The Traps of Black Swan

At Rivas Industries

Aarvi entered the top floor to feel the Antarctic cold air and all secretaries' faces had fallen and were too busy to even raise their heads to see her arrival and greet.

'What might have happened?' Aarvi thought and remembered Aaron hadn't dropped a single message or called to ask if she had lunch.

She knocked her forehead for burying herself in work and getting busy with Dax and Zain. Deciding she shouldn't repeat the same, she saw Milo Wen's hurriedly exit the office room while his forehead dripped with sweat beads.

Milo Wen wasn't a man to easily falter for small things and he handles some big problems himself without troubling Aaron so she realized Aaron's mood will be deep down in the pit.

She adjusted her mood to make her man happy and to help him if needed.

Her current mission - see Aaron smile happily.

Milo Wen's lips gaped when his eyes landed on Aarvi. First, he smiled seeing her casual instead of angry, which means she wasn't bothered about leaking Mia Craft's information. He didn't know Aarvi had long expected Mia to drop out of the movie as soon as she attacked Billy Craft.

But Milo glanced inside the office room and yammered in his mind, 'Bad time, bad time. Lady President, why did you have to come now?' He thought and opened the door wide for her. How could he ask her to leave? So he hoped everything would be calm and settled instead of a real volcano eruption.

Aarvi saw Aaron passing by from one end of the office to another but paused feeling the gaze. Seeing his gentle smile involuntarily appear in her presence, Aarvi's eyes twinkled as her lips curved gracefully.

Her mission to make Aaron smile - Checked. Effortlessly.

She nodded when she heard Milo Wen's voice to greet her, she reached straight to Aaron's arms and wrapped her hands around his neck.

Milo Wen: "..."

He prayed that Aarvi and Aaron's mood stays the same. Sigh. He closed the door and went to do his work.

A cheeky smile adorned her little face looking at Aaron as she revealed, "I didn't know my boyfriend is petty too." She giggled adorably and melted the man who was in front of her.

Aaron knew she wouldn't be angry for Mia Craft's end. If not for him, Leon would have handled her later. The sooner the better.

"Nothing is trivial when it's about you." He responded before embracing her.

She knows he gives importance to every little thing of hers but the smile which she had and wanted for Aaron didn't stay for long.

She felt an intense gaze on her causing her to be alert even in Aaron's embrace. Aaron's smile was replaced with frostiness when her happy mood dropped due to an unwelcome guest in his office.

Aarvi broke the hug too shortly and turned to the gaze that made her alert. The morphing of her happiness to alert and then chilly didn't take time and the man's brows twitched gaze at her piercing black orbs and gritted his teeth.

He hates her serene expression that always has confidence and determination. He wondered if she is scared of anything.

Aaron didn't care about the man, he cupped her face turning her gaze to him.

Aarvi who could feel Aaron's displeasure didn't want to aggravate it more. Both can't be cold and merciless, one needed to be light while the other one in the dark. One to make the other one happy so she chose to ignore Nico Burton.

Aaron's tensed brow settled seeing her smile at him, "Ignore." His voice wasn't low but was tender as his gaze looked at her. He pecked on her forehead without caring what Nico Bruton will be thinking.

Aarvi beamed hearing him as she stated, "Why do you think I will care about an annoying fly?"

Aaron smirked which reached the man's eyes whose face was darkening in disbelief.

Aarvi continued poking Aaron's nose going back to his embrace, completely ignoring Nico's presence, "Your mood is definitely troubled by the fly. Shall I chop its wing?" She raised an eyebrow at him.

Aaron knew she wasn't joking and a nod of his head was enough to pull the trouble on the whole Burton family. 

However, he held her little face gently caressing her cheek with his thumb as he shook his head, "You don't have to waste a second on it." 

Aarvi and Aaron could feel the murderous gaze on them for repeatedly looking down on Nico Burton as a fly but Aarvi chuckled.

She has no enmity for Nico Bruton, in fact, she respects him for standing for his friend but he was stepping out of his boundaries just because he finds things fishy and mysterious.

It didn't cross the stage that they needed to cut off the Burton family wings. That would be too cruel for a military family. It would also affect the Rivas and Burton family's long-time relationship.

Hence, without hesitation, the little woman in his arms wobbled her head in agreement. Aaron faintly smiled seeing her give in on his words. His Cupcake is still obedient in many things.

They heard a knock on the door before Milo Wen entered holding snacks and her laptop which were dropped by a guard.

None were daring to enter inside so Milo had to sacrifice his life to stand in Arctic territory but he was surprised to see Aarvi... smiling? And Aaron's gentleness towards Aarvi. 'Good Good… No calamities.' He was relieved.

He involuntarily turned to Nico Bruton and presumed the third set of snacks was for Nico? 'But why? He has pissed off President Rivas by talking vile.'

Anybody talking negatively about Aarvi and the Rivas family is entitled as vile and vicious by Milo Wen. 

Aarvi didn't wait for him to speak and knew he was confused about where to keep the things, whether on the coffee table where Nico was sitting on the couch? Or the desk?

Taking her laptop bag and two sets of snacks, "Secretary Wen, It's for you."

Milo Wen was overjoyed to know it wasn't for Nico instead of thanking her for getting him the tasty snacks.

Aarvi asked Aaron when Milo Wen smirked at Nico and exited the office room. "Woah, I am seeing new antics of your secretary." Milo Wen showing his expression other than a professional face to others is very rare.

Aaron took her to the couch opposite Nico. He knows his secretary is too smart and knows how to reflect his President's mood accurately.

Leaving Nico to fume, the couple had their snacks paying no heed to his presence.

Nico obviously knew why Aaron was purposefully showing this side to him instead of shooing him out of the office.

-- Two hours earlier --

Nico Bruton had reached early in the morning to Mocon from country S after investigating the details of Aarvi Evans and Ava Kelly. The first thing he did was to know Aaron's schedule that he will be in the Rivas industries before dropping the visit to Rivas Hospital, which was his usual routine.

Nico actually wanted to meet the man privately but got to know he doesn't allow anybody inside the villa unless Aarom personally permits. Lack of certainty, he chose to meet in Rivas Industries.

The first mistake he made was using Connor to enter the Rivas Industries which dropped him in front of Aaron when he was planning to go Skylar to have lunch with Aarvi.

Unaware, Nico bluntly stated out the main reason for his presence, "Brother Aaron, I want to talk to you about Ms. Evans. Or should I say fake Aarvi Evans?"

The aloof man turned cold in a mere second. Milo Wen who was holding the tab restructuring Aaron's schedule too paused and narrowed his eyes at Nico.

Aaron or Milo Wen's reaction didn't give away an ounce of a clue to Nico and the latter didn't randomly assume anything to himself.

Aaron's gaze landed on Nico's hand which had files and deduced accurately to the proofs Nico had gathered. Without another word, Aaron's hand gestured towards his office letting Nico lead.

Nico didn't understand the respect and the high-class treatment by Aaron was a facade to give the overconfidence to the man who dared to touch his bottom line.

Milo Wen noticed Aaron's gaze dark and sharp on Nico Bruton, he gulped the non-existent saliva and slowed his pace to walk behind Aaron. His gaze landed on Nico's back who looked like a sheep to the slaughter.

'Tsk Tsk, Nico Brutton, you should have just minded your business. Why are you entering the Dragon's Den?' Milo Wen thought who was aware of what Aaron was going to do and how he will show the real place where Nico belonged.

Nico who felt deathly glare suddenly turned behind but met with aloof eyes who was watching the front and walked ahead without a care.

Milo Wen ran ahead and opened the door for the duo and gestured towards the couch for Nico. 

Nico imperiously walked to the couch thinking Vance Hays won't be bothered anymore by Aarvi… Correction, fake Aarvi Evans's game and it could alert Aaron to stay away from Aarvi with the proofs he had.

'End of your dirty games, Aarvi Evans.'