Chapter 1389


    "Sure, ma''am.We''ll serve them right away."


    After that, Joyce looked around and saw nothing of interest, so she took out her phone and sent a


    message.


    [I''m at the restaurant opposite your studio.]


    "Sit back down."


    Nicole pushed Jared back into his seat.


    Being pushed like that, Jared could only return to his seat.


    "How''s the chip researching along?" Jared asked, looking at Nicole.


    "We''ve already developed it.We''re in the testing phase now," Nicole answered as she ate.


    Jared was quite surprised upon hearing Nicole''s response.


    "That fast?"


    "You call that fast? We were already developing it when I was still overseas.It''s just that there were


    some ipatible parts.Otherwise, we would''vepleted it long ago."


    Nicole still felt that their research progress was too slow.


    "You''re being too modest.You managed to settle the matter in a month when a development team


    would''ve needed half a year.Isn''t that amazing enough?"


    Even Jared felt that Nicole was selling herself short.


    "Really?"


    Nicole had not been in contact with the technology development team.


    The only people she had been in contact with were those in the base, but they did not give Nicole the


    feeling of being particrly good, nor were theyparable to the ones she had at the moment.


    "If I get the opportunity, I''ll take you to meet a developer, and you''ll know why then."


    Jared gazed lovingly at Nicole and felt more and more that he had gotten himself a treasure.


    As Jared chatted with Nicole, a man with a cap walked over and sat at Joyce''s table.


    Jared nced at the man but did not pay thetter too much mind as he continued his conversation


    with Nicole.


    A momentter, Jared took another idental nce at the opposite side of the restaurant and noticed


    that the man had his cap on and was deliberately pulling it low as if he was afraid of being recognized.


    Such strange behavior immediately caught Jared''s attention.He took out his phone and sent Max a


    message before returning to chat with Nicole as if nothing had happened.


    Ten minutester, the man got up and left, but the person who shared the table with him did not and


    was seemingly still eating.


    ‘‘am I overthinking this?"


    Jared frowned a little as he looked at Joyce''s back.


    Just as he was serving something to Nicole, Joyce got up and went downstairs.


    A momentter, Jared received a message from Max.


    [Mr.Jared, I just saw Joyce McCarthy leaving the restaurant you were in.]


    [Tail her.See what she''s up to.]


    [Roger.]


    Sensing that Jared was somewhat distracted, Nicole asked, "Did something happen with the


    company?"


    "Nah, just a small matter.You know thepany can''t function without me," Jared replied with a


    teasing tone.


    N?velDrama.Org owns this.


    "Yeah, yeah, you''re the heart of thepany."


    Nicole could not help but teasingly praise him.


    Suddenly remembering Mr.Johnston Sr., Nicole asked Jared, "How''s Grandpa doing after he got


    home?"


    "He''s doing good at home, and I think he''s much more alert than when he was in the hospital,"


    Jared answered.


    "That''s good.Most people would feel better once they''re back home.Their bodies will naturally recover


    a little faster.But don''t getcent.After all, you don''t have all the facilities back home."


    "Yeah, but don''t worry.The butler apanies Grandpa all day long.He''ll be fine."


    Seeing Nicole so concerned about his grandfather, he loved her even more.She was a smart, kind, and


    filial girl.