Once a Doormat, Now Untouchable

Chapter 596

On the phone, a mechanical female voice announced that the device was powered off. Marcus' unease surfaced at once.

"Was that Mr. Hampton?"

"Yes." Julian's chest tightened. His expression darkened as he put his phone away and turned to Alan.

"Something may have happened to Sydney. I need to find her immediately. I'll leave a few bodyguards here. If anything happens, you can-"

"All right, all right," Alan cut him off, no less anxious. "! don't need you worrying about me. Go find Sydney. Now." She was still pregnant. Nothing could happen to her.

Regret crept in as Alan wondered if he should have stopped Sydney earlier, if he should have kept her from leaving at all. Marcus looked at Julian. "I'l go with you. Another person means more help."

"I don't lack manpower." Julian refused without hesitation.

"You stay here with Alan and confirm whether the antidote is safe." With that, he strode away with Elliot, not slowing for even a second. The moment they left the ward, the pressure around Julian intensified.

he asked, "Have

checking." Elliot felt

minute or two had passed. Even at peak efficiency, there were limits. His heart raced all the same. He feared that Sydney truly had been hurt. Those around Julian cared deeply for her. In many ways, Sydney had grown up right in front of them. When she was little, who. had not carried her, soothed her, or picked her up from school?

for the elevator. He took the emergency stairwell and headed straight for the

Julian's grim face, and nearly froze. He

"Pull up the footage from the

on the

hurrying out of the inpatient building toward the hospital entrance. The hospital's surveillance system had almost no blind

she got into a black Maybach with the license plate

from Julian. His

cameras. Find

into the car, and said sharply, "Go to

slicing through traffic. Updates came in along the way. Elliot reported, "Mr. Sterling, the car Ms.Wilson entered headed toward the Hampton estate. Once it crossed into Hampton territory, we lost access

the same security level as Hampton Corp. Their hackers would need more time to break through. Elliot continued, "However, after entering Hampton territory, the car never came back out. Every intersection has been checked. Ms. Wilson is