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â Aiden & Eurydice ( @latibulx¡ )
Aiden still wasnât sure why he had decided to take Eurydice in and give her a place to live after she had been released from the hospital, especially since he was the one who was responsible for the accident that was supposed to kill her. Did he feel guilty? Not really, but he was responsible for the state she was in, and that way, heâd at least be able to keep an eye on her and, if necessary, get rid of her.
Since she had no recollection of what had happened other than having been in an accident, Aiden showed up at the hospital every now and then and made sure that he was listed as her guardian. During one of his visits, he explained to her that his law firm was contacted to take care of her case, which, of course, was a lie, and that, since she didnât have any papers on her, he would provide an apartment for her in the building he owns and in return she would have to work for him and become his secretary.
He gave Eurydice two weeks to settle into the new apartment and sent Hanna, the only other female working for him, to go shopping with her because she needed clothes to wear on her own time and appropriate clothes to wear when she was working in the office or accompanying him to meetings. He also kept a close eye on her during those two weeks with the help of the cameras that are installed all over the apartment.
Once the two weeks were over, Hanna was also the one who introduced Eurydice to the other lawyers as well as spent another two weeks training her and showing her the ropes of what sheâd have to take care of in the office. Since Aiden wasnât sure how useful she would be, he figured that heâd keep his other business a secret at first, however, it turned out that people easily trusted her and that she had a way to make them talk with ease and spill their secrets. That wasnât just useful for his law firm but also more than useful for his other business.
A couple of weeks after he had first introduced her to his other business and explained the ropes as well as that he wouldnât hesitate to get rid of her if she didnât play by his rules, he had a job for her.
âAlright, let me explain the job and then you let me know whether or not you think you can do it.â, he said and leaned back in his chair, raising his hands and pressing his fingertips together in front of his chest. âI will be attending a business dinner and party. Itâs going to be held at the home of an investor and one of our clients wants us to gather dirt on them so they can use it against them to get rid of them as their competition.â, Aiden explained before leaning forward, now resting both of his hands on top of his desk, looking at Eurydice. âI want you to come with me and sneak into the office there and download some files from their computer. Do you think youâre up for the task?â, he asked then paused for a moment before he added, âI trust you but I need to make sure that you believe in yourself to be able to handle this job. We only got one chance.â
There was an unexpected sort of freedom in having no memories from her past and who she might have been in the past thirty some years. Eurydice didnât even know if her birth date was real or if it had been randomly given to her during the time she had spent in the countryside hospital, blissfully unaware for she was in a deep coma. That was all the nurses had told her some days after she had woken up because themselves knew nothing about possible family members that could have come to visit her. She had nobody to miss, nobody to hope for. Herself was no one which meant that possibilities were endless.Â
And then, he came to visit her in that pristine white hospital room. Once, twice, then at least once a week. A generous lawyer who provided her with a shelter and a job; even though that had seemed too good to be true, Eurydice had nowhere else to go and so she had accepted easily his offer. She didnât have any reason to refuse because he was the only person who had reached his hand out to her, he was the only one who had opened a door for a future that appeared less dark than the other locked doors she had been facing. Everything was unknown: whether it was the job of secretary sheâd have to learn or her next step into the world, Eurydice had everything to be taught.Â
And for that there was Hanna. Gorgeous, self-confident, intelligent Hanna. Eurydice couldnât help but to envy the ease with which the other woman moved through the world, the crowd parting to admire her wherever she walked, her head held high and her lips painted red, her heels clacking on the ground as if to warn any potential idiot to stay back. She admired her. When Eurydice began to grow familiar with her own reflection, she had come to the conclusion that sheâd never have the same powerful attitude as Hanna. She looked much more dull, her features neither ugly or pretty, a face that was simply forgettable.Â
Which turned out to be an asset because people werenât wary about Eurydice. They talked to her, spilling secrets and confessions probably because she looked harmless, like someone who couldnât figure out her own way in the world so what terrible things could someone like her do? Turned out that Aiden had another job for her, a job that precisely involved her set of skills. Who knew that being a dull, invisible and forgotten person would come in handy? Certainly not Eurydice. She wasnât complaining though, not when Aiden had already done so much for her.Â
Eurydice didnât take a long time to realize that she wasnât someone who would turn her back on a person who had helped her.
Listening to her bossâ explanation of her very first mission, Eurydice didnât think it would be too difficult for her and told him so. âAs long as I donât have to climb walls or crawl through vents, I donât see a problem.â Her muscles still needed to gain strength and mass as it turned out that spending years lying in a bed and being fed liquids wasnât exactly the best way to remain healthy. She had already gained some weight in the past month since she had been released; Hanna was making sure that she was eating all of her three meals. Maybe Hanna will be able to doll her up for that mission, Eurydice made a mental note to ask her later for help with an outfit. âWhat kind of files are we looking for? Tax haven? Suspicious activities? Embarrassing pictures that will ruin a reputation?â Some guys from the team had given her a list of must-watch movies and it seemed like a lot of them were around the same theme: the mafia, illicit activities, drug dealers, heists. Eurydice had particularly enjoyed The Godfather and she had wondered if sheâd ever have the opportunity to travel to New York and Italy.Â
Shifting on her feet, she pushed her round glasses up her nose and briefly wondered if she should trade them for contact lenses for the mission. âHow much time do we have to prepare before the dinner party?âÂ