Everett''s eyes narrowed slightly as he was aware that Patricia was no simple character. Given her statement, he wondered


    whether it was a psychological tactic or if they possessed other evidence.


    It was clear that Er was at a disadvantage, yet their insistence on following legal procedures made him feel somewhat uneasy,


    concerned he might have overlooked something.


    “Fine, let''s proceed with legal action. I''m calling the police right now,” El | ar said, clutching the document Everett had given him.


    This was evidence, after all.


    A flicker of unease crossed Everett''s mind, sensing something was amiss.


    With a slight narrowing of his eyes, Everett asked again in a serious tone," Are you sure about this?”


    “Hmph, we''ll see," Er responded, unwilling to show weakness.


    Everett forced himself to remain calm, knowing he wouldn''t get a resolution today and had no choice but to leave.


    Casting a meaningful nce at Er, Everett could only say, "Next time we meet, | hope you can still smile."


    After speaking, Everett left Er''s office in strides.


    He was indeed puzzled deep down, preferring not to entangle further with Er until he had time to think.


    Watching Everett leave, Er finally exhaled, wiping his forehead. "Finally gone."


    "Scared?" Patricia nced sideways at Er.


    Er snorted, "Scared of him? | was just worried he''d take the evidence."


    “Now that it''s in your hands, he could also im you forged it,” Patricia retorted, ncing at Er. ‘Otherwise, why would Everett


    leave the document behind?"


    Er''s face paled slightly. "So, all that effort for nothing?”


    “Not necessarily," Patricia''s eyes narrowed, her tone full of meaning.


    It seemed Everett was merely puzzled by Er''s attitude. As long as they followed the n, there shouldn''t be any problems.


    Seeing Patricia''s calm demeanor, Er nodded. "It looks like we need to be even more cautious going forward."Property ? N?velDrama.Org.


    "I''m going to see Nicole," Patricia said, ncing at Er before leaving the office.


    Er sighed, looking down at the document in his hands with disdain before tossing it aside.


    He had thought that with this document, they would have an additional piece of evidence. He hadn''t considered why Everett


    would leave such evidence behind so easily. It seemed Patricia was right, after all.


    “Er, are you okay?” Doretta’s voice rang out.


    Er looked up to see Doretta


    standing at the door and replied with


    a neutral expression, "I''m fine. Did


    you need me?"


    "Oh, | saw that person leaving just


    now. He looked a bit scary. Were you


    discussing a project? Is something


    not going well?" Doretta appeared


    concerned.


    "It''s okay,” Er yed along, seeing that Doretta pretended to be unaware.


    "Oh, that''s good then," Dorettaforted Ell ar. "If my cousin needs help, you can call on me anytime."


    Er nodded. "Yeah."


    "lll leave you to it then," Doretta said politely, nodding before she left.


    Watching Doretta''s retreating figure,


    a slight smile yed on Er''s lips.


    Let''s see how long you can keep this


    up.


    Riddle Corporation.


    Patricia arrived at Nicole''s office.