The proposal seemed perfect at first glance, but its perfection was what made it suspicious.

Nicole thought, ‘Let’s wait for Lulu’s investigation. In times like these, being cautious is always wise.’ After leaving Nicole’s office, Ellar went straight to find Patricia.

“Do you need something?” Patricia asked, maintaining a professional calm.

“What happened to your arm?” Ellar pressed, concerned, wondering, ‘How can she get hurt doing office work?’ “It’s nothing,” Patricia instinctively moved her arm under the table, trying to keep it hidden.

Ellar moved closer to Patricia, giving her a look. “Hey, Patricia, don’t stress.

I tried to stay away so you could have a chill and happy life without me.”

“I’m okay,” Patricia tried to calm herself, making it seem like everything was cool.

“Just a small injury,” Patricia said, trying to act like it was no

torn between wanting space from Ellar and being afraid that any move might

just stick around, you know, be a part of your life,” Ellar said,

for him to stay away, not catching sight of her, holding back the urge to shadow her. Many times, he came close to giving in, just

her safety, happiness, and well-being, wanting her

got wide, and her mouth opened a bit, but

arm?” Ellar tried to keep his voice calm as he

as she said,

as faint as a mosquito’s buzz, “Can you step back a

he was to Patricia. He naturally took a couple of steps back, putting some space

accident during a mission, nothing serious now,” Patricia explained, then looked at Ellar, “You don’t have to worry about me. What could possibly happen to me while I’m with Ms.

work, and since you’re done, you should probably go back. And I

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