Chapter 716 Bound

By this point, Josie had come to her wit’s end, and her voice turned hoarse with her frustration tipped over. “But he’s not the only criminal on the run in the entire Wavery!”

Arnold paused in his attempt to dab her tears away, taken aback by her sudden outburst, “Wow. Easy now. You sound pretty worked up.”

As Pop’s disappearance neared twenty-four hours, Josie was on edge, visibly worn out.

Arnold playfully pinched her cheek, “When was your last shut-eye?”

“Why do you care? I’m done here.”

Josie shoved him aside and unsteadily got to her feet, ready to leave.

Arnold’s grip gently pulled her back into place.

“Where do you think you’re going being in this state? Planning to walk right into the enemy’s clutches? That’s a one-way ticket to disaster. They’ve got your Pop, and their motive’s likely more complex than just wanting cash. They might be using him as leverage against you or Dexter.”

If it was about blackmail, the perpetrators would reveal their hands sooner or later.

In many ways, his words began to steady Josie, though worry still furrowed her brow. “What if they hurt. Pop?”

just undergone surgery, so he wasn’t

forced her head against his shoulder, “Driving yourself crazy won’t help. Get some rest first, and then

expected, and she was knocked out

his breath and refrained from moving, Josie napping on his shoulder, seeming more precious than any rare

his head to sneak a look at her serene sleeping face, an unfamiliar helplessness washing

taking a snapshot with his phone, he

maybe a couple of hours. As she sat up, wincing from the all-over soreness, she glanced

suspicion,” Arnold quipped, his

swung open. “We’ve got a situation! Scar and the

grin

at Josie and then

Josie was equally stunned.

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surged ahead and grasped her arm, urging, “You

hesitated momentarily. Her concern was etched on her face.

– how had this scenario become reminiscent of an operation to catch a cheating

expression grew serious, his voice determined. “If he were after you, he wouldn’t have

be tracing the

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