Dexter’s Adam’s apple bobbed as he gazed at her.

She firmly reiterated, “I want to restore my pure, unblemished self. I choose white, Dexter.”

Their eyes met, with life and death hanging in the balance of a single moment.

“You’re willing to die with me, aren’t you?”

As he slowly nodded, Josie closed her eyes in peace.

With only one minute left, Dexter moved the scissors from the red line to the white line. If one were to observe closely, they could see that Dexter’s blood-covered hand was trembling slightly.

When he applied some force, the white line snapped. Without any hesitation, he tossed the scissors aside, stood up, and embraced Josie, shielding her beneath him.

Josie held her breath, closing her eyes as she awaited the impending explosion.

Scott also immediately dove away to avoid the blast.

One second, two seconds, three seconds…

The anticipated thunderous sound never came.

heartbeat, Josie slowly opened her eyes from within his

she did. He held her

played this deadly

She couldn’t hold back her tears any

Outside, chaos ensued.

to her, holding her hand with no intention

breathed a sigh of

eyes, a slight smirk appearing on his lips. “It wasn’t my

heart out, Josie trembled slightly. When she made

a while, the bomb disposal experts arrived. Their equipment was highly professional, and they easily removed Josie’s handcuffs, allowing her

the incident, everyone present was taken

an eye on Arnold all along. That’s how I found out you were kidnapped. I sensed something

then did Josie remember

her gratitude, then asked, “Do you know

dare to act for fear of causing alarm, but you were already in trouble,

of Arnold and sighed. “What should we do

can to find Arnold. Once

be that simple. Arnold was as cunning as a fox,

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