episode 3
Aarohi enters, tense but composed. Kunal stands by the window, sipping black coffee.
Aarohi Singhania (FL)
"You enjoy this power game, don’t you?"
Kunal Shekhawat (ML)
Good evening to you too miss Singhania
Aarohi Singhania (FL)
Cut the crap Mr Shekhawat. I'm not here for chit chat
Aarohi Singhania (FL)
"You came to my house… insulted my father in front of the staff. Why?"
Kunal Shekhawat (ML)
"I don’t insult, sweetheart. I state facts."
Aarohi Singhania (FL)
"You called me a spy. Do you really think I’d stoop that low?"
Kunal Shekhawat (ML)
"Didn’t you? You walked into my family’s bride-hunting event, uninvited, in front of cameras. You knew what would happen."( raised brows)
Aarohi Singhania (FL)
"I didn’t plan that. I was dragged into it."(hurt)
Kunal Shekhawat (ML)
"And now you’re here. Why? Guilt? Or another task assigned by Daddy dearest?"( coldly)
Aarohi Singhania (FL)
"I’m not my father."(voice softening)
Kunal Shekhawat (ML)
"Then stop acting like him."( laugh dryly)
Aarohi Singhania (FL)
"I came here to talk, not to be humiliated again."( angered)
Kunal Shekhawat (ML)
"Then talk. But don’t pretend to be innocent when you’re tangled in the dirtiest web Mumbai’s seen."(serious)
Aarohi Singhania (FL)
"Some of us are trapped, Kunal… not playing."
The meeting was over, but the tension still lingered in the air like static. Aarohi walked beside Kunal in silence
Kunal and Aarohi step out together. Aarohi freezes the moment she sees the crowd.
Reporter
"Miss Singhania! With Mr. Shekhawat again? What’s going on between you two?"
Reporter 2
"Are you here for a merger… or something more personal?"
Kunal Shekhawat (ML)
"No comments."( calm)
Aarohi Singhania (FL)
"I… I came here to talk. But… he—he crossed the line."( tense eyes on camera)
Reporter 2
"Are you saying Mr. Shekhawat misbehaved with you?" (shocked and shouting)
Aarohi Singhania (FL)
"Yes. He tried to get too close. I asked him to stop."((hesitant)
Kunal Shekhawat (ML)
"What?"( stunned)
Reporter
"Mr. Shekhawat, is that true? Did you try to force yourself on her?"(eager)
Kunal Shekhawat (ML)
"You should choose your next words very carefully, Miss Singhania."( voice low yet sharp)
Aarohi Singhania (FL)
"I’m sorry." (whispering)
Kunal Shekhawat (ML)
"This conversation is over. Leave."(calm)
After the media left, Kunal grabbed Aarohi by the wrist and dragged her back to his office.
The door slams shut. Aarohi stands near the entrance, shaken. Kunal storms in behind her.
Kunal Shekhawat (ML)
"What the hell was that, Aarohi?"(furious)
Aarohi Singhania (FL)
"I’m… I’m sorry, Mr. Shekhawat."(softly)
Kunal Shekhawat (ML)
"F**k your sorry."( cold laugh)
He walks up to her, eyes blazing. A sharp SLAP lands across her cheek. Silence. Heavy breathing. Shock
Kunal Shekhawat (ML)
"You just ruined my name… in front of the whole damn city."(low and dengerous)
Aarohi Singhania (FL)
"I didn’t have a choice( tears in her eyes)
Kunal Shekhawat (ML)
"Don’t you dare play victim. You knew exactly what you were doing."( cuts her off)
Aarohi Singhania (FL)
"I was trying to protect—"
Kunal Shekhawat (ML)
Save your excuses and get out. Don’t you dare show your face to me again.
Aarohi Singhania (FL)
Mr. Shekhawat, please… just listen to me! (crying)
Kunal Shekhawat (ML)
I said get out. And remember this—don’t ever come in front of me again. Because next time… it won’t be words.
(cold pause)
It’ll be my gun… and your head.
He shoved Aarohi toward the door, and she stumbled, falling hard and twisting her leg. Without a second glance, he slammed the door shut right in her face.
Kunal was sitting on his chair when I got a call
Kunal Shekhawat (ML)
Hello..
Arjun Shekhawat (ML father)
"Kunal! What the hell am I watching on TV?! Are you out of your mind?"(furious)
Kunal Shekhawat (ML)
"Relax, Dad. I’m handling it—"(gritting his teeths)
Arjun Shekhawat (ML father)
"Handling?! They’re calling you a molester on national television! Get your ass home. Now."
Shekhawat Mansion, Private Study
Sushma Devi (ML grandmother)
"What happened, Kunal?"(calm but stern)
Kunal Shekhawat (ML)
"That girl. Aarohi. I helped her, and she stabbed me in the back. False accusation."( frustrated)
Arjun Shekhawat (ML father)
"No one will believe you. This is India, Kunal. A girl cries, and a man burns."
Vedant Shekhawat (ML brother)
"You have proof she lied?"
Kunal Shekhawat (ML)
"No. She did it clean."( silent)
Vedant Shekhawat (ML brother)
What about security cams?
Kunal Shekhawat (ML)
It was not working.sigh
Arjun Shekhawat (ML father)
"Then we twist the narrative."(with a pause)
Kunal Shekhawat (ML)
"What do you mean?"( confused)
Arjun Shekhawat (ML father)
"We say it was an arranged marriage. That she was meeting you for a premarital meeting. And the press exaggerated everything."
Kunal Shekhawat (ML)
"You want me to marry the girl who just ruined my name?"( bitterly)
Arjun Shekhawat (ML father)
"You want war with the Singhanias? Or do you want to end it your way? Marry her. Control her. Then control him."
Kunal Shekhawat (ML)
"Fine" (after thinking for a while)
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