"Don''t worry about the stock price," Lawrence said quietly, his voice full of hidden meaning. "Keep


    going with the n like we talked about." "But if we do that, ourpany might go bankrupt," Ian said.


    He was feeling really confused and asked himself, ''Is this all really worth it? Even if we pull it off,


    without thepany, we can''t keep our foothold here in San Joto. Does that mean we have to leave?''


    "Just do it," Lawrence told Ian, shooting him a cold nce.


    Ian replied, "Yes, sir." He felt a chill and didn''t dare to say more.


    After Ian left, Lawrence had a sharp look in his eyes. He thought to himself, ''If things really go south,


    I''m ready to leave everything in San Joto behind..


    ****


    As the day turned into evening after a busy day, Nicole, Patricia, and Lulu were leaving work, chatting


    as they walked.


    Suddenly, someone called out, Patricia," making them all turn around.


    Seeing Er, Patricia asked in surprise, '' What brings you here?"


    Nicole knew about Patricia and Er, but Patricia hadn''t told anyone else. She didn’t want to make a


    fuss and was more focused on protecting Nicole''s safety.


    "I came to pick you up," Er said like it was the most normal thing.


    "You didn''t have to; I can get home myself," Patricia said, trying to keep her distance.


    Eliar didn''t catch her hint and said, sounding a bit upset, "Since you said yes to marrying me, I haven''t


    seen you. I''ve started to wonder if it was all a dream." "What?!" Lulu was shocked. ''Wow! When did this


    happen? Why didn''t I know?''


    Patricia rolled her eyes at Er, but knew her secret was out. She told Lulu," I was going to tell you


    once everything was sorted."


    Er ruffled his hair, looking sorry for himself. "But I miss you when we''re not together."


    When Lulu realized Patricia and Er were engaged and hadn''t told anyone, sheughed and said,


    "You two should go out. Jared''s here for Nicole; she''ll be fine. Work''s over for today." She nudged


    Patricia toward Er.


    Seeing Nicole wasn''t surprised, Lulu figured Nicole knew about the engagement. She let Er take


    Patricia away so she could ask Nicole for the details.


    "Hey," Patricia said, blushing, as she gave Lulu a look.


    "Just go, don''t be shy," Lulu said, waving them off, urging Er to take Patricia.


    "Okay, we''re going," Er said with a smile, taking Patricia''s hand.


    "And they''re off," Lulu said, wrapping an arm around Nicole''s and smiling," Now, spill the beans. What''s


    their story?"


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    Lulu had been caught off guard as she had no idea the two had made such a huge leap.


    Nicole shared, "It''s simple. Er proposed to Patricia, and she said yes. She''s just been staying with


    US to help me out, so she wanted to keep it quiet for a while.” "Oh..." Lulu realized, ''So Er nned to


    propose quietly and pulled it off without anyone knowing.''


    Nicole shook her head, smiling at Lulu''s curiosity, and said, "Enough gossip. Spencer''s here for you.


    Time to head home." "Okay, see ya!" Lulu said, spotting spencer and Jared, and walked over to


    Spencer''s car.