This was marvelous! Grandma was finally saved! Going through such a perilous explosion was worth it.

In that moment, Derek’s phone rang urgently. It was a call from the judicial department, and the news on the other end of the line left him stunned.

“The woman found in the wreckage, following the investigation, isn’t Millie but another female victim of an unrelated murder case.”

Derek hung up the phone in disbelief, and Marcus suddenly lost his composure and bellowed, “Millie, why didn’t you return earlier when you were still alive?”

Did she comprehend the depth of his regret? He lamented driving her away and his lack of trust in her. He felt as if he had been torn apart, rendering him powerless.

Millie was taken aback by the sudden outburst. In the final moments, she cut the bomb’s rope and leaped into the large lake behind the building. The massive explosion disoriented her mind. After falling into the lake, she was swept downstream to a shallower bank. She barely managed to survive. Upon regaining consciousness, she immediately embarked on her journey back.

the brink

she spotted her grandmother lying there. Joy surged

abruptly pulled into Marcus’

“Millie, you’re truly back!”

everyone’s eyes, Marcus clung to her tightly, disregarding her disheveled appearance and gazing at

feared she might

sensation at her waist assured him that

opened his eyes suddenly and found no trace of Millie was something

within his tight hold, bewildered. “Let me go;

concern was checking on

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