The Traps of Black Swan

At Morris hotel,

Shawn spoke to Nikun over a call before turning to Shea who was speaking to the hotel Manager, asking to send somebody to get the car from Highland club.

"Brother Nick and his parents are already on their way to my home, I mean Rivas mansion." Shawn paused looking at her hurriedly and finally remembering that she should check her mobile.

She saw numerous missed calls from Nikun and her aunt. Then she opened Nikun's message.

[Couldn't you listen to me even once?]

[I have covered as you were asleep due to jet lag. Call me after seeing my message.]

Shea breathed a long sigh of relief, happy that Nikun managed her disappearance from his parents who would have informed her parents.

She faced Shawn and bid him but her phone rang displaying, 'Brother Nick'

After a minute, Shea sulked in the elevator with Shawn behind her. Nikun had scolded her and asked her to get ready soon, Shawn would be picking her up to the Rivas mansion.

'Why couldn't I stay away from this man?' She cried internally.

While Shawn waited in the living room of the suite, Shea was quick to get ready in a simple, navy blue colored, vintage styled, spaghetti straps, floral short dress. She looked pretty and sophisticated in it.

Both routed towards the Rivas mansion in absolute silence.

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At Rivas mansion,

Aaron and Aarvi had taken Connor's car and reached soon. Aarvi didn't know the Morris family was going to be there for lunch.

The trio entered the mansion and Aarvi greeted Megan and Karsen before looking at Jordan who was purposefully avoiding to see her.

The rest of the family members knew Jordan had already accepted Aarvi and found it hard to word it. They cued her to greet him.

"Elder Rivas." She greeted politely with a small bow of her head.

Jordan glanced at her before his eyes laid on Aaron and Karsen who were busy discussing the previous day's banquet and auction.

It wasn't surprising to see major news outlets focused on the banquet instead of Leon. Karsen had thought Leon must have handled it.

Anyway, Aaron pointed to Aarvi explaining, Aarvi only wanted Leon's news to go viral over the internet where Leon couldn't control.

Karsen asked in a dilemma but maintaining a very low voice, "Is Aarvi working at Skylar? I saw Skylar's logo on her laptop screen once and she is Twyla. Why do I feel like she is the owner of Skylar?"

Aaron just smiled and Karsen was astonished beyond words.

Jordan squinted his eyes at the two men thinking what did they talk that brought a smile on Aaron's face and Karsen was proud and amused.

Anyway, he grunted, "Is this what you taught her? She is going to cut my nose in front of guests."

Aarvi: "..."

'What did I do? Did I offend him just by greeting? Why is it so hard to understand him?' She thought.

She turned around and saw Karsen and Aaron were wordless at Jordan's tantrums. Connor was pursing his lips and Megan was controlling her laughter.

Aaron stepped front to help his Cupcake. He wrapped his arm around her shoulder and slyly smiled at Jordan, "My grandfather is a little shy to ask you to address him as a grandfather."

Jordan: "..."

'Shy? Really?' Aarvi scrutinized Jordan's expression.

The other three elders burst into laughter at how easily Aaron named Jordan's petty annoyance to be shy.

Aarvi was surprised knowing Jordan did want her to address him as grandfather. That was a great improvement and she voiced her thought looking back at Aaron, "Does that mean he accepted me as your girlfriend?" Her amazement was apparent in her voice.

Aaron let them get along instead of responding to her question. "Why don't you know yourself?" He thought she would ask Jordan and that way, Jordan would properly talk and get over his guilt.

Anyway, none expected Aarvi to say, "When he calls me by my name, I will address him as a grandfather." She wanted him to accept indirectly at least.

Jordan: "..."

Aaron pursed his lips, he had thought only he could bully his grandfather with his words but his Cupcake joined him too.

Karsen probed, "Forget about Dad, we treat you as our family. Don't you think you should also address us appropriately?"

Jordan: "..."

Connor proudly revealed, "Aarvi addresses me as Dad. No more Master Rivas." Yeah, for the favor she had asked, Connor had asked it in return.

Megan interjected, "That's not fair. GiggleMug, how can you forget me?" She pouted.

Aarvi smiled looking at them. Her parents never wanted her, never liked to let anybody know her as their daughter. Here she was, standing between elders who were cherishing her presence.

Aarvi was happy so she decided to address Karsen as Dad and Megan as Mom. They were excitedly planning for a new family picture which was literally foreign to Aarvi.

Jordan growled for keeping him out of topic, "Aarvi Evans, are you casting me away?"

Aarvi hid her smile while responding, "Nope, Grandfather Rivas, you are staying silent."

Jordan pointed his finger for talking back to him, "You-" He realized he called her Aarvi Evans and she addressed him as a grandfather.

He snorted making them laugh and looked away pettily.

Soon enough, the Morris family of three reached the mansion, greeted all, and sat with lots of snacks. Even though the Rivas members weren't as free and lively as before, they weren't cold to Morris either.

Most of the time, Jordan, Karsen, Connor, and Master Morris were focused on the orphanage development. So Aarvi, who had hardly slept the previous day, stifled yawns repeatedly.

Aaron stood up pulling her up, "We will be upstairs." He announced and glanced at Nikun who was bored to death.

Nikun and the couple were almost at the stairs when a maid announced the arrival of the Prince with a young lady.

Aarvi exhaled loudly, carefully grabbed one of Jordan's cane from the stand near entrance lobby. As soon as Shawn saw the trio, first, he greeted, "Little..." His eyes widened, "Little Heart, keep it down..."

All turned to Aarvi who was grimly facing towards the door with a cane in her hand.

Before anybody looked at Shawn or Shea, Aarvi chased after Shawn outside the mansion. Shea avoided looking at Nikun and reached Aaron.

"Brother Aaron." She hugged Aaron peeking at Nikun sheepishly.

Aaron was rubbing her head with his eyes on Aarvi and Shawn through the windows.

Megan went up to the stairs and saw Aarvi literally beating Shawn but not using much force. "What did my son do this time?"

Aaron glanced at Megan before revealing, "We were resting on the balcony in the night..."

Shea's hands slacked which were around Aaron. She was pressed against the balcony glass when she had unknowingly opened the door while she and Shawn were nearing the climax.

Even though Shawn had closed the door quick enough, she strongly felt, they must have listened to them and the broken pot in the balcony was thrown by Aarvi.

Aaron paused his words when he sensed Shea lower her head and her hands easily leave him. He continued reading her expression.

"It was probably around two in the night, when we heard Shawn and his fling..."

Before he could finish, Nikun burst into laughter imagining how the innocently resting couple had to hear the carnal noises.

Megan slapped her forehead, she couldn't understand how Shawn was going to find his soulmate while fooling around.

Aaron saw Shea bite her lower lip, squeezing her eyes shut and her face turning hot red. He slightly bent to her height and whispered "Shea Morris, you ruined my Cupcake's confession."

Embarrassed Shea: "..."

Without letting others guess anything, Aaron fluidly pushed her a step away and turned her to the living hall, "Go, greet everyone.." He sounded plain.