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!”

still young, their

of them cried while rubbing his hands in an attempt to provide

passed that they arrived at the lab in the middle

Joshua injected a stronger dosage of

his eyelashes began to twitch, Cedrick woke up in

his vision gradually returned to

noticed Nico’s reddened eyes, a sign that he had cried

studying his lab report with an equally grim look;

noticeable.

“What happened?”

Cedrick sat himself up.

he received from the two as a sense of despair filled the

the condition my body is in. There’s no need to hide the truth from me. I’m ready to accept

as he spoke. “I’m sorry, Cedrick. I’ve failed you by not

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 body

furrowed and lips pale, Cedrick asked, “How bad

the only symptom we can identify so far. I have no idea whether

with sadness as he continued, “Whatever it

upon the room, weighing down

chuckle, Cedrick asked softly, “In that case,

palm with

assuming you

caused Nico to clench his

quiet tears began to fall onto

“All right. I understand.”

before he finally nodded his head, seemingly an acknowledgment

I have

Joshua nodded before walking out and closing

his attention to the shocked Nico, he let out a gentle laugh. “Hey man, stop being so sad. I’m not dead yet. Now,

tears with his arm

The words naturally amused Cedrick. “Good. I’m glad

position of the director of the Central Intelligence Agency has been left vacant. I’ll write you a recommendation letter

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