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Chapter 2157
Nicole was well aware that she and Lawrence had and would always just be friends. Lawrence, on the other hand,
was becoming more reserved and had started to hide things from her, so she did not feel the need to ask about his
affairs. Although she was curious as to why he had lied about his whereabouts, she did not want to clarify anything
with him. She did not feel the need to anyway.
Lawrence squinted as she sensed that something was off with Nicole. He had only been away for a few days, yet it
felt as if Nicole had changed, becoming somewhat of a stranger that he could not read.
Thinking about what he had just witnessed earlier, Lawrence felt a knot forming in his heart. 'Is it because of Jared?'
"Leo?" Nicole called out to Lawrence, snapping him out of his stupor.
"What's the matter?" he asked.
Follow on NovᴇlEnglish.nᴇt"Nothing. You must be busy since you've just come back, so I just wanted to ask if you need anything else." Nicole
asked with a frown. 'Why was he staring into space just now?'
It was rather obvious that Nicole was indirectly asking him to leave, which caused Lawrence's expression to stiffen.
"Nah, I just came to see you." Lawrence could only continue saying, "All good now, so I'll be making a move."
Nicole frowned as she looked at Lawrence. 'Why did he seem so absent-minded just now?'
"Alright, you can always give me a call if you need anything," Nicole said, standing up to see Lawrence off.
At the door, however, Lawrence said, "I'll head off on my own. You're busy with work anyway."
"Okay," Nicole nodded in acknowledgment and watched as Lawrence left before returning to her seat.
Nicole's gaze deepened as she bit her lip again. For some reason, she could not shake the feeling that Lawrence
was acting strangely back there. However, she just could not put her finger on what it was and why.
'Did something happen when he was abroad? Did he get into some trouble or something?'
Even after giving it plenty of thought, Nicole still had no answers, so she had no choice but to give up and focus on
her work. That was when she picked the documents up and got busy with them.
Meanwhile, Lawrence had already left the Riddle Corporation.
"Mr. Lawrence," Ian opened the car door for him.
Lawrence sat down and leaned back against the seat, his voice low as he said, "Let's head straight to the company."
"Yes, sir," Ian responded before driving away.
During the ride, Lawrence remained silent, the tension in the air around him palpable. Ian too could sense that he
was clearly upset, which made him feel somewhat uneasy.
Soon after, they arrived at Genesis Group.
"Mr. Lawrence, a young lady said she had an appointment with you," the receptionist respectfully informed him.
Lawrence swept his gaze over and saw Iris sitting in the lounge area.
Follow on Novᴇl-Onlinᴇ.cᴏmShe stood up when she spotted him, but Lawrence did not pay her any attention.
Instead, he simply instructed the receptionist, Let her up."
Then, he walked away.
Iris furrowed her brows, feeling a tinge of annoyance.' What's his deal?'
The receptionist approached Iris and guided her toward the elevator.
"Miss Brown? Mr. Lawrence asked you to go upstairs."
Taking a deep breath. Iris stifled the urge to lash out as she followed the receptionist to his office upstairs. Tm
already here, so I might as well see how big of a shot this smug guy is.'
She found the CEO's office when she was upstairs. She knocked on the door and when she heard the voice of
someone telling her to enter, she opened the door and stepped inside.
"Mr. Lawrence," Iris greeted politely as if he had not been acting coldly toward her at all.
Lawrence squinted as a trace of satisfaction flickered in his eyes. 'She sure is a wise and tolerant woman.'
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