"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.

need, I can make my

take up more of your time," Doretta

to himself again,

intention of having lunch with Patricia

vicinity

Doretta departed

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

back to Riddle Corporation just

had ordered food and invited her to join

"Ms.

over at BayCorp," Patricia began, detailing

Nicole's brow furrowed slightly.

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

someone from the Eastern Falcon, through Jerry,"

Doretta had ties to the Eastern Falcon, casting her visit to

Lulu went pale.

Falcon!" This revelation would make explaining things to Dexter and Emma tricky, especially with Doretta being a distant cousin

Patricia shook her

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