Chapter 1054 Pioneers


    He walked out of the room without saying a word. How could he possibly be so rxed now that


    Wendy had been kidnapped by Jerry and Sasha? It was just that he didn''t want Nicole to get worried as


    well.


    After sending her back upstairs, he came downstairs.


    There was no one downstairs, though there was a bowl of steaming pasta on the table. Seeing a note


    pinned under the bowl, Colton went over and nced down at it. It was written by Dominic, and it read,


    ''Colton, it''s important to take care of yourself.'' Despite the simple sentence, it was very sincere.


    Colton didn''t have much appetite when he came back in the afternoon. He ate little for dinner, and


    Dominic noticed it.


    Looking at the still-steaming pasta, Colton sat down and took a bite of it. After finishing the pasta, he


    took out his phone to call Benjamin. "Hey, Dad." He paused for a moment when the phone call was


    answered. Then, he said, "Wendy''s been kidnapped."


    Benjamin instantly stopped what he was doing. He asked in a grim voice, "Who did it?"


    "It''s Undercity and A. I''ve tried to negotiate with them, but I guess we''ll have to y hardball," Colton


    replied impassively with a hint of suppressed callousness in his calm voice.


    "Is it because of you?" asked Benjamin after a moment of silence.


    "Uh-huh," replied Colton under his breath without making a retort.


    "I see. Do you need me to send somebody to help you?" Benjamin asked in a grave voice.


    As a matter of fact, the Gardners and the Wrenns were on friendly terms because Benedict and


    Edward used to serve in the same army unit when they were young. At the time, they became friends


    and worked their way up through the ranks, butpared to the Wrenns, who continued to stay in the


    army, the Gardners went into business afterward. Even so, Benjamin had served in the army for some


    time when he was young. Back when Colton came of age and had yet to take over the Gardner


    Corporation, Benjamin had arranged for him to undergo rigorous training in the army for a year and a


    half.


    Pioneers were founded by Benedict back then and were now headed by the Gardners. Benjamin had


    wanted to let Colton takemand of them, but Colton didn''t do so for various reasons. However, now


    that Colton had to ensure Wendy''s safety in this urgent situation, he had no choice but to depend on


    them. "Yeah. I''m afraid that Wendy might get hurt, so it''d be more reassuring to send a team here."


    "Mm-hmm," Benjamin mumbled before falling silent. Only the sound of keyboard tapping was heard;


    the man was probably issuing orders. After a long while, he finally said, "Don''t tell your mom about this.


    It''ll be too much for her." Anna had a gentle nature, so she would probably be scared out of her wits if


    she were to learn about Wendy''s kidnapping.


    "I got it. Thanks, Dad," Colton said before hanging up the phone. Feeling rather restless, he took out a


    cigarette and wanted to light it, only to put it down in silence when he recalled his conversation with


    Nicole just now.


    At the moment, he had someone spying on Jerry, which greatly eased his worries. Still, he couldn''t


    sleep at the thought of his little sister being kidnapped. Wendy had a naive personality. She was raised


    in the Gardner Family and spoiled by the Gardners, so she was a little prideful, but she wasn''t


    domineering. Moreover, she was brought up single-handedly by Anna and thus inherited thetter''s


    gentle temperament.


    Colton knew that Jerry surely wouldn''ty a hand on Wendy. Nevertheless, he couldn''t help worrying


    deep down that she might get hurt. In the end, he simply didn''t bother to think about it anymore.


    Flopping down onto the couch, he took out his phone and started scrolling through it.


    Meanwhile, after Colton had left, Nicoley alone in bed, staring wide-eyed at the ceiling with a


    somewhat zed expression. A wave of overwhelming weariness came over her. It was now the


    second day after she rushed here from Restrad, but she had only had a few hours of sleep. At first, she


    thought she would fall asleep quickly, but she realized that she couldn''t sleep no matter how she tossed


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