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.

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

breeze before reaching the ground, Gwendolyn held on to the hope that Cedrick

when she felt its crumbly texture beneath her feet. Occasionally, the

her plan and what awaited

alighted the vehicle, the former received a call before they could even enter the Federal Bureau of Investigation’s

cop he had assigned to stand

that something was wrong,

other end of the line reported, “Mr. Jenson, something has happened. There are clear signs of a severe altercation in the ward. Mrs. Jenson is missing, and Mr. Benedict was found placed

a beat as his attention was

features, and his dark eyes gleamed with a menacing intensity. “Review

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

heart clenched as he

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

entire hospital. Inform the director that I will shut

a baby’s ward to pick a fight in broad daylight. The commotion was anything but subtle, so it’s impossible that nobody was

top-notch security. The occurrence of something like this indicated the possibility of it being an inside job. Thus, it dawned on him

must get to the bottom of

the plain-clothed officers to stay put and keep their identities

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

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

keys from Swain, turned away from the building’s entrance,

back to the hospital. Using the

someone familiar and trustworthy. After much deliberation, Cedrick decided to trouble the young child’s

amiss. “Isn’t Gwen supposed to be taking

one hand on the steering wheel, Cedrick drove while wearing

Charles asked at once, “Did something happen to Gwen? Tell me. I’m worried sick about the incident with the

before revealing the truth. “Gwen is missing. We are currently reviewing the surveillance footage,

a long silence on the other end of the line. When Charles finally spoke, his voice had turned grave.

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