Silly Bride

Chapter 305

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 her back. Taking in a deep breath, she said, “Don’t go. What if he’s Harold?”“He’s definitely not Harold,” affirmed Winnie. “He’s quite skinny and Harold’s much bigger.”“Are you sure? Is it possible that you didn’t recognize him because of the surveillance footage’s angle?”“No way. Harold’s figure is quite similar to Xavier’s. There’s no way I’ll be mistaken.”Lisanne was still worried. “Let’s observe how things go first. Why don’t we call the police first?”“Yeah, Ms. Garland,” agreed Jasmine. “Let’s call the police.”Thinking that it was necessary to call the police, Winnie nodded. Just when she was about to speak, she caught a glimpse of a circular scar on the man’s hand.It was an injury caused by a cigarette burn. If her memory did not fail her, Mason had a similar scar on his hand too.She immediately changed her mind. “Don’t call the police first. I know that man.”Then, she turned her head around and told Lisanne, “Wait here for me. I’ll be back soon.”She instructed Jasmine, “Follow me down with the security guard.”“But Ms. Garland…” Jasmine asked anxiously, “Are we really not calling the police?”“No!”Two minutes later, Winnie, Jasmine, and the security guard arrived at the lobby on the ground floor.As it was