The Traps of the Black Swan (Book 2)

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Every corner of the enormous living hall spoke of luxury. It was big enough to hold a banquet of five hundred people. The huge chandelier in the center was an artistic piece, worth putting for an exhibition.

The living hall was divided into two sections, designed by professionals. The pillars were in the corner separating the living hall with the open dining hall on the left and the huge bar section on the left. The refined taste of the modern Parisian interior was worth admiring.

For Ruby Jane, luxury never attracted her. She felt it was indeed a mansion but it was lifeless. It was professionally made but had no soul. It was an empty block of walls. She likes the stupendous Manoban mansion instead.

Aeon entered the mansion right next to Ruby Jane. He wanted to protect her irrespective of if Seungri would want him dead or alive. He was also curious to witness her mind-blowing acting.

He could feel it wasn't just going to be an act, she had a plan which she didn't reveal completely to him. She just gave him a heads up so that he could play along or hold on to his emotions.

Her beautiful face had a hint of struggle in her eyes and her red lips pressed to a thin line as though she couldn't hold her composure. There were no other emotions. She was neither sad nor distressed. It was so hard to read why she was struggling and what was going on in her mind.

Being a director, who often does casting for movies and dramas, it was the first time he was able to witness such flawlessness. If he didn't know her well enough, he would have thought she might be missing out on some emotions. However, he knew she had herself under control, probably the whole mansion too.

A suspicious glint flashed in Ruby Jane's eyes before it disappeared. She had expected Seungri to rejoice her presence in his den and be smug about it but he was displeased to the bones.

'Why is he angry at Aeon?' She thought and glanced at Aeon.

Aeon was staring right back to Seungri's eyes. Like challenging him. It was pissing off Seungri further. Because Seungri never considered Aeon was strong enough to stand against him. But Aeon had the guts. It's just that Aeon preferred not to throw a stone at the muddy water which would stain him back.

However, her eyes caught the men who jerked behind the wall. There was astonishment and confusion in those eyes. Astonished by looking at her and identifying her, confused because she was with Aeon Harmon. Might also be because Seungri hadn't instructed them anything with their name

Then she heightened her senses. She could feel there were many men in the mansion as the dull noise of shuffling, dragging of feet and even gasps were able to reach her ears. She also heard the footsteps on the carpet but she couldn't identify where it was exactly coming from.

Aeon broke his staring game and whispered to Ruby Jane by slightly leaning closer to her, "Seungri's men have surrounded us. Look at the reflective surfaces."

Ruby Jane hadn't noticed it. Since the interior style had lots of shiny surfaces like photo frames, metal design, and expensive flooring. When she brushed over the interior, she caught men hiding.

She responded calmly when her eyes moved back to Seungri, "If he guessed I was coming, I expected a huge trap inside."

Aeon couldn't believe it, she knew it yet stepped inside. The fear and uneasiness he expected from her didn't appear. Instead, she was pretending like she didn't know anything. So brave? Aeon could imagine younger Ruby Jane scared out of wits when Seungri had tried to molest her, and beaten her black and blue. If that's what it takes for a woman to be so confident and brave, he hopes none could go through that experience. Not everyone could survive it like her.