Meanwhile, at the Meriana Military Medical University office. Daniel answered the phone, his voice laced with fury. "Are you telling me that the General's daughter was kidnapped and that scoundrel has the nerve to demand the General to face her alone?" On the other end of the line, Edward wiped the sweat from his forehead and replied, "It's not just the General; his wife just left the hospital for the Hilton Hotel..." Edward had never fully grasped the full weight of Lyle Jackson's rank. However, he was acutely aware of Daniel's formidable status as a top national medical authority, the president of Meriana Military Medical University, and the founder of OmniCare Medical Center. Even someone as esteemed as Daniel had to respectfully call Lyle "General." If anything happened to Lyle at

