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.

checking the injury. “Does this seem ‘okay’ to you?” “Just a small injury,” Patricia said, trying to act like it was

between wanting space from

trouble looking after yourself, I might just stick around, you know, be a part of your life,”

hard it was 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 wanting to quietly check on

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

eyes got wide, and her mouth opened a bit,

exactly did you hurt your arm?” Ellar

faint as she said, “Can you step back

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

then did Ellar realize how close he was to Patricia. He naturally took a couple of steps back, putting some

What could possibly happen to me while I’m with

done, you should probably go back. And I have work to do as well,” Patricia

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