The Traps of Black Swan

"President Harmon, will you believe me if I say I have the right to lead this meeting?" 

Only the Chairman could lead the meeting of shareholders. Discerning her words, Leon furrowed and Martin looked at Elder Harmon who leisurely sipped the water. The shareholders gasped. They started to murmur, questioning if Aarvi bought all the shares from Elder Harmon.

At the same time, Alex pulled a paper out of his blazer and slapped it in front of Leon. Aarvi announced, "I have the power of attorney, President Harmon." She was more than eligible to be there.

Entering the board of directors should be approved by the rest of the shareholders. So she had planned to enter as Elder Harmon's assistant. However, Elder Harmon was reluctant to call her as an assistant. So he handed the legal paper in the morning. It proves how much he had trust in her.

Leon had many times tried to get the sign-on power of attorney from Elder Harmon, he couldn't believe he gave it to Aarvi.

Aarvi grabbed the file that was in front of Elder Harmon. Turning around to face the shareholders, Aarvi came to the point without more delay. Her voice was clear and audible enough to reach the ears of shareholders, "I, Aarvi Evans, object to this mindless deal." She twirled and dropped the file on the table, in front of Martin.

Elder Harmon realized Aarvi came late because she expected the entry of the Parker family. He relaxed without worry. He could leave from there and take a rest but he wanted to see what she had in her basket.

Martin was impressed by her way of introduction to him. However, he glared at her black dazzling orbs. Whatsoever, he couldn't see any change in her expression, "I don't care." He sneered. If he gets maximum support from the shareholder, her words hold no value. 

Yet, there was no line of anger or worry, or nervousness on her face. She had that smile that doubts one if they were imagining or she was smiling. "My thoughts are the same." Her mellow voice reached only to the people close to her. 

Martin gritted his teeth and controlled himself from using any swear words at her. She simply meant she doesn't care about his opinion either. She was meticulous. He understood why her husband was head over heels in love with her. He snorted in his mind and saw her face the shareholders.

Aarvi looked at the confused shareholders and questioned, "Before signing the papers, would you like to know the reason behind my opinion?"

The old men closer to the head of the table nodded in response. They discerned that Aarvi was going to help Elder Harmon to clean the mess. For some unknown reason, they trusted her more than the two men who were fighting for the position.

The other shareholder looked at each other and nodded. A person spoke, "President Evans, it would be helpful if you could elaborate. We can't just accept your decision without a proper reason."

Aarvi was glad they weren't following her like fools. She wanted more people to be proactive instead of sitting like the dead. She wasn't Leon Harmon.

The same middle-aged man tried to stand for Martin. He stood up and spat at her, "President Evans, this isn't your company to play around."

Aarvi's hand slowly pulled the copy of power of attorney and simply stated pointing to the paper, "Yet, I have the authority to remove you from the board of directors. Do you want to try?"

Martin was repulsed at the stupidity of the man. Well, he needed such a man to report to him. 

The middle-aged man was infuriated. "You-"

Aarvi cut in, leaving the paper on the table, "I will come back to you, Mr. Sanders. Have patience till then." She signaled him to sit. She needs to tell the shareholder about Martin's attractive offer before coming to the link between Sanders and Martin.

Mr. Sanders was taken aback hearing his name from her lips. He wasn't a notable person or related to her in any way. So it was a warning for him to sit and wait for his turn to be sentenced. He uneasily looked at Martin and later's eyes were fixed on the lady's back.

Alex noticed Martin's hand shoved into his pocket. He went around the table and snatched his mobile so quickly that Martin failed to notice.

Aarvi saw Alex's movements towards her and collected the mobile. It only said Martin was smart to understand her next move just by hearing Sanders's name on her lips.

"What the f**... freaking hell do you think you are doing?" Martin growled at her. He had forgotten to erase the messages and calls of Sanders. 

Meanwhile, Alex stole Sanders's phone and tossed it at Aarvi. The latter caught it in the air while Sanders was frozen like a rock.

"Shhh…" Aarvi shushed Martin, irritating him further.

Elder Harmon silently chuckled at how swiftly Aarvi handles, balancing herself emotionally from any screams or hate towards her. 

Everyone was confused excluding Leon. The latter thought Martin would get rid of Aarvi but the latter was getting rid of Martin. He gave silent applause for her. He wanted to interject but he still doesn't know her attack on him. Provoking her would turn things uglier for him.

"I will come to this later." She pointed to the phones in her hands.

Then she looked around and chose a stern middle-aged man. She went to him and questioned. "Sir, if I may ask, what is your approximate annual income?"

The man was taken aback. He was sitting silently, so he couldn't understand why she was asking him. The unknown fear clutched his throat and he stared at Aarvi.

Elder Harmon interjected, finding it hilarious how people get scared of her, "Go ahead, Mr. Baron. It's just a question."

The man smiled awkwardly at hearing Elder Harmon and responded to Aarvi, "Around 75 Million."

Aarvi nodded and questioned, "Will you give a million to a stranger with nothing in return?"

Baron furrowed, "No, why should I?" 

"Exactly." Aarvi sounded loud and turned to Martin. "What is 1 million to Mr. Baron is 18 billion for the Parker family. Do you think somebody would be so generous to give you all 18 billion for nothing?"

A person interjected, "It's his money. Who cares."

Aarvi nodded at the person. "Well, that's what he made you all believe. He lured you in the name-saving the company. He is just investing that money by making you all greedy for free money. When he becomes the chief of the company unanimously, do you think you will have the right to voice your opinion if he makes a huge change in your profit system?"

Martin noted how Aarvi deals. She doesn't order around. She doesn't dominate to make them follow her. She gives work to their brain. She makes them distrust others by giving them a reality check, she earns everyone's trust and respect.

Martin's assistant interjected, "President Evans, you are slandering us."

Aarvi nodded again, she made her way towards the head of the table asking, "Then why don't you skip this agreement of yours and come back after a month with your money? Aren't you bribing them for the position?"

The same assistant wanted to interject but Martin raised his hand to stop him. "Aarvi Evans…" Martin mused, "Do you know how to bribe?" He questioned getting closer to the table.

Alex was alerted immediately as Aarvi was right at the other side. Just an arm's length. He noticed Aarvi's finger lift, indicating him to wait. He was determined to break his hand if he dared to touch her. 

Martin pressed his palms on the table and pushed his shoulder's front and brought his face close to her. He was trying to scare her, see the panic and fear in her eyes.. If not, seduce her.