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CHAPTER 32

The black SUV rolled in the distance as the masked lady removed her veil as she groaned in pain and pressed the button that wound her window up.

“Oh my gosh Boss, you are injured.” The driver said turning back to see his boss bleeding as she replied snarly.

“I can see that. I have eyes don’t I?” She replied.

“Should I take you to a hospital. You are losing a lot of blood.” He said as her boss groaned as she used her veil and wrapped it around her wound and said,

“I just got out of a hospital. If I wanted to get treated in a hospital, I would have STAYED IN THE FUCKING ONE I WAS IN.” She yelled as her driver quickly shut up and focused on where he was driving.

‘So…Ma, where should I take you to now?” He said as the lady replied,

“Take me home, you god forsaken creature, I need to get this cleaned and treated and call my personal nurse. I hope you didn’t bring a licensed plate to the rescue, I don’t want the cops to see the surveillance and track my car down.” She said as the driver replied,

“No Ma, I rented the car under a false name and it didn’t even have license plates. And I made sure that I used the street with less surveillance. Apart from the guy you shot, nobody will ever know that we were there. I am good at what I do Ma. That was why you hired me.” He said as the lady sighed and said,

“I will take a nap now. Inform me when you get to my mansion. And I think you should reduce the speed. We are miles away from the hospital now and it is dawn. I don’t want the traffic warden to find it suspicious.” She said as the driver nodded his head and did as he was told. Then for the rest of the journey, it was just her soft groans and moans that filled the car.

*****
“What do you mean?” Michael asked as he propped himself on the bed well as he heard Black take a deep breath and exhale as he heard the car door closing in the background.

“Something happened to Michael in the hospital. I think he was shot but I don’t know where he is. I have sent guards to….

“SEND ME THE LOCATION NOW.” He said as Black hesitated and said,

“I don’t think it is a good idea for you to be out and walking just yet. I called to let you know that I had everything under control before you saw it on the news.” Black added as Michael was literallly not paying attention to what he was saying.

“Black, listen to me. You knew before you told me that I wasn’t just going to sit still and wait for results. You knew that I will be ready to get out of this damned hospital bed and fight. Come on man our best friend got injured badly saving your sister, I got injured saving your life. Help me have my revenge. No one messes with us and gets away with it. So I will only ask once. Send me your location. I will be there as fast as I can.” He said as Black sighed and replied,

“Okay…I knew what I was getting into. I am in the hospital now, I will send you the location as soon as I end the call. I will let you know more about the condition that Mikey is in. I got a text before I got to the hospital that he was in theatre. He was shot 3 times at point blank range and…the doctors are doing their best. But there is no news for now. He said I should tell you this. I don’t know what to make of it.” He said as Michael clenched his fists tightly and exhaled shakily as he said,

“What did he say you should tell me?”

“He said that in case he doesn’t survive, you should know that he loves you. And you should watch over the people he cares about for him.” He said as Michael nodded his head slowly as a tear escaped from his eyes as he took a deep breath and said,

“I will be there as soon as I can. Find out who dare shoot him and leave him to me.” He said and ended the call as he dropped the phone and cried.

Black dropped the phone back into his pocket as he stepped into the ward of his sister Casita. He could see the nurse who was mopping up the blood of someone as he got concerned and asked questions.

“What happened here, nurse? I heard there was a shoot out.” He said as the nurse stood up and said,

“Yes. We…a fellow nurse in charge of her was in here when she noticed the assailant. So she got shot trying to stop her from injecting liquid potassium into her drip. We tried to save her but she died. We also lost another nurse too. It is really a sad day but more security has been added. We are trying to find out who did this.” She said as Black looked at his sister and back at the nurse and said,

“Is everything going to be alright with my little sister?”

“She is still unconscious but she wasn’t harmed in any way today. So the chances of her waking up are pretty okay.

“ What of Mikey? How is his condition now?” He said as the nurse picked up her cleaning appliances and said,

“He is still in the theatre room with a bunch of professional doctors. We are trying to see if we can save his life, but at this stage….we just have to watch and see what happens.
Excuse me, I have to get back to my station.” She said as Black nodded his head allowing her to pass.

As she left, Black went and sat down beside the bed and he held his sister’s hand in his and squeezed it.

“I am so sorry that I wasn’t here to protect you. I have failed again in my duty as your big brother. I was supposed to be here when everything went down but I was sidetracked again. I can’t even look at you right now, because of my carelessness.” Black said as he kissed her on the fore head and said,

“Casita please wake up. I miss you already and I….” He paused as there was a knock on the door as a nurse peeked in and said,

”Excuse me please, I hope that I am not interrupting.” She said as Black regained his composure and said,

“No you are not. Can I help you with anything? Is it time to check up on her?”

“No, actually the kid…the kid with the gunshot wound, Nycole…..he wants to see you. I told him that you wouldn’t like to be disturbed but he insisted on seeing you. He heard about what happened and I think he has something to say to you. Are you interested or so I tell him to leave it.” She asked as Black thought about it and replied,

”I will see him.”

***

“The nurse told me that you wanted to see me.” Black said as he shut the door to Nycole’s ward as Nycole nodded his head and sat up on his bed.

“Yes I did. I heard from my nurse that Casita was attacked this morning by a lady dressed in black and was masked. So I was worried, is she going to be okay?.” He said as he looked at the window squeezing his fingers gently. He didn’t want to look at Black in his eyes.

“The doctor said that she wasn’t hurt at all so she will be fine. Do you know who is….do you have an idea if this is one of the goons that works for your brother?” Black said as he sat down as Nycole kept his gaze on the window and said,

“I don’t know anything about her. I am sorry. I can’t help you.” Black could hear the fear and hesitation in his voice as he edged closer and said,

“I know that you are trying to protect your brother and all that. I get that, you do not want to betray your brother trust but this is the same person that tried to kill you back in that warehouse. He opened fire on you, if not for Casita who jumped in to save you, I doubt you would be alive today., And he is also the person who shot you on your leg. He doesn’t see you as a brother, he sees you as a liability and that is sadly, all you are ever going to be towards him. You told me that you were sorry for ratting out Casita.. but the only way you are going to help her now is if you tell me what you know. I promise I can provide 24 hour security for you. Your brother won’t be able to lay a hand on you. If you don’t help me, they are still going to come after Casita till she is dead. Do you really want that to happen?” Black said as Nycole shook his head.

“Then help me find the people who wants her dead. I don’t know where Klaus is, neither do you, but this was a new attack, is there something linking this two people together. Are they working together? Do you know her?” Black said as Nycole finally looked at him and said,

“I know who she is, but I don’t know who she is.” He said as Black looked at him confused and said,

“What do you mean by that? Explain.” He said as Nycole took a deep breath and said.

“I know her as the Masked Boss. She is more like a partner. I don’t know her name or I have not seen her face but she do come around back home a lot. They work together and from what I can perceive, she is a very powerful woman in this industry. I believe that the veil she puts on, is to protect her image because she is involved in a lot of shady business that she doesn’t want the press to know about. No, she is not my brother’s goon. Sometimes she tells him what to do, which shows that she has more power over him and is able to wrap him around her thumb.” He said as Black nodded his head eagerly listening to what he has to say.

“And if she attacks your sister, that means she wants one thing. She wants Casita dead too, although I don’t know the reason why. My brother wants her dead because of the promise she made to our father but she doesn’t have a reason to hurt her. Any valid reason, that is. But I do know one thing, you know who she is. I heard her talking about you a lot, about how you guys are going to meet for an important meeting or ball, so that means you two are very close. You should be careful. The enemy is in your midst, ythat is all I know.” He said as Black looked dumbstruck for a second.

“I can’t believe my ears. Thank you for this information. It helps in a lot of ways that you can’t possibly imagine. I know how difficult this is for you to rat out but trust me kid, you are doing the right thing.” Black said as he ruffled his head and turned to leave,

“Can I ask you for a favor?” He asked as Black turned and looked at him.

“Sure, what is it? I will do all I can to help.” He said as Nycole looked down at his fingers and said,

“I heard that Casita was still unconscious, can I ask for your permission to see her?” He said with bated breath as he awaited Black’s response.