The Controlling Lover (ON HOLD)

Chapter Sixty

Their trip to Dubai soon came to its end, creating wonderful memories for both Arnav and Khushi that they would most certainly never forget. As sad as she was to leave her own little world with Arnav, Khushi was also excited to get back home, not to mention very anxious.

I'm engaged now. Holy crap, I'm engaged and I have to tell everyone?

"Angel?"

Khushi snapped back to reality.

"If you stare at the ring too hard, you might destroy it with laser vision," he smirked lightly.

Khushi frowned and stuck her tongue at him, then continued to look at her ring. Arnav watched her for a moment, then reached out and held her hand.

"Hey, what's wrong," he said softly.

Khushi shook her head. "Nothing is wrong. In fact everything is perfect... until we land."

"What do you mean?"

"Well by now, who knows how many people Anjali- Di has told by now-"

"You don't have to call her Di you know."

"I know, but you do."

Arnav smiled softly.

"It's the storm that awaits that I'm worrying about. There's Lavanya, who I'm sure is going to go bat shit crazy and scream her head off, so that's like telling five people at once. Then I have to tell my brother, which feels like mission impossible. Then there's the awkwardness of telling my folks. And of course we have to tell Papa before anyone if you ask me."

"Papa?"

Khushi tilted her head. "Your father, of course."

Arnav didn't say anything and looked at the ring on her finger. Khushi watched him toy with it then reached out and held his other hand with her free hand.

"He's not a bad guy Arnav," she said softly. "He loves you. You know that right?"

Arnav didn't say anything, toying with her ring. Khushi wondered if he knew that his father was innocent and that he still wore his ring from Aisha.

"Arnav?"

"Hmm?"

"You know that your father is innocent right?"

Arnav's eyes shot up to hers and Khushi gulped.

"W-well not exactly innocent but...."

Arnav resumed to toy with her ring.

"He... he didn't cheat on your mom."

Arnav paused.

"One of his business rivals had spread that rumor about him, feeding it to your mother, breaking her heart and...."

Arnav toyed with the ring a little faster.

"He still wears her ring."

This time when his eyes met hers, they were filled with confusion, his eyebrows scrunched at the middle.

"He never took it off," she whispered.