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.

It seemed out of character for Everett to stay quiet; Nicole

be more cautious,

"Got it," Patricia replied.

you think Everett will target our

Corporation subsidiaries, so it seemed unlikely he

Nicole shook her head.

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

to reassure

not someone we should be afraid of." She

of catching him in the act, hopefully leading to his capture

dealing with him, but we have to

couldn't help but chuckle at

about it and focus on our own tasks." "Ms. Riddle, I'll be heading out then,"

"Alright," Nicole responded.

excused herself as well

Patricia, referring to Nolan and Lana's

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

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