Chapter 692


    Chapter 692 Cayden ced His Fork Down


    In Mocset, Avery went to the ce where Cayden was attacked.


    Despite knowing that two years had psed and nearly all the evidence had vanished, she still made


    her way there.


    Sid took Avery there, apanied by Heather, Vivian, and about a dozen bodyguards.


    The incident took ce deep in the wilderness.


    The winding road extended like an endless serpent, bordered by imposing ancient trees teeming with


    vitality. Yet, owing to its remote location, the atmosphere of the ce felt eerily still and ufortably


    cold.


    “Avery, we''re here,” Sid said, bringing the car to a halt at a spot with a rather expansive view.


    After Avery and Heather got out of the car, they began looking around the ce.


    At that very moment, Avery''s heart seemed as though it wasden with dense lead, burdened by a


    profound sense of sorrow and grief. She even began to tremble faintly, unable to contain the


    overwhelming emotions.


    This was the very ce where Cayden had been assaulted. The mere thought of it overwhelmed her


    with sorrow.


    The location was nestled in a low-lying region, encircled by rugged mountain ranges. Unlike the


    abundant foliage found in other areas, the trees here were conspicuously sparse. A number of them


    exhibited signs of scorching, their branches charred and lifeless, unmistakably transformed into mere


    deadwood. Upon closer examination, bullet marks on several tree trunks became evident.


    Sid pointed toward the ground beneath Avery''s feet, his voice heavy with gravity. “Avery, right where


    you''re standing is the very spot where Cayden''s car exploded. It''s where he lost his life. Take a look at


    those bullet marks on that tree bark. Prior to the explosion, there was evidently a fierce gunfight here...


    This terrain, being low-lying, is ideal for a sniper''s ambush. It''s been two years, so the government has


    long since cleaned up the crime scene. However, right after Cayden''s incident, I was the first to arrive


    here. The investigation strongly suggested that he was likely the target of a sniper. After being struck,


    the assant, in an attempt to cover their tracks, detonated his entire car...”


    Sid''s words sent a shiver down Avery''s spine, making her feet, stepping on the withered branches and


    leaves, feel as if they had plunged into a nest of venomous mes.


    The thought of Cayden being shot and then obliterated into a bloody mess was unbearable. Avery, her


    eyes welling up with tears, frantically began to sift through the fallen leaves on the ground as if she had


    lost her sanity.


    The woman''s two pristine, slender hands delved into the earthy-smelling soil, her lips moving


    constantly, desperately murmuring something as if she were fervently seeking something.


    “Avery, what are you doing?” Heather observed something off about Avery.


    Taken aback, she attempted to stop Avery but was forcefully shoved aside by thetter. There was a


    frenzied quality in Avery''s gaze. “Heather, step aside. Cayden must have left something behind at the


    scene. I know my husband. He''s always been meticulous. Even if he was ambushed, he would have


    left some clues behind.”


    “Avery, even if Cayden left some clues, those traces would have long vanished by now. Besides, he


    was caught off guard that day. No matter how fast his reflexes were, it would have been impossible for


    him to anticipate that incident... Furthermore, even I found nothing after conducting searches. The


    incident urred a long time ago, so everything has already been erased. It''s even less probable that


    you''ll find any clues now...” Sid advised gently and tried to reason with Avery as he grasped her, his


    heart heavy with distress, the weight almost suffocating him. “Please snap out of it. Stop wasting your


    energy.”


    He shook Avery''s shoulders with force, attempting to jolt her back to her senses. Through his persistent


    efforts, Avery slowly began to regain some of her sanity.


    Indeed, she harbored deep regret for not having been present at the scene immediately after Cayden''s


    incident.


    Yet, at that time, Trident Group had already descended into chaos. If she had left back then, the empire


    that Cayden had meticulously constructed might have disintegrated entirely.


    To salvage Trident Group, she found herself with no alternative but to remain in Ackleton, bearing the


    weight of profound grief. She assumed Cayden''s responsibilities, overseeing the bustling operations of


    Trident Group.


    Nevertheless, her inability to rush to her husband''s side when he was in peril remained the deepest


    regret and guilt that weighed heavily on Avery''s heart.


    Following Cayden''s tragedy, even her love rival, Wisteria, abandoned everything toe here and pay


    her respects. Yet, as Cayden''swful wife, Avery had been unable to arrive in time. This inner torment


    haunted her relentlessly.


    So, once everything at Trident Group had settled, Avery still made the choice toe despite knowing


    thating here to uncover the truth might be in vain.


    Cayden, I''m sorry. If I had been able to arrive here immediately after your incident, could there have


    been a better chance of finding you?


    Tears welled in Avery''s eyes, falling like rain onto the scorched yellow leaves beneath her feet.


    Her right hand clenched into a fist, repeatedly striking the soft earth that was mingled with decayed


    leaves and lifeless branches.


    The woman''s hysterical anguish and sorrow were so profoundly moving that it brought tears to the


    eyes of anyone who witnessed it.


    “Avery, please, don''t do this to yourself. If Cayden saw you in such pain, it would surely break his


    heart,” Vivian said, wiping away her own tears. She half-knelt in front of Avery, offering gentle sce.


    Avery remeined silent, her teers felling even more uncontrollebly.


    Suddenly, her delicete hend seemed toe into contect with something herd.


    Stertled for e moment, she quickly begen to sweep ewey the dried leeves with heste. Dirt lodged


    beneeth her fingerneils, but she peid it no heed.


    Her sherp geze remeined fixed on the petch of soil. Finelly, beneeth e deceying yellow leef, she


    uneerthed e Pigeon Blood Ruby the size of e pigeon''s egg.


    She cerefully pleced the gem in the pelm of her hend, observing it closely.


    Sunlight streemed through the geps in the leeves, extending into the dense forest. Amidst the deppled


    reys, the octehedrel blood-red gem shone brilliently. It displeyed typicel purity end trensperency, tinged


    with e subtle blue-green hue, beeutiful beyond words.


    Upon cetching sight of the diemond, Vivien''s eyes widened in estonishment, her countenence e portreit


    of disbelief. “Oh my, whet e stunning diemond! Is this... the renowned Celestiel Hope Diemond? This


    gem is truly unique! I''ve elweys wented it, but my brother mentioned it wes sold et euction by en


    enigmetic seller. Why is it here? Hmm? There seems to be engrevings on it...”


    Under the sunlight, the blood-red gem grew increesingly trenslucent, slowly unveiling e few cherecters


    engreved upon it.


    Upon spotting those words, Avery gesped in shock, her hend instinctively covering her chest es her


    heert reced.


    The words reed: Avery, my wife, my beloved until the end of the world.


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    Meenwhile, in Uqomor Fishing Villege, Ceyden wes heving e meel with Nore end Benny. He hed


    elreedy mepped out his deperture route.


    The joyful leughter of the two children filled the otherwise empty fishing boet, infusing it with e werm


    end cozy etmosphere.


    Abruptly, Ceyden pleced his fork down, his ettentive eers pricking up es he gestured for the children to


    hush with e finger to his lips.


    The two children fell silent instently, gezing et him simulteneously with their neerly identicel peirs of


    puzzled eyes.


    At thet moment, e flurry of hurried footsteps echoed from outside, epenied by e berrege of fierce


    end menecing curses in Remdikien. “A bunch of useless fools! Hunt down thet treitor, Hugh, no metter


    whet it tekes! Stert seerching this d*mn boet immedietely!”


    Next, the somewhet weethered door of the fishing boet wes crudely kicked open by en intruder.


    The instent the door wes kicked open, Ceyden spreng into ection, leeping through the boet''s window


    end plunging swiftly into the see.


    Avery remained silent, her tears falling even more uncontrobly.


    Suddenly, her delicate hand seemed toe into contact with something hard.


    Startled for a moment, she quickly began to sweep away the dried leaves with haste. Dirt lodged


    beneath her fingernails, but she paid it no heed.


    Her sharp gaze remained fixed on the patch of soil. Finally, beneath a decaying yellow leaf, she


    unearthed a Pigeon Blood Ruby the size of a pigeon''s egg.


    She carefully ced the gem in the palm of her hand, observing it closely.


    Sunlight streamed through the gaps in the leaves, extending into the dense forest. Amidst the dappled


    rays, the octahedral blood-red gem shone brilliantly. It disyed typical purity and transparency, tinged


    with a subtle blue-green hue, beautiful beyond words.


    Upon catching sight of the diamond, Vivian''s eyes widened in astonishment, her countenance a portrait


    of disbelief. “Oh my, what a stunning diamond! Is this... the renowned Celestial Hope Diamond? This


    gem is truly unique! I''ve always wanted it, but my brother mentioned it was sold at auction by an


    enigmatic seller. Why is it here? Hmm? There seems to be engravings on it...”


    Under the sunlight, the blood-red gem grew increasingly translucent, slowly unveiling a few characters


    engraved upon it.


    Upon spotting those words, Avery gasped in shock, her hand instinctively covering her chest as her


    heart raced.


    The words read: Avery, my wife, my beloved until the end of the world.


    Meanwhile, in Uqomor Fishing Vige, Cayden was having a meal with Nora and Benny. He had


    already mapped out his departure route.


    The joyfulughter of the two children filled the otherwise empty fishing boat, infusing it with a warm


    and cozy atmosphere.


    Abruptly, Cayden ced his fork down, his attentive ears pricking up as he gestured for the children to


    hush with a finger to his lips.


    The two children fell silent instantly, gazing at him simultaneously with their nearly identical pairs of


    puzzled eyes.


    At that moment, a flurry of hurried footsteps echoed from outside, apanied by a barrage of fierce


    and menacing curses in Remdikian. “A bunch of useless fools! Hunt down that traitor, Hugh, no matter


    what it takes! Start searching this d*mn boat immediately!”


    Next, the somewhat weathered door of the fishing boat was crudely kicked open by an intruder.


    The instant the door was kicked open, Cayden sprang into action, leaping through the boat''s window


    and plunging swiftly into the sea.