*****Ten minutes earlier******

Zephaniah checks her watch. It was 9:30 pm. She had to leave soon. She tries walking through the front door but Lauren briskly stops her because she is wildly drunk. Zephaniah finally came down to her last resort.

Cocaine.

She sneaked some cocaine from Carson's room. She made a mind list to tell him later but she knew she wouldn't so she crossed that off and he knew she sneaked into his room so telling him was a big NO.

She moves to the wine table and pours the white powdery substance into the red punch turning it with the wine turner. She quickly puts them into the glasses and reassesses the glass to make a toast.

"Okay now ladies, gather let's make a toast to nothing else but us. The hard-working stone of business!!"

They all shout in celebration each hastily grabbing a glass of cocained punch and gulping all in one except Zephaniah who swiftly drops her glass on the wine table. Before she could see the manifest of the cocaine, she came out of the room.

She takes her direction left but she ends up in an empty hall. She decided to take a right as she quickly stopped at the edge of the red-painted hall she saw a heavily guarded door Wilson just come out of.

She scans the area there is a sky painting on the right side of the door. She turned to take her left but was stopped by a muscular voice with a dominating aura, a voice she knew she had heard before but it sounded too solemn from the one she was familiar with

"What are you doing here?" Wilson asks with an emotionless expression.

"I got lost, I'm looking for the lady's party room," she said keeping her voice steady enough even tho trepidation pinned her still. Fear that he might recognize her and fear of what he would do if he did recognize her.

"He will show you the way, have a great night" Wilson wishes.

"Thank you," she says clearly with no sense of appreciation whatsoever. One of the security men walks up to her showing her back to the ladies' party room as they stood in front of the door. She waited for him to leave but he didn't walk away.

"I can take it from here please," Zephaniah says.

"I need to make sure you get inside safely" he persisted

"I believe I need my privacy," Zephaniah says in a demanding tone.

"Okay," he hesitated before he left.

She notices the hotel map on the wall next to the door and locates the men's room. She went there as quickly as she could. She enters silently and knocks softly on the door cubicle.

****Presently*****

Archie opens the door presenting Zephaniah and her lifeless expression he never gets tired of. He checks the time 10:00 pm.

"I got the fingerprint," Archie says revealing the glass in the bag.

"Nice job, I think I know where the plans are," Zephaniah says.

"Hmm, it's worth the try"

They continue their journey to the guarded door but Archie stops as he looks at Zephaniah as she gives him a questionable glare.

"I missed you," Archie says scanning her face for flair of emotion but got none.

"Seriously I didn't notice," she says in sarcasm.

They walk in silence and finally meet the edge Zephaniah was. They both glance at each other and nod as Zephaniah moves forward cat walking elegantly in front of the guards in front of the door as they both look at her confused.

"What are you guys doing here?" she says raising her voice a little.

They glanced at each other and Zephaniah was relieved that she got their attention.

"A man is in the ladies' room and you're here doing what?!?, let's go" Zephaniah says as she raises her gown slightly running toward the women's room alongside the two guards who trailed behind her.

As they pass, Archie pretends to be checking a painting on the wall he checks the halls. No one was there. He enters the room and closes the door slowly and silently.

It was Wilson's bedroom. Archie could see Wilson's flair for red was exceptionally outstanding. The room was full of antiques he presumes he got from his many business trips. Archie begins his search. He went from the incandescent lamp bedside drawers to under the king-sized bed.

The little office is at the left corner of the room. He found nothing. He was frustrated.

Suddenly he heard the door knob shaking. His eyes went there directly. He silently goes to the balcony door as he hears the door slightly open and close. He hears the clicking sole of a shoe from the ghostly stillness in the colossal bedroom.

Suddenly he hears......

I promised it today!!! And here it is!!!
The next chapter might come today keep your fingers crossed if I've got the strength!!!!
😂😂😂 anything for you my bees!!!❤️❤️❤️