The Ex and Her Riches

Chapter 779

Cedrick was about to clear his mind and analyze the situation when Swain stopped the car in the laboratory’s open-air parking lot. The latter got out first, then went to open the rear passenger door for the former.

“Boss, we’ve arrived at the laboratory.”

Cedrick had no choice but to pull himself out of his thoughts. Taking his tablet and phone, he stepped out of the vehicle. “Return to the Federal Bureau of Investigation. Joe has yet to be caught, so we must continue investigating this matter.”

“Understood.” Swain watched Cedrick walk away before driving off.

The laboratory was extremely quiet at night, and on the entire floor, Benedict’s ward was the only room with its lights on.

Not wanting the two children to wait too long, Cedrick quickened his pace.

Just as he approached the door, he saw it was slightly ajar. He was about to push it open when he heard Zendaya crying and Benedict comforting her patiently.

“Uwaahh! Benny, I miss Mommy so much. So very, very much!” Zendaya wailed in a tearful voice, weeping pitifully.

Surprisingly, Benedict did not make fun of her. Instead, he patiently wiped away her tears with a tissue. “Don’t cry. Your eyes are already red from crying. Daddy is bound to notice it when he arrives.”

“But… I can’t help it. I’m so worried about Mommy, yet I’m afraid of causing Daddy trouble,” she replied through sobs.

Benedict sighed. In his piping voice, he reasoned with her solemnly, “You need to be good. Make sure you sleep well at night and don’t misbehave. Let Daddy have peace of mind as he looks for Mommy. I trust his capabilities. He’ll surely find Mommy soon. Don’t cry anymore. Daddy will get upset if he sees you like this, and we can’t make him even more worried.”

Shortly after, the cries in the ward grew softer and less frequent.

However, a sense of guilt crashed over Cedrick like a raging wave. His fingertips on the door handle trembled uncontrollably, there was a stinging sensation in his nose, and he could not stop his eyes from swiftly reddening.

precious little ones know Gwendolyn didn’t go to her

throat became almost too much to bear, and he forced himself to swallow the bitter pain. However, the more he tried to suppress his emotions, the more tears welled up

and sadness overwhelmed him to the point that he could

did not want his distress to affect the children, so he went to the washroom to get some air and splash cold water on his face, trying to alleviate the waves of

taking about five minutes to regain his composure, Cedrick glanced at his watch to check the time, then looked at his reflection in the mirror. Apart from his exhaustion that had no way of being concealed, he had done a good job at tamping down his

and opening the door as though nothing had happened, he realized that Benedict had put Zendaya

her eyes from all that crying was not that obvious. However, she was sucking gently on her

early today, Daddy. It seems the Federal Bureau of Investigation will be wrapping up its investigation

with a smile and stroked the boy’s head lovingly. “Why did Zendy go to sleep so

health, so there’s no way she’d be unwell. She was just

face as his heart

sent Mr. Mallory away. He likes lecturing me. I found

said gently

Benedict was uninterested in listening to such reasonings. He hugged Cedrick’s arm and lay sideways with his head on the pillow. Fixing his clear eyes on Cedrick, he said, “I’m sleepy. You must be tired too. Will

light from the bedside lamp with his body and watched over the former

hair from his and Zendaya’s

my judgment based on how well I knew Gwendolyn. I have no concrete proof. Only a DNA test will

children and ate with

would be standing guard. The second time was in the middle of the night. She said she couldn’t sleep and had no phone, so she wanted us to help her contact you. We knew you

call to inform him that she woke up

Cedrick listened to their report calmly without showing any expression. “Got it.

“Thank you, Mr. Jenson.”

the door, he saw the woman eating breakfast

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