Chapter 2881

-Nicole nodded. “That’s very much possible.”

Damien had been refusing to spill the beans on what he had been up to for a few days now. If anything, he seemed to be stalling, buying himself more time along the way.

This had led them to wonder what he was actually hoping to accomplish by stalling. Was he expecting someone to come to his rescue?

With the very same school of thought crossing Nicole’s mind, she narrowed her eyes and asked, “Where is he?” “I don’t know, and Patricia didn’t say anything either,” Lulu carefully replied. “What are you worried about?” “I need you to caution Patricia and tell her to be on guard. It’s possible that Damien is waiting for someone to rescue him,” Nicole ordered.

Initially, Damien had made a few attempts at fleeing, only for Patricia to thwart all of them. Since then, he had remained silent, and such silence from him was a dead giveaway that he planned his exit.

Having realized it herself, Lulu frowned and nodded. “Alright, I will inform Patricia.” “Good,” Nicole replied, trusting that Patricia would handle it well.

“I’ll call her now,” Lulu said, before hurrying out of the office.

After exiting Nicole’s office, Lulu took her phone out and gave Patricia a call right away.

“Hello?” Patricia’s voice blared out in reply, and that was when Lulu relayed Nicole’s message to her.

“Okay, got it,” Patricia replied and hung up.

Lulu then pocketed her phone and returned to Nicole’s office with a grim look on her face.

On the other end, Patricia’s gaze was dark and intense as she held her phone firmly in her grip.

“What’s wrong? What happened?” Ellar asked in concern, having sensed the sudden change in her mood.

Patricia narrowed her eyes, and in a calm voice, she replied, “Nothing. I must return to Riddle Corporation.”

Just when she was about to leave, she reminded Ellar, “Your arm is fine now, so you should go home after you’re done with your work.”

Not buying Patricia’s assertion that everything was okay, Ellar asked, “Are you sure everything’s fine?”

He could not shake the feeling that something had happened, and on top of being something of importance to her, it was something that could potentially put her life at risk.

Deciding to be patient with him, Patricia took a deep breath and answered, “Ms.

Riddle called me over.”

She had sensed that Ellar was beginning to harbor suspicions of his own, and to divert his attention and put him at ease, she had decided to bring Nicole up.

After hearing that Nicole wanted Patricia back, Ell ar nodded. “Alright then.” “I’m leaving and I won’t be coming back from now on,” Patricia finished, and marched out of his office, her steps heavy and determined.

After all, Ellar’s injuries were almost done healing, which meant that he did not need to stay in the office anymore. It was time for him to return home and get some proper rest.

Watching Patricia leave in the manner she did, Ellar felt an inexplicable sense of loss, as if a sense of emptiness had crept up to him and created a void in his heart.

“She’s gone…just like that. Is she not coming back anymore?” he muttered to himself, grimacing in pain as though someone was wrenching his heart out of his chest.

After Patricia had left BayCorp, she did not head to Riddle Corporation.

What she had told him was merely a lie to prevent him from overthinking.

She had received Lulu’s call, which meant that her task now was to guard against the possibility that someone might attempt to fish Damien out of captivity.

Once she had gotten into her car, Patricia wondered, ‘If someone shows up to rescue Damien, who will it be, and where will they take him? Can we use this opportunity to expose the mastermind behind it all?’ With this thought in mind, Patricia immediately gave Charlie a call and briefed him on the situation at hand.

“Alright, got it,” Charlie replied in understanding.

Then, Patricia hung up.

Soon after, she arrived at the location where Damien was held: a regular residential house in the suburbs of San Joto. There, she had assigned someone to watch over Damien, ensuring that his meals were taken care of while preventing him from doing anything stupid. Upon getting down from her car, she entered the house.

Damien, who had been quiet all along, bared his teeth at her like a wild animal and bellowed at her, “This is unlawful captivity! Release me now!”

In turn, Patricia glanced at Damien dismissively and replied, “Didn’t anyone tell you that your current behavior is a clear sign of guilt?”