Ellar thought to himself, ‘Patricia doesn’t like it when I show too much concern, Maintaining some distance is wiser.’ He cast a final glance back, carrying the weight of his concern for Patricia.

Despite his worries, Ellar recognized the importance of not overstaying his presence. He resolved to find excuses to visit her more frequently in the days ahead.

Later that day, following lunch, Nicole, Lulu, and Patricia had just made their way back to the office.

The sudden ring of Lulu’s phone broke the silence. She recognized the caller ID immediately and picked up, asking, “What’s the status?

“Really? Okay, got it.”

After ending the call, Lulu turned to Nicole with a grave expression and confirmed, “Just as you suspected.”

suggested, “Let’s discuss this in my office,” and led

and Patricia followed her in. Lulu reported immediately, “There’s indeed something fishy about that project. The person behind it is Everett.” “Everett again?” Patricia’s face turned pale as she wondered, ‘Why is he targeting Ellar again?’ “What’s he trying to do?” Nicole pressed Lulu for

shows that the company behind the proposal is just a shell company, with Everett orchestrating the whole scheme. He’s likely aiming to take down BayCorp.” “But what does he gain from BayCorp’s downfall?” Patricia was confused.’ Could Everett be planning to take over

Everett had been out of the loop in San Joto for too long, underestimating Ellar’s progress. ‘Had it been Ellarfrom before, Everett might have stood a chance. Unfortunately for him, times have

it’s questionable if he actually has the means to

sharpened as she began to

picking up on Nicole’s thoughtful expression, felt

and…” Nicole started, her mind racing with strategies to

okay?” Patricia voiced her worries, concerned that if Everett caught wind of their

lifting to meet Patricia’s, “The next move

you. I need you to go to El I ar, fill him in on our strategy, and seek his collaboration,” Nicole

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