Chapter 2271

“What are you talking about, Steve?” Nicole asked. She thought everything was resolved at Johnston Group, so she was confused when Steve said things were restless there.

“Wait, you don’t know? Did Jared not tell you?” Steve said in surprise.

Nicole asked again, “What’s going on?”

“Iris held a grudge after that incident with Jared and teamed up with Lawrence to get back at him. Her plan backfired, and Iris is now wanted by the authorities, but they haven’t caught her yet,” Steve explained. Assuming Jared did not want Nicole to worry, Steve told Nicole about the recent events.

Nicole’s face turned white. It was hard to believe the news.” With Lawrence?!”

T-This can’t be. How could this be real?!’ Nicole thought.

“Didn’t you lend some money to Lawrence before? He didn’t actually need it. He just wanted to use you to threaten Jared. ” Sean sighed. Initially, he was oblivious to the situation. But upon discovering that Jared was searching for Iris, he was able to piece everything together.

Nicole’s face turned even more pale. She murmured, “So Lawrence didn’t actually need the money?”

“He didn’t get it because Jared stopped your transfer and it failed on Lawrence’s end,” Sean snorted.

He was annoyed by the fact that Lawrence had lied to Nicole.

The office fell silent as Sean and Steve looked at their sister, waiting for her to calm down.

Nicole’s voice trembled as she struggled to digest all the things she had been told. “You’re saying that Lawrence might be behind everything that happened?”

Suspicion on Lawrence peaked during such a situation when something went wrong in Johnston Group.

Sean shook his head. “It’s not certain yet. I’m afraid things at Johnston Group are quite serious at the moment. I thought about it and figured you should know.”

Sean believed Jared had the ability to get through this crisis. However, if this matter did not end well, it might destabilize Johnston Group’s foundation. So they had to be prepared for the challenges.

“Alright, understood,” Nicole said, biting her lip lightly. After a moment of hesitation, she turned to her brothers. “I’ll leave company matters in your hands for a few days. I’ll be taking a trip to Johnston Group.”

“No problem. Don’t worry about the company,” Sean assured her.

Steve reminded, “Are you going alone? Why don’t you bring Lulu with you?”

“There’s no need for that. Lulu has her own things to do,” Nicole said. Then she left the office.

Sean and Steve exchanged a glance.

Steve asked, “Do you think Lawrence is behind this?”

It was no doubt that Lawrence was highly suspicious, but he should also know this fact. If Lawrence could not hit the nail on the head, failure was a likely outcome for him.

“Maybe he’s prepared for it,” Sean replied meaningfully.

Shocked, Steve replied, “Is he that tough?”

They had once investigated Lawrence and knew he was no common folk, but Lawrence being able to blatantly deal with Jared seemed improbable. They began to question whether they had missed something in their initial investigation of Lawrence.

“Let’s wait and see. This will all be over soon,” Sean said seriously, leaving Nicole’s office.

Steve nodded in agreement and followed after his brother.

After leaving Riddle Corporation, Nicole soon arrived at Johnston Group.

“Why are you here?” Jared asked in surprise, not expecting to see Nicole here.

Nicole frowned and said, dissatisfaction clear in her tone,” Why not? Can’t I visit?”

Noticing Nicole’s unusual mood, Jared figured out the reason and said helplessly, “You know about what happened.