The Traps of Black Swan

Shawn and Aarvi heard a loud voice, "She is there with a man."

Shawn instinctively pulled Aarvi behind him, 'Hiding is never a solution.' He thought before remembering it wasn't an open floor so nobody could see them unless they were on the same floor.

He looked in the corridor to realize there were none and the voice was from near so they heard it aloud.

Aarvi crossed her arms waiting for Shawn to face her. Shawn awkwardly chuckled, "I am in your plans for the first time. Let me familiarize myself well."

Aarvi kicked his leg with a big pout before pushing open the unlocked door. Both entered inside and closed the door without a sound.

Shawn looked around to discern it was a normal single man's condo. The building used to be a third-rate hotel but it was seized due to illegal drug usage. Then the front of the building was changed for commercial purposes and it's employees were living there.

Aarvi led him to the small balcony that was attached to the living hall of the condo, "Place the ladder, I will change and come."

She rushed to the bathroom as though it was her known place, there wasn't unfamiliarity or hesitancy in her movements. She soon came out in black denim shorts and a simple black off-shoulder top.

Shawn could bet it would be difficult for anyone to guess her as the same person. Aarvi dropped her clothes in the balcony downstairs which again disappeared, taken away by a hand.

"Why are you hiding your clothes in different places?"

Aarvi climbed the ladder to the next building rooftop as she responded, "If Leon's men try to trace the path, they shouldn't find any clue. I will appear in the next public camera in a different outfit. He will have to rack his brain to find out how he failed but he doesn't have time."

Once both reached the rooftop, Shawn purposeful turned behind very quickly and saw a man fold the ladder and take it away.

Shawn asked to confirm he followed her who lazily walked without hurriedness, "Little Heart, why does it look like they have practiced a few times to work on precision?"

Aarvi nodded promptly with a hum, "They have practiced like six or seven times with somebody else at my place."

Shawn: "..."

Both went downstairs in a relaxed manner while Aarvi waited for him to digest that her plans were designed a long back.

Shawn asked his next question in curiosity, "If this is a thriller, what was the face-off plan?"

Aarvi chuckled and was sure Shawn was going to regret not choosing the plan, "Bike race with chasers."

Shawn facepalmed for letting the Shadow team select safe. He cried tugging her arm, "Little Heart, that's super thrilling."

Aarvi continued in resignation, "And dangerous."

"But..." Aarvi cut in knowing he wants to race, "I can't rewind the time Shawn."

Before he could probe as they could provoke Leon and race, Aarvi quickly added, "No triggering." That's even more dangerous and they weren't pro at bike racing and they can't take risks if in case Leon had professional racers in the team.

Both sat in the cafe after crossing the Skywalk and watched Leon starting to show his anger. His men repeatedly checked Park Avenue without understanding how they could disappear in thin air without stepping out.

Shawn sulked sipping his coffee while the Shadow team captain was dazed looking at Aarvi and Shawn sitting right in front of him in complete ease.

The Shadow team captain was desperately waiting for ten minutes to pass sitting in the cafe in front of his laptop while the other team members were anxious as hell for her.

He was about to hit enter when he realized a couple sat in front of him. He felt a strong urge to check them out and was dazed.

Aarvi commented when he didn't react for a long time, "Are you letting your team members be more anxious?"

He snapped back and heard his team members ask, "Is that Ms. Evans's voice?"

"Yeah, Ms. Evans and Second young master Rivas are right in front of me. Completely safe and sound."

He heard a loud sigh of relief from others before one asked, "Wait, when did she cross the road?"

"How did she exit the building?"

"Was there another zipline?"

The questions he heard from others were also his questions but he didn't know if he should ask her and was unsure if she would respond. And he was also confused why Shawn was sulking like a small child.

That wasn't the image they have of Shawn, he was a monster when he was training them. He was a dictator who personally and monthly examines them based on strength and ability to help Aarvi.

They were willing to kowtow to Aarvi Evans for making two brothers as her sweet little lambs around her when she herself looks like a little harmless kitten excluding her dangerous brain.

The Shadow team captain coughed awkwardly before asking sincerely, "Ms. Evans, if you don't mind, I have a suggestion… No, a request."

Shawn didn't bother to turn to him and watched Leon going crazy kicking the car tier and slapping or punching his own men for failing to get Ava Kelly.

Aarvi guessed without facing him, "Either I should let one of you with me, or I should be on a conference call like last time."

He promptly responded with a modest bow his head even though her eyes weren't on him, "Yes Ms. Evans. We can't intervene in your plan, afraid of putting you in danger. The pressure of just sitting ten minutes without knowing if you are out of the danger is hard to handle."

Aarvi then turned to him. If Shawn wasn't there, she might have taken one from their team or she might have gone alone. Realizing she had tortured them mentally, she hummed, "Alright."

All the Shadow team members finally relaxed and watched how Leon was losing it yet trying to control it. Aarvi and Shawn finished the coffee and had pastries by the time Leon's men left from there.

Her mission to make Leon go crazier - Checked.

Then the two went downstairs to the underground parking lot where the friends separated their way, deciding to meet directly at Dax's villa.

Aarvi had lots of work but she had a lot of things to ask and know about Aaron. So she went straight to Rivas Industries after dismissing the Shadow team as she will be with Aaron so they could rest.

At Rivas Industries,

Aaron was in a meeting when she reached Aaron's office room. She first started her missed morning meeting with Dax on the company affairs.

She was checking a file on iPad hearing Dax report on a project. "The project has potential but they are repeatedly requesting to meet you. Sometimes I feel fishy and sometimes… Never mind, let me know what to do with them."

Aarvi hummed reading the report when the office door flung open and Aaron straight looked at her before pushing the door close and stride towards her.

Aarvi smiled seeing him rush towards her, "Hello, President Ri…" The rest of the words faded against his lips.

Aarvi: 😳

Dax on her laptop screen: 😯