The Traps of Black Swan

Shane's pretentious polite gestures froze and Maisie snorted looking at Dax showing his true colors. 

"Don't laugh at us. You never know when you will lose everything." Maisie scoffed as though she was in a better position to do so.

It only made Dax sneer in his mind. Maisie was a perfect example for - lost everything, still the attitude and ego unchanged.

"I like smart people," Dax claimed. He anyway didn't want to pretend like a gentleman with them. If they were smart, it was better for him. He could complete the work and leave from there.

Dax queued the advocate to start their work without bothering to spare any word at the couple. 

The lead advocate gave a faint nod in a bow before he went ahead and took a seat closer to the couple. 

He courteously introduced himself, ignoring the couple gritting their teeth at Dax Grant, "Hello Mr. and Mrs. Kelly. I am Advocate Barun. We have gone through the details of your current case. CEO Grant would like to buy all your assets and also pay the excess due amount to free you from all the mortgage. These are copies of the legal agreement. Please go through it and let us know your opinion. If you would like to let your legal team have a check, please feel free to do so."

Maisie who was closer to the advocate slapped his hand away without considering he was being polite to them. She turned to Dax and yapped at him, "Is this what you call help, Dax Grant?" She laughed hysterically, "That…"

Dax's gaze turned sharp. He lifted his hand and shook his finger in a deadly warning. He cut in, sounding murderous, "Don't you dare pick DumDum's name."

If the advocate team swallowed hard, Maisie felt a cold run down her spine and Shane's back stiffened. Maisie and Shane both knew who Dax mentioned as, 'Dum Dum.' Maisie gulped nervously. She was indeed taking Ava's name as 'That Jinx.' Even if she wanted to curse Ava Kelly for having a friend like him, the words seemed to be stuck in his throat. 

However, in her mind, everything was happening due to the Jinx, Ava Kelly. The Rivas family, Shawn Rivas, Zain Kelly wouldn't have dragged them on the road. Now Dax Grant wouldn't have appeared to laugh at them if Ava kelly, that Jinx wasn't born.

Nevertheless, she didn't dare to voice her thoughts and offend Dax. She knew Dax wasn't like Shawn, he might slap her across the face without a hint of guilt or regret. For him, men or women, both were just human beings. 

Shane tugged Maisie so that she doesn't offend another person. Three years ago, Shawn, Dax, Ava, three looked like nothing but time passing kids. If he knew there would come such a day, he would have pretended to be a good father, just to use these people and swindle some money.

Shane clenched his teeth and then breathed. He tried to stay calm to be smart to get out of the situation. He smiled awkwardly at Dax, "CEO Grant…" he suddenly shook his head in his mind. He wanted to sound intimate so that he could fool Dax, "I mean Dax, if you buy everything, we will be left with nothing. It will become difficult for Aunt and me to live. We are getting old also." He smartly tried to bargain.

Dax didn't interject. He wanted to see how low Shane could fall and how smart he could be to cheat money from him.

Shane held his awkward smile to hide his real motive. Seeing Dax sitting calmly without scolding, he knew if they didn't take Ava's name in a bad light, Dax wouldn't be provoked.

"How about you lend some money to uncle? We will return you quickly."

The more he tried to be convincing it was only showing his greediness. Dax held back his disgust and questioned the amount Shane had in his mind, "And how much are you expecting?"

Shane seemed to be thinking before he flashed his annoying smile, "You are a big company CEO. I know this amount won't be too much for you. It's just 100 million."

Even Maisie's lips twitched hearing Shane brazenly ask for such a huge amount.

The advocates stared at Shane as though he was an alien who doesn't know a thing about the earth. Dax was truly inarticulate at Shane's buttering behavior. He praised him then asked for a huge amount. 

Was he looking like a man who would fall for a mere compliment?

"I am poor." Dax carelessly threw his words. "Since you two are so rich to transact in such high amounts, I guess, my help isn't required here." He didn't want to see this disgusting couple. He started to feel like Aarvi should also doesn't bother facing them. He felt nauseous recalling he had once treated them so well.

Maisie glanced at Shane and shook her head feeling hopeless. Her husband never missed leaving her amused with his greediness, while all he knew was losing the money and drinking until his potbelly sticks out of his body. 

Shane saw everyone's reaction and laughed awkwardly before Dax could decide to stand up and leave. "Hahaha, I was just kidding. How about 50 million…" He trailed his words, cutting his price to half. He carefully watched everyone's expression. It still stayed the same, 'Do we look like fools?'

He quickly corrected himself without thinking much, "I mean twenty Million." It was just a million more than what they owed.

Now Maisie wanted to smack her husband. A hundred million to twenty. Any fool could say Shane was also a fool and he never in his life could be able to get the money.

Before anybody could respond, "Deal." Dax accepted. Because after paying everything, the completion process would use up half a million and the luxurious lifestyle of Maisie and Shane would eat up the rest of the amount very soon.

Maisie and Shane were shocked to hear Dax was ready to give them twenty million. It was too good to be true.

Well, Dax wasn't there to do any good there. "I will give you twenty million right away. But you will have to get me a guarantor or pledge me something like an assurance."

Maisie was first to discern everything causing her brows to tighten and spat at him, "That's not called a help."

"Are you a beggar to ask me for free? Accept it, I will think of throwing some pennies on your face." Dax gave no face to Maisie and countered mercilessly.

Maisie's face turned red in fury. She breathed heavily glaring at Dax. She couldn't believe she was being compared to a beggar. Even her friend handed her a hundred bucks like giving it to a beggar.

Shane sat frozen. He knew they couldn't bring anyone who could take responsibility for them. Giving something to the amount of twenty million meant giving Dax everything they had, yet they will lack a few million.

If they don't solve the problem quickly, the cops would throw them out of the house and they had nowhere to go. They will have to practically live on the streets as Hayden would never open the doors of the mansion. 

They weren't also sure if anybody would buy their house at a higher price so that they could receive the extra amount.

Looking at it anyway, everything seemed to be deadlocked around them. Their pride wouldn't let them live in a small house in a cheaper area. Both would never work on daily wages. 

What was the choice left with them? Pledge their assets to Dax and find a way out to get everything back in a few years?

'That old man will die soon, we could get a lot of shares.' Maisie thought and blurted out very confidently, "We will pledge everything we have."