Chapter 215 - Off His Rockers

When Benji was on his way back home from buying the ingredients needed for his dinner and other supplies that he needed, he stumbled upon an interesting conversation.

Two security guards, one muscular and fit while the other tall and lanky stood a little away from the main door. It seemed as though they had come outside for their break time and were deeply engrossed in their conversation.

"The Young Master from the Penthouse instructed us not to allow his maid to enter the building. So make sure that you don't mess things up!" One of them instructed which aroused curiosity in both Benji and the other man.

They glanced at Benji who was walking by while carrying two heavy bags filled with groceries and after greeting him with a nod, they went back to talking among themselves.

They had seen this new resident moving in and out of the building and hence they weren't very vigilant and suspicious about it.

Benji had planned to quickly get to his apartment and start preparing his dinner but his plans came to a halt when he heard what the guards were whispering about.

'I think I know who they are talking about! That arrogant man lives in the penthouse.' He slowed his pace so that he might hear their conversation for a little longer.

Not wanting them to discover that he was eavesdropping on their conversation, he thought of the perfect strategy to accomplish his covert mission and put it to action.

"Dammit! Can't I get a moment's peace!" He huffed in frustration and impatiently yet cautiously placed the heavy bags on the floor.

The guards stopped to watch what was wrong with this mountain-sized man and shook their head when they saw him pull a phone out of his pocket.

Benji glared at his phone's screen, pressed the screen a few times, and muttered something before placing it next to his ear.

The lanky built guard nudged his partner, signaling him to ignore Benji and continue what he had been saying earlier before they had stopped on account of the newcomer's intrusion.

"So… Where was I?" The muscular guard rubbed his chin to help him get back his train of thought.

"You were at the Penthouse! Master asked you to stop the maid and then what happened?" The second guard promptly reminded him and waited for the first man to speak.

"Ah, right! I remember now!" He knocked his forehead dramatically and stuck his tongue out at his friend.

The second guard did not look amused when he realized that his friend was trying to keep him in suspense with the sole purpose of messing with him.

"Okay, okay! I'll tell you so can you stop glaring at me like that!" He punched his friend's shoulder and continued with the story.

Benji stood in the same place and kept mumbling into the phone, though the call had not been connected to anyone.

"He asked us to not allow the maid to entire the building today but something felt weird about him." He repeated his words once again while rubbing his chin in contemplation.

The second guard's eyes sparkled in excitement when he heard this and his mind went running wild.

"Why such a strange order? Did the maid do something? Oh my Lord! Did she steal from him or much worse… Did she try to seduce him?" He mumbled to himself as his palms rubbed against each other like an evil genius cooking up a plot to destroy the world.

Looking at his silly actions, both his partner and Benji shook their heads.

"Stop it, you gossip queen. I don't know what happened between them but one thing I know for sure." He recalled what he had witnessed and leaned closer to his friend.

"I think Young Master was drunk." The muscular guard whispered in his friend's ear which caused Benji to miss what he had said.

However, Lady Luck seemed to favor him as in the very next second, the lanky guard gasped and blurted everything out in his surprise.

"Master came home drunk? I thought he had come straight from his office so how could he be drunk?" He expressed his doubtful thoughts.

The muscular guard shook his head and explained the entire situation that had taken place when he had gone to deliver a certain package that had arrived for their Young Master.

When he had arrived at the door of the Penthouse by climbing up a flight of stairs while carrying that heavy box, he had to wait for about 5 minutes before the owner of the apartment had opened the door.

The guard was perplexed to watch the man who would always be so energetic and fit was now stumbling right after accepting the box.

This could only mean one thing, that the man was inebriated which had caused them to lose his bearings.

"His eyes were drooping as though he would fall asleep at any moment and his face was completely flushed which could easily indicate that he was drunk off his rockers." He revealed and sighed in disapproval.

This was how the guard had come to this conclusion and he shook his head at his boss who turned out to be a lightweight drinker.

"After that, he asked me not to allow his maid to enter the building and banged the door shut on my face." The guard completed his narration and this perked the other guard's and Benji's ears.

Benji's ears which had been paying attention to their gossip were now letting out steam in anger after hearing everything.

He shoved his phone into his pocket and after he picked up his grocery bags, he walked up to the two guards.

"How were his eyes?" Benji questioned after he approached the pair of guards.

They frowned when they realized that this man had heard their entire conversation and an annoyed glare appeared on their faces.

"Don't waste my time and answer my question." He demanded in a firm voice, making the guards flinch for a quick second.

They shared a glance and then examined Benji's physique before nodding their heads.

'All those hours in the gym are fruitful for moments like these.' He smugly flexed his muscles at the muscular guard who was swift to avert his eyes due to his sudden inferiority complex that emerged after examining Benji's body.

"He was drunk so obviously his eyes were red and drooping." The muscular guard answered truthfully.

'Idiots.' Benji shook his head at these fools and continued to investigate this matter further.

"I meant, did you find something weird in his irises? Were they expanded and looked larger than usual?" He reiterated his question in simple terms.

"Why would I be starting into other men's eyes? I don't swing that way!" He scoffed but immediately shut up when he saw Benji's impatient glare.

Benji did not release the man from his scary glare until he received a negative reply in the form of a frantic shake of the guard's head.

"Nothing of that sort." He muttered in a soft voice.

Benji was not satisfied as something did not seem to add up here.

"Explain in detail about his behavior after he had opened the door to his apartment." He commanded and seriously listened to everything that the guard illustrated.

After taking a moment to introspect his findings, he had come to the conclusion of what might have happened to the man in question.

"I hope you keep this matter to yourself and learn to keep your mouth shut when other people are around." He advised the two men who turned red when they heard his chiding words.

"Better yet, don't gossip about the residents and you might be able to keep your job for much longer." He rolled his eyes at them and then strode in the direction of the entrance of the building.

The guards who were reprimanded stared at the huge back of the man who had just extracted information from them.

'He said those words but he too participated in gossiping about the Master." The lanky guard pouted while the other stayed silent as he gazed at his muscles and then at Benji's.

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Inside Benji's apartment, 

The man slipped on his home slippers and carried his groceries to the kitchen.

He placed the bags on the kitchen island and as he began sorting them out, he dialed a certain someone's number and held the phone against his ear.

He steadied the phone by pressing it between his ear and shoulder and started moving the fresh ingredients into the fridge.

"Why is she taking so long to answer?" He grumbled while carrying two trays of farm fresh eggs on which sat a bag of tofu.

As though the gods had answered his prayers, the call was answered causing his phone to vibrate and his hand to shake in the process.

'Fuck!' He cursed while trying to stop both the trays of eggs and the bag of tofu from falling to the floor.

"Come to my place ASAP!" He yelled when he felt the phone slipping from his grasp.

Just as he had uttered those words, he witnessed his phone falling to the floor and splitting into two halves along with his heart.

Benji could not even mourn the death of his phone as he had to safely transfer the eggs first.

He then knelt on the floor and gathered the pieces of his expensive and super rare phone that he had received as a gift from someone special.

'This happened because of him! I will make him pay for this!' He vowed and took a moment to calm his violent tendencies.