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.

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

prone to dispersing in the slightest breeze before reaching the ground, Gwendolyn held on to the hope that Cedrick would bring a

that she was treading upon bare earth when she felt its crumbly texture beneath her feet. Occasionally, the sound of snapping branches accompanied her steps, indicating that she

her plan and what awaited

the former received a call before

he had assigned

was wrong, he answered

in the ward. Mrs.

was immediately caught by the news of

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

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

as he forced himself

Gwendolyn’s jiu-jitsu skills. It wouldn’t be easy for any harm to befall

the director that I will shut down this facility if

into a baby’s ward to pick a fight in broad daylight. The commotion was anything but

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

must get to the bottom of

put and keep their identities concealed and

investigation of the milk powder

will organize reinforcements from the Federal Bureau of

keys from Swain, turned away

to the hospital. Using the hands-free Bluetooth device in the car, he called

to be placed in the care of someone familiar and trustworthy. After

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

on the steering wheel, Cedrick drove while wearing a stern expression and

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

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

voice had turned grave.

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