The Billionaire's Mistake

Chapter 140

MISTAKE 140

Chapter 140: A national scandal

"Crystal clear, sir," Hawkins said, ending the call with a sinking feeling in his stomach.

The director of intelligence stood outside the president's office, arranging his thoughts himself for a good while. After a moment's hesitation, he knocked and entered at the president's call. President Edward Ricardo looked up from his desk, his expression expectant. "Reeves, I hope you have good news for me.

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Receives cleared his throat. "I'm afraid not, Mr. President. I've just received word from the

field team. Anya Shaw... We failed to capture her. She's gone received word from the

The president's face darkened, his eyes flashing with anger. "What do you mean, 'gone'? How is that possible?"

"It appears the Shaw family moved her before our agents arrived, sir. We're still investigating how they knew about the operation."

The president slammed his fist on the desk, causing Reeves to flinch. "This is unacceptable! Do you have any idea what's at stake here, Reeves?"

"Sir, I assure you, we're doing everything in our power to locate her. But the Shaw organization is-"

"I don't want excuses!" Ricardo shouted, cutting him off. "I want results. New orders. I want every member of the Shaw family brought in. Every last one of them."

Reeves felt a chill run down his spine. "Mr. President, with all due respect, that's not possible. We don't have probable cause for most of them. It would be a clear violation of their constitutional rights."

Ricardo's eyes narrowed dangerously. "Did I stutter, Director? This is a direct order from your Commander in Chief. Bring them in. All of them. I don't care how you do it."

"Sir, I must protest," Reeves said, his voice firm despite his growing unease. "This is illegal. We can't just round up an entire family without cause. If we do this, the Shaw family will have something on the agency. All of our previous findings and investigation could be ruled as a personal vendetta."

don't care about your precious protocols. This is bigger than you know. Now, are you going to follow

If all this goes south, he would take the blame. And

a long moment, the director spoke, his voice barely above a whisper. "Yes, Mr.

and turned to leave. But unknown to him, the Shaw was

latest story when his phone buzzed. He glanced at the screen, not recognizing the number. "Winters,"

hushed voice that he recognized as one

His a national

quickened.

for effect. "He's about to be impeached.

dropped his phone. "What? That's... that's insane. Are

session. It's going down, Jack. And it's going down

his mind whirling. This couldn't be

Winters! Did you hear? Parliament's just called an emergency session. Something big's happening. Jack felt the blood drain

his way to the office of

into her office, slightly out

her computer, her eyes

source saying he's about to be impeached. On charges of heading organized crime." Blackwood's eyebrows shot

emergency session," Jack pressed on. "It fits. And

racing. "If this is true, it's the story of

Jack said, "but my gut says this

to go on standby. But we don't run a damn thing until we have concrete confirmation. Understood?" Jack nodded, feeling a mix of

out, "And Winters? If this pans out, it's your story. Don't

hurried back to the newsroom, his mind already racing

colleagues, he couldn't shake the feeling that they

for the president but for them too. There

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