Once Bitten, Twice Shy

Chapter 398: Explosion

Translator: EndlessFantasy Translation Editor: EndlessFantasy Translation

Timothy tilted his head slightly and sneered before picking up his cell phone to make a call.

As soon as the call was answered, he immediately said, “Come and pick me up.”

The bodyguard replied, “Yes, Mr. Barker!”

After he hung up, he removed a cigarette box from his trousers pocket, placed a cigarette between his lips, and lit it with a lighter.

He took a breath and exhaled a ring of smoke.

As the cigarette smoke rose into the air before his eyes, he saw a fire starting in Samantha’s car. The entire front engine was going up in flames.

He had fought with Samantha a couple of times, and although he hated her, he had to acknowledge that she was a smart woman.

Had they not been enemies, he might even appreciate a woman like her if they met each other in a different capacity and a different way.

There was about another minute or so before the car would explode.

Timothy flicked the cigarette ash and he glanced at Samantha’s pale face again.

It truly was a pity.

Half a minute passed in the blink of an eye, and the fire in the car became so intense that Samantha’s face had turned red.

Timothy threw the cigarette butt on the ground and crushed it with his shoes.

He turned around and walked away.

For some reason, his legs seemed to be rooted to the ground and he could not lift them.

He had calmed himself down and recovered his strength, so why were his legs still beyond his control?

Timothy could not help but glance back at Samantha who was already being enveloped by the fire. For some reason, his emotions seemed to have been roused.

A few minutes later, he charged towards Samantha at lightning speed.

The door on the driver’s side had been blocked by the front of his car, so he had to go around to the passenger’s seat to yank the door open.

Samantha’s body was fastened by a seat belt while the front of her body was being blocked by an airbag.

Time was running out.

If they could not run far enough away in time, both of them would be blown to bits.

Timothy reached for his waist and took out the dagger he was carrying with him. He grabbed the seat belt, cut it open quickly, then wrapped his long arms around Samantha’s shoulders and strained to pull her out.

A strange sound was coming from the car, so Timothy carried Samantha up and started running toward the distance.

After running only three steps, a huge explosion occurred behind them along with the blaze, and they were both hit by the strong impact.

Timothy unconsciously hugged Samantha in his arms as their bodies were propelled forward by the force.

A few seconds later, Timothy and Samantha fell to the ground together.

Timothy’s vision turned pitch black and he completely lost consciousness.

There were a few tremors on the ground.

A slender figure rushed out of the dark and ran straight toward Samantha, “Sammy!”

Rochelle ran up to them and looked at Samantha and Timothy, who were both lying unconscious on the ground. Unsure as to whether they were dead or alive, Rochelle’s heart tensed up and her face turned pale.

There was blood on Samantha’s face that contrasted heavily against Samantha’s extremely pale face. As soon as Rochelle saw that, she did not even dare to ascertain whether or not Samantha was still alive…

As for Timothy…

Rochelle looked at him coldly and her eyes were filled with extreme anger.

Had it not been for him, Samantha would not have suffered so much. If anything happened to Samantha, then…

Rochelle saw the dagger falling from Timothy’s hand and immediately felt her anger surging up. She bent down, picked up the dagger, then stabbed it right at Timothy’s heart!

Just as the tip of the dagger was about to pierce into his flesh, a hand reached out from the side and grasped Rochelle’s wrist firmly. She was unable to break free from that grasp.

Rochelle was startled when she looked to the side.

Jonathan had somehow arrived there and was holding her wrist. She immediately reacted and struggled to break free. “What are you doing? Trying to protect your good friend? Let go of me! I’ll kill him today!”

Jonathan’s handsome face was as expressionless as ever and his expression did not waver. His lips moved and he spoke in a very low voice, “If you kill him, everything Samantha did up till now will be in vain.”

Rochelle was speechless despite her anger. As big of a scumbag Jonathan was, she had no choice but to admit that he was right.

He was always so sharp and she found it annoying that he always left her unable to refute anything!

Jonathan’s dark pupils glanced at the two people on the ground and he said, “They’re just unconscious because of the impact by the explosion. Their lives aren’t in danger and the rescue team has arrived.”

Rochelle heard the sound of the fire truck as soon as he completed his sentence.

She took a deep breath.

Everything that happened that day was carefully designed by Samantha. In Samantha’s words, it was to ‘experience near-death and live again’.

Otherwise, she would not have stayed calm and held herself back from saving Samantha.

If she killed Timothy, Samantha’s suffering would be in vain and Matthew would not be saved.

The bigger picture was more important than anything else!

Although Rochelle still could not accept it, she threw the dagger forcefully onto the ground.

“Let’s go.”

Jonathan took her hand and left the scene at once.

…

Samantha and Timothy were taken to the hospital by ambulance. They were pushed into separate emergency rooms and were immediately treated by the doctor.

Timothy was fine, for he only had a few grazes on his body and the unconsciousness resulting from the impact was not that serious a problem. Once his wounds were taken care of, a brain scan was done to make sure that there were no concussions, and he was then pushed into the general ward.

On the other hand, Samantha’s injury was much more serious.

Because the front of Timothy’s car had smashed into the driver’s seat of Samantha’s car, her right arm was caught in the impact and her bones were broken. Her forehead bled from the impact as well. She had also inhaled a lot of smoke, and the second impact resulting from the explosion made things much trickier. Samantha had to be pushed into an operating room.

When Harmony arrived at the ward, Timothy just so happened to have woken up.

As soon as he opened his eyes, the first thing he saw was a worried and crying Harmony. He was stunned for a moment, and after a few seconds, all the memories poured into his mind.

Harmony’s voice trembled as she spoke, “How are you feeling, Tim? Do you feel uncomfortable anywhere? How could something like this happen?! I was scared to death!”

Timothy was still a little dizzy and his head was a little heavy. He stroked his head lightly with his hand and sat up while answering softly, “I’m fine.”

After a pause, he opened his lips. “Where’s Samantha?”

Harmony’s expression froze suddenly.

When she was on the way to the hospital, she already knew that Timothy was going on a date with Samantha that day and the accident happened when they were on their way back.

Timothy was only injured because he saved Samantha!

Harmony wondered why he asked about Samantha as soon as he woke up, rather than ask about his injuries.

He clearly hated Samantha…

Harmony bit her lower lip hard and replied reluctantly. “She’s still in the operating room. I’m not sure about her condition.”

Timothy frowned and no one could predict what he was thinking

When Harmony saw that, she was somewhat unable to hold herself back any longer. She gulped and began her sentence by questioning, “Tim… I heard you were injured because you saved Samantha.. Why did you decide to save her? Don’t you hate her and want her to die?”