Chapter 2178


    “Let’s go to the office first.” Jared’s pupils slightly narrowed.


    His gaze was so dark that it was impossible to discern his thoughts.


    Meanwhile, at the Riddle residence, Nicole had already entered the living room with Nn and Lana.


    “Mom?”


    “Grandma!”


    The three of them greeted Gloria and plonked themselves on the couch.


    “You’re back.” Gloria’s eyes narrowed into a smile. “I thought you would stay until the evening.”


    “We came back after having lunch.” Nicole sat down and proceeded to express her concern for Gloria.


    “Why are you sitting here instead of resting upstairs?”


    “I suddenly felt restless and could not sleep, so I sat here for a while.” Gloria then shot a nce at the


    window. “Jared brought you back just now, didn’t he? Why did he note in?”


    “He has something to do at work, so he went off to deal with them,” Nicole exined.


    “He has something to tend to on a weekend?” Gloria asked, surprised.


    Nicole nodded. “There might have been an emergency.”


    She had overheard Max receiving an important call earlier. Though she did not know the details, she


    could sense the subtle solemness in the atmosphere afterward.


    Gloria was puzzled. “What sort of unexpected urrence could the Johnston Group be forced to deal


    with?”


    Moreover, Jared went there personally. Could it be something serious?’ she asked herself.


    Hearing that, Nicole’s eyebrows furrowed involuntarily. She also found it strange, and now that she


    thought about it. Max’s expression at that time seemed somewhat troubled.


    Nicole could not understand the feelings brewing within her, but she simply had the urge to help Jared


    out. “Mom, I’m going to my room.”


    “Go ahead, I’ll take care of Nn and Lana,” Gloria nodded, thinking that Nicole also had something to


    attend to.


    Nicole quickly went upstairs to her room and turned herputer on.


    After assessing the system files of the Johnston Group, she became puzzled, as she did not find


    anything unusual.


    ‘Everything seems fine, so why did Max’s demeanor feel off? If it’s not because of the ongoing project,


    could it be a problem with the project they were discussing?’ she wondered.


    Suddenly, upon arriving at a realization, Nicole quickly worked on theputer, and retrieved Max’s


    call records.


    Nicole squinted after she had understood the contents, her eyes bing dark and cold. Questions


    then began to arise. The project was going to be a sess, so what problems did it have? How could a


    project that had been running smoothly encounter issues that had caused direct financial losses to the


    otherpany? How could Max make such a rookie mistake? And how would Jared handle this


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    The night fell silent, with nary a chirp from the outside. Everyone in the Riddle residence had gone to


    sleep, but the light in Nicole’s room was still on.


    When Jared returned home and saw that glimmer of light, his gloomy expression instantly eased, and


    his eyes turned gentle. It felt good to know that someone had kept a warm light on for him.


    He went upstairs to his room and was somewhat surprised to find Nicole still awake. There, he could


    not help but ask,” Why are you still up at this hour?”


    “I was waiting for you.” Nicole looked up at him and closed theptop in her hands.


    Jared raised an eyebrow the instant he heard that. “What were you busy with?”


    Instead of answering the question, Nicole put theptop away and asked, “How did it go?”


    She already had a rough idea of the situation, but she did not know how he nned to resolve it. She


    had just been trying to find a solution online, hoping to help him in some way, but he had returned


    before she could make any progress.