“Uh-huh,” replied Zeke.

In huge contrast with Zeke's stoic nod, Lacey smiled and asked, “There's a bedroom right there. Why didn't you sleep inside?”

Sole Wolf shook his head and replied, “Nah, that bed won't do because it's too soft. I just can't get comfortable. Hardwood is so much better.”

After that, he shifted his attention to Nancy and Dawn. “Hey Dawnie, you've grown taller. And Nancy! Wow, did you lose weight?”

Dawn rolled her eyes at Sole Wolf in annoyance then complained, “Can you wipe the saliva off your lips before you do anything else? Geez, you're an adult, so why are you still salivating in your sleep?”

Sole Wolf chuckled awkwardly as he wiped the saliva off.

Zeke formally informed, “Sole Wolf, your mission is over. Lacey will stay here in your place.”

Sole Wolf's smile faded right away. He seemed serious when he asked, “Zeke, isn't that a little too dangerous? The Dulliouds specialized in surprises and ambushes. If we were to make even the smallest mistake...”

Zeke sighed. “If possible, I would want to keep Lacey out of danger as well, but having you pretend to be Lacey... My gosh, even a retarded kid can tell you're a fake. Things will be bad if we accidentally alert our enemy.”

Sole Wolf had more to say, but Dawn and Nancy beat him to it. “Zeke, let us stay here with Lacey. We can watch out for each other.”

“She's right. At the very least, we can shout if anything dangerous were to happen.”

Zeke nodded. “Okay, then you girls will stay here too. Don't worry. We'll be hiding close by, and we will notice something is off before you even detect anything. You will be safe, even if you don't know it.”

Zeke and Sole Wolf left after they helped the girls settle down.

Lacey saw the dark circles under Dawn's eyes and suggested, “Dawnie, Nancy, why don't you guys go to the other room to sleep a little more? I'll watch out for the two of you, so everything will be fine.”

Dawn shook her head. “It's fine, Lacey. I can hold on. Besides, this is a great opportunity for us to discuss some corporate matters and think about how we can save the company.”

Despite those words, Dawn was asleep on the sofa two minutes later.

It seemed she would never be free of her bad habit and will always fall asleep at the same time every day.

Zeke and Sole Wolf didn't go far. Instead, they hid themselves away somewhere at the end of the dark corridor.

The lights were still on, but Zeke and Sole Wolf hid their essence and merged with the darkness, so it was virtually impossible to detect them.

Zeke also released a mild energy field that engulfed the entire floor.

He did that so he could immediately sense it if anyone were to approach.

Zeke and Sole Wolf ended up waiting there for hours, but nothing strange happened. No one, not even a fly, showed up.

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