Ch. 1016..1020: My Wife Is A Hacker Chapter 1016-1020

Chapter 1016

"It is a little tough."

Nicole could not help but sigh when she could not level up.

"I have tried this level countless times and haven't gotten past it yet.Otherwise, I wouldn't have let you try," Samuel said sarcastically.

Their laughter could be heard downstairs.

Norah was upset that they were so happy when Nicole arrived, so she said to Gloria, "I'm going upstairs to see what they're doing."

"Go ahead."

Gloria was happy to see them all in one place and get along harmoniously.

Norah ran upstairs and saw three of them staring at a computer with bated breath.

"What are you guys playing?"

Norah's sudden voice startled them, and Nicole failed the level again.

"I'm not playing again.What is this game?"

Nicole sighed and got up to leave.

"Don't leave.You could level up in just a couple of tries."

Samuel called out to Nicole to stay.

"You guys have fun.I'm leaving."

Nicole walked downstairs.

Samuel gave Norah a reproachful look.

Had Norah not made a sudden noise, maybe Nicole would have leveled up.

"What are you doing here?" he asked.

"It was downstairs and heard that you guys seemed to have a lot of fun here, so I came up to take a look.Are you all playing a game?" Norah asked as she glanced at the computer.

"Yeah."

Samuel did not feel like talking to her.

"I saw Nicole didn't get past the level earlier.Can I try?"

Norah wanted to join them.

"Forget it.This kind of game is not for you.You'd better just play mobile games," Samuel said sarcastically.

After getting snubbed, Norah left with exasperation.

Downstairs, Nicole would not stay and talk any longer.

After having a short chat with Daniel and Gloria, she was ready to head out.

It was at that moment she saw Norah coming back downstairs, and she reminded Norah, saying, "Tomorrow, if you need any help at the hospital, feel free to call me."

She was saying this on purpose.

"Okay."

Norah squeezed an awkward smile at Nicole.

Meanwhile, at Mr.Johnston Sr"s residence, Henry was sitting next to his father.

"Dad, there's something I don't know if I should talk about."

Henry looked at Mr.Johnston Sr.in a predicament.

"You're old enough that you should know what should and should not be said.So just say it."

Mr.Johnston Sr.shot a glance at him.

"The raw materials prices have gone up recently, and our branch is cash-strapped.I went to the headquarters a few days ago to ask Jared for help.If we can get through this difficult time, the branch's revenue will definitely double.But Jared not only did not help but also lectured me about this and that.He did not charge a penny when he delivered raw materials to Martin.Now that his own family needs help, he stood by.What Jared has done is too much.If there is no more capital injection, our branch will be ina dangerous situation."

Henry told of all his displeasure at once.

"You said that Jared gave Martin raw materials.Was it Sebastian's son, the doctor?"

Mr.Johnston Sr.looked at Henry.

"Yes, it is Sebastian's son.I heard he is developing a medical device and seems to be ready for mass production.Dad, that's not the point; the point is that Jared would rather help outsiders than his own

family.Don't you have to take care of that?"

Henry looked at Mr.Johnston Sr.with anxiety.

"I will find out the situation.If it is true that he did something wrong, I will order him to transfer funds to you right away."

"Dad, you have to help me out quickly.I can't wait much longer."Henry looked at Mr.Johnston Sr.with an anxious face.

 

Chapter 1017

"Henry, why can you still not keep your cool when encountering problems at your age? You need to learn to control your emotions, " Mr.Johnston Sr. said.

"Understood."

Henry did not dare to say more, since he had said what he wanted to say.

"Are you going to stay for lunch?"

Mr.Johnston Sr.in effect, told him he should leave when it was all said and done.

"No, the company still has a lot of things waiting for me to deal with."

"Oh, then you get busy."

Henry respectfully left.

At the office, Castor was still anxiously waiting for Henry's return.As Henry pushed open the office door from outside, Castor immediately got up.

"Dad, is Jared willing to inject capital?"

"No."

Henry sat down furiously in his chair.

"So, what do we do? We can't get that money back now that we embezzled it, and we will be done for if Jared finds out about it."

Castor was completely discomposed.

"Be quiet.Don't I know how serious things are?" Henry chided.He was more worried than anyone else.

After easing up a bit, Henry looked at Castor.

"I have already mentioned this to your grandfather.When he sees Jared give so much raw materials to others for nothing, he will definitely get mad at Jared, and then he will have to send us the money."

"Should I print out a copy of Jared's account of the raw materials that were transferred out and send it to Grandpa?" Castor asked as a thought came to mind.

"Don't worry about that.I reckon the family butler has already shown all the information to your grandfather."

Henry's mouth curled up in a smirk.

Upon receiving a call from Mr.Johnston Sr., Jared rushed over to meet him.Mr.Johnston Sr.said nothing on the phone, just telling Jared that he had something to talk to him about.

In the living room, Jared sat in the right-hand seat and looked over at his grandfather.

"What is it about, Grandpa?"

"I have passed the helm of the company to you for a while now, right?"

"Right."

Jared looked at Mr.Johnston Sr., wondering why he asked that.

"How is the company doing now?"

"According to the quarterly financial statement, the company's earnings have doubled from the same period last year," Jared said matter-of-factly.He felt at ease now that it was for this reason that his grandfather called him over.

"I knew I entrusted the right person.The company is indeed doing better in your hands."

Mr.Johnston Sr.praised him.

"It is mainly because you have laid a solid foundation early on."

Jared was modest and did not take credit for it.

"There is something I want to get to know about."

"What is it?"

"I heard you gave Martin a batch of raw materials from your company for free.Is there such a thing?"

Mr.Johnston Sr.looked at him with an expressionless face.

"It seems that someone has said something about me in front of you.But it is okay.This is something I was going to tell you after it had taken off, but it is also okay to tell you now.Here is the thing: Nicole approached me earlier and said that Martin was developing an advanced medical device, but he lacked raw materials and asked if I was interested in investing in it.After listening to her description, I thought it was an excellent product, so I gave Martin the raw materials for free, as an investment for his product."

 

Chapter 1018

"Now this product has been successfully made.It is called The Beacon, and it is in Nicole's hands.I have seen it.Now the factory is ready for mass production, just waiting for the formality to be done."

"This is a picture of The Beacon.Take a look first.I will bring Nicole over to show you later."

Jared showed the picture of The Beacon on his phone to Mr.Johnston Sr.

"Is this the product you invested in?"

Mr.Johnston Sr.asked as he looked at the picture of The Beacon.

"Yes, there may be no way to explain it in one or two sentences, but you will understand when you see the product in person."

Jared was confident about The Beacon, believing that the launch of The Beacon would generate buzz and orders would follow.

"If it is such a great product, ask Nicole to bring it over some day."

Mr.Johnston Sr.spoke in a calm tone, revealing nothing of his thought.

"Okay."

"The Johnston family is an extended family, and I'm sure you understand that the phrase 'united we stand, divided we fall'."

Mr.Johnston Sr.wanted the family to get along and did not like internal strife.

"I will take care of it as I see fit."

Jared knew his grandfather well enough to understand what he was talking about.

"That is good.I won't ask you to stay for lunch, as Nicole should be waiting for you at home."

Mr.Johnston Sr.looked at him with a smile.

"I will leave then."

Jared got up and politely said goodbye.

"Where are you?" Jared called Nicole.

"I'm at the villa.Have you had lunch?" Nicole asked with concern.

"Not yet.I'm on my way back to the villa."

"You're coming back to the villa? You are free in the afternoon?" Nicole asked him happily.

"Yeah.What would you want to eat? I will make it for you when I'm back."

"It's alright.Just tell me what you want to eat, or we will both probably starve to death when you finally arrive and cook," Nicole said with a smile.

"Okay, then just cook whatever you like.I'm fine with it."

"Okay, I will make it now and it will be ready by the time you get home.Bye."

Nicole hung up the phone and walked toward the kitchen.

Jared said to Max with a smiling face.

"Check Henry's branch office later and see what's going on there."

"Got it."

Half an hour later, Jared's car pulled up in front of the villa.

Jared got out of the car and walked into the house as Max drove off.He pushed the door open and walked in.

Without Nicole in sight, he took off his suit and walked toward the kitchen, where a plump figure was busy.

Jared quietly walked over and hugged her from behind.

"What are you cooking?"

"When did you get back? You walked like a ghost."

Nicole's heart throbbed for a second.

"Just got back.Can I help you with something?"

Jared liked the feeling of being busy in the kitchen with her.

"Get a soup bowl to serve soup later," Nicole said.

"Okay."

It did not take long for a bowl of fresh soup and four small dishes to be ready, and Nicole served him a bowl of soup.

"How about trying the soup I made for the first time?"

"This is the first time you have made soup?"

Jared looked at her with surprise.

"Yes, don't you feel honored?"

Nicole looked at him with pride.

"It is my honor.Just that, is this soup really drinkable?" Jared asked, looking at the not-so-pretty looking soup.

"Ignore the appearance.This soup of mine doesn't look pretty, but it still tastes good.Try it now."

Nicole looked at him as if she was waiting for him to finish the soup.

Chapter 1019

Jared took a sip from the spoon as if he had made a big decision.

The spicy white pepper mixed with fishy acidity almost made him throw up.He swallowed it with determination and then took a big bite of other food to stop the feeling of vomiting.

Nicole looked at him with delight as she saw him eating with gusto and thought he liked it.

"I knew you would like it.It was just as I expected.But you don't have to eat like people are going to grab it from you.It is all yours."

Jared was petrified upon hearing that.

‘What? It is all mine? Isn't she really screwing me?' He hurriedly explained.

"Actually, you don't have to give me everything.You should drink it too, as I can't finish it myself."

He was almost crying, as he simply could not finish it all.

"It's okay.I don't like soup much.This soup is specially made for you.You work so hard every day, have some soup to replenish your body."

Nicole looked at him with a concerned face, not feeling Jared's helplessness at all.

"Specially made for me?"

Jared was dumbfounded, thinking this was the end of him.

"Yeah."

Nicole smiled happily at him, unaware of how hapless Jared was right now.

Nicole never drank that soup.She just ate the salad and other dishes as she kept refilling Jared's soup bowl, as if her eyes grew on Jared's soup bowl.

"No more filling.I'm done."

Jared hurriedly got off the table.

If he stayed any longer, he was afraid he would have to spend the entire afternoon in the toilet.

"Oh, then I will keep it for you to drink at night."

Jared almost wanted to go over and throw the soup bowl away when he heard this, but he could not do that, so he had to put up with it.

"Don't do anything now.If you're done eating, come over and sit down for a while."

Jared walked over to the couch.

Nicole put down her cutlery and followed him over to sit down.

"Is the first product that Martin made with you?"

Jared looked at her.

"Yeah.Do you want to see it?" Nicole asked, upon knowing what he wanted.

"Show it to me."

Jared looked at her expectantly.

"Okay."

Nicole took The Beacon out of her bag next to her.

"This is The Beacon.Take a look."

While speaking, she handed it to him.

Jared took it in his hand and looked at it carefully.

"What does this thing do?"

Nicole then told Jared exactly what Martin had told her, and Jared nodded in surprise.

"I didn't expect that Martin could make such a powerful device."

"Are the paperwork done for the manufacturing of Martin's product?"Jared asked.

"I don't think so."

"Has a product launch event been held?" Jared asked again.

"I don't think so."

Nicole had not heard Martin mention it.Jared frowned.

"How can such a great product not even have a launch event? What's Martin been up to?"

“I heard him say that raw materials are increasing in price and suppliers are not easy to find.He is probably looking for suppliers all over the world right now."

Nicole told Jared what she knew.

"Why are you suddenly so interested in Martin's business?" Nicole asked in puzzlement.

"Anything valuable will arouse my interest.Isn't the raw material for the pre-production of this device from me?" Jared mentioned the raw materials.

"Yes, I almost forgot if you didn't remind me."

Chapter 1020

"The prices of the raw materials now are ridiculously high, and he will of course have a hard time finding major suppliers."

Jared knew the market like the back of his hand.

"Indeed."

Nicole seemed to have thought of something and looked at Jared with a surprised look.

"You have the raw materials, and Martin could have asked you to work with him.Why did I just think of that?"

Nicole sighed at her slow wit.

"You just said you weren't busy this afternoon.Do you want me to contact Martin and we can meet somewhere to talk with him?"

Helping Martin was helping herself.

Only when The Beacon was in production could Zane's organization use it to fight against The Raven better.

"Why not?"

Jared also has his own calculations.

Last time, Nicole asked him for help, so he did not think about cooperating with Martin.

But this time, Henry had complained to Mr.Johnston Sr., and he felt it was time for him to talk to Martin.It was going to be a win-win cooperation.

"I will ask him what he's up to now."

Nicole took out her phone and dialed Martin's number.

"Martin, are you still out there looking for a supplier?"

"Yeah, what's up, Nicole?"

"Have you found any?"

"I saw several of them this morning, and they were all booked out of raw materials.So, I still have to keep looking."

Martin sighed dejectedly.

"Do you want me to introduce you to a major supplier?"

Nicole's call was like a rain after a long drought, lifting Martin's spirits again.

"Sure.Which company is it?"

"I will see you at Blue Whale Restaurant in a while.You will know then."

Nicole hung up the phone and looked at Jared.

"Let's go."

At the Blue Whale Restaurant, Martin sat at a table, still guessing who the supplier Nicole was going to introduce him to.

"Martin."

Nicole walked in and waved to him.

Martin waved his hand back at her, and then he spotted someone he knew.

"Jared?"

"Sorry to keep you waiting?"

Nicole and Jared walked over and sat down.

"It's okay.I have just arrived."

Martin shot a glance at Jared, then back at Nicole.

"I don't think I need to introduce you two again." Nicole said.

"Mr.Johnston."

Martin was still a bit unnatural to see Jared.

Jared nodded.

Knowing Martin was an introvert, he took the lead to speak.

"Dr.Wyance, I heard The Beacon is ready for mass production, right?"