Divorce Me Before Death Takes Me, CEO novel Chapter 323

Chapter 323

“Got it. I’ll keep up, I responded.

From the backseat, Astrid shouted at Adrian beside her. “I’m just here for my friend’s cat! Give Snow back and I’ll shut up!”

I checked the rearview mirror, seeing Astrid’s angry face and Adrian’s stiff profile.

“I know your wife’s missing and you’re worried, but – Astrid continued.

The radio crackled. “Miss Hayes, everything okay there?” Michael asked, obviously hearing the commotion.

“We’re fine. No major problems,” I assured him.

At least Astrid’s staying within bounds, I thought. Making noise about the cat but not interfering with the search.

Adrian shifted in his seat. “Miss Wilson, I’ve said this already – I’m not giving Snow to anyone but her rightful owner.”

His eyes narrowed. “Parker’s not even bothering me about the cat anymore. What gives you the right?”

“I’m the cat owner’s best friend!” Astrid snapped. “And I’ve said what I need to say.”

“If you don’t return Snow today, I’m not leaving. You find your wife, I follow you home. You sleep at the hotel, I camp outside your door. I’ll keep this up until you hand over that cat!”

Adrian rubbed his face, clearly frustrated, then adjusted the radio.

“The vehicle ahead is likely the kidnapper’s. Everyone be careful,” he commanded.

“Yes!” the security team responded in unison.

I stopped behind the lead SUVs as they surrounded a beat-up panel van. Security approached with guns drawn.

I got out and saw a man on the ground, several weapons pointed at him. His face was bloody, terror evident in his eyes.

Adrian walked over, kicked the man’s face, and grabbed his hair.

‘Where have you hidden Evelyn?” he demanded, voice frighteningly calm.

The man’s eyes widened before he laughed maniacally and pointed at me. “Looking for your wife? Too bad, she ran off with her fiancé!”

Adrian’s grip tightened, but the man kept taunting.

“You two – one looking for his fiancée, one for his wife? I drugged them both. They slept together in my truck!”

“After that, they realized they were each other’s true love and eloped!” the man continued gleefully. “You’ve both been dumped! Why look for them? You two should hook up instead…”

Adrian’s fist connected with the man’s face. “Stop lying. Where are they?”

“They eloped!” the man insisted through bloody teeth.

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Chapter 323

At Michael’s signal, a security member kicked the man’s back. He howled but maintained his defiance.

“Let’s see how many teeth you have left,” Adrian said, striking him again. “After I knock them all out, will you tell the truth?”

The man spat blood, his earlier bravado gone.

“I’ll tell you!” he begged. “They escaped into the forest! I saw them go in but was afraid of wild animals, so I came back!”

Adrian released him, wiping blood from his hands with a tissue. “Did you hear?”

I nodded, still processing what I’d witnessed. “I heard. Let’s check the forest.”

After what Adrian just did, that man definitely isn’t lying.

Michael organized the team. “Two stay with him. The rest follow me!”

Adrian tossed away the bloodied tissue and looked toward Astrid and me. “Let’s go too.”

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