My Billionaire Ex-Husband Chase Me Back - Chapter 498

Chapter 498: Is He Dead?
“And you? What’s your name?” Geoffrey asked once more.

The man looks at Tristan with his disgusted smile, slowly framing his lips.

“You don’t seem to recognize me, Tristan Sinclair… argh…” A long groan escaped the man’s lips as the man behind him kicked him hard in the back, causing him to be pushed forward. His unbalanced legs made him stagger and ultimately fall.

“You have to answer. Don’t lie. And don’t fucking ask back!” Geoffrey said coldly after kicking him hard. He saw that the man had now fallen to the ground with his face kissed on the stone road.

After the man’s long groan in pain, no words could be heard from him anymore. He didn’t even move.

Worried that he had kicked him so hard, Geoffrey hurried over and crouched down to examine the man, who was now motionless on the ground.

“Master, apologize I kicked him so hard. He will probably fall into a coma and die now—” he turns on his cell phone flashlight and directs it to the man’s face.

Tristan was speechless. This man was so weak that even his wife, Bella, was probably stronger than him.

“No need to apologize. This man calls himself a gangster leader. But he is so brainless and weak. How can a light kick make him die?”

Tristan’s words weren’t enough to relieve Geoffrey, as he didn’t want the man to die. Regardless of the man’s identity, he is too vital for his master and Owen to capture him alive. This wicked man would be useless if death.

When Geoffrey saw dark, fresh blood pooling near the man’s mouth, worry gripped him. He immediately placed his index finger near the man’s ear to check his pulse. After a few seconds, a relieved smile appeared on his lips as he stood up to report to Tristan.

“He’s not dead or in a coma, Master, but only fainted.”

“I can’t believe he’s so incredibly weak for a bad guy his age. If Bella kicked him with all her full power, he might die,” Tristan shook his head, amused, looking at the feeble gangster on the ground.

“You are right, master; this so-called gangster is way too weak. I only used a small fraction of my strength. If your little Dax kicked him like I did, he might faint too,” Geoffrey said.

Tristan gave a proud father smile, hearing Geoffrey praise his son’s strength.

***

While in the Villa.

Owen, Reid, and several people hurried to follow the route of the fleeing Dark Skull members. However, in the middle, they meet two men who had previously pursued the fleeing man.

“Did you guys fail to catch him?” Reid asked when he saw them return as the only ones.

“Yes, sir. Sorry for that. He vanished behind the villa, and we couldn’t find where he actually went. We canvassed several directions from the last point we saw him but found nothing. When we asked the guard stationed at the back entrance, they said they had not seen anyone passing the gate.”

“I think there is a hidden path somewhere around here,” Owen says. “Where was the last place you saw him?”

“Over there, sir.”

Owen and Reid asked the two men to return to help the others in the villa while they advanced to check for the hidden path.

Reid followed Owen’s lead and communicated with Max in the control room to guide them through the blind spot route. He believed the hidden door leading outside the villa must be in the blind spot of any CCTVs in the area.

Before long,

Reid suddenly remembered something after a few minutes of searching in the dark. It’s about the map that caught Tristan’s attention—an abandoned gate in the backyard a few meters from the main building.

“Damn it! How could I forget?” Reid stopped in his tracks and looked at Owen, who happened to look at him.

“Forget about what?”

“Boss Tristan. Earlier, he asked about the old entry gate.”

“An old entry gate?”

“Yeah, he was asking me about the old entry gate,” Reid said without explaining more details as he dashed to the gate. He couldn’t believe he had forgotten about the path; earlier, he thought nothing suspicious about it.

After a few more minutes, they arrived. The place was indeed a dead end. The thick concrete wall overlapped the old iron door, and no CCTV was installed to cover its area.

“I don’t like this place. This place is suspicious,” Owen said as he tried to find something. Afterward, he asked his people to scatter and check for anything suspicious.

Owen also asked a few of his men at the back gate to check the location from outside. Although it would take time for them to reach, at least someone could pursue the person who had escaped.

“Max, are you there?” Reid contacted Max again.

“Yeah!?”

“Can you please contact Boss Tristan!”

“They’ve turned off their communication device. Their live video feed is also off. I’m not sure whether they are now far from my radar or if they deliberately turned it off,” Max explained.

“What the heck, Max? How could that be?”

“If only I knew the answer, I would tell you, man!” Max took a deep sigh.

“And why do you sound helpless? Call his cell phone then.”

“He left his cell phone in the car.”

“How about Geoffrey?”

“Geoffrey was with him the last time I saw Boss Tristan. But Geoffrey’s cell phone can’t be reached,” Max answered helplessly. He had already tried to contact them but failed. He now felt worried because the Dark Skull leader, who had escaped, could harm Tristan. His boss was alone with Geoffrey; they brought no guards with them.

Max and Reid were both worried because they had lost contact with Tristan and Geoffrey.

“Max, send a few men to their last location. I will also try to reach them,” Reid instructed.

“What’s going on?” Owen asked, pulling Reid away from his concerns.

“We lost contact with Tristan and Geoffrey. I will try to reach them through the back gate. I’m worried something might happen to them,” Reid admitted, unable to conceal his anxiety, which made Owen smile.

“You really don’t know who Geoffrey is, do you? Don’t worry. As long as Tristan is with him, nothing dangerous or terrible can happen to Tristan. You can trust me,” Owen assured him, but then his voice grew faint as he recalled something.