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章 24: CHAPTER 23: THE ASSISTANT

If only Francis knew what Marco was thinking, he might cuss himself for asking for a VVIP card.

"I need a laptop, I did not bring mine," he said, still sitting on the couch and playing with the USB drive in his hands.

Marco glanced at Anthony and gave him a nod. Anthony hurried out of his boss's office to get a spare laptop in the secretary's office. Marco started reading the documents while they waited for Anthony to come back.

Francis did not dare bother him; instead, he turned on his cellphone. As soon as he switched it on, the ringing did not stop. Although his volume is not loud, it is enough to get Marco's attention.

Marco knitted his brows and said, "answer it!" in an annoyed tone.

Francis mouthed the word 'sorry' and answered the phone. Anthony turned the knob of Marco's office door and entered the room when Francis was on the phone.

Francis suddenly stood up and walked to the door in a hurry. He waved his free hand to say goodbye and gestured that he would take care of the videos. He then turned around and quickly left.

Marco and Anthony were dumbfounded when he just left like that. Anthony feels like someone poured ice on him when the temperature drops suddenly. He looked at his boss, and his eyes turned cold. 'No wonder I felt the chill,' Anthony mumbled to himself.

"S-sir..." Anthony tried to get his attention and to know what he needed to do next.

"I need the result today. If Francis cannot, give it to someone else!" Marco said in a stern voice. He was pissed that he suddenly left without explaining why he had to go. But, deep within him, Marco had an idea why. What annoyed him was the way he just waved and left. He could have said that he had an emergency at work.

"Y-yes, sir!" Anthony bowed and turned around to give Francis a quick call. Francis is the only one he knows that can do the task. If he cannot do it, he will have difficulty finding someone they can trust.

When Anthony returned to his office, he sat down on his swivel chair and tried to calm himself down. He inhaled and exhaled until his heartbeat became normal. Every time his boss released the cold aura, it made him so nervous that he wanted to hide. His boss has a strong personality that even a man like him became scared of him.

He picked up his phone and called Francis's phone. He tried to call several times, but no one answered. He then thought of calling his office in the hospital, and luckily it was responded to by his nurse.

"Hello, this is Dr. Francis Guzman's office. I am nurse Patricia, how can I help you?" Said the woman in the other line.

"Hello, I'm Anthony Perez, is it possible to speak with Dr. Francis?" Anthony replied politely.

"I'm sorry, Sir, but Dr. Francis is currently in the operating room. He won't be out until the operation is over. If you would like, you can leave a message for him, and I can relay it to him." She said while hoping that this guy would hang up. She went to Dr. Francis's office to get something, but his office phone suddenly rang.

"Please let him know to call Anthony Perez asap, thank you." He said and hung up without waiting for the woman's answer. He is too eager to inform his boss of the reason why Dr. Francis left suddenly. And maybe, he will forgive him and won't be so angry anymore.

He left his office and knocked on Marco's office door.

"Come in," Marco is confident that it is either his assistant or secretary, so he does not bother to look up. No one dared to come to his office without an appointment unless they were closely working with him, and he asked them to go to his office.

"Sir Marco," called Anthony. He is more convinced that his boss will let Francis finish his duty as a doctor before he pressured him with the surveillance video.

Marco put his pen down and looked him up. "Anything you need to say?" He asked. Though there is still a cold aura surrounding him, his office is warmer than earlier before he left.

"Dr. Francis hurried back to the hospital because he has to operate on someone immediately," he sighed after saying what he needed to tell his boss.

"Okay," he replied. Marco then continued signing the documents that he was reading earlier. Though he got angry earlier, he's not senseless. His friend is a doctor, and it's typical to receive a call even if you're not on duty, especially if they lack people.

Anthony got confused with his reply, 'that's it?' he thought. He was waiting for his boss to say something more. He decided to stay and did not move at all.

After signing the papers, Marco stretched his arms and saw his assistant standing in front of his desk. His brows knitted, and he asked, "Is there something else you need to tell me?"

"Huh?" Anthony was so busy thinking of something that he did not realize that he was like a statue in front of Marco.

"N-no sir, I'll go back to my office," Anthony slightly bowed his head and turned around to leave.

"Whew!" He patted his left shoulder and said to himself, 'you're good Anthony, you're good!'

Baltazar's hideout

Benjamin Baltazar received a tip that the International Police have gotten information about his illegal activities and are now searching for his location. Since he can't leave City S, he decided to find a hideout for the time being, and he still needs to see that woman. He gritted his teeth as the thought of that bitch came to his mind. It was her who took that information.

Since Interpol is involved, he must be careful with his every move. He dialed his adopted son's number. He's the only one who can help him find that woman and be out of here since he has the means, unlike his useless nephew Anton Baltazar, who is only good with women and alcohol.

The phone on the other end only rang twice and was answered.

"Hello, Dad," said the person on the other end.

"Son, you will need to help Dad find a woman. She took important information from me, and the Interpol is now hunting me." He said aggrievedly.

"Do you have the name and picture?" His son asked in an assertive tone.

"No, but I managed to have someone sketch how she looks front and back," Benjamin was still upset that his men could not fix the video that they had gotten.

"Email it to me, and I'll take care of it," He said without emotion.

"Thank you, son! I know you will help me! I'll have my assistant send it to you right away," Benjamin's mood lightened, and he signaled his assistant, who was standing in front of him, to start working on it.

"Okay, Dad. If there's nothing else, I have to hang up," he's not interested in helping him, but he had a plan.

"Okay, son," Benjamin hung up and squeezed his phone hard. "Bastard! Who do you think you are!" He roared angrily. If he only has a son, he won't bother to adopt that boy.

"Are you done?!" Benjamin turned his aggressiveness to his poor assistant, who almost peed his pants when he roared angrily moments ago.

"S-s-sir, I just f-finished scanning the p-picture. I-I'll email it to him n-now," he said, stuttering.

"Leave when you finished!" Benjamin flips the newspaper that was on the table. He was trying to find out if there was news about MC Group.

"S-sir, it's m-my room," he murmured to himself. But because the room is small, Benjamin could hear what he said though he was stuttering.

Benjamin gave him a fierce look, threw the newspapers on his face, and left his room violently.

Nilo was twelve when Benjamin Baltazar terrorized the orphanage where he was staying. He gathered all the young boys, including himself and his adopted son. Benjamin took all the boys from the orphanage, ages eight to twelve, and trained them to fight. Since he was the skinniest, Benjamin introduced him to his former assistant to be his trainee.


章 25: CHAPTER 24: LEAVING

Nilo's childhood wasn't easy. The kids from the orphanage made fun of him for being weakling. They mocked him to only be in the office facing the papers until his hair turned gray. If not for Ace, Benjamin Baltazar's adopted son, those kids won't stop bullying him.

Ace was the strongest and the tallest kid in the orphanage. They were the same age when Benjamin took them somewhere. When Benjamin saw that Ace had a future, he adopted and nurtured him. He sent him to school overseas.

Even though he was studying overseas, Benjamin introduced him to his illegal business. He used Ace to expand his illicit business everywhere. Benjamin asks him to come back and help him run his business, but Ace always declines. Only Nilo knows the real reason why he kept on dropping Benjamin's offer.

Ace trusted him, and he trusted him too. Benjamin's business started to decline a few years back, and he always blames it on his nephew, Anton. But Anton is only a chess piece. His nephew's womanizing, illegal drugs, and alcohol abuse might be the cause of Benjamin's downfall, but someone made his nephew that way to make it possible.

Benjamin wasn't aware that Nilo and Ace were scheming against him. Nilo opened his secure email and received an email from Ace. He sent him a reply and deleted all his traces. They thought Nilo was only good at being Benjamin's assistant. They don't know that he has hacking skills, and it won't be hard for him to restore the surveillance video. But he won't do it. He won't help Benjamin Baltazar find the woman in that way. Ace has a perfect plan for that, and he believes in him.

Five days later

"Sir Benjamin, I got an email from Sir Ace," Nilo said while opening his laptop to show his boss the email.

Benjamin read the email and smiled widely. 'Huh! This punk is not useless at all,' he thought to himself.

The email was about the woman he had been searching for, for almost four months. Now he understands why his men had a hard time finding the whereabouts of this woman. It's because she was hiding behind a powerful man in the city.

He will need to plan to get her out of that place and get his revenge. He will torture her, and who knows what will transpire when she's on his turf.

"Call Anton," he ordered his assistant, who was watching his expression.

"Yes, sir," he replied and dialed Anton's number.

"Who is it?" A woman answered the call, which made Nilo blush. She seemed to be awakened and got irritated when she answered the phone. Nilo had an idea what happened the previous night, but he's still not used to it.

"Woman! Hand it to that bastard!" yelled Benjamin. The speaker was on, so Benjamin heard the woman's voice. He was mad that while he was hiding from Interpol's people, his nephew messed around outside instead of taking care of their other business.

"Hey, bastard! You have a phone call," the woman said on the other line. They could hear what she said because she had the speaker on as well.

"F**k, turn off the phone!" said Anton, who was still half asleep and annoyed that his sleep was disturbed.

"Shut up! You bastard! Answer the phone!" Roared Benjamin. Anton suddenly sit-up and looked at the phone still in the woman's hand. With a raised brow, she tossed the phone to Anton.

Anton turned off the speaker and answered the phone. "U-uncle, what's this all about?" He said in an aggrieved tone. Anton has been resenting his uncle since he was young. Anton doesn't know why his parents chose to abandon him and have him stay with his ruthless uncle.

"Send some of our men to City S discreetly! No one should know except you, understand?" Benjamin said, gnashing his teeth. If only Anton is not his nephew, he already abandoned him, just like his brother and sister-in-law did. But because he needs him, he can't do it yet.

"I understand, uncle. Send me your exact location," he replied. Anton got up and gestured for the woman to leave. The woman pouted and threw a pillow at him before leaving the room wearing nothing but a towel.

Chavez's Mansion

Athena returned to the cabin after having her breakfast at the mansion. She was walking on the sands barefoot. She liked its feeling on her feet, so she ended up walking slower.

She entered the cabin, carrying the packed lunch that Nana Maria gave her, so she won't need to go back to the mansion later to eat lunch. She went to the kitchen first to put the food in the refrigerator and head to her study.

She opened her lower drawer and took the burner phone inside the book. She turned it on and was about to call CamZ when the phone vibrated.

"Hello," she said and was a little puzzled but happy knowing that it was CamZ calling.

"Athena, someone discloses your location. Be careful," CamZ said in a worried voice.

"Who is it?" Athena was shocked to hear that there was a traitor in their organization. It is the first time it has happened, and she is not lucky to be a victim.

"Boss Z doesn't want to let you know, but I believe you deserve to know," she said.

"Thanks, CamZ! Who is it?" Athena asked again with a gloomy look.

"It's A1, but don't make a fuss yet. Boss Z is taking care of it. The critical thing is Benjamin is on the move." CamZ paused.

"We received intel that Benjamin contacted his nephew, so more or less, Anton must be sending his people to him," CamZ continued.

Athena was upset that someone betrayed their organization and disclosed her location. So now, she can't stay here anymore.

"Do you need help?" CamZ offered. She's not in City S anymore, but she can fly there anytime if Athena lets her.

"No, I know what to do," Athena reassured CamZ. She knows that CamZ is worried about her safety, but she can handle it. Anton's men are in another country, so it will take them hours or maybe a day before they can reach her. She will have time to prepare and ensure that Marco and others in the mansion will be safe before she leaves.

"Gotta go, contact me as soon as you can, please?" CamZ said in a distressed tone. If not for Boss Z, who keeps stopping her from retaliating against A1, she already punches his face until no one can recognize him.

"I will!" She promised CamZ. 'Wait for me A1, and I'll kick your butt when I see you,' Athena muttered to herself.

Athena went to their room and pulled her backpack under their bed. She then walked to the closet, and instead of grabbing clean t-shirts of Marco hanging on racks, she took a couple inside the laundry basket. Marco's scent still lingered in his shirts, and that's what she wanted. Thinking that the day of leaving him is finally here, Athena can't control the tears falling from her eyes. She sobbed uncontrollably, hugging Marco's t-shirts.

She wants to stay with him forever, but the circumstances don't allow it to happen. Athena wiped her tears and decided to take a shower.

After taking a quick shower, Athena watched herself in the mirror and saw her swollen eyes. She gently massaged her puffy eyes to stimulate the blood flow. When she was satisfied, she decided to give Marco a call.

MC Group

It was almost lunchtime, and Marco was still busy with paperwork. He just returned from a meeting with his director about opening another hotel and resort in the North. It was one of his director's suggestions, and everyone seemed to agree. Marco is not against branching out, but he has to see the land first before deciding. Plus, it is Saavedra's territory, so he needs to communicate with them as well.

His cellphone ringing disrupted him, and he knew who the caller was. He chose a different ringtone for his wife's call because he didn't want to miss her calls. It happened once, and he felt terrible about it.


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