The Traps of Black Swan

Due to mixed feelings for canceling the date again, Aarvi wanted to cool her head. She didn't blame Aaron for the emergencies that arose but she was a normal girl too, she didn't like seeing her dates with Aaron canceling back to back.

She had thought they could enjoy the whole week evening together but who knew all her plans were fated to be burned up?

She had almost reached the office door when it flung open without a knock so she paused and her eyes narrowed at the person. Only Milo Wen had permission to enter inside after a knock, the rest had to wait until Aaron permitted them so she wanted to see who had so much audacity other than the Rivas family.

A handsome man on the other side was bubbling in anger. He had a tall and well-maintained slender physique. His dark brown hair was styled in a messy look which gave a roguishness to his sharp jawline. 

His brown eyes had emotions of anger but they were clear and warm which makes one get easily comfortable around him.

He was in a navy blue long coat, knitted dual-color pullover, and denim pants. He was chic in a laid back relaxing look. 

Aarvi's face slowly turned puzzled looking at him. It wasn't because he was handsome, but felt familiar. Her gaze laid nowhere but his face, importantly his eyes. 

'Where have I seen him?' She thought.

Aaron's face turned aloof, he oddly felt uneasy, he didn't want the man to meet Aarvi so soon but it was too late to control the damage. 

The handsome man cooled down once his eyes shifted to the young lady who was next to Aaron. His lips were threatening to bloom into an attractive smirk but he was controlling it waiting for her to identify him.

Aarvi blinked when Aaron's hand was placed on her back. Before the men could utter anything, Aarvi mumbled in uncertainty, "Brother Nick?"

The man smiled in delight and astonishment but Aaron froze.

Nikun Morris, Aaron's friend from his school days. He was the second son of the Morris family. Morris Industries' headquarters was shifted to Coasta just three years earlier so Nikun was busy with his father to establish and stabilize the company.

Thus the two friends hardly got time to hang out other than Nikun meeting Aaron whenever the latter dropped to Coasta on business trips.

"Little Av…" Nikun was excitedly greeting her but Aarvi held Aaron's hand and dragged him away to the floor to the ceiling glass wall.

At the door, Milo Wen shook his head helplessly. Compared to Nikun who had broken into the important conference of Aaron in Coasta, this is considered as minor so he sighed and ordered a secretary to get some refreshments for the guest.

Nikun sauntered to the couch looking at the red flower bed and kneeled on the couch trying to overhear them. He couldn't understand why Aaron's Cupcake took Aaron away as soon as she identified him.

Aarvi's reaction was enough to tell Aaron that she remembers Nikun but the memories are unclear so she wanted to speak about it.

Aarvi earnestly asked, clutching Aaron's sleeves, "Aaron, I never saw him before but I had got a dream of him working as a cafe's cashier. He smiled at me now, meaning he knows me. How? And there was also another teenager who I was close with but I can't remember his face, how hard I try. I get a terrible headache if I force…"

 "Shhh…" Aaron cupped her face seeing her stressing her mind to remember him causing her brows to squeeze harder. 

That's what he was afraid of, Nikun never met his Cupcake alone but with him, if she remembers one, can't recall another one, she will force herself and that pressures her mind.

Her memories weren't erased but masked, so if she pressures, she might recall everything but she might forget a lot of things. No psychologists were suggesting it so Aaron lied.

"It was just a dream. Stop thinking so much." His soothing voice sounded as he gently rubbed between her brows.

Aarvi glanced at Nikun who was poking his ear to hear them, "Then how do I know his name? W-why do I feel like my memories are disrupted?" She felt her head heavy and pressed her fingers on her head as she tried ask, "Aaron did I p-perhaps fo-for..." Her ailing voice faded as she felt her body limp and she swayed unable to focus on his face before everything turned dark.

"Aarvi!" Aaron was quick to react and caught her as soon as she fainted.

Nikun was startled hearing Aaron's voice and seeing Aaron's Cupcake lying in his arms.

He was already confused hearing Aarvi's words and Aaron's lying as it was a dream. He really worked as cashier and counter server at Aaron's cafe, so what is going on?

He was appalled to hear Aaron addressing her as 'Aarvi'. 'She is Ava Kelly.' He thought and quickly got off from the couch to lay Aarvi on the couch.

'Who is Aarvi? Isn't she Cupcake? If she is, then she is Ava Kelly. Did Aaron finally move on from Cupcake to Aarvi? If she isn't Cupcake, how does she know my nickname? Did Aaron tell her about me? Then why didn't he tell me about his girlfriend? Wait, is she his girlfriend?...'

Nikun Morris's mind was in a complete mess with each building question while Aaron checked on her in so much calmness that made the air tense and too chill.

Nikun carefully asked, realizing it wasn't just normal faint. Aarvi had a brief loss of consciousness, so thinking it might be a more serious event, "Shall I call for an ambulance?"

Aaron shook his head in response with a long sigh. Brushing her hair strands away from her face, he stood up to grab a throw-over for her.

Nikun curiously watched Aarvi's petite face to confirm if she was the same little happy giggling Cupcake of Aaron.

He had seen her black orbs, and her face had lots of similarities. Even if he tried to think she isn't Ava Kelly, he couldn't accept it. Her innocent petite face was so alike to Cupcake.

Aaron saw Nikun hovering over Aarvi. He grabbed his collar and pulled him back. He spread the throw over on her as he heard Nikun controlling himself to ask one question at a time.

"Aaron, is she your girlfriend?" Only Nikun knew how hard it was for him to control throwing all the questions from his mind.

Standing up, he pointed to the desk to go towards so that they don't disturb her as he cleared Nikun's mind, "Cupcake."

Nikun was about to throw all the questions out but he had to control again when he witnessed the super cold Aaron's blaming gaze at him. 

'Why do I feel like I made a sin? Damn this man.' He thought as he tried to analyze what was his mistake.

'I didn't even get to say a word. All I did was to appear in front of them. Did I appear at the wrong time? It was his mistake to ignore my call.' 

He took long deep breaths to keep his cool waiting for Aaron to speak. He was never so curious about anything as much he wanted to know about the girl on the couch and her relationship with Aaron.