The Million-Dollar Heart

Chapter 433

This bomb was nothing like the cutting-edge devices they'd encountered before.

This time, it was more intricate, more cunning, with an arrangement that was both deceptive and, upon closer inspection, almost childish.

Yes, that was the word-childish.

Atop the delicate balance lay a common spherical dog toy, the kind that shouldn't be nudged in the slightest. A mere touch could set the whole thing off.

But who the heck puts a dog toy on a bomb? Especially one that squeaks.

"Vivienne, what's the situation in there?" Percival could only peer through the crack in the door, unable to see the full picture.

Vivienne held a pair of scissors in her hands, the familiar sight of the wiring giving her a sense of déjà vu.

Percival, getting no response, called out again, "Vivienne?"

Vivienne shook the scissors, "All good."

She got down on her knees, scanning the rainbow of wires before snipping one decisively.

Tick!

The toy fell off the balance, rolling across the floor and ending up under the desk with a soft thunk.

"Come on in," Vivienne said, placing the scissors on the table.

The bomb wasn't inherently difficult; it just appeared dazzlingly complex. In reality, it was still the red wire.

Percival entered, realizing he was sweating bullets. He had defused a thirty-second countdown bomb in his heyday without breaking a sweat, but this had unnerved him.

It wasn't until he heard Vivienne's voice that he understood just how frightened he'd been.

"It's not a new type of bomb, just an ordinary one with a fancy setup. Looks tough, but it's just a smoke and mirrors act."

her arms around Percival's neck, her alluring gaze warming him like the first ray of

pulled her into an embrace, burying his

Percival was

not like we haven't been through

students from Class Eighteen had been far more

chill flashed in

"This is the enemy's tactic. I've defused it, and this little

And if anyone wanted to take her life, they'd have

truly in danger, his belief wavered with

each other tightly,

Tick-tock... tick-tock...

eerie ticking broke the silence in the

eyes narrowed as she located the

the spherical dog toy beneath the desk. It was now pressing on

activated a

and Percival were caught off guard, with no time to

shoved her towards the door and quickly locked

pounded on the door, "Percival, open up, OPEN

that instant, she knew what

with his body, buying

damn door!" Vivienne kicked at the

the door and lock of the TCL lab were made of top-grade materials,

far corner,

he wanted was to buy

deep breath and kicked at

Bang!

enveloped the office, followed by a sound akin

rolled on the floor from the momentum, charging through

"Mr. Wolf!"

smeared with dust, his shirt torn at

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