The Traps of Black Swan

A middle-aged man stood in the witness box holding the photo and looking at Aarvi who was standing for the examination. Then he turned to judge, "Your honor, it is difficult to give a hundred percent accurate deduction by comparing with a picture, I could point out major differences."

"Go ahead."

"The jawline structure is different. The cheekbones aren't sharp for Ms. Evans. The eyes of Aarvi Evans seemed wider but it could be because she isn't smiling. If she smiles…" He trailed.

Aarvi: "..."

Everyone chuckled at the weird request of smiling but Aarvi was speechless. She tried to smile but it was too fake. She wanted to act as smiling but with so many eyes, she felt more strange. Judge Rowlatt silently chuckled seeing her trying to smile.

Nikun elbowed her and pointed her towards Aaron who was silently smiling. She pouted seeing him laugh at her. Then he moved his fingers asking her to smile, there came a genuine smile.

Nikun knew it would work. Little Cupcake or a big one, she would smile looking at Ronron.

Before she could turn to the surgeon, he spoke, "The crows' feet at the corner of her eyes are visibly different."

The surgeon continued, "Aarvi Evans's skin texture is natural. I doubt she is going under the knife. That's all to report."

James couldn't understand how she could change so much if she hadn't gone under the knife. Anyway, he wasn't ready to give. Eager to slap himself in the face, he again put another request.

Aarvi slowly breathed standing in the witness box. She was holding a pen and paper given by James. "How fast could you write, Mrs. Rivas?"

"I never measured it."

James shrugged her sarcastic tone and instructed, "Please write anything fast in two minutes. Make a note, you shouldn't write like a schoolchild, clean legible handwriting… Your time starts now."

Aarvi: "..."

'Anything?'

'Fine'

[Dear husband,

I am in love with you. Nothing is ever going to change that. Spending our days together makes me realize how close we are and it feels great to be together. I know it's hard, I hate being away from you too. It's painful to even think and it makes me cling to you all day long.

Sometimes, I feel like being apart for some days might bring us closer. We will realize how much we need each other. It will make us love deeper and make our everyday special.

So let's be optimi…]

"Times up." Saying it, James snatched the writing pad away with the paper. However, the next second as soon as his eyes fell on the first two words, he was momentarily speechless. He couldn't believe she was writing a love letter to her husband.

Aarvi wanted to shove that pain into James' head but controlled. And watched the handwriting analyzing officer sit with her school book to compare her old and new handwriting.

James was confident this could change the case direction. However, the officer chuckled as he folded the paper and stood up, "Your honor, there isn't even a bit of similarity in both the handwriting. This book has a smooth, cursive, and fluent writing style whereas President Evans's handwriting is sharp, stiff, non-cursive, and stylish."

The officer extended his hand to Aarvi, "I guess, it's for your husband, President Evans."

Aarvi: "..."

Aaron's ears perked up and many became curious excluding one. Shawn didn't want any dog food whatsoever.

She took the letter and shoved it into her blazer pocket. She thought they wouldn't give that letter back and keep it with them as evidence.

This time, Nikun stood up and argued, stressing James was doing nothing but wasting court time, maligning his client, troubling his client and they could sue him for his behavior. Hence Judge Rowlatt warned James and ended the questioning on Aarvi's identity. However, the session came to an end with the final hearing shifting to Friday.

James was in so much confusion that he forgot to get up from his seat when the judge left. How could Ava Kelly and Aarvi Evans be so different in everything? He didn't understand it.

He heard Aarvi whine, so he turned to her and saw she was hugging herself while Aaron was trying to take the letter.

"Cupcake!?"

"Ronron, there is nothing in the letter."

"Then why are you hiding?"

"I have ugly handwriting."

"Cupcake."

Nikun sighed seeing them act like kids. He went out letting them play on their own.

Aaron tickled her and sneaked the paper. Before he could read, she closed his eyes, "If you read, I will throw you out of the bedroom."

"One day is worth the letter." He was adamant because of her stubbornness.

"The whole month."

Aaron paused, he peeled her hands away and smirked looking at her embarrassed face, "I will seduce you." Simple.

Aarvi pouted, "I am not talking to you anymore." She crossed her arms showing her disagreement.

That's when Aaron's eyes landed on James. The latter seemed to be in big confusion and almost convinced Aarvi and Ava are different.

Aarvi noticed his line of sight and saw James. She stood up to leave the empty courtroom while Aaron kept the letter in his pocket.

She paused near James and let him know, "Didn't your client tell you he and his friends beat me till unrecognizable?" Hence her face had some changes. Since Aaron let the wound naturally heal, she had no surgery on the face.

Aarvi looked at her hand, "And it took six months of recuperation for my hands to hold a pen and write."

How could her handwriting be the same after the surgery to join the broken bones of her palm?

She bent a little and added, "Let me tell you, Leon couldn't win on me. And this is the last case of your career and the first you will lose. Yeah, you should be proud Brother Nick is your apprentice." She flashed him a beautiful smile before Aaron wrapped his hand around her shoulder and took her away.

It would be James's last case because Aaron was prepared to reveal to the world how James took the case of a criminal. Her husband wouldn't let off people who try to smear her.

With complex emotions, James sat for a long time while his assistants waited for him outside. He couldn't imagine how Aarvi must have beaten that some features had changed in her face. Six months of recuperation!? He understood she started learning to write like children writing for the first time. Imagining those kinds of pain on him, he started to hate his client, Leon Harmon.

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Aarvi was sad. Though her name didn't leak and they still had the upper hand in the case, it wasn't a fruitful day. She wanted her case to close but the final hearing again shifted.

Sending Nikun and Shawn, the couple left the courthouse. Aarvi had no plans so she let Aaron decide for her too or else she might sleep all day.

He took her to Skyarc after reading her letter. His reason was simple, it was very rare she talks sweet, he wanted to listen to more sweet words and demanded her to complete the letter.

Aarvi cried silently, hiding her face.

…..

She planned for the next day. She was going to Skylar to give Dax a day off, and another new case on Leon's head. Although she wasn't letting Leon breathe calmly even for a day, 'Am I vicious enough?' She still doubted.

She climbed on top of Aaron who was lying on the terrace with her while watching the moon between clouds, "Ronron, shall we give some hope to Leon?"

"Then snatch it away?"

"Certainly."

Aaron: "..."

He could only think as Leon asked for it.

He ignored it and watched his wife who was more beautiful than the moon.. He recalled Lara's addressing Aarvi as 'Aunt Moon,' He found it more than suitable.