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Chapter 1 - Loathsome Night

It was nighttime, Eleanor returned home.

She looked miserable. Her hair was messy, she looked exhausted. She changed her clothes and threw herself onto the bed.

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The doorbell rang. Next morning

Eleanor groaned and threw herself out of the bed. She looked through the peephole and said, "Oh no! not again the Police"

And the door violently banged. Eleanor had no choice but to use the window to leave her apartment. She reached her best friend's house, Jane's house. Jane opened the door and said, "Again?" and Eleanor nodded and got inside the house. After 5 mins Eleanor got freshened and Jane stepped out with two mugs of coffee and said, softly, "Lea, why don't you get a good cover?" and Eleanor says, "You should ask the handler about that." Jane sighs and says, "Not the handler card again, Lea." Eleanor stood up and said nonchalantly, "Well said, we're late for the meeting, Jane." As they were stepping out, Eleanor says, "An asset for the handler a ghost for the police to chase me."

After 5 mins, Jane and Eleanor drove into an eerie district. They stepped into a building and took the basement. The basement was dark with a dim light and a table with two clothes to blindfold. They took their seats and they heard a footstep. A man entered the room and a loud thud of file hitting the table is all they both heard. The man says, "You need to prove a point."

Jane says, "Do we have to prove a point or vice versa, Handler?". The Handler ignored her and said, "Lea, you need to get Alderbury family's heirloom. Adrian believes he made a safe nobody can break, especially the G.G.A." Eleanor Professionally and said with a smirk, "You're Pointing a gun at me." and the handler chuckles and says, "You're so clever, you can even detect a gun while being blindfolded!" his voice darkens as he says, "Name your price." Eleanor says without missing a beat, "Retirement." and the Handler lets out a maniac laugh and said, "Yeah, yeah. Anyway." He throws a briefcase and said, "The advance." The handler left the room and they took off their blindfold and Jane says, "He's mentally ill." and Eleanor says while Picking up the files, "whatever." she reads the file and says, "The safe is in the room of Stacey Alderbury. The only daughter of Adrian After two sons. Theodore and Sebastian?" Eleanor smirks and says, "It's gonna be fun." and left the place as Jane looks horrified as she says Jane said, "Stealing? the heirloom" and Eleanor said nothing.The time skips it's 2 am Eleanor is standing infront of the estate in a beautiful black dress with thigh-high heels. She looks at the guards and with a fluid motion, she knocked them all down. She went through the staff as a black shadow and saw a lan-de empty corridor. she walked gracefully, she takes the doorknob and the door was already unlocked as she mumbles, "They're inviting me themselves." and She spotted a small safe. She tried to crack the password but somebody screamed and the extra alarm rang. when the guards entered, the heirloom brooch was already stolen and a dead body was lying on the bathroom. It was Stacey's.

Adrian looked furious his two sons looked mourning. Stacey's dead body was stabbed 10 times on different places. All Adrian wanted was justice. A Top-tier detective was hired. He was Leo Saunders. He looks at the deadbody and paused. He got something but he said nothing. Meanwhile Eleanor got her reward. Eleanor was walking home as someone bumped into her. "who is this" her words died into her throat. it was Leo, holding a cup of coffee, "I didn't know Spain many have these kind of beautiful women." Leo said with a smirk. "Are you done? I've got some work to do!" Said Eleanor. Leo grumbles and says, "H-hey! your name?" she says without turning, "Names aren't important, dear." and leaves Leo there alone. After a few moments later, Leo entered the meeting. Adrian asks, "Got any clue?"

And Leo says, "Solid clue? No. Theory clues? Yes." And Theodore says, "And what does your 'Theory clue' says, detective Saunders?" Leo says without missing a beat, "There were two people in that room." And Sebastian says, "But the security camera detected one person." And Leo says, "I believe, the intruder was very clever. Anyway, I've got some business to do." Leo stood up and Theodore says, "And the heirloom?" And Leo says, "Your younger sister is dead, by the way." and left the meeting room. And after 15 mins, he met Eleanor again on the pavement. Eleanor was looking for something as Leo says, "Hi, Miss Unnamed, I didn't expect you to be here." and Eleanor looks at him tiredly and says, "Could you please shut up?" "Are You searching for your keys?" "Where did you get that from?" Eleanor's eyes narrowed, and Leo says, "You don't need to know that." "Are you following me?" Said Eleanor with a hint of caution in her voice

"Me? following you? Don't be so delusional." said Leo with a smirk. Eleanor snatched the keys and Leo says, "I'm new here."

"So?" Said Eleanor.

"So, just I'm new and my name's Leo." Said Leo with curiosity. Eleanor looks at him and said dryly, "Great, Leo. Stop following me." As she was walking away, she says, "Name's Eleanor Williams." and Leo stood there and mumbles, "Eleanor Williams... means she's a half Brit!"

days passed

Leo was looking through some files and says, "The Wedunus district and why is this place mentioned here?"

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