Ch. 1096..1100: My Wife Is A Hacker Chapter 1096-1100

Chapter 1096

Fiorella's previous attempt at forming a partnership with Jared in his office was met with failure.

With this in mind, she scheduled another appointment with him, and this time, they met each other in a golf course.

Nicole was not there either, and as soon as Fiorella noticed this, she seemed a little happier.

"Mr.Johnston, this way, please."

Fiorella flashed her palms upward in a gesture of invitation.

"Did you bring me here so that we could talk about the collaboration?"

Jared sat down and looked at Fiorella.

"Henry is still reviewing the proposal," she replied.

"I'm not sure how long he is going to take.Anyway, I asked you out today so that I could learn a thing or two from you."

Fiorella beamed at Jared.

To her, he was irresistible, even when he was just sitting idly.

"Oh, I see," he replied.

"Fortunately for you, I do have some time to spare today."

"That's great!" Fiorella said, happy with the fact that Jared had not declined her again.

Fiorella was dressed in a form-fitting outfit, which accentuated the curves on her body as they both walked over to the course.She was hoping that this could catch Jared's attention.

But right after Jared had struck the first ball, he walked over to the next stop.

Fiorella was worried that he did not notice her, and so, she went forward and spoke to him.

"Mr.Johnston, you did well for your first shot," she said, complimenting his skills.

"Your technique isn't that bad either."

Jared glanced at her fora moment and turned away.

"Not really.I mean, I don't really know much.I was just swinging around without knowing how it is done.Well, since you're so good at it, perhaps you can teach me, Mr.Johnston."

Fiorella stared at Jared's visage and her lips gradually curved to form a smile.

"Do you want to hire a coach?"

Jared shot her a side stare.

Fiorella beamed, her eyes brimming with hope.

Thinking that Jared was about to make her a promise, she uttered, "Yeah."

"Well, I happen to know a few good coaches around here," he said with a smile.

"I'll introduce them to you later."

Fiorella's smile vanished upon hearing Jared's response, after which she decided to change subject by asking, "Mr.Johnston, why isn't Miss.Riddle here with us today?

"She is out with her friends."

When they had reached the spot where the ball had landed, the caddy passed one of the clubs to Jared.

After gauging the distance between him and the cup, Jared took a heavy swing.

The golf ball flew up, casting onto itself a perfectly round silhouette as it flew up, and landed on a patch of turf.

When he turned around, he noticed Fiorella standing behind him, watching him intently.

Curious, Jared looked at Fiorella and asked, "Why aren't you playing?"

"I'm not good at this.Besides, it's much more entertaining, you know, watching you play instead," Fiorella said with a smile.

Initially, they had agreed that the both of them would be playing, but in the end, Jared was left to play on his own.

Bored and unamused, Jared turned to Fiorella with his brows creased, and said, "Because you don't really know how to play, I guess I am done for the day.I have other matters to attend to, so I'll make a move.Let's meet each other some other time."

Jared seized the opportunity to rid himself of Fiorella.

"But, Mr.Johnston, you were here for barely an hour." Fiorella eyed Jared with her brows furrowed.

"Don't you think it's a little disrespectful?"

"Let's just call it a day, Miss Fisher," he said.

"I'll be sure to set another day aside for you."

As Jared had already put it in such a way, Fiorella decided that it would not be wise to keep him around.

"Okay then, but be sure to keep your promise, alright?"

Fiorella looked at Jared with deep-set eyes.It was then that two horses galloped out, streaking across the field.

Startled by the horses' neighs, Jared looked up.

One of the figures riding atop her mount looked familiar to him, and so, he fixed his gaze on her.

Fiorella, upon noticing this, did the same, and when she too had caught sight of the figure, she asked, 'The person who's riding the horse, she kind of looks like Miss Riddle, doesn't she? But as she thought that Jared had not heard her, she went up to him and repeated, "Mr.Johnston, is that Ms.Riddle?"

 

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"Let me check it out."

Jared threw his club on the ground, after which he climbed into a cart and made a beeline for Nicole.

Meanwhile, at the other side of the field, Nicole and Carl were already racing one other.

"Carl, is your horse running out of stamina?"

Nicole turned back at gave Carl a smirk as if to mock him for not being able to keep up.

"Don't get ahead of yourself just yet." Carl grinned.

"Just watch.I'll be the one you'll have to race after soon enough."

He knocked his horse on its flank, urging it to speed up.

The two of them rode on and galloped across the field.

Soon after, Jared arrived, having sped over and parked his cart on a spot in close proximity to them.

When he got down, he directed his gaze at Nicole, who was still dashing across the course atop her stallion.He could not help but smile at the sight; it seemed that Nicole and Pinto had developed a much stronger bond.

Nicole was still cantering down the field when she looked over her shoulder.

It was then that she saw a cart parked in close proximity, with a familiar figure standing beside it.

Seeing this, she turned the horse around and made a beeline for Jared.

Carl was in hot pursue, but when he saw Nicole turning around, his brows creased.

"Jared, when did you arrive?"

Nicole approached Jared with a grin on her face.

"I've been here for some time now.I saw you on horseback having fun after I've taken care of my business, so I decided to come over, "

Jared said, happy to see Nicole, especially after witnessing the style in which she rode.

At that instant, Carl rode, and when he called out to Jared, his brows were furrowed.

"Jared?"

"Hey, how is it going?"

Jared greeted in response.

"Do any of the horses here suit you?"

"Well, they're not bad at all," Carl replied.

"Miss Riddle, you looked really cool on horseback!"

Fiorella butted in when nobody saw her coming.

"Fiorella, what are you doing here?" Nicole asked with a brow raised.

"Didn't Jared tell you? I invited him for a game of golf today.We saw you after a few games," Fiorella said, placing a particular emphasis on the fact that she was the one who asked Jared out.

Naturally, Nicole understood what Fiorella was up to.

Nicole darted her eyes at her, and then at Jared, after which she replied, "Jared told me about the game, and he said that it was such a coincidence that we were out here at the same time." Nicole deliberately said that so that Fiorella would not get a chance to brag.

"Do you guys want to ride around for a while longer?" Jared quickly seized the opportunity to ask Nicole, as he was already feeling awkward.

"Of course.Carl and I just made a bet.He'll be buying us dinner if he loses the race," Nicole said while narrowing her eyes on Carl.

But Carl only responded by creasing his brows.

When did he even make such a bet?

"Okay, I'll join you guys, then."

Jared smiled.

"I feel like riding too.Why don't we all go together as a group?"

Fiorella said, forcing herself into the picture without bothering to ask anyone if they were willing to include her.

Then, she shot Jared a glance.

Jared did not have the heart to say no, so he replied, "Follow me then."

Fiorella got onto Jared's cart with a beam, and together, the headed for the stables.

Nicole maintained her stare at the buggy, and it was then that Carl approached Nicole, tracking her gaze.

"This Fio- something.How could she be so casual around Jared? How did she pull that off?"

Carl was stating his thoughts in a half- joking manner, as he was attempting to lessen the awkwardness which was a result of the interaction.

"Who knows if..."

"If you can't beat me, you'll have to buy me a round of dinner."

Nicole eyed Carl at an instant.

Then, she whirled around and sped off into the distance.

"Hey, when did I even agree to this?" Carl asked as he raced after her.

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Nicole did not give him a forthcoming answer and rode off into the distance on her horse.

Galloping her way forward, she drifted into cloud nine and her troubles just seemed to vanish, as she basked in the wondrous scenery with its vast swathes of greenery all around.

"Hey, wait up!"

Carl shouted and attempted to catch up, but to no avail.He could only watch as Nicole's silhouette shrunk into the horizon.

As Jared came out of the stable atop his mount, Sirocco, he noticed that Nicole and Carl had vanished.

He took out his phone out and attempted to call them, but each time he did, he was met with a voice asking him to send them a voicemail instead.

‘They must be so busy riding that they couldn't hear their phones ringing" he thought to himself.

Seeing this, he decided that he would ride off to the direction that the duo had taken earlier, but just as he was about to do so, he heard a scream; it was Fiorella, who was having trouble maintaining her balance atop her horse.

"Mr.Johnston! I'm scared!"

Jared turned around and looked at her, "Why did you come here all by yourself? Where's your instructor?"

"My instructor was busy!"

Fiorella yelled and rode toward Jared.

"Please, wait for me!"

Jared was anxious, as he had little to no clue of Nicole's whereabouts, but with Fiorella already behind him, he could not turn a blind eye to her, or else, there would be nobody around to aid her if something catastrophic occurs.

"Grasp the reins," he instructed.

"Keep your feet on the stirrups.Don't pull on the reins too tightly, or the horse will stop."

Jared was forced to accompany Fiorella and teach her some basics.

It took her a while to get the hang of it.She was riding her horse at a snail's pace and would often scream from time to time, evoking Jared's attention and concern.

"Mr.Johnston, why is my horse spinning around in circles?!" she cried out while feeling dizzy.

"Please, come and help me out!"

"Loosen the reins on the left side.Make sure you balance your grip on both sides so that your horse won't trot around in circles." Jared said as he stifled his urge to laugh at her.

"How far have they gone that it is taking them so long to make their way back here?"

Jared murmured while gazing off into the distance.

Fiorella caught up to Jared and beamed at him.

"Mr.Johnston, what are you looking at? By the way, where is Miss Riddle and that friend of hers? Didn't you say that we were going to ride horses together? Where did the both of them go?"

"Have you gotten the hang of it?" Jared asked, his eyes still fixed at the yonder where Nicole and Carl had wandered off to.

Realizing that Jared was after Nicole, she screamed and was about to fall off the horse's back when Jared whirled around and grabbed her.

"Are you alright?"

"I'm fine.I think I'm starting to get the hang of it now.If you wish to go ahead and search for Miss Riddle, I'll come along," Fiorella said, knowing that Jared would neither leave her here, nor allow her to come along with him.

Jared looked at her and said, "No.Forget it.I'll stay here and watch over you as you practice.Judging by your skills, you are definitely not ready to gallop off at full speed."

Then, he sighed and gazed off into the distance once more.

"Thank you for coaching me, Mr.Johnston." She beamed.

"I really appreciate it."

‘It was Fiorella Fisher" he thought.

'If it was anyone else, I would not have given a damn"

"Come, I'll teach you how to trot forward slowly," he offered.

Although she would not be able to perform a full speed gallop, he could gradually teach her along the way.

Perhaps, they would even be able to catch a glimpse of Nicole by then.

Jared then took Fiorella out on a ride.

It did not matter how far they went, as Fiorella only cared about the fact that he was by her side.Her eyes were fixed on him the entire time.

"What are you looking at?"

Jared whirled around just in time to catch sight of the amorous look on her face, which startled him

 

Chapter 1099

When it dawned upon her that the look on her face was becoming lewder by the second, she turned and looked away at once.

"Mr.Johnston, the scenery over there seems amazing.Shall we head over there and take a closer look?" she suggested.

"Nah, I'd say it is not that lovely.I'll take you to another location up ahead.We can get a better view there,"he said, as all he wanted was to head off to the direction that Nicole had wandered off to earlier.

"Really?" she asked.

"Well then, let's go.I can't wait!"

Although Fiorella had been here before, she had never explored the golf course.This only fueled her curiosity.

"Slow down, Nicole!"

Carl shouted, gradually closing the distance between them.

"Why are you riding so fast? We're just heading out for a meal! Jeez, I think my back is about to snap.No, ugh, forget it.I'm just going to get down and walk,"иσνєℓєвσσк.¢σмCarl said, and dismounted.

Nicole turned around and trotted over to him, as she stared him down in dismay, "We've only ridden for a short while and you're already whining about back aches.Don't you think you're becoming a wimp?"

"What are you talking about? Who's the wimp here! ? Turn around and see how far we've traveled," Carl said while glancing over his shoulder.

It was then that he turned to Nicole in confusion, unable to remember the way they came, and consequently, the way back.

"Nicole, do you remember the way back?"

Nicole stared at him, her face flushed due to embarrassment.

"I think I do, but not exactly.Oh well, it's not that important anyway.

"Excuse me? This place is vast, and if we were to get lost here, how will we find our way back?!" Carl yelled, having lost his cool.He was not prepared for a scenario like this when he came out here for the horse riding session.

"A place of this scale scares you? I have never seen you so cowardly before, and I didn't think I would, even if you were facing a hail of bullets."

Nicole retorted.She was already unhappy, and Carl's incessant whining only served to further enrage her.

"Anyway, there's a river up ahead.Let's go over there and let our horses drink some water," Nicole said as she caught a glimpse of what looked to be a stream in the distance.

Carl concurred.

"Sure.After such a long period of galloping, it's about time we give them some water to quench their thirst."

Jared had brought Fiorella with him in his search for Nicole and Carl.

He whispered, "It's getting late.Where are the both of them?"

Looking around, he realized that he should not proceed any further as it would be easy for them to get lost.

Besides, he did not know for sure which direction the duo had traveled and would return from.

With this in mind, he decided that it would be wise to send Fiorella back and return on his own to search for them.

"This place is very vast indeed," she said.

''You can't even see where the boundaries are.Mr.Johnston, you were right.The scenery here is much better than where we were before."

Fiorella had no idea what was going through Jared's mind at the moment.

While she was heaping praises upon him, Jared did not hear a word she had said.

"Let's turn back," Jared glanced at Fiorella briefly before turning around.

"Alright!" she said.

"Anyway, it's beautiful here.I think I'll come back here as often as I can in the future!"

Fiorella couldn't help but admire the beauty of the scenery.She was became a completely different person when she was next to Jared.

As a matter of fact, she no longer felt like she was a high- ranking businesswoman at all.

When they had returned to the racecourse, Jared requested for the instructor to help Fiorella dismount, but he himself did not.

After she had gotten off the horse, she noticed that Jared had not.

Looking at him, she said, "Mr.Johnston, why aren't you getting off your horse?"

"I'm thinking of going off for another round of riding," he responded.

"I don't think it is a good idea for you to exert yourself too much in a short span of time.You should head back and catch some rest."

Fiorella understood the connotation of Jared's words very clearly.

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"Alright.I really had a lot of fun today," she said.

"Take care, Mr.Johnston.I'll excuse myself now."

Fiorella opened the door to her car, and stopped to look at Jared with a sweet smile on her face.

"By the way, don't forget to schedule an appointment with me, Mr.Johnston." Jared nodded his head, and watched as Fiorella drove away.

"Alright, bring the dogs out,"

Jared turned to the others and instructed.

"We need to search for someone."

"Okay, let's get ready now," aman said.

Jared brought a group of people with him as he rode across the grassland, but he still couldn't catch a single glimpse of Nicole and Car].

Stopping midway, he flagged down an employee who was familiar with this place and asked, "Is there a swamp in these parts?"

"Yes, there's a swamp in the southeast.If you do not know how to navigate your way through that place, it'll be easy to get lost."

Upon hearing the employee's words, Jared gasped.

"Alright.You should lead the way.Let's head over there and search."

"Okay," he replied, after which the group galloped off southeast.

After Nicole and Carl had given their horses their drink, they felt at ease with themselves.

Turning to Carl, Nicole said, "Right.Let's head back"

"Okay," he uttered, whereupon the duo rode out from the river and arrived at the side of a hill.

Carl looked around, confused as to where he was, and asked Nicole, "Do you remember which direction would lead us back?"

Nicole frowned, as she was galloping fast, and was not paying any attention to her surroundings.

"No, I don't remember either."

"What are we going to do?"

"I mean, I can vaguely remember that the sun was our right when we came," she explained.

"Now, I think we should follow the path with the sun on our left.We should also pay attention and look out for the hoof prints on the path.I think those will lead us back to where we came."

Nicole surmised that she could trust her ability to survive in the wild, and as long as she remained calm, she would be able to find her way back.

"Let's go.We must return to the racecourse before it gets dark."

Nicole tapped the house at its flank with her feet, prompting Pinto to gallop forward. Carl followed at once, and this time, he was not far behind.

"Mr.Johnston, there's a swamp right up ahead." The employee pointed to the grass in the distance to Jared.

"We'll stop over there for a bit."

"No, stop,"иσνєℓєвσσк.¢σмJared said with his voice raised, after which he turned to those around him.

"Everyone, let's call out for Nicole "One, two, three, Nicole...!"

After yelling out for a long time, there still was not a response.

At this moment, the sky had grown dark, and the sun that had been looming over them was already setting at the western horizon.

"They're definitely not here, so let's just move and head back,"

Jared instructed as he glanced at the setting sun.

"Okay."

On the way back, Jared kept looking around, hoping to catch a glimpse of Nicole, to whom he would rush over in a heartbeat once he could see her.

"Nicole, how long have we been riding, already?" Carl asked, becoming a little anxious as the twilight began to descend upon them.

"Why haven't we even reached the racecourse?"

"We may really have lost our way,"

Nicole said with a solemn look on her face.

"How about this.We take the reins off the horses, and let them find their way back to the stables.That way we can follow them back," Carl suggested.

"It's getting darker by the minute," Nicole replied, analyzing the situation at hand.

"There's no way we'd know if there are any wild beasts roaming around.If we are still moving about once dusk falls, it may be even more dangerous for us all"