Protect you

Aarvi looked emotionless even though he was casual when she asked, "And what is it?"

Aaron didn't understand what was going on in her head, "I have a business deal in City M, and then I have to go on a medical camp for two days to City J. So four days I will not be here."

Aarvi replied indifferently, "Okay." She knew he wanted to tell her to stay in the Avron mansion and don't take any decision to leave but she behaved as if it doesn't concern her.

Aaron was perplexed with that plain reaction and quickly stopped her, "Are you alright?"

Aarvi quickly created distance between them and asked distantly, "What wrong with you? Why are you behaving weirdly?"

Aaron: "Aarvi..."

Aarvi didn't turn behind and went upstairs leaving him hanging and confused as hell. Before entering her room, she saw Shawn exiting his room rubbing his eyes. "Little Heart!"

She shrugged and left. Shawn was flabbergasted, "Little heart, did I..." 'do something?'

'Bang'

Aarvi closed the door of her room and went to get fresh. Shawn was confused and he got sight of Aaron who was in no better state than him.

"Bro... Wait..."

Shawn quickly went to him and asked, "Did I do something yesterday? Little Heart is angry and I don't even remember anything."

Aaron entered his room saying, "She got to know the things you were hiding."

'What was I hiding?' Shawn thought to himself and he quickly discerned what it is. Barging in Aaron's room, "Did I tell Little Heart that you love her?"

Aaron saw Shawn excited about the piece of news as if his crush got to know about him, "I confessed, you confirmed." Patting his shoulder, he went to the bathroom and heard Shawn cheering happily.

Shawn and Aaron might be cousins but they grew up together in the main mansion as their parents lived together. Except for the fact that their biological parents were different, they were more like brothers and friends.

After knowing Aaron's Cupcake is actually Aarvi, Shawn had scolded him for days for keeping her name hidden from him. So the one who will be happier seeing them together is Shawn.

---

In Aarvi's bedroom

Aarvi was ready when Aaron entered her room after a knock. He was about to keep his backhand on her forehead, Aarvi went away from his touch remembering the previous night.

Aaron seriously spoke without showing any emotions, "Great, I had almost thought you forgot that I confessed. Do you have any plans to move out when I am not here?"

Aarvi lied on his face, "Hmmm. I will make sure you don't find me and your men lose my track."

Aaron knows she is capable of ambushing. He could force her to stay by but he didn't want to use it especially after he confessed. "Okay, I am not going anywhere." He didn't care about the deal and the medical camp doesn't really need him.

Aarvi sighed, shaking her head, "I haven't decided anything yet. You don't have to change your plans for that." Then she walked out of her room saying, "Be confident around me even if I go against you." She wanted him to be positive unlike dropping his work to run behind her.

Aaron smirked following her out. It wasn't that he was doubting himself, he was just trying to be careful in the sensitive period.

---

At the breakfast table, Shawn was tired of coaxing her and took her instance to win the argument, "This isn't fair. If I had told you, would you have allowed my brother to be next to you? I just hid a single thing and what about you? You are hiding so many things and we didn't even say anything to you."

"Shawn." Aaron's cold voice rang for bringing up her past.

Shawn remembered the only reason Aarvi agreed to meet them was never to bring up that past until she says it. She placed her spoon down and stood up, "I'm sorry."

Then she walked out of the mansion but Melia ran behind her holding a milk glass. "Miss, you didn't eat properly. At least drink this milk. Miss..."

Aarvi paused and turned around. She drank to lower Melia's worry.

She was thinking to give a thought about Aaron's confession forgetting she had too many untold things. When she can't be true to anybody, she doesn't deserve to be in anybody's life.

She didn't want to snatch the colors from Aaron's life. She was more than enough in her dark world.

Shawn knew well she was just playing him by fake anger and he couldn't understand why he brought that up. "Bro, did I ruin anything between you guys?"

Aaron saw him regretting his actions so he didn't add up more, "I will take care of her." But he knew well the progress she had the previous night is back to zero.

He couldn't help but tighten her security in the shadow asking them to be careful so that if she really leaves, he could know where she is.

---

In Aarvi's private office

After the morning meeting with Dax, Aarvi dialed Apple Pie's number. She spoke before him, "Apple Pie, I want to move out of the Avron mansion."

There was a brief pause on the other end before she heard Zain's voice, [Pumpkin, what's wrong?]

"I want to stay alone."

[What exactly happened?] He stressed each word to know the reason behind her decision.

Aarvi's brows scrunched without knowing how he might react, "Doctor Rivas loves me."

The response was what she hadn't expected. Zain's voice was calmer, [I know that. Pumpkin.]

Aarvi's eyes filled up while saying, "Why didn't you tell me? I would have stayed away from him. I want to be alone, I don't want anybody." She sniffled and added, "Brother Zain, if you knew, how can you let me be with him? I don't want to give him hope by staying at his place."

[Pumpkin, tell me something, you do like him, right?]

"That's my problem, I'll solve it." Aarvi didn't delay to respond.

[Do you know why you want to stay away from him?]

Aarvi knows that and she was sure Zain knows that too, "At the end of all these, I don't know where I'll end up or what will happen to me. I don't want to pull anybody to this. Destroying those or myself, I want to be alone in it."

Zain knew well she doesn't want to hurt anybody who treats her well, [Pumpkin, you haven't understood Aaron Rivas yet, If anything happens to you again, everyone will live on but he will destroy himself for failing to protect you.]

Aarvi was stunned hearing that. Her Apple pie wasn't the one to praise or lie about somebody especially when they were talking about such an important matter.

When there was a long silence, [Pumpkin!]

There was a time she wanted people around her to love her but she got nothing. She had buried her emotions when she killed Ava Kelly. Her voice turned meek and barely audible, "I can't love."

If it was three years back, she never could have turned down Aaron after knowing it. Now, she doesn't want to accept him when she can't requite his feelings.