"I really didn’t expect your daughter to be dumb enough to actually do it. While she was in agony from the stomach pain, she secretly called Vivian behind your back. But Vivian, just to enjoy a movie with me, didn’t even care. She told the girl to behave and go to sleep, then hung up.”
In a sudden burst of fury, I grabbed Jason by the neck, using every ounce of strength I had to drag him toward the depths of the mine, toward the area rigged with explosives.
As Jason screamed for help, his two thugs rushed over and began to beat me savagely, raining punches and kicks on me.
In the chaos, someone accidentally stepped on the detonator and the decaying mine exploded with a thunderous roar, shaking like an earthquake.
Amid the rumbling collapse, I heard a voice pierce through the dust and debris.
“Ethan!”
It was Vivian.
The next thing I heard was the sound of police officers trying to stop her.
"Miss Moon! You can't go in! This mine is about to collapse!"
"I don't care! Let go of me! I need to find Ethan!"
Ignoring their warnings, she dashed into the mine and before long, she found me.
Before she could even show any signs of relief, she heard Jason's desperate cry.
"Vivian, my leg..."