Pampered by my three brothers: the return of the neglected heiress

Chapter 1754: Gone

Meanwhile...

Shawn looked back at the backseat. Penny was still unconscious, which wasn’t surprising. After all, the shot he gave her was a strong dosage meant to keep her down.

Letting out a deep breath, he faced forward.

"She has shadow guards around," he said. "They’ll definitely follow us. I barely bought enough time before they catch up."

The driver remained silent, calm even as their speed steadily increased. "I already see one behind us."

"Don’t bother with them," Shawn said. "Just try to lose them. They won’t do anything but follow."

He paused, glancing at the side mirror. "They won’t risk hurting her in a chase."

Just as planned. It was the reason why, even after Penny gave him the code, he still took her. If he hadn’t, her men would’ve pursued them to the ends of the earth—and it wouldn’t just be a deadly chase. Gunfire could erupt while they were still on the road.

"A confrontation with them isn’t part of the plan," Shawn added. "Just keep driving. I’ll handle it if they get too close."

The driver gave no reply, focusing solely on the road.

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Several cars behind, Mark swerved across lanes, earning blaring honks from other drivers on the highway—but he didn’t care. His eyes were locked on the black sedan several cars ahead. He couldn’t afford to lose it.

Teddy, still holding his breath, was practically fused to his seat. His heart leaped every time Mark changed lanes. It was reckless, but necessary.

"That’s their car!" he shouted, pointing. "I know it—I memorized it."

Mark didn’t answer, already zeroed in on the vehicle.

what’s going

shook his head. "Honestly,

was go back and

together, and he was holding a gun to her back. Like she was

eyes fixed ahead. He didn’t close in, choosing to maintain a careful distance

he didn’t see you?" he asked, his tone cold and laced

the undertone. "When I came back to the office, Miss Penny gave me this look—an

honestly, Teddy didn’t even want to imagine what would’ve happened

do know is that Miss Penny is in that car!" he insisted, jabbing a finger toward the

said nothing, continuing to tail the vehicle. Meanwhile, Teddy ran his hands

had felt this kind of panic. He could barely keep it together. This was someone’s life they were talking about—Penny’s life. And not seeing even her

suddenly exclaimed, pulling out his phone. "I need to

"Don’t bother."

up at Mark. "What

we can do now is follow. If we involve the police, it’ll agitate them and

Penny is in that car," he added firmly. "Her

gripped his phone, struggling to accept that reasoning. But then he noticed Mark’s white-knuckled grip on the steering wheel—as if he was

He turned to the windshield, determined to keep his eyes

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At the same time...

toward the entrance. Letting out a shallow breath, he parked in a nearby space. Once the engine stopped, he reached for a

of being a celebrity, there

way into the hospital. He bypassed reception entirely, already knowing the room number

DING!

at the floor display and walked out unhesitatingly, turning left. Slater tipped his cap down further as he moved through the

men extended their arms,

stopped, peering over his

tipping his