Mysterious Racer X

Chapter 5 - Miss Violet

It was a Saturday morning, but the AB office was busy as usual due to the number of projects lined up for the week. Atty Leni's direct staff members were in the office earlier to prepare the number of visitors who would be visiting the office building from morning until late afternoon.

Due to the office being recently opened and for security reasons, they are not allowing walk-in guests to enter the AB building premises. Many people have been visiting the office since the launch, mainly to donate to the NGO and to see Atty Leni in person. However, they have to follow the protocol for the sake of everyone's safety in the organization.

Jeff was outside checking out everything to make sure things looked great upon everyone's arrival later. The first batch of people he expected to arrive would be a group of people coming from a private company. Instead of a van approaching the building, an almost familiar vehicle dropped by once again.

The loud muffler of a black Honda Civic turned off as the driver stopped the engine and put the car on the hazard. The driver then went out of the vehicle. Instead of her typical leather jacket, the woman wore a white long-sleeved polo, black slacks, gloves, and a black necktie. Her get-up blended well with the black racing helmet she always wore.

"Racer X?!" Jeff was surprised. He wasn't prepared to meet this mysterious woman face to face. For a few days now, he spoke with many of his friends and connections to find out more about her. Now that he has seen her personally, he is just stunned.

"Hello." The woman's deep voice spoke, "I am so sorry for barging in again for the second time. You must be Jeff, correct?"

"Uh—yes, po." Jeff acknowledged, still a little surprised at the sudden turn of events. "How can I help you, Miss X?"

"Good morning, Jeff. I came here to drop my donation to AB before I head on to another appointment." She said as she pulled a thick envelope from her pocket, "I'll be honest, I haven't counted this properly. But whatever the amount is in the envelope in total, I hope it would definitely help Atty Leni's upcoming projects."

Jeff accepted the envelope and went through the contents of it quickly. He confirmed that there were bundles of 1000 pesos inside. "Oh my goodness, sobra naman nito. Maraming salamat talaga, Miss X! Sabihin po namin si Atty. Leni."

"Thank you so much for all you do, Jeff. Also, before I forget..." She pulled another envelope from her other pocket. It was another envelope. "Please let Atty Leni open it when she arrives at the office today. Make sure it's only her and her trusted staff members who can watch the video file that's inside it." The envelope had a USB flash drive inside.

"I see. But you know, darating naman si Atty Leni in a bit. I know na bawal pa muna walk-ins sa AB building, but I am happy to give you an exemption."

"No, no." Racer X refused, "It would be unfair for those who booked properly with you guys. Besides, I have to go somewhere. Rest assured this will not be the last time I will drop by your office every now and then. Thank you so much, Jeff. Mabuhay po kayo."

"Maraming salamat din, Miss X!" Jeff expressed. "Ma'am! Sorry di ko matiis, pwede pa picture?"

"Oh sure!" Racer X laughed, "At least may makita kang proof ni Atty na I went here."

"Oh my God yes!" Jeff happily took out his phone and took a selfie with Racer X. He did a few taps on his smartphone screen and repeated his thanks to her.

Racer X then turned around to return to her Civic, warmed up the engine, and left. The mood of the AB office turned from seriousness to excitement due to the recent arrival of their sudden mysterious visitor.

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Hontiveros Residence. Morning.

Although it was a sunny weekend, Risa was on high energy going through the documents she brought from her office. She can start relaxing in the afternoon and decided to use the morning to deal with the last few documents she had to read and sign.