The Ex and Her Riches novel (Gwendolyn and Maverick)

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.

out a set of military fatigues. After turning off the light in the car, he quickly changed into the new

time, and despite the dim lighting, he could

skin. No wonder his wife loves him

enough? Do you want me to blindfold you

to look for his wife, so why would

Swain quickly sat upright, retracted his

minutes later, Cedrick had changed his

interior, one could tell his eyes were

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

to suppress his fear and trepidation for the rest of the journey, and after

a team of police officers had also stationed themselves at the

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

made

It must be hard for you to work

nod. “It’s been hard on you guys, too. How’s the roadblock coming

is usually pretty quiet, so we don’t get many cars on the highway. In the past hour, only two cars have shown up. We’re currently verifying the

Cedrick replied before another thought popped up. “Is the traffic surveillance footage

Mr. Jenson. The footage is complete. No

footage from a few hours back and check for suspicious

“Understood.”

pushed the roadblock away

before closing the door,

“Get in.”

kept his umbrella and shook off

road and headed toward

a look, Mr. Jenson. This is the information on the two cars pulled over

the details. Hmm… Kyro’s right. There doesn’t seem to be

the atmosphere in the car got increasingly tense, Kyro, who was staring blankly at Cedrick and sweating bullets, leaned in closer to Swain. “What on earth happened, Chief Swain? Mr. Jenson looks terrifying… I feel like he might shoot me if he had

Swain was rendered speechless. Oh, gosh. Who

reply, Cedrick’s voice broke the silence. “There’s only so many of us in the car, and I’m also not deaf. It’s useless to

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