Come in,” Nicole called out.

Patricia entered, looking a bit tired. “Ms. Riddle…” “Come, join US for lunch first,” Nicole suggested, noticing Patricia’s busy morning.

“Sure,” Patricia agreed, taking a seat on the couch.

After lunch, Patricia began, “There’s an issue with the raw materials.”

“Everett’s behind this again, isn’t he?” Lulu clenched her teeth in frustration.

“Yes,” Patricia nodded. “The cargo ship that arrived at the port had the wrong goods. We checked everything before it left, so something must’ve gone wrong on the way.”

Patricia added after a short pause, “I found out they swapped the goods at the last maintenance stop. So now, the real goods are probably with Everett.”

Nicole squinted a bit. “So, where are they now? Still in San Joto or at the last stop?”

“I’ve got someone checking, but no updates yet,” Patricia replied.

colder. She figured once she knew where the materials

to ambush US?” After all, Everett would

if there’s an ambush, we’ll handle it coolly,”

so Nicole knew he was just trying to mess with her. Finding

wasn’t scared. She might not be at a disadvantage against

Nicole said, “You’ve worked hard. Go rest

saying, “I’ll report

before turning to Lulu, “It’s okay now, you go rest

then reminding Nicole, “Since there’s nothing we can do right now, you should rest

Nicole assured her with

Nicole leaned against the couch, her

her out of her thoughts. She quickly

should be all healed up after today. Will you be able to swing by after work?” Martin’s voice carried a hint

Nicole replied, feeling a bit confused by Martin’s

We really can’t afford any more delays this

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