Ch. 1171..1175: My Wife Is A Hacker Chapter 1171-1175
Chapter 1171
Nicole couldn't help but raise her eyebrows and glance at Harvey.’ Can this guy stop adding fuel to the fire?’
Before Nicole could say anything to him, however, Jared spoke first. "There is no need for that Nicole doesn't like drinking soup."
As he spoke he grabbed the pot of coffee brought over by another server. "Here are the coffee beans. I just handed some to the restaurant for our coffee. You can try some of it.”
Unbeknownst to all of them, Jared had brought her favorite coffee beans, causing Nicole's eyes to light up.
In spite of the fact that she was a little unhappy, the thought of his intentions and actions made her bow her head and say,
"Thank you. “
Harvey, seeing that Nicole was still holding Jared's cup of coffee, froze. ‘This Jared is really crafty. He even brought coffee beans to the restaurant.’
It was at this moment that Nicole took a sip of the coffee. The taste was mellow, and was not as flavorful as the homebrewed coffee that Jared had always made her.
Jared, who seemed to have read her thoughts, smiled adoringly. "It seems that I have pampered you. I'll brew some coffee for you when we get back."
As soon as these words left his mouth, Nicole's face flushed. 'Why is he being so cheesy?’
"Let's head home and talk about it,” she responded calmly.
Jared, upon registering her coyness, did not continue to tease her, but whenever the two of them spoke to each other, it seemed like they were flirting. As they did so, Harvey was left aside, feeling totally embarrassed. He looked crestfallen and did not wish to speak to anyone anymore.
Kelly noticed that Harvey had lowered his head in frustration while having his meal, and could not help but feel that the situation was a little distressing to him. ‘If I had known that it would make Harvey so uncomfortable, I would not have agreed to bring Nicole with us for dinner...’
With their plates close to being emptied, Jared proceeded to ask her about business, "Are you going to Ike's R&D lab later?"
Nicole nodded her head. She had decided to forego the ill feeling she had as she chatted with him about business, “Ike took me to the technology exhibition this morning, and I saw someone developing a chip for the manned flying car.”
Jared knew that Nicole had made progress, but his eyes began to narrow. He had his complete attention on the fact that Ike had brought her to the exhibition. His eyes darted over to Ike, who felt a tinge of guilt at once. Even if he had something to say, he did not wish to risk a confrontation with Jared.
"I got the news two days ago, so I brought Nicole there to have a look,” Ike said, pretending as if he had no intention on hitting on her.
In response, Jared issued a cold snort and said, "Really? Those who do not know you well enough would have thought that you were intentionally asking Nicole out to see the exhibition."
As soon as those words exited his mouth, Jared's eyes turned dark. Ike immediately looked at Harvey with a frown and said, "Mr. Ellison here thinks I have plans for Miss Riddle? Wouldn't it be more obvious that you were the one who does, as you were the one who invited Miss Riddle for dinner?"
‘Don't blame me as you were the one who exposed me!’
Jared's expression became even more brooding as he watched the other two men bickering with one another. 'These men around her are chumps!
Nicole quickly became overwhelmed with the cacophonous scene between the three men. She stood up abruptly and said, "I'm done eating. I've got something to do in the afternoon, so I'll leave first.”
"Miss Riddle! Wait up!" Ike noticed Nicole leaving and immediately followed.
Nicole was going to his R&D lab, so he did not wish to pass on the opportunity.
Naturally, Harvey stood up and was about to follow them when Jared held him back and said, "My girlfriend has something to do, so we'll be leaving. This meal is on me.”
Jared made it clear to Harvey that he was not following them.
Chapter 1172
Harvey was still intent on coming along, but Kelly stopped him.
She could not bear to see Harvey getting hurt again, so she could only pull him aside and shook her head as she said, "Mr.Ellison, Mr. Johnston is already here. Don't go chasing after them."
These words seemed to remind him that it was time for him to wake up. He had no chance of being alone with Nicole anymore.
In the past, Harvey used to rely on Jared's absence to do so, and those were the times when he could feel as if he was Nicole’s guardian angel of sorts. He was not expecting Jared to be here today, but now that the unanticipated had occurred, his dream of being with Nicole completely disintegrated.
Harvey's footsteps grew louder and heavier as he watched Nicole saunter off. He did not know how to keep up. He could only clench his fists, gritting his teeth as he glared at the back of Jared.
‘One day, I'll surpass Jared Johnston and have Nicole for myself!’
After the three of them had left the establishment, Jared pulled Nicole into his car, which was parked by the entrance. With his eyes downcast, Ike could only watch as he got into his own vehicle to lead the way for the both of them.
Silence filled the car as Nicole kept mum, and upon noticing that Nicole was sulking again, Jared issued a loud sigh. “Are you still concerned about the incident at the racecourse?"
Nicole's eyes rolled, and without turning to look at him, she said, " No, I'm thinking about the chip right now."
Jared breathed a sigh of relief when he heard that she was not hung up about the incident anymore. Then, he reached out to hold her hand.
"That's good.”
Upon feeling his touch again, Nicole's heart skipped a beat. She wanted to pull away, but he was holding onto it so tightly and was refusing to let go.
"What are you doing...," Nicole asked as she looked at him with a blush.
As Jared's dark-colored eyes kept her locked in place, he said, "Do you know how much I miss you these days?"
"She hasn't been calling me much these days,’ he thought. '1 assumed that she was too busy, so I sent her a message, and as she couldn't reply to it either, all I could do was wait. However, in the end, I just couldn't wait any longer. I had to find a reason to meet her.’
Nicole gave him a blank stare. "Aside from me, aren't there other people around you?"
He knew that she was still mad at Fiorella, and so, he reached out and bopped the bridge of her nose. "There is no one else. In my heart, there's only one and that's you."
Nicole found herself looking away. She was afraid that she would fall into his trap, and so, she pulled her hand away. "Okay, stop being so cheesy."
Noticing that she did not seem to be angry anymore, Jared raised his eyebrows and said, "I want to know. How about you? Am I the only one in your heart?”
Nicole's face flushed as she thought to herself, ‘Why is he so annoying today? Is he jealous of Harvey?’
Then, she turned to him at once and said, "I have nothing going on with Harvey. Don’t think much into it.”
Jared felt a sense of relief the moment she had made their relationship clear to one another, but then, he soon proceeded to ask,
"What about Ike?"
Nicole froze, and frowned at Jared. "What kind of crap are you talking about? Ike and I are just business partners."
"Really?" Jared asked, unable to believe it.
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Nicole gave him a blank stare. “You can think as you wish, but don't mention anything weird. I need Ike's help while I'm abroad for the time being.”
He noticed that Nicole did not seem to be having any problems, and this gave him a sense of relief. “If you need to use the R&D lab, I can help you with the preparations right away."
Nicole sighed. “That won't be necessary. I won't be using it for a long time. Hell, I may already be on my way home after valen dana attina tha lah sin
Knowing how competent she was, he stopped querying her, and agreed to accompany her to Ike's R&D lab.
Noticing the stern look on his face, Nicole raised her brow and asked, “Jared, did you really get the news from here?”
In response, Jared nodded. "I didn't lie to you. I don't really need to come here to do the work, but then, you're here.”
A sense of warmth filled her heart up upon hearing the second half of his sentence as he had said it with such sincerity. "Alright, I get it. Well, you should go and check on your things. I might be here in the R&D lab for the whole afternoon."
She did not want to take up too much of his time.
Jared felt reluctant but agreed to her statement anyway, as he noticed that Nicole wanted to concentrate on her work. "I've booked a hotel for you. I'll pick you up once you're done.”
Not expecting Jared to be so accommodating and well-prepared, every ill feeling that she had ever had for him vanished, and she nodded frivolously. "Okay."
Jared then patted her head and gave her a doting look. Nicole was at loss as to what to do and allowed him to touch it before he withdrew his hand. She could not feel the urge to resist when he did.
Soon after, their car pulled up at Ike's R&D lab, marking Jared's first time there. He was not expecting it to be a factory in the suburbs, and upon seeing such a crude design, Jared could not help but ask, "This is his R&D lab?"
Nicole nodded, "Well, it looks simple on the outside, but don't let that fool you. The interior houses everything we need."
Jared felt reluctant but agreed to her statement anyway, as he noticed that Nicole wanted to concentrate on her work. "I've booked a hotel for you. I'll pick you up once you're done.”
Not expecting Jared to be so accommodating and well-prepared, every ill feeling that she had ever had for him vanished, and she nodded frivolously. "Okay."
Jared then patted her head and gave her a doting look. Nicole was at loss as to what to do and allowed him to touch it before he withdrew his hand. She could not feel the urge to resist when he did.
Soon after, their car pulled up at Ike's R&D lab, marking Jared's first time there. He was not expecting it to be a factory in the suburbs, and upon seeing such a crude design, Jared could not help but ask, "This is his R&D lab?"
Nicole nodded, "Well, it looks simple on the outside, but don't let that fool you. The interior houses everything we need."
"This is Miss Riddle’s treat for everyone. Please, be sure to cooperate with her for the next few days."
Everyone nodded immediately. "Yes sir, and thank you, Miss Riddle!"
Nicole nodded back in response, and proceeded to head into Ike's office. After turning his computer on, Nicole began to write the codes, drawing from her memory of what she had seen, as well as her own ideas.
Ike watched Nicole as her fingers darted across the keyboard, surprised and amazed at how good her memory was.
As he could only remember fragments of it as she continued typing away, he thought, ‘She had memorized all the codes. The composition of the written code is almost the same as what I had seen at the science and technology Ike watched Nicole as her fingers darted across the keyboard, surprised and amazed at how good her memory was.
As he could only remember fragments of it as she continued typing away, he thought, ‘She had memorized all the codes. The composition of the written code is almost the same as what I had seen at the science and technology exhibition. This line of code is like a key to a whole new world.’
The more Nicole typed, the more surprised and excited he became. "If you can develop something that matches what we had seen, feel free to use it on my manned flying car. It will definitely be an invention that nobody could rival!"
Nicole gave him a blank stare in response. "I'm just getting started. You may leave. Don't bother me when I'm working.”
Ike could only suppress his excitement, and left the office the moment he realized how serious she was. T was hoping
Nicole could finish writing the code for that chip sooner...’
Chapter 1174
Without knowing it herself, Nicole had been working until the dead of night, and she came to her senses after all of the R&D personnel outside the office had left. It was only after Ike came walking in with dinner that she was able to snap out of it.
“Let's eat something first. The chip can't be completed in a day.” Ike said, making her realize that she was really hungry.
“Oh, good," she said and was about to rise to her feet when she found that they had been rendered numb after so many hours on the chair.
She staggered a little, and that was when Ike rushed over to keep her supported. "Are you okay?"
Nicole shook her head and was about to speak when another voice came streaming in from the door.
“What are you doing?"
Ike looked toward the door of the office where the tall and straight figure of Jared Johnston stood. Jared did not expect that he would come across a scenario like this just as he had walked past the door. He quickly strode in to help her up, and that was when he shot lke a glance.
"Mr. Johnston don't get me wrong. Miss Riddle staggered and was about to fall," Ike quickly explained, fearing that Jared would overthink.
"Are you okay?" Jared asked Nicole with concern. She sat backdown with Jared's help, and after a while she said, "It's okay. I have just been sitting down for way too long. I wasn't paying attention when I got up just now, and I almost fell. I was very fortunate that Ike was there."
Jared frown lifted the moment he heard Nicole's explanation. "No job is as important as the fact that you must take good care of your health. Do you understand?"
As it was, those words were not just meant for Nicole; they were also a reminder to Ike that he ought to back off.
Ike stood there quietly and watched them as they spoke, fearing that the wrong sentence would cause another misunderstanding again.
“Let's stop here today. I'll take you back to catch some rest,” Jared said as he looked at her.
“Alright, wait a minute. I'll have to save the data.”
Nicole saw that Jared would not allow her to continue working into the night, so she had no choice but to compromise.
After she was done backing her work up in a save file, Nicole looked at Ike and said, "I'll stop here for today. I'll be back here first thing in tomorrow morning.”
“Okay.” Ike looked at her and nodded.
“Let's go." Nicole got up slowly while Jared helped her out of Ike's office.
“Are you okay?" Jared asked, concerned.
"Yes." Nicole looked at Jared and flashed him a smile.
Max, seeing that Jared was helping Nicole out, quickly opened the car door for them. Jared ushered her into the backseat, after which he entered the car himself.
“To the hotel." Jared looked at Max and ordered.
“Yes, sir,” Max replied, and drove them to the nearest hotel.
Soon after, they arrived.
"Mr. Johnston, we're here."
Nicole looked outside, and eyed Jared with her brows furrowed. " Isn't this the hotel I've been staying in?"
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"I've booked you another room in another wing. It's closer and more convenient for you, and it'll save a lot of time," Jared looked at Nicole as he explained.
“Thankyou.” Nicole looked at Jared with nothing but warmth in her eyes. “That's very thoughtful of you.”
"Let's head inside.” Jared got out of the car and was able to help her up, but she refused.
"It's okay," she said. “I'm fine now."
‘It was not that big a deal,’ she thought. ‘What happened earlier at the office was just leg numbness. It had recovered on the way to the hotel, and to let him continue holding me up isn't what I'd allow.’
"Try walking around.” Jared kept his hands in a supporting position, afraid that Nicole would fall again.
The instant he saw that she was fine, he felt relieved. Then, he took her hand and walked her toward the hotel's entrance. Now in the room, Nicole sat down to catch some rest while Jared poured her a cup of water.
Then, he walked up to her side with a look of seriousness and said, "Though what you did was very important, it must not happen again. Your health is way more important than anything else you've got going on."
"I know. The reason why I sat a little longer today is because I was afraid that I'd forget and no longer able to recall the details of the code I had seen." Nicole explained, know that Jared was just worried about her.
"Well, if you need any help with you research and development, you can let me know.” Jared looked at her, unsmiling.
“Thank you in advance, Jared. I will definitely ask if I need to." Nicole stared at Jared with a smile, feeling at ease with him by her side.
"How do you feel now? Are you comfortable?" Jared asked her in a gentle tone.
"I'm really fine,” she replied. "You don't have to worry too much."
"You've worked very hard today," he said. "Let me help you relax."
"There is no need for that." Nicole's blushed as Jared's hands were already on her legs.
As he massaged her, he would ask from time to time, "Is it here?"
"No."
“Then it must be here. Let me help you relax,” he said as he continued massaging her.
The next day, Jared woke up and turned to look at Nicole who was still sleeping beside him. With his sight on the face that many would find hard to look away from, he raised his hand and caressed her cheek, which was tender and delicate, and as he did, he found it hard to stop.
Nicole, who was still asleep, felt a pair of warm hands touching her, and a smile appeared on the corner of her lips.
Nicole woke up after a while, she slowly opened her crusted eyes to a hazy view of her room. The moment she did, she caught sight of his handsome visage and a pair of deep brown eyes. Seeing that, she flashed him a soft smile.
"You're awake," Jared softly said as they locked eyes.
"Yeah,' Nicole responded in kind.
"Have you been awake for a long time?" Nicole reached out and touched him in the cheek.
"No. I woke up just moments ago.”
With the delicate and clean smile on his handsome face, Jared took Nicole into his arms again. “I really wish I can hold you like this forever."
Nicole looked up at him and smiled. "Okay, but don't you have to work?"
"Holding you like this won't affect any of my work,” Jared said in a confident tone of voice, as if he could really do both things at the same time.
"Okay." Nicole leaned in and placed her head on his chest.