After amoment's thought, Patricia started the car and followed the man.

At a corner, the man removed his hat, glanced around with a smug look, then climbed into a car parked by the roadside and drove off.

Patricia snapped photos of both the man and his car, sending them straight to Charlie with instructions to dig deeper.

Later, Patricia made her way to Ellar's office.

"What brings you here?" Ellar's surprise at seeing her was tinged with a note of happiness.

"Nicole asked me to keep an eye on things here," Patricia said, pausing before asking, "Everything alright on your end?" "Absolutely, everything's running smoothly," Ellar assured her.

Patricia's brows knit together slightly.

"No unusual incidents, or unexpected visitors?" Having just seen Doretta downstairs, she couldn't help but speculate, 'Doretta's visit...

was it to see Ellar? And that man she was dealing with seemed off.

Doretta than meets the eye?’ Ellar, taken aback,

He pondered, 'Patricia seems unusually on

could only sigh, dismissing it with, "It's nothing." Realizing he

proof, sharing her

resolved to unravel the mystery herself, silently noting he might not take her word

worry, I've got someone watching over the

anyone get the upper hand," Ellar tried to reassure

an attempt to show he had grown, no longer in constant need of

like a

visible, Patricia responded, "Alright, I should head back now." As Patricia turned

back, her expression one

her hand, his suggestion coming out somewhat awkwardly, "It's

together?" "No, thanks." Patricia barely

called out with

revealing Doretta to their

are you here?" Ellar was visibly

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