Again a fabulous chapter! It gets better and better!
Mahesh telling Arnav “Not everyone had your foresight to keep their priorities in order, Arnav. I should have thought of my family more often. I should have learned something from you too.” sounds weird, when Arnav's divorce is out in open and it shows Arnav too is not perfect in handling family and business together.
Arnav is missing a bigger point here and needs to do a solid introspection as to why he is not ok with Khushi immediately moving on to marry someone else after divorce was already filed when he himself had moved on to end up cheating and sleeping with another woman! After all they both were drifted apart but he had moved on way before.. Her behavior considering her family into the picture is just reaction to his action of divorce!
Shyam and his mother, exact same that I had anticipated, self-centred hypocrites! They both should be in jail for his first wife’s murder and not arranging his second marriage!
I love this Payal for speaking thetruth and cornering Arnav the best. She call Arnav dimwit and curses - “If she does get married, I hope he turns out better than you. God knows she deserves it!” So true, Khushi deserves so much better!
I disagree that Arnav talking to Khushi would have changed anything, knowing Khushi she would have still chosen his happiness with the other woman and walked out with her head held high leaving Arnav with the same restlessness! He did not wish her on the anniversery, what can be a bigger hint than that? She might have heard his conversation with Lavanya and decided to isolate herself to save from further heartbreak.. She left his mother’s bangles, the pride of Raizada bahu, a clear indication that she lost hope to salvage the relationship.
Arnav is truly dimwit if he needed Payal’s smart brains to explain his own relationship with his wife or an actual love note to understand he meant the universe for Khushi! He was her everything, period. Her loyalty, love, adjustments while smiling and sacrifices were never in question, his behavior was and is!
I still believe one fact, Arnav did love Khushi and he knows it's improssible for anyone not to fall in love with her! But he took her for granted, his control freak nature, his way or highway decisions, establish business and earn money at any cost had made him compromise on ethics. Khushi being too much in love with him, starstruck by his persona, initially obliged by the marriage, and mainly being submissive by nature does not help here either.. He is a shrewd businessman who knew he could get away with ignorance or not valuing relationship as much as she did! But he went too far with his infidelity!
Still my gut feel says he finally realized his grave mistake after sleeping with Lavanya (I am assuming it's one time and not an affair but I could be wrong) that he wronged Khushi and went for divorce, righteous decion for Khushi. This was trigger point apart from not wanting to have a baby issue. Khushi being Khushi walked out feeling his happiness now lies not with her but with the other woman assuming she heard him! The letter made me cry but I will write about it later!
I will be the harshest on Arnav for sure and there is a reason! I will share once you reveal his relationship with Lavanya! The Arnav you have depicted here is so accurate and I have seen one in real life! Trust me when I say this, the Arnav is more dangerous for naive Khushi than the Shyams out there!
Arpita, you are gifted writer is a given! Your story has been on my mind all the time, especially when I figured why I was so repulsive towards this Arnav! An emotinal roller coaster ride that you have brought is amazing! We need all your stories that you wrote but never published, every single dribble!
Looking forward to the next update!
Swati
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