Meanwhile, at the Johnston Group headquarters, Jared was working at his desk when an email from an unknown sender popped into his inbox. He raised an eyebrow as he stared at the anonymous message, hesitating for a while before clicking it.Jared's eyes narrowed as he stared at the contents of the email."Max," Jared called out with obvious hints of displeasure in his voice.Max quickly entered the room. "Mr. Johnston.""Get someone to keep an eye on Nicole. There's someone tailing her," he ordered as the atmosphere in the room became as cold as ice.Max quickly complied. "I had assigned a bunch of guards to keep a lookout for her prior to this. They should be in close proximity to her. I'll be in contact with them."Max quickly conveyed the message to the team of guards who were watching over Nicole, and naturally, it did not take long for them to receive the message."Mr. Johnston, they're heading there now. They'll be responsible for the safety of Ms. Riddle," Max reported."
'Why? Why does it seem like it didn't affect him at all?! He has obviously seen my email, and Max even came to the restaurant. It's obvious that my plan was a success, but how is this the outcome?!'Iris racked her brain, unable to understand the reason as to why Jared was unfazed. This made her boil as she gritted her teeth.'I've waited here all afternoon like an idiot, and this is the outcome of my plan?! Why does he care so much about her?! What tricks did Nicole have up her sleeve?!' she fumed.Iris' eyes became even darker as she continued gritting her teeth in anger.Meanwhile, Jared and Nicole were heading toward the Riddle residence."Max went to the restaurant where I was having lunch. Did something happen?" Nicole asked, her voice filled with curiosity.The moment Nicole saw Max, her first instincts informed her that something had happened. Seeing that Max did not take the time to greet her and just happened to be busy looking for something, however, Nicole had brushed
'Not only does the person know Jared well, but they also know his email address and Max's too. This person must be an employee of the Johnston Group.'"Send this clip to Max and ask for him to arrange someone to launch an investigation," Jared ordered."Okay." Max agreed almost immediately.'It was weird enough that I wasn't able to catch anyone on the scene. Who would have known that the culprit ran away as soon as they saw me enter. What could that person possibly be thinking? Was it done to create a rift between Mr. Johnston and Ms. Riddle? Talk about being ridiculous,' Max pondered.The car came to a halt, and Nicole realized they had already arrived. She got out of the car, with Jared in tow. Max drove away once after they had both disembarked."Come on let's go," Nicole sighed, completely drained after everything that had happened today.Jared looked at Nicole, and noticed she was a little tired. He grabbed her by the arm and brought her home.Inside, Gloria was playing wi
Nicole clicked on a link, bringing her to The Hunter web, whereupon the mission interface appeared. It was a little different than it was before. Before this, Nicole had only accepted missions. This interface, on the other hand, was for sending missions out.Soon, after creating a new nickname for herself, effectively making her untraceable, Nicole posted the search for the five crests. She was wise enough to not post directly under the Crest Forum. After all, it would be too direct, and everyone could easily guess it right off the bat and ultimately, know it was related to her.'Who would let anyone know that the Fire Crest is in my hands? Who would even bother with the reward at this point when they can come right at me.'After the post had been uploaded, Nicole switched her computer off. She was very well aware that it was a challenging task for anyone to take on. Indeed, she was just testing her luck, as her options were pretty much limited.'Instead of waiting, I guess the bet
She would not give anyone the chance to see her make a fool of herself and profit from it."That's a great idea," Sean nodded in agreement and admiration.Even if Everett and Raine banded together, none of the Riddles would be afraid of them. This went without mentioning that their collaboration was not even official, so they were even less of a concern, let alone a genuine threat."So what plan have you come up with?" Steve asked without any complaints, seeing that Nicole and Sean had reached an agreement.Instead, he began looking forward to taking action."Let's start with Sky Corporation," Nicole said meaningfully as she looked at both Sean and Steve, whereupon she explained her plan in detail."Alright, that's it," Steve agreed, already eager to try it out.Sean nodded as well. "I'm fine with that. Let's go according to your plan.""Great, then we should start preparing for it," Nicole smirked, before beaming brightly.Soon, after Steven and Sean had left, Lulu came into
How did Lawrence manage to tamper with the data of the Johnston Group? After all, only the people who had sifted through it would know, and only a minority of people in the company were a part of the process.The only plausible explanation was that someone had leaked the company's confidential information. Max, however, was of the opinion that none of the company's employees had a motive to betray them. Other than that, nobody was seen behaving in an unusual manner."Arrange for a thorough investigation," Jared instructed, his eyes glinting with frost.They had to find out if it was an insider's doing, as the company could not afford to keep a rat in their midst."Yes," Max agreed with a somber expression. Indeed, the company could never keep and tolerate such moles who would stab them in the back."What's going on over at Riddle Cooperation," Jared asked."There is indeed a slight issue over at Mrs. Johnston's place. But she has already made the necessary adjustments. There's no
"Who's that girl? She's so pretty!"Having overheard the discussions around them, Nicole and Lulu shifted their attention to the big plasma screen. It was displaying a musical concert, and Spencer, as a special guest, was performing in it. Lulu knew the fact that he was participating in the concert, but she was unaware of the fact that he would be sharing the stage with another person. Lulu had never seen or heard from Spencer about the girl who was performing with him."It's just a performance," Nicole comforted Lulu softly after noticing how crestfallen she was."I know. He did inform me about his performance today," Lulu flashed a beaming smile in response.Lulu did not mind the notion of Spencer performing with someone else. But as she looked at the dazzling Spencer, she felt a pang of insecurity deep down. What made it worse was that he was standing beside such a beautiful girl, leading Lulu to believe that this was originally how Spencer's future should have been. Feeling a s
"She's the fresh face in our company. We had to add her performance into the list today at the last minute for the rehearsal at the company. That's why I didn't have time to pick Lulu up to see the show," Spencer explained frankly."So that's why," Nicole responded, her eyes fixed on Lulu.And as if Nicole had read her mind, Lulu felt an inexplicable sense of embarrassment."Alright then, you two can go ahead. I won't disturb your date," Nicole waved her hand, signaling both to leave."Okay," Spencer said.He was also aware that Jared's car was just parked ahead and did not want to hold the couple up longer than he needed to."Spencer, just bring Lulu home if you have nothing to do. Don't always go out on dates," Nicole teased and turned around to search for Jared."Spencer?" A sweet female voice blared out, causing Nicole to abruptly pause and whirl around.The few people in the scene turned their attention to the girl coming toward them in unison. It was the same girl who had