Ch. 1186..1190: My Wife Is A Hacker Chapter 1186-1190

Chapter 1186

‘I see." Harvey twitched his lips. 'Nicole did not mention this to me, and just like that, I've been embarrassed.’

Meanwhile, Jared had sent Nicole off to the laboratory.

"We're here. I'm going in now.” Nicole was about to step out of the car when Jared stopped her.

"Did you forget something?" Jared leaned in closer with his cheek.

Nicole looked at him shyly and gave him a quick peck on the cheek. Then, she waved at him, "Bye."

‘I'll pick you up tonight," he said.

Nicole nodded and walked up to the entrance. Just as Jared was about to leave, Harvey's car drove pass.

Harvey immediately recognized Jared's car, and he muttered, "Don't tell me he's here too."

Hearing his muttering, Kelly asked, "Mr. Harvey, what were you saying?"

"Nothing. Let's get down." Harvey glanced at Kelly, got out of the car and walked up to the entrance.

Nicole was swiping her card at the door when Harvey walked up to her and greeted, “Morning.”

"Morning, you've arrived pretty fast, I see." Nicole said, not surprised at all to see Harvey.

"Why didn't you tell me that Kelly will be coming along as well?” Harvey whispered to Nicole.

"Why?" Nicole looked at Harvey with her brow raised.

At that moment, Kelly came over with her face beaming. "Good morning, Miss Riddle."

"Morning." Nicole replied with a smile.

‘Let's get in." Nicole left Harvey behind and walked in with Kelly.

Harvey could not say much. He only followed them from behind. Those we did not know who Harvey was would have thought of him as their personal bodyguard.

The three of them made their way into the building, with Nicole striding off to her office while Kelly and Harvey followed behind her. When they had arrived at the office, Nicole sat down and prepared to work.

Harvey looked at her and asked, "What should I do?"

"You?" Nicole looked at Harvey. "You can go ahead and find something else to do. Just don't bother me. That's all.”

‘Hey. I'm the successor of the Ellison Group. Are you going to cast me aside just like that?” Harvey said, feeling that Nicole was being dismissive of him. ‘She did not even give me a chance to show her my skills.’

‘No, that is not the point. I honestly do not know what kind of task to assign to you." Nicole brought her hands with her palms turned upwards and looked at Harvey.

"Okay,” he replied. "Perhaps I was being a little pushy there. You guys can continue with your work.’

As soon as Harvey was done talking, he walked to the corner opposite of Nicole's and sat down. ‘It's great that there’s nothing for me to do. I can just sit here quietly and admire her from here."

"Okay.’ Nicole turned her computer and began working while Kelly sat in front, assisting her.

After half an hour had passed, Harvey asked Nicole, "Hey, how about a coffee break?”

Nicole looked up, "Sure."

Harvey got up and walked out of the office to prepare a cup of coffee for Nicole. It was then that Ike entered Nicole's office from the other side.

Chapter 1187

"Hey, Nicole. Are you already working this early?" Ike asked, carrying two cups of coffee in his hands as he approached Nicole.

Seeing that Kelly was there too, Ike placed one of the cups beside Nicole and handed the other to Kelly.

"Thanks, Mr. Ike." Kelly said politely. Ike nodded. Then, he took the other cup of coffee and passed it to Nicole. " Take a break."

"Thanks." Nicole took the cup of coffee from Ike and gave it a sip.

"How is the design? Is there anything I can help you with?" Ike smiled at Nicole.

"I just need to sort out some data, and after that, I'll be needing help from your team to proceed.” Nicole looked at Ike.

"Alright. I can't wait." Ike looked at Nicole with a smile while Kelly was observing Ike's body language and expressions in secret. As Ike and Nicole were chatting, Harvey happily sauntered into the room with the freshly brewed coffee in hand. When he saw the back of Ike, the smile on his face faded. ‘Jeez, I just stepped away to make coffee for a while, and I have already given Ike the chance to get close to her.'

Harvey could only pretend to be courteous toward Ike by walking in with a greeting. "Hi, Ike.”

Hearing someone calling his name, Ike whirled around to see who that person was.

"Mr. Harvey? What are you doing?" Ike stared at the cup in his hand with his forehead creased.

Harvey, noticing the expression on Ike's face, went on to explain, "I came here today with Nicole. I went out to make some coffee just now.”

As Harvey was talking, he made a beeline for Nicole. His eyes ranged over the desk and there, he found a cup of coffee. ‘I won't even have to guess that it was Ike who made her that.’

But Harvey left his coffee on the table anyway, and just as he was about to pass it to Nicole, Ike unexpectedly reached out and took it. "Thank you for the coffee, Mr. Ellison. Since Nicole has her own, I'll take this.”

Ike did not wait for Harvey's response and immediately took a sip, whereupon he complimented, "This coffee that you've brewed is pretty good, Mr. Ellison.”

Harvey tried to suppress his dissatisfaction and remain calm, but the frown on his face betrayed what he truly thought. Nicole felt awkward when she saw it.

To buffer the awkwardness in the room, Harvey forced a smile at Ike, ‘I'm glad that you liked it.”

Then, Harvey walked to the other side and sat down. Noticing that Harvey did not pass her another cup of coffee, Ike could not help but smirk with satisfaction.

Harvey took a seat and began to glare at Ike from the back, and as Kelly had noticed the murderous look on his face, she began to worry for Ike's safety.

"Nicole, may I have a look at your design?” Ike requested as he looked at Nicole with gleaming eyes.

"Sure, but don’t put the blame on me if you can't understand anything,” Nicole joked.

"If I don't understand a single thing, that means there is much for me to learn from you,” Ike's said, his words carrying a hidden meaning.

Nicole did not think too much into it; she only took it as a joke. On the other hand, Harvey, who was sitting at the corner facing Nicole, totally understood Ike's connotation.

Harvey's glare became even more pronounced. 'That scumbag is actually thinking about learning from Nicole? Does he even know that he is out of her league?’

"Look, these are the things I've been busy with for these few days.” Nicole glanced at Ike and pointed at the computer screen.

Ike then walked up to Nicole and leaned over. From Harvey's point of view, it seemed like he was about to hug Nicole.

"Wow, this seems really complicated.” Ike looked at the screen and frowned a little.

Nicole chuckled, "To you guys, it definitely is a little too complicated."

"Yeah, I think out of everyone here in this lab, you're the only one who can do something like this." Ike looked at Nicole with eyes full of admiration.

He was even more attracted to Nicole now. 'This lady not only has the looks, but also the brains. She really is charming.’

"I'm not as good as you think I am." Nicole looked at him humbly, feeling that Ike was giving her too much credit.

Chapter 1188

"No, I'm not even exaggerating. I think I made a mistake earlier. You must be the most capable person I've met so far," Ike praised as he looked at her with his piercing black eyes.

‘Itis said that the eyes are the most honest; he thought.

Kelly could not bear to hear those words anymore, and so did Harvey Ellison, who was seated at corner facing her.He proceeded to stand up and interrupt the flirting between the two. "Ike, I'm not making fun of you. I get that your foundation is so huge, but do you really not have a single expert who can pull this off?”

Ike turned around and looked at Harvey. "To be honest, even though we do suffer from a lack of professionals, there is nobody who could give Nicole a run for her money. She easily outclasses any other expert if we are going to make a comparison."

"Oh, if you put it that way, yes. There is only one Nicole in this world after all. I doubt anyone could surpass her capabilities, well, perhaps those who aren't even born yet,” Harvey said and gave Nicole a smile.

As Nicole was seated on the chair, the two men stood hovering over her like two towers glaring at one another. Feeling very uncomfortable in the middle, she stood up and walked over to Kelly, pretending to make conversation with her.

"How's the organization of the data that has been handed over to you?” Nicole asked Kelly.

"Data?" Kelly looked at Nicole with her head tilted. "She didn't ask me to sort the data out.’

With Harvey and Ike looking at Kelly at the same time, Nicole quickly gave Kelly a wink.

Having understood what Nicole had meant, Kelly replied, "Ah, I’m still organizing them. There are some places I can't understand. Could you please have a look at it with me, Miss Riddle?"

"Okay. Let me take a look," Nicole said, pretending to be interested in assisting Kelly in her work.

Upon noticing that Nicole was going to be busy again, Ike tactfully said, ° Go ahead. I've been away for a while now. I think it's time for me to go back to work as well.”

"Okay." Nicole raised her head and glanced at him when she heard that Ike was about to leave.

"Great, I just happen to want a cup of coffee. I'm coming with you," Harvey said, urging Ike to leave and making it clear to the latter that they should not dally around.

Then, he smiled and walked out of Nicole's office together with Ike.

After the two men had left, both Nicole and Kelly breathed a huge sigh of relief. "It's about time they leave.”

"Kelly, do you feel like there was an elephant in the room?" Nicole looked at Kelly with a brow raised.

Kelly looked at Nicole and said, "Yes, I sensed it. The tension in the air was palpable."

‘What do those two take me for?" Nicole sighed.

She stood up from Kelly's seat and returned to her own, after which she calmed herself down and started working again.

Harvey then walked in with coffee. The office was quiet, barring the sound of the keyboard as Nicole typed away. Harvey glanced at her, and saw that she was so focused on her work that she did not notice that Harvey had walked in. This left him with no other option but to return to his former position and sit down quietly as he watched her. He did not dare to disturb her.

Nicole worked until noon came around. Feeling a little fatigued, she stretched her waist and looked at the time. "It's noon already?"

Harvey immediately lifted his head when he heard Nicole asking him about the time. 'When did I fall asleep sitting?’

"Let's go have lunch.” Harvey stood up and looked at Nicole, stretching his body a little bit.

"Let's go, then." Nicole glanced at Harvey, and then at Kelly. "Kelly, let's go and have lunch."

“Alright.”

Chapter 1189

Nicole, Harvey, and Kelly made their way toward the restaurant while Ike was already waiting inside.

When Ike saw Nicole walking in, he waved at her, prompting her to wave back. Harvey followed Nicole in, and upon noticing Ike's ingratiating tendencies, he began to seethe from deep within.

In the restaurant, Nicole found a quiet spot where she took a seat, with Harvey and Kelly sitting directly across.

"Nicole, are you still going to the foundation later?" Harvey said, wishing to talk to her more, as he did not have the chance to talk to Nicole all morning and during lunch.

"Yeah. What's up? You can't stay for much longer?" Nicole asked, as she had noticed Harvey's look of boredom a few times during the morning, during which she would silently chuckle and leave him be.

"No. I'm very comfortable here.” Harvey looked at Nicole, pretending to be relaxed.

Still, he was worried that Nicole would find an excuse to make him leave. He was determined not to give Nicole any chance to kick him out of here.

“Really?” Nicole looked at Harvey's expression with a smirk.

"Of course." Harvey flashed her a reluctant smile.

Nicole glanced at Kelly, nodded, and continued to eat.

"Is there anything I could help with in the afternoon?” Harvey did not want to lollygag and doze off on the chair like he did, as he did not want the time he had with her to be wasted on sleeping.

Nicole looked at Harvey, "Do you really want something to do?"

"Yeah, it's just too boring,” Harvey said, unsmiling.

In response, Nicole continued eating, while she thought about what she could assign Harvey to work on.

It was at this moment that Ike brought his plate and came over to sit next to Nicole.

‘Why are you here later than usual today?’ Ike said, casually starting a conversation with Nicole.

"I was just too focused that I didn't notice the time.” Nicole glanced at him and continued munching.

Harvey shot Ike a stare dagger. ‘Why is he here? Why is he everywhere? Why is he here having a chat with her when we're eating?’

It was then that Ike noticed that Nicole did not continue their conversation, and that that her mind was elsewhere, ‘What are you thinking about?"

"I was thinking about what I could let him do,” Nicole said without even bothering to sugarcoat the fact.

Although she was more than fine with it, Harvey's expression began to sour. 'How can I allow Ike to see that part of me!’?"

The corner of Ike's mouth curled slightly, and he looked at Harvey with a smirk. "If Mr. Ellison here feels bored and has nothing to do, I happen to have some trivial matters that are yet to be assigned to someone. Perhaps I can make you an arrangement if you'd like."

Harvey looked at Ike's expression and quickly explained, "That won't be necessary. It's not that I don't have things to do, but I felt that Nicole’s work is a bit challenging. I just wanted to help her with it."

Then, in order to weasel his way out of it, he looked at Nicole and said,’ Since you have nothing to share with me, I guess it's all good. I was just worrying too much."

Nicole looked at Harvey, who was suddenly singing a different tune, and felt that he was acting a little strange. 'He said he was bored just minutes earlier and now he doesn't want to help. What's his deal?’

"Let's just eat." Harvey saw that Nicole was confused and changed the subject. He continued to eat in silence while Nicole and Ike continued engaging in a casual conversation in front of him.

 

Chapter 1190

After lunch, Nicole and Kelly went back to the office. Harvey, who had not followed them, went to the pantry alone instead.

The pantry was particularly empty. There was no one there as it was past lunch break. Everyone was busy working on their tasks in their own departments. Seeing this, Harvey went to the bar, poured himself a glass of wine, and took a sip while glancing around.

‘This is a strange place,’ Harvey thought to himself while realizing that he was the odd one out who had insisted in staying just so he could spend more time with Nicole.

He took another sip of his wine as he thought about how annoying Ike was and how much he hated him. He took another sip once more and this time, he began thinking about what he could do to win Nicole over.

After emptying the glass of its contents, Harvey placed it down and returned to Nicole's office. Nicole and Kelly both shot him a glance when he returned before they quickly returned to work. Harvey knew that they were busy with their duties, and so, he went and sat down on the same chair that he had previously occupied. He brainstormed ideas and ways he could start a conversation with Nicole.

Nicole glanced at Harvey, noticing he was in a daze and said, “Harvey, come here.”

Harvey was taken aback when he heard Nicole calling his name. He walked over to Nicole and asked, "What's the matter?”

"Can you understand the data here?” Nicole opened a tab for Harvey to read.

‘Maybe this is my opportunity to shine,’ he thought as he understood the data after catching a glimpse of it.

"Yes," he said.

"Can you really understand it?" Nicole asked, unable to believe it as Harvey looked her in the eyes and nodded.

"Well, that's good,” she said. "I made this data a little too hastily, so there might be errors in them. Can you sort it out for me?"

Nicole had already thought of a suitable task to assign to Harvey while they were out getting lunch. She had deliberately teased

Harvey in front of Ike to get a reaction out of him. If Harvey had accepted Ike's offer, she would have spoken up.

"Of course I can. What should I use to help you organize?" Harvey looked around the office and noticed there were no spare computers for him to use.

"I'll have someone bring a computer over right now. You can do your work on that table.” Nicole pointed to the table he had been sitting at.

"Okay."

Nicole made a phone call, and not long after, a person with a computer came knocking on her door.

"Come in,” Nicole said.

The man walked in and asked, "Ms. Riddle, here's the computer you asked for. Where shall I set it up?”

Nicole pointed at Harvey's direction and said, "Set it up for him there on that table."

"Okay."

Soon, a brand-new desktop was installed in front of Harvey, and the person left shortly after.

Harvey turned the computer on and tried it, remarking, "It seems to be working fine, Nicole. I just need to sort the data you've given me.”

To ensure the safety of the data, Nicole exported it to a portable hard drive and gave it to Harvey.

"Don't connect to the internet. The organized data are to be saved in this hard drive, and only in this hard drive," Nicole instructed with a serious look on her face.

‘Okay. Is this data for urgent use?” Harvey looked at Nicole and asked.

"Not really,” she replied. “You can organize it normally. If you come across parts that you don't understand, feel free to ask me. Don't make any assumptions.”