The Traps of the Black Swan

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It was already dusk, Ruby Jane showed a card to the security without completely rolling down the window. She entered a large area where it looked like a whole new world due to different outdoor movie setups around.

If one side had ancient style, another side was a beautiful architecture modern cafe, At a distance there was a outlook of a mansion, another end setup had an fashion design studio set up.

Everything looked so real but the reality was they were temporary film sets which will be destroyed in a month or two but leaves the memory for ages.

Ruby Jane drove towards the indoor studio without caring for the eyes her stunning SSC Tuatara was grabbing. After the bid by the Chairman of Global High Tech, she entered the studio without removing the air-pods and was walking towards the indoor set talking with Mino.

Her farther distance got the sight of a wobbling stand of stocked HMI 1lights. She could guess it was assembled a few minutes back looking at the assembling tools and wire laying on the ground.

She thought to inform somebody to look into it as she was responding to Mino who was on the call, "Mino, be..." 'good' before she could finish the line her gaze caught sight of Aeon talking on his mobile.

Aeon was near the wobbling stand and the stand was falling down but entangled in the electric wires slowing down it's fall. "Holy Shit..." Ruby Jane cussed gritting her teeth.

Mino was alerted on the other end realizing she was running, [Dum Dum, what's wrong?]

"Aeon is in danger." She hurriedly said in irritation due to the totally unexpected event.

She hated to be a savior but had no choice seeing him standing unaware of his life in danger.

[Dum Dum, don't you dare put yourself in danger... Dum Dum...] Mino was worried while Ruby Jane shouted to get the attention of Aeon, "Aeon Harmon... Aeon..."

To Aeon's bad luck, the other end of the studio had loud music and he was busy on the call, he didn't hear her. The other staff who turned around started to run towards Aeon instead of joining voice with her to get Aeon's attention.

"Fools!" Ruby Jane cussed again and ran on her high thanking she wasn't wearing pointed heels else she would have definitely hurt her legs.

[Dum Dum!] Mino paced in his room like a headless chicken feeling each second as a minute.

Ruby Jane didn't bother to run under the slanted light stand. Aeon was nobody for her and a chess pawn of her game. He wasn't important for her to risk her own life to save him.

She might have done it if she was Selfless Jennie, but she wasn't anymore. She is a shrewd business who never does anything for free.

She grabbed his hand and used all her strength to pull the grown man aside. Aeon was watching another side so he was caught off guard and lost the balance of his footing due to sudden pull.

Ruby Jane's frame was small against Aeon and control the big grown up man was impossible that caused her lose her balance on her heel and fell back.

"Fudge" She cussed trying to push the man aside from falling on her but failed.

Aeon caught the sight of breathtaking petite face, and noticed her furrowed brows with an irritation in the eyes. He didn't know if she was pushing him aside or pulling him down with her, his first reaction was to wrap his arms around her head and shoulder having no control over the fall.

'Thump' Ruby Jane fell on her butt with Aeon on top.

'Bang'

The loud shrieking crash of the big object of glass resounded after it shocking everyone in the studio. Thanks to Aeon's quick reflex to the sound, he covered Ruby Jane without thinking.