Chapter 159 - 159 Why Me?

159 Why Me?

After an hour of unconsciousness which felt like an eternity to the crying Marissa, Rex finally opened his eyes.

“Rex! Oh, Rex! I thought I’d lost you!” Marissa hugs and showered his face with passionate kisses.

“Ah! Rex winced in pain as he tried to sit up.

“Relax! Don’t force yourself to get up.” Marissa made him lay back down. She kissed his forehead severally, sniffing and sobbing.

“The doctor says that if you do not rest, things would worsen. So I need you to go back to sleep.” Marissa stroked his head tenderly. “We’ll talk in the evening or tomorrow when you are feeling much better.”

She signaled the nurse, sent by Nana Esther to come closer.

“Nurse Evelyn would give you a sedative to help relax your nerves,” Marissa said in a hushed voice.

Rex slowly nodded and the nurse quickly performed her duty and left.

“I love you!” Rex whispered in a broken voice. Deep down, he loathed the man he had become. The fact that he was too weak to even soothe his crying wife caused his heart to ache more.

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“I love you too,” Marissa whispered back and stroked his forehead, until he slept off.

When he was finally asleep, Marissa resumed her heavy crying. All the information she had accumulated for the past hour was crippling her soul. She slowly stood up from Rex’s bedside and paced around in his room like someone on the verge of a mental breakdown.

“Why me! Why me!! Why me!!!” She went to the corner of the room and sat on the bare floor like a dejected person.

Nana Esther, who had been busy running up and down, making arrangements for some Islafub doctors and nurses; ever since her son passed out, stepped into the room. She was unhappy to see Marissa sitting on the bare floor and still crying. She walked up to her, knelt beside her, and consoled her.

“Marissa, you have to stop crying. I can’t afford to lose you too, from heartache.” Nana Esther pattedd her hair gently.

“If crying could turn my son’s fate around, then I think all the tears I’ve been shedding for the past three years would have done the magic.” Nana Esther spoke in a slightly broken voice.

“If life could be exchanged, I would willingly give up my life for my son to live.”

“Why should I leave to see my husband and first son die before my eyes?” Nana Esther toughened heart finally broke as she began to sob.

“Why do I have to endure all this pain and sorrow?”

“Please, don’t cry, Miatisa!” Marissa felt guilty about making her mother-in-law cry. She quickly wiped her sore eyes and blew out her nose with a handkerchief. “See, I’m no longer crying.”

“Thank you!”

Nana Esther hugged Marissa and led her out of Rex’s room.

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Marco Sacramento, the first son of Rodriguez Sacramento was stepping out of his casino after his usual Monday inspection when he received another disturbing call. His father’s chief security officer informed him that his second younger brother, Antonio had been brutally assassinated.

“What! How? Where? When?” Marco’s cheerful face was replaced with a terrifying expression.

“He was shot dead on his way to a business meeting around noon yesterday. About thirty-five bullets were recovered from his body.”

“What the f**k! Who the hell is after us?” Marco queried in a piqued tone.

“We have no idea, sir,” the caller replied in an uncertain tone.

“How is my father taking the news,” Marco massage his forehead in frustration.

“Not too well, I’m afraid. He has killed about ten people in anger, between yesterday and today. Currently, he has confined himself to his home office and no one knows what he is up to. However, before he went in, he instructed me to call you.”

“Shit!” Marco gritted his teeth in anger.

“Your father wants you to come home immediately. He thinks your life is in danger.”

“What the hell! Does my father think that I, Marco Sacramento, the butcher man, need a babysitter?” Marco’s eyes flashed in fury. “How dare he insults me this way?

“No, Marco, he just wants...”

“Shut the hell up!” Marco boomed fiercely.

“Now listen, you ignoramus, tell my father that I can perfectly take care of myself. If anyone is bent on taking me to hell, then I will give that person a lovely ride.”

Marco barked before ending the call abruptly. Then, he turned to his chief security personnel and instructed him to make an additional arrangement for fifty well-trained and heavily armed bodyguards.

“Do you want them delivered to the casino or at home?”

“The casino has enough security personnel, send them home,” Marco instructed in a chilly tone and briskly walked towards his luxury white limousine.

When he got into the car, he informed the driver to take him to the bank for a quick transaction.

KABOOM!

CRASH!

Immediately after the chauffeur started the car, a loud deafening sound plus heat energy sent hundreds of people surrounding the casino entrance, flying in the air and crashing into other parked cars, the road, and a nearby glass building.

Unknown to Marco’s hoard of security men, one of Leon’s assassins had already infiltrated and disguise himself as a bodyguard. This gave him ample time to understudy Marco and plant an explosive device in Marco’s luxurious car. Hence, Marco and his chauffeur were reduced to both large and tiny bits of exploded flesh.

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At about 4:00 PM, after a busy day at work, Ella left her company with Leon, to Dove restaurant.

She had earlier sent Luke Robinson the address of their meeting place. However, she set the time for the meeting to 5:00 PM on purpose, in order to have quality time with her husband.

When they arrived at the restaurant, Leon requested a VIP table; which was in a private section of the restaurant. They both ordered their meal and were having a great time together when Ella’s phone started ringing.

Ella looked up at Leon and showed him the name of the caller.

“I think he is here,” Ella said in a displeased tone. She was having a great time with her husband, chatting about Denise’s proposal, and Luke had arrived at the peak of her fun.

“Don’t worry honey, we will only give him five to ten minutes of listening ears. Afterward will discharge him,” Leon smiled reassuringly.

“I love that plan,” Ella grinned and picked up her call. She briefly gave him directions and ended the call.

When Luke Robinson walked up to Ella and Leon’s table, he greeted both of them in a charming but polite manner and took a seat opposite the couple; while stealing furtive glances at Ella.