Flash Marriage: Shrewd Wife, Devious Husband
Chapter 188: Being Thankful

Chapter 188: Being Thankful

"Okay," Marcella nodded. "I’ll talk to Tony about this and handle it appropriately, Uncle," she smiled. Uncle Karl’s face relaxed as she agreed.

Obviously, Uncle Karl said that because he cared about her. Maybe, her father would have said the same if he was alive. Marcella was not offended although she was a little disappointed Uncle Karl cared for what others talked about her. Then again, isn’t that an expression of love?

She didn’t have to talk to Tony about it. If it was that widespread, Tony would already know about it. If he didn’t ask her about it, then it means he was not disturbed by such rumors. She said that just to pacify her uncle.

The car ride was silent after that.

"Did Paul have Dad killed, Uncle?" Marcella asked breaking the comfortable silence.

Uncle Karl stared at the front for some time. "We all assumed it was Paul. Now you say the Mellon fellow is involved. We don’t know how long he was involved. Paul had no benefit getting Don killed..."

"Dad was doubting him. Isn’t that why he sent Mark Paulo to Paul?" she asked.

Karl pondered for some time. "Don asked Mark to testify against him. Mark knew what to say and what not to say. After Don’s death, however, Mark became distant and... less open. I thought he was there because Paul was trusted by Don but... I knew something was up when Paul started to exclude you. I stopped trying to contact Mark and he didn’t reach out to me either. I heard your husband met him once..." he shrugged.

Marcella leaned on the seat. She had no idea what was going on anymore. Tony talked about the politician and now with Andrew Mellon’s involvement, everything is getting only more and more complicated.

They reached the hospital. Marcella patted Chris’ shoulder. "Are you free now?" she asked.]

"I’ll have to drop my father back at the..." Chris stopped sensing his father’s glare. "No, I am free," he said.

Of course, he will have to listen to Bambina first and foremost. Nothing else matters. That’s what his father would want.

"Uncle...?" Marcella gave a confused look at Uncle Karl. "After Chris drops you~"

"He’s all yours, Bambi. I’ll take a cab," Uncle Karl looked at her. "Remember. We are here to serve you."

"But you are my uncle and also my lawyer..." Marcella furrowed her brows. They surely are not her servants to be in her service on a whim.

"Serving you would be our top priority," Uncle Karl said and opened the car door while mumbling something. He was obviously not pleased with her answer.

Marcella kept mum. She had no plans on lording over people, especially family. She would never do that.

"You don’t have to serve me, Chris," she said after Uncle Karl left.

Chris laughed. "We do have to serve you. You are our client."

Marcella sighed. Chris only knows how to be a good son.

"Can you please bring Joey here? Tony would want to see him," she asked.

"Sure," Chris said. "Give a call to the house. Randy wouldn’t send Joey with me without your permission.And..." Chris opened the glove box and took out a tupperware container. "Your dinner. Mom packed it. It’s late. Eat something."

Marcella smiled. "Thank you so much, Chris."

Marcella walked into the hospital to be greeted by Henry. He rushed to her the moment he noticed her.

"I am sorry, Bambi. I tried to get there~"

"Are you hurt? How? Did someone attack you?" she asked. She was shocked to see his arm in a cast. She didn’t know where else he was hurt.

"No, Bambi. I was in an accident and that’s why I... If I didn’t faint I would have~"

"You fainted?" Marcella’s eyes widened with shock. "Did you do the full checkup? What did the doctor say? Do not care about the money. Go, do the full checkup..." Marcella pulled him inside the hospital.

Henry’s eyes watered seeing her care for him. She was the same as he always remembered her. He failed in doing the one thing she asked of him and yet she worried for him without showing any disappointment for leaving her alone.

What an amazing soul!

Henry managed to turn Marcella’s attention toward Tony and led her to his room. Marcella’s heart was pounding as she got closer to Tony’s room. He was kept in a private room and Marcella recognized the men who were standing in the hallways to be Henry’s men.

"The Congressman came here earlier and stayed for some time before he left. He said he could arrange for police protection but I told him we~"

"Yeah, we don’t need cops," Marcella agreed. She didn’t trust the cops. She didn’t have a good experience with any one of them.

"Remind me to call the congressman to thank him. By the way, I asked Chris to bring Joey here. Call home to inform Randy, please. And ask Randy’s family to rest. Let them use the guest rooms," she said.

"Bambi, here..." Henry opened the door of the room.

Marcella looked inside the dimly lit room and her heart skipped a beat.

"He is fine, Bambi," Henry patted her back sensing her worry. "The doctor checked him and said it was just a concussion. There are some cracks in his jawbone. Other than~"

"His jaws are cracked?" Marcella’s voice shook. "He had a concussion too?" Her eyes watered.

She expected the concussion but she couldn’t believe his jaws were cracked. How much pain was he in?

"It’s not serious, Bambi. He’ll be home in a couple of days," Henry said in a soothing tone. She was shivering in fright. It was hard to watch and it accentuated his guilt. He didn’t know how he managed to get into an accident just when she needed him the most. He was utterly useless today.

Marcella couldn’t control her tears anymore.

"He’s just sleeping, Bambi. The doctors just want to have him here for observation, otherwise they would have sent him home today itself..."

Henry spoke a lot to lift her spirit. Marcella listened to everything Henry said and she finally got the courage. "Thank you for being with him, Henry," she hugged him.

She was glad she had a lot of good souls around her, taking care of her and her family. What would she do without them?