" Now, tell me, what happened ", Lore impatiently exclaimed with a furious glare.
Without uttering a word, Bello strolled past them, over to the chair he was seated on, and settled down, ignoring her as he continued his drink– smoking.
Loretta's lips instinctively curved in a mischievous faint chuckle, tilting her head alongside. She smiled as she paced closer to him.
" I said what happened?– I told you to get rid of Gisella and not Desmond..!!" She roared. " What the hell did you do to him, tell me....", she shouted, thumping Bello's drinks to the floor.
Bello glared at the floor, furious. He scoffed, tilting his head with a smile. Seeing Bello's expression, Paola and Bianca slouched with a sheepish grin.
"It's okay, Lore– I think we should leave, now" Paola mumbled as they tried drawing her out of the room but she was too adamant to comply.
" Yeah, Lore, Paola is right....." Bianca whispered. "....is better we leave things the way they are for now, Okay? – Come on, let's go" She gestured but Loretta hesitated.
" Let's go off me !! " She exclaimed, losing their grips on her with a furious glare. " I'm not going anywhere until he answers me." She added as she swiftly turned back to Bello. " What the hell did you do to him...." She went on.
Paola and Bianca looked on, nervous. Bello angrily stood up from his chair about to hit her but suddenly stopped.
" I did exactly what you asked me to do and he was the one who intruded." He answered in a cold tone. His eyes explored his impatience and wrath. "The best thing I could do was to defend myself and escape or get busted. " He added with a step closer to Loretta who was already trembling. He slightly tilted his head. "And did you want me, to get busted? "
She instinctively shook her head with closed eyes as tears trekked down her cheeks. He scoffed and retracted back to his seat, wearing a faint smile.
" Good" He exclaimed.
Paola and Bianca hurriedly held Loretta.
"Let's get out of here, Lore..." They stuttered. Without any more words, she trod towards the door with them.
Loretta suddenly paused at the door and glanced back at him.
" But pray nothing happens to him else you'll surely go down– I'll make sure you spend the rest of your life in prison." She warned. He chortled.
" Huh– Is that a threat or what?" He laughed. " Remember if I go down, you'll also go as well. Because you were the brain behind all this. Keep that in your thick skull" He howled. " So, better watch that damn lips of yours or we die together."
Loretta gave a furious glare at him and stormed out of the door.
" Hey– wait for us." Paola and Bianca exclaimed, racing after her.
HOSPITAL
Lizzy stormed into the hospital with a darted gaze. Her devastation is evident on her face as she swiftly searched around with rapid breath. Jerry who was about to enter his office saw her approaching.
" Hey, Lizzy, you're here." He sped to her. She instinctively hugged him.
" Oh, Jerry, I'm so glad I saw you here" She cried, redrawing from the hug. " Where is Gisella now?– How is she?"
" Calm down, Lizzy– She's perfectly fine now." He assured with a smile.
" Can I go and see her....?"
" Yeah, but she's not in her ward now. She's with Desmond in his ward." He notified.
" Alright, I'll go see them."
Jerry nodded and signaled her to go. Lizzy hurried off without a word.
DESMOND'S WARD
Gisela and Catherine stood by Desmond's bed as they watched him eat.
" Ouch, it's so hot" He cried.
" Goodness, Desmond–Take your time" Gisel howled "Come on, give it to me, I'll help you feed" She tried to get the bowl of pudding from his hand but Desmond swiftly lifted the bowl away from her reach, preventing her from taking it.
" No, it's okay, Gisel– It's not like I'm a baby to be fed." He mumbled which made her chortle.
" Silly you, I didn't say you're a baby–I just wanted to help out." She chuckled. "Fine, suit yourself"
Catherine watched on with a cheerful gaze as she flashed his drugs in front of him.
"Are okay guys–" She interrupted. " It's almost time for your drugs– Here, finish up and have it."
" Alright, mum." They chorused with a chuckle.
Just then, the door slammed open with Lizzy gliding in. Their attention swiftly turned on her.
"Aunty !" Gisella cried with a hug.
" Oh, Gisella " She hugged her back with tears of joy. "You're finally here– I was so worried about you, where did you go? What happened to you guys." She waned.
" Um, I'll explain everything later when we get home, okay?" She queried with a raised brow and Lizzy nodded with a smile.
" Alright, I'm just glad you came back safe and sound." She scoffed. " I missed your troubles "
With a broad smile, Gisella hugged her again, cheerful. "And I missed you too." She giggled.
Desmond and Catherine stared at them happily. Catherine instinctively cleared her throat, drawing their attention back on them.
" Oh, sorry, mum– My bad manners" Gisela stuttered, her lips curved in a bright smile as she pulled Lizzy closer to them. Mrs. Catherine chortled.
" No problem dear." She stated.
" Okay, Aunty– meet Lizzy, my Nanny," Gisela explained.
" Oh, nice to meet you, Lizzy– I'm Catherine, Desmond's mother." She mumbled.
" Nice to meet you too ma'am." Lizzy smiled.
"No, don't call me ma'am just address me by name, Catherine "
" Alright, Catherine – nice to meet you."
" Great, that's much better," Catherine commented and they all chuckled.
" Hey, did I miss something?" Martin interrupted from the door. Everyone gazed back at him.
" Oh, Martin, you're in–Come over here" Catherine answered with a smile. Martin nodded, a smile dazzled on his face
"Okay mum" He entered with Loretta, Bianca, and Paola tailing behind. "Guess who we have here– Loretta" He announced.
" Hey, Desmond, how are you?" Loretta queried. "Sorry for the late visit" She added as she approached his bed. Geisel's cheerful gaze swiftly transformed into a frown on seeing them.
" What do you want over here, Lore," She asked." After all, you did, you still had the gust to come here?" She scoffed with a roguish gaze, preventing her from stepping any further.
Bianca, Paola, and Loretta glanced at each other, tensed and bemused. Desmond and the rest, glanced at each other puzzled at her sudden attitude.