Ch. 1246..1250: My Wife Is A Hacker Chapter 1246-1250

Chapter 1246

In the meeting room, Martin and Claus were checking the recording taken during the investigation.

Jared's footsteps were approaching the meeting room. Then, Claus was the first to notice Jared's shadow. So, he politely walked over and opened the door, "Mr. Jared."

"Yeah."

Hearing some noise, Martin looked at the door and found that Jared had arrived. Martin stood up and looked at Jared, “Mr. Jared, you're here."

"Did you manage to find any leads?" Jared walked to Martin's side.

"Currently, we've filtered out two possible suspects. We're still going through the rest.” Martin gave his seat to Jared and explained their progress.

‘The two which you filtered out are new employees who had just joined?" Jared looked at the video and questioned.

"One of them is a new employee; the other is a senior." Martin looked at Jared.

"There's only one new employee that is suspicious?” asked Jared.

"Yes. Everyone else seems normal."

"Claus, go and interrogate these two people,” ordered Jared as he stared at the recording.

“Noted,” replied Claus, and he immediately went out to work on it.

"Have a seat. How many recordings are there left?" Jared questioned Martin.

Martin moved the mouse, "Those that are not done yet are all here.”

"Play them. I'll watch it with you." Jared signaled Martin to play the video.

Martin glanced at Jared and was confused by Jared's actions. Then, Martin asked, Mr. Jared, aren't you busy?”

Martin was afraid that he was interrupting Jared's work with this. After all, a job as minute as watching videos could be managed by Martin alone.

"It just so happens that I’m quite free today. So, I came here to have a look. Come on, play the video.” Jared urged him again.

It was only then Martin played the video without hesitation. The both of them began to watch the video attentively.

After an hour had passed, Claus returned to the meeting room. He walked to Jared's side and reported, "Mr. Jared, those two suspects are cleared.”

Jared remained silent after he heard Claus. So, Martin asked, "That's impossible. How could they be clear of any wrongs?" I'm sure I saw them looking guilty in the recording.’

"Mr. Martin, after the interrogation, I realized that the newbie was just scared and worried about bearing responsibility. That senior has stolen things from the factory before, and that was why he was guilty.” Claus explained to Martin.

Martin was furious when he heard that. He had never treated any of his employees badly, yet they dared to steal.

"These traitors! Fire them immediately!"

"Noted. I'll ask Charles to take care of it.” Claus turned around after he had finished speaking.

"Martin, don't get so worked up. Who knows the culprit is in one of the clips behind here. Let's continue watching." Jared persuaded him. Then only did Martin sit down calmly and continue watching the recording. Both of them watched for quite a while when Jared suddenly shouted,” Rewind a little."

Martin rewound to a minute before and continued playing.

Jared observed and analyzed a man in the clip carefully. That man did not look guilty at all.

"Mr. Jared, I don't think this person is suspicious, right?" Martin stared at the man in the video and asked.

"Take a closer look," reminded Jared.

Martin went closer, and his eyes suddenly brightened, "His hands were under the table, and he kept rubbing it.”

"That's right. Perhaps this man is suspicious." Jared explained.

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"We're not in a rush. Let's finish watching all of it." Jared was calm and asked Martin to continue playing all the unwatched recordings.

"We've finished all of it?" asked Jared.

"Yes, there's none left."

"Other than that person's sneaky behavior, the rest only looked nervous. You can go and interrogate that person now." Jared showed his approval to Martin.

"Okay, I'll work on it now," Martin replied as he stood up. Try and control your emotions," reminded Jared.

"Noted." Martin looked at Jared and walked out.

At that moment, Claus walked into the room too. Jared looked at Claus, ’ You should join Martin in the interrogation. If his questions aren't effective, be there to remind him about it. Also, broadcast it live for me to watch.”

"Noted." After Claus had left, Jared leaned back on the chair and closed his eyes for a while to rest.

After a while, Claus sent a video, and Jared picked up his phone to watch. Throughout the whole interrogation process, Jared observed that man.

"Mr. Jared, we've managed to get the answer.” Martin and Claus pushed the meeting room door.

"I saw it already.”

"What's next?" Martin looked at Jared as he had no experience with such situations.

"Although he admitted that it was his doing, he was paid by someone to do it. He had never seen the person, and he couldn't even tell US if that person was a man or a lady. This would be challenging.” Jared spoke in a deep voice.

"Sigh. We went through so much to find the person who started the fire, and now there’s an instigator. This is so frustrating."

Martin sat down and ranted his heart out.

"Since we've found out about the criminal, we can't let him continue working here.

"Claus, send some people to keep an eye on him. Try and find out if he would meet anyone. If there is, that person might just be the one behind this whole incident," Jared looked at Claus coldly and ordered.

"Noted. I'll arrange them now."

"Then what should I do?" Martin asked Jared.

"You still have to supervise the rebuilding works here. Other than that, you should find a few more trustable people to strengthen

our security and avoid another round of accidents," Jared advised Martin.

"Okay, I'll go and work on it immediately."

"Alright."

"Mr. Jared, if you're free tonight, I'd like to invite you for dinner." Martin wanted to thank him.

"Let's focus on our duties for now. Once this whole accident is resolved, we'll find time for a good meal." Jared went down as soon as he finished speaking.

"I'll send you off."

After Martin had sent Jared off, he immediately arranged his men as instructed by Jared.”

Jared drove out of the factory and left on his own. Whenever Nicole was not around, Jared had no clue where to go. Just as he saw Blue Whale Restaurant, Jared stopped his car and stared at it. ‘That's Nicole's favorite restaurant.’

He parked his car right in front of the entrance of Blue Whale Restaurant. Then, Jared got down from the car and entered.

"Mr. Jared, do you have a reservation for tonight?" The manager noticed Jared walking in and immediately came forward to welcome him warmly.

"I don't have any reservations. I'd like to have the original place and a meal for one.”

"Alright. I'll arrange for you immediately." The manager led Jared to his seat and poured a glass of water for him before quickly walking to the kitchen.

Jared sat on the chair and looked at the empty seat in front of him. Instantly, he felt empty inside. 'Why didn't I tell her the whole truth? She's not an unreasonable person. I'm sure she would've understood me.

‘Well, look at me now. I've angered her so deeply that she did not bother to tell me that she was leaving. I really dug my own grave this time around.’

Jared sighed and laughed at himself. Then, he held up the glass and took a sip of water.

 

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Jared flipped through his phone and looked for Nicole’s contact on his messenger. When he tapped into her profile, he noticed that she had blocked him. He could not see her status.

Jared was unnerved immediately. He counted the time quickly and thought, ‘She must have landed already.’

He tried to video call Nicole. But after ringing for some time and no one picked up the call, it automatically hung up.

Jared was starting to feel unhappy. So, he dialed Nicole’s number once more. After waiting for a short while, Nicole finally answered the phone.

"What's the matter?” Nicole asked coldly.

Jared could sense from her tone that Nicole was still angry. Facing that, Jared was at a loss for words instantly, so he kept quiet for a moment.

Once Nicole noticed that he was not replying, she got angrier and said in an unhappy tone," I'm hanging up if you're not going to say anything.”

"Wait." Jared stopped Nicole as soon as he heard that she was about to hang up. How could he be willing to let her hang up, especially when it was so hard to reach her by phone?

"H-have you eaten?" Jared hesitated for a moment and spit out a question.

"You made an international call just to ask this?” Nicole mockingly replied with another question.

"No, have you landed safely?" It seemed like Jared's brain had frozen. The moment he asked the question, he was disappointed in himself. ‘Why would I ask such a stupid question? 1

Nicole completely lost her patience, so she replied angrily, “If there's nothing else, I'm hanging up.” As soon as she finished speaking, she immediately hung up.

"Hey!" Jared put down the phone when he heard the beeping sound.

He rubbed his forehead and was disappointed in himself. ‘Why can’t I speak clearly when I'm facing Nicole directly? I was still planning to explain everything, and now I've failed all my plans.’ Jared drank a big gulp of water out of frustration.

When the manager was carrying the food and approaching Jared, he happened to see Jared gulping down the glass of water.

That made him nervous as he thought that his service was too slow, and it made Jared hungry. Therefore, the manager walked up to Jared faster and politely served the food in front of Jared.

"Mr. Jared, enjoy your meal." The manager quickly walked away after he finished serving. He was worried that Jared would scold him if he stayed.

However, Jared did not notice the manager's weird actions at all. His head was filled with Nicole, and he kept thinking about the wrong things he had said to her.

He instinctively picked up the knife and fork to cut the steak. Then, he popped a piece of meat into his mouth and began chewing. Amidst his thoughts, he did not bother to think about the taste of the food.

Unknowingly, Jared had finished eating up all the food on the table. He only came back to his senses when he held the glass. Jared looked at those plates shockingly. 'Did I really finish all these foods on my own? I did not realize it at all.

‘Forget it. It doesn’t matter.1 He did not leave the place immediately. Instead, he chose to stay there and sit a little longer. After all, he would be alone in the house. It would not be any different.

"The night view here is quite pretty.” Jared looked out of the window and sighed.

When he used to visit the restaurant with Nicole, all his attention was placed on Nicole alone. This night was the day when he realized how beautiful the night view was.

Jared unexpectedly took out his phone and took a picture of the view from his seat. Then, he posted it on his social media without any caption.

That would make people think and interpret the picture on their own.

Nicole, on the other hand, was full from her meal. When she was leaning on the chair while resting, she swiped through her social media. It so happened that she saw the photo which Jared had posted.

‘I see, so he was at that restaurant," Nicole mumbled unconsciously.

"What did you say?" Harvey asked again, as he did not hear Nicole’s words clearly.

"What? Nothing." Nicole quickly swiped it away. She forgot that Harvey was eating beside her.

Harvey could sense that Nicole was not acting naturally. He peeped over Nicole's phone to see what she was up to.

Nicole quickly closed her phone screen and looked at Harvey coldly, "What are you looking at? Finish your food quickly.”

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Then Nicole hmphed. Deep down, she was thinking about what had happened earlier at Jared’s office and how he was lying to her.

It hurt her to think about it. He began lying and could even do it brazenly right in front of her. It really made her feel disappointed.

As she was thinking, she could not help but stare blankly.

“Hey! Why are you in a daze?” Harvey caught Nicole staring blankly after he had finished his food. So, he waved his hands right in front of her eyes.

“What? Have you finished eating?” Nicole slapped his hands and rolled her eyes at him.

“Yeah. What were you thinking about? Your eyes were still.” Harvey asked out of curiosity.

“Nothing much. Let’s get back to work.” Nicole got up and walked to her office.

Harvey and Kelly followed behind her.

“Did you notice that Nicole has been acting weirdly since she returned?” Harvey whispered to Kelly.

“A little, I guess. She seems very distracted,” Kelly tried to recall and replied to him.

“Yeah, she is very distracted.” Harvey looked as if he knew everything.

“Could it be that something big happened back at home?” Kelly guessed.

Upon hearing Kelly’s assumption, Harvey frowned and appeared to be worried. “That could be possible, otherwise, she would not be this distracted.”

Harvey knew Nicole well to a certain level. If it were not something important, Nicole would not have been bothered about it, let alone distracted by it.

‘I’m sure I can find it out once I ask around.” Harvey and Kelly were

whispering behind Nicole. When they looked up, their eyes met with Nicole’s, which were staring at them.

‘Why did you look back?” The both of them were scared by Nicole, and they gasped at the same time.

‘What are you guys whispering about?’ Nicole looked at them with a sharp gaze.

‘Nothing, we were just discussing what we should have for dinner.” Harvey could only cover things up with a minute matter.

“You’ve just finished lunch, and you’re already thinking about dinner. Could you use your brain juice on more important things instead?” Nicole rolled her eyes at Harvey and scolded him.

“Okay.” Harvey only gave a short reply in a soft voice.

“Let’s go.” As soon as Nicole finished speaking, she turned around and continued walking forward.

“Did you see that? She was letting out her anger on US, so she must be frustrated.” Harvey was analyzing it for Kelly.

Kelly nodded in agreement, “It’s better for US not to anger her again. Let’s not be a nuisance to her.”

“Yeah, let’s go.”

Harvey and Kelly hurried to catch up with Nicole’s footsteps. Nicole could tell that they were already following her, so she did not turn back again and continued walking straight to her office.

Once Nicole pushed the office door open, she turned to the engineer who was working and asked, “How are things now? Are there any latest updates?”

“No. This craft is too challenging. Without you, we can’t progress at all.”

Nicole smiled and encouraged him, “Don’t worry, I’m back now. Let’s work hard together.”

Then, Nicole walked over and began to focus on her work.

In the blink of an eye, it was already Friday. To avoid Fiorella, Jared had to leave work two hours earlier for the past few days. So, he was forced to bring his documents back to the villa and continued working until late at night.

 

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The next day would be his off day. Jared did not want to bring those documents home that day. He looked at the time and realized that there was one hour left before noon. ‘I must work harder. That way, I only need one and a half hours in the afternoon to finish everything. Then, I can leave earlier than usual.’

He drank some water, picked up his pen, and continued working. Suddenly, there were some noises coming from outside. Jared listened closely, and his eyes widened in shock, “Fiorella!

‘Why did she choose to come in the morning today?” Jared looked around and thought of hiding.

He tried to calm down. ‘This is my office. Why should I hide?’ But as soon as he recalled how persistent Fiorella was, he knew that she would bug him again.

The last time when he did not hide, she ended up dragging him to a meaningless dinner in the name of work. It was a total waste of his time.

Hearing her approaching, Jared immediately hid inside the back room of his office.

With a bang, the office door was pushed open by Fiorella. The assistant looked toward Jared’s desk helplessly. But she did not find him there, so she could not contain her shock. ‘When I came in earlier to serve him water, he was still working there. I did not see him walking out as well. Where is he?’

Fiorella seemed shocked and scanned every corner of the office. Tve already come earlier today, and yet I don’t see Jared. Could his assistant be telling the truth? That he’s out of town?’

Fiorella glanced at the assistant behind her angrily. Then, she walked in to search for Jared as she was not satisfied. She believed that Jared must be in the office. But even after searching through the room, she could not find him.

Fiorella came to his desk and let out a long sigh. Why is Jared away for so long? Even his assistant doesn’t know where he went. That’s too odd.’

All of a sudden, Fiorella’s gaze landed on an uncovered pen on the table.’ According to Jared’s habit, he would definitely cover the pen before leaving. But this pen was simply left on the table uncovered. It seems like Jared did not leave, or he left the office in a hurry without covering it up.’

At that thought, a mischievous smile formed on Fiorella’s face. ‘Since he wants to play, I’ll play along with him.’

‘He really isn’t here. I guess I saw wrongly.” Fiorella purposely made up an excuse for herself.

The assistant hurried in front and said, “You must have seen the wrong person. Mr. Jared has been away for days. No one else had entered this room except for me. I was here to get some documents.”

‘If that’s the case, I’ll leave for now. Once Jared is back, make sure to inform me first thing, alright?” Fiorella purposely said it in a louder voice in hopes that Jared heard her. She turned around and left the office.

Seeing that Fiorella had left, the assistant quickly closed the office door and sent her off to the elevator lobby personally. She made sure to see her walk into the elevator, and the door closed before walking back to the office.

When she pushed the door open, Jared had already returned to his seat and continued working.

“Sir, just now…” The assistant looked at Jared confusedly.

“Has she left?” asked Jared.

“Yes. I personally see her off just now.”

“Okay, you may get back to work.”

“Alright.” The assistant went out and closed the office door.

Jared let out a sigh of relief. He was awfully close to being caught by Fiorella. Good thing he was fast enough, otherwise it would be embarrassing.

He picked up the pen and continued working. Little did he know that the pen he was holding was the thing that exposed him.