Forgotten

YOU REMEMBER EVERYTHING!!!

I'M SO STUPID! Really sorry guys. I had updated this part yesterday but IN THE WRONG BOOK!!! I went and updated the story in the book of payback. Really sorry peeps. 😟😟😟

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"Happy birthday ASR" a man in suit shook hands with Arnav and Arnav nodded his head, "Thank you Mr Mehra"

"It's good to have you back" Mehra said and Arnav nodded smiling. Many more clients of AR stepped forward and wished him his birthday as Arnav stood smiling and thanking them.

The party was on with the nation's elite businessmen and celebrities wandering around chatting, drinking and dancing.

Khushi stood next to Arnav and wrapped her arm around his. He smiled and she whispered, "Are you enjoying it?"

He hummed and she asked, "Akash had given you list and pic of clients right?"

"Yes, I have their names memorized" Arnav lied looking at the faces he can now recognize. He felt bad in hiding the fact that his memory was back but it was necessary. He didn't want Khushi's reaction to be a dead giveaway to the woman he and his friends are trying to trap.

"Look at Ayan" Khushi said chuckling and Arnav followed her vision. Ayan was on Akash's arms who was sitting, chatting with a client. But what Khushi was pointing was the little boy's hands which he dipped in the piece of cake before him and wiped it on Akash's thighs.

"OH god" Arnav said laughing looking at his brother who talked to his client, clueless about his son's antics.

Khushi shook her head and walked towards Akash to tell him what his naughty son is doing.

Arnav watched her leaving and Ivan walked to him. He wrapped an arm around his shoulder and whispered in his ear, "she has just three guests in this party, according to the guest list. And all three of them are out of your business circle and friend list"

"Where are they?" Arnav asked.

"Took different positions. One is near the bar, second on the dance floor and the third near the exit."

"Keep a close watch" Arnav said and looked at the three men Ivan mentioned. Ivan nodded and walked away to inform NK.

Khushi walked back to him with a laughing Ayan in her arms. Arnav chuckled at the hyper active boy and asked Khushi, "Did he have too much of cake?"

"I think so" Khushi said laughing, "Poor Akash. He has gone to change his dress!" she looked at Ayan and said, "Naughty boy"

"Ayan good boy" Ayan said innocently and Arnav laughed.

"Ah mamma is here to punish the naughty boy" Arnav said looking at Payal who was making her way to them. Ayan gasped and buried his head in Khushi's head who chuckled.

"Ayan" Payal called out warningly. Ayan didn't budge and Payal called again. "Ayan look up"

Ayan slowly looked up and Payal asked raising her eyebrow, "What did you do to your father's clothes?"

Ayan looked at Khushi for help who said, "Chodo na jiji...bacha hai!"

Payal narrowed her eyes and took the boy from Khushi's hands. "This boy....you definitely needs a punishment. No more chocolates for you!"

Ayan gasped and tears brimmed his eyes as he looked at Khushi.

"Jiji" Khushi tried but Payal said, "Nahi Khushi...he is getting so naughty! We all have pampered him enough! Naughty kid!" she looked down to her son who pouted.

"Now don't cry" Payal warned. Ayan jutted his bottom lip out and tears rolled out his eyes. Payal sighed and walked to the food section with the boy who had started crying.

Khushi shook her head and Arnav chuckled at them leaving.

"Ayan is so cute" Khushi said smiling and leaned on Arnav. Arnav nodded and both of them walked to a lonely corner at the party. His eyes never left Ivan and NK who assured him with their eyes.

Arnav stood leaning on the pillar and Khushi stood next to him. She watched her sister feeding Ayan with some sweets in an attempt to stop his tears. It was working as Khushi smiled at the boy who was happily munching on gulab jamun.

"We'll have kids someday right?" she asked looking at him. Arnav looked at her surprised at her question and said nervously, "I never thought about it"

She leaned on his shoulder and said slowly, "Watching jiji with her son....I wish I had a baby. A daughter."

He hummed and she looked up at him. "You do want to have kids right?"

"Someday, yes" Arnav said nodding.

"And when is this someday?" she asked.

"Khushi....not right now" he whispered and looked around the party. She nodded and looked away.

"I didn't mean to upset you" he said seeing her fallen face. She hummed and he wrapped an arm around her, "I love kids okay. Of course I do. And we'll have our family one day. Not very soon, I meant. Let things fall back to its places Khushi"

She looked at him and nodded. She smiled and said, "You love kids. When did that happen? The last I remember, you hated them!"

He chuckled and said nodding, "Yeah it happened"

She shook her head and said, "How you hated when I brought some kids home to play"

"They broke a project model Khushi! I was bound to get angry" he said laughing. She scoffed and was about to retort when realization dawned upon her.

She looked at him and he gulped realising his slip.

"You remember?" she whispered.

"Err...it suddenly flashed upon me" he said smiling nervously.

"You're lying" she said looking at his eyes.

"No I'm not" he defended.

She nodded and looked away.

"Hello Arnav" an old couple walked towards them and Khushi smiled at them.

"Hello Mr and Mrs Agarwal" Khushi greeted and Arnav shook hands with them.

"How are you? Good to have you back son" Mrs Agarwal said patting Arnav's shoulder.

"Good" Arnav said smiling.

"My son was asking about you. He's away at states and is so sad that he couldn't he here" Mr Agarwal said and Arnav waved off saying, "Ah it's fine. How's Rehan by the way? And Ananya?"

Khushi looked at him and Arnav cursed himself in his mind. God, he cannot act around Mr and Mrs Agarwal, their close friends and well wishers, especially about Rehan, their son, one of his best friend.

With few minutes of talking about their son, Mr and Mrs Agarwal took their leave. Arnav drew a sharp breath and looked at Khushi who was breathing fire. She clutched his wrist and hissed, "Come with me" and she dragged him to the poolside, upstairs.

"Khushi meri baat suno" he said sighing. She glared at him and shouted, "Why did you hide it from me? You remember everything. EVERYTHING! You played me. You played the whole family"

"Khushi it's just been two days!" Arnav said holding her arms, "I had been getting lots of flashes of memories and one night I went for a drive to calm down my frustration. I almost got into an accident and it all flew back"

"WHY DIDN'T YOU TELL ME?" she shouted.

"Because one among our family is plotting against us" he hissed, "Me, Ivan, NK and Aman are trying to track her down!"

"Her? Who?" she gasped, "And Aman?"

"Yes Aman is not missing. I have hidden him. Police are helping us" he said.

"Who is she? Why is she plotting against us? Tell me everything" she demanded.

"Calm down. I'll tell you" he said softly.