Chapter 282: A Scene At The Hospital
After the call Brooke met up with Thane and told him everything Kayden had said. Surprisingly, Thane was the least bit fazed, in fact he seemed to have expected it.
"He must want to discuss your father."
"My father?" Brooke echoed. "What does he have to do with..." she stopped herself from finishing her sentence, realization harshly kicking in.
Her tone mellow, she lowered her head, and tucked her fingers in-between her thighs, "You thought the same thing too?"
Thane stole a glance at her, surprised, "I didn’t think you’d piece that together."
Brooke sighed, "How could I not? If we’re being honest, the moment I found out Mr Julian was Cassie’s father I had my doubts. I figured that Serena could’ve been lying but..."
Thane completed her sentence, "But you were scared you could’ve been wrong and have her hopes shattered." He said reading her thoughts perfectly.
She gripped her gown, "That’s why I couldn’t get the DNA test results out of my mind. But I’m scared, if it turns out positive, and Cassie is his actual daughter..." she sighed, it took a lot out of her to confess her fears to Thane.
He reached for her trembling knuckles and rested his hand over them. "It’ll be fine, I’m here with you."
"Thank you." She whispered, bringing the back of his hand to her lips and giving it a tender kiss, "Thank you for everything, Thane."
A smile played on his lips. "Always."
Whilst they were on their way, Scott was panicked over the sudden disappearance of Sarah.
Serena bit on her nails, "You said she’d call us once the plan was finished. But we haven’t heard a single word from her." She panicked, pacing about the lobby.
Cassie hissed, "You’re giving me a headache with all that pacing."
"Sorry, but I’m worried. If we can’t hear from her, then doesn’t that mean that she failed to stall her?" She turned to Scott who had his eyes glued to his phone.
"Scott?!" She called out to him, forcefully pulling him out of his thoughts.
"Damn it Serena! I’m thinking!" He barked at her.
Cassie scratched the side of her hair, irritated, "So what now? Did the bitch betray us?" She voiced out, asking the elephant in the room.
Serena cracked a nervous grin, "What? No. She wouldn’t dream of it. R-Right?"
Scott clenched his jaw, "She wouldn’t, if she knows what’s good for her."
Outside the hospital, Thane pulled over at the parking lot. He helped Brooke out of the car, her belongings gripped firmly in his possession.
Brooke took a deep breath, "Thane, maybe this is a mistake. Maybe I shouldn’t be here, Cassie’s here too, it could spark a scandal-"
Thane rested his hand on her shoulder and gave it a quick squeeze, "You have me right by your side, I’ll handle everything." Just as he said that his phone rang.
"You should answer that." She said taking her purse off him.
He took one look at the caller, then signalled the ’driver’ over, "You can go ahead, I’ll be with you shortly." he said then walked away to answer the call.
Brooke frowned, "So much for being right by my side." she murmured teasingly, as she turned towards the hospital, her heart racing with anticipation.
She took the elevator to the floor Julian was on, only to be met by a line of bodyguards stationed on each side of the lobby. Sitting farthest away from them was Cassie, whilst her mother and Scott paced around.
On seeing Brooke, Cassie lunged forward, but was intercepted by Brooke’s driver, who stood defensively in front of her.
"Cassie! Calm yourself!" Scott scolded, his eyes darting to the security. Though they hadn’t made a move, he noticed one of them leave to alert Kayden.
He hissed into her ear, "You have a potential law suit against you, don’t make my work harder for me."
He turned to his sister, and gestured her to take Cassie off his hands.
To Brooke, he faked a smile, "Brooke! Why didn’t you tell me you were coming here?! I would’ve come pick you up myself." He said.
In his thoughts he wondered, ’Why isn’t she with the Grayson heir?’ of course it worked to his advantage. If the plan with trapping Julian with Cassie failed, he could always shift to Brooke and the Grayson family.
Brooke kept a straight face, "The same goes for you father. It seems the whole family was invited except me." She said.
Scott’s upper lip twitched, "I hear you’re staring in a movie, so of course I can’t bother you with these trivial things. Speaking of, why did you come here all of a sudden?"
Her arms folded across her chest she scoffed in amusement, "My uncle was stabbed, is it so strange for me to pay a visit?"
Cassie hissed, "I don’t want you anywhere near my father! You tried to kill him! You bitch-" she was saying, only to get cut off by Kayden.
Marching furiously towards them he announced, "The only murderer amongst us is you, Cassie! The results from the hospital are back, and your fingerprints are all over the murder weapon!"
Cassie and Serena exchanged confused glances with each other. Whereas Brooke sighed in relief at the news.
Kayden signalled the guards to let Brooke through, but Cassie stubbornly reached for Brooke’s hair with intention to yank at it.
But the driver gripped her tightly by the wrist, forcing winces out of Cassie’s mouth.
"Brooke! You bitch! It hurts!" Cassie screeched.
Serena scolded, "Don’t you have a shred of compassion? She’s pregnant for crying out loud!"
Brooke turned to the driver, "You can let her go." She instructed him, much to Kayden’s distaste. She marched past her family’s envious gazes towards Kayden.
Kayden scoffed, "She may have let you off the hook, but I’m far from doing that. You’re going to spend a long time in prison, Cassie." He informed her.
Scott tried to step forward, but the security stopped him. "Kayden, you’re being childish! How could Cassie stab her father?! This is all some misunderstanding..."
"Then who stabbed him?" Brooke interjected, "The only people in the room, were Cassie, Serena and me. So if Cassie didn’t do it? Who did?"
Scott swallowed at the question. Brooke was indirectly asking him whose side he was on. He knew that his answer would determine his standing, whether he chose to side with his sister and try trapping Julian. Or if he would stick to Brooke, who seemed to be the winning horse.
Once more, Brooke asked him, "If it wasn’t Cassie that stabbed him, then who did?"
Scott parted his lips to answer, but was cut off by the sudden arrival of Julian from his hospital room, accompanied by two nurses.