stay here she turned to go out, on her way out she saw the diaries and bent to gather them, she opened the diary and read Chandhini's name on starting. She thought for a moment and then took the diaries with her.

Arnav quietly told everyone that it was time for lunch, arrangements were done in lawn, so everyone should go there. He stopped Chandhini's mother-in-law and asked her to come to his study. But she refused and said, 'nothing is left to say , everything is clear, I agreed for this marriage because of our family friendship and relations but now how can I accept her especially when Swathi said it in front of everyone, even if it's not truth, no one will believe it. You are a great person but you have to understand, it's difficult for me''. With that she left.

Arnav didn't stop her knowing nothing will change her mind and even if it did what about future, won't she scold Chandhini in future? Won't people ask Chandhini to justify her relationship? God know what she will have to hear and bear at the hand of strangers. He could not trust anyone when it comes to Chandhini except for his own family.

Arnav slowly went up the stairs down the hall and opened the first door on right. Alone in his study, he sat on the rocking chair and thought about Advay and Chandhini. It was unexpected, he had never thought about them because somewhere he had thought that Chandhini will never accept it as the age difference was huge and then, Advay always treated her like a kid .But swathi said that Chandhini liked Advay, could it be true? A smile broke on his face, all tension melting away, what could be better than this, Chandhini will be staying here where he and Khushi could protect her and Advay was his son, he would never hurt Chandhini, in fact Advay could not bear if Chandhini cried even a little. But first he need to ask Chandhini to be sure that she wanted to get married to Advay.

The study door opened and Khushi entered. She closed the door and looked at him in surprise as he was smiling.

Khushi,''Arnav?''

Arnav,''It will be great khushi if Advay and Chandhini got married, then we won't have to worry about Chandhini leaving us or worry about her in-laws or anything''

Khushi,''but Advay?''

Arnav, 'what about him?''

Khushi sat down on sofa, she knew Arnav could be very difficult when it comes to Chandhini, but she knew her son so she tried to explain, 'He thinks of Chandhini as a kid, I don't think he will be able to accept her as a life partner''

Arnav waved his hand in air, 'He will learn to accept it.''

Khushi,''You don't understand, it's not that simple...and there age difference, the difference in personalities...all these things will make life tougher for them.''