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.

so, or when she turned a corner, she would slacken her

the milk powder was incredibly light and prone to dispersing in the slightest breeze before reaching the ground, Gwendolyn held on to the hope that Cedrick would bring a search dog to track her

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

plan and what awaited

received a call before they could

assigned to stand guard at the

frowned. Realizing that something was wrong, he

in the ward. Mrs. Jenson is missing, and Mr. Benedict was found placed in a closet. He was crying loudly, possibly due

his attention was

chiseled features, and his dark eyes gleamed with a menacing intensity. “Review the surveillance footage immediately. Find

someone to review the hospital’s surveillance 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

as he forced himself to

easy for any harm to befall her. It hasn’t been very

the director that I will shut down this

fight in broad daylight. The commotion was anything but subtle,

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

get to the bottom of

panic 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

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

said, “Understood, Boss. I will organize reinforcements from the Federal Bureau of Investigation

car keys from Swain, turned away

had not been idle on his way back to the hospital. Using the hands-free Bluetooth

someone familiar and trustworthy. After much deliberation,

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

on the steering wheel, Cedrick drove while wearing

happen to Gwen? Tell me. I’m worried

currently reviewing the surveillance footage, but if

had turned grave. “Where are you right now?” he asked with concern. “Have

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