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"Khushi came out of the rest room covering her head and face with her dupatta. She boarded the plane and hid her face behind a magazine. She couldn't afford to be seen by Sham. She had taken a window seat. She kept looking out of the window. It was a journey of less than an hour but that looked like a year for her. The plane took off and she took a sigh of relief. She couldn't afford to look around. She kept low. 

Sham had boarded the same plane oblivious to Khushi's presence. He was relaxed. He knew he had escaped. He knew he was going to handle the situation to his advantage and this time finish off his arch enemy Arnav Singh Raizada. He knew by this time his father must have arranged something out of the world to kill Arnav. He closed his eyes relaxing.

There was a bang and a scream! Everyone turned to look. Khushi in an attempt to stop the kid sitting next to her from vomiting on her lap had stood up and lost her balance. She hurriedly took shelter of her dupatta and sat down. Sham looked back to see the commotion. She saw the kid vomiting in a bag provided by the airhostess! The kid definitely was not well and was in distress. His mother was trying to comfort him. He looked at the scene disdainfully and turned.... He froze... he turned again to have a good look at the lady sitting next to the kid...! He shook his head hopelessly smirking..! "You will never learn from your mistakes...!" he turned his face away from the scene.

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"I want a minute update of what is going on inside!" ordered Ramani to him men. 

"But how can we enter the Mansion?" asked one of his men. "I don't know that! I want an update!" Ramani looked frustrated. He took out his gun and kept it on the table. That was enough hint for his men. They had to plan out something. 

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"Do anything, but I want my son in law safe and secure!" Papaji was talking to chief minister of Uttar Pradesh from Kolkata Airport. "Don't worry!" he was assured. Papaji did not know his daughter was in danger too!

He was waiting at the Airport. It seemed he had picked up Khushi's traits of acting alone. He had not told anyone about his travel to Kanpur. He felt guilty about it. "At least I should have told Shondeep about it!" he thought of dialing Shondeep's number.

He decided otherwise. He could not afford to disclose the deadly plans his daughter and Son in law were involved in. "I will die of a heart attack, one day, because of this girl! Her husband is no less!" he banged his fist in frustration.

"I don't know what am I going to see there! If something happens to them.. I will burn down the Mansion!" he thought to himself. "There is no alternative! I have to kill that bastard! Ramani was right! I should have done that long back!" he muttered. He dialed Ramani's number. It was switched off. 

"I have to go! I will do something to safeguard both of them!" he said with determination to himself and walked in the check in area to board the plane.

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"We are nearing to it. I want a tight security around Thakur Mansion. Deploy more people! Any time we may have to strike" Ordered Commissioner from the control Room. He had an emergency meeting with his subordinates.

"I have orders from my higher ups! We need to keep it clear. It should be a clean sweep!" he was serious. He was constantly in touch with the other Government Departments. His job was at jeopardy! 

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Ramani saw his Dada's miscall! "I will do what I think is best, Dada! This time I am not going to listen to you! Your mild and soft approach has landed you in trouble! I will do it my way, this time!" muttered Ramani furiously deciding not to call him back. 

"Rajan, I am going for this mission myself!" he said to his right hand man. "This is my personal cause now! I am going to finish it my way!" Said Ramani getting up and lifting the gun from the table. Another person walked in.

"Boss, that girl... we protected in Nanded has landed in Kanpur airport. She seems to be alone! Your target is in the same flight!" he gave the dreaded information. Ramani was taken aback! "What is she doing here?" he blurted. He couldn't believe his ears. He gaped at the informant with dropped jaw. 

"Rajan... she should be safe... do anything to protect her.. keep her safe!" he ordered Rajan, took out his gun and dashed out! 

"I won't be able to forgive myself if anything happens to them!" he thought sitting in the car and racing away. 

"Rajan, who is there on the Airport?" he asked over the phone. Rajan answered.

"Ok. Tell them to kidnap her and keep her at the safe place till this is over!" he said smiling. "this is better! I can keep her safe from all the trouble ... once this is over, I will apologize to her and Dada and release her safely!" he joined his hands. 

"Boss, she gave us a slip. We do not know where she is!" his informant gave him the gloomiest news. He banged his head in frustration. "Where did she go? Oh God! That Sham must have done something to her before we could lay our hands on!" he thought the worst.

"Where is our target?" he asked the informant. "Right infront of our eyes!" came the answer. "And where is she?" he asked. "Don't know!" was the answer. Ramani took a sigh of relief. Atleast his Target had not done anything to her! "Do anything, but find her out!" he yelled.

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"So tell me, Rattan, what is that you people are shit scared of this man?" he asked contemptuously with obvious reason to provoke Rattan.

"What do you mean? Why would I be scared of this bugger?" retorted back Rattan with his rough language. 

"What did you say? Bugger? Or beggar? ... he looks like a beggar to me!" he said little loudly. A shrill snigger filled the air... Arnav looked at his grandmother.

"He is a beggar... I remember how he used to beg for used cloths... for food... when he used to come with his mother! She sniggered again. Arnav stared at Krishna Kant's reactions.

"He then befriended with Rattan's father. Poor boy... he was simple enough to fall in his trap. He made an entry into our house. When he was opposed, he made sure that Rattan's father was convicted for murder and was sent to jail. Then these big Thakurs disowned Rattan's father.. Nirmal had already left the house after a big row with this Sajjan Singh, never to return. " she again started yelling at Krishna Kant. 

Arnav looked at him and said in a surprised tone. "Is it? He did all this?" Krishna Kant was burning with rage. All other Thakurs were helpless. Their account was to open soon...!
"Not only this... I made sure that your father too left this world in a pathetic condition... his body was found after four days!" came of disdainful voice of Krishna Kant! Arnav's blood boiled. This was a provocation, he knew. He kept his cool.

"Don't claim the credit of what you have not done, Krishna Kant, my father died in an accident!" Arnav played his move.

"Oh! That's what you think. I made sure he died in an accident! It was me who drove the truck!" Arnav's heart skipped a beat. He clenched his fists. 

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Khushi landed on the Airport covering her head with her dupatta. She merged himself with the kids family. There were fourteen members of the same family traveling for a wedding. Khushi with her sweet talks became one of them. No one noticed her coming out of the Airport. She took an Auto and started her journey to meet her husband. 

Sham turned to look at the empty seats and hurriedly came out of the plane to look for her. She had already vanished. The commotion played a major role. He couldn't locate her. "I know where you are going Khushi, I will wait for you there!" he smirked. He really was not keen on finding her out. He had already found her out. He took his time to come out of the Airport, hailed a taxi and started his journey towards his final destination, oblivious to the fact that he was followed closely. 

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"Hello Shondeep, where is he?" asked Mummiji in a very angry tone. She was trying his number in vain. He had not picked up her phone and then it was switched off.

"I don't know!" Shondeep sounded hopeless. "I only got the message that he will be back in a day or so! And now his phone is switched off!" 

"Hmm.. he again is up to something !" mummiji blurted gravely. With her feeble state she couldn't do anything. She only had to wait. 

But Shondeep was confused. "Where did he go without intimating anyone?" he was puzzled. He knew his boss Balwindar Singh well... the these bits of his traits were new to him. He too had decided to wait and watch. 

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Balwindar was sitting in Commissioner's Office in Kanpur with bated breath. Commissioner came out of the control room and headed straight to his office with a group of police officers, giving frantic instructions. He had no time to look at the visitor. Balwindar tried to talk to him in vain. In frustration he called up the direct line of CM (Chief minister) again.

"Sorry! But I want to talk to the commissioner here!" he demanded. Within five minutes the commissioner was out to greet him and take him in his office personally.

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Krishna Kant's phone rang. A broad smirked smile appeared on his face. "He is coming!" he whispered in Rattan's ears and took a step ahead.

"Stop this drama, Bete.. your end is nearing!" he said threateningly. But Arnav had lost it.
With the gust of wind, warning bells began to ring in his head! His Khushi was coming...! He felt better and smiled, with his heart filling with love for her...but the next moment it was replaced with anxiety. 

"No, she should not come here! It will be difficult to take her out safe!" he thought. But his work was not over yet. He need to get few more confessions!

Krishan Kant smirked looking at Arnav's anxious face. He knew Arnav was losing it and soon his son will be with him to conquer he fort again.