"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

take up more of your time," Doretta

to himself again, Ellar let

Patricia

unbeknownst to Ellar, hadn't left the vicinity and

was only after Doretta departed

the mentioned company grew, prompting her to take

to Riddle Corporation just

invited her to join them in

"Ms.

into Doretta over at BayCorp," Patricia began,

Nicole's brow furrowed slightly.

able to find out who she was meeting with?"

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

the Eastern Falcon, casting her visit to Ellar's house in a suspicious

Lulu went pale.

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

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