Chapter 2388


    Nicole looked at him and hesitated for a moment, biting her lip. After all, what she had been thinking


    about earlier were just spections, without any evidence.


    “Daddy, Nn’sputer is broken.” Lana’s soft voice was filled with concern. “It might be serious this


    time. Even Mommy can’t fix it.”


    It was the first time she had seen a problem that even Nicole could not solve.


    Hearing Lana’s words, Jared’s gazended on theputer screen, looking at the mischievous face.


    He realized that it was not that Nn’sputer was broken, but that someone had triggered the


    protection mechanism by forcefully turning it on.


    “Did anyonee during the day?” Jared furrowed his brows slightly. ‘It definitely wasn’t someone from


    the Riddle family.’


    “Godpa came.” Nn’s voice was so low it was almost inaudible.


    Nicole was surprised. “How did you know?”


    She did not tell Nn that Lawrence dropped by.


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    Nn lowered his head, seemingly hesitant. He did not want to admit it, but he was certain that


    Lawrence hade over. However, Nicole had said that the Five Crests


    were very important, so he could not hide it.


    Nn raised his head and looked at Nicole as if he had made a decision. “Mommy, the triggering


    mechanism is already in its second stage, and I only told Godpa how to activate the first stage.”


    Normally, other people would have triggered theputer’s automatic protection in the first stage,


    leaving only Lawrence to ess the second stage.


    However, Lawrence probably did not anticipate that there were three stages of protection. Even if he


    cracked the secondyer, he still would not be able to ess theputer. The thirdyer could only


    be essed by Mommy.


    Nicole gently patted Nn’s head when she saw his conflicted expression. “It’s okay. Even if someone


    manages to open it, the data inside won’t be of much use.”


    She guessed that even Lawrence probably wanted to know what kind of clues she had discovered.


    However, she could not understand why Lawrence would do this. If he had simply asked her, she might


    have told him. But Lawrence had chosen to bypass her and not let her know.


    ‘Could Lawrence be hiding something from me and couldn’t let me know?’


    “Let someone help you with the Five Crests.” Jared’s expression darkened slightly. This should not


    continue to be investigated in secret. They needed to speed up and finish it as soon as possible.


    Nicole furrowed her brows slightly and hesitated. “Who can help me?”


    If they were seeking assistance, they needed someone with exceptional skills and trustworthiness.


    Apart from Preston, Jared could not think of anyone else at the moment.


    However, relying solely on Preston would not be enough.


    “Leave it to Preston. He’ll contact Ryder and Gary,” Jared said in a low voice, sensing Nicole’s


    hesitation.


    Several figures shed through Nicole’s mind. Although her memory was not very clear, she faintly


    remembered encountering them in hackingpetitions and at her return banquet.


    “Okay, then,” Nicole agreed. She trusted the people Jared trusted, so there should not be a problem.


    She did not want to discuss these matters in front of Nn and Lana, so she got up and gave her seat


    to Nn. “You can y for a while, and just pretend nothing happened.”


    “Mommy, what about Godpa?” Nn still felt a bit upset.’ Why did Godpa secretly mess with my


    computer?’


    Nicole smiled gently. “Don’t think too much about it. Mommy will handle this, alright?”


    He hesitated for a moment before finally nodding. “Okay.”