Maylen

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The fires surround every place and the heat is emanating strongly from the walls of the house that do not seem to be able to withstand much longer while the ceiling has actually started to fall, and between the wreckage of the furniture that is still burning and the house that is filled with smoke and the smell of death perhaps! That little girl opened her eyes tiredly, she turned her gaze from the remains of the ceiling that also threaten to fall to her body that she felt a weight sitting on it preventing her from moving to remember that the last thing her eyes saw was that huge chandelier falling on her small body while she was trying to escape to a safe place from the heat of that blazing fire...

She quickly turned to her right side when she heard the sound of muffled murmurs near her and then her eyes fell on that child with green eyes who seemed to be about her age, he spoke saying in a broken voice: H..elp me…

Her body shuddered involuntarily when she heard that word and she tried hard with all the strength she had left to push that chandelier away from her body; Despite those wounds and burns covering her body and the line of blood flowing from the front of her head, passing by the side of her eye and to the end of her face, and despite the heat of the chandelier that stung her little fingers, she tried once, twice, and three times until she succeeded in pushing it away. She remained in her place, trying to regulate her breathing, with the difficulty of the idea due to the amount of smoke filling the place. She finally stood on her feet, and although her vision became somewhat blurry, she saw it... She saw that completely clarity

With calm and careful steps, she went to remove that heavy wood from the feet of her twin brother *Zack* and succeeded in doing so.

After that, she helped him stand up and kept looking around the place until her eyes fell on that corner of the large burning hall, so she ran to it while covering her face with her arm to protect it from the flames...

She sat on her knees and started shaking that body that was carelessly thrown on the floor and had received its share of superficial burns until he opened his eyes with extreme exhaustion, so she said quickly: Please, we don't have time, we have to get out now before the flames reach us

He opened his hands a little to reveal that little one who was resting on his lap, so she carried him from him carefully and helped him stand up and returned to where Zack was still standing, so she supported him on her to help him walk

They faced great difficulty in finding a safe way out, and at the moment when what remained of the ceiling of the huge palace fell and one of its walls fell, making a loud sound, they had set foot outside the walls of the house and yet the sound they all fell down from exhaustion and kept looking at the house burning in silence.

…

The girl shouted from the bottom of the stairs, wearing practical clothes consisting of an olive-colored suit with folded hands, a white shirt inside, and white high-heeled shoes. She gathered her long black hair in a ponytail, which added a practical look to her..

: Come on everyone, come down for breakfast. It's already late.

That young man with messy brown hair came down in an orderly manner, and he had green eyes similar to hers. He was wearing his school clothes consisting of a white shirt and a red tie. He was carrying his bag on one arm.

He quickly kissed her on the cheek, then looked at her for a while and added: Are you going to work this morning? Did something happen!!

She was about to answer him, if it weren't for that little boy rushing towards her, raising his arms for her to carry him, so she answered his call, smiling.

: Good morning, mom.

: Good morning, honey.

James' voice came from behind, saying: Good morning.

Then he came forward and kissed her on the cheek before adding: Going to work?

She answered as she led them towards the dining room, saying: There is an important meeting at the company that I cannot miss, but I will be back early…

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After they had breakfast in an atmosphere not without Zach and James' bickering and also little Sam's laughter, everyone headed outside, Zach and James went in one direction while *Millie* and Sam headed to the black four-wheel drive vehicle. As soon as they approached it, the one wearing black, from his sunglasses to that suit drawn precisely on his athletic body par excellence and to his leather shoes, opened the back door for them to get in and close the door behind them and head to the driver's seat. His clothes was like all the guards there. As soon as the car moved, the guards surrounded them with two cars from the front and the back...

First, she dropped Sam off at the nursery, then headed to continue her way to that towering thirty-story building with a unique design and giant letters written on its gate: "THE RoZenSol Company"

When she stepped out of the car, she put on her sunglasses to cover her face a little from the foolish journalists who usually stand next to the company to take pictures for their magazines

She headed to the gate with her head held high with great confidence, the security personnel bowed to her a little in the form of a respect she was accustomed to, making way for her to enter

As soon as she entered, she took off her glasses and was received by her secretary, giving her some files and telling her about her schedule for the day. When they arrived at the private elevator gate, she told her that the delegation had arrived and were waiting for her in the meeting room to start...

Mr. Nicholas and the managers of the company's branches abroad were present at the meeting, as well as the delegation from the company "ARS.M" who came to conclude a business deal that would serve the interests of both companies

The meeting lasted for three continuous hours, after which both *Mr. Govier Ram* and Ms. *Emily Rozensol* signed the contract and shook hands as an announcement of the beginning of their partnership.

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She was sitting behind her desk reviewing some work papers when her office phone rang and the secretary's voice came from the speaker. She said: Let him in.

A few seconds did not pass until that man entered in his formal clothes, his average height and his body that suited his age, which was in his mid-fifties, with a comfortable face and black hair interspersed with some white strands that added dignity to it.

She stood up to welcome him and motioned for him to sit on the chair in front of her desk to sit opposite him.

: What would you like to drink? She asked holding the phone next to her

: Thank you, I don't want anything, I just wanted to talk to you a little

: That's not right, Mr. Nicholas, you are my guest

: He smiled a little then added, believe me, I don't have much time, but I promise to come back later to have coffee with you

: Okay, I accepted this offer, she answered, showing her dimples as she put the receiver back in its place, then added

: Here, I'm listening to you

: Okay, little girl, you know that I hold you in the place of a daughter in my heart, and it is the duty of a father to his daughter to advise her if he sees that what she is doing may bring danger to her

She hummed while shaking her head and looking at him with interest, so he continued

: Your partnership with Govier will open eyes to you, and his professional reputation is not the best thing

He said while looking into her eyes as if he was trying to read her thoughts

: You did not reach where you are today by luck or coincidence, so you must know what I said Well, why did you make this deal, dear Millie?

: You know about the loss of the company becouse of the last deal that took half of our wealth

: You didn't answer my question

: What question!!

: Why, Govier?

: He asked for a partnership and his offer is good, so why not?

: Stop this, you are opening the gates of hell on yourself if his offer is good and he adheres to it without tricks, although I doubt this, you will not be safe from his enemies, you are not a match for them and there is no one to protect your back, so back off

He said it while standing up, he moved towards the door several steps before he stopped while still giving her his back: We will pay the penalty clause, cancel the partnership before anyone knows about it

He was about to open the door to go out if her voice stopped him as she said

:You know that I do not go back on a decision I made

He looked into her eyes, so she returned it with a small smile and added

Don't forget your promise to come and drink coffee

He knew that with this she was ending the discussion and that she had already made up her mind. He was not surprised, she had inherited everything from her father, even his stubbornness. He smiled when he remembered that, then he went out, closing the door behind him.

End of part one 🥀