24K Magic for a Perfect Illusion

Ch 12: Ooh, So Player Ooh

After five hours flight from Mexico to Toronto, Canada with the private jet that Ronson owns, and another two hours car drive from the airport, Ves, Stefani, and Peter finally arrived at their first destination.

“Stay here for the night will you, my lady?” Robert pleaded with a longing look at Stefani after she relayed Mark’s message.

Stefani looked at Ves and Peter like she’s asking for their opinion, specially the latter, as out of the four bosses Fusari is the most terrible, he plays with people’s emotions.

“What about our room?” Peter pretended not to notice Stefani’s plea as he asked Robert lazily.

Robert has a playful smile on his face while thinking how stupid Peter is to let Stefani stay with other men. “Ladies, show these gentlemen where the guest rooms are.” he ordered the women standing at the side.

“Sir, this way please.” four ladies stepped forward and asked Ves and Peter to follow them.

“Boss Fusari is really generous.” Peter snickered. “Who’s sleeping with me tonight?” he shamelessly announced while following the ladies behind. “Don’t tell me you all want my brother here because he’s taller than me. I can assure you I’m bigger than his …” he trailed off and looked at Ves crotch. “So, who’s with me?”

“Tch. Really Peter??” Ves looked at Peter incredulously. “Just show me where the guestroom is and all of you accompany my lonely friend here tonight.”

“See, how boring he is. He’s just a pretty face in a tall frame, don’t be deceived by how handsome he is.” Peter uses his megawatt smile to blind the girls with his pearly white teeth.

“Well, I’m a human who literally needs sleep and not a dog in heat who sleeps around no matter how tired he is.” Ves countered.

The ladies giggled at the humorous bickering as they led the way.

Ves had the first guest room, he didn’t hesitate to refuse outright the ladies who wanted to accompany him in the room.

Though Stefani and Peter are the closest people to him while he’s in the organization he doesn’t want to adapt their way of life.

S*x for Ves is sacred and should only be done to his wife, thanks to the Christian high school that discipline him well.

Though as a normal man he’s tempted sometimes, his rationality always wins in the end, and the fact that the only woman he wants to be intimate with is Hestia.

No matter how lustful his surrounding is, his love for Hestia is genuine, he can remain loyal to her for a lifetime.

The next morning, Peter has a smug expression on his face indicating that he had a blast last night, Stefani is reeking of arousal which most likely Robert and her done the deed before going down for breakfast.

Ves is already used with these foolish friends of his, he tried once to talk sense to them before but they didn’t listen and had their own reasons why they do what they do so he just gave up the idea of changing what they think is normal for them to do, after all they aren’t his patients but colleagues at his risky job.

In the afternoon, they headed out to meet the second boss in Canada, Dan Horton of the Horton Pharmaceuticals which is widely known in North America.

If Fusari is mainly into human trafficking, Horton is obviously into drug trades, and the last one that Ves soon to meet is the one in-charge with illegal firearms.

It’s broad daylight but the Horton mansion is having a pool party at the moment, and needless to say … some were already high on drugs when the trio came, those party people have bloodshot eyes while staring into nothingness and speaking incoherently.

“Y’all came at the right time! Come and have fun with everyone!” Dan gesturing to the trio to join the party.

“I’m all in for the orgy!” Peter enthusiastically accepted the offer.

“That dog in heat.” Stefani sneered as she watched Peter get naked along with the others as if they’re in a nudist beach.

“Damn! I’m … ooh, so player ooh, baby girl you’re so good at this!”

Ves could only shook his head on Peter’s shamelessness, he even doubts if he’s really human or a s*x machine as Peter is always lustful whenever he sees big busts.

“Hey handsome.” a coquettish woman wearing a bikini threw herself on Ves as if she suddenly lost all her bones in her body. “I can give you some good time.” she took Ves hand and put it on her left chest. “I bet you want to be my baby now.”

Ves withdrew his hand and look at the woman coldly, “Have some self-respect woman.” he pushed the woman gently and turned his back against her. “These people.” he sighed deeply as he wiped his hand with on his pants as if he touched something dirty.

“She’s not that bad though.” a bulky and giant man uttered while standing by the side and watching the party unfolds in his sight.

“I’m married.” Ves blatantly lied.

“I don’t see a ring on your finger though.” the man showed off his wedding band on his left-hand finger. “You don’t like women?”

“Neither men. I’m alright with me.” Ves said flatly.

“Ooh, a lone wolf then. This place is a paradise for everyone, Boss Dan makes sure that everybody is having fun when they come here. If you don’t like to join the party would you like to play with the big boys’ toys? Come with me.” the man led the way without waiting for Ves response.

Since Peter is having the time of his life and Stefani is most likely relaying the message on the boss’s bed, Ves got nothing to do anyway so he followed the man.

At the basement of the Horton mansion, there’s an arsenal and laboratory where they experiment and store drugs.

Different types of guns in all sizes can be found just below the three-story mansion of Dan Horton.

“Is your boss also involved in firearms trade?” Ves questioned.

“Nah, Boss just like to collect guns. It’s Mr. Polansky who’s the firearms dealer. Here.” the man handed him a magnum.

Ves waved his both hands to refuse the man. “I actually don’t use gun in my line of work. I only stole objects and avoid violence.”

“Really?” the man looked at him incredulously. “With your frame, Mr. Ronson put you in the thief’s category? Just like Hernandez and Germanotta??”

“Yes, I’m one of them. They actually recruited me on their team … forcefully. To be honest, I don’t like what I’m doing and I had a life outside this mess up circle.” Ves confessed as the man looks sensible to him. “Sorry, I don’t know your name yet. I’m Ves Taz by the way.” he outstretched his hand to the man.

“Antonio.” the man shook his hand. “Antonio Reid. I don’t even remember the last time I introduced myself formally or maybe this is the second time, since there’s no need to introduce myself in my job here. And for the record, I wasn’t forced to be here.”

“And what do you exactly? If you don’t mind me asking.” Ves probed carefully as Antonio seems a nice guy but he’s not someone to provoke because he can crush him in an instant.

“Keeping Boss Horton safe and sound at all times. You can say I’m his body guard as well as the head of the security team of his circle who also trains the minions to defend our kingdom. Though our boss throws party almost everyday and invite those elites who wants to have and ruin their lives at the same time, we can’t just let our guard down easily and have to stay vigilant at all times.”

“I see. You’re married right? Does your wife know about your job?” Ves continued since Antonio opens up easily.

“She knows that I’m the President of Horton Pharmaceuticals personal bodyguard but she doesn’t know the other identity of Boss Horton as a drug lord. There’s no need for her to know.”

“Did you know when you applied for the job?” Ves asked.

“I didn’t. I just thought I’m a bodyguard to a multi-billionaire thus my salary is higher than an office manager job salary.” Antonio replied truthfully. “When I found out, although I wanted to back out at first, I chose to be practical. I mean I’m earning more than a million dollar annually here so why leave the job?”

“Wow that’s a hell of a deal. But you put your life on the line with your job so the amount is just right.” Ves nodded as it’s really a generous salary for a security job.

“Tch. Don’t flatter me, we both know that your commission in everything that you stole is way bigger than what I get from my job. Probably twice or thrice in a week or month.” Antonio snickered. “Hernandez told me about how he earned money.”

“Nah, my case is different from Peter and Stefani. I’m here to write off my mother’s debt and I have to earn at least three million a month within three years.” Ves said as a matter of fact.

“Damned! Did your mother owed a hundred million to Mr. Ronson?”

“Yes. Is it common in the organization to recruit people by debt?”

“Maybe. We have one doctor here who owed Boss Horton a billion because he leaked a company secret to the competitor. The man is quite a genius so instead of sending him to jail or killing him for treason, boss gave him a chance to compensate for the loss.”

“So, I’m not the only one who was forced to get in to this circle.”

“Well you must be one of those special people whom the bosses poached to work for them. The five generals aren’t that merciful when provoked, it’s a death sentence for those people who aren’t useful for the business. They’re all savages and that’s a fact.”