My Wife Act Differently Behind Me novel Chapter 1083

Carl felt helpless upon realizing that Nicole could assert her dominance over him, even in a game such as this. "Yes, please."

This prompted Nicole to grab her gun and clear the zombies on the right. The two of them worked together and soon, they eliminated their undead enemies, after which they gave each other a high-five. "Yeah!"

This sense of teamwork and synergy carried onto the next few games, and they managed to clear every stage in one go.

"Well, that was fun!" Carl said.

"I don't think it was as fun as you think it was," Nicole said and strutted off to the other side of the entertainment section.

"What do you mean?" Carl hurried after her to the billiard table.

"Carl, do you fancy having a friendly match?" Nicole looked at him with raised eyebrows.

"Sure, you may go ahead and tee off."

Meanwhile, Jared was back at the office when Max sauntered in with a contract for an international project. "Mr. Johnston, this is the contract. Please take a look."

"Okay. By the way, I need you to check on something with the finance department. You see, the company has recently made a few payments. I want you to find out where the funds have gone," Jared instructed.

"Okay, I will get right on with it now."

"There's no need to rush," Jared replied. "You just came back, so I'd like you to take a day off and catch some rest."

"Thank you, Mr. Johnston," Max replied, and left the office, having informed his employer of all that was supposed to.

"I won't complain if you do." Jared smiled, looking more charming. "Having you around would be a pleasure."

"It'd be hard for me to leave if you're going to be this charming," she replied with a smile. "Listen, here's the thing. I've got a hundred billion dollar project lined up, and I'm looking for a partner. You are the only one who has the motivation and the ability to see it through, so I am here asking you to consider a partnership with me."

"Thank you, Miss Fisher," he said. "Unfortunately, the call is not mine to make. I'm sure you're informed that the Johnston Group has appointed an interim chairman. Any major decision involving the company has to receive his approval before it can proceed. I am afraid that you'd have to liaise with the interim chairman and ask him if he is willing to work with you." Jared said, using Henry as an excuse with which to decline Fiorella's proposal.

The collaboration with Martin had just started, and though it was not a big project, Jared did not want to commit himself to anything else just yet. Furthermore, his plate was already full, thanks to the major project that Nicole was involved in.

"You mean Henry? I didn't expect him to be chairman. Is he at the office now? I will go talk to him," Fiorella said, the smile on her face fading.

Her tone and her expression grew cold. She wanted to take this opportunity to meet Jared more often, not anticipating the notion that she had to go through Henry, and acquire the old man's approval.