My Wife is a Hacker by Summer

Ellar pondered, 'Don't people usually meet and chat first, even for ablind date? But my mom's acting like she's arranging a marriage straight off?’ "Just tell her straight; you've got someone in mind.

That's the truth, right?" Lulu nudged Ellar, urging him to confess.

Right as Lulu's words hung in the air, Patricia was seized by a sudden coughing fit.

"Easy there, drink some water," Ellar quickly handed her a glass, concern etched on his face.

Patricia's coughing subsided after a moment, and she took a few sips of water, murmuring, "Thanks." "Long as you're alright," Ellar commented, pained to see Patricia flush from the coughing spell.

"Let's focus on the meal, Lulu," Patricia interjected before Lulu could delve deeper, steering her away from further probing.

“Alright, let's eat," Lulu agreed, holding back her questions.

She recognized that some issues needed to be navigated delicately.

The evolving dynamic between Ellar and Patricia was something they had to untangle on their own.

Post-lunch, Ellar excused himself, and Nicole, alongside Patricia and Lulu, made their way back to Riddle Corporation.

next move might be?" Lulu inquired,

heavy tone, "My concern's actually more with Ellar right now." "you think Everett's targeting him because of his

"It's not just that.

familiar

after Ellar could disrupt us significantly," Nicole speculated, contemplating Everett's

side and force Nicole to split

making Ellar a continued subject of

then? Is Ellar at

on Ellar, for his safety," Nicole

speaking in

Riddle, please don't worry.

agents I deployed to BayCorp remain on guard, closely monitoring Ellar's safety." Her implication was

raised an eyebrow in mild surprise, while Lulu couldn't hide her admiration, Wow, you're really keeping tabs on him." It seemed Patricia's concern ran deeper than mere professional

tried to

situation there remained volatile, justifying her decision

buying it, leaning in to