Ellar’s tone conveyed his effort to contribute positively to the lunch gathering. “I remembered how much you both liked it last time, so I grabbed it for today,” he said.

Lulu casually mentioned, “Well, enjoy it while you can.

Nicole will be out of the country soon.”

Ellar’s reaction was one of genuine surprise. “Out of the country? Nicole, what’s the occasion?”

“Just some business matters. I’ll be back in a few days,” Nicole replied, downplaying the significance of her trip.

Ellar, not privy to the details, simply nodded in understanding. “Got it.”

Nicole then shifted the conversation, her gaze intent on Ellar. Before I go, is there anything you need assistance with?”

Ellar, slightly uneasy under Nicole’s scrutiny, averted his eyes. “No, everything’s fine on my end. You don’t need to worry about me, Nicole.”

Nicole, not entirely convinced, pressed a bit more. “Are you sure about that?”

his words. “Really, everything’s fine,” he

enjoy the meal then,” Nicole said, deciding to leave the matter for now. Despite her lingering

revisit any concerns about Ellar after her trip. She thought that it was possible that her recent stress had been

lunch, Ellar quickly found an excuse to leave the

outside, he released a relieved sigh, wiping the

reason for Nicole’s questions and was grateful for

Mexican fish was ordered by his assistant, while he had

to have paid off, allowing him to

return. Even if things didn’t improve substantially, he felt confident

home to

was weak, barely a whisper as he leaned against

in this state would only make my family worry

predicted, Ellar’s complexion had only

started to fade, he felt even

fortunate that no one had seen him after the medication wore

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