The Traps of Black Swan

Eliza was so shocked that she stood in disbelief when her back crashed on the wall, and Leon intently kissed her with a hand around her waist and another hand cupping her face. 

She neither responded to his soft kiss nor pushed him away when his body pressed on her softness.

\'Thud.\' Her shoulders jerked when the door closed. She blinked her eyes at Leon, trying to know what he was up to.

She just stood blankly, feeling nothing. She didn\'t want to have any expectations because Leon was an animal who wouldn\'t mind pushing her on the floor and kicking her away if he is unsatisfied with anything, even if it\'s his own body.

As she didn\'t resist, Leon pried her lips open and thrust his tongue inside. He wasn\'t doing it out of love. He was testing whatever he felt in the celebration hall after looking at Ava Kelly. 

But he felt nothing as if whatever he felt for Ava Kelly was an illusion.

Whirling aside, the hand that was on her waist moved up and unzipped Eliza\'s gown. Eliza actually wanted to stop because of their intimacy before three years and now had a difference of sky and earth.

There was tenderness under his touch but no fondness. There was warmness, but it wasn\'t warmth. Her heart had long lost the passion for him. All that left was the care and empathy.

Yes, she always tried to understand what he could be feeling. Sometimes, she blamed him for his behavior directly, but she also knew why he changed so drastically. 

He was a man with ego and pride. How could he accept he had impotence?

She had thought he was afraid that she would leave him due to his impotence or she might laugh at him; hence he became disrespectful and unmannerly. 

So she tried to speak about it with him, be his support. Anyway, he had beaten her, saying he doesn\'t want her fake sympathy.

Leon\'s fingers brushed on her shoulder, dropping her dress to the floor. Leon\'s hand traveled up her back to the side, tracing her curves. He started exploring her slender body without caring she was standing like a lifeless doll.

But the urge he easily felt by watching Ava Kelly felt foreign. The more he tried to feel, his every attempt failed, and his action turned rough.

He knew it wasn\'t because of Eliza. She was still a stunning beauty with an amazing physique in her late twenties. A lot of models will fall weak in front of her. So he continued waiting for his body to react.

Without awareness of what he was up to in search of desire, he bit her lips and squeezed her bosom, causing her to yelp in pain.

Leon snapped out of the daze and saw Eliza afraid to death. Irritated about his unreactive body, he raised his hand to push her away. 

Eliza shook violently in fear covering her face. Nonetheless, Leon\'s hand was frozen in the air.

He initially wanted to skip the Mirage banquet, but he got a tip-off that a foreign investor was attending the banquet. He had checked out the investor profile, other than investments and a successful career. He found no information. 

So he wanted to meet the investor and establish a good relationship. So that he could make use of it for the chemical manufacturing plant or future projects.

According to the netizens, being an ideal man and husband, he has to take his wife to the banquet and buy her expensive auction jewelry in the name of donation, so he cooled down.

Looking at Eliza, who was about to burst into tears, he breathed out slowly to avoid her getting depressed, leading her to drink at the party. 

Little did he know the investor he wanted to meet was none other than Ava Kelly, aka Aarvi Evans. 

Aarvi had let go of her Mirage banquet plan after hearing Leon wasn\'t going to the banquet. She thought to take a rest and enjoy the evening with Aaron, but after hearing Leon was targeting the Surgeon general with his half-witted brain, she knew she had to strike.

So she diverted his attention to the banquet when his team tried to ambush the surgeon general. 

Unbeknown to anything, Leon grabbed the knitted throw from the armchair and wrapped Eliza\'s quivering body that would put her at ease to some point. He didn\'t utter a word and scooped her to his arms effortlessly.

Eliza was terrified and was expecting nothing good but an agonizing punishment. Trembling in fear, her irregular breathing was almost causing her to sob, but her terror-stricken eyes didn\'t leave Leon\'s stoic face.

Leon left her on the bathroom floor before turning on the hot water tap of the bathtub. He silently walked around in the bathroom, arranging her bathrobe, rose bubble bath bomb, fresh body sponge, and everything in her preference while she held the blanket tight around her body in confusion.

Leon went closer to Eliza. His finger brushed her swollen lips while he said, "Have a relaxing bath." His deep voice was unexpectedly gentle. 

Eliza just blinked at him as she controlled her urge to step away from him.

Leon continued as he unwrapped the blanket, "I will prepare a dress for you. Get ready. I will bring you out later." He let her know about the evening plan as he helped her take off the undergarments.

He left the bathroom once she entered the bathtub. He was arranging a dress for Eliza when his gaze landed on the mirror, which unthinkingly reminded him of Ava Kelly falling on the ground.

His brows knitted tightly when he subconsciously imagined himself touching Ava Kelly. Within a few seconds, his eyes darkened at the realization of his body state. 

His body was reacting to Ava Kelly only. He couldn\'t believe his body was craving for the one who hurt him and was seeking vengeance.

Despite her revenge, he wanted her. He wanted her to cure his impotence. Then he could kill her after torture. This time he will personally make sure she is dead.

Accepting his own thoughts, he looked up at his reflection. Remembering how she is trapping him repeatedly, his anger bubbled, \'Should I kill her?\' He asked himself.

\'What if I don\'t react to anybody else other than her?\' His main concern. 

He also needed to have a child before Aeon could move on and find a girlfriend of himself. 

\'So is killing Ava Kelly the best choice?\'

No, he needed her. She was the one who didn\'t just have breathtaking beauty but brains, attitude, her amazing team, and importantly her strong level-headedness.

A wicked grin appeared on his face. He won\'t kill her but have her right next to him like his tamed little lamb.

It wasn\'t just for lust or child. He wanted her to hold power over business.

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At Skyarc penthouse,

Aaron, who had expected her to blush and end their little romance, hadn\'t expected her to ask, "One more…."

By the end of their fiery, passionate kiss, he was beyond hard, so he didn\'t dare to go down her lips. Before she could pull the last tugging string away from him, he gave a last peck on her delicate lips. 

He needed a cold shower.

Aarvi was sitting on the bed pressing her swollen lips when she saw him leaving the room with the bathrobe. "Aaron..." Her coquettish tone sounded.

Aaron: "..."