It was Ellar, who had witnessed everything that had happened in the ward.With his heart crumbling in his chest, he asked himself. 'Why is Patricia so hard up about taking care of Charlie? Are they just colleagues? Or...?'A maelstrom of emotions began engulfing Ellar's heart, but he could not bear to leave. He had gotten wind of Patricia's injuries, which she had sustained while she was out on her mission, and that was he had come over.With that, Ellar continued to stay there, waiting for her until she got up to leave the ward Charlie was in.The moment she stepped out of the ward, her eyes widened in shock. "Why are you here?""I heard you got injured, so I'm here to pay you a visit," Ellar said, trying to maintain his composure.He did not want to talk to her about what he had just witnessed, no matter how strong and intrusive his impulses were. In fact, he was trying to hold it all in as his heart was withering from within.Biting her lips, Patricia barked, "I'm fine. You s
Patricia frowned, having a hunch that Ellar was not being truthful about what he had really said moments ago. However, she did not push it as she did not want to talk about it."Go home now, will you!? I'm going to sleep. The doctor told me I needed my rest," she said in a bid to shoo him away."Oh yes. You shall rest. I'll just be here to accompany you. If anything happens, I'll take care of you," Ellar said.He then sat down, hinting at Patricia to go to sleep while he watched her.Patricia's lips began to twitch in irritation. There was no way she could fall asleep with him here watching her like a prison warden. Patricia figured that Ellar must have stuck around on purpose, as she really did not need anyone to look after her while she was sleeping.Meanwhile, Ellar continued sitting by the bedside, frowning as he noticed that Patricia was still awake. "You said you needed rest, but why aren't you sleeping?"Those words made Patricia fume. 'Don't play dumb, Captain Obvious. Go
"Stay down and don't move around," Nicole sternly said, stopping Charlie before he could get up..Dismayed by the fact that Charlie was trying to move around, Patricia reprimanded, "Don't simply move around. Have you forgotten the stab wound in your abdomen?"Nicole and Jared could not blame him, however. If he had torn the stitch in his wound and ruptured the incision, it would just cause them to break out in a panic over his condition."I'm fine, it's just..." Charlie paused and hesitated after noticing Ellar was there too."You're going to ask us about Damien and Scorpio, aren't you?" Nicole said, having called Charlie's intentions right from the start.Knowing that he need not conceal the details of this subject from Ellar anymore, he raised his head and replied, "Yes. Has everything been settled?""Max has settled it. Just take care of yourself now. Don't worry about anything," Nicole said.At present, Charlie's recovery was priority number one."Understood," Charlie nodde
The lingering variable was that Scorpio might not place his complete trust in their operative, so now was not a good time for them to liaise with their men. Currently, all they had was a bead on Scorpio's movements and current whereabouts. There were many preparations that were yet to be made in advance.Nicole nodded in agreement to their analysis. "Scorpio knows Charlie is in the hospital. There's a huge possibility that he'll send someone over to finish the job. We should keep our wits about us.""I will arrange it. Don't worry," Max said.They had to do this not just for Charlie's safety, but for Patricia's as well."Okay," Nicole replied in acknowledgment before turning to Jared. "Zane has already taken care of Valo, and Scorpio has just escaped. There should be no further activity for the next few days."Jared then turned to Max and ordered, "Get someone to track him.""Yes," Max responded.Raising an eyebrow, Nicole smiled. "That's not a bad idea."At this point, Scorpio
On an unknown island somеwhеrе abroad, and within a mansion by the beach, Everett's face turned ashen and pale upon receiving the nеws about everything that had happened in San Joto."How did he get himself busted? Aren't you all supposed to be competent enough to do your jobs? Why the hell did you fail?" Everett bellowed, his fury reaching its peak."Slow down there. I haven't gotten to the part where you were to blame. His greed was what got us all into this predicament in the first place, and you know what's the cherry on top? He got Valo busted. Fortunately, Scorpio managed to escape. Otherwise, all of my men would have perished in San Joto," a man in a black half-mask retorted."He just wanted to eliminate Nicole, which would have benefited you too. Now you're trying to pin all the blame on him? It's not like you weren't going to do the same!" Everett shot back, his teeth gritted in indignance.To Everett, those men had clearly failed to use their brains while they were on the
"Understood," his lackey replied."One more thing. Contact Scorpio and tell him to do as he had promised."If Damien truly possessed crucial information pertaining to the Water Crest, it must not fall into the hands of anyone else. Everett was the only person who could have it.Back at San Joto, the sun was in the midst of setting, bringing with it the golden hour.After Nicole was done with her tasks for the day, she stepped out of Riddle Corporation, ready to go home for dinner.Seeing that Jared's car was already parked by the roadside, she smiled. Then, she made a beeline for the car and got into it."Let's go," Jared said after she had sat down.Once the engine had roared to life, Nicole turned to look at Jared and asked, "Where are we going?"While Nicole was busy working a few hours ago, Jared had already messaged her. In that text, he told her that he had informed the Riddles that the both of them would not be going home for dinner. This piqued her curiosity, making her
Jared then walked out of the kitchen with a tray in hand, after which he placed all of Nicole's favorite dishes in front of her.After staring at the food which Jared had prepared, Nicole looked up at him, gave him a beaming smile, and muttered, "Thank you."The food, which Jared had prepared, were all of Nicole's favorite dishes from the past. Clearly, Jared had remembered every single detail about her, down to what her favorite dishes should look like and the way they were plated."Let's eat." Nicole smiled.While they were munching on a juicy cut of lamb wellington, Nicole began talking about her memories of the distant past. More than half a decade had passed since their honeymoon in Panama, and yet, all of it felt like yesterday. A great deal of things had changed too, but there were some that remained the same. Such was life.Upon seeing the wide grin on Nicole's face, Jared was touched. Everything that he had done today was all for her."I haven't had any of your cooking i
Nicole sighed and in a tone hinting at exasperation, she remarked, "I guess Damien has been putting on a show all these while. He's actually trying to gain the upper hand."It appeared that Nicole and the rest of her allies had been manipulated and misdirected. Everything Damien had been doing for the past few weeks had all been a smokescreen. Though it seemed that he was leaking information, he was in actuality gaining intel about her.Initially, Nicole had found his new habits to be rather strange, for he was not the kind of person capable of coming up with elaborate tricks. The reason as to why he had become so shrewd and cunning was still a mystery to her up until today, but one thing was certain now: his true motives had been revealed. When push came to shove, Damien was a force to be reckoned with.In an effort to comfort her, Jared gently held Nicole's hands and said, "The truth will be out soon.""Yeah." Nicole nodded.After all, Damien had been locked up, so there was no