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Sixty Four

Author: Itohan
last update Last Updated: 2025-10-23 23:22:06

The daylight streamed faintly through the half-closed blinds, cutting across my room in sharp, angled lines. It was one of those slow afternoons where everything outside seemed too calm, too ordinary, while my mind ran through chaos. Papers were spread across my bed—contracts, coded ledgers, and reports that reeked of carelessness.

I hated this part of the day. Sitting idle, sorting through deals that should’ve been handled before sunrise. The men were slacking. The shipments were behind schedule. The accounts didn’t add up, and the stakes were lower than I demanded. I didn’t build an empire just to watch numbers crawl like insects on a page.

I flipped through one of the files—another transaction from the harbor. Someone had trimmed a cut off the top, thinking I wouldn’t notice. I noticed everything. My thumb pressed against the edge of the paper until it tore.

A knock at the door. Two short taps—Andrew.

“Come in,” I said without looking up.

He stepped inside quietly, his shoes soft a
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