The Traps of Black Swan

Aarvi might show herself stone-hearted and was ready to see Vance beaten up but she wasn't prepared to see Dax getting injured. She wanted to stop the game but didn't want to tarnish Dax's image which already became a laughing stock.

Without being able to watch, she instinctively took a step back to leave but bumped into Aaron who was right behind her. Raising her head, Aarvi faced his aloof face devoid of emotions.

Unknowingly her heart started to calm as she blinked watching his face. That's the face which hid every emotion of his whenever she used to make a fuss after waking up from a coma, that's the face that gave her a reason to live and teach those bastards a lesson, she didn't even know when he became her emotional strength just by his presence.

Aaron wasn't sure what Dax was trying to do but he hated how he made her feel lost when she could flip her games any time and stand on victory if she was single. Now he understood why she is alone in her battle.

He noticed her calm down and even... smiled. Aaron knew that smile, Her shrewd, crafty brian worked, and the cunning Aarvi Evans was prepared to change the result even if Dax loses.

While they were lost in their own thoughts looking at each other, everyone was looking at them instead of the two who were in the ring. Shawn, Nico didn't have a change in expression, rest silently gasped.

Blake whispered to Talon, "Isn't he President Rivas?"

Talon's jaw was dropped looking at the couple, Ms. Evans, he had heard about, doesn't believe in relationships and love, 'What is the tension between them?' He didn't hear Blake and looked at the couple in wonderstruck. 

Those reactions weren't only because of Aarvi but Aaron too. Some had thought as he dislikes women, some thought as Naomi is his woman, some were even thinking why he entered the commoners' gym when he could have multiple story gyms for himself. 

Aarvi who hadn't left Aaron's palm pulled him towards where she was initially sitting as she glared at Dax who brushed his swollen and lightly bleeding lips on his sleeveless top pulling its hem up showing off his defined abs.

The girls who followed the couple admired his body, ignoring Vance's slender body having faint firm abs. But Dax felt cold run down his spine looking at Aarvi's smirk and serene gaze. He could handle her glare but now this ununderstandable look was too enticing hiding her evil mind.

'Devil Dum Dum.'

Vance was frozen without his knowledge looking at Aarvi and the hand she was holding. His little brain worked and realized Grace Wells had seen Ms. Evans in city M near the beach. Now he understood why Grace was so adamant stating her as Ava Kelly.

Thought of bringing Grace back came to his mind but he brushed off the thought remembering his fiance and his mother. He didn't want more drama in his life.

Shawn quickly went towards his brother and Little heart to whinge about Dax for getting beaten up.

The boxing instructor who was performing as the referee stuttered to ask, "CEO Grant, can you go for another round?" He was scared Dax might throw a punch at him for losing against Vance. Dax was his boss after all.

Ignoring him, Dax indifferently asked looking at Aarvi, "Ms. Evans, we are done with the warm-up, shall we start?"

Shawn's lips twitched uncontrollably hearing him and turned his murderous gaze to Dax who was smiling teasingly. That man had given him a stroke a few seconds back and now he was saying it as a warm-up, he so wished to get on the ring and break his face.

Aarvi's feelings were almost the same as Shawn, 'You better have a reason for this Dax otherwise, I will break your face.' Aarvi thought to herself and left Aaron's hand crossing her arms in front of her chest.

She nodded in response to Dax while others, Blake, Elliot, Talon were speechless with Vance. 'Warmup for getting beaten up for a whole five minutes?' 

Yes, Dax said the truth. He wanted to check how well Vance could play before he could take him down so he was letting Vance hit or kick him even though he loved his face dearly. 

The referee stood between two men and began the first official round before standing away. Vance directly attacked the waist of Dax with the right force, it was a strike to hurt Dax's rib.

Dax easily guessed his move and locked his leg before strongly cross punching his jawline in no time. 

'Thump' Vance fell for the first time with disbelief written all over his face.

'Whoosh' There was pin-drop silence when Dax smirked looking at Vance. He squatted down and mocked Vance mercilessly, "Really? Overconfidence, tsk."

The referee helped Vance to stand back and prepared for the next round while the grave silence continued. Nico realized Dax is, as the media states, a good player who is hard to define. He talks and finishes else he stays silent and kills it.

The referee started the next round and Vance attacked looking at Dax's provocation. The latter bobbed his head to miss his strike at his face and subsequently, Dax returned with a roundhouse kick, Vance fell down yet again.

Dax scoffed and turned to Aarvi who was calmer, her gaze was better on him. He controlled himself from saying anything or making faces at her due to others.

Then his eyes scanned around to look at a huge group of heirs and heiresses who nowhere matters to him. They were the ones who looked down on him when he became the CEO because he wasn't from any wealthy socialite business family.

Undoubtedly their comments and remarks used to stung him once upon a time and it was Shawn and Aarvi who stood by him and encouraged him to show them what he is capable of. Now they want him but they were nothing but a pest to him.

Dax's disdainful gaze irritated Vance and the former sprinkled pepper on it, "Vance Hays, remember this. Your destruction started three years back from the Shipyard warehouse."

'Shipyard warehouse!!' Vance's eyes widened, he felt his whole world go mute remembering that warehouse. How could he forget that place?

Dax attacked mercilessly on his emotions and body as he continued to provoke him or let him know the things he was trying to hide, "One billion wasn't what Ava was worth."

'One Billion!' That was what he got from Leon Harmon.

Dax shot a glance at the referee when he tried to stop them looking at Vance swaying trying to hold the ring but the referee had to back off instantly. Dax continued to strike at Vance who started to remember whatever happened after the canceled wedding.

"Was it fun watching her getting beaten up?" Dax raised his leg and stomped on the calf causing Vance to fall on the knee and cower in pain.

'How could he know?' The question in Vance's head. He hadn't touched Ava and just watched her dying while she was brutally beaten to death.