Chapter 1038

Henry heard Jared's voice and turned to him in his swivel chair, looking at him with pride.

"Excellent.The feeling of sitting here is really different.Even the scenery is so breath-taking.Call me
Mr.Chairman from now on, Jared.By the way, what are you busy with now?"

"Nothing.I have just recently taken on a new project."

Jared would not tell him about his investment in Martin's Beacon.

"Oh, you don't seem to be doing anything worthwhile.I mean, how come the company is not doing well?
But it doesn't matter.Now that I've taken over, there is a very popular project abroad that I think our
company should compete for.Of all the people in the company, I think you are the only one who knows
the company best.So I will appoint you to represent the company to compete and try to take the
project."

Henry was on his first day as the acting chairman and already started to flex his muscles.

The first person he wanted to fix was Jared, and he was going to use this nice -to-have project as a
pretext to send Jared away.

"Okay.Send me the information later, Mr.Chairman.Enjoy the view."

Jared shot Henry an icy glance and then left.

"The flight is on the day after tomorrow.I have already booked the ticket for you." Henry said aloud as
Jared left.



Back in Jared's own office, Max asked, "Why did you say yes to him just now when you could have
said no?"

"It is his first day as the acting chairman.If I don't let him get what he wants in the first round, he will
surely make more trouble later on.By then, it will be hard to control him."

Jared knew Henry well, and he would play along as long as things did not affect the company's interest
and his deal with Martin.иσνєℓєвσσк.¢σмThe only thing was that he was worried about Mr.Johnston
Sr., who had not yet awakened.He sat in his chair and suddenly thought of Nicole.

"Order two meals and go to the hospital afterward."

"Okay."

In the hospital, Nicole was guarding Mr.Johnston Sr.by the bedside.

Even when the nurse came in to change the medication, Nicole had to check it before allowing the
nurse to do so.

Jared pushed open the door to the ward and saw that Nicole had been sitting at the bedside in the
same place when he last saw her.

Jared went over to her and asked, "You have been sitting here all along?"

"Yeah.The nurse came in a few times to change the medication, but your grandpa's condition has been
stable."

Nicole looked over at Jared.He stroked Nicole's hair and felt sorry for her.

"Why are you being so nice? I feel bad about it."

Nicole shook her head and asked him with a smile instead, "Did you bring me anything to eat?"



"Yeah." Jared asked Max to put the food on the table.

"Wow, that looks good."

Nicole was starving.She picked up the cutlery and dug in without waiting for Jared.

"So good." Nicole smiled contentedly.

"Take it slowly.These are all yours."

Seeing Nicole so hungry, he could not bring himself to eat.

"What are you waiting for? Let's eat together."

Nicole was puzzled when she saw Jared not eating.

"Okay."

Only did Jared eat.

Other than Mr.Johnston Sr., who was lying on the hospital bed, they were the only persons left in the
ward.

"Jared, did something happen in the company? You left in such a hurry earlier."

Nicole looked at Jared.

"Nothing big deal.It was Henry who went to the office."

"Henry? What was he doing at the office?"

Nicole looked at him in puzzlement.



"He is the acting chairman now.So he was reporting to the company today."

"When did he become the acting chairman? Isn't your grandpa the chairman?"

Nicole looked at Jared with surprise.The baffled look in her eyes was unmistakable.

"The company has a rule that if the chairman can't carry out his duty, the board of directors will elect an
acting chairman," Jared explained to her.


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