Chapter 3278
Knowing how perceptive Nolan was, Jared felt somewhat resigned but knew he couldn’t tell the truth at this moment. He could
only say, “Doretta came because of something else. I have to go to the airport now and leave with Mommy. Well be back soon.”
“Oh, okay,” Nolan agreed, but it didn’t seem like Jared had convinced him.
It looked more like he didn’t want to waste time, saying, “Then go find Mommy.”
“Mm.” Gently touching Nolan’s head, Jared said meaningfully, “Take good care of your sister, and don’t leave the sight of adults.”
Looking at Jared, Nolan bit his lip and finally nodded. “I know.”
Although the specifics of the situation were unclear to him, Nolan could tell that Jared’s explanation was an oversimplification. He
also grasped that Jared’s reference to “adults” wasn’t limited to Gloria and Daniel, but included the security personnel stationed
near their kindergarten, tasked with their protection.
Nolan was deeply concerned, suspecting something significant had occurred.
However, he didn’t want his worry to distract Jared, so he offered his support, “Lana and I will be good, Daddy. You should go.”
He restrained himself from asking further questions, aware that doing so might reveal his suspicions to Jared. Thus, he chose to
maintain the facade of unawareness.
Jared exchanged a significant glance with Nolan, appreciating his son’s maturity before leaving with a heart a bit lighter.
Jared suspected Nolan might have picked up on more than he let on.
However, seeing Nolan’s composed behavior, Jared felt reassured that Nolan would patiently wait for his and Nicole’s return,
alleviating any immediate concerns Jared might have had.
Watching Jared leave, Gloria turned to Daniel with a worried expression.” What should we do?”
Even though Jared hadn’t explained anything, merely leaving Nolan and Lana in their care, she could sense something was
amiss. She thought,1 Nicole said she would stay late at the office to finish some work, then she didn’t come home at all, and
Doretta showed up instead. After a while, Doretta left, and Jared said he had to leave the country...’ Daniel’s expression
darkened as he said, “We’ll take good care of Nolan and Lana. Let’s leave the rest to them.” He knew they couldn’t help much at
this moment; ensuring the children had nothing to worry about was their way of assisting.
Gloria looked at Nolan and Lana, then hugged the little ones close, thinking, ‘Right, we’ll take care of Nolan and Lana, so Jared
and Nicole can focus on what they need to do.’ Soon, a helicopter ascended, leaving San Joto. By the time it landed in
Mecrounia, daylight was breaking.
Charlie, having received the message, had been waiting for some time.
“Mr. Johnston.” As Jared and Doretta disembarked, Charlie approached.
“How is it?” Jared’s voice was icy.
“We’ve sent people to investigate, but there’s no news about Mrs. Johnston yet,”
Charlie responded.
Upon receiving Jared’s message, he had ordered his people to monitor Lawrence’s base for any activity. However, they hadn’t
yet located Nicole.
Charlie raised a point of concern, touching on something they all worried about, “Mr. Johnston, regarding Nolan and Lana...”