"Yes, Er is in danger right now; you should go and protect him," Lulu agreed.


    Nicole nodded. "You should definitely go back."


    Patricia felt the mood shift, her cheeks turning red as she quickly said, "I just don''t want him to get


    hurt."


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    "We all know you care about him,” Lulu said, smiling and teasing her.


    Feeling more shy, Patricia mumbled something and hurried out of the room.


    "She''s obviously worried and trying to hide how much she cares about Er, " Lulu observed, shaking


    her head. "She should just admit her feelings."


    Nicole''s subtle smile lingered, yet she chose silence over words.


    Regaining herposure, Lulu asked, "Nicole, what exactly is going on? Did Everett see iting?"


    "It''s not about foresight; it''s his instinct to always have an escape n." Nicole reflected. She admired


    Everett''s knack for turning situations.


    "And his next step?" Lulu''s brow creased in thought, contemting Everett''s forting strategy.


    Although his real identity as Everett hadn''t been exposed, he couldn''t appear publicly as "Lexter


    Wright" anymore. Surely he wouldn''t keep hiding indefinitely.


    "He will try to retaliate," dered Nicole, her voiceden with seriousness, her gaze deep.


    Patricia''s concerns weren''t unfounded. Cornered, Everett was bound to strike back, with Er probably


    at the forefront of his agenda.


    Once Lulu grasped the gravity of Nicole''s words, her concern extended toward both Er and Patricia.


    "Can Patricia handle it herself?"


    Nicole bit her lip, thinking hard. ''If we put too many people to protect Er, Everett might stay hidden.


    But if Er is not protected, he could get hurt or even worse.''


    "Could others be at risk too?" Lulu was really worried. ''If Everett attacks, he might not stop with Er.''


    "We have to be really careful with our n." Nicole understood that with Everett still free, it was crucial


    to keep everyone safe.


    "Maybe we should just tell them the truth," Lulu suggested again.


    With a sigh, Nicole said, "Tell everyone to meet at our family manor today."


    There was no longer the need to keep things hidden; it was time to warn everyone to be careful.


    "Okay, I''ll tell them." Lulu looked serious and left the office.


    Nicole slowly stood up, pacing toward the floor-to-ceiling windows, looking out and thinking.


    ****


    In the busiest mall in San Joto, Everett was hiding in a utility room in the parking lot, stressed from his


    escape, with Doretta.


    "How long do we have to hide?" Doretta asked, her face pale and voice trembling.


    Everett red at her and said, "We''ll wait until night. Don''t follow me after we leave."


    "I have nowhere to go now. I betrayed Er; he will be mad. Aunt Emma will be angry, and I can''t go


    home. I''m stuck," Doretta begged.


    "What does that have to do with me?" Everett said coldly, his face showing disgust.


    Doretta clenched her teeth and reminded him, "You said helping you would make me great, and you''d


    let me run BayCorp."


    But you messed up. Er still has BayCorp. Go ask him if you want to run it, " Everett said, wishing he


    could throw her out on the spot.