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."

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

his face in

Percival was

like we

the students from Class

chill flashed in Percival's eyes,

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

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

Vivienne was truly in danger, his belief wavered with fear. This fear was instinctual, an innate

held each other tightly, their heartbeats

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

the silence in the

eyes narrowed as she located

the spherical dog toy beneath the

supposedly defunct bomb activated a

and Percival were caught off guard, with

shoved her towards the door and quickly locked

door, "Percival, open up, OPEN

knew what

to shield the blast with his

the damn door!" Vivienne kicked at the lock with all

the TCL lab were made of top-grade materials, impervious to brute

the far corner,

to buy Vivienne a few

took a deep breath and kicked at the door

Bang!

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

on the floor from the momentum,

"Mr. Wolf!"

his shirt torn at the

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