Mina found herself in President Lee's office with a secure laptop sitting in front of her. The 'Arlo' account she had handed over to President Lee was doing well, and her investments were growing in the way she had predicted, but he still wanted her to review the charts and make changes if needed. She did not want to do anything for the man who had made her believe she had limited time, and Mina told herself that she would force his hand if she had to. She pushed the laptop away, refusing to work until she was given the cash she was promised.
"I cannot just produce $500,000 in cash. It'll raise flags." Ian was well off, but for the security of the rich, large cash withdrawals were automatically flagged to governmental law enforcement. It was meant to deter families from trying to negotiate ransoms on their own, but it also tracked large sums of money moving in and out of the country.
"and keeping a person locked in a room for three weeks wouldn't?"
