At this moment, Evelyn had already received the news from the rescue team in the Ashford family home. It was verified that the abductors were in the village!
Evelyn was in a race against time. They were heading there on foot.
"Major, we've already arrived in the vicinity of the village."
Evelyn questioned, "What time is it now? How long more do we have before the handover of the ransom?"
"It's 2:59 AM now. There are only six minutes left!"
They had ample time now that the abductors had given them an additional five minutes.
Evelyn heaved a sigh of relief and said, "Everyone, stop in your tracks for a minute."
Fortunately, they managed to make it in time!
Evelyn's throat was dry and parched to the extent that it was painful.
She raised her head and gulped some water down, feeling a huge, soothing relief that was unfortunately short-lived. She began choking on the water. However, she dared not make a single sound.
