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Chapter 65 Ashley's Ex-Husband

He nodded.

Hearing him say this, I was actually energized. I immediately called Cory, asking him to talk to the police station. Perhaps we could look in the mental hospital in River City."

Cory was probably already asleep. Upon hearing my voice, it took him a moment to react, then he nodded repeatedly in response.

After hanging up the phone, I turned to Alexander and said, "Thanks." If he hadn't reminded me, I wouldn't have thought of this connection.

He chuckled, looking at me and said, "No need to thank me, I just felt sorry for you, I couldn't help it."

I...

This person really was... loose-lipped.

The next day.

Since there was no news from Thomas and Ryan, I could only wait in the Conner Group.

When Rachel called, I was still daydreaming. I answered the phone in a daze, and she said anxiously from the other end, "Tabatha, come quickly to the Fine Dining on Cloud Road. I've seen something incredible, hurry up and come over."

I hadn't been resting well these past few days, the center of my forehead throbbing painfully. Pinching my brow, I said into the phone, "What's the big deal?"

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"Tsk, you'll know when you get here, hurry up." She urged impatiently. Unable to resist her, I agreed.

I got up, grabbed my coat, and prepared to leave. At the office door, I ran into Cory. Seeing that I was about to leave, Cory looked at me and asked, "Where is Ms. Conner going?" "Something came up, I had to step out for a bit."

He nodded, looking at me and said, "The police checked several mental hospitals overnight last night, but they didn't find anyone named Abagail. However, they did find out that Ryan seemed to have been to a mental hospital in the south of the city before, but there was no woman named Abagail there, and Ryan had never admitted a woman there."

Why did Ryan go to the mental hospital if he didn't send it in?

I responded with a nod, looking at Cory, "Cory, send me the address of the mental hospital in the south of the city."

He nodded, and I hurried out the door, not saying anything more.

The Fine Dining

I had just parked the car when Rachel pulled me into this restaurant. The restaurant was split into two levels, with a beautiful and traditional ambiance. Rachel led me up to the second floor. Seeing her in such a frantic state, I couldn't help but ask, "What on earth is going on?"

She pulled me aside, whispering, "Guess who I just saw? Ashley and a man."

"Man?" I couldn't help but twitch the corner of my mouth, "What

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man?"

She glanced at the innermost box by the corridor and said, "I just heard the assistant next to that man calling him 'Mr. Boone', do you think it could be..."

"Henry Boone?" I paused for a moment, unable to help but blurt out.

Rachel nodded, "I think it's pretty close."

Henry was Ashley's ex-husband, a prominent figure in River City back in the day. At a young age, he became the top authority in River City's government. However, money and power often act as a death knell for many, and human nature is such that the higher one stands, the greater their ambition, and the more ruthless their actions.

During his years in River City, Henry was swarmed by countless women and wealth, but disaster also came hurtling towards him.

Three years ago, Ashley married Henry at the height of his fame, and among many women, she became Henry's legitimate wife. However, it was from that time that Henry fell from grace in less than a year, fleeing abroad with the money he had plundered from the people.

Thus, Ashley also followed him abroad.

The incident involving Henry in that year shocked the entire country. After all, the greed and ruthiness of a top leader could bring about too much harm. After the investigation was completed that year, the news media reported that there were dozens of lives on Henry's hands. As for the women he had slept with, they were countless.

Such a person, who did not die under the bullets of the motherland, was truly a regret for the people of River City,

Originally, it was thought that he had fled and would not have the courage to return. Unexpectedly, he now has the nerve to come back.

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Thinking of this, my first reaction was to call the police, but Rachel stopped me. She pulled me into a private room and whispered. "I noticed earlier that the bodyguards around him all have guns. Let's observe the situation first. They are so blatant, I'm afraid there are more people around. But what I'm more curious about now is, what does he want with Ashley?"

I pursed my lips, then said, "After all, they were husband and wife, it's not strange that he's looking for Ashley." What I was more curious about was, what was Henry doing back in the country?

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