Before Gillian could complete her statement, the roar of the helicopter filled the air, and its presence became vivid. It paused in the sky, hovering over the hall—suddenly, a rope dropped.

Immediately, a man clad in black jumped down from the helicopter. The man strode toward Gillian at a quick and fast pace. He paused in front of her and said, “Baby, let's go.”

Augustus wrapped his hands around the stunned woman's face and picked her up in a bridal carry, not paying any attention to the surroundings.

The sight of Augustus personally picking Gillian up made all the joy and shock of her mom waking disappear for a few...