Mr. Crawford’s grip on the phone tightened gradually.
On the other end, a voice lowered in tone as they reported, “Dad, the River County project is dead. This time, the highest-level task force made the arrests, and the Jenkins family got involved. There’s no way to salvage it—we had to cut our losses. If we try to interfere again, we risk exposure.”
“The Jenkins family?” Mr. Crawford narrowed his eyes. “Since when did they meddle in such affairs?”
“Dad, could it be that the Rodriguez family has already allied with the Jenkins family?”
Mr. Crawford seemed to be lost in thought. “No, the Jenkins family never forms alliances.”
“Garrett’s path has been far too smooth… and that foster daughter of the Milton family is really a nuisance!” The person on the phone was practically gritting the
