Chapter 426
The attendant who had been assisting ra with her wedding dressy unconscious on the floor,
and ra herself had vanished without a trace.
Ian immediately called ra, but was met with the harsh, digital tone signaling that her phone was
switched off. His fingers clenched the phone until they turned a cold white, and his gaze was filled
with a predatory crimson. Never in his wildest thoughts had he imagined that the enemy would
reach into a bridal boutique.
He had fortified their home to the point where not even a fly could buzz through, and on the drive
over, both front and rear were nked by top-notch bodyguards.
He thought they were impregnable. Yet, he had underestimated the adversary’s cunning, able to
trace the threads back to the very ce they had ordered the custom-made gown.
Ian immediately called Dawson. “ra’s gone missing. Bring in the team.”
In less than ten seconds, a dozen bodyguards stormed into the dressing room in search of clues.
Suddenly, a voice rang out, “Mr. Hayes, there’s a hidden passage behind this panel. Mrs. Hayes
must’ve been chloroformed and taken through here.”
“Chase them down, now!”
The group poured into the secret passage one after the other. The bridal shop was nestled in the
bustling heart of Northbridge, surrounded by shopping centers on either side.
The concealed tunnel twisted and turned, spilling out into an underground parking lot of a nearby
mall.
Standing in the parking lot, Ian watched the constant flow of cars. His fist tightened in frustration. He
knew ra had been whisked away in one of those vehicles.
The very thought of her, pregnant and possibly losing their child in a struggle with the kidnappers,
gripped Ian’s heart with an invisible, ferocious w.
Blood seemed to surge from the deepest recesses of his being. His voice emerged like a demon
straight from hell, fierce and brutal. “Heidi, if you hurt ra, I swear I will tear you limb from limb!”
Soon enough, the Hayes, York, Campbell, and Bell families formed a search coalition, joined by the
ace detective Brodie. All gathered at the Hayes family estate, their faces etched with undeniable
tension.
“Mr. Hayes, we’ve tracked Mrs. Hayes’ phone signal to the underground garage of the mall. Our
team has found her phone in a trash can,” someone reported.
Ian, standing in the living room with his shirt dampened by cold sweat, kept his fists clenched tightly,
forcing his mind to stay sharp. He reminded himself not to lose his cool. ra and their child were
counting on him.
With a steely voice, he demanded, “The prison watch was strict, so where did Heidi get the de to
attempt suicide? There must be an aplice on the outside.”
His statement resonated with everyone present. Edwin quickly responded, “I’ve already dispatched
people to track my father’s whereabouts to see if he’s met with Heidi.”
Hearing this, Ian’s icy gaze turned towards him. His voice was a hoarse whisper. “If he’s involved,
don’t you dare plead with me on his behalf!”
Edwin nodded grimly. “Don’t worry. I won’t.”
It was then that Brodie suddenly spoke up, “Got something. ra was taken in a white van, but the
license te was obscured.”
Ian rushed over to theputer screen, and when he saw ra being carried over someone’s
shoulder, still d in her pristine white wedding gown, he couldn’t help but shout, “ra!”
The footage was crystal clear. ray there,pletely unconscious, without a sign of struggle.
The wedding dress, costing millions to customize, was still intact on her.
Ian painfully closed his eyes for a moment. He had imagined ra in that dress a thousand times,
wondering if her beauty in it would floor him. But never had he imagined that his first glimpse of
ra in her wedding gown would be under such harrowing circumstances.
He fixed his eyes on the video,manding, “They’ll switch cars en route. Track all traffic cameras.
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