The Traps of Black Swan

Aarvi pouted. She felt like she was turning dumb around Aaron.

Aaron let out a throaty chuckle pulling her to his embrace as he planted a soft kiss on her forehead.

Karsen who was holding Megan from going and slapping Leon in the face turned to a source of quiet laughter. Megsan paused and turned to Aaron as Shawn.

The three couldn't believe they were romancing when such a huge fiasco was going on. It then flashed to Megan and Karsen that Shawn had asked them the question about domestic violence.

"Guys, what's going on?" Megan asked strongly, feeling one of them involved in the current event.

Shawn didn't know how much to speak but he didn't want to lie.

Aarvi voluntarily answered only the required response, "Leon Harmon tortures his wife. He always keeps her under his radar. This is the best time to save her. That lady is a psychologist." Then she slightly bowed her head, "I am sorry about disturbing the banquet."

Aarvi expected  one of them to be mad but the duo smiled, "Why didn't you arrange someone to beat the shit of that gormless man?" Megan questioned.

Karsen told his concern, "Saving a person from an animal is more important than a few million. You should be proud that you brought to light on it."

Aarvi smiled in response to both. She was glad they weren't narrow-minded and tried to understand it.

Megan stopped struggling to go up to them and watched as it unfolded. Karsen dialed the chief of police despite knowing Leon was going to escape it somehow. His main concern was avoiding Leon from threatening Eliza Lane's life or Aeon Harmon.

Aaron whispered next to Aarvi's ear when she was sighing to herself, "We will always stand by you. No need to stress on it."

Aarvi hummed before she walked to the crowd with Alex at a good distance. The waiters who were arranged by Aarvi also became alert knowing she was entering the crowd.

The psychologist made Eliza sit on the chair and helped her drink water, Eliza took time to steady herself but still looked hazy due to the drinks.

The psychologist asked very carefully. "Does your husband doubt that you have an affair? Or did you have an affair that he can't trust you?"

All became ears to the question as they were sure the drunk Eliza was blurting out all the truth. Eliza didn't get the psychologist's words correctly other than heard a few words of it.

"Affair?" She asked before trying to whisper but it was louder, "It's a secret."

The crowd's opinion wavered. If a wife has an affair, how could the husband tolerate it? They felt Leon's behavior justifiable even though domestic violence is illegal.

But the psychologist was calm, "Is it your secret affair?"

Meanwhile, Leon who was spaced out felt a piercing glare that sent shivers down his spine. He got to his senses and caught the black dazzling diamond-like orbs mocking him, her ruby red lips sneered as she moved slowly at a good distance.

He crumpled the note that was in his hands glaring back at her eyes. The people around her shrunk and trembled but not her.

He heard a hiss of a few and dawned on him Eliza was drunk. He jerked around and witnessed Eliza frowning hard and pushed the lady in green.

The lady probably expected it so she easily stabled herself and all heard Eliza hiss in annoyance, "I don't have an affair. It's my husband. He used to sleep with many ladies. He even forced many of them."

She emphasized repeatedly to let the lady know she wasn't in the wrong and she shouldn't blame her.

It was a great blow to the people who had thought Leon was a real and rarely found perfect man.

Leon pushed Aeon aside and clutched Eliza with all his might. Eliza who was seeing his back hadn't guessed him as Leon. Now seeing his face, she screamed in fright.

She knew well, Leon was going to beat her still unconscious. The fast painful memories hit her nerves and she cried. "I don't want to go, I don't want to go…"

But Leon pulled her away from the chair and hissed, "Why are you lying?" He forgot he shows himself as a caring and gentle husband. He forgot he has to put on a loving gaze.

His words or his actions were totally opposite, slowly the mask falling off his face.

His murderous gaze caused Eliza to freak out of her nerves and slightly sobered up by the bone-crushing pain. She looked around and saw Dylan and Aeon.

"Aeon… Aeon, Leon will kill me. Aeon please save me. Aeon, I don't want to go with him…" The sobered Eliza knew well Leon was going to skin her alive if she left the banquet hall.

Leon, who was struggling to pull her out, was incensed hearing Aeon's name from his wife's mouth, "Shut up." He roared that scared most of them out there.

Aeon twisted Leon's hand to lose his grip on Eliza's hand before pulling her behind him. "Leon Harmon, Sister-in-law is not coming with you." His unyielding voice sounded.

Dylan who had noticed Aarvi jerked at Leon's roar. He again glanced at Aarvi who cued him to go to Leon instead of standing against Leon.

Dylan realized it wasn't the end of Ava Kelly's game yet. She just ripped the mask of Leon, she was destroying him from the roots and Leon's roots were in the underworld too. Until she uproots him from there, Dylan has to be with Leon.

Dylan knew his life at risk but he didn't care. He went ahead and held Leon's arms which were raised to punch Aeon, "Brother Leon, everyone is watching and making videos. We should solve this privately. Let Sister-in-law be with Aeon for today."

Leon's whole body was trembling in rage. His good image, his obedient wife, he lost them. He lost to Ava Kelly again.

'Susan Parkinson! She should die.' He stormed out of the banquet hall to monitor his team who were going to kill Susan.

He wanted to succeed in this and teach Ava Kelly a lesson.

Peel the mask of Leon - Checked.

Save Eliza Lane from the animal - Checked.

Aeon who was trying to calm down the panicked Eliza, noticed Dylan's eyes looking in a particular direction before following Leon. Aeon couldn't help but check out and saw Aarvi Evans breathing a sigh but she looked slightly pale and exhausted.

'Brother Dylan and Aarvi?' He remembered he and Dylan had reached the storage lobby together when he rushed over there.

'Does that mean Brother Dylan is also helping Aarvi? Or did he fool Aarvi?' He wanted to alert Aarvi about Dylan. His thoughts broke when his mobile rang with a string of numbers.

He wanted to ignore it to take care of Eliza but Aarvi was looking at him. Strangely feeling it might be Aarvi, he answered the call.

"Aarvi here. The lady in the green dress is a psychologist chosen for Eliza Lane. Make sure to be Eliza's support and listen to the psychologist's suggestion. You can trust her."

By the end of her words, a towering figure turned her around and embraced her and Aeon froze.