Chapter 2690

"Leave it for now. As long as the Water Crest remains locked, Lawrence will do his damndest to ensure that Everett stays locked up. After all, he could not afford to not be cautious about Everett."

Even though they were partners, the mistrust between both parties was highly apparent. Because of this, they had to keep their eyes on each other.

"So, we'll just wait for them to come out on their own? If that's the case..."

If that was the case, it could very well mean that they had been granted access to the system and attained the Water Crest.

Naturally, Jared understood Charlie's concern.

Then, he glanced over his shoulder. 'Perhaps, I should let Nicole try.’

"I'll take care of this. You just have to make sure that someone is keeping an eye on them," Jared said, and paused for a moment.

"Oh, I also need you to keep an eye on the person Lawrence has left behind in San Joto," he continued.

the events going on in San Joto. He really had

"Understood," Charlie replied.

and gazed off into

Lawrence was left feeling restless and

Everett had not made any progress with the Water Crest, and at this rate, he was starting to run out of patience. Earlier, he had sent a message to Nicole, tipping her off on what Chloe and Everett were doing. Yet, he

a couple of weeks, most

worried that he might have missed out on any important updates

Everett suddenly entered the room

of how slow the progress was. In fact, Everett regretted working together with Lawrence. There were already several instances in which he wondered if the outcome would have been different

Everett's act of barging into Lawrence's office had angered the latter, and when compounded with that question thrown at him, he became furious. "You're in no place to tell me what to

Everett froze and

yourself, why did you seek my help in the first place?" Lawrence glared at Everett. "Whatever is happening in San Joto, you

hurt any of Lawrence's loved ones, he would not

his teeth and matched Lawrence's glare with one of his own. "You did a background check

I have to do that?!"

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