Though Gwendolyn’s mouth was stuffed and the blindfold was still over her eyes, she heard the report clearly.

She let out a small sigh of relief, although her heart skipped a beat at the thought of Benedict hiding in the ward’s closet.

Silently, she hoped that the guards Cedrick had sent would soon notice the unusual situation in the ward, retrieve Benedict from the closet, and ensure his safety.

As the van drove on, Gwendolyn tapped her fingers and calmly estimated the duration of the journey.

Throughout the journey, the men did not speak, displaying exceptional discipline and cohesion.

Gwendolyn could not help feeling even more curious about their employer.

After approximately forty minutes, the van stopped. The men removed the rag in Gwendolyn’s mouth and dragged her out of the vehicle.

Gwendolyn expressed her displeasure, reprimanding them in a low voice, “Show some respect to a lady. Haven’t you been taught to be gentle and considerate?”

The men were taken aback.

These days, it seems like the hostages are becoming more arrogant than the kidnappers themselves.

“Your fate is in our hands, you know. You should be more polite.”

Gwendolyn remained fearless, her voice calm yet icy. “You’ve taken me as a hostage to leverage something from Cedrick, and he will be furious if I suffer even the slightest harm. I believe you understand the consequences better than I do. You should treat a hostage like me with care, as you would handle fragile cargo. Do you understand?”

Although she was blindfolded and bound, stripped of her freedom, her commanding presence remained intact, leaving the men in suits astonished.

The men, being subordinates unaware of their employer’s intentions, decided it was safer to comply with Gwendolyn’s instructions and handle her with care.

“Let’s go, Ms. Harris.”

With the help of two men, Gwendolyn started forward. Though she could not see the route ahead, her hands, bound behind her back, were not idle.

Before coming here, she had grabbed a handful of Benedict’s milk powder.

would slacken her grip ever so slightly and drop off

held on to the hope that Cedrick would bring a search dog to track her down once

its crumbly texture beneath her feet. Occasionally, the sound of snapping branches accompanied her steps, indicating that she was being

her plan and what

a call before they could even enter the Federal Bureau

had assigned to stand guard at the

something was wrong, he answered the

the line reported, “Mr. Jenson, something has happened. There are clear signs of a severe altercation in the ward. Mrs. Jenson is

a beat as his attention was immediately caught

layer of frost settled upon his chiseled features, and his dark eyes gleamed with a menacing intensity. “Review the surveillance footage immediately.

we should receive an update shortly. Furthermore, I’ve assigned two nurses to search the ladies’ room to determine if Mrs. Jenson

clenched as he forced

wouldn’t be easy for any harm to befall her. It

entire hospital. Inform the director that I will shut down this facility if any harm comes to

broke into a baby’s ward to pick a fight in broad daylight. The commotion was anything

protect Gwendolyn, Grand Valley Hospital had a sterling reputation for having top-notch security. The occurrence of something like this indicated the possibility of it

to the bottom

put and keep their identities concealed and

ordered Swain, “I’m leaving the investigation of the milk powder incident to you. I’m heading back to the

Boss. I will organize reinforcements from the Federal Bureau of

from Swain, turned away from the building’s entrance, and got into the car before

his way back to the hospital. Using

placed in the care of someone familiar and trustworthy. After much

the situation over the phone, Charles sensed that something was amiss. “Isn’t Gwen supposed to be taking care of Benny in the hospital? Why do you

drove while wearing a stern expression and did

asked at once, “Did something happen to Gwen? Tell me. I’m worried

missing. We are currently reviewing the surveillance

had turned grave. “Where are you right now?” he

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