Blind Date Turned Proposal

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.

slowly opened her

held her even tighter, panting

insane to have played this deadly

clutching Dexter’s waist. She couldn’t hold back her tears any longer now that

Outside, chaos ensued.

Dexter sat down next to her, holding her hand with no intention of

breathed a sigh of relief. He said to Dexter, “I must

eyes, a slight smirk appearing on

trembled slightly. When she made eye contact with

the bomb disposal experts arrived. Their equipment was highly professional, and they easily removed

incident, everyone present was taken to the police station

Josie a cup of hot water. “Fortunately, I had someone keeping an eye on Arnold all along. That’s

then did Josie remember she

asked, “Do you know about Xanthe’s

was only when we arrived that we learned about it. Initially, we didn’t dare to act for fear of causing alarm, but you were already in trouble,

of Arnold and sighed. “What should

people are doing everything they can to find Arnold. Once we locate him, we’ll

believe it would be that simple. Arnold was as cunning as a fox, capable of surviving against all