Ch. 1141..1145: My Wife Is A Hacker Chapter 1141-1145

Chapter 1141

"Nicole?" Jared shook his phone.

"Is the call dropping?" Nicole laughed at him.

"No, Kelly is here with us too."

'He probably won't be sleeping tonight if I don't tell him about this" she thought.

"Who's Kelly?" Jared asked, confused as he did not seem to know that person.

"My new assistant.That lady who used to be Chloe's assistant in the studio," Nicole explained.

"Oh." Jared uttered, and ceased worrying as he began to recall who that was.

"Has Miss Fisher seen you today?" Nicole asked, bringing Fiorella up as a topic of conversation on purpose.

"No, why did you suddenly think of her?" Jared locked at Nicole with his brows raised.

"If you can ask me about Harvey, why can't I ask you about Fiorella?" Nicole retorted, upset.

"Of course you can, you can ask me about anybody."

Jared knew what Nicole was trying to say, so he quickly relented.She knew that Jared was giving her a half-hearted response, so she rolled her eyes.

Do you have anything else to say? If not, I'll hang up now."

"No.Remember to let me know before you come back.I'll pick you up," Jared said, taking the initiative to patch things up between them.

"We'll see, then."

Nicole did not want to let him go easily, so she hung up at once.

After lying aimlessly on her bed for a while, she suddenly remembered that Harvey and Kelly were still upstairs.

With this in mind, she switched her phone off and left her room before taking the elevator.

Harvey and Kelly were playing with a claw machine, and while Kelly looked very engrossed with the game, Harvey seemed to be rather distracted.

The instant he saw Nicole coming out of the elevator, Harvey quickly welcomed her.

"Nicole, why did you go away for so long?"

"Eh, are you trying to get a plushie?"

Nicole dodged his question and shot him one of her own as she saw Kelly playing.

"Yeah, we've gotten a few," Harvey responded, still figuring out why Nicole had left for so long.

"Miss Riddle, you're finally back.Help me with this plushie, please.I've tried one too many times, but I just can't seem to get it." Kelly said, looking rather resigned.

"Let me see." Nicole walked over.

"Are you talking about the blue elephant?" Nicole asked Kelly.

"Yeah, that blue elephant." Kelly pointed at the plushie in the machine.

"Okay, I'll give it a shot," Nicole said.

"It's not my fault if I can't get it, though."

"Of course not," Kelly replied.

"It's not easy to get it at all."

"Give me a token."

Nicole flashed her palm.

Nicole pushed the joystick, causing the claw to hover above the elephant.

After a three second delay, the claw grabbed the elephant's head, after which Nicole quickly tapped the button twice, bringing the claw up with the elephant.

Kelly, who was really nervous, held her breath as she mumbled, "You can do it...You can do it..."

Under the eyes of the trio, the claw firmed its grip on the elephant and released it the instant it was above the hole.

Kelly cheered.

"We got it! We got it! "You're amazing, Miss Riddle!" Kelly hugged Nicole with the elephant in hand.

Chapter 1142

"Nah, I'll teach you the trick," Nicole said.

Harvey watched as they played, but he was only standing there as an observer.

All of a sudden, Nicole looked at him.

"Do you want to give it ago?"

"Me?" Harvey looked at Nicole, surprised as he had never tried his hands on a claw machine before.

"Sure, but I've never done this before," he said.

"It's easy. I'll teach both of you," Nicole said, after which she demonstrated the steps to the both of them again.

"You got it now?" Nicole looked at them.

"Yeah, I'll give it a try," Harvey said, excited to give it a go.He looked at the plushies in the machine and had no idea as to which one to get.

Then, he turned to Nicole and asked, "Which one do you think looks good?"

Nicole took a good look at the contents of the machine and said, "That round and white polar bear.That one is really cute."

"Alright, I'll get that one," he said.

Harvey, upon confirming that Nicole liked the polar bear, proceeded to make that particular plushie his target.Then, he repeated the steps that Nicole had shown him moments ago.

"I got it!"

At the very next second, the claw shook, and the polar bear dropped.Harvey sighed and asked, "Why did that happen? Nicole, I did whatever you told me to do.Why wasn't I able to get it?"

"You probably didn't time it right.It's okay.Try again." Nicole explained before encouraging him.

"Okay."

Harvey worked the joystick once more, but the outcome was still the same; he could not get the polar bear.

"I'm done." Harvey said, defeated.

"It's just not working for me." He felt embarrassed playing with that claw machine as a grown man, and to top that off, he wasn't able to get any of the toys, even after multiple tries.

"You've only given it two shots and you're giving up already?" Nicole looked at him and asked.

"This game isn't for me.The both of you should go ahead instead." Harvey gestured to them and stood aside.

"Give it a shot, Kelly." Nicole turned to her.

"If Harvey couldn't do it, I wouldn't even stand a chance,"

Kelly mumbled, not confident in her abilities at all.

"It's fine.It's just a game.It matters not whether we get it or not.We're just doing it for the fun," Nicole said, attempting to encourage Kelly.

"Alright, I'll give it a go." Kelly strutted up to the machine.

"Harvey, you were trying to get that polar bear, right?" Kelly looked at Harvey.

"Yeah."

Harvey nodded, but he did not want Kelly to succeed, as he wanted to practice his steps on his own and acquire the polar bear for Nicole later on.

"I'll try to get it, then." Kelly said, intending to procure the plush toy for Harvey to comfort him after his failed attempts, as she thought he wanted it, The claw hovered above the polar bear's head as Kelly aligned it properly.

She mimicked the steps that Nicole had demonstrated, whereupon she managed to lift the polar bear up.

When Harvey saw that, a sense of embarrassment flooded him.

However, the instant the claw retracted, the outcome of her attempt was similar to Harvey's; the claw shook, releasing the bear.

Harvey was immediately relieved as he thought, 'Thank God she didn't get it.I'll be so embarrassing for me if she did"

"Miss Riddle?" Kelly looked at Nicole.

"It's okay, try again," Nicole replied.

Kelly gave it another shot.

This time, the polar bear did not fall when the claw shook.

Seeing this, she issued a sigh of relief while Harvey began panicking.

The claw then moved towards the hole as Kelly watched on with a beam on her face.

But just as she thought she was going to succeed this time, the claw trembled, releasing its grip on the polar bear.

"Miss Riddle, I can't do it."

Kelly looked at Nicole pleadingly.

"Why don't you try it out?"

 

Chapter 1143

"That was close.Let's give it another shot."

"Ah..."

"Let me do it," Harvey interrupted, wishing to get the toy himself, as she could not wait any longer.

"You want to give it a go?"

Nicole looked at Harvey with a brow raised.

"Yeah, I was observing Kelly's strategy, and I'm quite certain I'll be able to get it right this time round," he said.

‘Even if I can't get it right in one go, I'm sure a few more tries will do the trick."

"Harvey will definitely get it this time round." Kelly said, cheering him on by his side.

Harvey held onto the joystick with great confidence and maneuvered the hook towards the polar bear.

With all of the tricks he had learned from his observation, he tapped the button right when he should.

As expected, he managed to grab the bear.

Harvey clenched his fist as excitement flooded him.

This time round, the bear was positioned close to the funnel, and so, the moment he got it, the bear went right through the hole, allowing them to claim it from the dispenser.

Seeing this, Harvey became as happy as a clam and took the bear out at once.

Then, he turned to Nicole.

"I got it!"

"Hah, I told you that you'd be able to get it." Nicole laughed as she stared at him.

"Nicole, this is for you." Harvey beamed and passed the polar bear to her.

"It wasn't an easy catch, so I think it's better for you to keep it," Nicole said, refusing to take it because she did not really want that plushie.

"Kelly, let's check that out." Nicole turned to Kelly.

Then, the both of them walked off, leaving Harvey rooted at the same spot with the bear in his hand.

The next day, Nicole brought Kelly and Harvey to the lab, where Ike had been waiting for them.

"Hi, did you manage to catch some good rest yesterday?" Ike greeted them at the entrance.

"It was pretty good.The hotel had some entertainment facilities upstairs, so we had quite a lot of fun last night," Nicole replied.

"Really?" Ike said.

"Well, that's good to know. Anyway, let's make our way inside." Ike took the lead and ushered them into the lab.

"Ike, what is everyone doing today?" Nicole asked Ike, as she wanted to get a grasp of the current situation.

"They are in the meeting room, discussing the feasibility of the plan." Ike extended his hand while expressing his frustrations.

Nicole and Harvey looked at each other and strode into the meeting room with Ike.

The meeting room was abuzz with solemn conversations, but once the people seated there spotted Ike bringing three strangers into the room, all of them fell silent.

Ike looked at everyone and introduced, "This is Miss Nicole Riddle.Mr.Scott specifically appointed her to manage the R&D of the manned flying car project.These are her assistants."

Harvey looked at Ike awkwardly.

‘When did I become Nicole's assistant?"

"Hi everyone, I'm Nicole."

Nicole scanned the room and introduced herself with a smile.

Those in the meeting room stared at each other.It was as if they did not have a hoot to give about this newly appointed manager, as only one out of the many had the courtesy to respond in kind.

"Hi Miss Riddle.I'm Jean Pearce."

Nicole looked at him and nodded.

"What were you guys discussing about?"

"We were just discussing about the design of the manned flying car," Jean reported.

Nicole sat down and took a good look at everyone, "Oh, carry on.Don't let me stop you."

"Okay.Jean was left stunned for a brief moment, but he immediately understood what Nicole had meant.

"Let's pick up from where we left off." Jean spoke to those in the room.

Then, they continued their discussion, with each of them taking turns to present their ideas and opinions on the project.

Chapter 1144

"Both of these designs are unique in their own ways, but I think the first design is better," a middle-aged man said, voicing his opinions to everyone within earshot.

"I share his view," another man said.

"The first design is better suited for the current market.

Besides, it is also simpler.

In terms of difficulty when it comes to production, the first design would be relatively easier to produce and manufacture.

"Yeah, that makes sense," echoed those who agreed.

"I don't think so," another one of the men argued.

"Although the first design is much better suited for the current market, I wouldn't say it matches entirely.We have to bear in mind that our product might not be introduced to the market anytime soon.So, if we are making an assessment based on the data we currently have, it wouldn't be ideal at all."

"In that case, what do you suggest we refer to? Data from the future?" one of them replied sarcastically.

The room burst into laughter.

"We shouldn't be dismissing that as a factor," the man responded.

"We are gathered here today, discussing about the manned flying car project because one of us had the vision to make this a reality.If no one had thought about it before, perhaps we wouldn't be sitting

here at this moment.

"What I'm trying to say is, the car that we're designing should be tailored for the convenience of the people in the future, and that is why we have to be bold enough to imagine.We can't be too comfortable with ourselves.If we can get out of our comfort zones, we can design a something that will be considered state-of -the- art for many decades to come."

"That is a valid take, and we all understand where you're coming from," one of the men supportive of the first design replied.

"Who wouldn't want to design a car that will amaze everyone? However, it would be too early for us to consider that, judging by our current capabilities.I believe our main goal here is to produce a manned flying car first.Without a prototype, any further discussion will just be nothing but hot air."

Nicole, who sat at the front, quietly watched the back and forth.

As the interminable discussion went on, Jean looked at Nicole.

"Ms.Riddle, as the manager, which design do you think is better?"

Now that Jean had asked, everyone's eyes were centered at Nicole.

They were all waiting for her to tell them what she thought.

Nicole looked around the room.

'Everyone has strong ideas and opinions about this, and that is why they are at an impasse.

But now that they have thrown such a loaded question at me, I can't help but wonder if they are trying to get me to dig my own grave?'

With that thought in mind, Nicole flashed them a smile and looked at all of them in the eye, "I think everyone has made their point, and truth be told, there are strengths and weaknesses to all of your arguments.To be completely honest, I don't think I have a strong opinion on what should and shouldn't be.After all, I don't specialize in designs.But I have a suggestion.If we can't decide on the design, why don't we all vote?"

Nicole went about explaining before throwing the question back to them.

The whole group looked at each other, after which Jean continued the conversation by saying, "I think Miss Riddle has a point.What do you guys think?"

"Since we can't reach a unanimous decision, we can only vote," one of the men said.

"Alright, as everyone has agreed to vote, let's just begin," Jean said.

"Those in favor of the first design, please raise your hand." Jean announced.

"And those in favor of the second design, please raise your hand."

After all of the votes had been counted, Jean declared, "After having counted, the first design has 18 votes while the second design has 12 votes.According to the results, we will be using the first design."

It was then that the meeting room erupted with a mix of jeers and cheers.

Naturally, the ones cheering were those in favor of the first design.

"Ms.Riddle, do you have anything else to say?" Jean asked Nicole.

"Nope."

"Okay.Since we have decided on a design, let's hurry up and work on the next step.The meeting is thus over."

Jean announced to the rest in the room.

After that, everyone in the meeting room got up and left one after another.

"That was depressing."

Harvey sighed after everyone had left the room.

"Nicole, it seems like the people here are anything but friendly."

"Don't give it too much thought.That's how researchers are like.Some of them can be really condescending,"

Nicole replied, as she understood their demeanor, and had encountered those who were worse in that regard.

 

Chapter 1145

"What are we going to do now?" Harvey asked Nicole.

"Let's get to know this place." Nicole stood up and walked out.

"Ike, please show us around.I'd like to check this place out."

"Sure, this way please."

Ike gestured, becoming a tour guide at an instant as he brought Nicole and the rest of her group around in order to familiarize them to the place.

'What you're seeing here is the design department.This is where the designs were made."

"Further up is the production department," Ike continued.

"After the design department has created a finalized blueprint, they would conduct their experiments here.And finally, we have the research and development department.That is the core department where the bulk of developments take place.Of course, there are other sections which are not as significant, such as that resting lounge, cafeteria and more."

Nicole nodded and turned to Ike.

"Which department are you in?"

"I'm in the R&D department."

"Oh, that's impressive,"

Nicole quipped as a hint of admiration flashed in her eyes.

"Nah." Ike looked at Nicole humbly.

"The issue that you guys have been struggling with for days has been solved.I guess there's nothing else I can help out with.I guess I should leave now," Nicole said, getting ready to leave.

But before she could, Ike stopped her.

"You haven't been to the R& D department.Don't you want to check it out?"

"Am I allowed to enter?"

Nicole looked at Ike, her eyes filled with doubt.

"Of course! You're our manager.You're allowed access to all of the areas." Ike laughed.

"How about the two of them?" Nicole pointed to Harvey and Kelly.

"I'm sorry, but I'm afraid not.The R&D department is the core department, so access is restricted." Ike looked at Nicole apologetically.

"Understood," Nicole uttered and turned to them.

"In that case, the both of you can wait for me at the lounge area."

"Alright," Kelly said.

After that, Ike brought Nicole into the R&D department.

"Sounds like they're keeping secrets,"

Harvey murmured as he watched Ike and Nicole disappear into the area he was not allowed to enter.

"Harvey, shall we sit there and wait for Miss Riddle?"

Kelly pointed to the chairs at the lounge area.

When they had arrived at the R&D department, both of them noticed that the researchers were busy with their duties.

Even after Nicole and Ike had entered for quite a while, none of the researchers had bothered to acknowledge them.

"Everyone, stop what you're doing for a moment.Let me introduce to you, this lady beside me is one of the managers of the manned flying car project, Miss Nicole Riddle," Ike announced, prompting all of them to look up.

"Ms.Riddle," everyone in the room greeted in unison.

"Hello everyone,"

Nicole greeted them back with a smile.