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.

eye on him." It seemed out of character for Everett to stay quiet;

recent events, Everett would likely be more cautious,

"Got it," Patricia replied.

you think Everett will target our company directly next?"

had already dealt with issues at several Riddle Corporation subsidiaries, so it seemed unlikely

Nicole shook her head.

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

tried to reassure

we should be afraid of."

catching him in the act, hopefully leading to

with him, but we have to stay

couldn't help but chuckle at Lulu's

think about it and focus on our own tasks." "Ms. Riddle,

"Alright," Nicole responded.

excused herself as well

asked Patricia, referring to Nolan and Lana's birthday

the birthday party, Patricia explained, "It was a family gathering, and it

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