Chapter 78

Tears had already welled up in Samantha's eyes as she shook her head. "It…it wasn't intentional. She feels it's intentional…b…but I…I didn't realize when I hit her…" She sobbed.

Gazing down at her, Elodre was raising a brow. Samantha is a pretty good liar and drama queen. How can she?!! She wondered.

After a fierce scowl at her, Cayden tore his gaze away from her and sighed. He got out of the chair and jogged up the stairs. Swiftly, Samantha followed him…and Elodre's wide gaze was fixed on her until she vanished. Samantha is more malignant than ever! Elodre thought. She could kill if she gets the chance to.

For the life of her, she just can't articulate how Cayden managed to let her come here after what Bianca did. Damn! Elodre sighed. Carefully, she carried her husband's briefcase and suit upstairs.

"Jasmine?" He knocked mildly on her door. "May I come in?"

"Y…yes, M…Mr. Brooks," Jasmine said faintly.

The door opened and both Cayden and his sister came in. "Oh, my God! Jasmine, I'm so sorry, okay? I'm sorry." He gently touched the bandage and she winced. "This must hurt so terribly."

Knowing that Cayden would surely ask what happened, Samantha said, " I'm so sorry, lady Jasmine. I'm sorry…I d… didn't mean to do that." She sobbed. "I'm sorry, please…"

What?!! Jasmine exclaimed in her head. Sam is telling a fuckin lie! But who's she to speak in front of her boss?! Especially against his sister in his presence. Nah, far be it from her to do such. She just wished Cayden would ask what happened…but sadly, he didn't! Samantha won! Damn!! "It's… it's okay, Sam."

And Samantha smirked.

"Sam, you must be careful!" Cayden warned strictly. He was gazing down into her glowing eyes. "Do you feel me?!"

"Y…yes," She stuttered. Deep down, Samantha knew her brother was skeptical about the situation. But thank goodness! He didn't make it much of a great deal. She stifled the joy that was bobbling in her.

"I'm sorry, okay?" Cayden touched Jasmine's forehead. "Damn, you're running temperature. Have you had some tablets?"

"Y…yes, Mr. Brooks." She was tempted to tell him Sam lied but swallowed up her words. Sam's nerves hurt even more than the injury.

Cayden felt pity for her and couldn't just leave. Placing both hands on his waist, he was gazing down at her on the bed. She's pale. She must have lost so much blood. "Have you had dinner?"

"Y…yes, sir," She said.

But Cayden saw the pain in her eyes. "Is there anything you wanna tell me? Feel free...I'm all ears."

And Samantha's heart leaped to her throat.

Jasmine knew Samantha would be a dead ass if she reported to him…so she changed her mind. "No, Mr. Brooks… I'm okay."

"Sure?" He sat by her side and placed his palm on her soft cheek.

"Yes, sir," She smiled.

"Don't hesitate to lemme know what bothers you, okay?" He said, caressing her cheek.

A big smile lit up her face. Aww! That's so sweet! He's indeed a man with a great reputation. He's such a kind and rare boss!! "T…thank you…Mr. Brooks."

"I permit you to come to me at any time…it doesn't matter where, okay? I hope you didn't prepare dinner yourself, Mrs. Workaholic?"

She chuckled. "No, boss, I didn't."

"I was gonna fire you if you did," He smiled and she blushed pink.

"You're a kind man, Mr. Brooks," She said. "God bless you!!"

Smiling, he shook his head, "Amen,"

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Cayden got into his room and sat on the bed. He noticed his wife had helped him bring his briefcase to the room. "Did you carry the suit?"

"Yes, I did," Elodre said, lying on the bed. She just wished things weren't wrong, she could have run into his arms right now.

"Did you know what really happened to Jasmine?" He asked.

"I…I wasn't there when it happened but I heard her clamor so I ran down to check what was going on," Elodre had sat up on the bed. "Samantha was holding Jasmine's bleeding arm when I walked into the kitchen."

Cayden looked away from her and blew out heavily. "God! Sam!"

"Jasmine fainted…"

"Wha!?!" He shot a gaze at her. "She fainted?!"

"Yeah," Elodre said. "So, she couldn't say what happened to her. But this evening, Jasmine said Sam punched her arm deliberately. She said Sam held her injured arm tight and hit it hard…and then she started bleeding."

And Cayden believed that. He knows Samantha is so cold. But why did she do that?! Did something happen?! He wondered. Yet, Jasmine isn't saying anything. Or was she scared of Samantha's presence? Maybe he'd give Jasmine some time to recover, and then ask her what really happened in private. His wife wasn't there so only Jasmine could tell.

He sighed.

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Leaning against her room door, Samantha was panting. Her sparkling ice-blue eyes were wide. Things were getting complicated very fast. There's no time to delay anymore. She knows her brother is now mad at her…she must do something to turn the blame on Jasmine else her plan is ruined forever. And if she misses it this time, there'd be no other chance!!

Panic engulfed her such that she could hardly catch her breath. She has the picture of Elodre with Roberts…but that's not enough! She must think outside the box to fabricate an idea of how to go about this! She thought. Her eyes were blazing fiercely. Oh, Sam! Oh, Sam! You can do this! This is your thing!!

She knows her brother better than this. He's surely gonna speak with Jasmine about this someday…and there are chances Jasmine would spill the beans! Hell!

This thought drove chills down her spine. It's really gonna be hard!! Damn!! Oh, Sam, you must be as swift as possible!! Damn!! She was twitching from anxiety. Should she call Mom?! "Oh, mom!" She muttered.

Jasmine wasn't pleased to accept Sam's apology. It took her spirit soul and fuckin body to reply. Samantha had noticed the shock on Jasmine's face when she apologized.

Soon, a creepy smile dragged one side of Samantha's lips. A perfect but terrible idea had just flickered in her mind. But that's really gonna be a bloodbath.