Chapter 2044

Jared had not paid any attention to the incident outside of the building and had walked in the meeting room fully prepared. At the Riddle Corporation however, Nicole was leaning against her office chair, staring at the door where the secretary once stood. She bit her lip as she recalled the incident involving the secretary from the night before. Nicole was certain that her instincts were on point, as all it had taken her was one look to discover that the secretary's intentions toward Jared were devious. 'Or…perhaps Jared already knew about it…' Nicole was feeling disturbed as she attempted to piece all that was running through her head. But it was then that her phone rang, interrupting her train of thought. It was Lawrence. Seeing this, Nicole answered the call. "Leo." "Mom, it's me," Nolan greeted over the phone. "Nolan!" Nicole was bewildered. 'How can Nolan call me on Lawrence's phone?' "Mom, my tummy hurts so I've asked godfather to get me. You can come pick me up at the re