Chapter 289 I’ll Take You There

Maggie paused for a moment, understanding Timmothy’s implication.

He wanted her to end things i

Nathael, a request she hadn’t accepted. Rather than convincing her further, he used the explosion and finger to make her face the consequences of her refusal.

Maggie’s heart quivered; her lovely almond eyes brimmed with tears, and the edges of her eyes turned

crimson.

She stared intently at the seemingly harmless man before her while uttering through clenched teeth, “I should’ve ended you on the mountainside just now.”

Timmothy met her gaze with indifference, offering a smile as he remarked, “Practice makes perfect. Perhaps next time, you’ll be more ruthless.”

Maggie averted her eyes. Her hand clenched into a fist on the table as her gaze shifted to the collapsing temple. Though her nails dug into her flesh, she felt no pain.

Bang! A deafening noise rang out.

In an instant, the already crumbling temple collapsed entirely, burying Timmothy and his hired men.

Their comrades outside fled first.

Some assisted each other, drenched in blood while cursing, “Damn, he’s insane!”

Maggie couldn’t resist running towards the temple, and this time, Timmothy raised his hand, signalling Toby to not stop her.

Maggie acted on instinct, plunging into the chaotic rubble.

Meanwhile, Timmothy remained seated, observing her while lost in thought.

“Nathael!” Maggie couldn’t discern the direction and relied on intuition, scouring the area for Nathael’s

form.

“Ethan!”

her voice choked with sobs despite the ongoing

be okay,

to be!

are you?” Maggie moved debris around the statue while

her, causing her

of her soul made

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289 I’ll Take You There

still could not be

here. You should leave!” Ethan wiped blood from his face and

“You were close to Nathael just now. He must

forced herself to stay composed. She mentally measured the distances, trying

here; he must

rubble, mumbling to herself while moving stones and debris.

fair fingers were cut by sharp rocks, but she seemed oblivious as she calmly directed Ethan, “Go two meters that

this, Ethan refrained from persuading her further and joined others in

shouted, “Over here!”

was flowing down his forehead onto half his face,

and his eyes were closed, his

cheek against his while sobbing. “Nathael, wake up! You’ll be okay,

Maggic wiped her tears away and said,

while muttering. “Timmothy’s crazy! He set off explosions on

hopeful either. “If it weren’t for Mr. Charlie’s sake, Mr. Harris wouldn’t have put up with him so much.”

quiet, assisting Ethan and the others in guiding Nathael to the

his crew had already left, seeming confident that Nathael wouldn’t die here. Maggie and

minor scrapes on his arms, nothing too severe, but the wound on his forehead looked quite bad. It was probably from a hard impact, causing him to pass

Tears she had been holding back now streamed down her face, impossible to hold back.

Ethan spoke seriously, “We need to leave quickly; this place is

Nathael to Alex, whispering, “You guys take him and go; I’ll go back to

Seeing her walk away without a backward

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