Nicole was dead serious. “Yeah, I can’t back out now.”

Zane pondered for a moment, whereupon he agreed, “Since we can’t avoid this, we might as well work together once more. However, you don’t need to come over to HQ to do any field work. You can stay where you are now and provide us with intel. Don’t hesitate to let us know what you need help with.”

‘As long as she doesn’t put herself in danger, there shouldn’t be a problem,’ he thought.

Nicole nodded. “Sure, no problem. I’ll handle the side of things here at San Joto and leave the rest to you.”

To that, Zane sternly replied, “Okay.”

‘If the Eastern Falcon is thinking of making a return, we won’t hold ourselves back this time around,’ Zane thought, determined to bring his adversaries down.

Nicole sighed as she hung up and she reminisced about the days when she was still an active member of the organization. Near-death encounters were commonplace back in those days.

Then, Jared came up to Nicole and whispered in her ear,” Have you called?”

her head and looked at Jared with a smile on her face, “Yeah, I just

ran his fingers through Nicole’s hair. “He must’ve pulled all

nodded in response, “Yeah, I

not imagine how terrible Zane must have felt upon learning that

that I can

resign, you don’t have to. You don’t need to abandon what you love just because of us. You

“I know I’m reluctant to resign, but sometimes, tough decisions

can’t be running around with the organization battling criminals and mercenaries all the time. I guess my exit is the best solution for both parties.’ Jared immediately caught onto what Nicole was trying to tell him, and gave her a back rub. “I want you to know that I’ll be here supporting you every step

she said, her heart

Nicole with a soft smile on his face.” Go take a shower

up and

climbed into bed, wrapped herself in Jared’s arm, and fell asleep with a smile

day, the sun shone warm and bright as Nicole entered

came walking into Nicole’s office with

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