"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

of your time," Doretta declined before

office to himself again, Ellar let

of having lunch with Patricia was thwarted by

hadn't left the vicinity and overheard the exchange

Doretta departed

about Doretta's intentions and the mentioned company grew, prompting

Patricia made it back to Riddle Corporation just in time

and invited her to join them in Nicole's

"Ms.

over at BayCorp," Patricia began, detailing her

Nicole's brow furrowed slightly.

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

from the Eastern Falcon, through

casting her visit to Ellar's house in a suspicious

Lulu went pale.

things to Dexter and Emma tricky, especially with Doretta

Patricia shook her

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