Chapter 104: Rage

Eric sat tensely in his car, still held back by the traffic police, who seemed intent on delaying him as long as possible. His mind raced, desperately trying to formulate a plan to reach Olivia before those shady agents could make their move. The situation was made even more precarious by Olivia's current condition - she was pregnant. After the terrifying ordeal of the previous failed kidnapping attempts, Eric couldn't bear to put his wife through any more undue stress and danger. Her safety and that of their unborn child had to be the top priority. As he watched the patrol officers milling about, pretending to look busy up ahead, Eric felt the strong urge to simply put his foot down and blast through the roadblock. But he knew that sort of rash action would only make things worse. The moment he tried to evade them, they would have all the justification needed to escalate forcibly - potentially arresting him and taking him completely out of the equation to protect Olivia. No,