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.

a corner, she would slacken her grip

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 down once

her feet. Occasionally, the sound of snapping

solemnly, considering her plan

call before

cop he had assigned

frowned. Realizing that something was wrong, he answered the call without

the 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

his attention was immediately

and his dark eyes gleamed with

the hospital’s surveillance footage, and we should receive an update shortly. Furthermore, I’ve assigned two

as he forced

jiu-jitsu skills. It wouldn’t be easy for any harm to befall her. It hasn’t been very

that I will shut down

baby’s ward to pick a fight in broad daylight. The commotion was anything but subtle, so it’s

the officers he had 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, it

must get to the bottom of

to stay put and keep their identities concealed and to instead have the hospital’s security team seal

leaving the investigation of the milk

the Federal Bureau of Investigation and await your instructions at

keys from Swain, turned away

to the hospital.

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

that something was amiss. “Isn’t Gwen supposed to be taking care of Benny in the hospital? Why do

Cedrick drove while wearing a stern expression

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

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

had turned grave. “Where are

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