My Wife Act Differently Behind Me
Chapter 2997

Chapter 2997

"Leave it to Zane," Jared said coolly.

"Scorpio has already been handed over to Pisces and should be with Zane by now," Max replied.

With Scorpio captured, the Eastern Falcon's influence in San Joto was effectively wiped out. Now, only Lawrence remained a concern. After a pause, Max added, "Lawrence knows about Scorpio's capture, but he's unusually quiet. It feels like he's plotting something."

"Keep an eye on him," Jared instructed. "Lawrence must be feeling the pressure now. He's bound to make a move."

Even if they didn't go after Lawrence, it was likely he would come after them. Without Scorpio to shield him, Lawrence had two choices: retreat or strike first. But knowing his character, retreat seemed unlikely. "Yes," Max acknowledged respectfully.

The car continued forward, Jared leaning back in his seat, his eyes filled with deep contemplation, though his thoughts remained inscrutable.

***

Meanwhile, at another location.

"Mr. Royce, Jared and Nicole have returned. They came back last night," lan reported as he entered Lawrence's office.

Lawrence scoffed scornfully, "Scorpio turned out to be useless."

He was disappointed that Scorpio had squandered such a good opportunity and ended up captured.

"Nicole has already signed the contract with Apex Corp, and also..." lan hesitated, glancing at Lawrence.

Annoyed, Lawrence glared at lan. "And what? Spit it out."

lan's face paled slightly as he replied, "Apart from that, they've also signed a project for the joint development of high-tech military robots. It's a confidential project, not widely known."

Lawrence fell silent, stunned that Nicole had secured such a significant project. This was Nicole's forte, and the project's difficulty level wasn't high for her. If they succeeded in this collaboration, Nicole's backing would become even more formidable.

After a long silence, Lawrence finally sighed, "Her trip seems to have been quite fruitful."

"Now that Scorpio has been captured, what should we do?" lan asked Lawrence, feeling conflicted. The possibility of a direct confrontation with Nicole seemed imminent.

Lawrence fell into silence again. With Scorpio's capture, their options in San Joto were limited.

His eyes narrowed slightly as a name crossed his mind, prompting a cold snort.

"It's time for him to come out of hiding," Lawrence said, his voice carrying a chilly undertone.

lan, lowering his voice, asked, "Do you mean Everett?"

Lawrence's gaze was cold and distant. "Tell our people to lay low for now."

lan seemed to understand, speaking softly, "Do you mean... Everett will come back?"

Lawrence understood that their best strategy was to wait for Everett to make a move.

"He's more anxious than us," Lawrence said, the corner of his lips curling in a slightly amused arc.

Jared had been searching for Everett and was close to finding traces of him. Everett couldn't stay hidden forever; he would have to come out eventually.

"But if he does come back, won't he be captured immediately?" lan wondered. Given Everett's actions, his return seemed futile.

Lawrence's expression darkened slightly. "That depends on his skills."

He was confident that Everett had ways to avoid capture; after all, he had managed to stay safe until now.

"You're fine, I'll head out," lan said, seeing that there was nothing more to discuss.

"Alright," Lawrence replied, turning his gaze toward the window, deep in thought.

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