The Traps of Black Swan

Nico Burton who went aside dialed a number which was answered soon enough, "Find out if Evans company headquartered in country S has a daughter. If yes, where is she now? In five minutes."

[Captain Nick, I will get back to you soon.] After the response, the call ended.

Nico didn't stop there, If Evans is really that big of a company and met President Rivas, the similar companies will have the mails too so he dialed another string of numbers.

"Captain Nick here, Find out if the top companies of Mocon received the proposal from Evans named company."

[Captain Nick, I will have the information.]

He might just be an heir of the Burton family serving for the country in the Military yet their connections are far deeper. It might be upper society or the underworld, they made sure to be cautious of them and serve when they need. Of course, some families don't give a damn about them.

His fingers played on the mobile screen for a minute to extract a string of numbers and dialed it. His face turned ugly when he spoke to the person and watched the lady in black listening to Vance Hays. 

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Aarvi followed Paul's line of sight as if she didn't know who he was calling but asked the different questions as though she is unaware, "Mr.Wong..."

Blake Wong smiled shyly while saying, "You are older than me so please call me Blake. I feel like you are addressing my father hearing Mr.Wong."

Aarvi shook her head resignedly and called his name, "Blake, why were those cheering me when I was riding? Is there any event?"

Blake gently shook his head then responded, "We usually race here for every ten or fifteen days so we are here today. Some of those girls are... flings of Paul and Brother Elliot. Maximum girls are here to see Brother Nico, he is an army captain and hardly comes out like this."

Aarvi's behavior was like she just got to know. She was surprised and glanced at Nico who was on call. The sly evil smirk hid behind her lovely face and was retracting her gaze, she noticed Paul and Elliot gazing daggers at Blake for revealing about their flings.

Aarvi pointed to the girls who were standing just a little away from them, "Are they going to chase or strike at me for talking to the handsome guys of Mocon? If gaze could cut, I would be a fraction of pieces by now. I am getting goosebumps."

Blake, Talon, Paul, and Elliot laughed at her words, they could feel the same which they ignored.

Paul spoke when Vance reached, "Ms. Evans, he is Vance Hays, heir of Hays International, you must have heard about it in your research."

"Hays... Oh yeah, their stocks plummeted after losing the Ebony project." Aarvi hit the nail as soon as she got the chance. She couldn't believe his parents ignored the company and celebrated Vance Hays's third engagement with the lady who drugged him.

Vance Hays's face turned foul hearing it but his eyes stayed on her face trying to differentiate between the lady and Ava.

The face is the same but in front of Ms. Evans's bright glowing face, Ava seemed to dim a little. Ava was simple where Ms. Evans gave off a mysterious vibe. Ava was a happy-go girl but Ms. Evans weighed her emotions on the face. It was hard to say if she was smiling or it was her natural lips shape. The calmness, composure of Ms. Evans was never in Ava Kelly because the latter was innocent and speaks her mind.

He couldn't mark one as the best but he unknowingly remembered the smile of Ava Kelly and imagined it on the lady standing in front of him who didn't even know him.

He looked at the five men and realized none of them knew Ava Kelly so he sighed to himself and greeted, "Vance Hays. You have a wheel of wonder."

Aarvi expected herself to be angered or at least a little sad but nope, she wasn't the least bit affected by him. Probably the fact that she had no expectations of him when they were interlaced in a loveless engagement, she is totally fine after snatching the Ebony project and tumbling them in the business Industries.

"Evans." She shook his hand unwillingly but didn't get to speak. Paul spoke, "Brother Vance, She is Evans Industries heiress..."

Aarvi really wanted to say, 'Please, I am not that Evans.' She didn't even know who they were. She was just implicating them as they were exclusively unreachable for the six standing in front of her.

Vance's eyes widened slightly before going to composure. Paul continued placing the file in his hand, "Brother Vance, forget Ebony project. If you get this project, trust me, my father will run behind you to be your business partner." Then he victoriously laughed.

Vance wanted to avoid the lady's eyes on him which were strongly reminding of Ava weakening his defense. He repeated to himself numerous times that he shouldn't hold her when he wanted to touch her, apologize to her, embrace her, plead her which were practically impossible.

He pulled his eyes away from her and checked the project details which brought the hope in him for the company. The plan devised by Evans was perfect for them, with the growth of the Evans branch, Hays foothold will be stronger than ever with an abundant flow of capital.

How can't that be suitable for him when it was designed for him?

Vance coughed lightly to clear his throat and spoke like a responsible diligent man, "Ms. Evans, will you be interested in collaborating with us? I mean Hays International?"

'Fish fell into the trap.' Oh yeah, he was nothing a big player for her, he was merely a little fish who she could fry easily.

Aarvi put on professional expression, seriousness, and stoicism that surprised the men, "Well, I gave my appointment to CEO Grant of Skylar and my team is meeting with Harmons today. Are you sure you could do better than them? It's business after all."

Vance blurted out, "You are meeting Dax Grant?" He failed to hide the little fright from his voice while his face had little fierceness.

"Excuse me!" Aarvi played dumb but her mind started thinking if Dax had done something without her known. 

Nico who heard the last part gravely said, "Your retarded team rejected Harmons five minutes back. Check your mobile. " It was more like a decree passed by him.

What he said had an underlying meaning which Aarvi understood if not anybody. The point is the team wasn't from Evans Industries and if he checks deep into them, he will find out the truth. But that didn't weaken her, instead, Aarvi's friendly or professional appearance turned to dominate and indomitable which they hadn't even guessed she could bear.

Ordering her? Controlling her? In their dreams. Ava Kelly let the people order her around because she wanted everyone around her happy even though they were using her, bullying her but Aarvi Evans wanted independence in every bloody thing she does.

Her tone didn't carry any emotions but it was pressing them not to mess with her, "And you, mind your wild violent tone." 

Nico glared right into her eyes while Aarvi's unyielding gaze didn't flutter even a little.

Excluding Vance, the other four held their breath gazing at the two alternatively. They couldn't understand why the lady was going against Nico who had the connection to deport her from the country and even ban her company from opening the branch in the country.

In a roundabout, Nico Burton wasn't the man to be offended.