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.

as she said, "Keep an eye on him." It seemed out of character for Everett to stay

likely be more cautious, making him

"Got it," Patricia replied.

think Everett will target our company directly next?" Lulu asked,

Riddle Corporation subsidiaries, so it seemed unlikely he would go

Nicole shook her head.

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

to

should be afraid of." She thought to

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

him, but we have to stay vigilant,"

help but

our own tasks."

"Alright," Nicole responded.

herself as well

you go yesterday?" Lulu asked Patricia, referring to

"It was a family gathering, and it wouldn’t have been appropriate

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