"Kushi" Arnav mumbled softly, as he felt the increase in his heart beat. Something that he experiences every time a certain Hazel eyed beauty is around.

"Kushi? Kushi who?" Aman asked, with an awkward laugh.

ASR looked at Aman with a frown. Why is his ever efficient second in hand looking so disturbed?

And how many Kushis does Aman know?

"Is Kushi here? Kushi Kumari Gupta?" ASR asked openly. He didn't care what Aman would think. It's not as if he is planning to hide his feelings from anyone.

He might not be going around announcing that he is in love with Khushi Kumari Gupta. But he isn't going to hide it either.

"Kushi? Why would Kushi be here?" Aman asked with a nervous chuckle, making Arnav frown more.

That's right! Why would Kushi be here? What is he even thinking!

Arnav shook his head and walked towards his cabin.

Aman heaved a sigh of relief and dashed towards the pantry.

"Aman ji? Why did you push me into the pantry? Why did you ask me to hide?" Kushi asked, as soon as she saw Aman.

"I didn't want ASR to spot you, Kushi. You remember how it was the last time." Aman said, making Kushi frown.

"Mr Raizada doesn't know that I am here?" Kushi asked suspiciously

"Of course No. Hiring new employees is done by the HR department. ASR has no hand in it. He only deals with hiring high level employees. Especially designers. Oh God! How am I going to deal with this now. If he finds out, I will be fired for sure" Aman said with a groan.

Kushi still couldn't believe that ASR didn't have a hand in her new employment.

And she didn't know what to feel about it.

"Who hired me then?" Kushi asked

"The agency sends in the resumes of possible candidates. The HR department selects the employees" Aman said

"And who works in HR?" Kushi asked

"Lavanya Kashyap is the HR team head." Aman said

Lavanya ji? Why would Lavanya ji do this to her?

"But Lavanya is on a two weeks leave. Currently Pam is in charge" Aman said, his eyes widening realising what must have happened

"Pam ji?" Kushi asked

"Damn it! She must have done it purposely. I heard her saying yesterday during lunch hour that it was such bad luck that they couldn't see ASR blasting at Kushi. But there will be chances of entertainment sooner. I should have known. I shouldn't have simply given the go ahead without checking the employees chart. I didn't give much attention because it is an errand post" Aman said

Kushi sighed. So, ASR does not have a hand in bringing her here.

The great ASR wasn't trying to write her destiny.

Her devi maiya herself is playing games now, it seems.

"Aman ji, if I lose this job, I will be able to get one only after a full run of the other employees. I can't take a chance. I need this" Kushi said

"I understand. I will try to keep you away from ASR as much as possible. For now, let's not inform him that you are here. The lesser he knows, the better" Aman said

Kushi nodded, though not very sure.

Destiny has a weird way of making them cross their paths.

Now that they are under the same roof, how long before the game starts?

ASR felt restless.

The dhak dhak he feels only when Khushi is around. Why the hell would he experience that!

Is it because he is missing her like hell.

Probably! What other reason could there be?

What could he do so that he could always see her.

He would prefer marriage, ofcourse.

ASR chuckled at the irony.

All these years, he was chased by women, to settle down and marry.

And finally when he was ready to tie the knot, the woman involved wasn't interested.

And wasn't that what attracted him towards Kushi the most. She is so opposite to the stereotype.

When women in his circle could hang on his every word, Kushi Kumari Gupta would simply argue with him.

If he said that the sky is blue, given the mood, she would argue that it is yellow and keep on arguing until she wins.

Arnav couldn't help the smile that broke out on his face, when he remembered all the times when she argued with him fearlessly.

Grown men were known to shake in their boots, when they are bestowed with a single glare from him. And Kushi Kumari Gupta would fearlessly glare back at him.

Aman stared at his employer open mouthed.

ASR can smile?

He simply couldn't believe it.

If he hadn't seen it with his own eyes, he wouldn't have believed it either.

Aman coughed awkwardly to gain the attention of the man, who is currently in some other world.

ASR was known for his single minded focus on work. And that man is staring into nothing, with a smile on his face.

Probably he is imagining things, Aman thought. All the pressure from AR and his mother is finally getting to him.

ASR is pressuring him to work more and more and his mother is pressuring him to find a bride for himself.

Definitely, it's time he consulted a psychiatrist.

Arnav looked up when he heard the cough.

"Yes, Aman?" Arnav asked, quickly composing himself.

"ASR, yesterday morning, I had a meeting with Advaith Kapoor from D-fab. The fashion show is scheduled for a month from now. We will be starting work soon. The Indo-American theme should be a success." Aman said

"Great. We would probably need more designers" ASR mused.

"Right ASR. We have too many designers specialising in western works. We need people who are experts in Indian designs'' Aman said and an idea struck in Arnav's mind.

Flashes of Kushi trying to teach Lavanya Lucknowi thread works appeared in his mind and a smirk formed on his lips. Her works were awesome. The fashion expert in him had identified it back then. But the egoistic man in him couldn’t accept it.

What better way to have her in front of his eyes always.

"I know someone who is very good at Lucknowi designs" Arnav said and Aman couldn't hide his surprise

ASR talking about Lucknow so smoothly?

During the purchase of Sheesh Mahal, Aman had seen how much ASR hated the city.

"Oh! That's great. If you are sure, there would be no need for an interview" Aman said

"Right. No need for an interview. I have seen Kushi's works myself. They are wonderful. I am sure she will make a wonderful addition to our design team" Arnav said, with a satisfied smile.

Aman was simply staring at Arnav without responding, which made Arnav frown.

"Aman?"

"Uh? Kushi as in Khushi Kumari Gupta?" Aman asked, finally managing to find his jaw that had dropped down to somewhere around his stomach.

Before Arnav could respond, they heard a loud crash from downstairs.

They both rushed towards the glass walls and looked down, only to see Kushi crouched down in front of Pam and picking up the glass pieces of the coffee cup that had broken.

"Kushi" ASR's voice boomed, shocking every employee.

All of them waiting for the blast