The Ex and Her Riches

The truck was rapidly closing in on Cedrick and Gwendolyn’s cab, leaving them with little time to formulate a plan.

The cab doors and windows were locked, and the driver was frantically swerving the streets to avoid a collision with the truck.

Right in the nick of time, Cedrick raised his laptop and slammed it against the passenger side window. The sound of glass shattering stung their ears.

Cedrick turned around, intending to switch seats with Gwendolyn so she could jump out of the moving cab first.

She rejected his offer and urged. “We’re running out of time. Go. I’ll come right after you.”

The truck was seconds away from ramming into the cab. Cedrick promptly jumped out of the cab, rolling several times across the ground before coming to a stop on the side of the road.

He was followed closely by Gwendolyn.

Bang!

The truck crashed into the cab barely a second after Gwendolyn made her escape, filling the air with ear- splitting noise.

Inertia caused the truck to continue speeding after its collision, and it was headed straight for Gwendolyn

She nimbly jumped out of the way, and the truck was finally forced to a stop when it collided with a roadside wall.

The unfortunate cab driver did not have the guts to jump out of his car and ended up in a pool of his own blood.

Cedrick immediately checked Gwendolyn for injuries. She shook her head and said reassuringly, “Don’t worry. I’m fine.”

They stood on the roadside, ascertaining the severity of the accident and digesting their close brush with death.

Cedrick quickly dialed Neal’s number and said, “My wife and I were ambushed in a car chase on our way to the airport. I’m sending you my coordinates. Get your men here as soon as possible.”

He was about to send Neal their location coordinates after their call when the swing doors of the truck opened. A group of masked, bat-wielding men jumped out of the vehicle and walked toward the couple menacingly.

A fight soon broke out, with Cedrick and Gwendolyn going up against forty men.

The situation was rather chaotic but was nothing new for the couple.

Nonetheless, their enemies had more manpower and appropriate weapons. Cedrick and Gwendolyn would run out of energy as the fight dragged on.

Cedrick shielded Gwendolyn and whispered, “These men came for you. You can’t outlast them. You

Land should

together. I will not leave you behind, Gwendolyn said resolutely.

removed her heels, which hindered her movements. Then, she rushed into the crowd bare-footed, wrenching a baseball bat off one of their attackers and taking

in the fray and check on her from time to time.

brawl lasted a good five minutes, after which the streets were littered with masked men howling in.

incapacitated their enemies. They quickly gained the upper

Bang!

air. A stray bullet struck Gwendolyn’s elbow amid the chaos, and she grunted as blood streamed out of the

back against the immense ache that

failed to dodge a blow to the

“Gwenny!”

forward and slumped into Cedrick’s body. She barely managed to remain upright by leaning against

his arms. He shot their enemies a vicious glare and threatened, “Don’t even dream

like a predator assessing its prey with a bloodthirsty

turning hazy, and she found herself pressing closer

wrapped Gwendolyn tightly in his arms to protect

a lookout for snipers at the same time proved to be an impossible

couple had lost their upper hand because of

the welcome blare of police

to receive Cedrick’s coordinates, quickly realized that something was off

were no match for

barrier around Gwendolyn and Cedrick. Neal, who had

said frostily, “There’s a sniper somewhere, eight o’clock from where I’m facing. I’d say he’s about half a kilometer away and using a small

“On it.”

to search for

gritted teeth, “My wife and I ran into danger,in your territory,

“Don’t worry. I will turn every

matter of national importance to Astoria, given that the victims were the head of Chanaea’s Federal Bureau of Investigation and his wife, who were visiting on official business.

the accident

her injury. I will arrest your assailants and detain them at the police station. You may join their interrogation sessions once

quickly carried

examined Gwendolyn’s gunshot wound.

bullet was lodged deeply in Gwendolyn’s elbow, which put

cradled her in his arms and never let go. He was swimming in guilt and fury over his

that its removal required forceps. A paramedic

extended his hand and