The Ex and Her Riches

The man shook his head honestly while trembling all over.

Cedrick’s gaze darkened at once, and he heard the man say, “My boss didn’t say if she was a hostage, but he treated the woman nicely. Today, he left all of a sudden. Before he left, he told me to bring that woman to a tree hollow on top of the mountain and leave her there. When I came back down, I found out they had left me behind. Mr. Jenson, I’m merely an errand runner. I don’t know anything. Heck, I don’t even know who that woman is. I’m telling the truth…”

That means they had indeed kept someone at the top of the mountain. Why did Joe leave her behind and flee? I don’t get it… Since there’s someone up there, I ought to check it out.

Cedrick didn’t bother questioning him further. He gave the man’s head a nudge with the gun and ordered, “Keep moving. Lead me there.”

“Y-Yes!”

As they approached the top of the mountain, the well-trained troops spread out and proceeded ahead to secure the area.

The man then led Cedrick to an old tree. Swain went ahead to remove the twigs and branches to reveal a tree hollow.

There and then, they saw a weak-looking woman with her eyes shut, limbs bound, and mouth sealed with tape. At that moment, she looked as though she was in a lot of pain.

Although the woman had dirt all over her face, one could tell by the exquisite facial features that she was none other than Gwendolyn.

“Gwenny!”

Cedrick was overwhelmed by emotions, and seeing her again made him tear up a little. He hastily carried her out of the tree hollow and gently lay her on the grass before removing the tape over her mouth.

Gwendolyn’s eyelashes fluttered as she gradually regained consciousness. Afterward, she leaned on his shoulder weakly and held his collar. “Hubby, I’ve waited for you for a long time…”

Her voice was hoarse instead of melodious.

Cedrick’s eyes brimmed with tears. He was so heartbroken that he was having trouble breathing. “I’m so sorry, Gwenny. This is all my fault.”

Gwendolyn twitched the corners of her mouth when she heard that. Right when she was seemingly about to comfort him, she fainted.

tightly. At that moment, he wanted

he suddenly sensed that something was off

it turned out, she no longer

ring with a magnificent ruby was too flashy, so she had always worn another

wore it for several years, and because of the changes in hormones after giving birth, Gwendolyn gained a lot more weight than before she was pregnant. Eventually, her fingers became so

so she had kept it on for years. Nevertheless, she would have to

rationality resurfaced, Cedrick grew tense and abandoned the initial thought of leaning closer toward his wife. Not only is this woman not wearing the ring, but her fingers are slim. As a matter of fact, there isn’t a mark on her ring finger that

his embrace and placed her on the ground to examine her body. Her facial features and fair skin suggest that this woman is clearly Gwenny. However,

and beautiful. They aren’t chubby at all. It

was doubtful, and for some reason, he couldn’t help keeping a distance from the woman before his eyes. What

you okay?” Swain noticed the odd look in

gaze and retracted his hands calmly. “Come here. Carry Mrs. Jenson to the technical and send her to the

he asked in shock,

of getting beaten up

“Yes.”

an explanation, Cedrick led his men to Quawak to wrap up the investigation, his expression

as he was told. Hence, he carefully carried

was done, the troops returned to the Federal Bureau of

checkup on Gwendolyn and

probably starved for a few days, so she’s slightly malnourished. I’ll get her on an

“All right. Thank you.”

doctor left the ward, Cedrick sat by the bed with a

In a hoarse voice, she uttered, “I’m so lucky

her hand to console her. He even brushed her fringe aside gently and said,

she gazed at him fixedly with a besotted look in her

gaze and asked, “What exactly happened five days ago? Why did you lose control of your car off

for a while. Next, she held her head agonizingly and said, “I can’t remember much. All I remember is that I fainted right after the car fell into the canyon. When I woke up, my limbs were already