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.

of military fatigues. After turning off the light in the car, he quickly changed into the

and despite the dim lighting, he could still catch glimpses of

skin. No wonder

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

to look for his wife, so why would he be in

his wits, Swain quickly sat upright, retracted his gaze, and

Cedrick had changed

interior, one

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,

the rest of the journey, and after an hour, the

addition, a team of police officers had also stationed themselves at the

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

vehicle and made a beeline

It must be hard for

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

is usually pretty quiet, so we don’t get many cars on the highway. In the past hour, only two cars have shown up. We’re

replied before another thought popped up.

No

footage from a few hours back and check

“Understood.”

the roadblock away

get into his car, but before closing the

“Get in.”

as he kept his umbrella and shook off the

technical cruised down the road and headed toward the standalone surveillance room in the middle of the

received the verified information of the drivers and immediately handed the tablet to Cedrick. “Please take a look, Mr. Jenson. This

Hmm… Kyro’s right. There doesn’t seem to be anything

leaned in closer to Swain. “What on earth happened, Chief Swain? Mr. Jenson looks terrifying… I feel like he might shoot

a moment, Swain was rendered speechless. Oh, gosh. Who knew holding in my laughter could be

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