The Traps of Black Swan

Aarvi wasn't expecting such a direct question from an old man which actually left her in a daze.

Jordan wanted to go against what she thought. Since she had guessed it was the end, he asked without thinking.

The sharp ear which was on the door pushed the door open and held Aarvi, "Little heart, did bro really seduce you?"

Megan, Connor, Hassan, and Naomi: "..." They quickly balanced themselves and stood straight laughing awkwardly.

Aarvi promptly responded to Shawn who was excitedly waiting to hear her in a hopeful gaze, "He didn't touch me when I tried to seduce him."

Jordan: "..."

'Match made in heaven.' It passed in his mind without his control and that left him flabbergasted. He turned around quickly and left glancing at embarrassed four.

Naomi actually overjoyed hearing Aaron didn't touch her but Shawn showed displeasure, "My boring brother… Sigh. I had thought I might have to teach you… Wait, do you even know how to seduce a man?"

Aarvi: "..." Actually she has that doubt too because of Aaron's reactions each time.

"Do I look too innocent? Or an untouchable doll?" She asked Shawn who was sighing taking her out of the study room.

Megan and Connor chuckled hearing her while Shawn vigorously nodded his head, "I and Dax used to be afraid that a random guy will fool you and taint you. We found everyone incapable to be your boyfriend other than my bro."

"Aaron's devotee…" Aarvi shrugged and saw Aaron sitting on the couch. She complained going behind him, "My first business deal failure."

'Business deal?' Aaron turned to see her pouting, "Huh?"

"Your grandfather turned down my huge offer of selling you off." She wasn't actually complaining but trying to relieve his worry.

Aaron pulled her cheek with a displeased look, "You want to pay huge to get what is actually free for you."

Aarvi shook her head in denial and gave her counter, "I want to pay huge to hide you away from everyone." She moved her fingers in front of his face as though she was casting a spell to hide him away…

Shawn and Megan stood together and watched the couple with a wide delighted smile witnessing them talk in a low voice teasing each other. The former commented placing his palms on the heart one above the other, "I finally got the chance to see them flirting."

Naomi and her parents fumed watching them. They wanted to see Jordan throwing her out of the mansion and ordering Aaron to forget about Aarvi. Or else see Aarvi crying and running out of the mansion by herself. But they got to see Jordan amazed while going upstairs without a single word or flicker of discontent.

A few more minutes, Dax reached the mansion in his open-top Mercedes Cabriolet. He stood kneeling on the seat spreading his arms showing the car, "Who goes on a road trip in this? I want to switch the car."

Aarvi, Shawn, and Dax had many sports cars of only two seats but only Dax had a Mercedes four-seater convertible so he was grumbling disliking it for their much-awaited road trip.

Aarvi was about to point Aaron and say, 'Aaron will come.' but Aaron's mobile rang and he answered it, at the same time Karsen walked out of the mansion in a hurry, "Aaron…"

Aaron hummed once and hung up the call. "Emergency case, we don't have a better choice than you." Karsen hurried said and he had yet to end, Connor exited holding his white doctor coat, "Aaron, you coming?"

Aarvi, Shawn, and Dax looked at each other, understanding there was an emergency case in a Military hospital related to the heart.

Naomi asked first before the trio, "Uncle Connor? Who is in an emergency? May I be of any help?"

Hassan too came out of the mansion holding his mobile, "Mocon will be under curfew soon. You three should leave else you will be locked back in the city."

"What is going on?" Shawn asked and received a mobile from Hassan as Karsen responded, "A cabinet minister is shot in the public function. The bullet is very near to heart, military doctors aren't confident so they are asking Aaron."

Then Karsen turned to Naomi and turned her down, "This is highly confidential and you don't have the experience nor are you eligible to be an assistant surgeon."

Embarrassed, Naomi could only grit her teeth and nod for hearing it in front of all.

Karsen turned around to instruct Hassan while Aaron went towards Aarvi who was standing between two lost in her thoughts, "Change the car, take the Jeep or sedan from the garage." It's better to be safe than suffering later.

Dax hummed and Shawn didn't react feigning ignorance as their way was towards the mountain which was a dead end and highly secured area due to the Union heritage area.

"Are you alright?" Aaron asked Aarvi cupping her face to lift it to see him.

Aarvi raised her brows looking at him and shook her head to let him relax, "Don't you feel fearful when a person is hanging by a thread and you operate on him?"

Dax and Shawn sighed hearing her knowing she remembered about her life and death experience. They went to choose the car for their ride letting them talk.

Aaron faintly smiled to relax her, "The surgeons have to be stone-hearted to be prepared if a patient dies right in front of us."

Aarvi stood on her toes wrapping her arms around his neck, "Okay, rest after the operation." She wanted to be stone-hearted as him too but 'wouldn't the death of people right in front of us haunt?'

The Maybach returned in front of the mansion, so Aaron quickly spoke facing her, "I am not sure if I could make it to the wedding. Enjoy your weekend with those two forgetting all these, alright?"

Aarvi hummed rushing him to the car, "It's alright. Call me when you are done." Aaron and Connor soon left for the military hospital and a Jeep compass halted in front of Aarvi.

"Hey Ms.Evans, could you please change your outfit quickly? you look boring." Shawn said looking at her.

Naomi wasn't sure whether Aaron would go to the wedding or not, anyway, she chose to attend the wedding to catch up with many people, "Do you have an extra seat, Shawn?" She thought Shawn was still the same sweet boy.

Shawn was irritated by how the Fisher family had tried to outcast Aarvi so he turned down but in a casual way, "Sister Naomi, what will you do with us? Join your friends."

Aarvi didn't go inside the mansion but removed her overcoat that was in the dress style and asked, "How about now?"

She was in a shirt dress whose shoulder straps and waistband were in black with sequential holes covered in silver rings. The funky, outgoing loose-fitting outfit enhanced her slender figure.

"That's like my Dum Dum." Dax chimed in first peeking out of the window.

Shawn gave her a flying kiss, "I love my sister-in-law. Come on, let's wreak havoc." He announced causing Karsen to chuckle and remind Aarvi, "Child, don't spoil them too much. They go out of hand."

Hassan lowered his head and deeply sighed in silence before walking inside while Naomi gritted her teeth and stormed behind him thinking how she could insult Aarvi at the wedding.

Bidding Karsen, who was headed to the Rivas hospital to handle things during the curfew, the trio left the Rivas mansion. Aarvi gave an exciting touch to the road trip to spoil them more, "Dax... Wanna fulfill your wishlist?"

Shawn slammed on the break almost causing her to hit the front while Dax was busy listing the things on the backseat. "Little heart, you are so unfair. What about my wishlist?"

Dax poked in, "We will complete his roadblock and wedding bash wish. Now my first wish is…"

Shawn remembered they had already done many things from his wishlist so he was excited thinking how the highway could be blocked and grinned widely.

Aarvi shook her head vigorously, "We are not going to disturb the wedding. No way… Doctor Green and his bride…"

Shawn and Dax said in unison cutting her off, "We are doing it." Aarvi's jaw dropped seeing them high five in excitement.

Dax quickly diverted the attention, "Okay okay, my first wish on the wish list. There is a small lake on our way next to the open restaurant. We will stop the car and run into the lake screaming in excitement and…"

Shawn completed imagining it, "Act like drowning causing others to jump in." He and Dax high-fived again ignoring the car behind them honking nonstop.

Aarvi was sitting with absolute silence looking at them so the duo felt like she was going to turn down but she smiled mischievously...

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At the lake next to the open restaurant, many were enjoying snacks with coffee and nature.

'Screech' An ear-piercing car screech grabbed almost everyone's attention.

Most of them frowned hard criticizing the driver in mind and saw the handsome man alighting the car wiping his tears and running towards the lake.

They heard a faint voice due to distance, "You don't care about me at all…" He looked broken and pitiful causing them to look back at the car.

A stunning girl alighted fastly and ran behind the handsome man, "Please understand, don't jump." She cried out in distress, helplessness failing to catch up with the man.

Another dashing man alighted the car too and ran behind screaming to stop the two, "Do you two have a death wish? I can't save you. Don't jump..."

The people started to listen to the trio's cry and see them run towards the lake. "Are they attempting to suicide? Do they know to swim? What to do?..." Their questions started building up and many ran towards them shouting, "Guys stop, don't take risk…."

The first man jumped to the lake swinging his legs in the air, the girl cried out falling into the water. "Ahhh.... " The second man ran around the bank without knowing what to do and jumped into the water, "Ahhhh…."