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."

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

burying his face in her

Percival

we haven't

Felix kidnapped the students from

chill flashed in

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

knew all too well that Vivienne was the most intelligent woman on earth. And if anyone wanted to take her

truly in danger, his belief wavered with

tightly,

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

broke the silence

eyes narrowed as

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

activated a countdown, rapidly ticking down

and Percival were caught off

her towards the door and quickly locked the office behind

on the door, "Percival, open up, OPEN

that instant, she knew what he intended

to shield the blast with

kicked at the lock with all

lab were made of

bomb in the far

he wanted was to buy Vivienne a

took a deep breath and kicked at

Bang!

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

from the momentum, charging through the haze towards

"Mr. Wolf!"

smeared with dust, his shirt torn at the chest, his hair

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