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!”

his back to the light, and

If you dare to kill me, you’ll be just as dead. Mr. Dalton surely wouldn’t keep a useless

threatens me. What a woman! However, tell

immediately pulled out his cell phone and switched it to speaker mode. “Notify the Russell family. We must put all our

heard from the other end of the phone was a

it.” Dexter ended the call, seemingly a bit helpless. “I’ve taken care of it for

voice was hoarse and strained.

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

repeating his earlier sentiment. “You can take her place. Otherwise, you’ll have to

black, the other a vibrant bloom of color. Once again, they stood

really think I would give up my

body to tense up. “Isn’t that so? No one knows you better than I do, Dexter. All these years, she has been your only weakness. Haven’t I hit

Dexter did not agree.

let out a cold huff, then suddenly said, “The 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

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