The empire of spade

「 ✦ chapter 1 ✦ 」

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I sit in my office with my attorney team,  My pen is held tightly in my hand, and ready to sign my will.
"Sir, no one is going to like this." My lawyer spoke out.
"I am doing what I have to do, not just as a father."
He pushed up his glasses, I signed my name.
He most likely thought this was a thoughtless choice but I was too stubborn to change my mind. I push back my gray fading hair. Why did it have to come to this?

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The phone rings and instantly my pillow covers my ears.
After a while, My hands dragged the phone to my ear.
"What do you want it's two in the morning, you better have a good explanation, clover." I said in a tone. "The chairman, He's dead. " my eyebrows pushed together.
"I don't have time for your jokes" My hand is on my forehead.  "You know I wouldn't joke about this."
My head is ringing, he's not lying.
I pull the white covers off me "Where is he?"
"His office," Of course, that's where he spends most of his time. "But I don't think something you need-"
My finger hit the red button ending the call. I grab my jacket and run out in my pajamas.
My helmet slides onto my head, and I hop onto my motorcycle. An ambulance ran past me then a cop.
No, you said you would be there for the wedding.
You promised.
The cop tried to stop me from walking through the yellow tape, I took off my helmet and shoved it into his chest. "Let me see my father." He lifted the tape
And I ran past the yellow tape. The flashing red and blue lights reflect in my eyes I can't stand it, I need to see if he is dead. Opening the black door with steel handles. There he is with all eyes on him and me.
His cane in his left-hand looks as though he is peacefully sleeping. One of the officers offered me gloves "Don't mess with the crime scene."
The woman warned me.
"What... happened?" I asked the head detective Lance and Anne. "Poison at its finest."
I walk up to his desk and hold the glass of wine in my hand. At least he went out drinking what he loved. "We are not sure if it was murder or...something else." He paused. "We also don't know who's responsible for this child." I turned my head to a person holding a child. A year old maybe. I had many questions and concerns.
"And this would be?"
"We don't know we found him here, we were hoping you would know."
My heart dropped when I looked into the boy's eyes.

"I don't know anything about this child, unfortunately. We should get him tested. He must be related to my father somehow." they both nodded. "I am willing to take care of him as well. I don't want him to go to the orphanage suddenly. Plus it's late."
They look at each other and hand me the child.
I placed the kid on my hip and then realized I didn't have a car seat for him or a car.

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I stand up from my desk ready to leave from working long hours. I pulled down my hair,
I noticed that there were more people than usual during this time. Someone I don't know bumped into me And didn't apologize. I looked back at the tall guy with a hat. Who is that?
I pressed the elevator buttons. Ding!
The elevator door opens.
Someone standing in the elevator that I haven't seen before even though I have been working there for a while.
"Going down?"
He looks at his phone and nowhere else till we make eye contact with eyes like that you would think that I would remember him.
"Yeah."
I press the button that is labeled level one
My hand went over my mouth and I yawned for the hundredth time.
I look at the poster with a poster talking about a bible study group. My hand pulled the poster off and was careful not to rip it. I put the paper in my purse.

Using my keys to unlock the doors and hold a bag of groceries in my hand.
"Chika, I am home! " the sound of
Snoring echoed across the living room.
My shoulders dropped when I saw the takeout food mess on the living room table. I was hoping to just flop onto my bed.
I drag my feet into the kitchen and set the groceries on the wooden counter.
Almost defeated I trudged into my bathroom which is in my bedroom to brush my teeth.
I see flashing blue and red lights from my window pass by.

Looking at myself everything is different after
This would be considered normal, considering the area I live in because cops pass by every three weeks. I thought at the time that it was not my problem but I guess I was wrong.

The sound of what sounded like explosions woke me up.
I opened the door after crawling out of bed.
Leaning on the door frame I closed my eyes just a bit. "What?" I asked not even looking at the person at the door.
"Miss, are you Amary Castle? " I nodded my head.
"you are under arrest for the murder of Enzo"
"Who?" I said slightly waking up.  "Enzo, the CEO of Spade Enterprises." My boss?  "I've never even met him," I said with my eyes closed.
"You have the right to remain silent." He handcuffs my hand.