The Ex and Her Riches novel (Gwendolyn and Maverick)

Chapter 266 Countdown To Death

Chapter 266 Countdown To Death

“Boss, you’re awake!”

Upon getting a grip of himself, Nico threw himself forward to check on Cedrick’s condition. Fortunately, the latter was unharmed and wasn’t struck by any bullets.

That can only mean the virus inside him is acting up!

Nico placed his trembling hand on Cedrick’s neck to check his pulse.

Upon feeling its steady rhythm, he heaved a sigh of relief.

Thank God he’s still alive. He just lost consciousness.

After lifting Cedrick by the arm and loading him on his back, Nico calmly gave out instructions.

“Neville, Swain, retreat with me. As for the rest of you, provide cover and retreat in ten minutes. We’ll meet back in Salinsburgh two days later.”

“Got it.”

Once the orders were issued, Nico carried the unconscious Cedrick on his back and fled through the forest.

Following closely behind them, Neville and Swain stayed vigilant for any potential attacks by the enemy.

They subsequently boarded a waiting helicopter and returned to Salinsburgh after leaving the border as fast as they could.

However, Cedrick remained unconscious during the flight. His face grew increasingly pale, whereas his body felt cold to the touch.

When Nico put his hand on Cedrick’s neck again, he noticed that the latter’s pulse was growing weak while his breath began to shallow.

“Hurry up! Fly this bird as fast as you can!” Nico roared as his eyes turned bloodshot.

By then, his voice had begun to choke. “Boss, you can’t die yet! You have to hang in there. We’ll be at the lab soon. Prof. Mallory will definitely save you!”

As Neville and Swain were still young, their tears fell like raindrops against their will.

them cried while rubbing his hands in an

wasn’t until three hours had passed that they arrived at the lab in

stabilize after Joshua injected a stronger dosage of the

began to twitch, Cedrick woke up in

scanned his surroundings once his

Nico’s reddened eyes, a sign

report with an equally grim look; the tear streaks

noticeable.

“What happened?”

Cedrick sat himself up.

was the only response he received from the two as a sense of despair filled the

the condition my body is in. There’s no need to hide the truth from me. I’m ready to accept the news no matter how terrible it

emotions as he spoke. “I’m sorry, Cedrick. I’ve failed you by not coming up with a cure for your virus after such

every three now. Once your body has gotten used to it, there’s no way

and lips pale, Cedrick asked, “How bad will

you’ll be paralyzed, and this is the only symptom we can identify so far. I have no idea whether your body will

sadness as he continued,

moment he finished, a long silence descended upon the room, weighing down

asked softly, “In that case, how

raised his palm with a reluctant look

And that’s assuming you

his fists

low, quiet tears began

“All right. I understand.”

he finally nodded his head, seemingly an

I have

holding back his tears, Joshua nodded before walking out and closing the door behind

out a gentle laugh. “Hey man, stop being so sad. I’m not dead

with his arm as he walked awkwardly

leader toward me.” The words naturally amused Cedrick. “Good. I’m glad that you don’t have

from his post, the position of the director of the Central Intelligence Agency has been left vacant. I’ll write you a recommendation letter and have

me?” “You have a lot of potential. After my death, that’s the

leaving your “side unless you kill me. Besides, Swain and Neville would never