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.

further ado, Cedrick opened a box and dug out a set of military fatigues. After turning off the light

mirror from time to time, and despite the dim lighting, he could still catch glimpses

skin. No wonder his wife loves

enough? Do you want me to blindfold you

All he could think of was to look for his wife,

sat upright, retracted his gaze,

five minutes later, Cedrick had changed his outfit and began buttoning his

dim interior, one could tell his

still look my best for her. Gosh. I’ve only lost contact with her for a few hours, yet

journey, and after an hour, the five technicals finally stopped in front of the roadblock sealing off Xanthon

addition, a team of police officers had also stationed themselves at the

and opened the door for Cedrick, taking extra care to

exited the vehicle and made a

Mr. Jenson. I’m Kyro Jaeger, the police chief of this area. It must be hard for

guys, too. How’s the roadblock coming along? How many vehicles

the highway. In the past hour, only two cars have shown up. We’re

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

worry, Mr. Jenson. The footage is complete. No one

a few hours

“Understood.”

that, the officer behind Kyro pushed the roadblock

before closing the door,

“Get in.”

beyond words as he kept his umbrella and shook off the excess water. Then, he hopped into the technical

technical cruised down the road and headed toward the standalone surveillance room in the middle of the

Cedrick. “Please take a look, Mr. Jenson. This is the information on the two cars

Hmm… Kyro’s right. There doesn’t seem to be anything fishy with these drivers. Their identities have

bullets, leaned in closer to Swain. “What on earth happened, Chief

gosh. Who knew

silence. “There’s only so many of us in the car, and I’m also

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