Wooing My ex-wife (Gwendolyn and Maverick) novel Chapter 654

Chapter 654 To Bicker Or To Work

Upon leaving the hospital waiting room, Cedrick took Charles to the pediatric ward where Benedict was.

Gwendolyn was sleeping right beside Benedict's bed.

She had been having a hard time because of the intense sex that night before boarding the plane. It was Cedrick's massages that morning that made her waist and back feel much better.

Yet, the second she arrived in Salinsburgh, she found out about Benedict's condition, which made her worry the entire day. Only Cedrick knew how tired she was.

He could not bring himself to wake her up, so he tiptoed over and draped a thin quilt over his wife's slender shoulders.

Then, with great caution, he leaned over and planted a gentle kiss on her cheek.

Gwendolyn was so sound asleep that she did not stir.

Charles stood by the door and watched the entire scene. He lowered his blue eyes to hide his emotions.

When the two men exited Grand Valley Hospital, they went straight to the Federal Bureau of Investigation.

Since it was late at night, only a few police officers were working overtime in the building.

Even Nico, who was already asleep, rushed straight to the Federal Bureau of Investigation when he heard that Cedrick was heading there because of Benedict's incident.

By the time Cedrick and Charles arrived at the entrance in the luxury car, Nico had already been waiting for quite a while.

Standing in the cold wind, Nico rubbed his hands and hurried forward to open the door for Cedrick.

“How's Benny, Cedrick? Is he doing all right? I heard it has something to do with the baby formula,” said Nico, his drowsiness dispelled when he saw Cedrick's stern face.

Instead of answering the questions, Cedrick asked, “Why are you here?”

“How can I sleep when someone's trying to harm my cute nephew? I heard you were coming, so I came over, too.”

Cedrick looked as indifferent as ever, not the slightest bit surprised by Nico's words. Patting the latter's shoulder, he said, “It's hard to say for now. Whether or not there is any biochemical virus residue left in his body can only be found by bringing him to the lab when he's older. The challenge for now is his heart problem. Gwenny has been staying by his side all night.”

“If Gwendolyn's keeping Benny company at the hospital, what about Zendy?”

“Mdm. Yarde's taking care of her at home.”

Nico frowned. He quickly took out his phone and launched WhatsApp to send a text. “I'll get Summer to go over and keep Zendy company for the night. It's more reassuring to have someone we know to take care of Zendy.”

After all, something serious had happened this time.

Although it was Zoey who discovered the problem with the baby formula, Nico was not willing to trust anyone other than his family until the truth had been discovered.

Having no objections, Cedrick headed straight into the building.

Charles got out of the back seat and followed Cedrick inside.

When he passed by Nico, Nico, still typing his text, stopped him and teased, “Mr. Newton, aren't you in charge of Newton Group now? How can a busy man like you have time to visit the Federal Bureau of Investigation?”

Charles narrowed his eyes and smirked. “I'm not here as a criminal this time. I'm here to help Mr. Jenson investigate the case.”

Nico clicked his tongue. “There must be something wrong with you. You should be sleeping instead of helping to investigate a case at this hour.”

The diss that was hurled at Charles out of nowhere annoyed him. Frowning, he countered, “I could say the same for you. You're here instead of sleeping, too.”

“It's my duty since I'm the deputy director of the Federal Bureau of Investigation. Besides, Benny's my nephew. It's only right for me to be here.”

Charles chuckled. “I'm Benny's godfather. I came here today because Mr. Jenson invited me. Technically, that gives me a better reason to show up here.”

The information stunned Nico, and he turned around to look at Cedrick who was focused on making his way forward.

Cedrick did not so much as turn around or say a word. It was as if the other two were as invisible as air.

However, Cedrick's lack of retort meant that Charles was telling the truth.