The Traps of Black Swan

Hugging Aeon and seeing him comfort her, Mia was glad he understood her and didn't make a huge ruckus asking hundreds of questions to bring the complete truth out or throwing her out of the condo in the middle of the night.

It wasn't that she didn't have money but it wasn't safe for her just to stay put in a hotel and become the target of many rivals in the entertainment industry or Leon Harmon finding out her location.

She had only a few friends in the circle and some socialites. None would dare to protect her if they get an idea she is an eyesore of Leon Harmon so she hoped Aeon could accept her and also let her be with him.

She was ready to wait for him for more years but didn't want to lose him. She didn't know if she was doing it for the Harmon family wealth or for her safe life. If he lets her be in his life, she is ready to love the man and listen to his every word.

Is it possible to force love?

Aeon, who waited for her to calm down, finally let out a deep breath and made her sit on the bed. His voice was gentle to coax her, "Never repeat such mistakes, alright?"

He didn't wait for her response and continued, "I almost blamed myself as the worst friend." Those times he used to spend time with Amiah so he had thought he neglected Mia Craft when she needed him the most as a friend.

Mia felt something amiss looking at him straighten his back and his expression turned stiff, "Anyway, no more drama of being a couple and sorry, I can't be a friend of a backstabber."

He was too straight, toppling her world upside down. 'No more being a couple and no friends.' Her eyes widened as saucers and tears rolled down again but the man didn't tend to her this time.

She realized he was soothing her because he partly blamed himself for not giving her attention and they were not going to be friends either.

"A-Aeon, you can't do this to me. Aeon…" She begged by ignoring her image crying her eyes out tugging his hand and wailed.

Nonetheless, Aeon was unfazed and continued, "Move out in the morning. You are an artist under my agency and that's it. If you want to change the agency, I will help you with it without the need for a penalty fee."

He shrugged her hands off and added "Live a dignified life. Don't make me sick of your face." and he left the room unperturbed about her loud cries.

He knows Leon Harmon might have helped her hence she was close with him and Leon might have sent the proofs to him as the Craft family fell from grace.

Even though Aeon felt as he is playing on Leon Harmon's terms, he doesn't love Mia and he didn't expect her to use their friendship to use his kindness repeatedly.

In the morning, he resumed shooting as though nothing happened. Mia's eyes were swollen red which made all turn to Aeon who wasn't only nonchalant but his composition was calmer and charming. It was like they got the naive young director Aeon Harmon back.

But the calmness wasn't meant to last and the news spread out like wildfire saying Mia Craft is mentally unstable for the past three years. The modern world isn't as cruel as Mia thought it to be. Her fellow colleagues and the workers at the set asked her to take care care of herself and not to stress out.

She was surprised and also regretted her actions but it was too late. Even though the majority of the people in the world started to understand mental science and took it positively, there are numerous people who are orthodox and think in their own way.

The supports and empathy of people drowned in the ocean of curses, scorn, and mocks.

Aeon acted quick enough and Amiah Entertainment posted that the report that went viral is fake but how could it be enough even though the PR department was trying to control the damage. So he requested the Rivas psychiatric hospital to validate the report that went viral and help him to release a statement.

Aeon entirely assumed it was all Leon Harmon's doing and Mia paid for her mistake in a terrible way. He hoped Mia understood Leon Harmon is a two-headed venomous snake hiding his real face.

Soon the movie's name was tagged with Mia's name causing the initial wave of excitement the movie 'Untouchable' created to fall miserable and leave the comments as they are never going to watch the movie.

Many of his admirers and fans commented as 'ditch Mia Craft' or she might do something to him.

To make things worse, a netizen had posted all the dramas and movies of Mia Craft with her characters' names and mentioned in bold that none of the roles needed such a report and it has her own name in the report but not a character of any movie.

Even though that had crossed Aeon's mind to control the situation, he couldn't believe netizens were again going uproar over social media and became headlines on numerous news channels.

As though it wasn't less, another post by Rivas psychiatric hospital updated that 'using their name or logo for forging is prohibited in movies or real.' Of course, they had added another statement saying 'Mia Craft isn't a patient and never visited their hospital hence they will be thoroughly investigating the case.'

Some netizens cooled down knowing Mia was fine, some started their speculation and posted it on social media diverting the direction of the case.

Aeon paused the shooting after reading the statement by Rivas. If it's proved in the near future that Mia is behind the fake reports, it will greatly impact the movie as she had the second female lead role that's very important in the movie.

First, he went to Amiah entertainment to look through who is suitable for the role. Undoubtedly he wanted Aarvi to take up the role but he knew it's impossible. He couldn't believe she raised the benchmark of the perfection that he wasn't settling at less.

After consolidating, he realized he didn't have Dax Grant of Aarvi Evans's contact details so on the way, he dropped at Skylar directly.

...

At Skylar, Aarvi saw Aeon happy to know Mia was alright even though she was fooling him for years.

His current undisturbed, strong-minded form was what Aarvi always wanted to see in him. That proved to her that he is capable of handling a large conglomerate like Harmon Industries.

Now Aarvi can remove the tension off, thousands of employees won't be abandoned on the road when she dethrones Leon Harmon.

Aeon saw her serene gaze and her unfathomable expression that made him even more tranquil and confident that the problem is nothing and he could solve it. However, as a producer, he expected her to get annoyed.

"President Evans, I am sorry for the appointment-less meeting. I will make it quick, what are your thoughts on the situation? Should I change the second female lead or handle the upcoming troubles?" She was a businesswoman after all so he chose to get her suggestion first before speaking his plan.

Aarvi smirked for understanding Aeon Harmon was smart and knew where and how to behave well. She had thought he might use his advantage as Director of the movie and deliver the news. It wasn't like she had a problem with it.

Since he asked, she calmly responded but her gaze shifted to the file in her hand, "Truth to be told, you won't get a better artist than Mia Craft."

She didn't get the Best Actress award three years straight for nothing even though she stands second to Esme who grabs the 'Actress of Excelsior' an award of the Best Actress is named as too small for her excellence in the field. Esme is the second such actress to receive an excellence award every year irrespective of her movie outcome.

Aeon was surprised to hear Aarvi commending Mia and he blurted out without his control, "Actually, your skills are far better than Mia and..."

Aarvi's pen-raised, stopping him mid-sentence. Excuse me, they weren't talking about her. She couldn't understand why he was comparing Mia with her. She spoke looking at him, "Untouchable is your baby. How you want it to grow is your choice. If you want to replace the actress and shoot her scenes from the beginning, I have no objection. If you want your girlfriend to get a clean image by the movie, I don't care. You decided how your baby should be seen by the viewers. I care only about profits."

Aeon looked at her for a few seconds before nodding. Usually, the producers cuss and scold for delay even if they waste half a million and pressure him to be in a confined budget but the woman in front of him was totally different.

Little did he know her thought process is different. She pressures where it is needed. Aeon doesn't need pressure. When it comes to direction, he was a perfectionist that shouldn't be ruined with pressure.

"Well, I don't want to take risks in the future so I will swap the artist." He said what was required without speaking a word extra. Even though he was fooled by Mia, he wasn't going to sell off her information to anybody.

Aarvi who was about to nod paused thinking of Esme, "Make sure to clear Sister Esme scenes without troubling her other schedules."

Even if Aarvi hadn't instructed it, Aeon would have still followed it. He gives respect as much as they deserve, "I will take care of it. Thank you, President... Evans." His voice trailed off when the door opened without knock as he turned behind.

Aeon saw a heavenly gorgeous man entering inside with a graceful smile indicating his surprise visit. Aeon involuntarily stood up identifying him.