She knew she could not last much longer too.
The smoke was simply too intense that anyone would surely pass out within seconds and suffocate to death before they could be rescued.
Even Sonia could feel that her breathing was erratic, her mind was blank, and she might lose consciousness at any moment.
But she knew she could not pass out, at least for now.
She had to hold on so that when aid arrived, she could yell for it, allowing the rescuers to swiftly find Toby and her.
If she passed out now, the rescuers would have no idea where to look for them and would have to waste a lot of time trying to locate them.
That delay would perhaps cost them both their lives!
Hence, she had to hold on.
Sonia securely held Toby in one hand while pinching her thigh with the other to keep herself awake and prevent herself from passing out.
No matter how difficult it was for her to breathe or how badly she coughed, she would not allow herself to faint.
Because it wasn't only her life at stake; Toby's life was too!
At the same time, Asher was nearby the factory, standing in the shadows. He chuckled madly as he stared at the blazing fire in front of him.
Burn! The fiercer the better!
Burn the two people inside to death!
Asher was the arsonist. He hated Sonia as well as Toby, the man who was always behind her.
From the start, Toby was not on the list of people Asher wanted to kill; it was only Sonia.
But this time, Toby was the one who insisted on getting involved. That being the case, Asher reasoned that the duo could both meet their death together.
Toby deserves this for constantly supporting that woman, enabling her to tightly grip all the power.
Without him, that woman would not be my match at all. I could have chased her out from Paradigm long ago!
So, Toby Fuller is my enemy as well.
Asher was giddy with joy at having killed both of his adversaries at once.
However, at this very moment, firefighter sirens began to sound not far away.
Asher's face turned from one of excitement to one of disappointment as he turned his head to look in the direction of the sirens.
When he saw a few firefighter trucks making their way toward the factory, he was outrageous. This meant that someone was coming to rescue Sonia and Toby, signifying the failure of his plan.
"Damn it!" Asher angrily yelled.
He knew they would call the police, but he did not take it to heart as he thought that the police would not be coming anytime soon since they were in a rural region.
Furthermore, it was now rush hour and there were traffic jams everywhere. It was entirely possible that when the police arrived, the factory had collapsed and the couple Asher hated was burned to ashes.
As such, he was not at all concerned that they would call the police.
But things didn't turn out the way he had hoped. The police showed up quickly after Toby and Sonia made their report.
The factory had just been surrounded by fire on its exterior and the fire had not yet spread inside. The factory was spacious, and it seemed possible that neither Sonia nor Toby had yet experienced anything fatal.
That enraged Asher, but he knew there was nothing he could do to alter the situation.
He could only find some solace in the fact that even if the two of them inside hadn't yet died, they would surely be suffocating.
The most important thing for him now was to leave this place right away. If he stayed any longer, things would turn ugly very quickly.
He had to escape now so that he would have the chance to deal with them in the future.
Hence, Asher gave the firefighter trucks one last gloomy glance before crouching down and going toward the direction where his car was at.
Not long after he left, the firefighter trucks stopped in front of the factory and the firefighters hurried down to put out the flames and begin their rescue.
Tom was here as well. When he saw the blazing flames, sweat broke out all over his head as he quickly raced to the front and shouted for both Sonia and Toby with his loudspeaker.
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