Balfour's eyes got sharp and his face turned all serious, "They took my blood sample, didn't they?"
Quinton gave a nod, "Yup, Mr. Howard. I reckon this is pretty crucial, and I've sent people to bring those two nurses back to Greenhaven."
Balfour got up and brushed his suit, "Where are they now?"
"Down in the basement, someone's keeping an eye on them."
"Show me!"
"Sure thing."
...
The Howard family's basement.
Although it was a basement, it was decked out luxuriously with all the furnishings you'd expect.
It was just that it was too chilly down there, so none of the Howards usually hung out in it.
At this moment, the two nurses brought back from K City were being held in a room.
The two of them were still clueless about what was happening. They were scared to tears and huddled together, trembling.
One of the nurses started to lose her cool. Suddenly, she stood up, gathered her courage, knelt in front of the bodyguard watching them, and pleaded through her tears, "Sir, I'm just a nobody, and my family's broke. You're not getting anything by kidnapping me! Please let me go; I swear I won't call the cops!"
The other nurse also knelt down, "My family's just getting by. My college tuition was borrowed from relatives, and we haven't even paid it off yet! Kidnapping kids from poor families like us is pointless. Please let us go!"
The well-trained bodyguard remained expressionless and unmoved. He didn't even glance at them, no matter how much they begged.
Suddenly, steady footsteps were heard from outside, followed by the sound of a door handle being turned.
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