Don's Blackmail

Chapter 13

"I-I thought this was l-ladies' only restroom" Kate stuttered, totally avoiding his question.

"Oh, believe me...It...is..." he smirked as he slanted his head to the side.

Then what was he waiting for? Doesn't he have any manners?

"So, what's the deal between you and Quisito?" the man asked, as he pushed himself off the door.

"I-I...I d-don't know" Kate was finding it really hard to even speak because she had no idea what he was going to do to her. For all she knew, he could be a hired assassin and was just toying with her before pulling out the gun and killing her.

"Don't lie to me Kate I saw how you looked at him, like you wanted to dig your high heels into his heart" the man said as he took a step towards her.

"I'm sorry Sir I-I don't know what you are talking about" Kate involuntarily took a step back. she clearly wanted no business with him.

What if he was a spy? What if he was there to drug and kidnap her? – OH GOD!

Her mind was scaring the life out of her.

"Drop the formalities, Katelyn. Call me Placebo" the man commanded, clearly irritated by her 'scared mouse' like actions.

"I have been watching you from the beginning. Through out the event you wanted nothing more than to get away from him. So...tell me, what is it that makes your eyes shoot daggers at him every time he's near you?" Placebo asked, crossing his arms across his chest.

"He and i...uh..w-we don't get along well." Kate admitted, but didn't elaborate on the reason. "I-I have to go before he barges in here" she tried to make a move to escape with the excuse, and it was the truth. She saw how angry Quisito got when she hugged Sam and she didn't even want to imagine what would happen if he finds her with a total stranger in the restroom.

She began advancing towards the door when Placebo raised his hand in the air, signaling her to stop.

"My mistress is currently distracting him, so we have time" Placebo gave a friendly shrug, but Kate was still suspicious of him.

"O-Okay..., Placebo. Why are you doing this?" Kate asked him to come to the point, instead of beating around the bush.

"Here is the thing" he explained "Quisito has been my enemy from the very first day he stepped into the shipment business. I lost a ton of cargo shipment orders to him, plunging me into financial crisis. My enemies took it as a golden opportunity to attack me and I lost half of everything I bult over a lifetime. Since you are close to him and undoubtedly hate him, maybe you can slip me some useful information regarding the shipment location and in return, I can do you a favor by uprooting him from your life"

"He doesn't even trust me. And I don't know how I can help you" Kate was excited to kick Quisito out of her life but with the power he held, it just seemed impossible.

"You don't have to worry about that. I already have everything planned out. But now I have to go. So, when you get a chance, message me. Here's my number" Placebo extended a card towards her and she hesitantly took it from him.

"Remember...texting only; because his men will be recording all the incoming and outgoing calls. So don't push your luck" Placebo gave her a last warning and nodded goodbye before leaving the restroom.

Kate memorized the number and threw the card in the trash because she didn't have space to hide it in her body. After checking her reflection one last time on the mirror, she walked out.

She knew she had to walk back to Quisito, but obeying orders wasn't one of her strong suits. After noticing the curtain of darkness between the restroom and the other end of the bar where he stood, she walked in the opposite direction and climbed on to one of the bar stools.