"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

more of your time," Doretta

himself again,

with Patricia was thwarted by Doretta's

unbeknownst to Ellar, hadn't left the vicinity and overheard

only after Doretta departed that she decided to

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

Riddle

ordered food and invited her to join them in

"Ms.

ran into Doretta over at BayCorp," Patricia

Nicole's brow furrowed slightly.

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

the Eastern Falcon, through Jerry," Patricia said, her voice

Falcon, casting her visit to

Lulu went pale.

revelation would make explaining things to Dexter and Emma tricky, especially with

shook her

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