Chapter 498

Daniela passed the phone over.

Cedric took a quick look before his brows knitted tightly.

Lillian leaned in for a peek. "It's an unrecognized number."

Daniela stated, "It's Alexander."

Everyone else in the car stiffened.

Daniela went on, "He underwent plastic surgery. His face is identical to Cedric's now."

Cedric grasped it at once. "That report from before!No wonder Richard said Alexander vanished. He was getting surgery."

Lillian, still confused, blurted, "Why would he make himself look like Cedric?"

Cedric skimmed the phone number, passed the device back to Daniela, and smirked, reclining lazily in his seat. "Obviously, because I'm irresistible."

Daniela studied Cedric's carefree attitude and smiled faintly.

He was even bolder than she thought.

Once home, Daniela headed for a shower. Cedric eyed the bathroom door, grabbed his phone, and stepped onto the rooftop to make a call.

"Mose, find out who owns this number. Track Alexander's mnovements. And assign a team to guard my wife."

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The voice on the other end responded sharply,"Understood!"

Cedric ended the call.

Daniela's phone rang from the bathroom. Russell was calling.

"Daniela, Joyce didn't contract us to abduct Cedric.

She paid Lone Wolf, offering 800 million dollars." Daniela hesitated briefly. "Did Lone Wolf take the job?"

Russell confirmed, "Yes."

Daniela questioned, "Didn't you inform their leader that Cedric is one of us?"

Russell laughed, "Daniela, you forgot. Lone Wolf's leader changed five years ago and we don't know the current one. Now they're openly our rivals. Should we take action?"

Daniela showed little concern. "Just ensure Cedric's safety. Nothing else matters."

Russell agreed. "Right, 800 million is small change.But wasn't there talk of Lone Wolf disbanding? Why are they back in business? Feels odd."

Daniela ordered, "Investigate it."

After a brief pause, she added, "Investigate the new leader of Lone Wolf. Identify who they are."

After Russell ended the call, Daniela received a message from Lillian. "Come downstairs after your shower."

Fresh from her shower, Daniela spotted Cedric waiting on the bed.

Cedric was eager for a child, but Daniela slippoed on a coat, smiling. "Lillian needs me for something.I'll be back in thirty minutes."

Cedric could only wait.

Daniela, slightly confused, approached Lillian."What's going on? I only have thirty minutes."

Lillian hesitated for a moment before saying, "Don't spoil Cedric too much. He'll become impossible to _handle. Once you have a child, he'll never let you out of his sight!"

Daniela chuckled, unfazed. "What is it?"

Lillian informed her, "A group of people have been staying around the villa."

Daniela looked at Lillian.

Lillian added, "I spotted someone familiar, Mose from Lone Wolf."

Daniela inquired, "Why are they here? Ah, I get it...They accepted the contract-eight hundred million to abduct Cedric."

Lillian's eyes widened. "Who's throwing around that kind of money?"

Kidnapping wasn't murder. This was about claiming Cedric.

Lillian gestured upstairs. "Does he know?"

Daniela didn't even glance up. "It's minor. No need to inform him."

Lillian smirked knowingly. "Someone spent eight hundred million just to snatch Cedric. That's some serious devotion. Looks like you have competition!"

Daniela remained indifferent. "Not many can afford that kind of money. I'll find out who."

A sum like that wouldn't go unnoticed in the banking system. Daniela reached for a laptop and started typing.

From the corner of her eye, she noticed someone descending the stairs.

Cedric stood on the staircase, gazing at her with feigned sadness. "Your thirty minutes are up."

Daniela sighed, handing the laptop to Ryan. "You take over the search."

Lillian folded her arms, mildly irritated at how Daniela indulged Cedric. She remarked pointedly, "Daniela's busy. Cedric, maybe be a little considerate?"

Cedric's chest swelled with pride as Daniela ascended the stairs."Why would I?"