Ch. 1181..1185: My Wife Is A Hacker Chapter 1181-1185

Chapter 1181

"That means we only have a few days left, right?" Harvey took his phone out and flipped through the calendar app.

"I think so."

"I'm not sure what Nicole is doing. There has been no news from her since the day she left. It's quite disturbing." Harvey muttered to himself.

"She sent you a message?" Harvey stared at Kelly in shock.

Stunned by Harvey’s unusually strong reaction, she replied, "Yeah, why?"

It was only then did Harvey realize that he was getting too worked up.

Thus, he quickly regained his composure and smiled at Kelly before saying, "Nothing. What did she tell you in the message?"

"She informed me that she won't be coming back here for the next few days. Mr. Johnston has arranged a room for her somewhere else and it's a lot more convenient there. She asked me not to worry about her."

"She's not coming back anymore? Where is the room that Mr. Johnston had booked for her?” Harvey asked as he frowned.

"She did not mention," Kelly replied.

"Jared Johnston. Why is he always ruining my plans?” Harvey muttered.

"Mr. Harvey, are you okay?” Kelly looked at him her brows raised.

"I'm fine. I'll leave now.” Harvey said, having no reason to stay there anymore, as he had already gotten the information he wanted.

"Mr. Harvey, are you free later?” Kelly looked at him shyly.

"Why?"

"No, nothing else." Seeing that Harvey was not interested in watching the movie again, Kelly did not ask further.

Harvey turned around and left her room with a crestfallen look on his face.

Kelly was a little sad too. Initially, she thought that she would have the chance to catch a movie with Harvey alone. However, she had not expected him to reject her.

"Forget it. I'll just finish what | have to do.” Kelly switched her computer on and started working.

After Harvey had returned to his room, his mind was filled with nothing but thoughts and mental images of Nicole. ‘She messaged Kelly and never bothered to tell me anything. That's a little too much!"

He picked his phone up and dialed Nicole's number. Nicole was focusing on her work, and when she heard her phone ringing, without hesitation,’ Why are you calling me again? Didn't | tell you that I'm working? Do you want me to complete my work early or not?"

Harvey was caught off guard as he received that telling off. He gulped and asked cautiously, “Who annoyed you for you to be this pissed off?"

Realizing that the voice from the other side of the phone was not Jared, Nicole felt embarrassed at once. "I'm sorry, | thought...Who are you?"

"How could you not recognize my voice already? I'm Harvey." Harvey said, perplexed.

Harvey was becoming angrier too. Not only was he scolded, he was also left to deal with the notion that Nicole could not recognize him. He was so angry that he was about to hit a wall.

"Oh, it's you.” Nicole felt relieved.

Thankfully, she had only lashed out at Harvey, thus lessening the embarrassment that she had felt. If it were someone else, she would have wished that the floor had swallowed her.

"What do you mean 'oh'? Who pissed you off so much that you gave me an earful for no reason?" Harvey asked her, feeling wronged.

"No one. Sorry for that. Excuse my sudden outrage.

"Why are you calling?" Nicole asked him in a serious tone. embarrassment that she had felt. If it were someone else, she would have wished that the floor had swallowed her.

"What do you mean 'oh'? Who pissed you off so much that you gave me an earful for no reason?" Harvey asked her, feeling wronged.

"No one. Sorry for that. Excuse my sudden outrage.embarrassment that she had felt. It it were someone else, she would have wished that the floor had swallowed her.

"What do you mean 'oh'? Who pissed you off so much that you gave me an earful for no reason?" Harvey asked her, feeling wronged.

"No one. Sorry for that. Excuse my sudden outrage.

"Why are you calling?" Nicole asked him in a serious tone.

Chapter 1182

"Did you forget something?" Harvey demanded.

‘Forget something? What do you mean by that?" Nicole replied with a question of her own, as she did not understand what he had meant.

"Before we came here, didn't you promise to bring me to the lab with you? Now, you've gone off on your own and left me aside at the hotel without saying a word. What is this all about?" Harvey questioned, his tone brimming with dissatisfaction.

"Ah. I'm really sorry about that. I've been terribly busy since the day Jared dragged me out of the restaurant. I totally forgot about it." Nicole apologized to Harvey on the phone.

"Anyway, are you still at the hotel?”

"Of course, where else would I be?"

"Looking at the time now, I don't think you should be here today. How about tomorrow? I'll arrange for someone to drive you here.” Nicole asked.

Hearing that Nicole wanted to bring him to the lab the next day, Harvey began to smile again, after which he replied in a serious tone of voice," Sure. Don't be late tomorrow.”

“That won't happen. The person I'm sending will be punctual for sure. You just have to make sure you're waiting at the lobby on time." Nicole could imagine Harvey's snickering at that moment.

“Don't worry about that." After he hung up, Harvey felt a lot more comforted. Til just have to endure this for one more day, and I'll get to see Nicole tomorrow!’

However, it was then that a thought struck him out of nowhere, ‘Will Jared be there too?' Harvey sighed and slammed the table.Why did I forget to ask her about this moments ago? If Jared is there as well, I don't really want to go anymore.*

However, Harvey could not call Nicole and disturb her anymore. All he could do was pace around the room and think.

Nicole, on the other hand, was engrossed in her work, and the moment she lifted her head, the sky was already dark.

A sense of nervousness rose within her. ‘If I head back later, Jared will definitely give me another lecture again.’

Nicole quickly saved her work and left the office. In the corridor, she met Ike who was running after her

In truth, Ike had been waiting for Nicole to complete her task. He knew that she was busy working on the chip design at her office. Therefore, he did not enter the room and bother her. Instead, he sat in the lounge area and waited for her.

"Nicole."

Nicole spun around the instant she heard him calling out to her.

"Ike? Why are you leaving this late too?" Nicole did not expect Ike to work this late.

"You, as my superior, are still until late at night. What makes you think I have the guts to clock out earlier than you?" Ike joked around with Nicole.

"What superior are you talking about? You flatter me." Nicole and Ike walked out side by side.

"Nicole, is the chip design going well?" Ike looked at her and asked.

"It's fine. There have been some minor issues every now and again, but I've managed to solve them." Nicole glanced at him and continued walking.

"You're amazing! You've only seen it once the other day and remembered it. I'm curious, how did you pull that off?" Ike looked at Nicole with nothing but admiration in his eyes.

"I'm not as good as you've been led to believe. It's just that I have a better memory." Nicole replied humbly, as she could not tell anyone that she had a photographic memory.

"You're being a little too modest. Oh yeah, is Mr. Johnston picking you up tonight since it's this late already?" Ike finally asked the question he wanted to ask.

If Jared was not coming to pick her up, he would have the chance to send her back home.

"I'm not sure," Nicole, replied, unsure as she had not received any messages about Jared waiting for her outside the lab.

"If Mr. Johnston is not here to pick you up later, I'll send you back. You won't be able to get a cab here," Ike said, expressing his intentions clearly,

"Alright. I'll have to thank you for this then.” Nicole looked at him half- jokingly.

Chapter 1183

Nicole and Ike were chatting and laughing as they were walking to the parking lot outside. Thinking that Jared was not here to pick her up,

Nicole looked around with a sense of disappointment swelling within her. Then, Ike said, "It seems that Mr. Johnston isn't here..."

Before he could complete his sentence, a dazzling light beamed out and elongated Nicole and Ike's shadows.

Jared got down from the car and looked at Nicole, "Are you done with work?"

As soon as Nicole saw Jared, a happy smile appeared on her face. Just as she was about to walk toward Jared, she suddenly remembered that Ike was with her. She turned over and looked at Ike, "It seems that someone has come to pick me up. I guess I won't be able to take a ride home with you today. Sorry."

"It's fine. I feel more at peace knowing that Mr. Johnston is here to pick you." Ike smiled, as he did not seem to be embarrassed at all.

"See you tomorrow.” Nicole bade Ike a goodbye and walked toward Jared.

"Why didn't you tell me that you're picking me today? I almost left with Ike." Nicole glanced at Jared and ranted.

"I wanted to give you a surprise. Get in." Jared opened the door for her.

Nicole and Jared both climbed in, after which Max started the engine and drove to the hotel.

“You worked till..." Before Jared could finish his words, Nicole immediately interrupted him.

"I know. But I must let you know, the chip design which I'm working on currently is crucial. So, I'll be quite busy for the next few days. If I've ignored you in any way, I hope you would understand. Besides, this chip will be very important to you too." Nicole forced a smile as she offered him a serious explanation. The chip..." Jared stared at Nicole's eyes and thought for a while. "Okay then. Since you'll be pretty occupied with work, and that too for me, I've decided to send you to and fro every day. Are you happy with it?"

"For real?" Nicole did not expect Jared to make her such an offer, and for each and every day too. ‘That's amazing!’

"Yes, for real. But I might be flying home anytime. I'm not sure how for long I will be able to do this daily." Jared looked at her seriously.

"It's fine. Every trip counts." Nicole wrapped her arms around his with a smile on her face.

“You must've not eaten yet, right? What do you feel like having now? We'll head over there now." Jared asked her affectionately.

“It's been a while since I had meat puffs. Do they have it here?” Nicole's big eyes were blinking as she looked at Jared.

Jared furrowed his brows. Indeed, Nicole had thrown him a challenge this time round. Snacks like meat puffs were easily found everywhere back at home. But now that they were abroad, it would be quite a challenge to find them.

Jared looked at Nicole with his brow raised, "Are you really craving for it? Or are you just joking?"

Nicole sat up straight and looked at Jared, unsmiling, "Do you think I look like I'm kidding right now?"

Seeing that Nicole was serious about this, Jared pursed his lips and ordered, "Max, find a restaurant that has meat puffs.”

"Sir, the nearest shop is twenty minutes away," Max informed.

"Can you wait for another twenty minutes?" Jared asked Nicole.

"Yeah."

"Try and reach that place as quickly as possible," Jared instructed.

"Alright." Max floored the accelerator and the car dashed forward like a bullet discharged from the barrel of a gun.

Chapter 1184

At the restaurant, Jared ordered two portions of meat puffs, which Nicole began scarfing down on, as she could finally satisfy her cravings.

"Thank you for bringing me here to have meat puffs.” Nicole looked at Jared happily. ‘It's great to have him around. Even at an hour this late, I get to satisfy my cravings.’

‘What's with all that formality today?" Jared raised his eyebrows and looked at her.

"It's already late, and yet you still took the time to take me to a place this far. Of course, I'd have to thank you sincerely.” Nicole looked back at Jared, unsmiling.

Jared nodded and sized her up. "Was Ike with you while you were working today?”

Nicole was eating her meat puff, but once she had heard Jared's question, she slowly raised her head and looked at him. ‘What is he trying to imply with that question? Does he think that there’s something going on between Ike and me?’

"No, I was at my office alone. He was working at the R&D department.” Nicole explained.

“Jared Johnston, why would you ask if Ike was with me while I was working?" Nicole threw the question back at him, as she wanted to see how he would respond.

"Oh, weren't the both of you working together in the factory yesterday? So, I assumed that the both of you might be working together today as well. Why are you questioning me in such a way?" Jared quickly beat her to it, making her feel awkward as he knew what her intentions were.

"What kind of reason do you think I’d have? By the way, this meat puff is delicious. Have you tried it?” Nicole immediately changed the topic of conversation to mask her embarrassment, as she was

perhaps thinking too much into it.

"I had some already. It is quite delicious indeed." Jared replied with a smile.

"Oh yeah. Is there any progress when it comes to that investigation?” Nicole asked Jared as she suddenly remembered about Henry's issue.

"Yeah, a little."

"You've found Henry's hiding place?" Nicole placed her fork down and stared at Jared.

"We haven't found him, but we've managed to find his wife," Jared said, not optimistic about this piece of information.

Nicole noticed that Jared was expressionless, and that was when she knew that Jared had little hope for that lead.

"No worries. Although it's not an important piece of information, it's still better than nothing, right?” Nicole flashed him a warm smile, comforting him.

"Yeah." Jared felt a lot better, as he saw that Nicole was attempting to comfort him.

After they had eaten their meals, Jared took Nicole's hand and walked her out of the restaurant. Now under the moonlight, Jared looked at her, "If these problems didn't exist, I'd have brought you to a place where it's just the two of us. That way, we can enjoy each other's presence.”

Hearing Jared's sudden confession, Nicole began to blush as she gave him a coy look, "What's with the sudden idea?"

Staring deep into Nicole's eyes, Jared smiled, "I don't know why. Perhaps, I was just in the moment.

"Anyway, let's head back." Jared maintained his hold and walked her to the car.

The next morning, Harvey had gotten ready incredibly early. He was waiting for the driver that Nicole had arranged to pick him up, and from time to time, he would gaze down at the parking lot from his room. Although it was still early, his heart was already set on Nicole.

All of a sudden, a knock came from outside his room, prompting him to walk over and open the door. "Hi, good morning.”

"Good morning, Mr. Harvey." Kelly greeted politely.

"How may I help you?" Harvey asked.

"Oh. I was afraid that you won't be able to wake up, so I came to check on you." Kelly smiled and studied him from top to toe, noticing that he was dressed very well. "As you're already awake, I guess I'll head back into my room now."

Harvey was confused as he watched Kelly appear and disappear from the hallway in a split second. Then, he slowly closed his door.

 

Chapter 1185

"What was that? She just came over to check and see if I'm up or not?” Harvey thought out loud, still confused as to why Kelly had come and knocked on his door.

After he had walked back to his room, he looked at the time. 'The car should be arriving in five minutes.’

Then, he looked at himself again in the mirror and walked out of the room, feeling satisfied.

Harvey made his way to the elevator hallway and pressed the button, waiting for the elevator to arrive. It was at then that someone appeared beside him. Turning to his flank, a flash of shock crossed his eyes.

"You're going out as well?" Harvey asked Kelly with his eyes widened.

"Yes." Kelly smiled, not saying much.

Harvey did not think much about it, as he simply remarked, "It sure has been really boring, just staying in the hotel for the past few days. It'll be great to go out for some fresh air."

There was a ding and the elevator door opened. Kelly gestured for Harvey to enter first. Then, the two of them descended to the lobby together.

Once they have walked out of the building, Harvey reminded Kelly, "Be careful when you're out there. Have fun!"

At that exact moment, a white SUV drove in slowly and pulled up in front of Harvey. The chauffeur came down, looked at Harvey and greeted him politely, "Are you Mr. Harvey Ellison?”

"lam," Harvey replied.

"I was sent by Miss Riddle to pick you up. Please get in the car." The driver quickly opened the door for Harvey.

Harvey was very satisfied with the driver's services. He felt that Nicole truly cared for him. Then, he got into the car and waited for the driver to close the door.

After waiting for quite a while, the door was still open. Harvey looked at the driver and found him chatting with Kelly, and so, he called out to him." Mister, let's go."

The driver turned around and looked at Harvey. ' Alright.”

The driver closed the door for Harvey. Then, he brought Kelly to the other side of the car and opened the door for her, whereupon she got into the car.

Harvey stared with his eyes wide as Kelly got into the car. He then asked, ' Why are you getting in too?"

"Isn't this car arranged by Miss Riddle?" Seeing that Harvey was questioning her, she replied with one of her own.

"Yeah."

"Then, that's right.”

"Mister, let's go,” Kelly told the driver.

The driver started the car engine and drove to the lab where Nicole was.

As Harvey sat, he pondered about why Kelly was with him in the car as well as he kept staring at her.

Kelly, noticing that Harvey was eyeing her from her periphery, flashed a smile. ‘Does Harvey have feelings for me?’

"Mr. Harvey, is there something on my face?" Kelly popped the question, unable to help herself any longer.

Upon hearing that, Harvey realized that his actions had offended her, and so, he quickly explained, "Oh, there's nothing. I'm sorry, I was just curious.”

"Curious about what?" Kelly tilted her head and looked at Harvey, unable to understand what he had meant.

"Just, why are you in the car with US now?" Harvey spilled the question he had been pondering about.

"Oh, so it was about that.” Kelly said, feeling disappointed. 'I was in over my head, it seems.’

"Miss Riddle had asked me to help her out at the lab. As she had sent someone over to pick you up, she told me to hitch a ride with you," Kelly answered.