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 into an embrace, burying his face in her

Percival was

not like we haven't been

from Class Eighteen had been

in Percival's eyes,

his back, "This is the enemy's tactic. I've defused it, and

knew all too well that Vivienne was the most intelligent woman on earth. And if anyone wanted to take her life, they'd have to

truly in danger, his belief wavered with

each other tightly, their

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

the silence in

eyes narrowed as she located

spherical dog toy beneath the

defunct bomb activated a countdown, rapidly ticking down

and Percival were caught off guard, with no

the door

the door, "Percival,

instant, she knew

blast with his body, buying

Vivienne kicked at the lock

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

in the far corner, using his

was to buy Vivienne a few

a deep breath and kicked

Bang!

cloud of smoke enveloped the office, followed by a sound akin to a popping balloon. Vivienne's mighty kick had obliterated the

on the floor from the momentum, charging through the haze towards

"Mr. Wolf!"

shirt torn at the chest, his hair sticking

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