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Chapter 1 - The extinction of the Samuels Bloodline

Solara Bay is a capiltal city of Narevia, in Sourthen Afriaca. The city is covered in most wealthy resources, mines and pleaasures treasures. But those treasure are ofr those who had found them, those who didn't are swept at the outskirts of the city to eat from the scraps and left over of the the rich.

They city was basically divided in to three society living styles; the upper class (wealthy and rich elits), the middle class (these are governement wokring class with just enough salary to fee a family) and then there are poor class (These are those that have bare minimum or nill to feed for themselves.

In Solara, there three most powerful families, both in richness and power and mostly they always fight for positions each year. Their ranking is always hand in hand even though there is one powerful family in most of all that's always number one. You hear this family family, and you drop everything just to run an errand for them.

This family name, command and power it holds is way massive than any degree one has studied for their entire life. The Samuels Family.

The Samuels family is led by Victor Samuel, the CEO of the Samuels Group. A business Empire that has a touch of most of sectors both public and private in Solara Bay. He is a genius mogul who is worshipped by many and a role model to all. Sadly, Mr. Samuel passed away yesrtderday in an explosive fire at his mother's house taking both his life and his mothers, and injured most of the servants that works at the Samuels Ancestral Mansion.

The whole city is now mourning the sudden and tragic death of this business mogul. Victor died at the age of 55, leaving his wife, Magano and two children.

Magano is zoned out is her master bedroom, her eyes wide open with tears running down the chicks, in a quite terrace of thoughts. Something must really be happened. Victor is a powerful man with tight secuirty. With his high technology gadgets, Victor could literaly predict the future, but how did the fire start?

The police and FBI who already got a lot from the scene said the fire started in the kitchen when an explosive gas went off. Blowing up everything at once. But servants who were in the kitchen are just injure but Victor and old Mrs. Samuels who were seated at the balcony having tea died on the spot.

How did the fire get to the balcony is less than a minute? Where was the security sytem? A needle can drop in that ancestral mansion, and just in less than 10 seconds, Voctors robots would be surrounding it, one with extiguisher, others with sprinkling water while the rest smashing the tiny harmless thing. But when the fire exploded yesterday morning, not even one robots moved, no phone calls where made. They said it's security malfaction. Victor always have a back-up of a back-up of a back-up, where was those back-ups?

"Ma'am, Mr. Sam-" The maid recorrected herself because the only one who's reffered to as Mr. Samuels is Victor Samues. "Sir Jonas is calling for you at the terrace" she finished.

Magano didn't answer. Instead she signaled the maid to leave. She tries to stand as she winced in pain. She has a heart disease that escalated worse when she heard that her husband was no more. But the doctors told she's out of danger if she tries not to think too much, which is very impossible given her husband and the love of her life died.

Magano stood up, cleching because of pain. "What is the time, ICE?" her voice was hoarse as she sat on the bed, covered in a think night gown and she's wearing her sleepers shoes. ICE is an AI Assistant that is installed in the house. One of Victor's invetions.

"Good morning, Mrs. Samuels. Despite the situations, I hope you have a good night sleep. I'm looking at your vitals and you're doing really an incredible job. You're brave Mrs. Samuels" ICE says her voice echoing in the room.

Magano yawned, as she scartes her eyes, there were red from crying and tears were spilled, but now they were also itchy.

"I asked about time" Magano repeated walking to the bathroom.

"It's 7:37am" ICE replied shortly.

"It's too ealry, what does Jonas wants this morning?" She murmerd

"He's just seated by the balcony impatient, wearing a cold face" ICE says.

Magano sighed. She knew what Jonas wanted, especially now that big his brother is dead. Jonas always wanted to take over Samuels Group. 

"Tell him to find me in the living room" Magano says after she freshened up and changed into some comfortable clothes.

It was still really ealry in the morning. Only servants were up already wroking and preparing refreshments for those who came to mourn and pay their respect to her, and her family. The deplex is quiet.

In the spacious living room, Magano walked in when she found Jonas seated with an khaki envelope which he threw on the centre table immdediately, when he saw her.

"Oh, there you are" Jonas scoffed and stands up. "You need to wake your children and leave. This house, and an entireity of anything that my brother had belongs to me now. The proof is in there" Jonas spoke in one breathe.

Magano sat completely ignoring Jonas nonsense. She exhaled as she called for a maid to bring her some green tea.

"Didn't you hear what I just said?!" Jonas barked. He was really irritated, given Magaon didn't even spare him a glance talk of some reactions from her.

"I heard just fine, Jonas. I'm morunging my husband, and you fighting for my husband's property while his body is still in the morgue, is the least of my problems!" Magano replied and sipped her tea, unbothered!

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