The Ex and Her Riches
Chapter 265

Chapter 265

Chapter 265 Cedrick Is Critically Ill

Startled, Eloise stumbled backward and was about to fall when Gunnar caught her.

With tears welling up in her eyes and frustration surging through her heart, she grumbled, “What doesthat b*tch have that I don’t? In terms of family background, appearance, and education, how can shecompare to me? I am the perfect match for you!”

“Eloise, even if every woman in this world were to disappear, I still wouldn’t marry you!” Treyton’s gazeturned glacial as he looked at her in disgust. He then added, “Did you hear me? Now take your peopleand leave! Don’t dirty up my villa!”

Eloise’s face was wet with tears as she cast a resentful glare at Jennifer, who was standing besideGwendolyn.

Gritting her teeth, she hissed, “Treyton, I’ll make sure you regret calling off our engagement for thisd*mned woman!”

After saying her piece, she turned and left with her men in tow.

Gwendolyn approached her brother, and in a tone thick with disbelief, she asked, “Treyton, were youbeing serious just now? Do you really have feelings for Jennifer?”

Caught off guard by the sudden news, she paused to collect her thoughts. “Does that mean I’ve justdug` my own grave? Is my best friend going to become my sister–in–law? What kind of absurd turn ofevents is this? Treyton, I won’t let you muddle up everything!”

Instead of replying to her question, Treyton said, “Kiddo, it’s getting late. You should head to work first. Ineed to have a word with Ms. Weller.”

“Fine,” was Gwendolyn’s reply before she glanced at Jennifer and saw that the woman had abewildered and unsure expression on her face.

With only Treyton and Jennifer left in the living room, the former closed the door and strode over to thesofa. His gaze was intense and deep when he uttered, “Ms. Weller, please have a seat.”

“Oh, okay,” Jennifer obliged and sat stiffly on the small sofa next to him, keeping a considerabledistance between them.

Perhaps sensing the awkward atmosphere, Treyton opened a drawer and took out a cigar beforelighting it and taking a deep puff.

Amidst the swirling smoke, his deep and magnetic voice became even more alluring as he said,“Please don’t take what happened earlier to heart, Ms. Weller. I simply wanted to discuss a potentialcollaboration with you.”

“What kind of collaboration are you talking about?” Jennifer asked, feeling a bit confused.

“I’m sure you can tell that I don’t have any feelings for Eloise, so I’m proposing that you pretend to bemy lover to help me break off the engagement with the Ferguson family. In exchange, I shall assist youin securing a stable footing in the entertainment industry, help you become a leading actress, and evenensure the downfall of Walter. In fact, if you wish to personally deal with that sc*mbag, I can bring himbefore you,” Treyton explained, outlining his proposal.

Jennifer fell silent.

Treyton continued, “I’m aware that Kiddo must have promised you a lot of benefits as well, but I knowyou’re not the kind of person who likes to owe others. Kiddo has always been helpful to you, and youmust feel indebted to her. Besides, Kiddo is still building her career in the entertainment industry,

whereas I’m already at the top. If we cooperate, it will be a mutually beneficial arrangement where weowe nothing to each other.”

After listening to his explanation, Jennifer heaved a sigh of relief and felt as if a weight had been liftedoff her shoulders.

Bemused, Treyton asked, “Is there something wrong?”

Jennifer smiled and shook her head. “It’s nothing. I’m just relieved that Mr. Harris doesn’t actually havefeelings for me and only wants to cooperate. Your words just put my mind at ease.”

I would have felt guilty for interfering in someone else’s relationship and considered myself a sinner ifthat wasn’t the

case.

With a deadpan expression, Treyton inquired, “So, does that mean you’ll do it?”

Jennifer nodded, her eyes flashing with determination as she said, “Yes. It is my pleasure to be workingtogether with you, Mr. Harris.”

“Great. I’ll get Elisha to arrange for a lawyer to draft the agreement as soon as possible. All you need todo is cooperate with me when the time comes.”

“All right, Mr. Harris.”

Sitting in the car, Eloise was seething in anger as she descended the mountain. The more she thoughtabout it, the angrier she became, to the point where her heart felt like it was about to explode.

She muttered, “B*tches! All of them are b*tches!”

Gunnar tried to console her. “Please calm down, Ms. Ferguson. Let’s go back and discuss this matterfurther. Your marriage with Mr. Harris is a business alliance, so even if he wants to break off theengagement, he would have to go through Marcus first. It won’t be that easy to dissolve the marriage.”

Eloise clenched her fists tightly, feeling as if she was on the brink of insanity. “As long as I’m alive, hewill never be able to break off this engagement! It’s just that what happened today is simply tooinfuriating! I must replace a way to teach him a lesson! He needs to know that I, Eloise Ferguson, am notsomeone to be bullied easily!”

As she gazed at Mount Tranquil receding in the distance, a hint of malevolence glimmered in her eyes.

She growled, “Jennifer must die! As for Gwendolyn, she’s not that innocent either, so I’ll replace anopportunity to deal with the two of them together! Since Treyton said that he wouldn’t be marrying meeven if all the women in the world were to disappear, I’ll just kill all the women around him! Let’s seewho he can marry, then. I’ll make sure he’s alone for the rest of his life!”

Frightened by the viciousness flashing in Eloise’s eyes, Gunnar kept his mouth shut.

One day later, in the mountains near the border of Chanaea, a group of people could be seen wearingghillie suits with their faces painted with camouflage paint. Among them was Cedrick, whose handsomeface was hidden under the same getup.

He had received word that two groups of people would be conducting an underground dealing at LakePavilion, which was five hundred meters away, that day, As such, they had been lying in wait,monitoring

the area patiently for the past twelve hours.

After waiting for a while longer, Nico, who had green camouflage paint on his face as well, arrivedstealthily, crouching low to the ground. “Boss, the targets have appeared. They will reach Lake Pavilion

within ten minutes at the latest.”

Cedrick’s expression turned solemn as he said, “Good. Notify all surveillance team members to taketheir positions. Inform the snipers to get into position as well. If the transaction takes place or if anyspecial circumstances arise, they are allowed to fire warning shots, but no one is to be harmed. Weneed to capture them alive for interrogation.”

“Understood.”

Just when Cedrick tried to change his position, his legs gave out when he stood up, causing him tostumble and fall toward Nico.

“Boss?”

All his subordinates instinctively reached out to support him.

Hearing the commotion, Nico turned around and held onto Cedrick’s arm. “Boss, what’s wrong withyou? You don’t seem too good. Are you feeling all right?”

Cedrick took a deep breath. “I’m fine. I’ve been crouching for too long, so I’m feeling a bit lightheaded,that’s all.”

Nico muttered, “How is that possible?”

All of us here are specially trained. Under normal circumstances, we wouldn’t experience such issueseven after a day and night of crouching.

With that thought in mind, Nico checked Cedrick’s pulse and noticed that although the man’s pulseseemed normal, his body temperature was abnormally low.

“Boss, could it be that the virus is spreading again? Should we go back to the laboratory and haveProfessor Yancey run some tests?” he suggested.

Cedrick pursed his dry lips and replied, “No need. We have more pressing matters at hand. Let’s focuson the mission first and deal with other issues once we return.”

“Understood.”

Ten minutes later, two groups of people made their way to Lake Pavilion leisurely. They carried blackboxes for the transaction, and the area around them was crowded with security personnel wearingsunglasses.

After using a binocular to assess the situation, Cedrick led his team to approach the area, graduallynarrowing the encirclement.

Bang!

A gunshot rang out, startling the birds in the surrounding forest.

One of the guards stationed around the pavilion was hit by the bullet and fell to the ground, causing thepeople in the pavilion who were about to engage in the transaction to go on high alert.

Stunned, Nico exclaimed, “Did someone fire a preemptive shot?”

Cedrick narrowed his eyes and trained his cold gaze on the left side of the forest. “The sound camefrom the nine o’clock direction, five hundred meters away. Arrange a team to capture them immediately.I want them alive.”

Now that the crisp sound of the gunshot had exposed their position, they had no choice but to proceeddespite the risks since they were already close to Lake Pavilion.

Both sides swiftly opened fire.

The situation descended into chaos as sparks flew.

The deafening sound of gunshots echoed through the air, assaulting the ears of everyone present.

Just then, Cedrick experienced a momentary ringing in his ears, accompanied by a piercing headache.His ‘body went weak, and he found himself unable to even squeeze the trigger on his weapon.

His vision grew increasingly blurry, and he struggled to regulate his breathing amidst the wave ofdizziness.

In the end, he succumbed to the darkness.

“Boss!” Nico almost lost his sanity when he saw Cedrick slump to the ground beside him.