The Traps of Black Swan

Hays family had chosen money and power over Ava Kelly, so now Aarvi probed them to pick the same but she didn't want them to lose the sweet lady, Libby. In fact, she wanted Vance Hays to marry Libby soon so that Libby could play the family on her fingers.

The bodyguard's force had left Libby on the floor, tears pouring down of her eyes with strong finger imprints on her cheeks gave her unbearable pain. She even felt her jaws loose by the impact.

Madam Hays squatted and held Libby directing her fury towards Aarvi, "How dare you hit..."

Master Hays's forefinger moved in warning to keep his wife's mouth shut and heard Aarvi scoff, "Is this how you treat somebody who comes to wish you health?"

The bodyguard who stood aside noticed Aarvi's cue and played along, "Ms. Evans, it's not safe for you here."

'Time to choose.' Aarvi thought and turned around putting on an act of leaving with the bodyguard behind her.

Master Hays quickly turned to them and ran ahead to stop her, "Ms. Evans, please... Ms. Evans."

The bodyguard made sure to keep him two steps away from Aarvi who had a stoic expression and tone cold, "You can't teach your daughter to be a fine lady and have the nerve to ask for my project." Vance or his parents hadn't introduced Libby to her so she behaved unaware too.

Libby: "..."

Libby couldn't understand why her father-in-law was so courteous of the lady who had a disgruntled look at him and why the lady was putting on so much air when she was at the wrong. 'What project are they talking about?' She thought and decided to act as fragile.

"Mom, Dad, it's so painful. She cursed Vance and hit me. She wishes ill for our family."

That's where she fails, faking and acting are totally different. Aarvi smirked looking at her pretending to be weak even to breathe when it was just a slap across her face.

Vance stared at Aarvi's nonchalance, it repeatedly proved to him Aarvi isn't Ava but he felt his heart restless every time. If Ava was in Aarvi's place, she would personally ask why Libby was angry but Aarvi just watched his bodyguard punish Libby.

He knew how Ava would have reacted when anybody is hit in front of her, she would be the first one to hold Libby and fight for her justifying the reason behind Libby's actions but Aarvi doesn't care about others and minds her business.

Despite he kept convincing himself she is a different person and Ava is the innocent girl he craved, he couldn't stop himself from being attracted to Aarvi and stared at her weirdly hoping she might turn to him and smile as Ava always did.

Madam Hays didn't dare to utter a word other than patting Libby's back to calm her. If she dares to go against her husband, he won't spare thought before insulting her in front of others. But her mind wandered hearing Aarvi's words, 'You can't teach your daughter to be a fine lady and have the nerve to ask for my project.' that reminded her own words, 'You can't teach your granddaughter to be a fine lady and have the nerve to blame us.'

'Ava is dead, this girl is a foreigner. Ava is dead...' She forced herself to register it in her mind.

Master Hays scoffed in his mind looking at Libby's pathetic behavior. If it hadn't been her family and his wife pestering him to accept her as a daughter-in-law, he would have never allowed the women who used the sneaky method to enter the Hays family.

He turned back to Aarvi and politely spoke, "Ms. Evans, I am really sorry about that girl's behavior, She isn't as smart and intelligent as you. Please don't be offended, the white Lillies are presented to the dead person wishing well for the departing soul."

Aarvi hid her sly smile hearing 'that girl' for his daughter-in-law, for choosing her and money over Libby. She cluelessly asked as though she understood the misunderstanding, "Isn't it chrysanthemum?... 'That girl' isn't she... your daughter?"

Libby retorted back with a foul face. "Vance is my fiance." She was looked after like a priceless gem before Aarvi entered, 'that girl!?' it left a good imprint on her mind than the fingers' marks on her cheek.

She started to realize the Hays family isn't less cunning than her and they might toss her away soon if they get a new and better family. Her eyes went on Vance who was silently staring at the lady, for an unknown reason Aarvi's astonished face made her terribly insecure.

Aarvi showed a little excitement surprising the bodyguard and also Milo Wen who was peeping sitting in his office instead of doing his work, "Wow, when is the wedding? I have never been to any wedding, I would love to see Mocon tradition and wedding customs." She stated the fact, she never attended a wedding and she was an abandoned bride. This act was to show the true nature of Hays to Libby.

Vance was stumped when he heard her whereas Master Hays who was trying to hatch a plan to get the young lady diverted his glaring daggers at the woman lying on the ground.

Libby who had seen Master Hays agreeing to everything the slender girl was saying, she quickly stood up on her feet and said in a pitiful tone, "But Vance isn't agreeing to the wedding yet."

Vance quickly interjected to keep things in order cleverly discerning Libby's plan. If Aarvi says the deal is after the wedding, he will be done as he doesn't have any plans of marriage, "Ms. Evans, arrange marriage is common in country A..."

Master Hays cut in, "Yeah Yeah, they should know each other well before the wedding. Breaking up before marriage is better. Don't you think Ms. Evans?"

Libby: "..."

Aarvi controlled sneering on their faces. They had preponed the wedding dates from three months to a month when she was a bride due to more advantages but now it was reversed, why? Because they got a richer woman and Libby tricked Vance.

Suddenly a thought crossed her mind, if her wedding with Vance extended and Aaron had returned, what would have happened? Would he have still wooed me? Proposed to her? 

As soon as the thought came, it also disappeared because she can't change going to the past. She vaguely spoke in disinterest, "Then why did they get engaged? I hate fickle-minded people, you better don't keep this attitude with the project."

She didn't deadlock them with any conditions because her plan is already in progress so she spoke about her next move, "Respond back to the mail with your strategy for our proposal, if we are satisfied, I will meet President Hays before signing." 

She sparked the fire between Libby and Hays's family which will soon burn two family relationships that might end them up with the marriage or break up. Aarvi had plans for both choice and watch them slowly get ruined

So next is to meet the old man to tremble his courage, audacity, and rudenesses. 

Two years! she had patiently waited and planned by collecting information about everything. She will make sure each one will pay for what they deserve.

She turned and left the room while the three Hays members froze. President Hays aka Elder Hays wanted Ava Kelly to run the business but due to Vance and to protect the Hays family reputation, he had to stand against Ava and the Kelly family.

"Dad..." Vance didn't know how to handle his grandfather who loathes him.

Master Hays sat down rubbing his forehead, "I will think of something." The three didn't notice Libby who stormed out in fury.

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Aarvi walked next to Leon Harmon's men who were checking the whole hospital in disguise to find the Beauty in Black in a long black dress. Milo Wen and Rivas's security purposefully let them search in the hospital on Aarvi's instruction.

She wants to leave Leon Harmon helpless. So much feeble that he should go crazy smashing his office every time for not having control over things. His plan to find Beauty in Black, Amiah Entertainment major shareholder, and the one who smeared his name with dirt, everything failed.

Not once or twice but lost multiple times and each time Leon stood in his office helpless, feeling useless, incompetent.

Probably nobody understands what Aarvi was doing but Leon Harmon perceived well. He knew accurately his opposition attacking him psychologically, his thought process, his state of mind, his temper. And he hates to accept that he was losing it despite recognizing it.

Winning on Leon Harmon through strength and business means ruining themselves but to win that, breaking him down emotionally, manipulating his thought process, and weakening his state of mind are vital.

Leon Harmon is afraid of this opponent because the opponent isn't only around him ambushing the presence, his opponent knows all his fatal weaknesses. He could manage his other weakness of anger and control freakiness but one he can't handle and that exactly is in the opponent's hands.

Leon's greatest weakness - Aeon Harmon.

Leon smashed his mobile hearing there was no girl in the hospital wearing a black long dress and the nearby bouquet shop footage doesn't show any girl buying roses.

Leon screamed at the top of his lungs in frustration. "Who the freaking hell are you?" While his rival was trying to kiss her man.