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."

smile at Percival, noticing the seriousness in his eyes and subconsciously suppressing a smirk. She looped her arms around Percival's neck, her alluring gaze warming him like the

an embrace, burying his face in her neck, inhaling her

knew Percival

we haven't

the students from Class Eighteen had been far

chill flashed in Percival's eyes,

patted his back, "This is the enemy's tactic. I've defused it, and this little trick wasn't going to

on earth. And if anyone wanted to take her life, they'd

with

held each other tightly, their

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

eerie ticking broke the

as she

eyeing the spherical dog toy beneath the desk. It

defunct bomb activated a countdown, rapidly ticking down

and Percival were caught off guard, with

out!" Percival shoved her towards the door and quickly locked the office behind

on the door,

that instant, she knew what

blast with his

damn door!" Vivienne kicked

TCL lab were made of top-grade materials,

in the far corner,

to buy

kicked at the

Bang!

smoke enveloped the office, followed by a sound akin to a popping balloon. Vivienne's

the floor from the

"Mr. Wolf!"

his shirt torn at the chest, his

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