The Ex and Her Riches novel (Gwendolyn and Maverick)

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.

she would slacken

dispersing in the slightest breeze before reaching the ground, Gwendolyn held on to the

feet. Occasionally, the sound of snapping branches accompanied her steps, indicating that she was being led into the depths of the

considering her plan and what awaited her

vehicle, the former received a call before they could even enter the Federal

cop he had assigned to stand guard at

something was wrong, he

Jenson, something has happened. There are clear signs of a severe altercation in the ward. Mrs. Jenson is missing, and Mr. Benedict was

skipped a beat as his attention was immediately caught by the

upon his chiseled features, and his dark eyes gleamed with a menacing intensity. “Review the surveillance footage immediately. Find

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

as he forced himself to

harm to befall her. It hasn’t been very long since she went

I will shut down this facility

fight in broad daylight.

occurrence of something like this indicated the possibility of it being an inside job. Thus, it dawned on him

get to

keep

leaving the investigation of the milk powder incident to

the Federal Bureau

Swain, turned away from the building’s entrance, and got into the car

his way back to the hospital. Using the hands-free Bluetooth device in the car, he

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

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

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 milk

revealing the truth. “Gwen is missing. We are currently reviewing the

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

the hospital and drove into the

way up to the surveillance room