Ch. 1156..1160: My Wife Is A Hacker Chapter 1156-1160

Chapter 1156

“Oh, just ask Harvey about lunch," Nicole said. "I just woke up, so I don't really have an appetite just yet."

“Are you okay, Miss Riddle?" Kelly asked Nicole with a look of concern as she thought Nicole was feeling unwell.

“I'm fine. I’m just a little tired.”

“In that case, we'll bring some food up so that we can eat together. “

“No, don't worry about me,” Nicole said.

“I'll grab something when I'm hungry.”

“Have a good rest. I'll go talk to Harvey now.” Kelly then walked out of Nicole's room.

Nicole no longer felt sleepy after she had been awakened by Kelly, so she showered and put on a fresh set of clothes before walking out of her room.

“Miss Riddle, weren't you going to get some rest? Why are you out and about?" Kelly asked when she and Harvey bumped into her as they left their rooms.

"I couldn't sleep after you left, so I wanted to take a stroll outside. I didn't expect to bump into the both of you." Nicole looked at them, surprised.

"Well, we'll join you then.” Harvey walked over to Nicole.

"Yeah, we'll keep you company and have a meal with you right after.” Kelly smiled as she linked arms with Nicole.

"Won't you be starving yourselves then?"

"Nah, we're not that hungry yet.” Harvey looked carefree as he stared at Nicole. ‘As long as I'm with Nicole, hunger is the last thing on my mind.’

"Let's go then.” Nicole took the lead and made her way to the elevator.

"Nicole, let's catch a movie in the afternoon since we're all free. What do you think?" Harvey suggested.

To Harvey, travelling abroad was equivalent to going on a vacation. This time, he had Nicole with him, and with Jared out of the picture, he wanted to do what he would have done if he was out on a date with Nicole.

"Sure," Nicole responded without hesitation.

After taking a stroll in the garden, Nicole began to feel hungry, so she looked at them and asked, “Should we have our lunch now?"

“Sounds good,” Kelly said.

"Harvey, do you have any good recommendations?” Nicole asked playfully as she looked at Harvey.

"Let's see." Harvey began to ponder.

"There's a barbeque restaurant across the street, right? Should we give it a try?” Kelly pointed at the barbeque restaurant and suggested.

“Sure," Harvey agreed.

"Why are so quick to agree to it? Do you have nothing in mind?" Nicole teased him.

"You wish. I just think that barbeque is an excellent choice," Harvey replied in a serious tone of voice.

Nicole smiled as she looked at him.

"Let's go then."

“What's the deal with that look on your face?" Harvey asked as she turned her back on him.

Nicole ignored him and sauntered off to the barbeque restaurant with Kelly.

After they had entered the premises, Nicole found a quiet spot by the window and sat down. "Just order whatever you want, Kelly.”

“Okay,” Kelly uttered.

The trio then chatted with one another at the table, making the atmosphere ever more joyous.

“Nicole, judging by speed of the progress in terms of research, how long do you think we're going to be here?" Harvey asked as he looked at her.

“I think we can go home in a few days,” Nicole responded.

“Wow, that soon?" Harvey blurted out, slightly shocked as he looked at her with his eyes widened.

“Why? Don't you want to go home?" Nicole asked.

“No, it's just that we'd always let go of a project only after monitoring it for a few days," he fumbled. “Don't you think you're letting go of it a bit too soon?”

Harvey was just making up excuses at this point. He just did not wish to go home, as that would mean that he would no longer be together with Nicole every day anymore.

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“You're right," Nicole said. “Usually, a new project has to be monitored for some time, but you've seen it yourself yesterday. They're professionals who are good at what they do, so other than a few curveballs every now and again, they'll be perfectly fine. Besides, I can't do much over here. As long as I can get updates about the research progress anytime, I can always come back."

“Whoa, where did that humility come from?" Harvey asked as he arched his brow.

“I'm not being humble," she replied. "I'm just stating the facts.

“Okay, let's stop talking about that. Are we going to watch a movie after this?" Nicole looked at Harvey curiously.

“Sure, we can do it anytime,” Harvey replied, when he suddenly noticed a familiar figure.

“Why is she here?"

"Who?" Nicole tracked his gaze and looked over.

"Chloe?”

Chloe was heading at their direction when her eyes met Harvey's, but she did not notice Nicole, whose back was facing her.

"Harvey? What a coincidence. You're here too?” Chloe walked over and greeted him.

"What a coincidence, indeed. When did you get here?" Harvey greeted her in return.

"I just came here yesterday. I was just shopping around when I saw this barbeque restaurant, so I came in to try it out. I didn't expect to see you here. Seems like it is meant to be.” Chloe looked at him

with a smile.

"Is this your friend?” Chloe then turned to look at the person who was sitting across from Harvey.

"Nicole?!" The second Chloe saw Nicole, she froze. The excitement that she had on her face was immediately wiped off.

"Why are you here too?!" Chloe asked, confused.

"Why can't I be here? Are you the only one allowed to travel abroad?” Nicole took a glance at her and continued eating.

“Why you...”

Harvey could tell that there was bad blood between Chloe and Nicole, so he quickly relieved the tension. "Chloe, get a table as soon as you can. This barbeque here is as good as the one back home."

Chloe knew that he was trying to diffuse the tension, but she wanted to get the upper hand in this confrontation. "Isn't the seat next to you empty, Harvey? Can I sit next to you?"

"Well..." Harvey saw that Nicole was still considering it, but Chloe had already sat down.

Seeing this, Harvey could not do anything, but get the waitress to bring them another set of cutleries.

Nicole and Chloe sat facing each other at the table, but neither of them spoke to one another. However, everyone around them could feel the tension between the two.

The grill was still piping hot, but no one was eating. Kelly looked at both Nicole and Chloe before turning her gaze to Harvey. She communicated to him with her eyes in a way that signaled, "What do we do now?"

Harvey replied with his eyes as well, with its implication being, "I have no idea."

Suddenly, an idea dawned upon Harvey as he poured a glass of water for Chloe. "Have a cup of water, Chloe."

Chloe could not ignore Harvey's gesture, so she rolled her eyes at Nicole and smiled at him. "Thankyou, Harvey.”

“Don't worry about it." Harvey seemed to have resolved the tension at the table, giving both Kelly and Harvey some measure of relief.

“Chloe, are you here for work?" Harvey asked, picking a random topic to prevent Chloe from breaking out into a fight with Nicole.

“No, I'm here for vacation. What about you, Harvey?" Chloe asked as she looked at him.

"We're here for work.”

"We?" Chice immediately understood Harvey. 'Turns out, they came here together.’

“Yeah, the three of us are here for work," Harvey explained without hesitation.

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Then, Chloe noticed that the lady next to Nicole was her previous assistant, Kelly.

“Why are you with them?" Chloe asked, shocked as she looked at Kelly.

Kelly did not respond as she did not know how to formulate a reply that would not piss Chloe off.

"I see. You're Nicole's assistant now, right?" Chloe guessed as she glanced over at Nicole.

Kelly offered a weak nod and remained silent.

"Seems like Jared hasn't been treating you that well, hun? Even your assistant is a leftover from me." Chloe looked at Nicole and mocked her.

She had belittled the both of them in a single sentence and was looking as smug as ever.

"That's rich, coming from a person who doesn't even deserve to have an assistant." Nicole looked around, but she did not see anyone else together with Chloe. "You're the last person who has the right to say that."

"Who doesn't deserve to have an assistant, you say?” Chloe retorted with a glare.

"You, obviously. Don't you have any self-awareness? Look around you. Is there anyone else who fits that bill?” Nicole said, her scathing remarks effectively hurting Chloe.

Indeed, Henry had fled the country and Kelly had resigned. Chloe was afraid that she would be dragged into this mess, so she quickly fled to another country, which was why she was eating alone.

Chloe was at a loss for words and could not find anything to say in response, so all she could do was glare at Nicole.

"Do you know that my assistant is unpacking my luggage back in the hotel? Do you think everyone would bring their assistant everywhere with them, just like you?" Chloe retaliated with a lie.

“You should look in the mirror. Aren't you the person who likes to bring their assistant everywhere with them?" Nicole asked, merciless in her attempt to back Chloe into a corner.

Harvey quickly changed the subject when he saw that they were fighting again. "We're almost done with our food, so it's about time we head to the theater.”

Nicole took a glance at him and said, "Let's go then. The environment here sucks, and I've had enough of it.”

Nicole took the lead and stood up, followed by Harvey and Kelly.

However, Chloe had not had the last word, so she was determined not to let Nicole off the hook. "Harvey, are you going to watch a movie too?"

“Ah... yeah.” Harvey glanced over at Nicole before responding to Chloe.

"Which movie?" Chloe asked. "Are you going too? You know, if you leave, I'm going to be really bored eating here on my own.

"Uh..."

“Why don't you stay here with me for a bit?" Chloe looked at Harvey with a wink and a smile.

“We're leaving now, so it's up to you if you wish to stay or come with us." Nicole saw that Harvey was stuck between a rock and a hard place, so she walked off on her own.

“Nicole,” Harvey called out to her, but she strutted off without another glance over her shoulder.

The moment Kelly and Nicole had stepped outside, Kelly said, " Don't let a person like her anger you, Miss Riddle. It's not worth it.”

“I'm not actually pissed. I just wanted to rile her up.” Nicole smirked.

“Then, are we going to wait for Harvey to join us, or..." Kelly blinked and looked at Nicole.

"We'll go to the movies first. If he wants to join us, he'll let us know. Come on.” Nicole immediately took Kelly to the nearest movie theatre.

“There are so many movies, Miss Riddle. Which one are we going to watch?" Kelly asked, her eyes ranging from trailer to trailer at the counter.

“Which one interests you?" Nicole looked at the movie previews.

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"I think Sci-fi movies are more appealing to me."

"Let's watch the Sci-fi one, then."

"Alright, I'll go get the tickets."

Kelly walked up to the counter.

"Done.They're going to check our tickets soon, so all we have to do is wait here for a bit."

Kelly said, holding a big box of popcorn and two bottles of coke as she sat down next to Nicole.

"Sure," Nicole replied.

Back in the barbeque restaurant, Harvey was still being held back by Chloe, so he could only watch as Nicole left the restaurant.

"Chloe, I've had my fill.I can't eat anymore.You just got here, so you should take your time and enjoy your lunch," Harvey said, and was about to leave when she stopped him.

"What's the rush, Harvey? Is the movie really that good? If that's the case, I'm not that hungry anymore.I'll watch it with you and come back for lunch later."

Chloe stood up and walked out of the restaurant too.

Harvey was stupefied.

'Why is she joining us? Isn't that going to cause a row?"

"No Chloe, the movie isn't that good.But if you want to watch it, you can watch it some other day.Things got a little awkward between you and Nicole back there, so it's not a good idea for the both of you to be in the same room together," Harvey said in an attempt to dissuade her from following him around.

However, he did not anticipate that Chloe would be so petty and unreasonable.

The more he pushed her away, the more insistent she became.

"Harvey, it wasn't that big a deal.I was just bickering with Nicole, like sisters do all the time.Don't take it seriously.Besides, I'm older than her.Why would I argue with a little girl?" Chloe said, framing Nicole as the sole reason behind the tension.

Harvey looked at Chloe in disbelief.

'Is this really Chloe? Why is she acting like a completely different person?"

Chloe would have been able to sway a person who had just gotten to know her.

However, Harvey was not an Average Joe.

Even though he did not really know Chloe, he was certain that Nicole despised her, judging by the way Nicole reacted to her presence earlier.

Such was why he did not want Chloe around.

Besides, it was he who had come up with the suggestion of going to the theatres together, and with the fact that he did so as a means of bonding with her, he did not want another conflict to disrupt that.

"Hopefully, but I think it's best for you to watch that movie with someone else.Goodbye."

Harvey immediately walked out upon uttering the last word without sparing her the opportunity to come up with a response.

"Harvey?"

Chloe knew that Harvey was not keen with the idea of bringing her along, so she just followed him from afar.

In truth, she did not wish to watch the movie at all.

The reason as to why she had pestered Harvey was that she wanted to find another window of opportunity to humiliate Nicole, just to make herself feel better.

Harvey called Nicole while he was on his way to the movie theatre.

"Hello, Nicole.Which movie are you watching? Tell me the name, hall number, and seat number is."

"Who are you coming with?" Nicole asked instead of giving him a reply.

"I am here on my own.Chloe is still having lunch in the restaurant, "

Harvey stated with confidence.

"Hurry up, then.They're checking our tickets soon,"

Nicole urged him.

"All right, I'm going up now.See you soon."

Harvey entered the elevator and quickly closed the door.

Chloe saw Harvey's figure disappearing into the elevator, so she immediately took the other one leading up to the movie theatre.

As soon as Harvey had gotten out of the elevator, there was already a crowd lining up outside of the theatre.

"Harvey, over here."

Kelly waved and called out to him the second she saw him.

Harvey waved back and walked up to them.

"Why are you in such a rush? There are two other show times after this."

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"The two of us have been waiting for quite a while.You're the one who's late, and yet you have the gall to complain?"

Nicole rolled her eyes at him.

"Okay, alright."

Harvey knew that he had messed up too.

'It's all Chloe's fault"

The usher was already beginning to check for their tickets, and the people were gradually entering the movie hall.

At the end of the line, Chloe held her ticket as she walked in with the crowd.She counted the seats in the hall and took a seat behind Nicole and Harvey.

However, none of the three noticed that Chloe was sitting right behind them.

When the time came, the lights in the hall started to dim and the screening began.

Nicole and Kelly were watching the movie without paying attention to anything else, but Harvey would steal a glance or two at Nicole's side profile every now and again.

"Miss Riddle, does Harvey want some popcorn?"

Kelly looked toward Harvey's direction and asked.

"I'll ask him."

"Do you want to eat some popcorn, Harvey?"

Nicole turned to Harvey and asked.

"Nope."

"He doesn't want any."

"How do you find this movie, Nicole?" Harvey asked, attempting to start a conversation with Nicole.

"It's not bad.I can definitely have a good time watching it," Nicole responded without looking at him.

"Yeah, the CGI is not too shoddy.Did you choose this movie?"

Harvey looked at her.

Under the dim light, Nicole's side profile was even more alluring.

To him, it was so captivating that Harvey felt slightly awestruck.

"Kelly and I did."

Time passed and the movie soon neared its climax.

Harvey was amazed by the animations and began to mumble excitedly to himself.

Nicole was also enjoying the brilliant effects in the film, but she kept hearing a constant mumble next to her.

Unable to stand it anymore, she turned to him.

"We're all watching the show.Can you keep it down a little?"

"Alright, alright," he muttered.

But as soon as she had turned her gaze back to the screen, Harvey said, "But Nicole, the animation was just too good!"

Harvey still could not suppress his desire to discuss the movie with Nicole.

Nicole rolled her eyes in annoyance, but Harvey could not see her frustration in such a dimly lit area.

"Sorry, but can you just keep quiet? You are becoming a disturbance," one of the other patrons said, unable to stand him anymore either.

"Sorry about that,"

Harvey quickly apologized.

But the silence did not last, as Harvey then opened his mouth once again.

"Harvey, can you just shut up?"

Nicole scolded as she was done being tactful.

Before Harvey could respond, a voice cried out from behind Nicole.

"Who are you to yell at Harvey? He can do whatever he wants!"

Nicole and Harvey spun around simultaneously and in unison, they said, "Chloe?!"

Nicole and Harvey exchanged looks and Harvey quickly explained, "I didn't bring her here."

"Why are you following us around?" Nicole asked, clearly displeased.

"You even came all the way here!"

"That's where you're wrong.The theatre is a public area, and I'm just here to watch a movie.Did you just say that I was following you? Well, here's a news flash.You are not as important as you think you are,"

Chloe mocked Nicole with a smug look on her face.

"I'm not going to dignify that with a response.I won't want to be a nuisance."

Nicole stifled her anger and continued watching the movie as she shifted in her seat.

"You're the nuisance, and yet you've got the temerity to claim otherwise? How hilarious,"Chloe said in a condescending tone of voice.Nicole treated her words as if they are hot air and continued enjoying the movie.