At 6:55 a. m.
A black Maybach was parked outside a luxurious mansion.
Credence got out of the car and standing under the morning sunshine. His handsome body was clad in a well-ironed black suit, making him look even sterner without any facial expression.
He furrowed his long eyebrows.
He had arrived at Germaine’s place.
Both Germaine’s and Juelz’s villas were located on the same street. But, it took less time for Credence to reach Germaine’s villa.
Credence looked up at the nouveau-riche style building. He closed his bloodshot eyes and mocked himself.
In the past, whenever he didn’t go home, Dorothy would keep calling him on his phone, no matter if it was late at night or if the weather was bad.
He never considered her feelings. He would feel annoyed because of her and would turn off his phone directly.
If he was not spending time drinking with his friends in the bar, then he would be accompanying Rosalie in the shopping mall… To him, Dorothy was his wife, and also a dispensable woman.
However, at that moment, he failed to reach Dorothy even though he tried to call her on the phone.
His retribution had arrived too soon!
In the reception room on the first floor, the lights were on. Occasionally, the laughter of Germaine and some men could be heard. It sounded unrestrained yet mysterious.
When Credence heard this, he was not in a good mood.
He immediately thought that if Dorothy was here, she would surely have contact with Germaine’s male friends. She was so pretty. Over time, Juelz would not be the only man circling around her.
He sped up his pace walking up the steps. His face looked cool as he was standing in front of the two golden gates, reaching out slowly and pressing on the electronic doorbell.
The door was opened after a while. The maid who opened the door saw his handsome face and thought that he was one of Germaine’s boyfriends. She did not hesitate to lead Credence to the first floor.
“Sir, this way, please. Miss Sherman is inside.”
Credence nodded at the maid and walked forward slowly. A few seconds later, standing among the dancing crowd in the lobby, the 29-year-old mature man pretended to be calm even though he wanted to find his wife who had left home for no reason. He found Germaine and asked in a cold voice, “Where is she?”
“Hey, it’s the reputable Mr. Scott. It’s my honor to meet you here. Oh, by the way, who are you talking about?”
With so many boyfriends surrounding her to protect her, Germaine felt a sense of security. Her red lips moved, and she looked at Credence with narrowed eyes. She smiled like she had bad intentions, “Excuse me, you broke into my house early in the morning. Be careful, or I will sue you for trespassing and call the police to arrest you.”
Credence’s face turned gloomy. He gave off a cold aura, as if his body was covered in ice. He was in a bad mood. However, he still replied gentlemanly, “My wife, Dorothy, ran away from home. I’m looking for her.”
Germaine was stunned and paused for a moment. She raised her eyebrows and sneered, “Mr. Scott, you know that she is your wife. Why did she run away from home? Don’t you know why? I won’t tell you her whereabouts even if I knew.”
Germaine, who had accidentally caught sight of Jeremy outside the bar, left Dorothy and Juelz behind to chase after him hurriedly. However, when she rushed into the bar, she could not find him after searching high and low for him. She even squatted at the door until dawn. However, she still failed to spot him.
Later, she spent a little money to get information from a servant. Only then did she realize that Jeremy had noticed that she was squatting at the entrance of the bar. After discussing some business matters with his clients, he left using the back door without leaving a trace.
Germaine was tricked and she was extremely depressed. She drove home and invited her former boyfriends to come over to have fun.
However, the livelier the surrounding she was in, the lonelier she felt.
She had always felt that all these men could not be compared to the smile on Jeremy’s face.
Indulging in this illusory happiness, Germaine had no mood to care about Dorothy’s situation at all.
Therefore, she didn’t know it at all that Dorothy had lost her temper and left Credence. However, she was in favor of this.
Credence, who seemed indifferent, had long since deduced from Germaine’s stunned expression that she was not involved in helping Dorothy. He nodded indifferently, turned around, and walked out of the reception room.
Before leaving, he furrowed his dark eyebrows and said coldly, “I heard that Old Mr. Sherman is in a bad mood. If I tell him that you’re back…”
He did not finish his words. Instead, he let Germaine guess his remaining words. It was a trick used by him in the business world for years.
Germaine, who was arrogant moments ago, was immediately frightened. She gritted her teeth and said with hatred, “You win! Just tell me what you want from me.”
“Call Juelz and ask him where Dorothy is.”
His thin lips parted as he said, “Tell him that there’s a limit to my patience!”
Germaine, whose weakness was in Credence’s hands, instantly fell into utter despair. What else could she do other than follow Credence’s instructions obediently?
Therefore, Germaine took out her handphone from a man’s trouser pocket. She walked two meters away from Credence and dialed Juelz’s phone angrily.
The call rang more than a dozen times. No one answered it. When she called again, Juelz’s phone was… turned off.
“I’m so pissed off. Juelz, how dare you hang up on me! You’re finished!”
Germaine pretended to gnash her teeth in anger. However, she could feel the joy in her heart. She was almost happy enough to dance on the spot to annoy Credence.
At the critical moment, she had to reward her brave and witty cousin with 520 dollars to express her good mood.
After half an hour, Credence still could not find his wife. He went downstairs with a cold face and returned to his car. He managed to acquire Juelz’s address from the message sent by Benjamin and quickly drove the Maybach away.
It took about 20 minutes to get there from Germaine’s place.
Credence sat in the driver’s seat and looked ahead. His right hand held the steering wheel as he drove at a high speed. His bad mood urged him to smoke using his left hand. He smoked one cigarette after another, and he grew more and more impatient.
Over the past four years, he had been accustomed to Dorothy’s presence. Every time he came home, she would welcome him with a smile on her face and tried her best to serve him. However, that day, she left without any trace, and this was the first time it occurred. He was very furious, and he could feel the anxiety in his heart. No matter how many cigarettes he smoked, he couldn’t put out his anger.
He pursed his thin lips into a sharp straight line, picked up his handphone, and began to contact the person in charge of the police station in this area.
…
At the same time, Dorothy got into Juelz’s car, left his luxurious villa, and hurried to a hotel nearby.
Juelz suddenly changed his mind after receiving Germaine’s phone call.
Germaine would usually call him when she got drunk in the bar in the middle of the night and needed someone to drive her home. But, it had never happened at seven o’clock in the morning.
Therefore, Juelz was sure that Credence must have found Germaine and threatened her to call him.
For a moment, Juelz was anxious. He quickly told Dorothy that Credence was coming, and they had to move their location as fast as they could.
“Juelz, I’ll do whatever you tell me to.”
Dorothy did not want to see Credence at all. She nodded at once and agreed with Juelz’s suggestion.
Credence had exhausted her of her passion and affection towards him. She had given up on him completely.
To avoid attracting attention, Juelz picked the most inconspicuous black car in the garage. After helping Dorothy into the car, he quickly drove to the hotel that he had reserved on an app.
In the car, Juelz turned his face to Dorothy and smiled proudly, “You can rest assured that as long as I’m here, Credence will never find you.”
Looking at Juelz’s good-tempered handsome face, Dorothy felt a surge of warmth in her heart. Her slender index finger pointed at a city on the map of her phone cover. She did not laugh but said in a soft tone, “Juelz, let’s not go to the hotel.
“The world is so huge. I want to explore this place. It’ll be the first stop!”
When she arrived in the new city, she would change her sim card so that her location would not be detected. No matter how powerful he was, he would not be able to find her.