Vera Wave immediately recognized her voice, "Irene Spencer?!"

"That’s right, it’s me." Irene Spencer’s voice carried a hint of laughter.

"You... what did you do to my grandma?" Vera shouted.

"Nothing much, I just wanted to invite the elderly lady to a meal." Irene Spencer glanced at Grandma Wave in the rearview mirror, "Grandma, what do you like to eat? Do you prefer Ebba food or Western food?"

Grandma Wave was completely unaware of the impending danger, and simply replied with a smile, "This girl is so polite, my teeth can’t handle Western food, I’d rather have Ebba food!"

"Alright, then we’ll have Ebba food." Irene Spencer responded with a smile, "Vera, did you hear that? Grandma wants Ebba food, hurry up and come over."

"Despicable!" Vera cursed in anger over the phone, "Irene Spencer, I’m telling you, if you harm grandma, I won’t let you get away with it."

"Relax, I wouldn’t do that, I’ve already said I just want to invite Grandma Wave for a meal. So... are you coming or not?"

"Where are you?" Vera asked.

"Get downstairs, find a taxi, I’ll tell you the restaurant’s address." At this point, Irene Spencer let out a light laugh, "Today, I’m only inviting you, don’t bring Kris Cooper, or else... the consequences... you know! Also, don’t hang up the phone, or we might lose contact."

On this end of the line, Vera rushed into the elevator.

"Miss Wave, are you heading out?"

An employee of Ashton was preparing to go downstairs, and immediately greeted her politely upon seeing her.

"Don’t say anything unnecessary, or else, you know what." Irene Spencer immediately reminded her with a laugh on the phone.

Vera gritted her teeth, nodded to the employee, and then said in a casual tone, "I’m going downstairs."

The elevator descended, Vera looked up at the numbers on the display screen, held her phone, and glanced at the Ashton employee opposite her, noticing the folder in their arms. Instantly, she came up with a plan.

Turning her head sideways and holding her phone under her chin, she reached out and grabbed the pen from the other’s hand.

The assistant from the CEO Office looked at her with confusion, and Vera raised a finger to her lips to make a shushing gesture, signaling them to stay silent.

The assistant noticed her tense expression and quickly shut their mouth, while Vera quickly wrote a line on their document—Notify Kris Cooper immediately, Grandma has been kidnapped, I am handling Irene Spencer. Don’t make a sound, do it now, as quickly as possible!

The assistant glanced at the text she had written, mouth agape in shock, fearing they’d make a sound, Vera quickly covered their mouth, gesturing toward the elevator buttons with her other hand.

The assistant closed their mouth and pressed the nearest floor button.

The elevator stopped at the 34th floor, Vera immediately signaled to them, and the assistant hurriedly ran out while she pressed the elevator button.

"Which floor are you at?" Irene Spencer asked.

"34."

"Good, keep going." Irene Spencer’s voice wrapped in laughter, "I believe someone is already impatient!"

"Who?!" Vera shouted.

Irene Spencer chuckled softly, "You’ll know when we meet in a bit."

Soon, the elevator descended to the ground floor, and Vera quickly walked out of the building, immediately flagging down a taxi.

"I’m in the taxi, what now?"

Irene Spencer provided an address, and Vera immediately relayed it to the taxi driver, as the taxi headed toward North City District, Vera spoke into the receiver once more.

"Irene Spencer, this is between us, it has nothing to do with my grandma, you know you’re committing a crime, don’t you?"