White Knight-Batman SI (Bruce x Rachel)(OC x Selina Kyle)

Part 26

Chapter 26

THOMAS WAYNE

It had been a week since he had woken up, and though he had yet to complete his recovery, Thomas was getting frustrated because he didn't like hospitals and so after a week of oversight, he had finally managed to convince the doctors that he could sufficiently finish his recovery at Wayne manor.

"I still believe you should stay in the hospital for a bit longer," Rahcel's voice cut in from behind as Alfred helped him settle down in a motorized wheelchair, and he rolled his eyes.

This was the second time Rachel was visiting him, and had volunteered to chaperone his trip back home and he hadn't missed how the assistant DA had been avoiding visiting the hospital, especially when Bruce would be there.

"And I still believe you would make a much better mayor than that 'Anthony' guy over there," he said, pointing towards the TV screen, making Alfred chuckle as she frowned.

"What do you have against the guy? He is pretty popular in our office," she said as she picked up the remote and raised the volume as the new Mayor of the city ranted on and on against him.

"Yeah, and that's the whole problem. The dude's replacing me at your office," he said in a mocking, devastated tone, gripped his heart, and wiped away fake tears.

"And one of the first things I plan to do is launch an investigation into rich and powerful corporations like Wayne Enterprises and crack down on their illegal chokehold on city resources!" the man on the screen declared before ending the press conference.

"That idiot," Rachel whispered as she turned off the TV, before turning towards him.

"But why is he so against you?" she questioned.

"I do not know, I even donated to the man's campaign, but for some reason, he has been positioning himself against Wayne Enterprises for some damn time," he said as he pushed the controls on the arm of the chair and began to move out of the room slowly.

"Well, it won't matter, Wayne Enterprises, and you are rather popular at the moment; if he goes against you, he will simply kill himself off in the next election cycle," she suggested, and he nodded.

"Yeah, hopefully, the guy learns his lesson," he said, and he hoped he did. The man was an okayish person with little to no involvement in any kind of scandals, but his recent tirade against Wayne Enterprises had been a surprise.

Either he had always held a grudge against the company for some odd reason, or there was something much more fishy going on here.

But he would deal with that later. Right now, he had a much more personal matter to deal with.

And he turned up to look at Rachel walking by his side as he whispered.

"So, you have been rather stingy in your visits," he finally decided to confront her about it and saw her slow down as she looked down, before replying to him.

"I have just had a lot on my mind," she answered, and he was aware of just what it was.

She had figured out who Batman was and hadn't reacted well to the news.

"I know, Bruce told me," He said and saw her eyes shift towards him as she uttered.

"And what do you think of all that?" she questioned, and he shrugged.

"What's there to think," he began, making her frown as he continued.

"He is family, and you stand behind your family for as long as you can. You may disagree with them and worry for them, yet in the end, you must be behind them," and he looked towards her.