BXBX NOVEL Chapter 746 - This Is Not Revenge
Monday afternoon, Eliza wrote her domestic violence complaint and Sean gave a complaint as a witness of a murder. While describing, he blurted out he smelled blood and drugs and saw firearms. So the cases turned rather serious.
By the end of the evening, the Lane family was found on the outskirts of the city. Eliza finally relaxed and started cooperating with the lawyers to get proof of domestic violence.
Aeon got busy with company work, Sean switched off his phone to avoid non-stop calls and went to the Harmon mansion with Elder Harmon. The difference this time was, the company security guards were appointed for the security of the mansion, and all the maids and helpers were changed. They made sure Leon or his men had no power over the mansion. Everything was changing rapidly but they were well prepared by Aarvi so the change was smooth and for good.
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At Rivas mansion,
After dealing with Dylan, Aaron and Aarvi were planning to rest in Skyarc but got a call from the Rivas mansion asking for their presence.
When they reached, Aarvi and Aaron entered the gravely silent living room. Megan looked worried, while Karsen and Connor sat with just a hint of concern. Jordan was sitting next to his wife, pretending to be unbothered while his wife was unhappy with their granddaughter-in-law.
Aarvi glanced at the mute news channels displaying Leon's picture and another half screen having her and Aaron's picture. Though Aaron was present, the news was about her.
"Grandmother Zelda…" Aarvi greeted very plainly while Megan tugged her to sit.
Zelda ignored Aarvi's greeting.
Megan uneasily whispered to Aarvi, "I am sorry, GiggleMug. Mom doesn't like getting on these news channels. I told off Leon Harmon was the one who shot you and you are teaching him a lesson. She is angry at you."
Aarvi assuringly smiled at Megan, "It's alright Mom. It's good that she got to know. I had no plan to hide it." She responded in a low voice trying to ease her up.
Zelda turned off the television and glanced at Aaron who feigned ignorance on the surface. She turned to Aarvi who was speaking with Megan. Aarvi sensed the gaze and lifted her head. "What do you think of yourself?" Zelda asked.
Aarvi stayed silent.
Zelda continued after a break, "When you get a new life, learn to look ahead and live your life. Was it necessary to dig into the past, putting everyone in danger for your revenge?" She questioned very harshly. "Didn't you have a new identity? New life?"
Aarvi stayed silent. She wanted Zelda to throw away her anger instead of arguing with her.
Zelda could feel Aarvi wasn't guilty or sorry. She was like a muddy pond, slowly clear out to crystal clear water.
However she continued to question Aarvi's personality, "He treated you badly and you became bad to take revenge. What is the difference between you and him? Do you know what is the best revenge? Ignoring him and being successful in your work. Being kind and focusing on your life." She sighed loudly in irritation.
The living room fell into pin-drop silence. Not just Aarvi, Aaron, Karsen, Connor, and even Jordan knew what kind of man Leon was. But arguing with her wasn't easy and it would be considered as talking back to her so they hadn't spoken anything. Seeing Aarvi doing the same, they were confused about her silence.
Well, they didn't know she wanted Zelda to be done with her anger.
When the silence was longer than usual, Aarvi finally spoke, "Grandmother Zelda, I know what I did might not be accepted by everyone so I won't force you to speak in my favor either."
Zelda looked at Aarvi who was calm and composed. She didn't argue or start shouting. Zelda didn't expect an apology either. So she didn't respond to Aarvi.
There was another strange silence between them before Aarvi spoke, "Grandmother Zelda, I have a dilemma, could you help me solve it?"
Everyone excluding Zelda: "..."
They couldn't believe she was smartly handling Zelda. Their heads turned when Zelda hummed. They turned back to Aarvi.
Aarvi patiently elaborated, "There is a man who is using his power to bully weak, he took advantage of many girls causing them to suicide. He supplies drugs to schools and addicts many young people to it. If those girls' families or children's families dared to go against him, he would do anything to dominate them, threaten them and even kill them." Then she asked, "I have the evidence against him, should I do something or stay silent?"
Everyone turned from Aarvi to Zelda again. Zelda had deep frowns when her bitter voice sounded, "He should be hanged to death. How could such a person exist?"
Aarvi smiled, "Exactly, I am doing the same."
Zelda: "..."
Everyone almost chuckled but controlled it on time.
Aarvi continued, "Leon Harmon has approximately r*ped 15 plus girls, tricked 7 plus girls. Eight of them committed suicide, the rest are living a life of hell. Not just those girls; he had even killed those girls' families to destroy any evidence."
Zelda realized Leon didn't just hurt Aarvi, there were numerous who suffered in his hands.
Aarvi continued, "Most of the Rivas rehabilitation center patients are drug addicts. The number of patients increased in a month due to the unavailability of drugs. Because I have my eyes on Leon's acts. In two months those people will recover and new cases will be decreased."
Zelda stared at her blankly while the others were finding it hard to hide their curling-up lips.
Aarvi added, "These are just the tip of an iceberg. He is deeply rooted in the political, business field while controlling law and order. Righteous, high morale people either die by his hands or give up or join him.
Yes, I worked against him for two years because you can't destroy a poisonous tree in a day. Poison can only be destroyed by another deadliest poison. When good people choose to sit blindly, one needs to be bad. That's me.
And, this is not revenge, I am balancing the scale of evil against good."
Everyone was tongue-tied by the end she finished. Megan swallowed hard while digesting her words. 'I like my GiggleMug.' She meant she likes happy, playful, easy-going Aarvi.
"You-" Zelda didn't know what to say. Somebody for the first time accepting in front of her boldly and bravely that she was evil. She looked at Aaron whose lips arced up while admiring his wife. She glanced at everyone, they seemed to be aware of everything so she sighed.
Since she was away from home, she wasn't aware of many things, so she ended up getting angry at Aarvi who had everyone's support. So she asked, accepting Aarvi's actions, "What else don't I know?"
Jordan's shoulders relaxed that hardly anybody could notice. He least wanted troubles in the home, especially when the couple was soon leaving for a different country.
Aaron stood up as he went towards his wife, "My wife completed my admission process in the Imperial research center." He stressed that Aarvi took care of everything so that Zelda could get to know his wife wasn't stopping his growth which Zelda had doubted before.
Zelda was surprised by that piece of news. And saw Aarvi speechless, "And your wife will be following you there." She poked fun with a serious face.
Other elders chuckled while Aaron ignored everyone and pulled his wife up, "We won't be having dinner. We would like to catch some rest if there is nothing more to be interrogated." His words were at Zelda.
Zelda snorted, Jordan hissed in annoyance by taking his wife's side and glared at his grandson. "You brat, you are going out of hand."
Aaron shrugged, who started doubting his wife? So each action has an equal and opposite reaction.
Aaron tugged at Aarvi when Megan stopped them, "Oh yeah, Aaron, Gigglemug, where is Shea? She said she will be staying at a friend's place, is everything alright?" Megan hadn't questioned Shea because she had no idea whether Shawn accepted her or rejected her, Shea might be heartbroken. She also didn't want to sound like strict parents.
Aaron and Aarvi looked at each other. 'The roommates' was the relationship they got to know. Aarvi responded with a smile, "Mom, Shawn will take care of her safety. Nothing to worry about."
After some time, Megan suddenly realized Aarvi's words have different meanings too.
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At Zain's villa,
Zain looked at Zara who was whirling the wine in her flute in her hand and watched him in a daze. He suggested without knowing how she might react, "Let's... get married."
"Huh!?" Baffled, Zara shook her head vigorously.