My Wife is a Hacker by Summer

"Vouch for you?"?" Ellar's brows furrowed as he asked, "Which company?" He hadn't heard of companies requiring a local reference to vouch for a job candidate for employment.

"It's just a couple of blocks away, at a place called—" Doretta couldn't finish the sentence before Ellar cut in with a hint of suspicion, "A couple of blocks away...

Are you sure it's not some front company?" That area wasn't known for hosting significant, reputable businesses.

With Doretta's skills, she shouldn't need to look into lesser-known entities.

"]..."" Doretta faltered, "I'm not sure, but I don't think it is." Ellar exhaled deeply.

"Go home for now.

I'll look into this." While Ellar preferred keeping his distance from Doretta, given her arrival in San Joto and his mother's assurance of support, he felt obligated to ensure her safety.

He wouldn't stand by if she was potentially being scammed, especially since she was family.

Doretta seemed to hesitate, wanting to say more, but ultimately nodded.

"Alright, then." "Do you need a lift home?" Ellar offered.

no need, I can make

up more of your time," Doretta declined before she

to himself again, Ellar let

having lunch with Patricia was thwarted by Doretta's untimely

hadn't left the vicinity and overheard the exchange between Ellar

after Doretta departed that she decided

grew, prompting her to take matters into her own

made it back to Riddle

ordered food and invited her to join

"Ms.

over at BayCorp," Patricia began, detailing her encounter to

Nicole's brow furrowed slightly.

who she was

was in touch with someone from the Eastern Falcon, through Jerry," Patricia said,

ties to the Eastern Falcon, casting her visit to Ellar's

Lulu went pale.

make explaining things to Dexter and Emma tricky, especially

Patricia shook her