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!”

choked

be okay, right?

has to

Where are you?” Maggie moved debris around the statue while stepping over ruins, but Nathael remained unseen.

her, causing

fear from the depths of her soul

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could not be found.

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

warning. “You were close to Nathael just now. He must be

forced herself to stay composed. She mentally measured

around here; he must be close…..

to herself while

sharp rocks, but she seemed oblivious as she calmly directed

persuading her further

shouted, “Over here!”

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

was pale, and his eyes were closed, his lashes

and held her cheek against his while

with sticky blood. Maggic wiped her tears away and said, “I’ll get you out.”

Nathael while muttering. “Timmothy’s crazy! He set off explosions on the mountaintop, not caring if the whole mountain

it weren’t for Mr. Charlie’s sake, Mr. Harris wouldn’t have put up with

stayed quiet, assisting 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 somewhat

had minor scrapes on his arms, nothing too severe, but the wound on his forehead looked quite bad. It was probably from a

spoke softly. Tears she had been

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

something. She passed Nathael to Alex, whispering, “You guys take him

her walk away without a

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