The drive back to Rodriguez Mansion felt suffocating.
Rain hammered heavily against the car windows while thunder echoed endlessly across the dark roads of Country A.
Inside the black SUV, silence stretched between Jordan Rodriguez and Maureen Green.
Jordan’s jaw remained tight the entire drive.
His hands gripped the steering wheel hard enough for his knuckles to whiten again.
Beside him, Maureen quietly studied his expression.
He looked furious.
But beneath the anger—
There was tension too.
The mysterious man had finally stepped directly into Rodriguez territory.
That changed everything.
Jordan’s phone buzzed again.
Richard.
Jordan answered immediately.
“Where is he?”
Richard’s voice remained unusually cold.
“He left before security could stop him.”
Jordan’s expression da
