Ch. 1306..1310: My Wife Is A Hacker Chapter 1306-1310

Chapter 1306

Jared remained silent for a long time, making it as if he had been waiting for her to say this.

In response, Nicole murmured to herself, ‘This is bad. I'm done. That's it. He has gotten me to bite. The words had been spoken, and now, there's no way to take them back. It's too late to regret it now.’

The corner of Jared's mouth curled up by a slight bit, whereupon he looked at Nicole and said, "Tell me. What is the matter of interest that Tia was trying to tell me?"

Nicole looked at him and took a deep breath. "So, this is the situation. I went to find Harvey after meeting up with you today. So, after we were done viewing the venue, I was getting ready to head back to the Sea View Villa when he came stubbornly got into my car. He said he wanted to follow me to pay my grandma a visit.’

I had no choice but to take him along. Later on, he said he wanted to see the vegetable farm for himself,” Nicole continued as she replayed the scene in which Harvey was making a fool of himself in the field.

Unconsciously, the corners of her mouth curled up into a smile, which Jared noticed, before she burst out laughing.

He did not know the reason as to why she was laughing, and this, he asked, "What are you laughing at?"

Nicole snapped out of it the second she heard Jared's voice. "Don't rush me, I am telling you the story.”

"Did I mention that he went to see the farm the farm for himself? Anyway, I'm not sure as to what had happened in the midst of it, but he was watering the vegetables. He was doing pretty, until he turned

around. He must've stepped on some mud, and it was then that he slipped and fell face first onto the ground. He looked like a clay figurine, which got us all in stitches." Nicole looked at

Jared and said, before another fresh gale erupted from her.

Jared looked at Nicole, calm and collected. "Was this what Tia was trying to tell me?"

"Yeah. That's what happened today. Don't you think it's funny?” Nicole looked at Jared who was already laughing at the dining table.

‘I was worried as to what had happened. I did not expect something so ridiculous that it got them all rolling," Jared issued a sigh as he thought about the situation.

“Alright. Hurry up and finish your meal. It'll turn cold if you don't." Jared looked at Nicole and urged.

"Oh." Nicole responded, picking up her utensils before proceeding to eat what was left of her food.

She was secretly relieved that she had narrowly escaped a catastrophe.

After they had eaten their dinner, they went to the living room where they sat down.

It was then that Jared looked at Nicole and asked, "How was the office venue today?"

"Very good,” she replied. "Harvey has freed up the entire floor of an office building to make space for me. It was pretty darn large, and I can utilize it accordingly."

"An entire floor? How could he have such a space vacated?" Jared looked at Nicole with his brows raised.

Nicole had wanted to keep it as a secret from him, but as she did not want tensions to simmer again, she told him the truth. “It's not unoccupied. I mentioned this to him before about asking for the space, so he got the previous occupants to evacuate."

Upon hearing this explanation, Jared understood the situation. Still, he did not expect that Harvey would spend so much money to please Nicole.

‘Since he's so willing to do things to please people, and he's also helping my fiancee. I'll give him an opportunity; however, he must do something in return.”

"Harvey has worked hard for you, and because of this, we can't just use his office in vain. I'll transfer the rent to him later." The comer of Jared's lips lifted, as he knew that by doing so, Harvey would be made aware that Jared had rented this place for Nicole, hence distinguishing their relationship as landlord and tenant.

In addition, he also wanted Harvey to know that his fiancee did not need this sort of support from others.

"I told you, he refused to take it. It's okay, it just that I owe him a favor,” Nicole said nonchalantly.

"Favors are not easily repaid." Jared looked at him and reminded her, as he was worried that Harvey would soon make excessive demands.

"Don't worry. We've made our boundaries clear.” Nicole said to offer him some relief, as she saw the look of worry on Jared's face.

Hearing that, Jared's heart lightened at once.

Chapter 1307

"By the way, when will the equipment and materials arrive?" Nicole looked at Jared and asked.

"When will you be needing it?” he replied. "I'll send them to you whenever you need it."

Asmile appeared on the corner of Nicole's mouth, "Wow, that’s really nice of you. Can I have it the day after? I must plan the office arrangement tomorrow."

"Okay. Do you need me to send someone over to help you with the planning?" Jared looked at Nicole and asked with concern.

‘There's no need for that," she said. “I can do it myself."

‘By yourself?" he asked. "But it's such a huge venue. How can you do it alone?’

‘Don't you worry about it. I'll send some men over tomorrow, and then, you can tell them what you've got in mind," Jared said bluntly, rendering Nicole unable to refuse his offer.

‘How's Mr. Johnston Sr.'s recovery?" Nicole asked, suddenly remembering that Mr. Johnston Sr. was still in the hospital, and that she was in such a hurry that she had not made time to visit him yet.

‘He's recovering just fine. He has been sneaking out of bed behind the doctor's back as of recent. I caught him once when I paid him a visit," Jared said, updating her about Mr. Johnston Sr.'s situation.

"I didn't expect that Mr. Johnston Sr. would be acting like a kid at his age. He hasn't completed his recovery and he's already out of bed... The doctors must be having a hard time." Nicole said, knowing how helpless yet hilarious the situation was.

"You guessed it,” he said. "The doctors were really flabbergasted and there was nothing they could do about it.”

‘However, they have said that he should be discharged in about two to three weeks from now." Jared looked at Nicole and said, his eyes filled with hope.

"Really? That's great! We can buy a big bouquet of flowers to congratulate him the day he gets discharged," Nicole said with a smile as she looked at him.

Jared brought her in for a hug and said, “Thank you.”

‘Hey! Why are you thanking me again? There's no need for US to be so courteous to each other.” Nicole said, thinking it was a little strange.

‘Okay, ever since you came back, we haven't had time for each other. Don't you miss me?” Jared asked Nicole with a glint of coquettishness in his eyes.

In response, Nicole looked at him shyly.

‘How am I supposed to answer him?' she thought. ‘I should come up with an excuse.’

"It's just that too many things have been happening as of recent,” she muttered. "Perhaps I have really been ignoring your feelings, but I hope you don't mind."

Nicole got off Jared's lap and said, "It's getting late. I'll head upstairs to get some sleep first.”

After she was done speaking, she quickly made her way upstairs and vanished from Jared's line of sight.

I’ll be having another sleepless night if I don’t get away soon,’ Nicole thought.

The corner of Jared's mouth curled slightly when she caught her eye. He had read her expression and ascertained her intentions, surmising that she was not holding back.

Even if she had not said anything, Jared would still have taken her upstairs. However it seemed to him that Nicole had made things easier.

"Right. Time to get some sleep." Jared agreed and followed her upstairs.

Nicole, who had taken multiple steps ahead then spun around and asked,” You're going to sleep too? Do you not have anything to deal with?"

"No," Jared replied and strode into the room.

Nicole stared at Jared's back as he walked up the stairs and suddenly, she halted in her tracks and thought, ‘Should I not go upstairs to get some sleep? If I don't do so, I can still bed down in the living room. But if I go up now, I may not even have a minute worth of rest to myself.’

 

Chapter 1308

Jared had taken a few steps before he noticed that Nicole's footfalls were not trailing behind him.

Then, he turned around to see that Nicole was standing on the flight of steps in a daze. "What are you thinking about?”

"It's nothing. I suddenly remembered that there's something I need to take care of."

As soon as she was done speaking, she hurried back down before he could even utter a word. Jared had wanted to tell her that she could use the study room, but she was long gone by then.

"Coward," he sneered.

Nicole plonked herself atop the couch with her heart pounding in her chest. She was afraid that Jared would come back around, and so, she whirled around to check if he was.

The instant she saw that he was nowhere near her, she issued a sigh of relief.

‘If I had not taken the initiative to escape earlier, he would have stopped me. The problem now is that there is no computer in the living room and mine is all the way up in my bedroom. What should I do so that Jared wouldn't suspect anything?”

‘I can't watch TV now, or else the excuse I've given him would not add up. He will definitely question me if he finds out.’

Nicole sat idle in the living room, in which time began to slowly pass, before she took her phone out and watched videos. She suddenly thought of Zeke, and that was when she searched for his contact and called him.

"Zeke. I haven't contacted you in ages. Are you busy?" Nicole asked.

"Nicole! Let me fill you in on what I've been working on lately. It's something major," Zeke said in a hushed tone of voice.

‘Something major? What are you working on? Tell me," Nicole asked, frowning.

Two days ago, I was on the dark web and I discovered a special mission to complete. All I need to do is to complete the mission and I will get a badge from the Reby family.”

"That faction has a badge?" Nicole asked, as she had never heard of them having a badge.

"Yeah, and you didn't know?” Zeke asked. ‘That's something she didn't know about?’

"I don't. What's the use of the badge anyway? There's no actual use for it now, is there?" Nicole said disapprovingly.

"You're ignorant. The badge of the Reby family has a decisive place among members of the armed forces and the underground scene. However, there are very few people who do own the badge. It is rumored that only five people in the world do. It is plausible that this badge is very important," Zeke said, finally able to find something of pride to brag to about in front of Nicole.

He was so happy that the joy of actually having the badge would pale in comparison.

"A badge so small holds so much power...” Nicole muttered, her emotions running high upon hearing Zeke's description.

"The reward is truly special. So, I take it that the mission is not for any Tom, Dick, and Harry, right?” Nicole asked.

‘That’s right. I've been researching about it for a week now, but I still haven't made any progress,” Zeke replied, and as he spoke, the tone of his voice betrayed how listless his look would be if he was in front of her.

"Nicole, if you have the time, can you help me?" Zeke asked.

‘Well, I do have the time now," she replied.

‘That's great!” Zeke cheered.

"But my computer isn't with me right now,” she added.

Upon hearing this, Zeke felt a little bummed out.

"However, I can use my phone to study. We can go through the details together through video call." Nicole said, surmising from Zeke's words that it was a special mission and with the fact that she had nothing to do at the moment, she had decided to help him out to kill some time.

"That's even better!’ Zeke said in a surprised tone of voice.

"I'll hang up now and call you back through video.” Zeke said, and hung up at once. is it that necessary for him to be this excited?" Nicole frowned, staring at her phone as she watched the phone call end.

It was at that moment that she heard footfalls coming down the stairs. Nicole darted her eyes toward the flight of steps, where she saw Jared coming down. The second he saw Nicole looking at him, he asked, "You're working on the couch?"

Chapter 1309

‘Yeah, is there a problem?" Nicole replied defiantly.

“No, I was just asking," Jared replied as he strutted off to the dining hall instead of making his way toward her.

‘Just asking? Why do I feel like you're not simply just asking? You're clearly monitoring me,” Nicole sneered.

Soon after, Zeke gave her a video call, which she answered. "Is it done?"

"Yeah." Zeke's voice echoed from the speakers.

At the same time, Jared was walking past with a glass of water, and when he heard Nicole talking to a man whom he was unfamiliar with, he approached her.

Noticing that Jared was coming over, she quickly placed her phone down and looked at him. "Is there something you need?”

‘Who are you talking to?" Jared asked in a tone that hinted at his suspicion.

"A friend of mine,” she explained as she looked at him.

"What friend?’ Jared asked, as he had guessed that Nicole was talking to a friend whom he did not know of, or else she would have mentioned the person by name.

it's just a friend!" Nicole looked at Jared in astonishment. ‘What's the point of asking? Can I talk to my friend in peace without reporting every single little detail to him?’

‘I think I heard a man's voice,” Jared said, studying her expression.

‘Yeah, it is a dude. Don't take it the wrong way. He's a friend I have known for many years. We're just ordinary friends, okay?"

Nicole explained herself so that he would not misunderstand.

"Ordinary friends who have known each other for many years?" Jared asked, becoming more intrigued now. ‘She has a male friend whom she has known for many years. How could I not know about this?’

Zeke's voice emanating from Nicole's speakers interrupted his train of thought at once. "Nicole, why is your screen black?’

"Nicole?"

Jared was still staring at Nicole, who could not pick her phone up to explain herself. She could do nothing to ease the awkwardness. Instead, she was waiting for Zeke to think that the signal was poor, so that he would hang up on his own.

"Your friend is calling for you.” Jared looked at Nicole and reminded.

"It's fine. You don't have to worry about him," Nicole replied, not wanting to talk to Zeke under Jared's supervision.

Jared was originally curious and unexpected, 'I don't think there's anything wrong with Nicole having a friend of the opposite sex.

Her unusual behavior is suspicious, however. Could there be something going on between them?’

‘ls this how you treat your friends of several years?' Jared looked at Nicole with suspicion and asked.

"Huh? He won't mind. Don't you have other things to do?” Nicole asked.’ Why is he not leaving?’

As the commotion occurred, she was on the verge of passing out, with Zeke still awaiting her help.

"It's okay. I suddenly have this urge to watch TV. I won't be bothering you, would I?"

Before Nicole say a word, Jared had sat down on the sofa and turned the TV on.

Helpless, she stared at him and thought, "Why would he do that, all of a sudden? He clearly wanted to eavesdrop on me.'

A thought then flitted across her mind, ‘Since he's out of the bedroom, there's no one inside. I have to take this chance and go get my computer.’

Then, she turned to Jared and said, “You can watch TV here, I'm going upstairs."

Jared looked at her and thought, ‘Didn't she say she had to take care of something? Why is she going up when I just sat down? Is she deliberately avoiding me?’

Chapter 1310

‘Didn't you have something you said you need to deal with? Are you not going to do it anymore?" Jared asked.

"I am doing it, but the computer is upstairs." Nicole made her way upstairs after she had uttered the last word.

In response, Jared frowned at Nicole and thought, 'l am sure she is avoiding me on purpose!

When Nicole arrived at the bedroom door, she whirled around to ensure that Jared was not following her. After she was sure that he had not followed her, she went in and locked the door.

Relieved, she thought, ‘Even if he comes knocking on the door, I can just lie down on the bed and pretend as if I am sleeping.

As there was no threat from Jared, she would not be needing Zeke as an escape plan. Nicole pulled her covers up and wrapped herself in them before falling asleep peacefully.

Meanwhile, Jared was sitting in the living room, watching TV in a daze,’ What kind of man could make Nicole avoid me? I can't let this matter slide. I have to get to the bottom of this.’ Jared whipped his phone out and tapped on Max's contact icon

But it was then that he hesitated for a moment and turned his phone off.

‘This matter should not be publicized. Its better I find out on my own,’ he thought.

Jared checked the time, and upon noticing that it was already past 9 o'clock, he turned the television off and made his way upstairs.

He came to Nicole's room and stretched his hand out to push the door open, but he stopped, as he knew that Nicole had locked the door.

‘Since she's avoiding me, I better not be rash until things get straightened out,’ Jared thought to himself and decided on that before making a beeline for another room, where he laid down to get some shuteye.

There, the scene in the living room and the man’s voice manifested his mind.

The next day, Jared and Nicole ate breakfast at the dining table. The tension was palpable, as Nicole was still refusing to explain herself, in spite of the multiple glances from Jared. She had noticed none of them, and was just eating as usual.

‘I'll send you off," Jared suddenly said.

Nicole raised her head to look at him and declined. "There's no need for that. You're busy with your work. You can get someone to send me there. It would be a waste if they idle all day.’

"I think it's better if they drive me there. That way, it'll be more convenient,” Nicole gently said while looking at him.

"Okay. Be careful while driving on the road." Jared gave her a blank stare.

‘Is this the beginning of her rejection toward me?’ Jared thought wildly.

"Okay."

"By the way, about the process of developing the chip, whatever it is that you have, and will ever encounter, don't carry the burden by yourself. This is something that we share in common. You can lean on me when the going gets rough,” Jared said confidently.

Nicole blushed and nodded. "Don't worry. I understand."

"I'm done eating. I'm going to go first." Nicole left the dining room after finishing the past piece of her sandwich.

Nicole walked out of the mansion, started the car, and headed to the Golden Coast Building. As soon as she had arrived, she took the elevator to the topmost floor of the building. She walked into the office and saw Harvey already sitting there in a daze.

‘Why is he here?’ Nicole thought to herself as she approached him. “Harvey, what are you doing here?"

Harvey turned to look at her once he had heard her voice.

Feeling a little embarrassed, he replied, "Nicole, you're here.”

Harvey was still unable to get over how shy she looked the day before. He did not expect her to be standing in front of him now.

"Yeah," Nicole replied lightly. Ever since that day, she had not contacted him. As a matter of face, she still felt embarrassed upon seeing him unexpectedly today.

"Um...Are you here to work?" Harvey looked at Nicole and asked.

He did not know what he was asking, as his mind was flooded with thoughts about her. Similarly, Nicole noticed Harvey's odd behavior and could sense the restraint he had on himself. Where the two of them were once familiar with each other, they had become awkward whenever they found themselves alone in the same stretch of space.