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!”

filled Maggie’s eyes, her voice choked

okay,

to be!

moved debris around the statue while stepping over ruins, but Nathael

enveloped her, causing her

of her soul made her tremble

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still could not be

here. You should leave!” Ethan wiped blood

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

She mentally measured

here; he must be close…..

mumbling to

by sharp rocks, but she seemed oblivious as she calmly directed

her further and

shouted,

in blood and debris. Blood was flowing down his forehead onto half his face, with the other half covered in dust.

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

his while sobbing. “Nathael, wake up! You’ll be okay, right?”

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

hand. Ethan carried Nathael while muttering. “Timmothy’s crazy! He set off explosions on the mountaintop, not

weren’t for Mr. Charlie’s sake, Mr. Harris

quiet, assisting Ethan and the others in guiding Nathael to

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

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

touched his cheek as she spoke softly. Tears she had been holding back now streamed down her face, impossible to hold back.

seriously, “We need to leave quickly;

to reality, suddenly remembering something. She passed Nathael to Alex, whispering, “You guys

away without a backward glance, he instinctively

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