The Ex and Her Riches

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 grip

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

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 was being led into the depths of the

plan and

received a call before they could even enter the Federal Bureau of

the cop he had assigned to

was wrong, he answered the

clear signs of a severe altercation in the ward. Mrs. Jenson is missing, and Mr. Benedict was found placed in

attention was immediately caught by

features, and his dark eyes gleamed with a menacing intensity. “Review the surveillance footage immediately. Find out where she went,”

already dispatched someone to review the hospital’s surveillance footage, and we should receive an update shortly. Furthermore, I’ve assigned

he forced himself to

have faith in Gwendolyn’s jiu-jitsu skills. It wouldn’t be easy for any harm to befall her. It hasn’t

that I will shut down this facility if any

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

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 dawned on him

get to

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

hanging up, he ordered Swain, “I’m leaving the investigation of the

nodded and said, “Understood, Boss. I will organize reinforcements from the Federal Bureau

keys from Swain, turned away

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

of someone familiar and trustworthy. After much deliberation, Cedrick decided to trouble

did not explain the situation over the phone, Charles sensed that something was amiss. “Isn’t Gwen supposed to be taking care of Benny in the hospital? Why do you need me

steering wheel, Cedrick drove while wearing a stern expression and did

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

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

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