Chapter 356


    "Don''t worry, Miss Cornell. We have surveince cameras here. We will certainly find the culprit!" When


    Matthew met Katherine, he quickly reassured her.


    The three people in the room exuded a domineering aura, particrly her and Joaquin. After Matthew


    tried to console her, he could not help but gulp nervously, and beads of sweat quickly formed on his


    forehead. However, no one paid attention to him as the trio stared at the screen so intently that their


    sharp gaze almost poked a hole in it.


    After a while, Keith pointed to a figure on the screen and eximed, "It''s him!"


    Matthew felt his heart skip a beat as he looked over quickly. Immediately, he eximed in shock, "He


    isn''t one of our doctors!"


    Katherine looked at the man carrying Noah in the freeze-frame intensely. Subconsciously, she


    tightened her fists. Then, she quickly took a photo of that person and sent it to Carmine before calling


    thetter. "Check all the surveince cameras on the road to see where this person headed after


    leaving the hospital."


    After hanging up the phone, she turned to look at Matthew with an icy cold gaze. "Mr. Murray, is your


    hospital a market where anyone cane and go casually? Does your hospital allow anyone to dress


    up as a doctor and kidnap patients? Is this how you manage your hospital?" Her tone was calm and


    emotionless, but when Matthew heard it, his knees went weak, and he started shaking.


    "I-I… didn''t imagine something like this would happen. I—"


    The corners of Katherine''s lips hooked upward as she spoke in a cold voice. "A tragedy had happened


    because you did not anticipate it." After saying that, she walked past him in hurried footsteps.


    Meanwhile, Joaquin stepped back for a moment, staring at Matthew with dark eyes as if he were


    looking at a dead person. "If something happens to my daughter, the hospital will cease operations!"


    Matthew was so terrified that he felt something lodged in his throat, making it impossible for him to


    speak.


    …


    When Katherine returned to the ward, she looked at Noah''s bed with a tense body.


    Joaquin quickly caught up with her. Watching her cold side profile, he pursed his thin lips and took her


    hand in his before gently prying open her tightly clenched fingers. "Does it hurt?" Seeing the nail prints


    on her flushed palms, he knitted his brows. "Why are your hands so cold?"


    However, Katherine remained silent, and her expression was nk. She didn''t realize that her


    fingertips had pierced her palm, and she also failed to notice that she seemed to be falling into an ice


    cave that made her shiver. In her head, she had only one thought, Noah had disappeared. Her


    daughter was kidnapped.


    In the past, she never felt the slightest hint of panic, even when she discovered Noah''s condition.


    However, she could feel that her nervousness would be easily triggeredtely.


    Although she tried her best to stay calm, her mind went nk when she learned that her daughter had


    disappeared. She felt as if a part of her heart had been gouged out. When Katherine considered the


    possible whereabouts of Noah and what her daughter might be going through, she felt as though she


    were being cooked alive in hot oil.


    Standing next to her, Joaquin noticed her stiff expression and read her mind. His eyes darkened as he


    pulled her into a reassuring hug. "Don''t worry. Noah will be fine. I have already sent Jeremy to look for


    her. We''ll find out her whereabouts soon." That statement was not to reassure her but also tofort


    himself.


    Then, he rested his chin on the top of her soft hair. His eyes were as dark as a storm; his angr


    features were sharp, and the lines of his face were chiseled. His whole existence was a daunting


    presence.


    Unexpectedly, he was right about receiving news of Noah''s whereabouts.


    However, the news was not delivered by Carmine or Jeremy but by the perpetrators who contacted


    them.


    The wait became too long for Katherine, and Joaquin''s phone abruptly rang as she was about to go out


    to look for her daughter. So, she turned back to find him staring at the phone screen with furrowed


    brows.


    It was a call from Elizabeth Levisay. "Joe,e home for lunch today with Kathy." Those words


    sounded more like an order than an invitation.


    Hearing that, he coldly rejected her, "No, thanks."


    Following that, he was about to hang up when Elizabeth''s words made him think twice. "What are you


    saying? Are you going to leave Noah alone here? She''s been waiting for you."


    The green veins on the back of Joaquin''s hands were suddenly visible, and he almost crushed the


    phone with his bare hands.


    "Were you the one who kidnapped Noah?" Though it sounded like a question, his tone was firm.


    Nheless, Katherine listened to the conversation with a look of despair in her eyes.


    On the other end of the line, Elizabeth chuckled. Her old and raspy voice carried a hint of treachery.


    "How could you call that kidnapping? She''s my great-granddaughter. I merely invited her over to our


    house so that I could get to know her. What''s wrong with that?" After saying that, she added, "I''m


    waiting for you," before hanging up.


    Joaquin''s face turned horrified when the phone call was disconnected, and hostility red in his eyes.


    He closed his eyes to contain the raging storm brewing inside of him, and when he opened them again,


    he did his best to stifle the impending rage. "Sorry, Kathy. It was the Levisays who kidnapped Noah."


    Katherine didn''t utter a word, but her expression was stern.


    At that moment, her phone rang. As soon as the call was connected, Carmine''s eager voice sounded.


    "Miss Cornell, it''s the Levisays! It''s the Levisays who sent someone to take Miss Noah away!"


    Katherine''s crisp voice seemed to be dusted in the sand as she replied hoarsely, "I know."


    "One more thing! Levisay Group released an article about working with W Co.!"


    Hearing that, Katherine bit her red lips and sneered. They''ve been nning this all along!


    Soon, the couple rushed to the Levisay Manor.


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    On the way, Joaquin clutched the steering wheel tightly as the veins on his forehead throbbed. "Don''t


    worry, Kathy. The Levisays don''t have the guts to hurt Noah."


    Katherine''s expression remained icy cold as she spoke. "I know." They kidnapped Noah to use her as a


    bargaining chip to force me into epting the cooperation. Hah. What a cunning family. I can''t believe


    they''re using Noah as bait!


    Fifteen minutester, Joaquin drifted and parked his car in front of the Levisay Manor.


    Mrs. Jaco opened the door for them and snorted, "Oh! Mr. Levisay and Mrs. Levisay came to visit,


    huh? Old Madam and Madam Levisay have been anticipating your arrival."


    Without sparing her a nce, Katherine strode into the house.


    Mrs. Jaco withdrew her smile as she watched the couple disappear into the distance. With a cold


    expression, she mused, Pfft, they think too highly of themselves! Why would they treat an illegitimate


    child like a precious jewel? If she wasn''t worthy of use, the Levisays wouldn''t have even bothered to


    bring her back! Her presence is merely a disgrace to the family!