The Traps of Black Swan

Nico who had thought Aaron was going to dispose of Aarvi Evans was fuming in rage seeing him show his tenderness to the woman right in front of him.

'A fly?' He wanted to show what he could do to tame her.

Aarvi and Aaron finished their snack with a light talk which sounded wasteful for Nico.

"Have you completed your work?" Aaron asked, keeping the coffee cup away from her hand.

Aarvi hummed, "A little more left." She responded without asking the question that was on the tip of her tongue because her eyes had already scanned the piece of papers on the center table with the photo of her with Shawn and Dax.

"By the way, why didn't you call me during lunch? What did you eat?" Aarvi asked purposefully. One, she wanted to know about Aaron and also enrage Nico by ignorance.

Aaron: "..."

Even though he likes her worry about him for little things, he didn't want to see her, 'Oh and you are a doctor.' kind of expression. If he lies and gets caught later, she might not say anything but in the long run, such small lies will become a great deal so he silently avoided her eyes.

Aarvi's hand almost lifted to smack his head but controlled due to Nico causing her to gently caress his soft hair, "Deal with the fly, I will get you something."

Aaron who wanted to stop her couldn't hold her other than seeing her hand slid off from his palm.

The second Aarvi left, the room temperature plummeted back to Antarctica's cold air. The liveliness and the hint of mischief disappeared from Aaron's actions and expression. He was back to the person everyone knew, cold, ruthless, and unfathomable.

Aaron's presence was enough to suppress the fire of Nico Burton. The latter wanted an explanation of Aaron's behavior even after obtaining the fakeness of Aarvi Evans but he sat quietly. He saw Aaron glance at him before crowning his black leather chair in front of a beautiful butterfly painting.

Nico was patient as Aaron connected his laptop screen to smart television and video called somebody.

Aaron didn't bother instructing Nico to be silent and waited for the call to be answered. A man rubbed his eyes, leaning on the headrest of the bed hazily looking at the mobile screen.

Nico's eyes widened looking at Felix Evans. His lips twitched uncontrollably realizing whatever he said might have sounded like a tape recorder to Aaron and the latter played him until he got every information out of his mouth.

However, there was still hope as Aarvi Evans isn't a daughter of Evans.

"Aaron…" The groggy voice of the middle-aged man sounded as he checked the time and yawned without bothering Aaron was looking at him. It was as though Felix was sitting in front of his own family member.

"It's still five over here. I am curious now." The man added his words after checking time and gazing back at Aaron's aloof face.

Aaron apologized, "I am sorry Uncle Felix for waking you up so early." But his expression was still aloof whereas the man on the other end smiled.

"Hahaha, It's alright… How are you? And what about my daughter? Did you confess to her or are you guys still…"

Aaron cut in without letting Felix finish his line, "We are dating… You can consider, we might as well marry soon." Aaron calmly revealed to see the man delighted.

"That's great, that's great…" He beamed but Nico on this end had jerked up hearing Felix. 'Aarvi Evans is another daughter of Evans? How could that be?'

Nico's thoughts were broken soon when the man on the other end snapped at Aaron, "You brat, bring my daughter home soon. Or we will be coming there soon."

His high pitch voice to order Aaron woke up the woman who was sleeping next to him and her lazy sleepy voice sounded, "Darling, what are you excited about early in the morning?"

Aaron or Nico oddly expected Felix to put his wife back to sleep but Felix who was thrilled woke her up, "Aaron is on video call… Look... Aarvi and Aaron are finally dating."

Before the face of the female, a sweet rapture voice sounded, "Really?" Then a beautiful woman's face came to Aaron and Nico's vision as she mused, "I had almost thought you two will die single."

"Aunt Lillian." Aaron greeted Madam Evans while Nico realized the wife of the great business tycoon in country S is the infamous actress Lillian Joulie who was rumored to be settled in a different country with her lover.

Lillian snatched away the mobile from her husband and taught Aaron to trick Aarvi, "Aaron, listen to me. Don't think of dating for many years, deceit her with flowery words, and get married soon. Before she could realize have some cute baby girls like me, she wouldn't think of leaving you."

Aaron: "..."

However it didn't end there, Felix took the mobile back and Lillian hissed at her husband, "Felix, you idiot." and threw a pillow on her husband's head.

Felix held mobile far from his wife and quickly put forward his demand, "Am I not handsome? Go for a cute boy like me. I have no hopes for the useless son of mine."

Then husband and wife started fighting over as they taught him how to trick Aarvi, "Wet look is pro at seducing."

"Stand shirtless, I am sure Aarvi will drool as Lily at me."

Lillian scoffed, "You will swoon even if I am in pajamas."

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Aaron was sure Aarvi will enjoy it when she meets Lillian and Felix as he heard them talk about seducing Aarvi and deceiving her for marriage.

At last, the couple announced they will come to country A soon before slumping back on the bed.

Aaron, who hadn't cared to look at Nico, finally noticed him. Aaron knew he swindled Nico and the latter might be thinking he was inefficient and failed to gather the information of Aarvi Evans.

Nico Burton was completely blank. Despite hearing Aarvi Evans as the daughter of Felix and Lillian, he knew the puzzle pieces weren't fitting in the right places.

Where is it going wrong? What am I missing?

He had to force himself to be composed while all he wanted was a clear view of the situation. Nevertheless, Nico soon came to a conclusion as there can be a doppelganger and that led Shawn and Dax to become friends with Aarvi Evans. 

'Probably it's all coincidences with Vance Hays. I am thinking too much and being overprotective of him.' He assumed that even though a part of his heart wanted to start afresh investigation.

He was thinking about how to end the conversation (More like his discourse) and leave Rivas Industries without offending Aaron. 

"Get out." A merciless sharp voice was void of emotions sounded without caring about the Rivas and Burton family relations.

Nico's hand had almost reached to pick the evidence but another decree passed, "Shred them." Nico took a deep breath and grabbed the papers before walking towards the shredding machine. One by one, every copy of evidence shredded to a fine piece of paper.

Destroying them or not, doesn't really matter but if any news of Evans leaks, the cheerful middle-aged man he saw on video call will take a minute to tear down the presence of Burtons and he could freeze the internet in the whole country just to destroy every last piece of information.

Leaving Aaron unoffended is already a great deal so Nico had no choice but add, "I won't keep any copy of these." But he earned a wave of Aaron's hand simply ordering him as 'Get the f**k out of here.'

Nico couldn't bring himself to apologize because he is still not convinced he did a mistake so he exited the office room with the result he hadn't even dreamed of.

Nico saw Aarvi leisurely walking towards Aaron's office with a canteen waiter pushing the serving trolley. He could guess Aarvi cooked hence she was late else she would have spoken to her parents.

Little did he know, only the first part of his assumption was right. Aarvi lowered her pace and cued the waiter to leave. The waiter who had almost cried and insisted that he will get the cart else the president will fire them silently gave his agreement with a bow, and went ahead.

Aarvi stood in front of Nico and crossed her arms over her chest. "Nico Burton." She uttered gazing at Nico's eyes which were loudly telling he lost in the mission.

Nico stared back into her black orbs. He discerned Aarvi and Aaron are alike when it's about their composure and aloofness. It's just that Aarvi had upturned lip corners giving her unique serenity.

Aarvi's gaze averted when the waiter exited Aaron's office. It means, she should go and pester Aaron to eat. Her gaze returned to the man's eyes.

"Did you really consider Ava as your little sister even once?" Aarvi plainly asked with respect to what he had told her as 'You are like my little sister.' when they had spoken on a call.

Widened eyes, Nico Burton failed to control his bewilderment and his composed mind started messing again.

Aarvi's hand reached his neck without permission but Nico backed off in a jerk. "How- How do you know all these?" He faltered uneasily.

Ava Kelly, she might really be a wanton but she was a girl who he might not be able to forget easily. He was neither comfortable talking rubbish about her nor he could tolerate hearing it but he had no choice.