The Art Of Revenge (Thalia Nash and Brandon) novel Chapter 112

Brandon’s Pov

I rose from my asleep tired and sweating, my chest filled with those b*oody clots that I have been managing to hide from both Thalia and Brandon. Every time I closed my eyes, it felt like it was my last but for unknown reasons I found myself opening the eyes again. My first glance always landed on the most beautiful face, Thalia, she always pulled me through, holding my hand through the dreaded six hours.

The woman barely had a social life, her world revolved around me and the baby. I feared reality was going to hit her one day and she was going to hate me for that.

When I opened my eyes, unfortunately, she was not there. With difficulty, I pushed myself into a seating position. The baby cradle was empty, I could only assume that she was feeding the baby or preparing something to eat.

I walked to the bathroom, almost limping. I guess the only advantage the machine gave me was the ability to bathe myself and use the toilet instead of the s*upid diapers. I quickly washed the clots away and brushed my teeth and began warming myself with a towel when I heard Thalia calling my name. She was practically screaming and terrified. I quickly walked back to the bedroom.

“Ooh my G o d, Brandon… Josh…,” she gasped. She looked like she had run all the way up the stairs.

I held her hands, she was crying and I noticed Kendra was not in her arms. “Thalia calm down, what happened? Where is Kendra?”

Before she could reply Nestor burst into the room. “This is why leaving her with me will never work, she is too Brandon dependent!” he yelled.

For a second I froze and just stared at him. I really thought they had gotten over their rivalry for my attention but I was wrong.

“F*ck off you s*upid traitor!” Thalia turned, yelling at him. “Brandon, fire this idiot, fire him. He is a b*oody traitor;”

I was so confused and no one was telling me what was going on.

“Can the both of you shut up!” I raised my voice. They both became quiet, I breathed in hard, a small headache was coming up and I asked Thalia to explain.

“He brings in Josh at night when we are asleep to see Kendra. This fool goes behind our backs, that’s why we never see Josh around here!” She explained.

I looked at Nestor in shock, “please tell me she is lying?” I asked him.

“No she is not, the last time I checked Josh was not forbidden to visit Kendra,” he replied.

“Not behind our backs,”

“Was I supposed to wake you up when he arrived?” He asked.

“Would you all shut up!” I yelled again, holding my temple, “Where is Kendra? Please tell me she is with June?” I asked.

They both looked at each other and ran out of the room. They left my daughter with useless Josh while they came upstairs to argue with each other. I could not believe the s*upidity and the carelessness.

I quickly picked my tablet and followed them while I scrolled straight to the main gate. I had previously left the security to automatic and if Josh was able to enter without a clearance it could only imply that Nestor had given him a pass. I knew something was wrong, I knew it. Thalia was right, Nestor was a traitor, he compromised Kendra’s safety. I walked into the quarter and found the both of them standing in silence.

I was about to open my mouth when Josh placed his finger on his mouth, “Shshshsh, Not a single word, I just put her to sleep,” he said. “She usually sleeps at one but today she looked tired,” he said and turned to face me.

“What the f*ck is going on?” I whispered.

“I was putting Am…. The baby to sleep,” he replied. I really wanted him to call her Amber, I dared him to.

“If you excuse me I would love to take my leave,” he requested.

“How long have you been sneaking into this house?” I asked in a calm voice. I was still processing the fact the idiot in front of me had the time to run away with Kendra but chose not to. He was beginning to confuse me, he was doing things that I could never predict making it difficult for me to analyze him.

“Since she got discharged, is there a problem? I thought I was free to see her,” he replied with a sleazy smile, he was mocking Thalia and me.

“I could have you imprisoned for t***passing!” I yelled at him.

“You look bad, are you taking your meds?” he mocked again.

Thalia moved and tried to slap him but I held her hand. “What are you doing?” She asked surprised.

“He is not worth it, take Kendra upstairs, I will join you,” I ordered her. I was aware she wanted to give him her peace of mind but it was not worth it. The man was miserable, he was the one that had to sneak into a house when the owners were asleep in order to see his daughter.

“But… Brandon?”

“Please, Thalia?” I begged her.

“That’s right do what the boss asks you to before you make him mad,” Josh mocked in an attempt to get a reaction out of her. But she ignored him, picked the baby, and walked out of the room without glancing at us.

After she was out of the room, I turned my attention to the big fool in the room and stared him right in the eye. He was not as s*upid as we perceived him to be. Somehow he had crawled into Nestor’s naive heart and he was dividing his time.

“As I said earlier, you are tressing passing,”

“Not if your employee let me in, I would have loved to chat but I have a job to attend to, some of us have to work,” he stated.

I stared at him, then moved out of his way. He looked surprised, he was not expecting me to let him go easily but I liked seeing people’s shocked faces when I did the opposite. I was only getting a leaf from his book or was I rewarding him for not running away? After he was gone, I faced the main culprit, he had one of those serious faces on.

“Brandon I can explain,” he quickly spoke up.

“You are my employee and should address me with respect,” I replied, finally getting a reaction out of him. He looked away disappointed. Yes, we had become so close like brothers and I had gotten used to him calling me by my first name.

But he had closed the line, I entrusted him with everything, I was living him with Thalia and Kendra, but before I was even six feet under he was dining with the enemy.

“You think just because he did not run off with Kendra it’s safe to let him in behind our backs?”

“Sir I know gambled,”

“With my daughter’s life!” I yelled at him.

“I know how this looks but I have tracking devices on Josh, his phone, his car, shoes, wristwatches, everything. He was never going to go anywhere with Kendra.”

“What if he walked in here with a gun, blew your brains off, and ran off with the baby? Thalia and I have no idea about tracking him. What happens?” I asked with folded arms.

“He is a coward to do that,” he replied.

“He is a desperate man, do you think if you are nice to him, he will reciprocate or not file lawsuits against us?” I asked him. “The world is not a place to be nice Nestor you should have known better,”