The Traps of Black Swan

Karsen Rivas never bothered to throw a glance at Leon even if the latter tried to trouble them with underhand work. Leon had thought the Rivas family members stayed away from him to be safe but who knew the man in front of him didn't care if he held the power or had the ability.

Among the people who kept him first and respected him more, Leon was really uncomfortable facing Aaron who had indifference as if he said nothing.

It is infuriating.

Leon subsided his anger and tried to manage the air without giving away, "Doctor Rivas is humorous. Thank you for taking your time to attend my brother's engagement."

Yeah, he wanted to avoid talking to Aaron but who is going to let him have his way. Taking away the control is the worst thing done to the control freak.

Aaron noticed him showing the way towards the sitting area but he interrupted, "Is these all for an engagement?" 

Leon: "..."

Aaron blatantly pretended unknown about the party leaving Leon wordless. Leon was already in a terrible mood due to engagement, hearing Aaron aggravate him repeatedly, Leon was aware either Aaron wanted him to blurt out his doing with an apology or hear Aaron taunt him.

The first choice was never going to happen, Leon wasn't an idiot to accept he sent his men behind Aaron, much less an apology. 

Of course, he had the choice to escape from facing Aaron but it would be a provocation that won't have a good result while 'Ava Kelly' would be right in the corner.

Yeah, Leon was pretending to be guarded down waiting for Ava Kelly to enter the venue and create a ruckus. He was planning to squash her like a bug.

He purposefully kept his men away from the hall so that she could enter inside in overconfidence. But his men were behind many spy cameras that were installed while decorating the hall.

Leon clutched his mobile tight waiting for the security men to track Ava Kelly's position in the venue.

So Leon could only be shameless and be dumb to Aaron's ridicules. Playing along with Aaron's words, "I guessed so. Doctor Rivas has so many responsibilities after all."

Aaron accepted as he lazily shoved his hands to his pockets, "Right, I came to pick up my girlfriend. She must be around the corner." Even though he wanted to warn Leon saying he is aware of events, his main reason was to pick Aarvi after he got to know by Shawn that she was there.

Leon remembered the mall incident but didn't bring it up. He was curious to know who could be Aaron's girlfriend because she will be Aaron's weakness and he could use it whenever he wants to keep Aaron in place.

How delusional!

Before Leon could show interest in his Cupcake, Aaron continued, "President Harmon, are you looking down on me?" He asked and saw Leon laughing at the question as though Aaron cracked a joke. However Leon didn't get the chance to comment on it.

"Only six men to follow me?" Aaron didn't go around the mountain but hit straight.

Leon choked on his causal laugh hearing Aaron, he actually didn't expect Aaron to know he was behind those men. He coughed against his backhand if he was clearing his throat, "Doctor Rivas, it seems like there is some misunderstanding." He sounded convincing.

For Aaron who could catch Aarvi's mind-blowing acting, Leon's act of cool was a piece of cake to deduce. "Misunderstanding?" Aaron uttered cuing his bodyguard with his hand.

His bodyguard quickly opened a group picture of six men that was taken at the police station. He displayed it for Leon to see.

Leon identified them instantly and his suspicion also turned out to be true but he acted clueless, "Who are they, Doctor Rivas?" He looked confused with a hint of curiousness to know who they were.

But, he forgot, why would a conglomerate president be interested to know about six criminals? Shouldn't his response be, 'I don't know them' or something similar?

The bodyguard shoved his mobile into his pocket and stood with his aloof gaze. That's when his eyes landed on Aarvi who smiled at President Dawson whose face had lost all the colors as though he saw a devil.

While Leon was playing over-smart, President Dawson was losing his mind.

President Dawson's mistress and son were actually in a different country and he knew the video was fake but just the thought of his affair leaking to the media, was enough to panic him.

But Aarvi's plan wasn't to scare him about disclosing his affair. Her plan was to panick him just like how the photo disappeared from his phone.

Now the video disappeared.

As though it was his illusion, President Dawson couldn't find the video or photo in his mobile at all.

Before he tried to calm down, a mellow voice sounded behind him, "Excuse me…"

President Dawson forced himself to look fine and turned around. 

One second...

Two second...

.

.

Five second...

'Crash.' His mobile's lifetime was long. There was carpet and the mobile was saved even after falling on the floor as soon as his eyes landed on 'Ava Kelly'.

Aarvi smiled at him and walked away while his eyes bulged out of the socket behind her. They never had any communication before three years but being part of the last day of 'Ava Kelly', they have to pay the price.

'H-how is she alive?' He thought and rubbed his eyes desperately. When he opened his eyes, she had disappeared.

Disoriented thoughts with heavy breathing, he smacked his forehead and mumbled to himself, "What am I imagining? She must be somebody else."

Shaking his head, he tried to bend to fetch the mobile but his belly stopped him. So he kneeled to take it.

But before he could lift his hand, a pointed black heel pressed on his knuckles and started oppressing.

President Dawson instinctively tried to pull his hand away but it was of no use and so he hissed in irritation, "You-..." The rest of the words stuck in his throat, his jaws dropped, his eyes widened almost popping his eyes out when he saw it was 'Ava Kelly' who was smiling at him harmlessly.

The firm grip on his knuckles beame overbearing and Aarvi pedaled his back hand and squirmed her pointed heel on the back of his hand.

Her fingers had lost life because of him, now his right-hand palm should pain him so much that he couldn't hold a glass of wine to raise a toast for the new couple to show his happiness.

President Dawson winced in pain but his eyes were glued on her to confirm Ava Kelly was really present.

A waiter kneeled next to President Dawson and patted him in shock, "President Dawson…" 

Aarvi grounded her feet one last time.

President Dawson grimaced in pain and heard the waiter continue, "What happened? Why are you sitting on the floor, President Dawson? Let me help you, please get up."

President Dawson was shocked hearing the waiter who looked like he didn't know why he was kneeling. He was about to point 'Ava Kelly' in front of him but she wasn't there. 

He felt like his heart stopped beating, the surrounding felt crowded and noticed all were looking at him and laughing. It was torturous for the man who behaves high and mighty.

'How did she disappear?' He slipped on the floor and heavily breathed trying to recollect what just happened.

He felt everything real, it couldn't be an illusion so he desperately tugged the waiter, "Didn't you see a girl in black stomping my hand?" He stuttered. Probably he should have asked anybody other than the waiter.

"Sir, what are you talking about? Girl in black?" The waiter sounded confused as he pretended to be looking around while he placed the drinks tray on the table that was behind President Dawson.

The waiter innocently shrugged and shook his head which made President Dawson terrified to the core.