The Ex and Her Riches

Chapter 769

As the rain continued to pour, the small fleet of technicals sped down the highway.

Cedrick gripped his phone nervously, still trying to get through to Gwendolyn’s phone.

Out of service… Argh! Why is the phone still out of service?

Swain showed Cedrick a screenshot of the GPS location, and the latter couldn’t stop staring at the red dot on the map, wishing he could see his wife soon.

“Boss…” Swain uttered while driving, only to stop when he caught of glimpse of Cedrick through the rearview mirror.

“Speak.”

“Throughout the first half of the night, Mrs. Jenson’s phone only went online in that one instance. Don’t you think that’s pretty fishy? I doubt we can find any clues when we reach Xanthon Highway…”

Cedrick pursed his lips in thought, and it wasn’t difficult to tell from his clenched jaw that he was suppressing his anxiety.

“Stop spouting nonsense. Contact Xanthon’s border patrol immediately. They can reach Xanthon Highway in a little over ten minutes, so have them seal off the entire road. No one, not even a bird, can leave the area.”

“Understood.”

Swain kept a hand on the steering wheel while skillfully tapping his Bluetooth headset with the other to contact the border patrol and relay Cedrick’s orders.

Frustratingly enough, the heavy rain showed no signs of stopping.

As the fleet of vehicles neared Xanthon Highway, Cedrick glanced at the darkness outside the window and discreetly smelled himself.

“Swain, is the cigarette smell on me obvious?”

Swain shook his head. “You’ve stumped me, Boss. I’m used to it since I’m also a smoker. But… I suppose there isn’t much difference from how you smelled in the day.”

Cedrick rolled his eyes. Ugh. Why did I even bother asking him?

The technical was large, and apart from the cache of weapons, there was also a stash of emergency supplies.

out a set of military fatigues. After

from time to time, and despite the dim lighting, he could still catch glimpses of the latter’s chiseled pecs

such fair skin. No wonder his wife loves him so

a sudden, Cedrick’s deep, husky voice rang out. “Have you seen enough? Do you want me to blindfold you

wasn’t joking. All he could think of was to look for his wife, so why would he be in the mood for

Swain quickly sat upright, retracted his gaze, and concentrated on

five minutes later, Cedrick had changed his

the car’s dim interior, one could tell

all clean and tidy. No matter how slim the chance is of finding her tonight, I must still look my best for her. Gosh. I’ve only lost contact with her for a

the rest of the journey, and after an hour, the five technicals finally stopped in front of the

of police officers had also

black umbrella and opened the door for Cedrick, taking extra care

vehicle and made a

Kyro Jaeger, the police chief of this area. It must be hard for you to work this late into

a quick nod. “It’s been hard on you guys, too. How’s the roadblock coming

the highway. In the past hour, only two

up. “Is the traffic surveillance

Jenson. The footage is complete. No one has tampered with that or

footage from a few hours back and check

“Understood.”

that, the officer behind Kyro pushed the

closing the door, he stared at

“Get in.”

shook off the excess water. Then, he hopped into the

road and headed toward

a look, Mr. Jenson. This is the information on the two cars pulled over

skimmed through the details. Hmm… Kyro’s right. There doesn’t seem to be anything fishy with these drivers.

increasingly tense, Kyro, who was staring blankly at Cedrick and sweating bullets, leaned in closer to Swain. “What on earth happened, Chief Swain? Mr. Jenson looks terrifying… I feel like

speechless. Oh, gosh. Who knew holding

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