Nani and Mami sat in the visitors room of the prison, waiting for Anjali.

Anjali limped up to them, one eye completely shut due to swelling, and they knew she had been mercilessly beaten.

This would have devastated them in the past, but after learning that Anjali not only knew her true parentage, but was also planning to kill Arnav and steal his fortune if tricking him into signing it over did not work, they lost all empathy for her.

Shyam like the coward he is revealed all this to get a lesser sentence and the investigators made it known to them.

"Nani, Mami, you are finally here to get me out. " Anjali exclaimed enthusiastically, but was met with disapproval from Mami and Nani, which surprised her. "Dadi said she would cause and bail me out three days ago, but she is not here and her phone is turned off."

"She is not going to come to your rescue." Nani responded coldly, but what happened next shocked Anjali to the core. "She will not come to bail you out because she will be joining you here tonight for blackmail, two counts of murder and conspiracy to commit murder, kidnapping and imprisonment, torture, and a slew of other charges, and your beloved husband Shyam has confessed to the authorities, and your charge sheet is about to be extended...... You will be in here forever, Anjali Malik, Anant and Ratna's daughter."

Anjali's eyes welled up with tears as she heard this.

Not only has her origin been revealed, but Shyam has betrayed her.

"For years, I made the entire family your puppet because I did not want you to suffer, but you have been wishing death and bringing our enemies into our homes and giving money to the man who not only kicked your out even when he knew you were his child but you also plotted to take away his fortune for the man who abandoned you...... You disgust me Anjali ...... I regret ever prioritising you over everyone because I thought you were fragile not knowing you are the devil in disguse, and I will never forgive myself for it." Nani cried out loudly, and Mami rubbed her back to calm her down, as her health has not been good since the revelations.

"Sasuma, please calm down. " Mami begged, on the verge of crying.

She might not get along with Nani, but there was no denying she loved her like a mother.

She turned to face Anjali, who flinched at the coldness in Mami's eyes.

"Did you know anything about Garima and what happened to Khushi's parents?

Anjali looked down and nodded, and Mami slapped her. Anjali winced as all eyes focused on them, but Mami was too enraged to care.

"For how long?" Mami yelled, and Anjali began to cry, refusing to respond, but when Mami raised her hand again, she gave in.

"A week before I was arrested...... Dadi told me who she was and her connection to us." Anjali replied unable to look them in the eyes.

"You expect us to believe that." Nani yelled, and Anjali nodded, but after everything that had happened, they would never trust Anjali again. "It does not matter anymore...... All that matters is that your father, Anant, and your grandmother will face charges for everything, including kidnapping and torturing Arvind Malik."

Anjali's head snapped back at them upon hearing Arvind's name.

"Papa is alive? " Anjali exclaimed stunned, and she genuinely looked shocked, which perplexed Nani and Mami as they stared at each other and back to Anjali, but given everything she had done and was about to do prior to her arrest, they both dismissed any faith they had in her.

"Yes, he is alive and thriving, whereas I cannot say the same for you...... We just wanted to see you one last time because we will not see you again, even when your trial begins."

Anjali was taken aback when she heard this, and her once pitiful face contorted in anger as Nani and Mami walked away.

" Hypocrites." She yelled as Mami and Nani stopped in their steps and turned around. "How dare you judge me, especially you, Mami..... You are nothing more than a cheap maid who trapped my uncle and despises her daughter-in-law, and you, Nani, have failed as a mother."

"I know, and I will never forgive myself, but unlike you, I have the opportunity to make things right." Nani responded, which infuriated Anjali.

Mami clapped and walked up to a fuming Anjali, while Nani approached them with a disgusted expression.

"Good, you are showing your true colors now." Mami chuckled and clapped her hands. "Yes, I was a maid who saw your uncle as my ticket out of poverty, and I never concealed it from him...... This ate me up for years, seeing how much he genuinely loved me, and when Akash was two, I told him the truth, but by then I was genuinely in love with him...... He was angry, and Sasuma wanted him to divorce me, but he did not because he loved me and I loved him, and my hatred for Payal was not genuine, but rather a projection from me because I thought she was just like me...... A middle-class girl hoping to marry a wealthy man in order to escape poverty...... I knew Akash was a good boy who deserved a good woman, and Payal was that woman, but I let my insecurity and pride get the best of me, and when I realized it, I was too afraid to approach her and too egotistical to apologize or admit my mistake, but look how fortunate I am........ Today, Payal and I are getting to know each other, and she is assisting me in achieving my dream of becoming a confectioner." Mami smiled proudly as Nani and Anjali stared at her, astounded. Nani couldn't believe she revealed a secret the three of them planned to take to their grave where as Anjali was shocked hearing her confession and the revelation that both her uncle and grandmother knew about Mami's intial deception . "Yes I might be a hypocrite but I will never be as evil as you....... This is your Karma Anjali and no one will come to save you....... Sasuma, let's go....... Let's not waste anymore time with her. "

Nani nodded and walked away with Mami turning deaf ears to Anjali screaming out for them.

In the middle of at Laxmi Nagar, Arnav smiled as he sneaked behind the Gupta residence and jumped through the window into Khushi's room and Khushi who was folding her clothes jerked dropping the cloth and was about to scream but Arnav swiftly covered her mouth smiling at her.

She looked stunned seeing Arnav there and pulled his hand away from her mouth.

"What are you doing here? " Khushi whispered surprised as she rushed to lock her door and Arnav turned and picked up a boutigue of roses he plucked from his garden and gave it to her.

Khushi smiled and accepted them and this made Arnav happy.

She leaned closer and kissed Arnav on the cheek which made him smile.

"I love them. " She said smiling but within a few seconds Arnav's smile faltered as he stared at something.

Khushi followed his gaze and saw Arnav walk up to the green choli blouse which Khushi dropped after he scared and he picked it up and examined it.

Khushi looked confused seeing his eyes widened in shock as he run his hand over the pearls of the blouse.

"It's not possible. " Arnav whispered and Khushi placed the flowers on the bed and walked up to him.

"What's not possible? " She asked staring at him confused and he looked up from the blouse to Khushi.

"I frequently had dreams where you fall into my arms at what looks like a fashion show with you wearing this same blouse. " Arnav responded, and Khushi gasped loudly, causing Arnav to jerk and stare at her, confused and concerned, especially since her eyes were shimmering.

"Khushi, are you alright?" He asked throwing the blouse on the bed and held her shoulders staring at her with concern.

"Do you remember anything else from your dream?" Khushi asked, looking desperate, which surprised Arnav, but he responded.

"I also remember what appears to be us getting married in a temple with A."

"Aman and Mr Roy were present while I cried, and you filled my partition." Khushi interrupted him, continuing the sentence, and Arnav looked stunned.

"How did you know? " He asked stunned and Khushi stared at Arnav knowing what she was about to say might either freak him out or make her look like a lunatic.

"Arnav, they are not dreams but remnants of our past life. " Khushi responded, and Arnav looked at her, puzzled, before laughing.

"Khushi, such things do not exist..... Past lives do not exist." Arnav explained.

"Then explain how I knew what you were going to reveal........ Explain why I know you ripped the pearls from my blouse the day I fell into your arms."

Arnav's eyes widened as he heard this, and he started shaking his head and pacing back and forth in his bedroom.

Flashes from his past life engulfed him, and he held his head as a wave of pain rushed through his head.

He screamed holding his head as a panicking Khushi asked what was wrong, but the ringing in Arnav's ears drowned out her words.

Khushi screamed for help, but Shashi, Buaji, and Garima had gone to Lucknow to gather Khushi's parents' police and autopsy reports which the lawyers needed to make their case against Anant and Dadi that morning, leaving her at home alone.

As Khushi was screaming for help, flashes from them meeting for the first time to the last time he saw Khushi at the airport flashed in front of him like a movie which has been rewinded to it maximum.

When the ringing in his ears subsided, he began hyperventilating and crying.

He covered his mouth to muffle his scream as he realised Khushi was indeed right.

It wasn't a dream but remnants of their past. Their painful past or more like her painful past which he was the biggest culprit.

Arnav began crying uncontrollably, and Khushi realized he had remembered everything. She tried to hug him to console him, but Arnav moved back and shook his head.

"I am sorry, Khushi....... I am very sorry." He cried, and before Khushi could respond, Arnav jumped out of the window and ran away, leaving Khushi crying.

"No I can't leave him like this. " Khushi whispered and immediately took her car keys from the night stand and jumped through the window and into her car.

Fortunately for her, she noticed the direction Arnav's car was heading and followed him.

"Arnav, please slow down." Khushi cried out as she followed him along the deserted road outside Delhi.

Arnav's car came to a halt, and Khushi pulled over and rushed towards it.

What she witnessed broke her heart. Arnav appeared distraught as Khushi stared at him, slipping down the front of his car and onto the floor, crying hysterically.

She was torn between consoling him and giving him time to process everything.

"I am a monster. " Khushi heard Arnav cry out, which signaled her to step in.

Khushi kneeled in front of Arnav and lifted his chin, staring deeply into his eyes. Instead of hate, Arnav saw concern and love, which broke him even more.

Khushi pulled him into a hug, which he reciprocated after a few seconds, and the two of them cried.

Meanwhile, in RM, Akash was talking to one of their branch managers about his move to Noida while getting water from the fridge.

He hanged up and jerked when he saw his mother and wondered if she overheard him.

"Maa, are you not asleep. " Akash asked and Mami shook her head.

"Noida, huh?" Mami exclaimed, and Akash closed his eyes, realizing she had heard everything. However, her response surprised him. "I have heard that the weather is usually cold there...... Make sure you and Payal are always dressed appropriately for the weather and promise to visit at least twice a month." Mami smiled and walked away, leaving Akash stunned, but he smiled as he noticed the change in her demeanour and sincerity.

A few hours later, Arnav rested his head on Khushi's lap and she stroked his hair.

His eyes were swollen from the crying he had done since Khushi dragged him into her car to Laxmi Nagar.

After they arrived at Laxmi Nagar, Arnav couldn't even look Khushi in the eye because of his guilt.

She led him to the bathroom and stripped him and herself naked as they stood under the shower, hugging as the water rained down on them.

After a few minutes, Khushi dried himself and herself before giving him one of Shashi's clothes to wear.

"I also died on that day." Arnav said out of the blue and Khushi stopped as he turned and stared at her.

Khushi looked stunned hearing this and Arnav stood up and sat in front of her.

"I was shot at the hanger while boarding the plane to London, and before I died, the masked men said the boss would be proud........ Now I know that boss's name is Anjali...... How stupid of me to harm you for her." Arnav cried out, visibly looking sorry for the pain he caused Khushi, and Khushi sighed, cupped his face, and kissed his forehead.

"Truth be told, when I returned, I was angry and vowed never to meet you again...... I decided to make a name for myself by using things I remembered from my previous life, but I guess you were always rewritten into my fate whether I liked it or not."

Arnav sighed and looked down and Khushi lifted his chine to face her.

"I don't regret choosing you again. " Khushi whispered smiling and Arnav pulled her closer and kissed her passionately which she reciprocated.

They pulled away because they were out of breath but linked their forehead together as they regulated their breath.

"I will not let you down again, my love. I will make them all pay dearly." Arnav thought as they laid on the bed together.

To be continued.

Precap:
Arnav surprises Khushi.

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