The Traps of Black Swan

Aaron ignored Nikun's gaze and didn't continue to tell who the mastermind behind the plan was when he saw her in deep thought.

Aarvi deduced the rest of the plan. "Leon kept an eye on all the cardiologists in the city once he doubted my existence."

Placing his elbow on the backrest, Aaron propped his head on his hand watching her side profile while she analyzed all the plans of Leon. He wanted her to study the situation because Aarvi could point out minor details which they might have missed.

This was a completely new side of Aarvi so Nikun didn't interrupt and heard her speak of the plans of Leon without needing any assistance or confirmation.

Aarvi's eyes were on the piano while she dissected Leon Harmon's silent plans. He was trying to set a big trap for her but unfortunately, Aaron was too smart and careful from the beginning so Leon failed.

She continued in certainty, "Since he couldn't find any record of Ava Kelly in any hospital, He wanted to try in the military hospital, that's too risky and hard." Provoking the military isn't a good choice when Leon's background is so corrupted.

So Leon needed a way where the best surgeon could run up to save a person. They can't choose a common man, "So he chose to shoot at the heart of the cabinet secretariat who will get assistance from top-notch private and military doctors."

How she wanted to pedal that poison snake for hurting innocent people. She wished to speed up her plans but it would be dangerous so she controlled her emotions.

Nikun and Aaron looked at each other. They had indeed missed this point. When the city was under curfew three years back, the military had locked down the city. Hence Leon doubted the military hospital thinking they might have saved Ava Kelly.

Aarvi continued, "Leon fooled Mertons to keep his slate clean to let them take the blame." She couldn't understand if the Mertons were an idiot or Leon was just shrewd. "Leon wanted to make sure if a person shot in the chest could be saved just like me. If yes, then who could save the secretariat?"

Aaron stretched his hand and tucked her hair lock behind her ear as a faint smile flashed on his face. He felt like his Cupcake must have been a detective or joined some secret service like her brother Zain.

Instead of continuing her deduction, she suddenly remarked, "Leon Harmon really lives up to his identity. Toxic, sharp-witted, pernicious man."

Before stepping into the penthouse, he had thought Leon Harmon was targeting Aaron and Rivas Industries to help Merton get the project. He was initially grim, thinking how dare Leon or Merton tries to attack Aaron's team in Merton Hotels. 

Now it is cleared, Everything is linked to one lady and it's Aarvi Evans, aka Ava Kelly.

Hearing Aarvi showing her disapproval for Leon Harmon's toxic, harmful behavior, Aaron cooled her down, "His bad luck. He is against a Black Swan."

Since Aarvi was from a business world she knew what it meant by Black Swan, she shook her head helplessly for earning different names frequently from him. 

Whereas Nikun looked at her black dress and remembered she was in the black too when he met her at Rivas Industries.

He wasn't curious about the couple's flirting so he was about to ask Aarvi to continue her deduction but he sensed Shea coming downstairs. He cued Aaron and put on a nonchalant air.

Shea who skipped downstairs had heard Aaron's words, "Who compliments that way?"

She peeked at Aarvi from behind the couch and smiled. She had really thought Aaron's Cupcake was going to be some cute little girl but Aarvi was beyond her imagination. She wasn't only beautiful but had brains. 

She expressed, "Your girlfriend isn't just floating Swan on the water." She told Aaron while Aarvi was a little uncomfortable when Shea was close to her. 

Aaron sensed it, he took the chance, held Aarvi's hand, and pulled her much closer to him.

Shea leaned on the couch as she continued without knowing why Aarvi didn't shake her hand or why Aaron pulled Aarvi next to him.

"She is alluring. Brother Aaron, I dare you to leave your girlfriend out alone, I am sure a few will ask her out at first sight." She giggled imagining Aaron getting jealous. 

She had thought Aaron couldn't have any emotions until she saw him today with Aarvi, so she didn't find it odd imagining him jealous.

Nikun felt like he should have told his sister that Aarvi's beauty is lethal, None would dare to offend her or her boyfriend. 

Aaron threw the cushion on Shea's head, he didn't like when Shea kept mentioning his Cupcake's look. 'She is more than her appearance, okay?

"Black Swan is a metaphor. It describes an event that comes as a surprise with a major effect. One couldn't predict or foresee it." He tried to enlighten Shea.

Then his eyes went back to Aarvi who was actually speechless by seeing him talk so much in front of others. She knew it was because it's about her. 

"It also means extremely rare." He ended his words of praise pinching her cheek.

Shea who saw harmless Aarvi couldn't understand how the metaphor could suit her but the meaning probably suited her because everybody is nothing for Aaron excluding his Cupcake.

'Am I so unpredictable?' Aarvi thought while controlling herself from saying, 'I am flattered.'

"Your punishment is still on." She whispered and stuck her tongue out at him thinking he might be buttering her up.

Aaron: "..."

Aarvi then realized Nikun and Aaron purposefully avoided Leon's topic because of Shea. She felt good to see them protecting her from the evilness of the world, she could only hope Shea doesn't have to face any darkness of the world. 

She turned to Aaron for the suggestion, "How about I take Shea to Shawn's penthouse guestroom? She is exhausted?" She didn't want to give her bedroom.

Aaron glanced at Nikun, the latter knew Shawn but Shea didn't know so expecting her to get comfortable in Shawn's penthouse is absurd. So he left the choice on them.

Shea was hesitant but her brother didn't even look at her, "No problem. She isn't a little girl to be scared of by a half-naked man."

Aarvi and Shea: "..."

Shea controlled words from the tip of her tongue, 'Are you even my brother?' It is true she won't be afraid of men, she wasn't a saint all these years. It's Aaron's younger brother so she didn't want to have any odd meeting experience.

She stood up stomping her feet, "I won't waste my energy on you." She harrumphed at Nikun and strode towards the main door of the penthouse.

Aarvi quickly got up and followed her out. Settling Shea in a guest room, assuring her that Shawn won't return till the night and she will be dropping him a message.

Shea didn't even bother locking the door and flopped on the bed saying, "Thank you…" She was truly tired.

Aarvi dropped a message to Shawn closing the guest room door, [My Little Prince, I am borrowing your guest room at the penthouse.]

The response soon dropped in, [I am not little (Squinting_eyes_emote), Little Heart.]

'Am I little?' She chuckled, she liked hearing Little Heart anyway.

Forgetting to inform Shawn that a different girl was in the penthouse, she left Shawn's penthouse to know if Leon was up to something.