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.

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

ground, Gwendolyn held on to the hope that Cedrick would bring a

its crumbly texture beneath her feet. Occasionally,

considering her plan and what awaited her

and Swain alighted the vehicle, the former received a call before they could

cop he had assigned to stand

Realizing that something was wrong, he answered the call without

of a severe altercation in the ward. Mrs. Jenson is

heart skipped a beat as his attention was immediately

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

footage, and we should receive an update shortly. Furthermore, I’ve assigned two nurses to search the ladies’ room to determine if Mrs. Jenson is still within the premises,” the cop

he forced himself to

harm to befall her. It hasn’t been very long

entire hospital. Inform the director that I will shut down this facility if

daylight. The commotion was anything but subtle, so

assigned to 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 being an inside job. Thus,

must get to the bottom of

plain-clothed officers to stay put and keep their identities concealed and to instead have

up, he ordered Swain, “I’m leaving the investigation of the milk powder incident

will organize reinforcements from the Federal Bureau

turned away from the

been idle on his way back to the hospital. Using the hands-free Bluetooth device in the car, he called

needed to be placed in the care of someone familiar and trustworthy. After much deliberation, Cedrick decided to trouble the young child’s

the phone, Charles sensed that something was amiss. “Isn’t Gwen supposed to be taking

drove while wearing a

“Did something happen to Gwen? Tell me. I’m worried sick about the incident with the milk

truth. “Gwen is missing. We are currently reviewing the surveillance footage, but if she has left the hospital, I fear it

the line. When Charles finally spoke, his voice had turned grave. “Where are you right now?” he asked with concern. “Have

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