The Traps of Black Swan

The psychiatrist's methods, his wisdom, or Leon's resolution, everything failed him. He wanted to grab Aarvi and drag her away with him. At least he was rational to think she wasn't alone there. Even if she is alone, she will have a way to escape, winning on him seamlessly.

Aarvi placed the lemonade glass on the chair, her hand moved towards her jacket that was resting on the chair she was sitting on. She pulled a black card out of it and flipped it towards Leon.

The card slid on the table before it stuck under his finger. Leon peeled his eyes from her face to the card, still breathing heavily. He read the words that were layered in gold color. [Aarvi Evans, President of Skylar Industries.] And there was a logo of a bird in the shades of blue. That was giving an illusion of a flying bird when one blinks their eyes.

Of course, he remembers Tia calling her Aarvi repeatedly. He almost snorted, thinking she changed her name to be safe from him before it registered to his mind that she is the President of Skylar.

His anger morphed to shock. Slowly he understood how his team found the old data about Ava Kelly related to Skylar but not the President of Skylar. She was tricking and controlling them all along.

And this card was the response to his first offer. Why the freaking hell will she work under him when she already knows he was a monster?  Half a billion bonus? With the tremendous growth of Skylar, half a billion would become nothing to her. 

He recalled that he had assumed as she would become President of Kelly International after seeing her help her grandfather run the business. 

How could that mean she wasn't capable of starting her own business? Not recently, he was losing from three years every time he faced her.

Meanwhile, Tia blinked at Aarvi in awe. She admired her confidence, calmness, courage, but an unknown fear was creeping up her spine. It wasn't because she was President of Skylar. Something about this side of Aarvi made her shiver.

Despite seeing her sit calmly and merely looking at Leon, Tia felt her heart shudder to her silence and serenity. The pretty face felt like a layer to mask every darkness and sinfulness. Even if Leon appeared murderous, the real predator was Aarvi.

Tia had just met Dax a few times before she was able to read the heavy heart and sorrow; Dax was hiding behind his liveliness which he is with his friends, and strictness around his employees. But studying Aarvi felt too deep and scary.

Aarvi crossed her legs as she leaned back to face Leon without having to lift her head. However, she blinked, sensing Tia's staring at her. They have taught Leon that women aren't weak. So she didn't need Tia's presence.

Turning to Tia, "You should go and rest." There wasn't much warmth she always had for Tia.

Tia could only bite her lips and nodded in acceptance, "Alright." She was placing her unfinished coffee cup on the table but paused. 'If this animal again slaps the table, it might scald Sister Aarvi.' She thought. She stood up with the cup in her hand. She kept the cup on the next table, buried her hands in the pockets of her jacket, and went in search of a mobile store.

Aarvi slowly untied her knots that Leon was struggling to find, "Leon Harmon, don't you think you missed finding out a few people other than me and the President of Skylar?"

Leon's mind quickly went back to all the events where he faced the setbacks. His unfavorable days started with Sean speaking about a girl, "Beauty in Black!?" He yelled out before looking at her dress.

He slapped the table and demanded a response without being able to believe that Sean lied to him when he had shown Ava Kelly's picture, "What did you do to Sean? Why didn't he lie to me about you?"

Aarvi: "..."

She had thought Sean would have told her name to Leon. She hadn't taken Sean seriously when he had pushed her to Aeon's room, saying he will protect her from Leon. Aarvi had thought Sean would become morally corrupted.

Thinking of Sean, she remembered Aeon, Eliza, and her treatment.

She didn't answer Leon. Instead, she reminded him to think, "Next..."

His finger pointed at her as he recalled, "You are the major shareholder of Amiah Entertainment." He didn't confirm anymore. He knew everything went wrong from the moment she stepped into his life. It's more like he dragged her into his life.

He remembered Billy Craft and his fallout. Skyline acquiring Craft business and appointing Zachary Barnes, the cops' brutal state in the warehouse, Vance Hays... "Ava Kelly!" He said through his teeth, "You are sinister."

Aarvi wasn't offended. She smiled, "I know, right."

He couldn't believe the girl who used to cry for hitting him was ruthless to the bones. Breathing heavily, he pressed his hands on the table and glared into her eyes, "What the f**k do you want?" Because it was obvious, she didn't want to kill him.

The more he tried to scare her, the calmer she became, and the intensity of her presence was oppressing him. Aarvi moved closer to the table. She rested her forearms on it. Her black orbs glinted darkly as she smirked at his eyes, feeding his anger.

One was biting cold ice, and another was erupting lava. One could freeze the blood in the veins, and another could bring tears in fear. 

"Havoc."

As mellow and pleasant Aarvi sounded, there was determination and confidence when a word buzzed in his ears. Aarvi simpered as she straightened her back, going away from Leon, "In your life."

While Leon was busy drowning in his anger, Aarvi's fingers flew on the keyboard of her laptop before she turned it to him.

Leon's eyes widened because it was his bank details of the black money. His gaze shifted to her face without understanding how she got those details. 

Well, how did she get the details?

Aarvi had collected his fingerprint when she had worked for a month in Harmon Industries. His details, fingerprints were enough for them to fetch the details. They had watched over the account for two years, and shockingly Leon was earning billions of money with his illegal works. He could practically buy the whole Mocon citizens if he wants.

"Leon Harmon donated ten billion to the Mirage orphanage," Aarvi said as though she was reading the news for the public. Then she tilted her head, her brows raised, "How is the headline?"

His stare again morphed to glare, trying to pierce through her soul. She was speaking of 10 billion, like 10 million. He wanted to cuss at her but saw her close the laptop. It was a lesson. His money was safe. He finally breathed, thinking to move his money quickly and safely.

Aarvi finally stood up after checking the time on her wristwatch. The purpose of their meet was half served. A warning to Leon. A warning to keep him away from her people. Kidnapping Shawn, Dax, and Zain weren't possible. Touching Tia would hurt him back, so Leon wouldn't dare to reach them.

'Time for the final touch.' She thought.

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