Semua Bab RED LABEL: Bab 161 - Bab 164

The morning began without an incident.That, Nobody decided as he stood near the edge of the glass partition in Evelyn’s private suite, was exactly what he needed.After the chaotic friction of the previous day's board meeting and his encounter with Richie Holloway, he had learned enough about Redstone’s physical environment to grasp a fundamental reality.He could not properly protect Evelyn Carter by simply reacting to obvious threats. A reactive guard was merely waiting for a trigger to be pulled. To construct an effective net around her, he needed to understand the ordinary, unremarkable shape of her life before he could determine where that ordinary life might become transparent—and ultimately predictable—to an outsider.So, rather than attempting to alter her habits or enforce restrictive new protocols, he decided to accompany her through them.He did not frame this as an operational deployment. He simply waited until she had finished scanning her morning emails, walked over to

Nobody tilted his head slightly. "I wasn't aware I was taking an exam.""Consider it an ongoing assessment.""And what do I win for passing?"Evelyn pretended to consider the question, her dark eyes sparkling with warmth. "Nothing. Absolutely nothing.""Then I fail to see the operational purpose of the exercise.""I wanted to know if you were actually paying attention to me, or if you were just staring out the window thinking about security grids," she confessed quietly."I was paying attention," he said softly.Evelyn gave him a mock-suspicious look, though the affection behind it was unmistakable. "You know... having someone around who remembers every word I say might eventually become extremely annoying.""It already has," Nobody replied without missing a beat.Evelyn broke into a genuine, ringing laugh, and for the rest of the meal, the quiet tension that usually accompanied her corporate days completely melted away.For the first time since he had taken the job, they weren't deba