“Please calm down my love, I’m sure she’s alright” Catherine said, her hands trailing imaginary lines on Branden’s chest.
Branden was deep in thoughts, not minding what was going on around him, what could have happened to Diana? What if she was raped, killed or worse?
Rest of mind was far from him and his mind had detached from his body. Catherine’s voice irked him even more, adding to the frustration that hurled up inside him.
“She probably went to fuck some other dude somewhere, you never tell what ladies these days are up to” Catherine’s fake sigh left her lips.
“Are you fucked in the head?!” Branden yelled. Giving her a dirty look, he threw her hands from my chest.
It got him more upset to hear her indirectly call Diana a hoe.
“Baby please calm down, I said probably. I’m sorry” She apologized.
“Just don’t fucking piss me off, I’ll call the guards on you” Branden threatened, veins drew it’s line on his neck. He was furious and mad.
“I’m sorry” She placed her hands back on his chest and rested on him.
Repellant, he picked up her hands in irritation and took them off his chest. “Look I don’t mean to shout at you but just mind what you say about Diana, other women might seem that way but not Diana” Branden subdued his anger.
“Diana this Diana that. That fucking brat” Catherine murmured to herself.
Branden’s phone caused a vibration that diverted his attention from Catherine. He dug his hands in his pocket and pulled out his phone.
It was the special agent calling, a wave of curiosity flowed through Branden. “Finally some news” he said to himself excitedly.
“Hello Mr Branden” the special agent voiced out after the call was accepted.
“Yes I’m here, tell me. Any news?” Inquisitively Branden questioned.
“We’ve found Diana” the special agent said, Branden’s mouth dropped, he was ecstatic over the news. Satisfaction dawned on his features and he stood up to pick his car keys.
“But she’s unconscious, she was rushed to the hospital”
“Fuck! Where is the hospital?” Terror wiped away Branden’s excitement. He picked up his car keys hurriedly.
“Alright alright what hospital?” He questioned.
“Deen Hospital” The special agent said right before Branden ended the call.
“Aren’t you coming? Diana is at the hospital” He raised an eyebrow at Catherine, who seemed to be deep in thoughts.
“Hello?” he snapped Catherine out of her reveries.
“Oh yes of course, sorry I’m coming” She forced a smile, picked up her bag and followed Branden out of his mansion.
*****
AT THE HOSPITAL
“Where’s Diana?” Branden rushed over to the hospital reception while Catherine walked behind him, she scowled at him angrily.
Seeing Branden so bothered and worried about Diana increased her hate for Diana, from the very first day Catherine met her, she spited every bit of Diana.
And to top it up, the man she had always dreamed to be with, was inlove with that same Diana.
If it would take Catherine, the murder of Diana to seperate Diana and Braden from eachother, she wouldn’t hesitate to do it. But unfortunately she has to keep Diana alive.
“Miss Diana Wilburn?” the nurse at the hospital reception asked.
“Yes”
“She’s in ward 200 at the second floor”
“Take me there”
They all went into the elevator that lead to the second floor, after several minutes the elevator stopped and they stepped out to locate room 200.
Soon they had gotten to the room, Braden pushed the door slowly. A feeling of grief and happiness overshadowed him, he rushed to see Diana on the hospital bed, unconscious, injected under a drug that would help her recover.
“Diana, I’m so sorry. Why wasn’t I there? I said I was always going to guide and protect you but I failed. I’m sorry. I promise never to let you out of my sight again, not even for a minute” Branden lamented. Speaking to an unconscious Diana. He threw his head into bed, regretting why he wasn’t there to save her.
Jane and Evelyn stood and watched, they had all arrived before Branden did.
“She’s going to be fine” Catherine consoled and patted Branden on his shoulder. His eyes were still stationary at Diana, disgust was written all over her.
After several consolation from Catherine she excused herself out of the ward, went over to a private spot and dialed the head of goon’s number.
At the first ring he picked up his cell. “Hello?”
“The girl hasn’t been found, we’ve been searching for her”
“Don’t bother searching she’s here at the hospital. Such a simple task you couldn’t fulfil, you bragged about completing so many perilous jobs successfully but you couldn’t complete this easy task successfully. You are a disgrace, you’ve failed. You’re fired and that means I’m not paying you for anything” She
“But ma…”
“Don’t fucking give me excuses you failed, no pay for you and your goons. Period!” Catherine ended the call angrily.
Catherine dialed another number, on waiting for her call to be picked she looked around to make sure no one was eavesdropping on her conversation.
“Hello?”
“Diana is at the hospital”
“Damn it!” Sylvester exclaimed.
“What do we do? We can’t get to her in the hospital, Branden said he was going to assign bodyguards to guard her ward. Bodyguards will follow her all the time, both of them”
“Don’t worry I have a plan”
“A plan? What are you planning this time. Your first plan failed and now we are going to be in serious trouble if they trace all this back to us”
“Relax. I realized my mistake, we tried to seperate them physically. I thought that would work but it didn’t. We should have tried to break them apart internally. We will make them dislike eachother”
“How do you plan on doing that?” Catherine questioned.
“Branden made mention of an award show he was invited to in Italy, and he will be travelling with Diana. We’ll strike there”
“Sylvester you’re not giving me the full details of your plan”
“Don’t worry about it, I’ll take care of everything, just make sure to always show your care and support. Don’t go insulting Diana” Sylvester warned.
“I won’t”
“I’ll call you if I need to pass anything information across. I hope they didn’t hurt Diana, if anyone touches her I’ll kill you all”
“No they didn’t, I still don’t know why she’s unconscious” Catherine rolled her eyes.
“Okay, I’ll speak to you later” Sylvester hanged up immediately.
Catherine walked back into the hospital and into the second floor to meet Branden conversing with the doctor that examined Diana.
“She is recovering, she had no bruises on her. We got to find out that she was unconscious probably as a result of shock”
“When will she be discharged?”
“Don’t worry about that Mr Branden, she will be discharged tomorrow”
“Good” Branden walked back into the ward, sat close to Diana and watched her. He was happy that she was finally back but he wasn’t happy about her state.
The bodyguards stood outside, Branden had relieved them of their duties for a some weeks but now he realized that the protection of Diana was more important to him than anything.