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.

Josie slowly opened her eyes from within his arms. “We’re

He held her even tighter, panting heavily

insane to have played

shut her eyes tightly, clutching Dexter’s waist. She couldn’t hold back her

Outside, chaos ensued.

her, holding her hand with

he finally breathed a sigh of relief. He said to Dexter,

his eyes, a slight smirk appearing on his lips.

slightly. When she made eye contact with him, her

equipment was highly professional, and they easily removed Josie’s handcuffs,

everyone present was taken to the police station to

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

Josie remember she

asked, “Do

only when we arrived that we learned about it. Initially, we didn’t dare to act for fear of causing

Arnold and sighed. “What should

to find Arnold.

didn’t believe it would be that simple. Arnold was as

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