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.

It turns out these two precious little ones know Gwendolyn didn’t go to her parents’ house but is missing.

to swallow the bitter

him to the point that he

he went to the washroom to get some air and splash cold water on his face, trying to alleviate the waves of heart-wrenching

check the time, then looked at his reflection in the mirror. Apart from his

though nothing had happened,

crying was not that obvious. However, she was sucking gently on her thumb while furrowing her brows

a smile when he saw Cedrick walk in. “You’re early today, Daddy. It seems the Federal

the edge of the bed with a smile and stroked the boy’s head lovingly. “Why did Zendy go to sleep so early tonight? Is she

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

face as his heart

to occur to Benedict, and he said, “By the way, I sent Mr. Mallory away. He likes lecturing me. I found it

good,” Cedrick said gently with

with his head on the pillow. Fixing his clear eyes on Cedrick,

the light from

hair from his and Zendaya’s pillows

on how well I knew Gwendolyn. I have no concrete proof.

ate with them in the laboratory’s ward before going to the

Gwendolyn’s room reported to him what had happened the previous night. “Last night, Mrs. Jenson opened the door twice. The first time was to ask us how long we would be standing guard. The second time was in the middle of the night. She said she

of his wife. When he finds out we didn’t call to inform him that she woke up in the middle of the night and couldn’t sleep, we’ll all get punished,

Cedrick listened to their report calmly without showing any expression. “Got it. Good job. You can

“Thank you, Mr. Jenson.”

opened the door, he saw the woman eating breakfast from the hospital’s small cafeteria while sitting on the

evident as she ate the food. As soon as she saw him, she began complaining. “Hubby, you’re finally back! The food at this hospital is

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