The Traps of Black Swan

Friday Night,

Leon Harmon exited the airport arrival and sat in the car nodding at Dylan Harmon. Dylan closed the door of the car without letting Eliza Lane get inside.

"Sister-in-law, let me lead you to your car." Dylan faintly smiled at the disinterested yet charming woman and went to the sedan that was behind Leon's car, "Sister-in-law." Dylan opened the door till Eliza sat and the car left soon.

Dylan sat next to Leon and that car drove away from the airport too. "Where is that man?" Leon's stoic voice sounded.

"He met with an accident," Dylan uttered without flinching that they were talking about the life of a man. It's the same man who acted as a doctor in front of Aeon to prove Mia Craft as mentally unstable.

Is it really an accident? Nope.

Leon's men scared him with a fire gun and threats causing him to run out in panic and went to the road abruptly and ended up giving his life under the wheels.

Leon hummed in satisfaction for making it natural needing less clean up. Now it's Mia's turn, his voice turned even gruesome for investing so much time in the Craft family and Mia Craft, "Where is she?"

Unbothered, Dylan quickly reported the news he gathered, "Somebody is keeping eye on either Aeon or Mia Craft." His face morphed skeptical, "Aeon isn't the type to send Mia out."

Dylan was clueless about how Aeon could abandon Mia especially when those fake reports were exposed and her name is being tarnished. That wasn't Aeon, he is the one who could feed the wounded poisonous snake even after knowing it was going to bite him.

Leon turned to Dylan, the latter wasn't showing any kind of expression on his face so it was difficult for Leon to read him. Leon appreciates Dylan for his composure all the time, but he also hated it 'cause he can't judge him. "What do you mean?"

Dylan snapped back without reacting much, "Aeon chased out Mia. She was staying in the Crafts villa before our men abducted her. Instead of protecting her, he left her so I am thinking if anything else happened."

Leon grunted in response and closed his eyes to grab some rest for them. He didn't get to see the doctor, they had just reached their hotel but had to return back so he gritted his teeth thinking how long he might take to recover or will he ever recover?

He stings him every time to dig the grave, bring life to the bones, and kill Ava Kelly to vent his frustration out. There wasn't a single day he didn't remember her, he might forget to eat and drink but cursing her every day and night never missed.

He was sure no one remembers her as much as he keeps her in his mind. A mere girl ruined his life.

How could he get rest with so many thoughts? Probably it's been years since he got some peaceful sleep. He had thought more power and wealth could give him some kind of pleasure but he felt his life useless finding no fascination in anything but fury in everything.

He shot his eyes open filled with fierceness craving to vent his buried irritation, "Who released?" He asked about the fake reports of Mia circulating on the internet which were proved false but Rivas Industries behind him with legal police action.

Dyan shook his head, "Fake IP." Dylan saw Leon clenching his fist to control his bubbling anger before looking in front.

'Ava Kelly, are you really alive?' Dylan had seen a girl who looked like Ava Kelly but the confidence, bearing, style, grace were at the next level. He had never seen a woman with such presence that makes head turn without trying.

It was impossible for her to be alive but somehow his thoughts repeatedly hovered on the memories when his car passed by next to a girl who walked with her immeasurable calmness.

There were no fancy clothing or accessories or men marching behind her or had big tits swaying her hips. She was simple, her full sleeves short dress had nothing exposing or flashy, her long chocolate brown hair was drifting in the hair yet got his attention.

However, he didn't believe Ava Kelly could be the one to play them even if she wakes up from death. She was a little innocent one who needed to be protected and treasured, one who cries for hurting others so he tried to assume he might have misidentified her.

He shook off his thoughts about Ava Kelly quickly for the Nth time in less than 30 hours.

But the smooth plan Dylan and Leon had created didn't go as planned. They were half the way when Dylan's mobile rang, "Hello." His unemotional voice sounded grabbing Leon's attention.

[Assistant Harmon, Mia Craft is missing. There was a roadblock and we had to check what was going on and she escaped knocking out our men. I am taking them to the hospital.]

Mia escaped!? How could those men get the idea Mia could knock out a man? Dylan was highly suspicious somebody took Mia away because she was unconscious.

"Search and get her now." Dylan ordered and turned to Leon as he hung up the call, "Somebody saved Mia Craft. She is missing."

'Thud.' Leon punched the car door and hissed, "Bunch of useless fools."

His hands trembled in fury, he had an urge to break things but controlled. This wasn't time to lose his cool, he needed to supervise the search and find her and the people who were protecting Mia… Are they protecting?

"Dylan, Mia, and Aeon aren't the targets. It's me." And again he punched the door while Dylan was busy organizing another team to get down to search.

Leon really started to doubt if all the people he was trying and failing to find could be one. Never in his whole business life, he felt this suffocated and faced failures, he always got what he wanted, so why is he losing repeatedly?

From the corner of his eyes, he glanced at Dylan who was hurriedly taking actions to catch Mia and the ones who took her away. Dylan was always precise with his action and he was the same.

Leon never trusted anybody so easily so he always kept an eye on Dylan too with another set of people. Those men reported him but they said the same thing Dylan would have already reported. There were no suspicious movements so he couldn't understand what and where things were going wrong.

'Could it be that I have a mole in my team?' Leon thought.

Of course, everyone in his team clearly knows what Leon would do if they went against him, he will sleekly cut their throat and watch them tossing around in agony for the last breath.

They all have witnessed this side of him so why would they dare to disobey him?

For the rest of the night, they wandered on the roads trying to find a clue but nothing seemed fruitful.

Leon could see his men were desperate than him to find Mia Craft but they were reaching nothing but dead-end and earned another sleepless night.

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At Avron Mansion,

Forcing out of the bed, Aarvi and Aaron got ready quickly and exited the mansion after a quick lunch.

Milo Wen quickly opened the car door for them and Aaron placed his hand on her back to let her sit first but a bike roar stopped him in the movements.

"Are we going on a bike?" Aaron asked but he was in a business suit.

Aarvi nodded silently before turning to him, "The chances of tracking me today is high. So please go with Secretary Wen."

However, worry about Aaron's face was clearly visible to her. The riskiness was high due to Leon Harmon's return so she didn't want to take any probability of Aaron dropping her or she dropping him to his office. She won't pull his name down even if she is confident about the plan.

Aaron just knew she was going to play with the officers going to the police station. Even though he didn't know the names, he was sure they had a good connection with Leon Harmon hence a small leak could cause her hefty price.

Aarvi glanced at Milo Wen who quickly went around the car and sat in the shotgun seat. She wondered how he got to know without a word, she might have asked something, right? But he was smooth.

Leaning in Aaron's embrace, Aarvi revealed a few details looking at his anxious yet breathtaking face, "I have asked the Shadow team to enter the police station as civilians with fake complaints or problems."

Aarvi knows Aaron trusts those team and members so she tries to calm him first, "Apple Pie's man will have control over the security cameras and the chief's mobile network will be cut down to my orders."

Aaron won't look down on Zain's team because he was kind of sure they were still working in central intelligence.

He nodded for her to continue, "If Leon and his people enter inside, I will leave the police station before he could reach me."

Aarvi sighed seeing his seriousness even when she was in his embrace, "Do you want to pick me up after I am done?"

Aaron immediately nodded with a hum causing her to chuckle which brought a faint smile on his face. She didn't know he was affected by her seriousness.

She casually told him the pickup point, "Shipyard warehouse."

The curve of his lips flattened immediately remembering the image that was in his memories. He didn't want to let her go there anymore and his arms tightened around her.

Aarvi could feel his confrontation. That's what she dislikes the most, stopping her from her plans without having faith in her.

"Don't you want me to go?" She hoped Aaron is different despite concerned.