The Traps of Black Swan

Aarvi stayed so calm that Alex was repeatedly checking on her. She didn't seem frighteningly calm or hastening like when she ran out of her office and to the car. He just couldn't read her.

Isn't she worried anymore?

Doesn't she care about Sean's life is in danger?

Alex shook off his thoughts in his mind and focused on his work. Why was he trying to read her when he knew he could never? 

After a few minutes, Aarvi got a call from her team. She answered and heard the results of her instructions, [Boss, The head of the institute agreed to keep Sean Harmon inside until you reach. To avoid anybody tricking him to go out, we have asked to keep Sean busy. Rest assured.]

"Perfect" Aarvi smirked and ended the call.

They couldn't reach on time. There was nobody to keep Sean safe around his place. So the best plan she came up with was to keep him inside.

Hence she didn't panic. In cities, it wouldn't be hard to handle when Leon had kept his plan too simple. He wanted the murder to look like a road accident. So she made sure Sean wouldn't step out and there would be no accident.

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Meanwhile, in the Harmon mansion. Dylan didn't dare to lie as Leon had already caught him. "Yeah, Brother Leon… I was thinking how Ava… Aarvi Evans will react when we capture three." He tried to appear fearful of her. "Will she keep herself in danger because of our family?" He didn't go on elaborating and kept it short so that Leon doesn't catch his lie. 

He wasn't scared of death. But nobody had the information about Leon as much as him. And he needed to be around to save his family whenever Leon planned an attack.

Leon caught the fear in Dylan. So Dylan was also scared of Aarvi as much as he was. However, he wasn't ready to believe his sight so easily. Not when Aarvi had fooled him a few times with her amazing acting skills of showing herself as weak.

He ignored Dylan's dilemma and extended his hand, "Give me your phone." 

Even though he appeared calm and composed, it wasn't the actual Leon Harmon. He orders, snatches, and is loud. So Dylan didn't need a word to confirm what he was up to.

He fished the mobile out and handed him looking at Leon's mobile, "Should I keep yours for changing?" He continued to calmly pretend without showing any more expressions on his face.

Leon merely glanced at Dylan. He swiped on the lock screen and entered the passcode which he knew. It was still the same. Then he took his mobile and dialed his men while looking at no recent call history.

Leon instructed once the call was answered, "Check assistant Harmon's recent history of any calls, messages, emails… Report me quickly."

Dylan furrowed his brow, "Now, you are doubting me?" He scoffed and shifted his gaze to the laptop screen. He focused on completing his office work and ignored Leon.

Leon watched the dissatisfaction on Dylan's face. He didn't care. He didn't want to let it slide so easily.

The worst disease in the world is doubting and it has no cure. Dylan might stay loyal to Leon, but Leon's suspicion could still bring him death as Leon would doubt every small action of Dylan.

Dylan felt it like the worse punishment he could ever get. Death was too easy of punishment while he was going to live his days with the sword hanging on his head. 

He wasn't scared but he felt weird. He didn't even know if he slept, he would wake up alive. He didn't know if Leon was going to torture him like he always did to others. He didn't know when Leon would point his handgun nozzle on his forehead and shoot him to death.

With those thoughts, he had the urge to send all the evidence he had against Leon to Aarvi. Then again, he realized he was choosing his actions in a spur of the moment and stress under Leon's scrutinizing eyes.

Dylan lost the calmness to choose which step would be right for the moment. Hence he chose to wait for Leon's men to report to Leon as Sean escaped.

In case Sean became a victim, Dylan doubted if he was going to hit Leon. However, Leon was physically stronger than Dylan. He stood no chance to win against Leon. He thought of finding a better way to kill Leon and surrender to the law.

Leon heard Dylan reporting him details of the projects in an annoyed tone. Seeing him doing work without panic, he knew his men would get nothing against Dylan.

As Leon expected, the call soon came and reported there were work emails from the company and no other contact to or from outside. He also mentioned there were no deleted records either.

Leon stared at Dylan who was playing with the different sim card that was on his tongue. Working by Leon's side, Dylan wasn't a fool to leave a trace. However, as soon as he got a chance, Dylan planned to send some details to Aarvi through Aeon or any other way because he didn't know how long he will be alive.

Leon suddenly uttered, "I ruined Billy Craft… She wants me to kill you." He thought of Dylan cheating on him for a long time, when he recalled Aarvi's every action he remembered he ruined the Craft family with his own hands without being patient. She could be planning the same for Dylan too. "She is playing mind games with me." He scorned. "She is making me think, you are cheating me." However, his suspicion of Dylan was still present.

Dylan almost choked on his spit hearing Leon's words. He wanted to applaud Aarvi for really playing with Leon's mind while he watched Leon lose his judgment of the situation.

If Leon has the same thought until Aarvi uproots him, Dylan was sure he would be safe with Leon. 'Such a fool.' Dylan thought.

"Heh?" He appeared confused so that Leon could voice his thoughts.

Leon slapped the desk as he leaned back on the leather chair he was sitting on, "She knows you are my right hand. She could have killed you or handed you to the cops on the island. But she wants me to kill you so that she could gloat. Then I will regret killing you... She is crafty."

Dylan wanted to laugh, very badly. He pressed his tongue in his mouth to control his expression and then appeared amused, "I hadn't thought of it, Brother Leon…" Then he shook his head, "I don't think she is so smart. She had fallen into our trap so easily." He could have given him fake compliments but Leon hates that so he didn't.

"Don't underestimate her, thinking of the past," Leon uttered, shocking Dylan.

Then their conversation turned to work. Leon ordered him to handle work at the office and he would make sure to trap Aarvi. He let go of Dylan but behind his back, Leon left his other men to keep an eye on Dylan.

Even though Leon came up with a new theory of his own, he wasn't ready to take the chance of Dylan backstabbing him. So he decided to be careful about Dylan by keeping a close eye on him.

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At the culinary institute,

Sean was irritated without knowing why he was being confined in the office room. He asked more than twice but he got a response as 'Please wait.' 

When he saw the head of the institute get up to use the restroom, Sean walked out of the building taking his mobile and car keys from the locker.