Chapter 2272

Judging from her expression, it seemed like Nicole already knew plenty about the situation.

“Why didn’t you tell me?” Nicole was a little upset, wondering if Jared did not trust her enough to tell her.

Jared stretched out his hands and signaled her to come over.

Nicole gave Jared a side eye and stood still. Her stance seemed to say, ‘Don’t bother calling me over if you’re not willing to explain things.’

Jared shook his head and sighed. Then, he approached Nicole and pulled her down to sit on the sofa beside him.

“It wasn’t intentional. I just felt like it was unnecessary to bring it up.” As a matter of fact, Jared did not want to put Nicole in a difficult position. He did not expect her to still find out in the end.

“Johnston Group is about to be in trouble, and you think it’s unnecessary for me to know?” Nicole got angrier. She thought, ‘I see. So, he never thought of sharing his burden with me.’

Jared grabbed her hands and said gently, “Don’t worry. No one has the power to ruin Johnston Group yet.”

“Even if it won’t collapse, this problem will cause a huge loss to the company if immediate action isn’t taken. How can you be this calm?” Nicole frowned. ‘What’s he trying to do?’

“I’ve asked Max to handle it. It’ll be taken care of soon.” Jared was calm and seemed to be confident about this whole matter.

He hoped that Nicole would stay out of the problem, no matter how serious it was. If this were to involve Lawrence, how would Nicole take it?

Nicole bit her lip and replied, sounding annoyed, “Are you worried it’ll put me in a difficult position?”

Jared smiled. “I think your presence here speaks loudly of your stance.”

That made Jared feel touched and satisfied. At least, he knew that Nicole would stand by him, no matter how difficult the situation was.

However, Jared was still of the opinion that Nicole should not get involved. Because no matter what, she would have to face Lawrence.

Nicole glanced at Jared angrily, but her cheeks were flushed at the same time.

She slapped Jared’s hands away and stood up. “Let me know the whole story first.”

While speaking, Nicole got up and approached Jared’s desk.

Understanding what Nicole meant, Jared pulled a chair over. They both sat down.

Nicole turned on the computer and quickly logged onto Johnston Group’s management system. Then, she entered the finance’s system, the security system…

KNOCK, KNOCK!

“Come in,” Jared said, his gaze still fixed on the monitor.

Max opened the door and entered. Seeing Nicole there, Max froze for a moment. Then, he strode to the desk but remained silent. He did not report anything.

“Spill it,” Jared told him.

“Okay.” Max reported solemnly, “This incident doesn’t involve Lawrence. At the moment, there isn’t any movement from his side. But I’m sure he’s waiting for the outcome.”

One thing to note was that Lawrence was not the only one who had been eyeing Johnston Group. This was based on Max’s investigation. If Johnston Group failed to settle this incident properly, it was possible that many would take the opportunity to attack them.

After all, it was a golden opportunity. Who would not want to jump on the train and catch it?

“Is there any other news?” Nicole’s gaze was dark and sharp.

Max hesitated and replied doubtfully, “It does seem a little strange. Based on our information, this whole matter seems to have started from within our company instead of an external attack.”