Ch. 1091..1095: My Wife Is A Hacker Chapter 1091-1095

Chapter 1091

Nicole rubbed her aching shoulders and yelled at Harvey.

"What do you think you were doing?! You were standing far back, and yet you rushed over!"

Harvey felt he was not to blame, and proceeded to explain, ''I thought you wouldn't be able to catch it in time.That's why I had to come over."

"Jeez!"

Nicole glared at him and issued a sigh.

As the game continued, Carl began showing them all the extent of his athletic prowess by winning one round after another.

Once they were nearing the end, he and Nicole were the only ones left playing; Harvey and Tia had both decided to spectate at the sidelines as they were exhausted.

"I'm done playing."

Harvey drank some water and waved at Nicole and Carl.

"I'm just going to sit this one out, as I'm beat."

Meanwhile, Tia, who had left the game earlier on, was now sitting beside Mrs.Riddle Sr.Seeing this, Nicole turned to Carl and asked, "Want to take a break”

"Sure," he answered.

Following this, the quarter joined Mrs.Riddle Sr.and gazed off into the horizon.

A few days later, after dusk had fallen and the lights had been lit, the Johnston Group's annual ball commenced as scheduled.

The venue was bright and lively, and every attendee was dressed to the nines for the occasion.

All of them had their wine glasses in hand as they engaged one another with in good spirits, while several of the company seniors were sitting around, holding discussions pertaining to any future collaborations and development plans.

Meanwhile, at the entrance, a luxury car had rolled up and stopped.

A tall and slender figure soon stepped out of the car with a gorgeous woman in his arm.

The duo was, of course, Jared and Nicole, and they had turned every single pair of eyes on them as they made their entrance.

"Wow, Mr.Johnston looks spiffy today!" someone in the crowd said.

"Yeah, Miss.Riddle is stunning too!" the other commented.

Everyone at the ball was lost in admiration for Jared and Nicole.

With eyes on them, they made their way to the center of the hall.

Then, a group of people began to surround and greet the both of them.

"Jared, it has been ages since I've last seen you," a man said.

"Indeed, it has been a while, Mr.Campbell," Jared replied.

"Miss Riddle is pretty striking today.I think you ought to keep an eye on her," Mr.Campbell teased.

Jared flashed a smile as he looked at Nicole.

To him, these people were just envious.

In response, Nicole simpered and said, "Carry on, guys.I'll head over there to check a few things out."

Nicole seized the opportunity to elude the group of middle-aged men who had made her feel uncomfortable.

At that exact moment, the crowd at the entrance erupted with cheers and applauses again, for Henry had walked in with Chloe.

Hearing the cacophony, Jared looked over.

'It's the Johnston Group's annual ball.Why did he bring Chloe instead of his wife?"

With every eye in the room set on them, the pair sauntered up to Jared, with Henry saying, "Jared, you look pretty darn good, you know that?"

Henry's compliment was delivered with a grin, but Jared did not buy into his fake compliment, "Yeah, I'm fine, I guess."

"Jared."

Chloe eyed Jared, having tried to seduce him every now and then.

"Nicole isn't here with us today, is she?" Henry asked, as she was nowhere to be seen.

"She is on the other side, having a chat with her friends," Jared replied.

Henry turned to Chloe, signaling her to join the others over there.

Then, she shot Jared a glance and said, "Alright, I'm heading over there.I'll leave you guys to it, then."

"Henry, you've finally arrived.We've been waiting for you."

Mr.Campbell approached Henry with a grin.

"My apologies, Mr.Campbell.I see that the evening has just started, and you can't keep all that charm to yourself already," Henry said, implying that Mr.Campbell was trying was already hitting on the women at the ball.

"That's hilarious! What can I say? I'm not as swooning as you are, Henry.Look at your plus one.She's an international star!"

Mr.Campbell laughed, all while his eyes were fixed on Chloe.

"If you're interested, I can always set you up for dinner."

Henry us guffawed.

"I guess I'll have to thank you in advance."

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Jared felt nothing but disdain for the two men and the nature of the conversation they were engaging in, and strode off without excusing himself.

When Henry turned around to speak to him, he was already gone.

"Jared, how is your grandfather holding up?" Daniel asked, as the two men had huddled themselves at a quiet corner of the hall.

"I was informed that he has regained consciousness."

"Yeah, he is recovering.As of recent, he has begun to sit up."

Jared looked at Daniel, thankful for his concern.

"That's great!"

Daniel beamed.

"Your grandfather has always been a strong and healthy person, so I do not doubt that he is having a speedy recovery."

"Yeah."

"Dad, what are you guys talking about?"

Nicole walked over as she noticed Jared and Daniel together.

"Ah, we were just talking about Jared's grandpa," Daniel replied, before turning his attention back to Jared again.

"Jared, please, do come over for a visit whenever you're free."

It had been sometime since Daniel had a meal with Jared and the family.иσνєℓєвσσк.¢σмHe had little to no clue about how the rest of them were doing in life.

"Sure.I'll come over when I have time," Jared said.

"Nicole, is your mom over there?" Daniel asked.

"Yeah, right behind that pillar." Nicole pointed.

"Alright.I'll go over and check on her."

He stood up and made his way to Gloria.

"The both of you can carry on."

"Jared, what are you doing here?"

Henry walked up to the pair with a glass of wine in hand.

"I was looking for you.Ah, you're here too, Nicole."

"Henry," Nicole replied with a nod and a smile.

Henry then looked at his nephew.

"Jared, I've never had the chance to ask you about Martin's project, which you have been investing in.How is it going? Now that we're here, we can talk about it for a bit."

"It has been running without a hitch.The products were all mass- produced and the sales were pretty good," Jared informed.

"Oh.But I was told that their products are not well-received in the market.According to the data, a lot of people are still not able to afford the product,"Henry argued.

Henry kept his eyes on Jared after he had said his peace.He was awaiting Jared's response.

If his nephew couldn't offer him a satisfactory explanation, Henry would do what he deemed was necessary.

"The price is definitely on the higher end of the spectrum as of now.This is because the cost of raw materials have been skyrocketing.When the cost returns to its previous market value in the foreseeable future, the price of our products shall be re- adjusted to be more economical.When that happens, more orders will be coming in, one after another," Jared said, confident in his projections.

"What you said makes sense.I'll be looking forward to seeing the good news in the next quarterly report," Henry replied, implying that if sales did not improve by the next quarter of the year, he would have to withdraw from the project.

Jared could only put up with his antics, as he was dealing with a person who was short-sighted and utterly incapable of thinking past short-term gains.

If Jared was now still the person he was years ago, he would have foregone the conversation and shooed Henry away.It was then that music began to fill the room.

Henry brought Chloe to the middle of the hall, bobbing and weaving to the rhythm.

Soon, the pair began to dance with everyone in the hall watching them.

Chloe swayed and twirled in a surprising display of grace in Henry's arms, but she would dart her eyes at Jared from time to time.

After the first song had ended, members of the crowd brought their partners to the floor, joining Henry and Chloe.

Jared followed by leading Nicole to the dance floor, on which they proceeded to cut a rug like a pair of professional terpsichorean.

With dapper suits and silken gowns paired with songs and dances, the event went into full swing, as the hall erupted into a dazzling display of glamour and beauty.

Everyone present became even more appealing, as they danced the night away.

After a few sessions, Nicole pulled Jared off to the side.

"Let's catch a break for a while and watch them."

Indeed, Nicole did not wish to embarrass herself in front of others any longer.She felt that, while the people in the crowd were envied by many, they were also clowns in the eyes of many others.

Out of the blue, a person walked up to Henry and whispered something into his ear.

Soon after, he hurried out and left Chloe in the room all by herself.

"Wait, what just happened? What made him skedaddle?"

Nicole queried as she watched Henry hightailing it from the premise.

 

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Concurrently, Max approached Jared and said, "Sir, the hospital just called.Mr.Johnston Sr.is in danger."

"WHAT!?" Jared yelled.

"Something just occurred in the hospital.I'll have to rush over and check it out."

"I'm coming with you," Nicole said, whereupon they hurried out of the place.

The duo sped over to the hospital, and when they threw the door to the ward open, they saw that the doctor was already there, attempting to save Mr.Johnston Sr.

"What happened?" иσνєℓєвσσк.¢σмJared asked the nurses in a grim tone of voice.

"I'm not sure either! I rushed over to check on him the moment I heard the bell.When I came in, I noticed that he was not in a stable condition like he used to be, so I called the doctor over! The doctor said that he is suffering food poisoning and here we are, trying to save him!"the nurse cried, for if anything were to happen to Mr.Johnston Sr., she wouldn't be able to compensate them.

After gaining a brief understanding of the situation, he anxiously stared at the doctor who was trying to rescue Mr.Johnston Sr."Don't worry.As they've managed to identify the cause, they will be able to save him," Nicole said in a gentle tone of voice.She was attempting to comfort and assure Jared, knowing that he was in a state of anxiety.

The doctor was panting and sweating profusely.

Yet, Mr.Johnston Sr"s condition had not improved.

Fortunately, it was then that Nicole remembered that she had one of the Beacons in her possession.

She strode up to the hospital bed and injected Mr.Johnston Sr.in the arm with the concoction at once.

With the doctor's efforts to revive him, and the medicine taking effect, Mr.Johnston Sr.was jolted awake with a loud gasp.

"Grandpa, what happened?"

Jared hurried over to check on him.

"He's fine now."

Nicole looked at Mr.Johnston Sr"s expression, knowing that the poison had been expunged from his body.

The doctor panted and checked the vital sign monitor beside him.

Seeing that all of the indicators were where they ought to be, he breathed a sigh of relief and turned toward Jared, "Sir, the patient has been saved."

"Thank you."

The doctor waved his hand.

"No.We have Miss Riddle to thank for that.Her injection worked."

"Thank you so much, Nicole."

Jared turned to Nicole with gratitude swelling deep within.

Whenever Mr.Johnston Sr.was in danger, she would always be there to whisk him away from the light at the end of the tunnel.She truly was his guardian angel.

"We should keep a look out for Mr.Johnston Sr.first," Nicole said, keeping her eyes on Mr.Johnston Sr.who was lying in bed, restless and exhausted.

"Grandpa, you're alright now.Nicole saved you,"

Jared murmured to his grandfather.

Mr.Johnston Sr.looked at Nicole and blinked as a way of expressing his gratitude, to which Nicole responded by smiling back.

"It's okay, as long as you're fine."

Seeing that Mr.Johnston Sr"s situation was now stable, Max walked over to Jared and whispered, "Sir, I happen to notice something strange outside the ball.I believe that the person who opened the car door for Henry had a pentagram tattoo on his hand.Jared spun around and stared at Max with a look of concern.

"Are you sure about that?"

"Yes.Although there was some distance between us, 1 managed to get a good look thanks to the headlights of a passing car,” Max replied, staring back at Jared with a solemn look on his face.

‘Could Henry have sent that man with the pentagram tattoo after my grandpa? But why would he hurt grandpa? What is going on?"

"Sir, should I look into this matter?"

"Yeah.I need you to find out if that man with the pentagram tattoo is one of Henry's goons,"

Jared ordered in a serious tone.

 

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"Understood.I'll get right on with it at once."

Meanwhile, Henry and the man with the pentagram tattoo were headed to the suburbs.

Located there was an abandoned factory where Conrad and his family were huddled up in a dark corner.

On the other side of the factory, Jared's man could be seen, gagged, and bound to his chair.

Henry put a mask on and walked in.He glanced around at his surroundings while Conrad ignored him.

Then, he walked over to look at Jared's man and gestured at his goon, giving him an order to interrogate them.

"Who ordered you to go after Conrad!?" the tattooed man said.

"Spill!"

"No one sent us," Jared's man replied.

"He owed me money and I was there to reclaim what's mine."

"Conrad, do you know him?" the tattooed man asked Conrad.

Conrad shook his head in fear.

"I don't know him at all."

"Did you hear that?"

The tattooed man punched him in the gut, creating a loud thud.

"Now spill and tell me the truth!"

"I'm telling you nothing but the truth!" Jared's man said, coughing.

“You have nothing to gain from beating me to death."

"Let's see how long you're able to keep up the charade."

The tattooed man proceeded to pummel Jared's personnel in the gut, causing him to retch and vomit blood.

"Are you going to tell us the truth or not?!"иσνєℓєвσσк.¢σмthe goon bellowed.

Noticing that the detainee was still tight-lipped, the tattooed man turned to Henry, "Looks like he won't be squealing."

"In that case, cut his tongue out and release him." Henry said.

Henry always had a hunch that it was Jared who had hired him, but he wanted to confirm his suspicions.

Therefore, he would release this person so that he could send a message to Jared.He wanted to see how his nephew would react upon seeing the man removed of his tongue.

After releasing the man, Henry removed his mask and threw it on the floor.

"Conrad, if you dare snitch, I'll see to it that you'll suffer the same fate."

"I did not see or hear anything today, sir."

Conrad trembled, for he was frightened to his very core.

Henry turned around and looked at the tattooed guy, "I think someone has been tailing Conrad.Find a remote location in the mountains and keep him in the hideout.I'll let you know when the coast is clear."

"Understood."

"Follow me," the tattooed man said, and led Conrad and his family into an off-road vehicle before driving off.

With that done, Henry pretended as though nothing had happened and went home.

During the next day, Nicole brought Carl out on a ride to Ronnie's estate.

"Carl, what do you think about this place? It's pretty large, eh?" Nicole asked, having been in a good mood.

"The air is so much fresher here.It's as if I'm surrounded by nature."

Carl rolled the window down and breathed in some of the crisp air from the surroundings.

"Nicole, don't tell me you've brought me here to so that we could go into hiding." Carl teased.

"Hiding?" Nicole said.

"You've got one hell of an imagination.Do you think I'd be able afford a plot of land of this scale?"

"Nothing is impossible," Carl said, smiling.

"If the landlord is willing to sell it, I'll take it off his hands whenever I want and give it to you."

"Yeah, granted he is willing to sell it to you, that is." Nicole jabbed.

After driving for a while longer, Nicole halted and parked her vehicle at the entrance of a racecourse, prompting Carl to give her a look of puzzlement.

"Why have you brought me here?"

"I'm going to introduce you to my baby," Nicole said, her eyes brimming with joy as if she truly had a baby to show Carl.

"Nicole, what have you been up to for the past few years? First, came the gold cards and the factories, and now, you're telling me that you have a baby? What is going on?"

Carl asked, shocked by these revelations about her, and wondering how she had amassed these fortunes for herself.

"Allow me to explain.The factory isn't mine, but the baby you're about to meet is indeed mine."

Nicole flashed him a sly smile and made her way to the entrance.

Ronnie was feeding the horses, but as soon as he heard footsteps, he turned his gaze toward the entrance.

Upon noticing that it was Nicole, a grin crossed his face.

"Why didn't you give me a call before coming over? I could've prepared something for you."

"No worries, I'm no stranger to this place,"

Nicole said, as both she and Carl walked up to Ronnie.

"Uncle Ronnie, allow me to introduce.This is my best friend, Carl.I've brought him here today so that he can meet that horse which you've gifted me."

"Hi, Carl," Ronnie said.

 

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"Hi, Uncle Ronnie."

"Are you feeding hay to the horses?" Nicole asked.

"Yeah.These horses need to be fed with quality hay each day, or else, they'd get cranky."

Ronnie laughed.

"Have you fed Pinto?" Nicole asked.

"I haven't," Ronnie replied.

"But you can go ahead and feed him if you want."

"Alright, I'll pamper him with some treats.Carl, carry this for me, " Nicole said, passing a heavy bag of treats to Carl.

"Uncle Ronnie, we'll be on our way now."

Nicole waved at Ronnie.

"Go ahead."

Ronnie looked at the both of them with a smile.

"Nicole, the baby you've been referring to is a horse?" Carl asked, surmising that it must have been.

"That's right, it's a horse!"

Nicole mused, seemingly proud of the fact that she had a horse as compared to a gold card.

Carl looked at Nicole with a brow raised, "You weren't this proud when you had a gold card.It is just a horse.Do you have to be this proud about it?"

"You don't understand," she said.

"This particular horse is Uncle Ronnie's favorite horse.It has been with Uncle Ronnie since it was just a fawn.During our last visit, when I came over with Jared, Uncle Ronnie generously gifted me this favorite horse of his, and that is why it is so precious to me."

After a while of chatting, they reached Pinto's stable.

Carl was stunned when he saw Pinto.It looked to be the most intelligent horse he had ever seen.Its eyes were bright and full of life.

As soon as Pinto noticed Nicole walking over, it trotted over and greeted her at once.

Pinto was humanlike in demeanor.

"Pinto, I'm here to pay you a visit," Nicole said while feeding it.

"Did you miss me?"

Almost as though Pinto could understand what Nicole was saying, it neighed in response to her questions.

"Carl, did you see that? Pinto pretty much acts like a human, don't you think?"

Nicole glanced at Carl.

Carl nodded.

"Can I pet him?"

"Well, you can try."

Nicole was not sure either, as she did not know how Pinto would react to strangers touching him.

As expected, just as Carl extended his hand, Pinto shook his head and evaded the gesture.

Carl laughed.

"I guess he's afraid of strangers."

Nicole shrugged.

"There's nothing I can do about it."

As they watched Pinto munching on the hay in large quantities at a time, Nicole grabbed a brush and began to straighten the horse's hair.

"Are we volunteering in a stable or what?" Carl asked, expressing his disinterest in helping out.

"After Pinto is done eating, we'll take a walk," Nicole replied.

"You drove all the way here for Pinto," Carl argued.

"Why do I feel as though you didn't bring me here to chill out?"

"You can look around and find yourself a horse that you like. After you've both gotten comfortable with one another, we can go out for a few rounds of riding together," Nicole said, attempting to shoo him away before he could piss her off.

"Okay, I'll wait for you outside," Carl said, and walked off.

"Uncle Ronnie, how long have you been a horse breeder?" Carl approached Ronnie and struck up a conversation.

"More than a decade," Ronnie replied.

"In which case, you should be very knowledgeable when it comes to horses.Could you perhaps do me a favor and pick one for me? I am thinking of beating Nicole in a race later on."

Carl smiled and looked at Ronnie.

Having heard Carl's request, Ronnie burst into a gale of hearty laughter.

"You wish to defeat Pinto in a race? That's just impossible!"

Carl eyed Ronnie with his brows raised, "Why?"

"In this entire racecourse, none of the horses are as athletic as Pinto.I suggest you just pick one from the stables, because it wouldn't matter what you do anyway," Ronnie advised.

"I don't believe that.There are so many horses out here and none of them can outrace Pinto?"

"Well, you can certainly try." Ronnie laughed.