The Traps of Black Swan

Sean jumped when the knocks sounded. Aeon and Aarvi looked at each other and shook their heads together unthinkingly. Aarvi heard on her earbuds, [Miss. Evans, it's Second Young Master Rivas at the door. He identified one of us in a waiter dress so he is looking for you.]

Aarvi couldn't understand what Shawn was doing there. 'Is he the DJ here? Why didn't he tell me then?' She thought before elegantly going towards the door.

Sean screamed, "Aarvi, don't open. What if it's…?" Before he could finish, Aarvi opened the room door and the handsome wearing a trendy jacket gasped overdramatically.

Sean blinked a few times standing behind Aarvi while Aeon felt like he was standing in a public room where all unexpected people were appearing one after the other.

Shawn excitedly said god knows what he had in mind, "Look who I got to see."

He hugged her and Sean was shocked witnessing it. Aarvi let Shawn hug her and even she chuckled. His reaction was too entertaining which Shawn thoroughly enjoyed.

He knew what happened the previous day at Avron mansion when Rivas security was checking traffic security footage. He had even left Rivas mansion to go and meet her but then he got to know Aarvi was in the home safe and sound.

After speaking to Zain, he appeared without thinking. Ignoring the curious gazes, he pulled her cheeks as he intently watched her petite face, "I heard you were sad and cold. Give me a smile now." 

'Sad? Was she sad due to my engagement?' Sean beamed thinking to himself.

Aarvi couldn't help but chuckle pulling Shawn's hands down from her cheek, 'Who does that? Am I looking like a little kid?' She thought by looking at his squinted eyes.

"That's like my Little Heart." Shawn cheered finally letting his heart at ease. He moved aside and let her see the grumpy and sullen man by the door.

Sean and Aeon: "..."

Aeon really wanted to ask the room for himself. Sean's happiness morphed back to shock, 'Isn't Aarvi just a normal girl? How does she know Brother Shawn and CEO Dax?' He thought.

Aarvi and Shawn had hardly contacted Dax letting him enjoy with his new girlfriend. So the man was angry for being ignored. She was thinking to meet him before or after the Mirage banquet, now it wasn't required.

"My big baby boy is angry." She tried to divert his mind towards teasing and it succeeded, "My Sugar Mommy is so mean." He sulked.

Harmon brothers: "..."

They really had no idea, these three had an annoying side too. Sean was infuriated, very infuriated looking at two men hugging her, directly complimenting her, and even making her smile adorably.

'Should I pull her away from them?' Sean thought, gritting his teeth.

Just then Aeon spoke after checking the time, "Sean, go and get ready. The engagement will start in 5 min." 

He was totally against the engagement but Sean who is the groom said he was ready for the engagement so what could he do other than showing his support to him.

Sean flustered hearing it and looked at Aarvi thinking she was sad and she was there for him but she still had her glowing face standing between two men. 

Earlier, Sean felt Aarvi might find his brother attractive than him because he looked more masculine and Aarvi wasn't a little girl to like cute boys. 

Now three men stood like they were competing in a handsome men contest, upon that she wasn't sad for his engagement. So it was his turn to sulk looking pitifully at Aarvi.

Shawn and Dax noticed Sean's behavior so they purposefully irritated Sean by congratulating him for engagement with his 'LOVE' and complimenting him for having the beautiful fiancee at such a young age.

Aarvi controlled laughing and Sean stormed out pissed off to the core. 

She was amused thinking Leon Harmon's men are tracking her through Dax and Shawn while they are right under his nose. She was entertained by the thought of how he might react when he gets to know.

Dax knocked on her head seeing her giggling to herself. "Dum Dum, stop daydreaming."

His voice had just ended, Aeon asked in uncertainty, "President Evans is the one of the Golden Trio."

Aarvi, Dax, and Shawn's expression faded away at his words. The Golden trio wasn't that famous but little known because when they opened the Highland bar and restaurant, their news had appeared in many news articles. 

Due to the problems at the Kelly family, Ava Kelly's face was avoided by printing the picture of the trio hugging. Her name wasn't known to the reporters either as Shawn addressed her as Little Heart and Dax addressed her as Dum Dum in front of reporters.

Seeing the air turn tense and the trio's bearing change to cold, Aeon continued to ask looking at their blank expressions, "Why did you three suddenly disappear after a month?'

Shawn and Dax avoided looking at Aarvi cursing Aeon in mind for reminding the past. Aarvi knew Aeon was frequent in Highland during those times to drink his sorrows after losing Amiah, but she didn't expect him to remember it.

Aarvi turned to her friends, her calm gaze fell on each who was obviously worried about her. She nodded at both and bid them with a serious expression, "Take care, bye." She didn't ask them to leave the room but the party itself. She didn't want to take the risk of Leon suspending the sword at their neck.

Both wanted to say something but left obediently after a friendly hug without troubling her. They didn't actually care about the party, they just went to meet her and it was done so they left to planning their lunch.

Aarvi turned to Aeon who already felt things complicated. Aarvi directly asked, "President Harmon, would you mind checking your memory from three years back?"

Aeon was confused with the mysteriousness but thinking it might be related to the question he asked, he nodded in acceptance, "I will try my best to recollect."

In the past, Aarvi wasn't actually bothered to know why Aeon had ignored her in the pool of blood in the Shipyard warehouse but now, she was really itched to see his reaction instead of his response.

"Why were you at the Shipyard warehouse three years back?"

She carefully caught each reaction of Aeon. His brows slightly lowered and his lips moved silently uttering, 'Shipyard Warehouse.' as he blinked his eyes searching memory.

Aeon couldn't remember and shrugged his shoulder, "I never heard that name. Hearing warehouse, I might have visited some due to filming."

Aarvi didn't feel like he was lying but she was cent percent sure she saw him there. Thinking he might not actually know the name of the warehouse, she tried in a specific way.

"Let me reframe it. Why did you visit the abandoned warehouse near the forest at Mocon west? Three years back in the March month." 

Aarvi had just ended her words when Aeon paled, his eyes darted around without focus. Aeon felt his stomach lurch earning the same feeling of nauseous but forced himself to look unperturbed and face her.

Aarvi's face darkened.