Chapter 80

It was a deep and hurtful injury. Samantha was lying on the hospital bed, eyes shut and ruddy as a doctor was stitching her up while Elodre stood still, her eyes wide as she was baffled by the situation. It didn't look real to her.

All sweaty, Cayden was placing both hands on his waist gazing down at Samantha with shock gleaming in his wide eyes. Jasmine?! How could she do such a thing? It didn't look like her at all. He blew out heavily. Damn!! Jasmine…damn! Can someone be so malignant and nuanced?! Who gave her the nerve?

Or was it because she believed Samantha had intentionally hit her arm? But she could've told him rather than taking the law into her fuckin hands! Shit!! Bullshit!! God knows Weston would kill her the second he hears about this! Damn…and Mom!! Hell! Restlessly, he slipped his fingers into his hair while placing one hand on his waist.

The brown-haired doctor noticed Cayden's agitation and said, "Do not worry, Mr. Brooks, she's gonna be fine soon."

Bobbing, he said, "Hopefully,"

"Aren't you going to work today, Mr. Brooks?" The doctor smiled at him.

"Damn, bro," Cayden sighed.

"I know you're worried," The doctor said. "But you have absolutely nothing to worry about.

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Jasmine doesn't hafta go to prison or police custody, Cayden has custody where he deals with whoever fucks with him and she's been locked up. Her miserable life depends on the torture from Cayden's boys.

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In the evening, Elodre had returned home and was sitting on the bed, weeping. She couldn't help but feel sorry for Jasmine. Even though she wasn't there when the incident took place, she had the feeling Jasmine wasn't at fault.

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THE HOSPITAL

"Sam?!!" Bianca stormed into the room and ran to Samantha. "Oh, dear!! Cayden told me what happened!! Oh damn!" She was touching Samantha's face.

A faint smile lit up Samantha's face.

"Why honey?" Bianca asked. "Why are you smiling?"

"Nothing!" Samantha said firmly.

Damn! This girl! Bianca thought. Samantha's body was covered with a sheet so Bianca couldn't see the injury. "How are you feeling?"

"Don't you see, mom?" Samantha chuckled. She was rather strong and frail. "I'm the most joyful woman in town!!"

Folding her arms, Bianca raised a brow. "Don't tell me this is part of your goddamn plan, Sam. Is it?" She was sitting on the hospital bed with Samantha.

"I knew stabbing Jasmine would mess things up." Samantha shrugged.

"Sam?!" Bianca's hands flew to her mouth. "Damn! Th…that's way too much! You could've got yourself killed!!"

"I'm a walking corpse, mom," Samantha said. "And you know that."

Bianca sighed. This is so fuckin unbelievable!!! "Hell, Sam!! So everyone believes Jasmine stabbed you, huh?"

"Do they have a choice?" Samantha smirked. "But Elodre looked quite skeptical about the whole thing…but there's nothing she could use against me."

"You're so fuckin cold, Sam," Bianca shook her head.

"Miss Creepy, remember?" Samantha smiled. "Well, I didn't plan to hurt Jasmine at first though. I just got scared that she might ruin my fuckin plan so I put her on my blacklist. Cayden was beginning to get skeptical about me…so…"

"Why was he skeptical?" Bianca asked curiously.

"Long story Mom," Samantha held Bianca's ring-infested hands in hers. "I'm gonna tell you in detail when I'm done with my assignment."

"Oh, Sam…" Bianca was misty-eyed.

"Aww, do not worry about me Mom," Samantha said. "I'm fine, okay?"

"Okay" Quivering, Bianca nodded.

"And…mom," Samantha said. "I…I'm sorry for saying all of those nasty things to you the other day. You know…I… I got really scared…and…"

"I know," Bianca said with a slight smile. "I was afraid I'd ruined your plan…"

"Well, it turned out I thought super fast," Samantha said. "But why in the hell did you show the picture to Weston?"

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Elodre couldn't take her gaze off her husband. He's furious about the situation. She watched him pace around the room before shrugging off his suit. Huffing in rage, he took off his shirt and flung it on the crotch. He went and sat on the bed.

After studying him for a while, Elodre opened her mouth to speak but no word aired out. She hesitated for a while. "C…Cayden…"

"What?!" He thundered and she flinched. "You fuckin said my name!! What is it?!"

"I…I…" She railed off, trembling.

"You what?!!" He yelled. "Talk to me!! What the fuck are you saying, huh?!"

"I…I wanted to say my opinion," She quivered and he listened. "I…f…feel J…Jasmine isn't at f…fault for real…"

"Can you say that again, huh?!" He sprung from the bed, blazing a scowl at her and she shuddered. "Who's at fault now, Samantha, huh?!! Samantha?! Did you even fuckin pay attention to what happened??! Did you even look at Sam?!! Did you??!"

Furiously, he yanked her out of bed by her arm. "Answer me?!"

But she was sobbing under him and he slapped her.

"I said repeat the shit you just said!!" He slapped her face again and she cried in pain. "You stupid fuckin dumbhead!! You cheat! Fuckin whore!! You cheated on me, Elodre!!!!!" He was gesticulating fiercely. "You had the nerve to see another man while I was fuckin away!!!"

He swung her away, grabbed his shirt from the crotch, got out of the room, and slammed the door.

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"Weston must not know about this, Samantha," Cayden said once he got to the hospital.

Bianca was gazing at him. "Why?"

"I wanna deal with Jasmine myself!!" He said angrily. "Weston would rip her apart if he finds out!"

"So are you taking Jasmine's side, huh?" Bianca said. She was still with Sam on the hospital bed.

"I said I wanna fuckin handle her myself!!!" He thundered, blazing his glare at her. "What do you mean by taking Jasmine's side, huh?!!" He stormed to her and grabbed her arm. "What do you fuckin mean?!!

Shuddering, Bianca fell silent. Why is he furious? She wondered.

Huffing, he was scowling down at her. His eyes were red and his brows tightly furrowed such that veins striped on his face. " You better watch your fuckin mouth, Mom!! Watch it!!"

"I…I'm sorry about mom, brother," Samantha said softly. "P…please, just calm down…"

His glare was still fixed on Bianca, then he turned to his sister. He blew out heavily and said softly, "How are you, Sam? How are you feeling?"

"I feel much better," She smiled.

Placing both hands on his waist, he sighed. "What really happened? Level up with me Samantha. If you lie to me and I fuckin find out I swear the fuck, Sam, I'm gonna kill ya with my bare hands! You feel me, huh?! Do you?!"

"Y…yes, C…Cayden…" He's just thrown her off the rail. Damn! He's never been easy to deal with…and now that he's furious, she prays things work as planned. "As soon as I got into the kitchen she stabbed me."

Cayden's red-blazing glare was fixed on her face, making it difficult for her to speak properly. Her heart was slamming violently against her chest.

"Did you hit her arm on purpose, Samantha?" He inquired sternly.

Had he interviewed Jasmine already?! Samantha wondered bewilderedly. What on earth had she told him?! "I…It was a…an accident, brother."

"How come you were holding her arm, Samantha??" He said. "Jasmine said you grasped her arm and hit her!! Did you, Samantha?!"

"You ain't supposed to put Sam under such pressure in this situation…"

The sound of the slap on Bianca's face seemed to shake the entire building. "Shut the fuck up when I'm talking, okay?!!" He was gesticulating violently. "Just shut up and never in your motherfuckin 'life cut me off!!!" He was pointing at her face.

Shivering while placing her hand on her left cheek, Bianca's wide eyes were glowing with shock. Both she and Samantha gasped in astonishment at Cayden's anger and neither of them uttered another word. Bianca had flushed pink as tears slid down her cheeks.

"I was asking a fuckin question, Sam!!!" He roared and Samantha flinched hard. "Did you ever hit Jasmine on purpose, huh?!"

"N…no…I…I di… didn't," Samantha stuttered shakily. Cayden was giving her a fever! Fuck!

"I told you never to come, Sam!!" He yelled. "I fuckin told ya!!! Now look at what has happened!! Y'all be stressing my ass off!! Do y'all know how fuckin swamped I am, huh?!!! Do you?! Work hasn't been fuckin friendly lately and I have a bunch of stuff to handle!!!"

Eyes wide, both Samantha and were shuddering under the sound of his angry voice. The building was at risk as well! None of them dared to question him. He looked so restless and wild. He's been stressed out.

"Damn!! Fuckin damnit!!" Cayden paced around the room, disheveling his hair more with his fingers. He was going nuts and about to explode. As his hands clenched in a fist, huge veins striped on them. He was huffing in rage. Soon, he placed both elbows on the wall and faced downward. He was trying to cool off a bit cause God knows he's gonna crush everyone in his hands if he goes out like this.

In a split second, he stormed out of the room and slammed the door shut.

"That was pretty intense," Samantha said…