“I’ll make sure he backs off,” Nicole said, her eyes showing determination. “With DillCorp now under my control, everyone will know not to mess with it.”

“Do you think he’ll actually back down? He’s not one to give up easily,” Lulu said, concerned.

“We’ll see if Everett’s got what it takes,” Nicole replied coolly. “I’d love to see him try to pull anything off without my say-so.” She then looked intently at Lulu. “Tell everyone to keep things under wraps. We can’t let any company secrets leak out.”

Lulu nodded in understanding. “Got it,” she replied. She had also thought about telling everyone to stay quiet and maybe even spreading a few fake stories.

Seeing Lulu’s sly smile, Nicole chuckled and shook her head. ‘Lulu’s getting cleverer each day.’

Once Lulu left, Nicole started reading a file in front of her.

Over at NandoCorp’s manager’s office, Everett leaned back in his chair, looking annoyed. “You’re sure Nicole’s at DillCorp now?”

nodded. “Yes, she went there first

be smart, but she’ll make a mistake sooner

at him. Everett felt like he was on his own, but

his mind, and he said, ‘ Now that she’s at DillCorp,

our next move?” the

around in just a few days?” He doubted that even Nicole could save a company teetering

cautiously, “Should we

“Like what?”

trailed off, hesitating. ‘We should tread lightly around Nicole. She’s not someone we should take

makes you think she can save DillCorp?” Everett scoffed. “Its downfall is inevitable, and Nicole won’t

not wanting to challenge Everett further,

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