It was necessary for them to wait until the last second, so as to stall for more time.
Reginald stood behind Secretary Tim, equally as tense.
Tension filled the air in the Ashford Family.
Reginald said, "There are still 2 minutes and 38 seconds until it's time to pay the ransom."
The remaining 2 minutes and 38 seconds meant that there was still a chance for Elena to be rescued. However, her life was still threatened now that the military had yet to give any news.
Marcus said, "Mr. Ashford, don't get too nervous. Major's rescue team has probably already finished infiltrating and they're executing the plan to rescue Miss Ashford."
Reginald was still worried even after hearing Marcus's words.
It was two minutes until the deadline.
"Ah… my stomach hurts…" a voice yelled all of a sudden, breaking the silence in the room. It was loud and shrilling.
