Glancing at Nicole, Jared awkwardly excused himself.

"I'm going to take a shower," he said.

Nicole chuckled softly, amused by his clear devotion as a doting father.

She could only imagine the long road ahead for any boy who fancied Lana, wondering just how exceptional they would have to be to earn Jared's approval.

The next day dawned bright and sunny.

Nicole arrived at the office as usual.

Despite a day's worth of work pressing down, thanks to Nicole and Lulu's efforts, the workload left for Nicole wasn't overwhelming.

"Ms. Riddle, it's unusually quiet on Everett's end.

Could there be something amiss?” Patricia whispered cautiously.

Nicole's eyes narrowed slightly.

turned cold as she said, "Keep an eye on him." It seemed out of character for

recent events, Everett would likely be more cautious, making

"Got it," Patricia replied.

target our company directly

Corporation subsidiaries, so it seemed unlikely he would go

Nicole shook her head.

say at this point." "He's such a troublemaker," Lulu muttered, clearly

to reassure

afraid of." She thought to herself,

the better our chances of catching him in the act, hopefully leading to his capture soon.' "It's just frustrating that

tired of dealing with him, but we have to stay vigilant," Lulu complained, gritting

but chuckle

it and focus on our own tasks." "Ms.

"Alright," Nicole responded.

herself as well and followed

you go yesterday?" Lulu asked Patricia, referring to Nolan and Lana's birthday

was a family gathering, and it

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