The Traps of the Black Swan

70

The soundless and calm dining hall tensed. Melia noticed Lisa signaling her to leave so she quickly left the couple alone. Lisa asked Ruby Jane who was in her thoughts, "What are you up to?"

Ruby Jane left the fork hearing his grave tone. She knew the situation was crucial but she didn't like how he was asking her in an interrogative tone. Her tone was laid-back resting her head on knuckles looking at Lisa's serious face, "Lalisa Manoban, I will give a chance to change your tone and the question."

Lisa realized she could be looking into the case because of him. He turned his chair and pulled her chair between his legs until her knees were just a centimeter away from his chair. Ruby Jane was adjusting to the momentum when his finger grabbed her cheeks and pulled, "You are so unfair." He complained.

'Unfair?!' Ruby Jane tried to think why she was unfair forgetting he was playing with her cheeks until he squashed her both cheeks to get her attention. "You are also cute." He said squeezing her face to smaller.

Ruby Jane: "..."

They were talking about a serious topic which he changed about her and now her looks. 'Oh god, this man is unbelievable.'

She took a deep breath and took his hands off of her cheeks which were red due to his pinch, "Lalisa, shall we please talk about the issue?" She rubbed her cheeks glaring at the man.

Lisa too became serious, "We got nothing useful from the initial investigation." and continued, "And you are unfair because you could collect information about me then why am I not allowed to know about you? Huh? Ruby Jane."

Then his tone changed to concern holding her hand, "Don't trouble yourself about my work and stuff. You have lots on your plate."

"Oh!" Ruby Jane responded darting her eyes around whether she should speak or not before she sighed, "I don't want my presence or my past to trouble you in any way so I always keep track of your things."

Ruby Jane quickly moved when he raised his hand thinking he was going to pinch her but the man cupped her face and tried to make her understand, "If not you, who else will trouble me? I can handle it if anybody dares to provoke me and you don't have to bother about it."

Ruby Jane nodded and threw his line back at him, "Exactly President Manoban, I can handle it if anybody dares to trouble me and you don't have to be bothered about it."

Lisa really wanted two brains to handle her when it comes to talking about the things related to her past. "President Evans, you hide everything about yourself and you get to know everything about me. That's unfair." He grumbled like a wronged boyfriend.

Ruby Jane smiled resignedly. She wanted to tell about her past slowly too so she asked, "What do you want to know today?"

Lisa had many questions to ask but chose one for the day, "Why aren't you coming with me today?" Since Ruby Jane doesn't go to Skylar International and works in the Flower shop, he feels it doesn't make changes if she follows him to the M Industries and Hospital.

Ruby Jane chuckled bobbing his head, "Let's go, I will drive you... And I will tell you what happened in the last two days."

Lisa quickly stood up pushing his chair behind and pulled her up as though he was eager to know what was going on in her head. However, he actually wanted to know she wasn't planning to go to Seungri's weaponry stored villa putting herself in extreme danger.

In the SSC Tuatara, Ruby Jane drove the car narrating the Friday events.

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The previous week, on Friday