Revenge With My Undercover Cop Hubby novel Chapter 399

Chapter 399 Caden Got Beaten Up

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“I may be young, but I’m not blind.” Zev’s voice was cold, his words heavy with resentment toward Ken.

Kelly froze but remained silent.

Since the day she met Zev, this was the first time he had lashed out at her–even if it wasn’t truly directed at

her.

Kelly understood. Zev’s anger wasn’t about her. Still, something about it made her uneasy; maybe it was the sheer weight of his hatred toward Ken. She was scared it might cloud his judgment.

And honestly, it already had. Old grudges, deeply planted and subtly reinforced over time, had long rooted and twisted his view of the world.

“Daddy, you are so fierce.” From the backseat, Jasper’s innocent voice piped up, reminding Zev that he was raising his voice at Mom.

Zev was taken by surprise and stunned. The anger on his face melted into confusion as he glanced over at Kelly. “Darling, I didn’t mean to take it out on you.”

Kelly shook her head gently.

Married couples have their bumps–words that come too fast, too loud–but she understood. Zev had just lost someone close. A wave of grief crashing over him was more than understandable.

So what if his voice was a little loud? It wasn’t a big deal.

“I really didn’t mean it,” Zev said again, visibly bothered. He’d worked so hard to win her over, always careful with his words, never harsh. Today, his emotions had gotten the better of him.

Kelly reached over and took his hand. “Let me drive.”

He wasn’t in the right state to be behind the wheel.

Zev nodded, then stepped out to switch places with her.

But before getting in, he paused and pulled Kelly into a long, silent hug right there beside the car.

“In Solmaris, I once caught a mercenary named Marilyn Andrus,” he murmured while holding her. “She used to be part of the group that kidnapped my dad. After their team fell apart, Lucas became a local boss. A few stayed with him; most of them died during turf wars. Marilyn ended up being the lover of one of the Congrelith’s top cartel lords.”

Zev’s voice dropped even lower. “That/cartel lord got too ambitious and started messing with Lucas’s interests. Lucas sent us to take him out. That’s when I found Marilyn, badly wounded.”

Kelly’s fingers slowly tightened around his hand. She could feel his pain like it was pulsing through his skin.

Without his

“I interrogated her and pried intel from her mouth.” Zev went on, shaking, “She told me the teenager who was kidnapped alongside my dad was working with the kidnappers. He was their inside tip–off, they never would’ve been able to get to my dad so easily.”

Both his voice and his body were trembling now.

And honestly? It made sense. With Sylvester’s status at the time, any international business trip would’ve

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had a tight security team. He was smart, always cautious. There was no way he’d fall into a trap like that unless someone he trusted betrayed him.

“Maybe…” Kelly wanted to help him see things clearly, but now wasn’t the time. His heart was split open, raw with grief and rage.

“Zev, let’s go home,” she said softly; she felt so sorry for him that she shifted the topic. “You didn’t sleep last night. You need to rest.”

Zev sniffled, his voice small and cracked with hurt. “Darling, I’m in pain.”

“Where does it hurt?” Kelly asked, concerned he had fallen ill. “Do we need to go to the ER?”

Zev pulled her hand to his forehead.

It was burning up.

He really was sick.

For someone who’d taken so much damage over the years, it was rare for him to fall ill. Even colds barely touched him. But now, he was running a high fever.

Kelly frowned and quickly helped him into the passenger seat, then got behind the wheel.

While driving, she called their private doctor to come to the house and give him an IV.

Zev must’ve felt seriously miserable–he didn’t even protest the idea of getting a shot. He just leaned against the seat, half–asleep.

Kelly kept one hand on the steering wheel and the other firmly clasping Zev’s.

“What’s wrong with Daddy? Why is he so quiet?” Jasper asked from the back, puzzled by how quiet his dad had become.

“Daddy’s just sick,” Kelly explained gently.