THE RUNAWAY BRIDE (1ST BOOK IN BRIDE SERIES)

CHAPTER TWENTY TWO

Aayan holds Alia's hand as they enter inside Mallik mansion. They first notice Riddhima, Armaan and Rahul sitting  on the couch with their hands holding their faces and a deep frown over their faces. Then they both see Amyra busy in her phone, texting angrily and her face pale.

"What's wrong guys?" Aayan asks.

They all look at Aayan and Alia who moves to Amyra and snatches the phone from her,"whom are you angrily texting?"

There's a loud crash in the kitchen then another and a few seconds later Meher comes out running from the kitchen with Muskaan following her trying to get old of her.

"Meher stop right now or else it won't be good." Muskaan warns her as she follows her around the couch.

"No ways Muskie.. you'll lock me in my room I know.. I don't want to be house arrested. "she runs round and round around the couches as once again Riddhima,  Armaan and Rahul holds their heads in their hands and look at one place with Amyra joining her and pouts when Aayan takes the phone from Alia, keeping in his Jeans pocket.

"What's going on?" Alia sits next to Riddhima and Riddhima glances at her then smiling she kisses her head,"the usual Meher-Muskie banter!"

"Why?" Aayan asks,"what did she do this time?" His sister can be very hard to deal and if his mother is running behind her means she's done some real damage this time.

Rahul hands him the evening newspaper's gossip column which he takes and reads," ALL IS NOT RIGHT BETWEEN THE BUSINESS TYCOON RAHUL GAREWAL AND HIS WIFE/ BUSINESS PARTNER MUSKAAN MALLIK GAREWAL."

He looks at Rahul with a frown who shrugs looking at his one and only daughter who'd do anything to create a drama in her life, no matter what it is.

"You better stop right now or I will throw you out of the house.." muskaan stops just and turns to Armaan and rahul,"and you both are staying out of this.." she glares at them and they both put their hands up in surrender. Muskaan sighs and again turns to Meher,"you better call the PR to clear your mess mahi or I won't let you sleep tonight."

"Ehh..." Meher shrugs grinning, riling up Muskaan even more.

Muskaan glares at her but sighs as Aayan walks from behind Meher and holds her around the waist twirling her around,"gotcha!!"

Meher squeals then shouts,"bhai, put me down.."

He tightens his hold around her, walking to where Muskaan is standing even though Meher keeps hitting him.

"Here.." he says grinning, dropping her in front of Muskaan and Alia and Amyra rushes to his side. They all hold her like she's some psychic patient having a psychotic breakdown as Muskaan glares at her. She pulls her ear tightly,"what the hell is wrong with you? Why did you gave this fake news to the reporters?"

"You and dad were bantering in the morning and dad was irritating me at work. You ask him to let me do my work as I want and not to butt in.." she shouts and shaking her head.

"So you'll blabber anything comes in your stupid brain?" Muskaan slaps her softly.

Meher jerks them all but they all hold her tightly. She turns,"dad... Ammy.. Riddhi maa.."

Riddhima smiles at her sweetly,"you reap what you sow!"

Armaan and Rahul tries to get up and help but one look from Muskaan and they both sit back mouthing 'sorry' to meher, smiling apologetically.

Meher pouts and glares at Aayan bending her head up,"I give you ideas to take your own wife to take out on a date and that's how you payback?"

"Shut up." Aayan says casually and leaves her as Muskaan holds her arm and walking,"no food for you today!" She takes her upstairs and everyone laughs as Meher fake cries.