The Traps of the Black Swan

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Ruby Jane heard Zain's deep sigh on the other end. She has no idea what he does, where he is so she spoke, "I will not trouble you. You carry on..."

Zain cut in, [Pumpkin] He resumed after her hum, [It's your life if you want to give him a chance or not is your decision so I will not tell you to choose him. But why are you ruining your own life due to irrelevant people?]

"I am not. This is my choice of life. Staying single is my choice."

Zain accepted it but his gentle voice was serious, [Alright, if you want to stay single, so be it. I want to tell you something that probably you don't know yet.]

Ruby Jane was calm hearing him support her choice. "What is it?"

She heard footsteps on the other end before it turned silent, [When I, grandfather, Jisoo, and Mino were searching you within our limits, Lisa had exerted all his and his family power to search for you.

All cities were in lockdown because he purposefully instructed to plant an explosive in the construction sites of the M Builders. Then he used military power for that reason but to search for you. Every security agency in every city was on the road searching for you.

When the public and government thought he was finding the culprit behind his loss, only a limited number knew he was searching for you. That is the extent he could go to get you.

I hated him when I couldn't search you because of lockdown but when you called me after a year and mentioned his name, that's when I investigated him. I didn't leave you with him for your poor health, I know he loves you and respects you without crossing his lines.

Not only Jisoo and Mino but Lisa's team is also trying hard to know what happened those days, as soon they get to know, he will annihilate those families.

Pumpkin, you had to fight for the smallest affection from your parents. He is someone who loves you the way you deserve to be loved and you won't have to fight for it.]

Both were silent when he ended. Ruby Jane was silent because she was blank hearing him, she didn't know if she should lean left or right. Zain was silent looking at Lisa and Jennie's teenage year picture on his laptop.

He knows Little Jennie loved Lisa unconditionally, unreasonably, she had the purest love towards Lisa but he doesn't know why Ruby Jane doesn't remember a thing about Lisa.

He had even spoken to the neurologist and a psychiatrist about how one could forget somebody. With many speculations, they had ended the conversation with 'it isn't safe to force her to remember if her brain is stopping those memories.'

He is still trying to find which incident caused her memory loss and he was sure she doesn't remember Lisa for more than five years but he knew why Lisa had to leave the country unexpectedly.

Zain continued after a few seconds, "So the choice is yours. You can take down this bunch whenever you want. Give yourself a little time. Alright?"

Ruby Jane had many questions and doubts that she needed a response. She wasn't sure if she should ask or not. "What if I fall weak? I can't afford that."

She heard a faint chuckle on the other end, "Pumpkin, you are more stubborn and strong-headed than anybody I have seen. Instead of falling weak, you will grow stronger pulling everyone up with you."

"Oh!" If she wasn't stubborn waiting for her parents to notice her, she would be in a better place, "My headless mother sent an email again for meeting President Evans for her son."

Zain remembered something and said, [I heard grandfather meeting Advocate Willon frequently these days and planning to write the will so your dumb father buttering him up trying to be a loyal filial son, and that spineless young master is always smiling looking like a monkey.]