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.

or so, or when she turned a corner, she would slacken her grip ever so slightly and drop

in the slightest breeze before reaching the ground, Gwendolyn held on to the hope that Cedrick would bring a search dog to track her down once he discovered she had been

beneath her feet. Occasionally,

her plan and

Cedrick and Swain alighted the vehicle, the former received a call before they could even enter the Federal Bureau

had assigned

Realizing that something was wrong,

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

as his attention was immediately caught by the news

dark eyes gleamed with a menacing intensity. “Review the

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 if

as he forced himself to

to befall her. It hasn’t been very long since she went missing, so

the director that I will shut

broad daylight. The

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 how formidable their unseen

get to the bottom

him, he ordered the plain-clothed officers to stay put and keep their identities concealed and to

ordered Swain, “I’m leaving the investigation of the

nodded and said, “Understood, Boss. I will organize reinforcements from the Federal Bureau of Investigation and await your instructions

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

hospital. Using

trustworthy. After

situation over the phone, Charles sensed that something was amiss. “Isn’t Gwen supposed to be taking care of Benny in

on the steering wheel, Cedrick drove while

silence, Charles asked at once, “Did something happen to Gwen? Tell

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

of the line. When Charles finally spoke, his voice had turned grave. “Where are

ending the call, Cedrick contemplated the situation carefully. Soon, he arrived at the hospital and drove into the basement parking lot, his

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