The Traps of Black Swan

Aarvi watched Hassan Fisher's sleepy face and surprised yet longing gaze on her. Surprised? It wasn't unexpected, but longing? Or is she misidentifying it as longing?

She didn't care. She didn't want to know why he was there either. She turned to Aeon who was blaming himself and planning to convince Hassan Fisher to keep her identity confidential.

"President Harmon, I am not interested, nor passionate about the entertainment industry. Other than investing and my business, I have nothing to do in this field." She said it clearly and firmly so that Aeon doesn't keep having plans to convince her again and again if in case they had to meet again.

Aeon didn't want to poach her to Amiah Entertainment, nope, he wanted her to gain an appreciation and showcase her talents on the right platform. However hearing her unyielding tone and determined gaze, he could only nod. "Alright."

His eyes averted to Hassan again who was just watching Aarvi without a word or much emotion on his face. He strongly felt they knew each other, especially looking at Hassan's eyes which were yearning for something. 

'Is he craving for Aarvi or something else?' He thought, disliking his deep gaze on Aarvi. 

Aeon again glanced at disinterested calmness in Aarvi who didn't bother to react to her disclosed identity. He chose to break the ice and ask Hassan to keep the information low, "Ms. Evans, Hassan Fisher has a cameo of Male Lead's friend. He…"

He couldn't get to continue, Aarvi cut in after she checked the time on her wristwatch, "President Harmon, you should get back to filming and ignore the unnecessary trouble." Then her hand motioned towards the studio for him to leave.

Aeon hoped Hassan shouldn't make a fuss and agree to Aarvi. He opened his lips to bid her but shut it as they were never so close for such a greeting. He didn't know he hoped to see that happiness on her face which she had shown while acting. Anyway, it didn't come and he left.

Aarvi turned around and went towards the parking lot without bothering to say a word to Hassan. The latter took a deep breath before speaking as he followed her a step behind, "My sister- Actually everybody thinks you are squandering money, basking in Rivas's wealth having no idea you are a mysterious business tycoon." He mused.

He had expected her to ask or request or threaten him to keep her identity under wraps but didn't expect her to ignore him like a fly in the garden.

Aarvi didn't bother to pause or respond so she walked to her car and Hassan couldn't hold but blurt out. "Won't you ask me to hide your identity?"

Aarvi paused finally and Hassan hid his smile behind his amusement. This girl never failed to fascinate him. It may be the first time or now. Only a few knew he didn't meet Aarvi for the first time at Rivas Mansion and had tried to check on her numerous times.

Aarvi faced Hassan. He might be hunky and well-formed that always attracted beauties and friendly people to him but to Aarvi he was nothing but a passerby.

"Why should I?" She threw the question back at him with her signature serene composure.

Hassan let out a light chuckle without understanding why he doesn't find her annoying but gets captivated by her. "Because your identity is a mystery to the world."

Aarvi was totally uninterested in talking, especially with the ones who tried to bring up topics to have a conversation when there is nothing to talk about.

"Mr. Fisher, there is something else for you to think instead of it." Aarvi played him back.

Hassan shook his head in resignation. Not only her identity but she, herself is mystic for him. The much he tried to read her, he failed. The only different expressions he had seen were when she was with Shawn, the genuine happiness, and when she was with Aaron, her tranquility with the contentment.

He wouldn't mind accepting that he had swooned on her. Especially for her little sweet behavior and small expressions to Aaron. But he also felt she kept a big wall when she is with others excluding those two men and Dax Grant. He really had an urge to break the wall and see the real Aarvi Evans.

However, he knew he shouldn't step out of his boundaries other than looking from afar and also analyzed what she meant by her words.

If he tries to disclose her identities, he isn't only going against her, that is Skylar Industries but also Rivas family. The Fisher family isn't strong enough to handle single wrath, much less two.

He changed the topic, "If my sister gets to know your complete identity, I don't think she will trouble you."

Aarvi smirked but a lazy one. She was glad he understood without her time and words on it. And does she look like one to plead or threaten to get the work done?

She will give no way out if the other one has to follow her order or work. She is a businesswoman after all. She will foresee every step of danger to be prepared to tackle it.

What if her identity leaks? Big deal, she will just twist her pre-plans and takedown Leon majestically.

Coming to Naomi Fisher, she loves Aaron and her love is a possessive one. She wasn't the type to be gleeful seeing Aaron happy with Aarvi. Now she scorns at Aarvi as a jobless girl and later she will choose something else.

Naomi will find every other girl faulty and substandard for Aaron other than herself so it doesn't make sense even if Aarvi reveals her complete identity as Aarvi Evans, President, and founder of Skylar Industries.

"Bootless errand." She uttered before turning around and left.

Hassan didn't get to say a word or again take steps behind her when a man in a black suit blocked him. And in a blink of an eye, Aarvi left the studio and Hassan didn't even get the glimpse of the car or how she left. The man who had blocked him to left like the wind as though he was never there.

Having bodyguards around considering her complete identity didn't surprise Hassan so he again yawned and called his manager who was stuck with a family problem and was late to pick him up.

He didn't bother talking to Naomi, his elder sister will find it fishy and suspects him or blame him for speaking for Aarvi so he just chose to settle in his villa without going to his family mansion.

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At Avron mansion

Melia welcomed Aarvi who ran inside and straight dashed towards the kitchen hearing Melia, "Welcome home Miss."

"Thank you," Aarvi responded merrily thinking of the dishes to cook for Aaron but... her heels jerked to a halt looking at the man in cream knitted pullover whose sleeves were pulled up giving a treat to the eyes showing off his masculine forearm while the pullover wrapped his body revealing his perfect slender V physique.

Aaron raised his head to see her jutting her lips instead of being happy to see he was preparing cupcakes for dinner dessert. He motioned his hand to call her near and she straight wrapped her arms around him, "There was an operation."

Unbeknown to her weird reaction, he responded to her words, "It was minor and took forty-five minutes."

She probably was still in the studio that time, sigh. "You only take major cases." 

Aaron has a team that has surgeons who could handle small cases and Aaron's usual cases take up a minimum of 3 hours to a maximum of twelve to fifteen hours. Aarvi had even heard as sometimes it takes up to the extent, a few doctors would faint due to exhaustion on their brain to be highly attentive.

Hence she had assumed he would go home later than usual. That led her to speak to Esme at the studio else she would have ditched her and run home to cook for Aaron.

Aaron explained to her in simple words without understanding what made her so unhappy, "The assigned doctor was in another critical emergency and the other one never handled tricky cases so I led the operation."

She didn't tell him she wanted to cook for him but asked, "I want to help you." Without missing to put on a cute pout of her lips and innocent blinks of her eyelids to make him agree else he will throw her out of the kitchen.

Melia and Connor watched the couple in delight.

Connor was right in the living hall. In a hurry, Aarvi didn't see him while running to the kitchen. Connor thought there must be a problem seeing her run so he followed to see her embrace his son. Connor was glad he didn't see his son checking her temperature but hugged her back affectionately.

However, he didn't leave but saw his son spoiling his daughter-in-law limitlessly. 

Aaron held her hands and washed them hearing her tell about the specialty of the flower she had sent him in the morning when Aaron asked. He wiped the water off from her hands and lifted her to sit on the island kitchen counter.

That's when the couple cared to see two old blokes watching them suppressing their smile.

Standing next to Aarvi, Aaron missed his mother when his father and Melia were watching them. He subconsciously imagined his mother next to his father.

Like, his parents happily looking at their son and daughter-in-law. 'Wouldn't she be happy seeing me with my Cupcake?'

His mother had asked him to bring his little Cupcake home or take her to meet his Cupcake. He hadn't taken her and now, it is too late.