The New Mafia Boss: Green in Black

2. Dying

[" THE MADAM TOLD HIM THAT YOU TRIED TO RAPE HER! SIR CESAR WAS SO MAD HE ASKED HIS MEN TO ABDUCT YOUR FAMILY RIGHT NOW!"]

Problem after problem.

Xavier hadn't solved how he would deal with the survivor in the back seat of the car, and now, another trouble aroused.

"The madam s-said that I tried to r-rape her?"

It's laughable. Horribly laughable. It's freaking funny how that woman can ruin his life through a simple lie.

Was it because she felt ashamed? Her pride was crushed? She wanted to get her revenge?

None of these is reasonable to put someone in danger!

As the seconds passed by, Xavier was sinking little by little into reality. The madam's lie would get him and his family killed.

He shook his head and began to murmur his desperate pleas.

"No. Not my wife. Not my son," he murmured with a voice that was like a turbulent ocean.

He looked down on the dim car and searched for the phone he had dropped before. Just for that moment, Xavier forgot about the cadaver bag on the back seat.

His mind only focused on how he and his family could survive this situation.

And then, a voice which was as desperate as his, spoke to him.

"Help."

It was that single word that made him stop.

He looked back, there at the slightly moving bag.

"Who's there? H-Help me. Help me..."

People were born with the intent of longing to live. And sometimes, those who are in the same situation can develop a mutual understanding with each other. Just like what Xavier felt towards the man in the cadaver bag.

Clenching the phone in his hand, Xavier turned against the bag.

He dialed his wife's number and nervously waited for her to answer the phone.

["The number you've dialed is out of service. Please call again."]

"Oh come on!"

["The number you've dialed is out of service. Please call again."]

"Bridgette, answer the phone!"

["The number you've dialed is out of service. Please call again."]

When he heard the AI's voice on the line for the third time, Xavier felt like crying. He dialed the number again and again, but the result remained the same!

"F*ck!" he cursed as he slammed his hand on the steering wheel.

If he couldn't contact his family anymore, he was certain that Cesar's men had caught them already.

What will they do to his wife and son? Where did they put them?

Finding answers to these questions made him feel like standing at the edge of the cliff. He knew right then that he had to go back.

He might not convince the boss to believe him. But at least, he would have the chance to save his family and let them escape.

Xavier started the engine of the car. Nodding his head as he swallowed repeatedly, he glanced at the cadaver bag in the back seat of the car.

'Let's see if one of us is lucky tonight,' Xavier thought before he drove the car.

When he turned the wheels back, the loud hissing of the car tires squealed on the empty road.