Chapter 103 New Threats Emerge.

The days following the night on the balcony felt like the calm before the storm. Life in our household settled into a semblance of normalcy, yet there was a tension underlying every moment, a sense that we were waiting for the other shoe to drop. Kai threw himself back into work, determined to keep his businesses running smoothly despite the looming threats. I focused on our family, making sure that Lily, Michael, and the rest of our loved ones felt safe and secure, even as I kept one eye on the news and the other on the investigations surrounding The Network. The information we had gathered over the past six months had allowed us to disrupt several of The Network’s operations, but I knew it was only a matter of time before they retaliated. They had been too quiet lately, and that silence was more terrifying than any of the threats we had faced head-on. The calm was unsettling because it meant they were planning something big, something that could shatter the fragile peace we had mana