CHAPTER 155

Jessica's mind raced as she drove away from the safe house. The plan they had discussed with Phillip and Clara was risky, and the consequences of failure were unthinkable. She kept glancing at her rearview mirror, her paranoia growing with each turn, certain that someone from her father's network could be following her. Her father's web was vast, and she knew he wouldn’t hesitate to eliminate any threat to his empire—including her if he suspected her betrayal.

Arriving at her apartment, Jessica double-checked the locks on her door and pulled the blinds closed, sealing herself off from the outside world. She needed a moment to process the latest twist in their plan. An undercover FBI agent—that revelation still reverberated through her mind like a tolling bell. This was the leverage they needed to expose her father, but it also meant that the stakes were far higher than she had anticipated.

She sat at the small table in her kitchen, her hands trembling slightly as she laid the photogra