"Yes." Douglas nodded. "By the way, | ran into Esther's daughter when | cup just now. They're staying here too. Esther sure is
carefree, letting her kid wander around at night.
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"But again, she let her child fly alone, so her sense of responsibility isn't much better. There's no way we can work with someone
like that!"
He added, "Should we get a couple of people to keep watch?"
Bernard's eyes flickered in disgust. "No need. Do your job. Do you think she's going to get an upper hand on me?"
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Douglas realized it would draw unnecessary attention and risk exposing Bernard's whereabouts if he stationed guards.
"Understood," he replied and left.
Shortly after Douglas left, there was a knock on the door. Bernard got up to open it and saw a girl in pink pajamas standing there.
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