Wooing My ex-wife (Gwendolyn and Maverick) novel Chapter 769

Chapter 769 Time Difference Of Ten Minutes

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.

Without further ado, Cedrick opened a box and dug out a set of military fatigues. After turning off the light in the car, he quickly changed into the new set of clothes.

Swain stole glances at his boss in the rearview mirror from time to time, and despite the dim lighting, he could still catch glimpses of the latter's chiseled pecs and abs.

Wow... Boss has such fair skin. No wonder his wife loves him so much.

All of a sudden, Cedrick's deep, husky voice rang out. “Have you seen enough? Do you want me to blindfold you and use you as target training tomorrow?”

This time, he wasn't joking. All he could think of was to look for his wife, so why would he be in the mood for snappy wisecracks?

Scared out of his wits, Swain quickly sat upright, retracted his gaze, and concentrated on driving.

Less than five minutes later, Cedrick had changed his outfit and began buttoning his shirt.

Even in the car's dim interior, one could tell his eyes were bloodshot.

Gwenny hates it when I smoke and likes to see me all clean and tidy. No matter how slim the chance is of finding her tonight, I must still look my best for her. Gosh. I've only lost contact with her for a few hours, yet it feels like we've been apart for centuries... The kids are already five, but in all these years, I don't think I've ever felt as scared as I am tonight.

Cedrick tried to suppress his fear and trepidation for the rest of the journey, and after an hour, the five technicals finally stopped in front of the roadblock sealing off Xanthon Highway.

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

Swain hurriedly got out of the car with a black umbrella and opened the door for Cedrick, taking extra care to keep the latter out of the rain.

Cedrick exited the vehicle and made a beeline for the police.

“Hello, Mr. Jenson. I'm Kyro Jaeger, the police chief of this area. It must be hard for you to work this late into the night,” Kyro greeted politely.

Cedrick gave a quick nod. “It's been hard on you guys, too. How's the roadblock coming along? How many vehicles have you had to stop?”