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.

know Gwendolyn didn’t go to her parents’ house but

himself to swallow the bitter pain. However, the more he tried to suppress his emotions, the more tears welled up in his

and sadness overwhelmed him to the point that he could hardly

to get some air and splash cold water on his face, trying to alleviate the waves of

then looked at his reflection in the mirror.

to the ward again and opening the door as though nothing had happened,

her eyes from all that crying was not that

walk in. “You’re early today, Daddy. It seems the Federal Bureau of Investigation will be wrapping up its

be over soon.” Cedrick sat on the edge of the bed with a smile and stroked the boy’s head lovingly. “Why did

there’s no way she’d be unwell. She was just being too

caressed the boy’s face

he said, “By the way, I sent Mr. Mallory away. He likes lecturing me. I found it annoying,

did it for your own good,” Cedrick said gently with a helpless

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

Letting Benedict hold his arm, Cedrick blocked the light from the bedside lamp with his body and watched

he took a strand of their hair from his and Zendaya’s pillows respectively. Then, he sealed them inside a small,

on how well I knew Gwendolyn. I have no

the children and ate

guard. The second time was in the middle of

When he finds out we didn’t call to inform him that she woke up in the

without showing any expression. “Got it. Good

“Thank you, Mr. Jenson.”

Cedrick opened the door, he saw the woman eating breakfast from

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