Chapter 2690


    “Leave it for now. As long as the Water Crest remains locked, Lawrence will do his damndest to ensure


    that Everett stays locked up. After all, he could not afford to not be cautious about Everett.”


    Even though they were partners, the mistrust between both parties was highly apparent. Because of


    this, they had to keep their eyes on each other.


    “So, we’ll just wait for them toe out on their own? If that’s the case…”


    If that was the case, it could very well mean that they had been granted ess to the system and


    attained the Water Crest.


    Naturally, Jared understood Charlie’s concern.


    Then, he nced over his shoulder. ‘Perhaps, I should let Nicole try.’ “I’ll take care of this. You just


    have to make sure that someone is keeping an eye on them,” Jared said, and paused for a moment.


    “Oh, I also need you to keep an eye on the person Lawrence has left behind in San Joto,” he


    continued.


    From the looks of it, Lawrence was still very much concerned about the events going on in San Joto.


    He really had too much time on his hands.


    “Understood,” Charlie replied.


    With Charlie signing off, Jared switched hisputer off and gazed off into the night sky outside of the


    window.


    Meanwhile, at Mecrounia, Lawrence was left feeling restless and jittery.


    He and Everett had not made any progress with the Water Crest, and at this rate, he was starting to


    run out of patience. Earlier, he had sent a message to Nicole, tipping her off on what Chloe and Everett


    were doing. Yet, he was met withplete silence in return, and that made him very nervous.


    As Lawrence was out of San Joto for a couple of weeks, most of the news he had gotten was old and


    obsolete.


    Therefore, he was worried that he might have missed out on any important updates that might have


    unfolded.


    “Should we think of something else?” Everett suddenly entered the room and barked.


    Everett was also beginning to run out of patience because of how slow the progress was. In fact,


    Everett regretted working together with Lawrence. There were already several instances in which he


    wondered if the oue would have been different if he had sought the help of someone else instead.


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    Understandably, Everett’s act of barging into Lawrence’s office had angered thetter, and when


    compounded with that question thrown at him, he became furious. “You’re in no ce to tell me what to


    do.”


    “It’s just a friendly reminder.” Everett froze and mellowed his tone.


    “If you could do it yourself, why did you seek my help in the first ce?”


    Lawrence red at Everett. “Whatever is happening in San Joto, you better tell them to stop, or I won’t


    be pulling any punches!


    If they hurt any of Lawrence’s loved ones, he would not hesitate to destroy them.


    Everett gritted his teeth and matched Lawrence’s re with one of his own. “You did a background


    check on me?”


    “Do you think I have to do that?!” Lawrence roared.


    If Lawrence wanted to find an answer, he would be able to get it without lifting a finger.


    Everett balled his knuckles into a fist as he suppressed the fury within him. But before he could act, his


    rationality kicked in, reminding him that Lawrence was an unpredictable person.


    Initially, Everett had thought of Lawrence simply as a powerful figure who could go toe-to-toe with


    Jared. However, he seemed to have underestimated Lawrence; anyone who could match Jared was no


    pushover.


    At that point, Lawrence might have already known Everett’s true motive. He might have also known of


    Everett’s n in San Joto. As for all that had happened in the past, it was either that Lawrence had


    been able to ept the reality of things with ease, or he had been sitting back, waiting to reap the fruits


    of hisbor.


    However, Chloe had crossed the boundaries of that which was considered eptable for Lawrence:


    she had attempted to hurt Nn and Lana this time around. Even if Lawrence was doing something


    that would be to the detriment of Nicole, he would never allow anyone else to harm her. Perhaps, one


    could say that Lawrence wished for Nicole’s downfall but would not allow Nicole and the kids to get


    hurt.


    “Do you think Nicole would ever forgive you for all that you’re doing?” Everett prodded, having regained


    some confidence after understanding the situation.


    This prompted Lawrence to shoot a dagger of a stare at Everett, an act which sent shivers down the


    latter’s spine. The look in Lawrence’s eyes instantly made Everett realize that he should not have


    challenged Lawrence at that moment.


    It was nothing short of terrifying. With just one look, one could already tell how cruel Lawrence was and


    what he was capable of.