113 Leons greatest weakness (1/2)

The bodyguard's force had left Libby on the floor, tears pouring down of her eyes with strong finger imprints on her cheeks gave her unbearable pain. She even felt her jaws loose by the impact.

Madam Hays squatted and held Libby directing her fury towards Aarvi, ”How dare you hit...”

Master Hays's forefinger moved in warning to keep his wife's mouth shut and heard Aarvi scoff, ”Is this how you treat somebody who comes to wish you health?”

The bodyguard who stood aside noticed Aarvi's cue and played along, ”Ms. Evans, it's not safe for you here.”

'Time to choose.' Aarvi thought and turned around putting on an act of leaving with the bodyguard behind her.

Master Hays quickly turned to them and ran ahead to stop her, ”Ms. Evans, please... Ms. Evans.”

The bodyguard made sure to keep him two steps away from Aarvi who had a stoic expression and tone cold, ”You can't teach your daughter to be a fine lady and have the nerve to ask for my project.” Vance or his parents hadn't introduced Libby to her so she behaved unaware too.

Libby: ”...”

Libby couldn't understand why her father-in-law was so courteous of the lady who had a disgruntled look at him and why the lady was putting on so much air when she was at the wrong. 'What project are they talking about?' She thought and decided to act as fragile.

”Mom, Dad, it's so painful. She cursed Vance and hit me. She wishes ill for our family.”

That's where she fails, faking and acting are totally different. Aarvi smirked looking at her pretending to be weak even to breathe when it was just a slap across her face.

Vance stared at Aarvi's nonchalance, it repeatedly proved to him Aarvi isn't Ava but he felt his heart restless every time. If Ava was in Aarvi's place, she would personally ask why Libby was angry but Aarvi just watched his bodyguard punish Libby.

He knew how Ava would have reacted when anybody is hit in front of her, she would be the first one to hold Libby and fight for her justifying the reason behind Libby's actions but Aarvi doesn't care about others and minds her business.

Despite he kept convincing himself she is a different person and Ava is the innocent girl he craved, he couldn't stop himself from being attracted to Aarvi and stared at her weirdly hoping she might turn to him and smile as Ava always did.

'Ava is dead, this girl is a foreigner. Ava is dead...' She forced herself to register it in her mind.

Master Hays scoffed in his mind looking at Libby's pathetic behavior. If it hadn't been her family and his wife pestering him to accept her as a daughter-in-law, he would have never allowed the women who used the sneaky method to enter the Hays family.

He turned back to Aarvi and politely spoke, ”Ms. Evans, I am really sorry about that girl's behavior, She isn't as smart and intelligent as you. Please don't be offended, the white Lillies are presented to the dead person wishing well for the departing soul.”

Aarvi hid her sly smile hearing 'that girl' for his daughter-in-law, for choosing her and money over Libby. She cluelessly asked as though she understood the misunderstanding, ”Isn't it chrysanthemum?... 'That girl' isn't she... your daughter?”

Libby retorted back with a foul face. ”Vance is my fiance.” She was looked after like a priceless gem before Aarvi entered, 'that girl!?' it left a good imprint on her mind than the fingers' marks on her cheek.

She started to realize the Hays family isn't less cunning than her and they might toss her away soon if they get a new and better family. Her eyes went on Vance who was silently staring at the lady, for an unknown reason Aarvi's astonished face made her terribly insecure.

Aarvi showed a little excitement surprising the bodyguard and also Milo Wen who was peeping sitting in his office instead of doing his work, ”Wow, when is the wedding? I have never been to any wedding, I would love to see Mocon tradition and wedding customs.” She stated the fact, she never attended a wedding and she was an abandoned bride. This act was to show the true nature of Hays to Libby.

Vance was stumped when he heard her whereas Master Hays who was trying to hatch a plan to get the young lady diverted his glaring daggers at the woman lying on the ground.

Libby who had seen Master Hays agreeing to everything the slender girl was saying, she quickly stood up on her feet and said in a pitiful tone, ”But Vance isn't agreeing to the wedding yet.”