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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!”

eyes, her voice choked with sobs despite the ongoing explosions.

be okay, right?

to be!

debris around the statue

enveloped her, causing her goosebumps to rise.

fear from the depths of her soul

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Nathael still could not be found.

Adam, there’s another timed explosive here. You should leave!” Ethan wiped blood from his face and

were close to Nathael just now. He must

She mentally measured the distances, trying to estimate Nathael’s whereabouts.

around here; he must be

rubble, mumbling to

fingers were cut by sharp rocks, but she seemed oblivious as she calmly directed Ethan, “Go two meters that way. He might be

persuading her further and joined others

someone shouted, “Over

saw Nathael covered in blood and debris. Blood was flowing down his forehead

pale, and his eyes were closed, his lashes coated in dust.

tightly and held her cheek against his while sobbing.

her tears away and said, “I’ll get

Alex rushed over to lend a hand. Ethan carried Nathael while muttering. “Timmothy’s crazy! He set

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

Ethan and the others in guiding Nathael

had already left, seeming confident that Nathael wouldn’t die here. Maggie and Alex carefully inspected Nathael’s injuries, feeling

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

spoke softly. Tears she had been holding back now

to leave

suddenly remembering something. She passed Nathael to Alex, whispering, “You guys take him and go; I’ll go back to find something.”

a backward glance, he instinctively reached out

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