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

between wanting space from Ellar and

you’re having trouble looking after yourself, I might just stick around, you know, be

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

and well-being, wanting her to have her own life

got wide, and her mouth opened a bit, but no words came

did you hurt your arm?” Ellar tried to keep

voice was faint as

was as faint as a mosquito’s buzz, “Can you

how close he was to Patricia. He naturally took a couple of steps back,

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

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 a cool

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