Wooing My ex-wife (Gwendolyn and Maverick) novel Chapter 779

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.

The choking feeling in his throat became almost too much to bear, and he forced himself to swallow the bitter pain. However, the more he tried to suppress his emotions, the more tears welled up in his eyes.

Guilt and sadness overwhelmed him to the point that he could hardly breathe.

He did not want his distress to affect the children, so he went to the washroom to get some air and splash cold water on his face, trying to alleviate the waves of heart-wrenching emotions.

After taking about five minutes to regain his composure, Cedrick glanced at his watch to check the time, then looked at his reflection in the mirror. Apart from his exhaustion that had no way of being concealed, he had done a good job at tamping down his emotions.

Upon walking to the ward again and opening the door as though nothing had happened, he realized that Benedict had put Zendaya to sleep.

Under the dim light from the bedside lamp, the redness around her eyes from all that crying was not that obvious. However, she was sucking gently on her thumb while furrowing her brows slightly, looking utterly miserable.

Benedict immediately put on a smile when he saw Cedrick walk in. “You’re early today, Daddy. It seems the Federal Bureau of Investigation will be wrapping up its investigation soon, am I right?”

“That’s right. It’ll be over soon.” Cedrick sat on 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 feeling unwell?”

“She’s eating well and is in good health, so there’s no way she’d be unwell. She was just being too noisy, so I quickly put her to bed.”

Cedrick caressed the boy’s face as his heart ached.

Something seemed to occur to Benedict, and he said, “By the way, I sent Mr. Mallory away. He likes lecturing me. I found it annoying, so I kicked him out.”