Chapter1
“Everyone gathered round staring at the coffin of the late Le Xu , the Chinese billionaire who had an empire “. Naya walks closer to the coffin holding her black umbrella, her gown covered in black while her eyes close by her dark shield eyeglass . She walks closer again , reaches the coffin and her eyes meet her unwanted Dad who never cares about her existence”.
“Dad you are gone , what gain do you have now ?”. She whispers to him , touches the coffin while her head bows for the late respect .
“Tears dripping and cries sounds filles the place , with emotions all over the place , Naya glances at everyone present at the burial as her eyes meet an Old lady , holding a walking stick with a young boy close to her ”.
“The lady stared at her with hatred , no tears seemed dripping from the aged lady. She panicked and moved away from the white with golden tashes. Two men in black come forward, cover the coffin in black while everyone makes way for them.”
“Everyone with their pity faces as they stared at the coffin being buried under the ground , Naya looks unborder she wonders why they care so much about the dead man .”
“Who was he to others? ”, she asked her only trusted friend Henry Lee .
“He was the father to many , the boss to few ”, he said, getting a little down with his broad shoulder to Naya height, while her umbrella faced down.
“That was his life! ,then I can choose mine ”. She responds , trying to convince the pain of not knowing her father's past life .
“Thank you everyone, please move to the building for the declaration ”. The speaker said , showing the way .
Naya and Henry hold each other's hands , they walk across the crowd to the inside of the house , and sit down as everyone does .
“We are here to give our last respect , to our Boss , our father , our Leader Liam chem , Our hero, he died for us to live and move on with his legacy ”. He said the crowd is chaotic.
“We are here to welcome his forgotten and gotten daughter Naya Chem who wasn't here with us when we built this city ,but as she stands here we are here to welcome her to our world , our dynamic, our city ”. He said ,
Everyone claps ,Naya moves forward to the purplit, she stares at everyone before holding the mic to speak .
“I'm glad to be here ,though I don't know much of my dad life and how he had to you all, but I'm sure that he was a legend, someone to be remembered off , we stand here to witness his breakthrough so we can continue to build this city they better shape as we want ”.
She said holding her glass of wine ,everyone lifted their hands up as they applauded in agreement. Naya smiles then walks out of the purplit back to her chair .
“Please let everyone be seated and no noise ”, the speaker commanded.
Everyone stops quietly , pays their attention toward him as he faces them with a paper within his hands .
“This is the will, Liam chem left with me , declaring who will be the real ownership of his empire ”, he said everyone fears in furious as they await the results.
“My empire and all Industries and its subsidiaries belong to my beloved lost daughter Naya Chem, My Wine industry at New York will be given to my beloved wife ”.
“What ?”. Naya stood in shock , hearing her name in his will , everyone stared at her ,some with anger while others suspect a lot of eye services facing her .
“How come ? How is it possible ?”. A man from the crowd stood up , everyone turned to face him as he talked.
“Please Park chem seat down, you have no right or say in this ”the speaker and also the lawyer of Naya dad said ”.
“What Dad had a son ?”, shook as she stares at the young man from the crowd , his face looks mushy while his clothes look rough.
“Who is he?" She asked within herself , the answer couldn't come to her. She stood calm observing the whole issue .
Their burial had ended , Naya got tired of a lot of padding on her shoulder as condolences, her face looked pale and tired from all the drama .
“You can't get away with this! ”. Her dad's drunk son yelled at him , two men grabbed him leading him outside of the building while his face looked at Naya with hatred .
“Naya sat down with her head down to her knees as she remained calm toward the situation, her friend Henry stood by her side while everyone left for their homes ”.
Three men in black with one with an arsh suit head towards her direction , with some papers that seem like a document while they smile .
“Good day Miss Naya ”, the man on black suit greeted , with a smile .
“Good day ”. She responded by being furious .
I know you do not know me , but I'm Harrison Green, one of your dad's good friends actually ”. He said,
“Alright what's going on ?”. She asked to raise her eyebrows .
“I have a proposal for you ”. He said , had a seat while he faced her .
Aya looks up , stares at the other two men beside him, the one by the left , looks exactly like the speaker in the burial ceremony.
“What's that ?”. She asked .
“Marry me , I will protect you ”. He orders the words out ,smiles while he spies on her .
“Marry ! You ? Why ?” She stammered , her leg shivered, she patted back while her hands beneath her knees as she stared at him in shock .
“Yes , Just like your Dad's drunk son , your dad had many enemies before he passed on ”. He explained .
“How do I trust you ”?. She asked , standing up as she rushed near the standing fan, her heart beating fast while she looked for air .
“You have to , to be able to save your Dad empire ” he assured her , strode to her directions as he patted her shoulder for comfort while she bends her head towards the fan for air .
“Miss Aya ,you have to do so in order to continue your Dad's legacy , you aren't safe anymore ” one of the men beside him said .
“I will think about it ”. She said , removing his hands off her shoulder , strode towards her seat as she looked for water to drink in .
“That's good then ”. He said ,part ways with the two men , Aya couldn't believe her eyes , she glanced at her best friend Henry who stood staring at her .
Few minutes had passed, a young boy within 5 years ,ran towards them with a paper in his hands , placed it on her lap while he ran back . Aya looks up , glances at the boy's direction and leads to the same old woman she saw outside.
She picked up the piece of paper on her lap , unfolding it as she read the message.
“Please don't accept , meet me by tomorrow at 2 pm for more details ”.
She reread it for the second time , before placing it back inside her bag she looked back to the boy directions but they had left .