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.

After turning off the

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

fair skin. No wonder his

you seen enough?

look for his wife, so why

out of his wits, Swain quickly sat upright,

than five minutes later, Cedrick had changed his outfit and began buttoning his

dim interior, one could

it when 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

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

of police officers had

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

vehicle and made a beeline for the

area. It must be hard for you to work this late into the night,” Kyro greeted

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

on the highway. In the past hour, only two cars have shown up. We’re currently verifying the drivers’

popped up.

footage is complete. No one has

few hours back and check for suspicious

“Understood.”

behind Kyro pushed the roadblock away to let

latter turned around to get into his car, but before closing the door, he stared

“Get in.”

words as he kept his umbrella and shook off the excess water. Then, he hopped

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

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

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

and sweating bullets, leaned in closer to Swain. “What on earth happened, Chief Swain? Mr. Jenson looks terrifying… I

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

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