Charlie had wanted to say something, but he stayed silent. He watched as Jared walked away and disappeared from view.

“What’s Mr. Johnston up to?” Doretta asked, puzzled.

“I’m not sure,” Charlie replied with a shake of his head. Deep down, he felt like it had to do with Nicole. It made sense since Jared was really worried about her.

Inside, he thought, Ì hope this ends soon. Then we won’t have to worry all the time.’ Doretta sighed. “Okay, I’ll report the updates to Zane too. He’s really worried about Nicole.” “Did you set everything up for the deployment?” Charlie asked without thinking.

“It’s all set, just waiting for Nicole’s signal,” Doretta replied.

“That’s good,” Charlie seemed somewhat relieved. However, he knew they couldn’t relax and had to stay alert for any changes in the situation.

He managed to bypass

Nicole was surprised

said, pulling Nicole into an embrace

like this gave

hugged him back and

let go of Nicole and looked at her with concern. “You shouldn’t have taken the risk.” “I felt it was a risk worth taking,” Nicole said with a heavy tone. “Though I’m in Lawrence’s hands, he’s not going to hurt me-at least not yet. But if it were someone else, things might turn out differently.’ Moreover, since

“How are Nolan and Lana?” “They’re safe,” Jared reassured

and Lana were safe

asked softly,

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