"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.

I can make my

won't take up more of your time," Doretta declined

himself again, Ellar

of having lunch with Patricia

hadn't left the vicinity

Doretta departed that she decided to

Doretta's intentions and the mentioned company grew, prompting her to take matters into

Patricia made it back to Riddle Corporation just in

had ordered food and invited her to join them in

"Ms.

into Doretta over at BayCorp," Patricia began,

Nicole's brow furrowed slightly.

you able to find out who she was meeting with?" "Charlie

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

had ties to the Eastern Falcon, casting her

Lulu went pale.

This revelation would make explaining things to Dexter and Emma tricky,

shook her

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