Andre sped toward the office, a gnawing unease settling in his gut. He dialed Mrs. Calder again, "When exactly was Nick taken?" Mrs. Calder's voice was shaky, "This morning, around 8. They're saying Nick's guilty of monopoly charges, could face prison time." Andre frowned. "Prison?" He knew the ins and outs of Calder Corporation better than anyone. Monopoly? Ridiculous!

Slamming on the brakes, Andre's gaze deepened as he stared at the green light ahead, his unease growing. He ended the call with Mrs. Calder and immediately called his wife, "Hey, love?" "Mia, keep yourself and the kids safe."

Right after Andre spoke, the line went silent. "Mia?"

"It's Tom!"

Panic ensued on the other end, and Anya's anxious voice came through, "Uncle, the bad guys took the baby."

A dark shadow crossed Andre's eyes. So, his son was the target!

By nine, the city roads had cleared; rush hour was over. Tom's car sped ahead, relentlessly pursued by Leo's.

Treating his sedan like a sports car, Leo floored it, the vehicle almost seeming to lift off the ground.

Anya in the back seat was terrified, while Mia clenched her fists, eyes glued to the car ahead, fearing it might vanish any second. She felt cold all over, her son still inside the lead car. She remained silent, trying to control the rage boiling inside her. Other cars joined the chase, trying to corner Tom's vehicle.

Leo, despite the pain in his chest, pushed the accelerator harder.

"Anya, call Jade and Chad," he instructed.

Anya, hands shaking, dialed Molly, "Auntie..."

to get cash for gift envelopes. Upon hearing Anya, Chad immediately called his colleague, "Officer Jackie, I need city-wide surveillance on a car, track

punched the steering wheel. He hardly cared for the crying

almost visualize her child's distress, her heart tightening

your phone now, heading

car's driven by

there," Molly's voice broke, her

Tom, this rat, still

his calm instructions, "We can't act rashly; there's an infant hostage

up a blockade in the opposite direction to

silence was her strength at this

finally caught up to

there's a kid inside," Mia protested, her heart torn

had no choice but to overtake and block Tom's path, risking a rollover to force him

reverse but found himself blocked by another vehicle

as the cars

for the child, Mia, using her elbow, struck him hard on the temple with

the moment, tried the passenger door, found it locked, and began pounding on the window. A bodyguard quickly smashed it, and without waiting, Anya

was met with Mia's fist, adorned with her wedding ring, aimed at his eye. The

baby, rushed out of

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