Chapter 1359


    "I''ve just been busy with the project. What''s up?” Nicole asked him back.


    "My men saw you at the site of the McCarthy family ceremony today.


    What''s up with that?" Jared stopped and stared at Nicole as he asked the question.


    Nicole''s hands froze for a moment, after which she took a bite of her dessert. ''Why does he seem to


    know about everything?’


    "You got someone to stalk me?" Nicole looked at him with her eyes widened and asked.


    "It''s not stalking when you were the one who appeared right where they were,” Jared calmly said.


    ‘What do you mean? You''re keeping an eye on the McCarthy family?" Nicole asked, having caught a


    small detail.


    "It''s none of your business. Answer me. what were you doing there?" Jared questioned Nicole sternly.


    Nicole lowered her head and continued eating her dessert. ‘Should I tell him or not? If I tell him, will he


    make a huge deal out of it? If Joyce gets away, it''ll be hard for me to get to the bottom of this. What


    should I do?’


    "Are you thinking of a way to brush it off?" Jared said, having foreseen what she was going to do.


    Nicole lifted her head and uttered, "No."


    ‘I guess I have no other choice but to tell him,’ she thought.


    "I''m investigating someone named Ms. Jo. I followed a lead and that was where I ended up yesterday,”


    Nicole said, revealing some information to him.


    With Jared''s intelligence, it was impossible for her to not reveal anything. She could only weasel her


    way out by telling him a half-truth.


    "Ms. Jo?’ Jared murmured the name and began to think.


    "This Ms. Jo you''re looking for. Is it Joyce?" Jared suddenly looked at Nicole and revealed the other


    half of the truth which Nicole did not mention.


    Nicole swallowed and stared at him. "How did you guess it?"


    "It''s simple. There''s a ‘Jo’ in Joyce’s name. And since you went to the McCarthy family mansion to look


    for this person, it can only be her," Jared exined.


    ‘Why didn''t I think that Ms. Jo is Joyce?’ she thought. ''I guess I should let Jared know about the entire


    thing.’


    "Since you''ve guessed it, I won''t hide it from you,’ she said.


    "The person I''m looking for is Joyce. Recently, she called a hit and sent someone after me. Therefore,


    I''ve nned to give her the payback she deserves for everything she has done both in the present and


    the past," Nicole revealed as she looked at Jared.


    “You were attacked?” he asked.


    ‘Wait, when was this? Did you get hurt?" Jared questioned, beginning to worry about Nicole.


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    ‘It happened a few days back. I''m fine.” Nicole quickly exined when he saw how anxious Jared was.


    It was only then did Jared heave a sigh of relief, "So, the person who attacked you was Joyce


    McCarthy?"


    "Yeah. This is not the first time she had made an attempt on my life. Because of this, I can''t let go of


    her easily," Nicole’s eyes narrowed as she gave Jared a long and hard look.


    "Leave this to me. You should just focus on your chip project. You shouldn''t get your hands dirty trying


    to exact retribution on her." Jared said to Nicole in a tant disy of machismo.


    After all, he was already on the move. Once the time was right, he would immediately deal with Joyce


    on behalf of Nicole while destroying all of the former''s support system as well.


    "I''m afraid we aren''t on the same page on this. I must destroy Joyce McCarthy with my own hands."


    Nicole said, not n to let Joyce get away that easily.


    "That''s easy. After I''ve captured her, I''ll pass her to you. Then, you can deal with her as you wish,”


    Jared said with an icy glint in his eyes.


    "Alright then.”


    Nicole knew there was no way she could talk Jared out of it. Hence, she could only acquiesce to it.


    After all, Jared had no say in what she was going to do.


    "Is Mr. Johnston Sr. going straight home to the Johnston family manor after getting discharged?" Nicole


    asked.


    "Yes," he said.


    ‘In that case, should we head back to the Johnston family manor and rearrange the house for him


    today?” Nicole asked.


    "I''ve already made the necessary arrangements. All you have to do is follow me and fetch grandpa


    back from the hospital tomorrow. He will be happy to see you,” Jared replied.