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Gwendolyn could not help but laugh when she heard Juliette's remark.
“Okay, I'll certainly poke him,” she said.
Samuel broke out in a cold sweat out of terror, and a grimace gradually formed on his face.
He breathed heavily and stared at the needle, fearing it would touch him.
Moreover, the woman and her daughter were unlike other people. Under such circumstances, they still
discussed whether or not to poke him.
Samuel's gaze began to harden. People like him had been through many kinds of situations.
No matter how scary the situation got, he was able to tough it out. Therefore, he would not be afraid of
the minor screw-up that happened on this day.
A wicked smile flashed across his face. Only time would tell whether the mother-daughter duo could
escape.
Once the door was locked, the people inside the building could not get out, and Gwendolyn felt a lot
safer. The only thing left to do was to head downstairs and get inside the car.
Her plan was to subdue Samuel, head home, and relocate to another place.
She had already planned everything down to the last detail.
“Let's go,” Gwendolyn said sternly and nudged the man before her.
Follow on NovᴇlEnglish.nᴇtSamuel started to walk, and the three of them descended the stairs awkwardly.
Gwendolyn turned to look at Juliette and reminded her, “Be careful, Sweetheart. Don't fall.”
At that moment, Juliette did not have to tug at Gwendolyn's clothes anymore. She walked downstairs
on her own cautiously.
When they reached the third floor, the stairwell was very dark due to the absence of lamps.
Juliette inched closer to her mother fearfully and muttered, “It's dark, Gwen.”
Children were afraid of the dark. Little girls, in particular, were even more reluctant to walk in the
darkness.
Gwendolyn pursed her lips. She wanted to hold her daughter's hand and give her a sense of security.
However, she must keep the man in front of her under control. Otherwise, it would be very difficult for
them to leave.
Juliette screamed, “Ah...”
She missed a step and tumbled down the stairs. A horrified Gwendolyn released her grip on Samuel
and called Juliette loudly, “Juliette... Juliette...”
She felt hopeless at that point. As long as Juliette was fine, it did not matter whether they managed to
escape or not.
Gwendolyn took out her phone and turned on the flashlight. She ran down the stairs and found Juliette
lying at the foot of the staircase. Blood was seeping out of her forehead.
Gwendolyn was frightened and tried to hold her daughter up. “Juliette... Juliette...”
Unfortunately, Juliette did not answer. Samuel took out his gun and pressed the muzzle against
Gwendolyn's head.
“You'll pay for holding me hostage!” he cried.
Teardrops streamed down Gwendolyn's cheeks as she kept calling Juliette, but there was no response
from the latter.
She did not hear Samuel's threats at all.
Suddenly, Gwendolyn raised her head and said, “Juliette, I'll take you to the hospital.”
She carried Juliette and was about to leave when Samuel grabbed hold of her and said, “You aren't
going anywhere.”
Then, he dragged Gwendolyn up the stairs as blood continued to trickle down the little girl's forehead.
Gwendolyn was about to throw a fit.
She pleaded, “I want to take my daughter to the hospital. She's hurt. I beg of you.”
Still, Samuel was indifferent to her plight. The lives of his hostages were unimportant to him. All he
Follow on Novᴇl-Onlinᴇ.cᴏmcared about was money.
The hostages were only allowed to leave once they had repaid their debts. He did not care about
anything else.
“Pleading with me is useless. Go upstairs!” he ordered.
Samuel led Gwendolyn upstairs by force. She was overwhelmed by a wave of hopelessness as she
blamed herself for Juliette's situation. Gwendolyn felt really bad, and she quivered in sadness and
anger.
A few cars were parked outside the dilapidated residential building. Two boys were holding a laptop
inside Patrick's car. Julian said, “Justin, Juliette's GPS location is right here. The same goes for
Mommy.”
Patrick glanced at the two boys coolly. These two kids are even faster than the police. Then, he
narrowed his eyes and ordered, “Send me the address. We'll save them at once.”
Justin sent the address to Patrick, who then sent it to his subordinates.
He texted: Go upstairs immediately and save Gwendolyn and Juliette.
After sending his message, he opened the door and got out of the car. Justin and Julian followed suit.
The three of them were worried about the mother-daughter duo. Thus, they wanted to head upstairs
personally.
They hurried over to the old building and saw Gwendolyn running downstairs. Her body was covered in
blood, and she was carrying Juliette, who had blood all over her face.
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