The Ex and Her Riches
Chapter 777

Chapter 777

The man shook his head honestly while trembling all over.

Cedrick’s gaze darkened at once, and he heard the man say, “My boss didn’t say if she was a hostage,but he treated the woman nicely. Today, he left all of a sudden. Before he left, he told me to bring thatwoman to a tree hollow on top of the mountain and leave her there. When I came back down, I foundout they had left me behind. Mr. Jenson, I’m merely an errand runner. I don’t know anything. Heck, Idon’t even know who that woman is. I’m telling the truth…”

That means they had indeed kept someone at the top of the mountain. Why did Joe leave her behindand flee? I don’t get it… Since there’s someone up there, I ought to check it out.

Cedrick didn’t bother questioning him further. He gave the man’s head a nudge with the gun andordered, “Keep moving. Lead me there.”

“Y-Yes!”

As they approached the top of the mountain, the well-trained troops spread out and proceeded aheadto secure the area.

The man then led Cedrick to an old tree. Swain went ahead to remove the twigs and branches to reveala tree hollow.

There and then, they saw a weak-looking woman with her eyes shut, limbs bound, and mouth sealedwith tape. At that moment, she looked as though she was in a lot of pain.

Although the woman had dirt all over her face, one could tell by the exquisite facial features that shewas none other than Gwendolyn.

“Gwenny!”

Cedrick was overwhelmed by emotions, and seeing her again made him tear up a little. He hastilycarried her out of the tree hollow and gently lay her on the grass before removing the tape over hermouth.

Gwendolyn’s eyelashes fluttered as she gradually regained consciousness. Afterward, she leaned onhis shoulder weakly and held his collar. “Hubby, I’ve waited for you for a long time…”

Her voice was hoarse instead of melodious.

Cedrick’s eyes brimmed with tears. He was so heartbroken that he was having trouble breathing. “I’mso sorry, Gwenny. This is all my fault.”

Gwendolyn twitched the corners of her mouth when she heard that. Right when she was seeminglyabout to comfort him, she fainted.

Cedrick held her hand tightly. At that moment, he wanted nothing more than to take revenge on Joe.

However, he suddenly sensed that something was off when he gripped Gwendolyn’s hand.

As it turned out, she no longer had a ring on her ring finger.

Over the past few years, he had given Gwendolyn plenty of rings. She thought the engagement ringwith a magnificent ruby was too flashy, so she had always worn another ring, a carnelian ring, that hehad given her.

She wore it for several years, and because of the changes in hormones after giving birth, Gwendolyngained a lot more weight than before she was pregnant. Eventually, her fingers became so chubby thatshe couldn’t even remove the carnelian ring.

Gwendolyn liked the ring, so she had kept it on for years. Nevertheless, she would have to cut the ringif she wanted to remove it.

As his rationality resurfaced, Cedrick grew tense and abandoned the initial thought of leaning closertoward his wife. Not only is this woman not wearing the ring, but her fingers are slim. As a matter offact, there isn’t a mark on her ring finger that a ring would leave behind.

Brows knitted, Cedrick slowly removed Gwendolyn from his embrace and placed her on the ground toexamine her body. Her facial features and fair skin suggest that this woman is clearly Gwenny.However, what’s with the absence of a marking on her ring finger? Even if Joe had removed the ringforcibly, her finger wouldn’t be so flawless.

Cedrick then shifted his gaze toward the woman’s fingers. Her fingers are slim and beautiful. Theyaren’t chubby at all. It has only been five days. Could it be that Joe had been starving her?

Cedrick was doubtful, and for some reason, he couldn’t help keeping a distance from the womanbefore his eyes. What is this that I’m feeling?

“Boss, are you okay?” Swain noticed the odd look in Cedrick’s eyes.

“I’m fine.” Cedrick lowered his gaze and retracted his hands calmly. “Come here. Carry Mrs. Jenson tothe technical and send her to the hospital in the city.”

“Okay,” Swain answered without hesitation. A second later, realization dawned on him, and he asked inshock, “Huh? Did you ask me to carry Mrs. Jenson, Boss?”

Swain was afraid of getting beaten up by Cedrick.

“Yes.”

Without offering an explanation, Cedrick led his men to Quawak to wrap up the investigation, hisexpression somber.

Swain was nervous, but he had no choice but to do as he was told. Hence, he carefully carriedGwendolyn down the mountain.

After everything was done, the troops returned to the Federal Bureau of Investigation, and Cedrickstayed behind at the hospital.

The doctor did a full-body checkup on Gwendolyn and returned with the results.

“Mr. Jenson, according to the reports, Mrs. Jenson seems okay. She was frightened and probablystarved for a few days, so she’s slightly malnourished. I’ll get her on an IV drip and prescribe somecalming pills. She should be fine after that,” the doctor said.

“All right. Thank you.”

After the doctor left the ward, Cedrick sat by the bed with a complicated look in his eyes.

Right then, Gwendolyn woke up and tugged at his sleeve. In a hoarse voice, she uttered, “I’m so luckyto have you, Hubby.”

Cedrick snapped back to his senses and patted the back of her hand to console her. He even brushedher fringe aside gently and said, “I’m just glad you’re all right.”

In response, she gazed at him fixedly with a besotted look in her eyes.

Cedrick averted his gaze and asked, “What exactly happened five days ago? Why did you lose controlof your car off Bluebay Tunnel?”

Gwendolyn lowered her gaze and mulled over it for a while. Next, she held her head agonizingly andsaid, “I can’t remember much. All I remember is that I fainted right after the car fell into the canyon.When I woke up, my limbs were already bound.”

As if she recalled something, a panicked look appeared in her eyes as she gripped Cedrick’s sleeves.“Hubby, Joe was the one who kidnapped me! He was the man who harmed Benny!”

She knows about the milk powder contamination case! Cedrick’s resolve began to waver. “I know,Gwenny. Don’t worry. I’ll stay close to you from now on and protect you. He won’t get a chance to harmyou again.”

Gwendolyn nodded and smiled in satisfaction. “With you around, Hubby, I don’t have to be afraid ofanything and anyone.”

She seems to like saying sweet nothings more than before. Yet, I can’t replace anything wrong with herface! Gwenny doesn’t have a twin sister, so how could a woman look exactly like her? A wave of mixedemotions washed over Cedrick.

Right then, the woman on the hospital bed inched toward her and looked at him with her big doe-likeeyes. “Hubby, could you please hug me?”

Cedrick suppressed his thoughts and sat nearer to her so that she could lean her head on his shoulder.

“Hubby, I’m filthy. You don’t mind it, right?”

“No. I don’t,” he replied calmly.

Gwendolyn was pleased. In a hoarse and seductive voice, she asked, “In that case, could we showertogether tonight, Hubby?”

As she spoke, she ran her slender fingers across Cedrick’s abs.

She couldn’t be more obvious with her hints.

Cedrick frowned lightly and felt uneasy. The woman before me is my wife. I missed her dearly, but whyam I not moved? Instead, I feel disgusted.

With that in mind, he grabbed her hand to stop her from pulling off bold moves. “The doctor said youwere frightened, so you need to rest. Be good, okay? We’ll see how things go after this.”

Gwendolyn pouted and went silent.

Needless to say, she didn’t take the rejection well. He’s Mr. Jenson, the head of the Federal Bureau ofInvestigation. Not only is he handsome, but he also has a hell of a body. He’s supposed to be asuperior man, no? Could it be that he can’t deliver in the bedroom? His wife went missing for five days.Shouldn’t he be all over me to unleash his sexual urge?

While she was pondering on that, Cedrick was silently observing her expression.

“Gwenny, you have no idea how devastated I was over the past few days. I had neither slept nor atewell. I was thinking about you every day, fearing that you would forget about me and forget about thevows we made during our wedding,” he said.

Gwendolyn flashed a smile and replied in a hoarse yet loving voice, “How could I ever forget that? Afterall, you’re the person I love the most, Hubby.”

Cedrick’s eyes darkened right away as he stared fixedly at her and enunciated, “In that case, Gwenny,do you remember the vow you made back then?”