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.

out of character for Everett to stay quiet;

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

"Got it," Patricia replied.

target our company directly

at several Riddle Corporation subsidiaries, so it seemed unlikely he would go after them

Nicole shook her head.

at this point." "He's such a

to reassure

should be afraid of." She thought to herself,

chances of catching him in the act, hopefully leading to his capture soon.'

with him, but we have to stay vigilant," Lulu complained, gritting her

couldn't help but

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

"Alright," Nicole responded.

excused herself as well and

yesterday?" Lulu asked Patricia, referring to Nolan and

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

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