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Chapter 289

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

okay, right?

has to

Maggie moved debris around the statue while stepping over ruins,

causing her goosebumps

depths of her soul

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could

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

warning. “You were close to

She mentally measured the distances, trying

around here; he must be

mumbling to herself while moving

but she seemed oblivious as she

hearing this, Ethan refrained from persuading her further and

shouted,

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

his eyes were closed, his lashes coated in dust.

tightly and held her cheek against his

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

a hand. Ethan carried Nathael while muttering. “Timmothy’s crazy! He set off explosions on the mountaintop,

Mr. Charlie’s sake, Mr. Harris

Ethan and the others in guiding Nathael to the flat ground outside the temple.

wouldn’t die here. Maggie and Alex carefully inspected Nathael’s

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

she had been holding back

need to leave quickly; this place is about to

something. She passed Nathael to Alex, whispering, “You

a

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