Ch. 1276..1280: My Wife Is A Hacker Chapter 1276-1280

Chapter 1276

Seeing Nicole’s look of disapproval, Harvey explained, “I didn’t mean to steal Grandma from you. I just thought she liked me very much, so I suggested it.”

’I do like him. He is so neat and decent,” Mrs. Wallace Sr. said.

“You hear that? Your grandma likes me very much. What you’ve got to say about that doesn’t count.” Harvey quickly took a seat on the other side of Mrs. Wallace Sr. and avoided Nicole’s glare.

‘Grandma, don’t be fooled by his appearance. He is cunning and his personality does not match his looks at all,” Nicole said as she sat down.

Mrs. Wallace Sr. looked at the both of them, who were seated on both her left and right, and giggled. “You two are really like a pair of siblings when you bicker.”

“He is not my brother.” Nicole said, not wanting a brother like Harvey.

“Your grandma is so right. Nicole, call me bro.” Harvey audaciously demanded.

“Harvey, are you looking for a fight?” Nicole glared at Harvey. “Quit pushing your luck.”

“Forget it. If you don’t like it, I will stop saying it. Your grandmother has agreed to it anyway. Either way, you’ll have to listen to me, as I’m your brother from now on.” Harvey smirked.

In truth, it was not that he really wanted to be Nicole’s brother, but with a position like that, he would have a convenient excuse to meet her whenever he wanted.

“Harvey, I think you just need a good beating,” Nicole said, and swung at Harvey.

“Grandma, she is trying to hit me.” Harvey ducked out of the way while asking for protection from Mrs. Wallace Sr.

“Don’t be rude, Nicole,” her grandmother said.

Now, with Mrs. Wallace Sr.’s help, Harvey was able to elude her punches.

“You’re lucky today just because Grandma is protecting you. I’ll let it slide once. If you talk smack to me again, I’ll make sure to fix you, good and proper.” Nicole shot Harvey a stern look before she stopped.

“Grandma, looks like I can no longer leave this place.” Harvey glanced at Nicole, as if he had been wronged.

While they were talking in the living room, Nicole’s cell phone rang.

She picked it up to see that it was Martin, prompting her to tap the icon. ’ Are you done there, Martin?”

‘I’m done. Sorry, Nicole. I was going to pick you up earlier, but something unexpected happened and I didn’t make it. So was it Mr. Johnston who drove you home?” Martin apologized, feeling embarrassed.

“Yes, I knew that you must have been tied up with something when you didn’t show up. Don’t worry about it.” Nicole reassured him.

“Very good. I have reserved a table for you at The Herald,” Martin said. “I’ll be seeing you there at 4:30. Is that okay?”

Martin had already made all the arrangements, as he wanted to give Nicole a warm reception.

“No problem.”

“Okay, in that case, we talk later when we meet,” he said. “I’m hanging up now.”

“Okay.” Nicole hung up and looked at Mrs. Wallace Sr. “Grandma, I won’t be home for dinner. My friend is hosting me and I must go.”

“Go ahead. Just stay safe when you come home tonight,” Mrs. Wallace Sr. said.

“I will,” Nicole replied.

“Nicole, I was just about to tell you that I have also prepared a dinner reception for the three of US tonight. What did Martin say on the phone?” Harvey looked at Nicole after hearing what she had just said to Martin.

“Martin told me a long while ago that he would arrange a dinner reception for when I came home. We have agreed to meet at 4:30 today.” Nicole looked at Harvey.

’It seems that there is just no way for me to be at two places at the same time.” She spread her arms out, not knowing what to do.

“Yeah, I wasn’t expecting a clash, either.” Harvey murmured.

“Let me tell you what. Since it is our reception, and Martin is not a stranger, why don’t we all just do it all together? What do you think?” Harvey suggested, eyeing Nicole attentively.

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Ì think it is fine, but I will have to talk to him about it,” she said.

‘Then you should talk to him,” Harvey said.

“Okay.” Nicole picked her phone up and called Martin.

As expected, Martin answered the phone quickly. ‘What’s up, Nicole?”

“Martin, is it okay if I bring two other people along today?” Nicole asked.

‘Who are they?” Martin replied in kind.

“Harvey and Kelly, who just returned from Lanningbourg with me. Harvey has also prepared a reception, which happens to be at the same time as ours. I can’t go to two places at the same time, and so I thought, maybe we all can merge the two. What do you think?” Nicole suggested, knowing it was Martin’s decision to make as he was the one who wanted to carry out the reception.

“No problem,” Martin said. “There more the merrier. By the way, would you like me to send a chauffeur over?”

Martin did not resent Harvey, and as long as Nicole had agreed and was happy, he would have no problem with it.

“It’s okay. Harvey is here with me right now. We will head over there later together,” Nicole said.

“Okay, I will see you guys at The Herald.”

“OK.” Hanging up, Nicole looked over at Harvey. “Martin said it’ll be okay for you to come along.”

“Nice,” Harvey said while raising his eyebrow, thinking that Martin seemed to be a nice guy.

Then, he looked at the time. “Shouldn’t we be heading out now?”

“Do we have to move so early? There is still time.” Nicole thought, as there was still an hour before 4:30.

“Don’t we have to pick Kelly up?” he asked.

Although Kelly was just an assistant to Nicole, the three of them had gotten along very well for the duration of the trip to Lanningbourg. As such, they treated Kelly as if she was their sister, and considered the reception incomplete without her.

“Right, I forgot about that,” Nicole said. “Grandma, we are leaving.”

Bye Grandma. I will see you again soon.” Harvey bade the old woman a cordial goodbye and walked out of the villa with Nicole.

“You don’t have to drive. Take my car,” Harvey said, looking over at Nicole.

“Okay, but you will have to drive me home when it is over,” Nicole said, looking at Harvey.

If he would not agree, she would drive her own car.

“No problem, just get in.” Harvey replied, happy to do so as the privilege of driving women around had always belonged to Jared, with Harvey’s turn coming in today.

Harvey started the car and drove toward Kelly’s house, glancing at Nicole to say, “Nicole, can you please call Kelly and tell her to get ready? We will pick her up as soon as we get there.”

“Okay.” Nicole grabbed her phone and dialed Kelly’s number.

‘Kelly, are you busy?” Nicole asked.

“No. What can I do for you, Nicole?” Kelly looked at her computer, thinking Nicole had assigned her a task.

“There is a reception tonight,” Nicole replied. “Harvey and I will be here at your house in a few more minutes, so get ready now and come out.”

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Chapter 1278 “Oh, okay.” Kelly was dumbfounded upon hearing that, and she began thinking to herself, ‘A reception? What is going on? Why am I invited?’

However as Nicole had extended the invitation to her anyway, she quickly freshened up and went downstairs. After a while, Harvey’s car pulled up in front of her. Then, she made sure that the two people in the car were indeed Nicole and Harvey before getting in.

Harvey looked at Kelly through the rear-view mirror and teased, “I wasn’t expecting to see this feminine side of Kelly.”

While they were abroad, Kelly had always been garbed in formal attire, which conveyed a sense of professionalism. Today, however, she had taken on a completely different style, which was refreshing to see.

“Harvey, this is the first time I’ve ever heard you complimenting someone. Still, I must say that Kelly really has a great sense of fashion today. I like it too. Looks like you’re being highly by Harvey today, Kelly.”

“I’m not as mean as you think I am. Don’t I shower you with compliments often?” Harvey gave Nicole a look of surprise.

Then, he continued. “But Kelly gives me a very different feeling today than before. Kelly, I suggest you wear it like this from now on. It suits you perfectly,” Harvey said.

Kelly blushed upon hearing the praises heaped on her.

Looking at Harvey from the backseat, she said, “Really? Since you think it looks good on me, I’ll keep dressing the way I do whenever I get the chance.”

“What do you mean when you have the chance? Do you not allow this at work?” Harvey looked at Nicole beside him.

“Why are you looking at me like that?” Nicole shot Harvey a frown, after which she gave her assistant a glance. “Kelly, you can wear whatever you want from now on.”

“Okay.” Kelly glanced at Harvey’s side profile, feeling happy.

Soon after, they arrived in front of The Herald and got out of the car, whereupon they all walked in, while a valet parked the car for Harvey.

“I didn’t know that Martin had arranged the dinner here in this place,” Harvey said as he walked.

“You have been here before?” Nicole asked.

“Quite regularly. I have spent my birthdays here almost every year,” Harvey stated without bragging at all.

“Huh, why does it sound like you’re bragging?” Nicole gave Harvey a sideways glance.

“It’s because you are overthinking it,” he retorted.

“Martin, we are here. Have you arrived?” Nicole called Martin on the phone.

“I’m here,” Martin said. “I will be coming right out to take you in.”

In a minute or two, Martin appeared, and when he had approached Nicole, he greeted each and every one of them.

“You guys are pretty early. This way please.” Martin led the way.

“How long have you been here?” Nicole asked, looking over at him.

“It has been a while. I thought you guys would be here on the dot, and I wasn’t expecting you all to arrive this early.” Martin smiled and chatted with Nicole.

When they had arrived at their private, reserved room, Martin invited the three of them to sit down.

“How long will you be staying here this time?” Martin looked at Nicole before glancing at Harvey and Kelly.

“We will be sticking around for a long time this time. Is there something you need help with?” Nicole rhetorically asked, looking at Martin with a smile in her eyes.

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‘Perhaps there really is. I will let you know once I’ve thought about it.” Martin joked.

“By the way, how has the reconstruction been going?” Nicole asked, as the rebuilding of the factory was what she was most concerned about now.

“It has been rebuilt. With Mr. Johnston’s full support, the rebuilding went very smoothly. We are now installing the equipment.’ Martin looked at Nicole.

’Oh.” The mere mention of Jared gave Nicole a pang of disappointment, as Jared was not among them today.

‘Now that everyone is here, shall we get started?’ Nicole looked at Martin.

Martin looked at his phone and said, “Wait a minute. There is another person who should be here soon.”

Nicole frowned. ‘Someone else is coming? Martin didn’t tell me about it on the phone.’

“Who else is coming, Martin?” she asked.

“You will see.” Martin smiled at her, deliberately creating a sense of suspense.

Harvey frowned upon hearing what Martin had said. He speculated in his mind, ‘Could the person Martin was talking about be Jared?’

“How are things going for you over at Lanningbourg? Did you return home early because everything went just as you had planned?” Martin started the conversation again and looked at Nicole with a smile.

“Ah well, let’s not talk about it. There were just too many constrains, and we had achieved next to nothing.” Nicole replied, frustrated at the mention of anything that had occurred abroad.

‘It is okay. You are just starting out. If you can’t find support abroad, you can always do it at home. Mr. Johnston and I are here for you, and we’ll always have your back.” Martin looked at Nicole, his eyes brimming with assurance as he would help her out in a heartbeat.

“Aw, this is the second time I’ve heard something so touching since I came back.” Nicole said, feeling blessed.

Martin looked at Nicole, confused. “What do you mean when you said, second time? Who did you hear it from, for the first time?’

“The first time was from Harvey.” Nicole gave Harvey a look of amusement.

It was then that someone pushed the door in. With an intimidating presence, Jared appeared before their very eyes.

Nicole gasped at the sight of Jared. ‘I should have guessed it. How could he not be at my reception? Besides, the seat next to me was empty from the moment I sat down, which I should have guessed why.’

Coincidentally, Harvey was seated facing the door, and when Jared came in, their eyes met for a moment.

Harvey thought, ‘It really is him!’

“Mr. Johnston, please come in.” Martin immediately ushered him to the seat next to Nicole.

Harvey stared at Jared and only looked away after Jared had sat down.

“Hi, Mr. Johnston,” Kelly greeted him with respect.

Jared nodded gently in acknowledgment as he sat down next to Nicole without a hint of awkwardness in him. Nicole regretted not telling Martin about this earlier, but now it was too late. There no longer was a point in saying anything at all, as Jared had already taken a seat next to her.

“What did Harvey say during the first time?” Jared asked Nicole as he sat down, as he had overheard what they had said at the door.

“What brings you here?” Nicole shot him a rhetorical question with a grimace on her face.

Jared was not bothered when Nicole did not offer a reply forthcoming to his question.

Instead, he answered her question right away. ‘Of course I’m coming to this reception for you.”

Nicole looked at Martin, thinking of asking him why he had not informed her that Jared was coming. But knowing that Martin was not aware of everything that had happened between her and Jared, she surmised that he was just being kind to host her, and hence, she held her tongue.

On the other hand, Harvey had understood everything. He was keenly aware that something unpleasant that he knew nothing about had happened between Nicole and Jared, and that this would be his chance to swoop in.

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Noting the strange atmosphere, Martin hurriedly butted in to lighten the atmosphere. “As everyone is here, I will order them to serve US our meals.”

He tapped the bell, prompting a waiter to come in a moment later.

“You may start serving.” Martin instructed.

“Yes, sir,” the waiter said.

Kelly was also able to sense the awkwardness. She quickly got up and poured wine into everyone’s cups. Just then, the waiter began to serve them their food.

“Let’s all raise our glasses to Nicole, Harvey, and Kelly.” Martin took the lead in toasting them.

Everyone then raised their glasses in response, and that was when Martin said, “Welcome back.”

“Thank you.” Nicole looked at Martin and thanked him, with Harvey and Kelly doing the same right after.

“You are the guests of honor today, so make yourselves comfortable.” Martin sensed that everyone was rather uptight, resulting in a palpable tension of sorts, so he tried to liven it up.

“The man whom you said was tailing you at the airport has explained himself. He is just some run-of- the-mill creep.” Jared suddenly said, while withholding the disgusting details of what the man had said.

Nicole turned to look at him with a frown upon hearing this. “A creep? Is that what the outcome of your interrogation is?”

“Yeah, you are the one who was being paranoid. It was just a misunderstanding, but I’ve already punished him for you,” Jared said as he looked at her.

“I’m paranoid? A misunderstanding?” Nicole glared at Jared.

‘Did he know that I was being followed abroad?’ she fumed. ‘If Martin hadn’t told me, I would have been in danger. I entrusted him with this important task, and yet he has temerity to say that I am being paranoid? This is totally unacceptable!’

“Jared, did you interrogate that guy properly? He followed me on the plane from Lanningbourg. If you can’t handle it, I will do it myself.” Nicole glared at Jared.

“I have freed him. The matter isn’t as complicated as you think.” Jared explained again.

“Hold on a second, Nicole. What did you say? Someone followed you on the plane from Lanningbourg?” Harvey looked at Nicole with his eyes widened as he had only understood what they were talking about after hearing the conversation for a while.

As she had already spoken about it, Nicole did not intend to hide it from Harvey anymore.

She looked at him and uttered, “Yes.”

“Why didn’t you tell me about it if it was a danger to you?” Harvey questioned, looking at Nicole with a frown.

“The situation was complicated. I don’t want everyone to know about it. In fact, the fewer the better,” Nicole explained.

“But you can’t just not tell me. I remember, was the person you subdued on the plane the one who was following you around?” Harvey suddenly recalled the incident on the plane.

“Yeah,” she replied.

“So the danger has been around all this time,” Harvey murmured.

At that time, he thought that the guy was just a thief, and after the authorities had taken the guy away, he had not given it a second thought. But now, he grew ever more perturbed when he thought about it.