Chapter 2038
"Mr. Walker, you may leave now. I'll get my secretary to give you an office. Do get some rest." Everett came inside
and said in a seemingly kind manner.
However, his eyes were completely void of emotions.
"Sure," Mr. Walker said and exited the room.
"What's wrong?" Damien curiously asked, as he could tell that Everett was deliberately driving him away.
"Dad, it's not necessary for him to know our next course of action. After all, he has been kicked out, and might have
been turned into a bait to lure us," Everett replied.
His identity had been exposed, yet he still came crawling back to them. It was hard to believe that Nicole would not
send someone over to track them, so Everett figured that Mr. Walker had become someone they had to be careful
of. They could not trust him anymore.
Follow on NovᴇlEnglish.nᴇtUpon hearing that, Damien realized what was happening and nodded in agreement. "You're right. We can't let him
know about anything important."
They would be the next to get into serious trouble if anything got leaked, and that was the last thing they needed.
"Dad, don't you think that there's something strange with Nicole?" Everett asked softly.
"What do you mean?" Damien asked, a little confused.
To him, Nicole was still as difficult to deal with as before.
"It's hard to explain, but I just feel like...something is not right. Anyway, I'll get someone to look into it." Everett
shook his head.
It was just his gut feeling, and he could not tell what exactly was wrong with Nicole.
Go ahead and do that if you're suspicious of her. It would be in our best interest to find something which we can
threaten her with. That way, we won't have to be afraid of her anymore." Damien's eyes flashed with a sinister glint
as he spoke.
"I've got it," Everett said, and walked out.
Damien leaned back on his chair with a hint of discontent in his eyes.
However, all he could do was grit his teeth in frustration. 'It's been five years, and yet Nicole has become even
more difficult to deal with.'
Soon after, the sun set, and the birds returned to their nests.
Jared came to pick Nicole up after work, but this time, he did not take her home right away.
Unable to help herself from being puzzled, she asked," Where are we going?"
"I haven't decided yet." Jared held Nicole's hand gently as he said.
"We haven’t picked Nolan and Lana up yet," Nicole replied, feeling a little upset. 'How could he forget about our
kids?' In return, Jared smiled and explained, "Your parents went to pick them up. They said they were too bored at
home, and wanted to pick them up, so I agreed.”
Otherwise, Jared would not have taken her out, neglecting the little ones in the process.
Follow on Novᴇl-Onlinᴇ.cᴏmNicole was relieved upon hearing that. 'Ah, my parents went to pick them up. No wonder he was so calm about it.'
"So, where are we going?" Nicole asked again, as she had not gotten the answers she wanted earlier.
She still had enemies in San Joto, and she was uncertain as to whether it was safe for her to travel around like that
or not.
"Don't worry. Everything has been taken care of," Jared replied as if he knew what Nicole was thinking. "Besides,
your enemies are probably not capable of harming you anymore now."
Nicole frowned and thought about what he said.
Then, with a hint of doubt in her voice, she asked, "Are you saying that my uncles are my only enemies now?"
'I guess not, right? My uncles just don't look like the kind who'd come after me. Could it be possible that they hired a
hitman? When I returned here previously, were the people who tried to harm me working for them?' she wondered.
Jared shrugged his shoulders and said indifferently. "I guess you can say that."
To Jared at least, not a single person in San Joto could hurt him. The only people bothering him were the ones who
had attempted to harm Nicole when she returned to the country back then.
In addition, he also believed that none of the people in San Joto were capable enough to obtain any information
earlier than him. Because of that, he could not figure out why those people could be so close to ending Nicole's life
as soon as she returned.