The Traps of Black Swan

Milo Wen shook his head in mind to get rid of his thoughts. He and Aaron knew Aarvi had her reasons to be quiet about that particular person. They could only hold their patience and wait.

Milo Wen reported next while looking at Aarvi who had closed her eyes, "Dylan Harmon reached the island in the afternoon with his project team." He meant their team noticed nobody else.

He continued seeing her nod. "The sea villa next to his is booked as per your instructions. Do we need to elevate the security around?" He didn't trust Dylan even though Aarvi leaves her guard slightly down around him.

Aaron was busy checking a file so he let her decide as she needed. Milo Wen was expecting her to shake her head as usual but heard her hum, "Would you mind switching your villa with that?"

Milo Wen: "..."

He knew it. He was surprised when Aarvi asked to book the best spot villa for him and the villa that was closer to the land. He paused, realizing Aarvi was asking if he was scared of Dylan, "No issues, Young Madam." He wasn't scared of Dylan but why was it so hard to read her mind?

Aarvi hummed snuggling her head against Aaron's shoulder, "Don't freak out if I appear out of nowhere."

Milo Wen almost choked on his spit when Aarvi gave him a heads up and Aaron shot him a cold glance. It was more like telling him to be presentable for his wife.

'Wait…' Milo Wen gave pause to his thoughts before he asked in bewilderment, grasping the important aspect, "Young Madam, do you have any plans today?"

Aarvi sat up and looked at Milo Wen curiously. Milo Wen was asking too many questions when he was smart enough to understand without many words. "Secretary Wen, are you nervous due to Sister Esme?" She felt like Milo Wen must have freaked out hearing somebody was following them.

Esme, who was sunbathing, glanced at them, lifting her sunglasses when she heard her name. She saw Milo Wen cue her to relax so she turned away.

Aaron lifted his hand, leaned Aarvi's head on his shoulder, and gently patted her cheeks, "He will come back to work mode soon. Take a rest, Cupcake."

Milo Wen: "..."

He wanted to blame the couple for it. They stay so cool without worry and Aarvi keeps hiding her plans. And yeah, he was thinking if he could take his wife sightseeing on the island as she took off to spend some time with him. He ignored the couple went to his wife.

Once Milo Wen left them alone, Aaron laid Aarvi on the leather couch, resting her head on his lap, "Still tired?" She neither once opened her eyes to enjoy the view nor asked him if she could jump into the sea. He had already prepared for oxygen and a scuba suit for her.

Aarvi opened her eyes and saw her handsome husband's face. First, she pouted, "Yeah, the Little Monster and the Big Monster wore me off."

Aaron tapped on her nose. He had no plans to take her in the morning, he just teased her, she started and he ended. "The Big and Little Monster loves you too much."

Could she facepalm?

Aarvi sighed coming back to what was bugging her, "I am sure Leon is preparing to distract me but how? Who will he attack? Me or others? I am not able to guess it, Ronron."

They made sure Zelda was safe. But she couldn't keep everyone safe in the city. Leon wouldn't mind starting the blood bath. This was the main reason why she wanted to be alone in her battle. She couldn't imagine losing anybody. That doesn't mean she could keep everyone away from their work.

Aaron caressed her head. Sometimes he felt he should have waited a few more months so that it could have reduced the stress on her mind, thinking about everyone's safety. But if he had given time, she would have disappeared without trace so it wasn't time to think of the past.

"We can face it. Don't pressure yourself." Aaron tried to calm her down so that she could think without feeling restless.

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At Palm Island,

The specialty of the island was it was surrounded by the resort built on the sea waters in the shape of palm trees. Hence the island was called by the architecture of the resort. It was a tourist destination all the seasons, with slightly fewer visitors during the rainy season.

Hence the companies, not just from Country A, numerous companies from around the world were trying to get the resort. The whole resort was booked for the delegates of the companies without visitors. Hence the crowd on the island would be less but the business would be more as rich people tend to show off.

Skylar wasn't so big in the list of companies and also wasn't small either. The competition was tough so nobody was sure how the owner was going to decide.

Would he sell for more money? Or to the company with the highest connections and influence?

When the couple reached the island, it was dusk. The sun was setting, painting the sea with the shades of red and orange. Esme was craving to watch the sunset but Aarvi had some work to handle. So Esme replanned to watch the next day.

Aarvi met her Skylar team and had dinner with the Rivas team. Aarvi had expected the animosity between two teams as they were competing for the same project. But she saw them get along well at the private buffet.

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Meanwhile, at the other side,

Dylan was glad Leon sent him away. It wasn't because he would get to meet Aarvi, he was exhausted with the double work, his and Leon's work. He rested till dinner, then joined the team for a seafood feast arranged by the resort. He decided to sleep early so he was having a relaxing long bath in his villa.

Soaking in the water, he was cursing Leon in mind for not giving enough time even to have a good bath in the past days and involuntarily recalled Aarvi.

'See you in Palm island.' He heard her right. And he was right there on the island. "When will she meet me? Or should I look for her? Did she reach the resort? But there are rumors of Dax Grant attending the bid." He was confused. He shook his head and drew a long breath. He wanted to rest well and think of Leon and Aarvi later.

After his bath, he wrapped in the bathrobe and exited the bathroom hoping to sleep without Leon's call but he froze at the door.

He saw Aarvi sitting on the small cushion bench, flipping through the magazine. She was wearing a black flowy beach dress. She was crossing her legs showing off her long leg between the slit of the dress. Her hair was tied in a messy bun and her face was free from any makeup.

By appearance, as Ava Kelly or Aarvi Evans, she was really beautiful with many changes. However, there were changes in her personality. If Ava Kelly becomes one in the room, Aarvi Evans stays like she owns the place. Dylan almost doubted if he was in the wrong room.

Why wasn't he shocked? Dylan felt like if she disappeared to thin air, he wouldn't freak out either.

He saw her wave her hand without averting her gaze, "Get dressed Assistant Harmon. We will have a long chat."

He came out of his daze and quickly turned to the wardrobe. Pulling the clothes out, he paused. He couldn't believe the little girl he pitied was bossing him without effort.

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The target for the bonus chapter - 10 Golden tickets.