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

the recent events, Everett would likely be more cautious, making him harder to

"Got it," Patricia replied.

do you think Everett will target our

issues at several Riddle Corporation subsidiaries, so

Nicole shook her head.

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

tried to reassure

not someone we should be afraid of." She thought to herself, 'Besides, as

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

dealing with him, but we have

couldn't help but chuckle

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

"Alright," Nicole responded.

as well and followed Patricia

go yesterday?" Lulu asked Patricia, referring to

family gathering, and it wouldn’t have been appropriate for me

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