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.

arm, checking the injury. “Does this seem ‘okay’ to you?” “Just a small injury,” Patricia said, trying to act like it was no

was all over the place, torn between wanting space from Ellar and being

around, you know, be a part of your life,” Ellar said, his tone sort

her, holding back the urge to shadow her. Many times, he came close to giving in, just wanting to quietly check

well-being, wanting her to have her

words that her eyes got wide, and her

you hurt your arm?” Ellar tried to keep

was faint as she said, “Can you step back a

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

then did Ellar realize how close he was to Patricia. He naturally

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. Riddle?” “I…” Ellar was briefly lost for words, realizing that Nicole wouldn’t

to talk about work, and since you’re done, you should probably go back. And I have work to do as well,” Patricia dismissed him with

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