Chapter twenty five

The minute Marcus looked back and saw the man in Black pointing a gun at Sophie and ready to shoot. He covered her with his body and felt the bullet went into the side of his stomach. Crushing few of his rip bones. He was glad he managed to get Sophie out of danger. Even if it meant his own death. He struggled to look back and saw the assassinator trying to escape. If he hasn't shot, he would have followed the bastard and make sure to catch him.But he was weakening every seconds. And the look on Sophie's face stated she was in seizure shock.

"Sophie" he called in pain and she snapped back to reality. Her eyes wide and teary.

"Marcus..... Marcus....no Marcus, please stay with me, not go anywhere " she cried as he fell to the ground. she fell with him and sat as she laid his head on her laps and used her hand to cover the blood gushing out from the side of his stomach. She looked around to see people gathering in fear. She could sight the securities running towards them.

"Someone should get the ambulance..... please" she screamed in tears. She faced Marcus again and placed her bloody hands on his cheek. He raised his hand slowly to place it on hers.

"So.... Sophie...." He called silently.

"Uhmnn.....am right here my love, am by your side....you'll be fine okay, the ambulance is on their way, just hold up for me okay." Sophie told him, trying to clean her tears and calm him down.

The securities were with them now. Some covering the scenes and others trying to stop Marcus bleeding.

The ambulance arrived ten minutes later. And they came down, with the help of the securities, they carried Marcus into the ambulance and Sophie climbed in. Grabbing Marcus almost lifeless hand and kissing it.

"you'll be fine okay? I promise you'll be fine my love. Just be strong for me okay?" she kept saying. One of the pediatrician was in the ambulance with them. And he kept attaching tubes into his mouth and trying to stop his bleeding.

"Will he be okay?" she asked the pediatrician fresh tears pouring down her face.

The man nodded.

" I've put him in a stable condition."

Sophie wiped her tears away and stared at her Marcus.

His face was pale, white Even, his once pink lips now almost blue. There were blood stains on his face due to the hand she placed on his cheek. He was in an unrecognizable state and she felt broken.

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Stella heard the news, and she rushed to the hospital. It was all over the news, the popular CEO of Exclusive Club Company in a gun down accident.

What?!

She was furious. She was mad.

She didn't expect they'll take it this far.

Damn Brian. Damn whoever it is that's behind this with him. Ya'all are going to hell.

When she drove into the hospital, it was filled up. With different medias firms and worker filling the reception. Trying to get a glimpse of what's going on to their eligible bachelor. As soon as they spotted Stella. They ran up to her, blocking her way.

Different questions were thrown at her but she refused to answer any.

"I have nothing to say. So you all can get the hell out of here" She rounded at them, annoyed and in a bitter mood.

Where the hell was the securities anyways and why were they allowing this reporters into the hospital. And making everything disruptive.

As she walked past the reporters and got herself in the hall way. She saw the maid. Her boss maid. Sophie she thinks.

She was sitted there, looking crumbled, tired and soaked with tears. Her eyes puffy and red as the color itself. She was so much in love with the heartless man. Stella thought walking over to her.

"Sophie?" she called softly.

She raised up her head and her brows furrowed in confusion.

"Hello?" She said tiredly not sure who Stella was.

"am Stella, Marcus personal assistant"

"Oh....."

"Can you tell me what happened"

Sophie nodded briskly. Not in the mood to talk but didn't have a choice.

"He was...we were leaving the restaurant....to....go to the car park, Suddenly there was a gunshot directed at me. But the foolish man took the bullet for me" She said fresh tears sliding down her cheeks.

Stella could see her pain. She thought it's her fault that the boss in in such a condition. But it isn't. It's that damn Brian's fault.

"It's all my fault. It's.... it's my fault that he.....he is in...this.... situation"she said between hiccups, bursting into tears.

Stella walked close to her and dragged her closer, patting her head as she whispered soft comforting words.

"Our boss is a strong man, he'll be fine, no worries" Stella comforted trying hard not to burst into tears herself.

"Do....do...you think....do you think he'll be okay." Sophie asked, looking up to Stella who gave her a warm smile.

"Of course he will."

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Stacy faced the Man in Black. Angry as the devil.

"I told you....to shoot the woman....not the man you fool!" She screamed at him.

"I did shoot the woman. But the man covered her up. How was u supposed to Know that will happen" He said as angry as she was.

"What!"

Stacy felt the man was supposed to be dead. He had the gut to stand at her front and speak nonsense to her?

"Don't you have instinct? Isn't that what you're paid for. to do a damn good job"

"Lower your voice at me, bitch. Pay me my money and let me get the hell outta here" He said impatiently.

"You called me bitch?" She said grabbing a nearby knife.

"Hey slow down. Don't do anything stupid. You could be a next target. Or it could be your son." He watched as her expression went from anger to shock then anger again.

"Don't you dare go near my child! you motherfucking bastard" She spat at him. Fear clearly written in her angered face.

The man laughed hard. "Then pay me my balance...as soon as you can"

With this, he grabbed her by the buttocks , squeezed, then turned to the door to leave.

Stacy was more than infuriated.