ALISON HARPER
I squeezed my eyes look at the window, sun was already up , peeking to my bedroom. Turning away, my body absorbed the warmth of the bed as I hold the duvet close to my chest. My left hand stretched to the other side of the bed to get a touch of Nikolai's skin. But it's empty.
I opened my eyes to found, Nikolai had gone like usual leaving a love note on the table. I scooted over a little to take the note which was written,
“ Good morning, Love. My flight time is here already. Gotta go.
~ Bye ”
I sighed and sank my head into my pillow. Our morning wasn't like this before. Even when I was not ready, morning sex and cuddle was necessary for Nikolai. He used to tell me that, it gave him the energy to work hard for all of the day. And now.... I barely get to see him.
An sigh left through my nose. Picking up the phone from the bedside table, I found five missed call from Lydia. I groaned knowing it's almost time for my flight. I immediately rushed to the shower.
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I looked outside of the car window. My black sunglasses was probably doing it's job perfectly to hiding the depression. Sun was playing with clouds, and the wind , on the other side, playing with my hairs.
“ Madam, have you heard of the recent news of arrest of a smuggler yet? Sources are telling that, it's the head now in prison. ”
My gaze darted towards my secretary, “ No! Is our farm taking the case against him? ”
Rose, my secretary, swiped some data on her tab , “ It's the news. President Michelle mailed you to..... ”
My head was lazily leaning against the seat, when Rose's words stopped, I turned my face to look at her. Her wide eyes and parted lips describing as if she had seen a ghost.
“ Mailed me what, Rose? ”
Rose gulped before looked at me, “ To.... Defend him.. ”
My eyes widen under the sunglass. I scoffed, " Don't joke, Rose. Your fucking ass will lose the job if I am angry! ”
Rose panicked, " I am not, Mrs. Ladeia. Madam President mailed you! ”
She handed the tab to me, I looked through the mail which was actually ordering me to defend..... the smuggler.
“ It's ridiculous.... ” , my anger spilled out but got interrupted as my phone rang with President's call.
“ Yes, President. ” My voice on the call couldn't properly hide the anger . President Michelle spoke calmly, “ Alison, I expect you to give your best in this case. We need Mr. Watson out of these shit immediately. ”
My eyes squeezed shut in irritation. I removed my sunglass and sigh , “ President, you want me to rep a..... smuggler? ”
“ It doesn't matter what I want, Alison. It only matters what Mr. Watson wants. And he has personally appealed for you to rep himself and the judges has accepted his appeal already. Moreover that, he individually paid thrice of fees to farm and thrice to you. So.... You need to rep himself. ”
President's words hang in the air which still couldn't be processed by my brain as she cut the call. I wasn't even known and someone had already appealed for me and the most surprising part that division bench had accepted the appeal?
And about the payment?....
“ Madam? ” , Rose's words shook me out of my thoughts. I immediately dialled Lydia's number.
“ Ly, darling, I am so sorry but I couldn't be able to make it. President has appointed me to rep a smuggler. ”
My voice was restless, tensed, angry and disappointed when I bet, Lydia understood. Without any questions, Lydia answers, “ It's okay, sweetheart. We'll be in Manhattan in next two weeks. We'll make it then. Hmm? ”
My voice had a guilt for breaking her heart but then I nodded before answer, “ Yes! ”
Cutting the call, my palm squeezed the material to remove my stress. I ordered, " Turn the car to farm. Now. ”
From the very first day of me wearing the batch of an advocate, it's a oath that i would never ever serve a guilty. I had even left some case in the middle only after finding them to be guilty and now...?
Michelle was using me against a smuggler?... A criminal?...
The car stopped before farm. I stormed inside the farm having Rose followed me to President's office. My hand even forgot to knock as I simply twisted the knob to enter the room only to find Michelle talking to a man. I didn't even turn to look at him.
“ I need to talk, President . There's no way I am going to rep a smuggler. ”
My palm slammed before her table, President's eyes were on me when another stare was already burning the right side of my body.
“ You're too early to judge, Ms. Harper! ”
My eyes darted down on the man sitting at my right before Michelle. The black hair was combed back revealing forehead. His eyebrows are just perfectly thick, rough skin of face decorated with a well shaved beard and mustache. Lips were thick, a perfect one to taste. And his eyes.... Which has two colours.
His eyes changed its colour when the sunlight reflected and turns grey green . But when my shadow created a contrast , it turned blue.
The features were completely evil yet alluring.
I scoffed , " Excuse me? ”
His lips slowly curled upwards into a smirk , an awful one obviously. He was sitting on the chair like it's his throne. Right leg was supporting on floor when the left one was crossed with a manspread. His right elbow was on the chair, cupping his own chin when the left one was casually leaned on the seat's handle.
The black shirt was sluttyly contrasting his features, “ You judged me too early , Ms. Harper. You don't know if the charge is true or not! ”
I scoffed again, “ FBI don't arrest a people walking on their own having a glass of wine. Do they? ”
His eyes turned it's colour again, the grey green one, “ Did you just stole my pen, Ms. Harper? ”
My face twisted. My eyebrow raised confusedly, " Excuse me, what? ”
He stood up from the chair. His height is higher than Nikolai.... Almost 6'2". Leaning to me a little, he slided a pen from my bag which I never knew it's inside.
“ My pen, Ms. Harper. You stoled it? ” , He waved the pen to me. My eyes widen, gasped, “ No. I... I don't know how.. I didn't steal it... ”
He laughed letting the dimples formed into his cheeks. I sighed to understand his trick.
My eyes forced to look away to President. I sighed and fisted my hand, “ Mr. Watson , Aren't you? ”
His lips smirked again, “ Daniel for you, Ms. Harper! "
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