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.

corner, she would slacken her grip ever so slightly and drop off some

held on to the

evident that she was treading upon bare earth when she felt its crumbly texture beneath her feet. Occasionally, the

contemplated solemnly, considering her plan and what

call before

assigned

Realizing that something was wrong,

the ward. Mrs. Jenson is missing, and Mr. Benedict was found placed in a

his attention was immediately caught by the news of his wife’s

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

Furthermore, I’ve assigned two nurses to search the ladies’ room to

as he forced

easy for any harm to befall her. It hasn’t been very long since she went missing, so she should still be

will shut down this

in broad daylight. The commotion

The occurrence of something like this indicated the possibility of it being an inside job. Thus, it dawned on

must get to the bottom

within him, he ordered the plain-clothed officers to stay put and keep their identities concealed and to instead have the hospital’s security team seal off

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

from the Federal Bureau of Investigation

car keys from Swain, turned away from the

to the hospital. Using the hands-free

care of someone familiar and trustworthy. After much deliberation, Cedrick decided to trouble

did not explain the situation over the phone, Charles sensed that something was amiss. “Isn’t

Cedrick drove while wearing a stern

happen to Gwen? Tell me.

for a moment before revealing the truth. “Gwen is missing. We are currently reviewing the surveillance footage, but if she has left the

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

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