Suddenly, he caught a fleeting glimpse of a knife hurtling toward Patricia, and in a flash, he lunged toward the attacker who was holding it, and knocked it out of his hand.Then, another one of the men grabbed Ellar's arm, prompting Patricia to give him a swift roundhouse kick before pulling Ellar back to her side.Patricia could instantly feel the pressure off her chest when Ellar was with her. Although Ellar knew next to nothing about combat, his reaction times were quick. If anything, the two went on to coordinate their defenses and hold their own without allowing their assailants to take advantage of their positioning."Captain!" Patricia let out a sigh of relief when she heard a familiar voice.Soon, two figures joined the fight, thus turning the tide against the men. The advantage even gave Patricia and Ellar the opportunity to retreat from the scene."Are you okay?" Ellar asked, his eyes brimming with concern.Patricia shook her head without uttering a word, her gaze fixe
'I wasn't even using much strength. How did I end up tearing her sleeve?' Ellar wondered.Patricia's lips twitched, after which she forced herself to say, "It's fine."Then, she opened the first aid kit and brought the disinfectant and ointment out.Then, Ellar snapped out of it and went on to aid Patricia with her wounds, being exceedingly gentle with her while he was at it. It was inconvenient for Patricia to do it herself as she only had one good arm, so she resigned herself to Ellar's care. However, she also found his actions hilarious.Still, she had to bite her tongue and endure it due to Ellar's confession earlier. She did not want to give Ellar any false hope or lead him on, as she believed that they would not interact in the future anymore once this mission was over.After treating the wound, Ellar advised Patricia, "Be careful when you've gotten home. Don't let the wound get wet, remember to change the bandages, and get plenty of rest."Patricia listened to his barrage
"It's okay. We can still trace them as long as we have some clues to work with," Nicole comforted Patricia.Patricia had provided her with some very useful information. In fact, it was an essential discovery. The next step would be to determine the direction of the investigation."I'll do it," Patricia said decisively.However, Nicole shook her head. "There's no rush. Just go home and get some rest. We'll decide after meeting up with Max and Charlie.""Well, I'll take a nap in the office," Patricia replied.She could rendezvous with Max and Charlie right after work if she stayed here. If she went home right now, she might have to wait until the next day, and she hardly had the patience for that.Nicole shook her head as she watched Patricia leave. She then called her secretary to make the necessary arrangements.After ending the call, she leaned back against her chair with a darkened gaze. 'Based on Patricia's analysis, I wonder where those men from.'It was almost the end of t
"Okay, I'll wait for your updates then," Nicole replied."I'll take care of those men in San Joto," Max declared, determined and resolute.Nicole nodded in agreement before turning to Patricia. "You should get some rest. Let Max and Charlie deal with them for now.""Got it." Patricia nodded in response.Nicole then turned around, looked Jared in the eye, and smiled. "Let's go.""Sure," he softly replied, after which he walked her out of the office.Max and the others followed suit. Charlie was the first to exit the building, while Max and Patricia followed Jared and Nicole into the elevator."Patricia, go home and get some sleep. Take care of your injury. You don't have to come to work tomorrow," Nicole said."I really am fine. I can work as usual tomorrow." Patricia shook her head, refusing to take a break.Her minor injury was not a big deal, and considering the uncertainty surrounding this entire situation, Nicole might not be out of the woods. After all, those men had targ
Having said that, Patricia turned around and began walking away.Although her injury was not severe, she still wanted to take a good rest and wake up early the next day. She needed to be extra vigilant and alert during work tomorrow.As she was about to leave, Ellar reached out and grabbed her.However, he had made the mistake of seizing her by the arm which had been injured, causing Patricia to grimace and cry out, "Ow!"She winced as her bad arm was in tremendous pain, and pulled away from Ellar's grasp.Realizing that he had caused her pain, he immediately released her with a remorseful look on his face. "Sorry for hurting you. Are you okay? Should we go to the hospital?""Never mind." Patricia said, dumbfounded and speechless.Going to the hospital would be totally unnecessary. It was just a brief moment of pain, not something severe enough to warrant a visit to the ward."I'll take you home." Ellar pulled her into his car.He was still worried sick for her, as she had ref
However, precautions were necessary and they still had to be on guard for the foreseeable future.Jared gently held Nicole's hand and looked at her with a tender and comforting gaze. In return, she smiled as a sense of happiness rippled from within her heart.Upon arriving at the Riddle residence, they saw that Tia had also just brought Nolan and Lana home."Mommy! Daddy!""Hello, Mr. Johnston and Nicole," Tia greeted.The kids ran up to Nicole and Jared, with Tia following them from behind.Nicole patted their heads affectionately as she smiled. "You're back.""Mommy, tomorrow is the parent-child event. Will you and Daddy be there?" Lana tilted her head and asked with a hint of anticipation in her voice."Of course we'll be there." Nicole smiled and promised.Indeed, she could not bear the idea of disappointing her two little cuties."Yay!" Lana cheered, and waved her little hands in excitement.Nicole held Nolan and Lana's hands with a smile and brought them into the house
"Stanley, what are you doing?" Gloria asked when she saw Stanley texting someone with his head lowered.'Why is Stanley so absentminded? First, he was busy daydreaming and now he's looking at his phone. Is something bothering him?' Gloria wondered."Mom, I need to go out for a while. There's something I need to take care of," Stanley said as he got up.He could only help Cherry out as he had promised to do so from the very beginning. Therefore, he could not go back on his word."What's going on with him?" Daniel asked, puzzled by his son's behavior as well."Who knows. He's acting strange, that's for sure." Gloria sighed in defeat."Dad, Mom? Stanley can handle his own issues," Nicole comforted them, not wanting them to worry about him.She believed that Stanley must have felt something very different, which in turn made him uneasy. All she could do now was hope that he could figure his feelings out. Only then would things return to normal.After Stanley had left, he immediatel
"Come on, guys. It's still too early," Nicole said helplessly.There was little point in them rushing to preschool this early. Even if they did, the teachers would likely not be there yet."It's not early. By the time we get there, our classmates will have been there already." Lana argued, feeling rather impatient.Nicole smiled and patted Lana's head gently. "It's really too early. Let's have breakfast first. And then, we'll go to school, okay?""Okay," Nolan and Lana agreed, and reached for the remote to turn the TV on.They wanted to watch something for a while to pass the time.At first, there was some news about current political affairs, but as the children could not understand anything about the subject, they switched to the entertainment channel. All of a sudden, Stanley's figure appeared, on the screen, and right before their eyes."It's Uncle Stanley!" the two kids shouted in surprise as they stared at the screen.The voice of the anchor then emanated from the TV, "Ye