Silly Bride

Chapter 305

only ring when she was in the office. Furthermore, all the calls would be filtered by the secretary’s office first.It was quite rare for both of her phones to ring simultaneously.Just when she was about to answer the call, someone pounded on her office door abruptly.As the knocks sounded extremely urgent, Winnie immediately responded, “Come in!”Jasmine and a security guard rushed in instantly.“Bad news, Ms. Garland!” reported Jasmine anxiously, her brows knitted in a frown. “Something happened downstairs.”“What happened? Be clear.”Jasmine took a tablet from the security guard’s hands and played a video for Winnie. “A man held our receptionist hostage. Look.” “Why?” Winnie grabbed the tablet and asked, “Have you called the police?”“Not yet. He said that he’ll kill the hostage if we called the police. He has already disconnected the receptionist’s phone.”The man in the video was in black and wearing a black cap too.The cap was pulled over his face, concealing it when viewed from the surveillance cameras.However, Winnie noticed that he shielded the receptionist’s neck with his thumb even when wielding the knife. Since it seemed like he did not have the intention to harm the receptionist, she guessed that he had other motives.She asked Jasmine, “What does he want? Did he ask for anything?”“Yeah!” Jasmine stared at Winnie worriedly and replied, “He said that he’s looking for you. Since his clothes were so disheveled and he did not have an appointment, the receptionist refused to let him come up. He continued to be insistent, so the receptionist summoned the security guards over. In a fit of panic, he whipped out a knife and took her hostage.”“Looking for me? Are you sure?”“Yes!”“Okay, I’ll go down.”“Wait, Winnie!” Lisanne pulled