Chapter 105: in the shadows

Eric scrutinized the information Neil had uncovered and sent over, his brow furrowing as he pieced together the unsettling picture it painted. This went far more profound than just a few rogue federal agents overstepping their authority. No, powerful forces were aligning against the White family, mobilizing substantial resources to neutralize them as a threat. One item in particular caught Eric's eye - intelligence pointing to a shipping vessel called the Matilda currently deployed in international waters. According to Neil's findings, this unassuming cargo ship was a front being utilized to transport private military contractors and armaments. Eric clenched his jaw as the calculations whirred in his mind's tactical engine. If those corrupt officials were arranging to have such firepower mobilized against his family, he couldn't allow them to gain that kind of overwhelming advantage—not when Olivia's safety, perhaps her very life, hung in the balance. Holding the incriminating