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Chapter 596\u00a0<\/p>\n
On the phone, a mechanical female voice announced that the device was powered off.\u00a0<\/p>\n
Marcus\u2019 unease surfaced at once. \u201cWas that Mr. Hampton?\u201d\u00a0<\/p>\n
\u201cYes.\u201d Julian\u2019s chest tightened. His expression darkened as he put his phone away and turned to Alan. \u201cSomething may have happened to Sydney. I need to find her immediately. I\u2019ll leave a few bodyguards here. If anything happens, you can\u2014\u201d\u00a0<\/p>\n
\u201cAll right, all right,\u201d Alan cut him off, no less anxious. \u201cI don\u2019t need you worrying about me. Go find Sydney. Now.\u00a0<\/p>\n
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She was still pregnant. Nothing could happen to her. Regret crept in as Alan wondered if he should have stopped Sydney earlier, if he should have kept her from leaving at all.\u00a0<\/p>\n
Marcus looked at Julian. \u201cI\u2019ll go with you. Another person means more help.\u201d\u00a0<\/p>\n
\u201cI don\u2019t lack manpower.\u201d Julian refused without hesitation. \u201cYou stay here with Alan and confirm whether the antidote is safe.\u201d\u00a0<\/p>\n
With that, he strode away with Elliot, not slowing for even a second.\u00a0<\/p>\n
The moment they left the ward, the pressure around Julian intensified. Without turning his head, he asked, \u201cHave you found Caleb\u2019s whereabouts?\u201d\u00a0<\/p>\n
\u201cStill checking.\u201d Elliot felt his scalp tighten. Only a minute or two had passed. Even at peak efficiency, there were limits. His heart raced all the same. He feared that Sydney truly had been hurt.\u00a0<\/p>\n
Those around Julian cared deeply for her. In many ways, Sydney had grown up right in front of them. When she was little, who had not carried her, soothed her, or picked her up from school?\u00a0<\/p>\n
The ward was on the third floor. Julian did not wait for the elevator. He took the emergency stairwell and headed straight for the surveillance room.\u00a0<\/p>\n
Inside, a security guard who had been slacking off felt the light dim. He looked up, saw Julian\u2019s grim face, and nearly froze. He sprang to his feet. \u201cMr. Sterling?\u201d\u00a0<\/p>\n
Elliot tipped his chin toward the monitors. \u201cPull up the footage from the inpatient building entrance from half an hour ago.\u00a0<\/p>\n
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The guard complied at once.\u00a0<\/p>\n
Julian\u2019s sharp gaze fixed on the screen. Before long, he tapped it with one finger. \u201cStop.\u201d\u00a0<\/p>\n
Sydney appeared on the monitor, hurrying out of the inpatient building toward the hospital entrance. The hospital\u2019s surveillance system had almost no blind spots. Moments later, she got into a black Maybach with the license plate A88888.\u00a0<\/p>\n
Elliot clenched his jaw. \u201cIt\u2019s Caleb\u2019s car.\u201d\u00a0<\/p>\n
A violent chill radiated from Julian. His face turned dark and ominous. \u201cCheck the roadside cameras. Find out which direction they went.\u201d\u00a0<\/p>\n
\u201cYes.\u201d Julian did not wait. He left the surveillance room, got into the car, and said sharply, \u201cGo to the Hampton estate first.\u201d\u00a0<\/p>\n
Peter already sensed the gravity of the situation. He drove at top speed, the car slicing through traffic.\u00a0<\/p>\n
Chapter 596\u00a0<\/p>\n
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Updates came in along the way.\u00a0<\/p>\n
Elliot reported, \u201cMr. Sterling, the car Ms. Wilson entered headed toward the Hampton estate. Once it crossed into Hampton territory, we lost access to the internal surveillance.\u201d\u00a0<\/p>\n
The Hampton estate maintained the same security level as Hampton Corp. Their hackers would need more time to break through.\u00a0<\/p>\n
Elliot continued, \u201cHowever, after entering Hampton territory, the car never came back out. Every intersection has been checked. Ms. Wilson is definitely still at the Hampton estate.\u201d\u00a0<\/p>\n
Confusion flickered through Julian\u2019s cold gaze. \u201cYou\u2019re telling me he went through all this just to lure her to the Hampton estate for tea and small talk?\u201d\u00a0<\/p>\n
The question highlighted how strange the situation was.\u00a0<\/p>\n
On the way to Hampton Corp. to retrieve the antidote, Elliot had already discovered that Caleb had been making arrangements at the port. If Caleb intended to harm Sydney, the first move should have been to leave Sterling territory. Instead, he brought her to the Hampton estate and stayed there.\u00a0<\/p>\n
Nothing added up.\u00a0<\/p>\n
Elliot hesitated. \u201cThen\u2026 are we still going to the Hampton estate?\u201d\u00a0<\/p>\n
\u201cYes.\u201d Julian closed his eyes and forced himself to calm down as he sorted through the facts. \u201cHave all exits been reinforced?\u201d\u00a0<\/p>\n
\u201cYes,\u201d Elliot replied at once. \u201cWe\u2019ve coordinated with the police to set up checkpoints at every highway exit out of the city. Ports, airports, and stations are all under surveillance with our personnel in place. Ms. Wilson cannot be taken out through any of them.\u201d\u00a0<\/p>\n
Everything appeared airtight. All that remained was locating someone within their own territory. It should have been foolproof, far simpler than the countless near-death situations they had endured before.\u00a0<\/p>\n
Yet Elliot noticed a faint tremor in the fingers resting against Julian\u2019s thigh.\u00a0<\/p>\n
He was about to speak when the man, usually so composed and calculating, murmured, \u201cShe\u2019ll be fine. She won\u2019t be hurt\u2026\u201d\u00a0<\/p>\n
After a brief pause, he added, almost as a plea, \u201cShe won\u2019t\u2026 right?\u201d\u00a0<\/p>\n
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