Chapter 17: CHAPTER 16: ROAST PIG
After waiting for two minutes without receiving a reply from Marco, Athena heaved a sigh of relief. She put her cellphone back in her purse and checked if Benjamin Baltazar was still in his previous location. And she was relieved when he was still standing where she last saw him.
She has to finish her task tonight, so she can go back to their room before Marco returns. She can't afford to get sidetracked again.
Athena saw Benjamin Baltazar talking to his two bodyguards. He seemed to be giving them instructions. They both nodded and turned around.
'This is it,' she said to herself. She composed herself and walked in Benjamin Baltazar's direction.
Athena tripped on her steps and fell on Benjamin Baltazar's chest, but before Benjamin Baltazar held her, Athena stabilized herself.
"I'm sorry, I'm so sorry," Athena apologizes continuously. "I didn't mean it. It was an accident," she said in a scared tone.
Benjamin studied her and tried to reach her arm, but Athena anticipated his move. She dodges smoothly without giving them a hint of her action.
Benjamin Baltazar's bodyguard was about to get her when Benjamin interrupted him. "You don't need to apologize, lady," he said without hiding his appetite for her.
"No, it's my fault. I bumped into you accidentally," Athena said in a humble voice.
"I'm not hurt, so I am fine, but if you insist, would you like to join me?" His lustful eyes never left her body. Benjamin looked at her like a hungry wolf, ready to eat his prey at any time.
Athena knew what he wanted to do, and she felt like vomiting. She wants to kick his a** right now if possible. She held her anger and tried to smile at her enemy.
"Is it okay if you leave the party?" Athena bowed her head and hid her clenching fist on her back.
Benjamin Baltazar saw her bowing her head and mistaken it for being shy. He doesn't know that Athena is trying to suppress her rage. She tried hard to control herself so that she won't mess up their mission.
"No worries, beauty. We won't be long," Benjamin said shrewdly. An hour is enough to enjoy the beauty in front of him, he thought.
"O-okay," Athena stammered.
Benjamin Baltazar winked at his bodyguard. His bodyguard nodded and led the way out of the ballroom.
Unbeknownst to Athena, Marco has observed her since he saw her come out behind the pillar. He alerted his assistant, Anthony Perez, and immediately sent someone to follow them.
Marco cannot understand why he is concerned about the woman's safety. He felt guilty towards Bea, who was resting in their room. Marco feels like protecting that woman is necessary. That's why he instructed his assistant to watch Benjamin Baltazar's action.
'Bea, I think she's in trouble. I need to help her,' Marco muttered to himself. He is trying to lessen the guilt in his heart. The feeling of protecting that woman is almost the same as his wife, Bea. It puzzled him, but he needed to follow his gut. He will deal with the consequences later.
"Your lover boy has been keeping an eye on you," CamZ has been monitoring Athena, so she naturally saw how Marco watched Athena.
Athena hummed in reply to CamZ. She can't say a word because Benjamin Baltazar is just a step away from her. Athena pretends to be looking around to see if Marco has already sent someone to follow them. She did not see anyone suspicious, but she noticed that each hotel employee seemed to be following them secretly.
The elevator opened, and it stopped on the ninth floor. The bodyguard opened the second door from the elevator, and Benjamin Baltazar led her inside.
As soon as they entered the door, Benjamin Baltazar's bodyguard closed the door and left them inside.
Athena sat in the middle of the couch, looking down on the carpet. Benjamin Baltazar followed her and sat beside her.
Before he was able to touch her, Athena got up quickly. "I-I'm thirsty," she won't give this dirty old man a chance to touch her skin. He's a disgusting murderer and, above all, an ugly older man.
"D-do you want some water?" She asked him to divert his attention. Benjamin Baltazar was annoyed that she was playing hard-to-get. But no matter what, he has to have this woman. He smirked and said, "give me one."
Athena turned around and saw the fridge a few steps away from her. She got two bottles of water for them. She handed one to Benjamin Baltazar and opened one for her. He took a sip and put it down on the coffee table.
Athena surreptitiously drops something on Benjamin's opened bottle of water. She took advantage of his lustful gaze on her chest. She was disgusted, but Athena had to endure it. She picked up his water bottle and handed it to him.
"Why don't you drink more?" Athena winked at him. Though she wanted to throw up at this moment, she had to swallow it back. 'It's better than this man,' she told herself.
"I will, if you give me a show," his lecherous gaze sizes her up and down.
"Sure, but you have to drink it first," she teased, stepped backward, and pretended to be giving him a show.
"As you wish," he is drooling for her body right now, and he will punish this woman for playing with him. He emptied the water bottle and threw it in the trash can beside him. He was about to stand up, but Athena stopped him.
"Sit and watch," she swayed her hips to tease him and internally counted every second. 'One, two, three, four, five, six, se-ven...' before she could finish counting from one to ten, Benjamin fell asleep on the couch.
Athena hurriedly rummages through his hotel room, looking for documents. She couldn't find any papers, but her eyes caught the laptop under the magazine inside the drawer.
"CamZ, I found his laptop," she turned it on and entered a string of codes to enter the security system that stored the passwords. Less than a minute later, she was able to find the list of passwords. She typed the most complicated password she saw, and bingo! It works.
"I'm in!" She said excitedly. "I'll transfer all the files to you," she immediately transferred all the files, and while the computer was still loading all the files to her laptop in CamZ's care, she went back to the living room and tied Benjamin's hands and feet like a pig. She also found an apple on the table. Athena put it in his mouth and covered his eyes. She took pictures from every angle.
She went back to the room to check if everything was transferred and was glad it didn't take long. She headed to the door and was about to turn the knob to leave, but she heard footsteps heading in their direction. She hurriedly pushes the table to block the entrance. She runs to the balcony to check the possibility of climbing from one floor to the other.
Marco and her room are on the tenth floor, and Benjamin is on the ninth. She opened her purse and got the grappling hook gun out. Athena needs to reach the tenth floor. This room is 902, and their hotel room is 1004, so she will need to transfer from one balcony to the other.
She heard the door forcibly forced from outside. Athena climbed as quickly as possible and was able to reach their room.
She rapidly changed her gown into a nightgown, removed her wig, and hid it under the bed below the headboard together with the purse and shoes she used at the party. She then runs to the bathroom to wash her face.
Meanwhile
Marco's men forcibly opened the door and saw Benjamin Baltazar lying on the couch. His hands and feet tied with a piece of his clothing like a pig ready to be roasted—apple in his mouth and blindfolded eyes. Anthony Perez held his laugh at the man's embarrassing appearance. He took pictures of him and forwarded them to Marco.
Marco received the pictures and chuckled. He then sends a message to Anthony.
Anthony Perez told their men to pull out and leave him the way they saw him. They left the room without leaving their traces. They know that Benjamin Baltazar's people will come up if they don't hear anything from him soon.
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