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.

and dug out a set of military fatigues. After turning off the light in the car, he quickly

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

fair skin. No wonder his wife loves

sudden, Cedrick’s deep, husky voice rang out. “Have you seen enough?

joking. All he could think of was to look for his wife, so why would he be

quickly sat upright, retracted his

had changed

interior, one could tell

I smoke and likes to see me 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 few hours, yet it feels like we’ve been apart for centuries… The kids are already five, but in all these years, I don’t think I’ve ever felt as

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

officers had also stationed themselves at the

with a black umbrella and opened the door for Cedrick, taking extra care to keep the latter out of the

made a beeline for the

Kyro Jaeger, the police chief of this area. It must be

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

get many cars on the highway. In the past hour, only two

replied before another thought popped up. “Is the traffic surveillance footage in this

is complete. No one has

traffic footage from a few hours back and check for suspicious

“Understood.”

the roadblock

but before closing the door, he stared at

“Get in.”

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

and headed toward the standalone

drivers and immediately handed the tablet to Cedrick. “Please take a look, Mr.

Hmm… Kyro’s right. There doesn’t seem to be anything fishy with these drivers. Their identities

Cedrick and sweating bullets, leaned in closer to Swain. “What on earth happened, Chief Swain?

was rendered speechless. Oh, gosh. Who knew holding in my laughter could be this

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