Episode Guide - Part 11

Jassi gets a call from Santanu, who tells her that the shipment with the supplies is on its way and that he still needs to know how to get the money to her. Jassi tells him that they’ll talk in 10 minutes. She then calls her dad and tells him what’s going on with Lavina. Her father is furious that she’d even consider taking a bribe to help him. Jassi tells him that this is exactly what she needed to hear from him, and that she’s at peace and will not take the bribe.

Aryan gets to Gulmohur ready to rumble with Arman to give him the news about the bribe. Arman is about to talk to Arman when Jassi asks if they can talk in private about something very urgent. She tells him about Lavina’s bribe. Mallika walks in on them and starts asking Arman why he’s making Aryan wait, and Arman tells Mallika about the bribe offer. Aryan joins them (Jassi is not there at this time) and plays the tape that Gulati made of his conversation with Santanu. Jassi is about to walk back into the room and overhears the tape. Mallika tells Aryan that they already know about the bribe from Jassi. Arman argues with Aryan about the tape, and asks why he’s so intent on getting Jassi in trouble. He defends her and reminds Aryan that Gulati DID accept bribes all the time. Mallika and Aryan leave the room obviously annoyed with Arman’s reaction and defense of Jassi.

Arman goes back to his office and finds Jassi who tells him that she overheard the argument and feels terrible and wants to resign. Arman gets upset with her and tells her that she did the right thing by letting him know ahead of time about the bribe and that she can’t resign just when he needs her the most, that everything is okay. Jassi tells him that she should have told him about it as soon as she knew of the bribe and that she actually was quite tempted to accept the bribe because of the problems at home. That she was about to betray him and her family, and that this is why she needs to resign. Arman tells her that he trusts her implicitly and that she is a human being that has weak moments like everyone else. That he’s never expected her to be a perfect woman, but just a human being who faces her weaknesses and is able to make the right decision. And that because of this he cannot accept her resignation. He hugs her and helps her dry her tears. Aryan tells Mallika that Arman stands up for Jassi more than he does for Mallika herself. And that if things go on this way, Jassi is going to end up as Chairman of Gulmohur (ding, ding, ding, ding — and Aryan wins the GRAND PRIZE!). Raj tells Arman that Jassi may be as ugly as hell, but that she’s an exceptional woman for having fessed up about the bribe and for having refused to be bribed. Arman tells him that Jassi’s behaviour has shown him that she is the right person to run the business they have to establish to save Gulmohur.

Mallika tells Arman how upset she is that he doesn’t count on her when he’s making business decisions, but he relies on “Jassi” for everything. Arman calls Diana at Lavina and scolds her for having tried to bribe Jassi. He demands that they still give Gulmohur the 5% rebate that was part of the bribe, making the discount 15%. Raj tells Arman that Jassi is definitely a woman in love because to not only have rejected the bribe and missed the opportunity to have all that money, but also have confessed that she had been bribed, is not only a sign of loyalty but of love. Arman tells Raj that she has principles, which both of them lost long ago, and also tells Raj that Jassi didn’t take the bribe even though her family is going through financial straits. Arman goes to Jassi’s office and asks her why she hadn’t reminded him to give her a salary increase. She tells him that she felt bad about reminding him. He tells her that she’s getting a raise, which makes her very happy. He then puts his hands on her shoulders and thanks her for all her help and tells her how important she is to him. The door to Jassi’s office opens and Raj arrives with Vasundhra.

Vasundhra greets Jassi very affectionately. They leave Jassi’s office, and when they close the door Raj and Arman make some snide remark about Jassi (hello, what’s WRONG with Arman!?), and Vasundhra tells them not to mock Jassi. Arman tells Vasundhra that they’ve called her to hire her to do the public relations for the first launch under his chairmanship and they go to Maddy’s lair to look at the designs. Raj tries his best to flirt with Vasundhra, who pretty much blows him off and tells him that after two divorces she’s had enough with men, although she tells him that she’s dating someone else. Maddy greets Vasundhra in his usually effusive manner and is overjoyed to hear that they’ll be working together.

Arman asks Jassi to establish a new company, which will be in her name only. She is taken completely by surprise and thinks that Arman is pulling her leg. He tells her that he needs this phantom company to be able to deal with any problems that come up. The capital for the company will be Rs.30,00,000 . Mallika complains to Mrs. Suri and Mr. Suri about Arman’s behaviour with Jassi. Mr. Suri stands up for Jassi, saying that she’s a good person. Mallika keeps complaining, saying that if things keep going the way they are, she wouldn’t be surprised (ha, ha, ha!) if Jassi ended up running the company as Chairman, since she has gone up in the company by leaps and bounds. Mrs. Suri says that only a Suri or a Valencia can fill the chairmanship and that “that woman” could only become Chairman if she took or bought the company from them (no, she’s going to be GIVEN the company!). Raj confirms with Arman that the capital for the new company is the bribe money from Lavina. Arman tells him that he doesn’t want Jassi to know where the money is coming from. Arman finally convinces Jassi to set up the new company and tells her that she cannot mention it to her family, to his family, or to Mallika and Aryan. He also gives her free rein to run the business (investments) as she sees fit.

Vasundhra wants to get detailed descriptions of Maddy’s designs to be able to draft press releases. Arman asks her to please not make any mention of the fabric being used for the designs because they are of lower quality than usual. Vasundhra asks Arman to get Jassi out of her cave-like office. Arman tells Manchanda that he needs to set up Gulati’s old office for Jassi’s use. However, Jassi asks Arman to let her stay in her office because she wants to be near him (no kidding!), if he doesn’t mind. Arman tells her that he doesn’t mind at all and that if that’s what she wants, he’d rather have her near because he needs her, which makes Jassi very happy. When Jassi gets home, she tells her parents about her pay raise. Later in her bedroom, she tells Nandu about the new company.