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?”

undergone surgery, so he wasn’t fit for additional

crazy won’t help. Get some rest first, and then we’ll

and

napping on

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

with his phone, he looked at the picture with a satisfied

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

shining armor, and all I get is suspicion,” Arnold quipped, his tone relaxed as he teased Josie, all while kneading his

was swung open. “We’ve got a situation!

grin disappeared.

and then at

Josie was equally stunned.

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ahead

on

irony struck – how had this scenario become reminiscent of an operation

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

even quicker. Dexter must be tracing the clues

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