The Ex and Her Riches

Chapter 266

Chapter 266 Countdown To Death

“Boss, you’re awake!”

Upon getting a grip of himself, Nico threw himself forward to check on Cedrick’s condition. Fortunately, the latter was unharmed and wasn’t struck by any bullets.

That can only mean the virus inside him is acting up!

Nico placed his trembling hand on Cedrick’s neck to check his pulse.

Upon feeling its steady rhythm, he heaved a sigh of relief.

Thank God he’s still alive. He just lost consciousness.

After lifting Cedrick by the arm and loading him on his back, Nico calmly gave out instructions.

“Neville, Swain, retreat with me. As for the rest of you, provide cover and retreat in ten minutes. We’ll meet back in Salinsburgh two days later.”

“Got it.”

Once the orders were issued, Nico carried the unconscious Cedrick on his back and fled through the forest.

Following closely behind them, Neville and Swain stayed vigilant for any potential attacks by the enemy.

They subsequently boarded a waiting helicopter and returned to Salinsburgh after leaving the border as fast as they could.

However, Cedrick remained unconscious during the flight. His face grew increasingly pale, whereas his body felt cold to the touch.

When Nico put his hand on Cedrick’s neck again, he noticed that the latter’s pulse was growing weak while his breath began to shallow.

“Hurry up! Fly this bird as fast as you can!” Nico roared as his eyes turned bloodshot.

By then, his voice had begun to choke. “Boss, you can’t die yet! You have to hang in there. We’ll be at the lab soon. Prof. Mallory will definitely save you!”

young, their

of them cried while rubbing his hands in an attempt to

until three hours had passed that they arrived at the lab in the middle of

began to stabilize after Joshua injected a stronger dosage of the

to twitch, Cedrick woke up in a groggy

once his

reddened eyes,

was studying his lab report with an equally grim

noticeable.

“What happened?”

Cedrick sat himself up.

the only response he received from the two

body is in. There’s no need to hide the truth from me. I’m ready to accept the news no matter how

you by not coming

You started off with an injection every seven days before requiring one every five, and then one every three now. Once your body has gotten used to it, there’s no way we can suppress the virus anymore. Moreover, the virus has begun to spread through your body. The current fainting spell and the deterioration of your fitness levels you mentioned to Nico are signs of your

and lips pale, Cedrick asked,

you’ll be paralyzed, and this is the only symptom we can identify so far. I have no idea whether your body will show other symptoms once

eyes brimmed with sadness as he continued,

finished, a long silence descended upon the room, weighing down upon the already solemn

chuckle, Cedrick asked softly, “In that case,

raised his palm with a

five months? And that’s assuming you

his

tears began to fall onto the

“All right. I understand.”

long while before he finally nodded his head, seemingly an acknowledgment of the death sentence the doctor had

us. I have something to

Joshua nodded before walking out

he let out a gentle laugh.

his tears with his arm

naturally amused Cedrick. “Good. I’m glad that you don’t have

position of the director of the Central Intelligence Agency has been left vacant. I’ll write you a recommendation letter and have Neville, Swain, and the others report to

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