Chapter 2388

Nicole looked at him and hesitated for a moment, biting her lip. After all, what she had been thinking about earlier were just speculations, without any evidence.

“Daddy, Nolan’s computer is broken.” Lana’s soft voice was filled with concern. “It might be serious this time. Even Mommy can’t fix it.”

It was the first time she had seen a problem that even Nicole could not solve.

Hearing Lana’s words, Jared’s gaze landed on the computer screen, looking at the mischievous face.

He realized that it was not that Nolan’s computer was broken, but that someone had triggered the protection mechanism by forcefully turning it on.

“Did anyone come during the day?” Jared furrowed his brows slightly. ‘It definitely wasn’t someone from the Riddle family.’

“Godpa came.” Nolan’s voice was so low it was almost inaudible.

Nicole was surprised. “How did you know?”

She did not tell Nolan that Lawrence dropped by.

Nolan lowered his head, seemingly hesitant. He did not want to admit it, but he was certain that Lawrence had come over. However, Nicole had said that the Five Crests were very important, so he could not hide it.

Nolan raised his head and looked at Nicole as if he had made a decision. “Mommy, the triggering mechanism is already in its second stage, and I only told Godpa how to activate the first stage.”

Normally, other people would have triggered the computer’s automatic protection in the first stage, leaving only Lawrence to access the second stage.

However, Lawrence probably did not anticipate that there were three stages of protection. Even if he cracked the second layer, he still would not be able to access the computer. The third layer could only be accessed by Mommy.

Nicole gently patted Nolan’s head when she saw his conflicted expression. “It’s okay. Even if someone manages to open it, the data inside won’t be of much use.”

She guessed that even Lawrence probably wanted to know what kind of clues she had discovered.

However, she could not understand why Lawrence would do this. If he had simply asked her, she might have told him. But Lawrence had chosen to bypass her and not let her know.

‘Could Lawrence be hiding something from me and couldn’t let me know?’

“Let someone help you with the Five Crests.” Jared’s expression darkened slightly. This should not continue to be investigated in secret. They needed to speed up and finish it as soon as possible.

Nicole furrowed her brows slightly and hesitated. “Who can help me?”

If they were seeking assistance, they needed someone with exceptional skills and trustworthiness.

Apart from Preston, Jared could not think of anyone else at the moment.

However, relying solely on Preston would not be enough.

“Leave it to Preston. He’ll contact Ryder and Gary,” Jared said in a low voice, sensing Nicole’s hesitation.

Several figures flashed through Nicole’s mind. Although her memory was not very clear, she faintly remembered encountering them in hacking competitions and at her return banquet.

“Okay, then,” Nicole agreed. She trusted the people Jared trusted, so there should not be a problem.

She did not want to discuss these matters in front of Nolan and Lana, so she got up and gave her seat to Nolan. “You can play for a while, and just pretend nothing happened.”

“Mommy, what about Godpa?” Nolan still felt a bit upset.’ Why did Godpa secretly mess with my computer?’

Nicole smiled gently. “Don’t think too much about it. Mommy will handle this, alright?”

He hesitated for a moment before finally nodding. “Okay.”