The Traps of Black Swan

Aarvi asked, controlling herself from smacking Shawn's head, "You are telling me now."

Shawn pursed his lips from grinning hearing her protective tone for Aaron. 'Ahh, my little heart finally falling for my brother. I should boost him more...'

Dax who had heard Elliot's provocation turned to Aarvi and asked in concern as if he was worried about offending Aarvi or she might not like that game, "Ms. Evans, are you okay with the kickboxing? You have to watch us."

Ava Kelly never could see anybody fighting or hurting each other hence Vance turned to her. He didn't know what he was hoping for, whether to hear 'No' that might make him feel she might be Ava or to hear 'Yes', which will affirm him again that she isn't Ava.

Aarvi turned to Dax hearing him. She has to solve it here before taking Aaron's class. 'How dare he force me to change my tops and he stands shirtless in front of other girls?'

She confidently responded to Dax with an underlying meaning, "Of course yes, I love to watch the overconfidence killing themselves." She glanced at Vance and continued referring both, "Let me clear it before you start. This is your choice."

Dax purposefully sounded overconfident and smugged, "I won't lose anyway."

Elliot countered while Vance gritted his teeth, "We will see that." Then he turned to Vance, "Brother Vance, you better kick the sense out of him. I hate his nerves. What does he think of himself?!"

Vance maintained his good boy image and silently nodded. Yes, that's the image he has for everyone. A silent, mature, reasonable, principled, reliable, gentle, warm person. Just name a good nature, he has it all hence his friends always stood by him and spoke for him every single time.

That exactly dug his grave deeper and more profound. His friends kicked him off the ridge without knowing if Dax knows kickboxing or not.

"Then start, I will come." Aarvi stood up and went out of the boxing studio to the gym with a very nonchalant vibe under the scrutinizing gaze of Nico.

Shawn was cheering in his mind without showing on his face...

...

Aarvi quickly looked around to see more than five girls watching in a direction blocking her view to the man so she decisively stormed towards them. She saw Aaron's furrowed brows on the treadmill in his complete tracksuit. 'Aish, I was worried for nothing.' Then she realized what she did, 'Why was I worried? When did I become so petty?'

Grabbing the small absorbent towel she stood in front of him, "Hello..."

Aaron blurted out as soon as he saw her dainty face hearing her teasing tone, "I don't want to stay here." Hardly anybody knew he was Aaron so he was garnering attention only for the looks. When a CEO greeted him, a girl heard him and squealed calling his name which was enough to get everyone's attention ruining his mood.

He wanted to leave yet didn't want to leave Aarvi so he was tolerating it for so long. His face softened looking at her giggling at his state. He gently pinched her cheek halting his treadmill, "How can you laugh at me?"

The cheering girls who were dreaming to get his attention were surprised to see Aarvi go near Aaron. Now they were fuming looking at how close they were. "Who is she?"

"We clearly came first near President Rivas. If I knew it's easy to get him, I would be the one to standing there." A haughty queen gnashed her teeth.

"I haven't seen her before." 

"Is she a socialite? How is she so close to President Rivas?" Their murmur and complaints continued which the duo in front of them didn't care at all.

Aarvi pressed the towel on Aaron's forehead where the droplets of his precipitation had formed as she questioned, "Why didn't you come inside?"

Aaron sighed without responding to her as he lowered his face to enjoy Aarvi Evans's services. He didn't know her plans so he didn't want to ruin them by his presence.

Aarvi shook her head resignedly and extended her hand, "Let's watch the show together."

Aaron glanced at her slender palm asking for his hand and her petite face carrying the excitement. 

He couldn't understand why she can't appear in front of Aeon Harmon who hates Leon Harmon but she was ready to be with him in front of many other heirs. Why can't Aeon see them when he wasn't a threat at all? Is he behind anything Aarvi went through?

There were many such people and many such questions but nothing linked to anything yet they have hurt her in the past hence she is equipped to teach each of them. If they tried to hurt her, how did she offend them in the past? Aaron only had innumerable questions that needed a response.

About Aeon Harmon seeing them, Aaron didn't know anything about Craft family involvement and how Mia Craft reports everything to Leon Harmon. Yet Aaron made sure to confirm by asking Aarvi.

Holding her stretched palm, his other hand cupped her face, "Are you sure? Don't worry about me, I'm alright." He will think of those girls as annoying bugs or he will just call his bodyguards to shoo them away.

Aarvi could feel the menacing gazes on her which were trying to slice her alive but she chose to ignore them looking at Aaron who was delighted knowing she wasn't hiding about them from the world even though she wants to avoid Leon knowing about Aeon's business partner aka Beauty in black aka Ava Kelly is with Aaron Rivas.

The first two might not create much damage but Ava Kelly's appearance would definitely cause an uproar at Leon Harmon's end. Leon wasn't an idiot to think Aarvi isn't Ava like what Vance thinks.

Aarvi changed the topic asking sweetly, "Why does my face feel so little against your palm?" His hand wasn't giant but her face was petite. Whenever he cupped her face, his thumb would caress her cheek yet his slender finger would be on her hair curling at her neck.

As she expected, a tender smile warmed his attractive face, like a sun peeking between the mountains with bright warm rays calming the soul.

Never mind, that is not fated to last long.

Aarvi's face turned serious and jutted her lips as though she was angry at him, "Take off, it's full of germs." Is she scolding him? Nope, she was teasing him taking germs name and reminding him of sanitizer.

Aaron: "..."

Aarvi giggled looking at his stern cold expression returning on his charming face, "Ouch ouch... Aaron..." She rubbed her red cheek where he had pulled her cheek hard.

Aaron saw her red cheek and pulled another one too, "You crazy man, let my cheek off..." Aarvi yelled as her eyes filled up while he chuckled, taking a picture of her red face quickly.

She understood why he was childish, to see her both cheeks flushed red. The man still had a smile making the girls go awe holding their heart and the men ogled at the beauty next to the unapproachable man.

Aarvi pulled Aaron towards the studio to watch how Dax was going to handle and crush Vance Hays without noticing she and Aaron had garnered everyone's attention on them in the gym and they followed them to the studio. Hence the (Not) friendly kickboxing competition got a great audience.

Aarvi froze entering the boxing studio when she saw Vance taking the upper hand and Dax's bruised state. Shawn was panicked standing at the boxing ring, Aarvi blamed herself for letting Dax risk himself against Vance whose each kick was too powerful and his friends were laughing at Dax.