Bang! Bang! Bang!

Dexter’s footsteps came to an abrupt halt. He turned around, his lips tightly pressed together, his complexion a shade of pallor that was hard to discern.

Once again, Arnold raised his gun, his face devoid of any emotion. “So, should I let her die?”

That time, the barrel of the gun was pointed directly at Josie’s forehead.

The latter was equally pale, unable to control her trembling, causing the calm surface of the water to ripple slightly.

In the end, Dexter couldn’t hold back. “What do you want?”

“The money, all of it, returned,” demanded Arnold.

“Dexter!” Josie shouted with all her might. “I don’t need you to bear the burden of my actions!”

back to the light, and he did not

water, Josie tried to catch Arnold’s attention. “I’m the only one who knows where the money is. If you dare to kill me, you’ll be

me. What a woman! However, tell me, Dexter. Is there

immediately pulled out his cell phone and switched it to speaker mode. “Notify the Russell family. We must put all our efforts into finding the whereabouts of that money.

filled with doubt. All he heard from the other end of the phone

a bit helpless. “I’ve taken care

voice was hoarse and

“This is merely an additional condition. I never said I would

“You can take her place. Otherwise, you’ll

bloom of color. Once again,

would give up my own

eerily unsettling, causing Arnold’s body to tense up. “Isn’t that so? No one knows you better than I do, Dexter. All these years, she has

Dexter did not agree.

night she left Wavery two years ago, you were speeding on the highway and got into a car accident. The doctors issued two critical condition notices. You were laid up in the hospital for half a year. Although you’ve recovered, your body hasn’t. You’ve damaged your internal organs and heart. As far as I know, the accident was

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