Chapter 1335


    I still have to wait for the Mr. Johnston Sr.''s instructions on this matter. Have him settled in at our hotel


    and keep him guarded. Remember that no one must find out about him!"


    Jared solemnly ordered.


    ‘Yes, sir" Max said. "Do you have any other orders, Mr. Johnston?”


    "Has Joyce made any moves recently?” Jared looked at Max and asked.


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    "No, the McCarthy family will be making their sacrifices to their ancestors tomorrow. They''ve been quiet


    for the past few days,” Max replied.


    "Quiet? Tomorrow we must pay special attention to their movements. Get someone to protect Nicole in


    secret." Jared looked at Max and ordered.


    "Yes, sir," Max said.


    "By the way, what happened to the foreigner that the McCarthy family is leeching on?" Jared asked.


    "We''re still investigating them. So far, we''ve onlye to know that they are of the Herald Family.”


    ‘The Heralds?’ Jared could not help but be solemn upon hearing the name being uttered.


    "Mr. Johnston, do you know of the Heralds?''


    ‘Yeah, the Heralds have a long history across the globe. They have cooperative rtions with families


    of renown across the world in various fields. They''re very prestigious, and it''s said that their businesses


    have been handed down for many generations now." Jared exined to Max as he gazed off into the


    distance with his piercing eyes.


    ‘What I don''t get is, how was the McCarthy family able to leech off of the Heralds? This is way too


    peculiar!’ Jared said, unable to stop thinking about it, and unable to figure any of it out.


    ‘I don’t understand,’ he thought. ‘Regardless of which angle I am viewing this from, how can the


    McCarthys, who are of no value, be of any use to them? Could it be true love? This is ridiculous!’


    "Off you go. Report to me if youe across any new developments.” Jared looked at Max and


    ordered.


    ‘Yes, sir." Max turned to leave after he was done speaking, leaving Jared to ponder about this at his


    desk.


    Meanwhile, Nicole had just pulled up in the parking lot of the Golden Coast building, and was about to


    walk toward the building when she was stopped.


    "Excuse me, are you Miss Riddle?" a masked man approaching Nicole asked, stopping her in her


    tracks.


    "You are?" Nicole asked, whereupon the man immediately produced a vial of liquid from behind and


    sshed it onto her.


    Agile, Nicole quickly dodged the stters. Droplets of the liquid sshed onto her clothes, which were


    quickly corroded and stained. Nicole noticed the corrosion marks on her clothes, and immediately knew


    theposition of the liquid. She lifted her head to see who had attacked her, but the person was


    already long gone.


    "So fast?!" Nicole stomped on her feet in anger, knowing she had allowed the culprit to get away. ‘It


    seems that they have nned this for a long time, seeing how fast of an escape route they had.*


    With much of her clothes dissolved. Nicole took them off and dumped them in the trash can, before


    making her way into the building, as she could no longer wear them. Instead of making a beeline for


    the R&D center, she headed to the control room.


    She knocked on the door as soon as she had reached, and it was not long before the people within


    came to open the door.


    "What''s the matter with you?" they asked upon seeing Nicole''s ragged state.


    "I was attacked outside the building moments ago. I want to check the surveince.” Nicole looked at


    the staff politely and exined.