Blind Date Turned Proposal

Scott immediately issued orders, leaning against the car window and saying, “You can’t go in. There’s a gasoline leak in the car. It might explode before the bomb does!”

Dexter knelt in front of Josie, ignoring everything else, and focused solely on checking the timer on the bomb beneath them.

Josie froze, seeing his hands covered in blood from the shattered window glass.

The man appeared completely indifferent, furrowing his brow at the bomb. Several wires of different colors were intertwined. Cutting the right one might prevent the bomb from exploding.

Josie trembled. “Dexter, stop looking. Just leave. It doesn’t matter if I die. You are the backbone of the Russell Group. It can’t afford to lose you!”

Her words were jumbled but surprisingly insightful. She dared not move.

Dexter finally glanced at her with a hint of helplessness. “If I leave, you’ll be entangled with Arnold again.”

Josie was on the verge of tears. “It’s really not my fault. He kidnapped me, and there’s also Mallory. What can I do?”

The police quickly found scissors and handed them over. Dexter swiftly took them. At this point, there were only four minutes left until the bomb exploded.

were specially made, and ordinary scissors couldn’t cut them. Dexter clenched the tool. Suddenly, he looked at the woman whose lips had turned pale

give it a

stunned but quickly understood what

in a panic. “What? Trying will cause it to explode!

he yelled at his colleagues, “Where are the

his forehead, but he remained calm. “There’s no time left. We only have

three wires here—red, blue, and white. The odds of finding the one to disarm the device are

a sharp breath, knowing there was no other

She slowly nodded, “I-I guess I can only trust

hands reaching in. His voice was barely audible. “When I was studying abroad, Old Mr. Russell didn’t give

had a calming effect. Josie tried to calm down. “What

entrance fee to the largest local casino. I won a year’s worth of living expenses by

found that amusing. This

leaving, they found out. To punish me, they strapped me to a chair with a bomb and made me find the wire to disarm it. If I succeeded, they would let

thrill was in the