Ch. 1321..1325: My Wife Is A Hacker Chapter 1321-1325

Chapter 1321

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Gloria, who was sitting in the living room, heard Nicole’s voice. Then, she stood up to welcome her daughter. “Nicole, you’re here?”

“Oh, Jared is here too?” An expression of shock appeared on Gloria’s face when she saw Nicole and Jared together.

“Mrs. Riddle, it has been a while. You’re looking much better from the last time I met you.” Jared greeted Gloria warmly.

“Really? I’ve been feeling better too. I guess it wasn’t just a feeling. Come on in.” Gloria led them into the living room.

“Where’s dad?” Nicole asked as she noticed that Daniel was missing as soon as she entered the living room.

“He’s in the study. I’ll text him.” Gloria flashed Nicole a grin.

“It’s fine. I’ll go and surprise him myself.” Nicole got up with a smile on her face and went upstairs.

“That little girl of ours is really close to her dad. He’d be delighted when he finds out that she’s back,” Gloria explained to Jared.

“Here, have some fruits, Jared.” Gloria served Jared the plate of fruits affectionately.

“Thank you.” Jared sat in the living room and began a casual conversation with Gloria.

Nicole walked up to the entrance of the study and knocked on the door, whereupon a voice sounded from the room in response. “Come in.”

Nicole pushed the door open and walked in. The moment Daniel lifted his head and looked toward the entrance, he was caught off guard to see Nicole there.

In surprise, he asked her, “When did you arrive? Why didn’t you tell me earlier?”

‘I just came. I’m here with Jared,” Nicole replied to Daniel.

“Jared’s here too?” Daniel was even happier when he heard that Jared had come with her.

“Yeah, he’s chatting with mom downstairs,” she said.

“Come, let’s head downstairs.” Daniel closed the book which he was holding, got up and went downstairs with Nicole.

Jared was chatting with Gloria when Daniel and Nicole approached them.

Seeing Daniel approaching, Jared stood up at once and greeted, “Mr. Riddle. It has been a while.”

“Indeed, it’s been a while, Jared.” Daniel stepped forward and shook Jared’s hand.

He was elated to have Jared visiting them.

“Go on, have a seat,” he said.

“Jared, it’s such a rare opportunity to have the both of you here for a visit. Why don’t you stay for dinner with US?” Daniel looked at Jared and Nicole with a grin.

Nicole remained silent and looked at Jared.

“Sure. I haven’t had home-cooked food in a long while too. I must take this opportunity to eat more.” Jared followed suit and glanced at Nicole, as if he was asking her, ‘Are you satisfied?’

Nicole smiled and looked back at Jared. The look in her eyes made it seemed as though she was replying to his question with a silent, ‘Yes.’

“That’s great!” Daniel replied enthusiastically.

“Jared, are you still very busy with work?” Daniel looked at Jared in concern.

“Yeah, it feels like there is a never-ending to-do list waiting to be completed every day.” Jared replied with a wry smile.

“Even though it’s good to be busy, remember to take care of your own health,” Daniel said.

“Will do,” Jared uttered.

“By the way, I’ve heard that you’re involved in Fiorella’s project too?” Daniel asked Jared.

Chapter 1322

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“Yes. The agreement was signed when Henry was still around. After he left, I took over some responsibilities. After all, these projects belong to the Johnston Group. Someone has to take over and protect the company’s reputation.” Jared replied with a hint of embarrassment.

Although Henry had left the company, Jared would not use his resignation as an excuse to go against the agreement. That would just tarnish the reputation of the company. Moreover, Fiorella would never let it slide if he did.

Daniel sighed. ‘Henry really did stir a lot of crap!”

“Let’s not talk about him anymore. It’s been a while since the kids have visited. Let’s talk about something else,” Gloria commented on one side.

“Yes, yes, yes. Jared, how’s your grandpa’s recovery thus far?” Daniel asked, immediately changing the topic of conversation by shifting it to Maximillian’s situation.

“He has been recovering well. Sometimes, he would get down off the bed and move around a little.” Jared replied.

“Really? That’s great news. Luckily for him, his body is strong enough for him to recover fast. Wouldn’t you say so?”

“Yeah, that must have helped him a lot.” Jared answered.

“In which case, will he be discharged soon?” Gloria asked Jared.

“Yes, the doctor said that he can return home and recuperate in the next two or three weeks.” Jared turned to Gloria and explained.

“Oh. Once he’s back at home, make sure he gets the same treatment he had gotten in the hospital. Given the nature of his injury, we must pay attention to the post-recovery period too.” Gloria urged Jared with concern.

Nicole sat beside them and watched them as they bombarded Jared with questions.

Then, she suddenly interrupted them, “Mom, dad, what have you guys been up to? Have Spencer and Samuel been making things hard for the both of you?”

‘Nah, they’ve been behaving very well recently,” Gloria said. “After breakfast, they would head out and come back at night. They’re not addicted to video games anymore. I guess what you said during your last visit left an impact on them.”

Gloria smiled at Nicole as she was very satisfied with Spencer and Samuel’s recent behavior. As long as they stayed away from video games, she would fully support their desire to hang out with their friends.

’Have they changed this much?” Nicole mustered a slight frown and looked at Gloria. She felt that Gloria’s description did not fit the two boys at all. At most, spencer would stay at home and play some music. He was not the kind that liked to hang out, so how could he be out for the entire day?

“Yeah, if you don’t believe me, why don’t you stick around and find out for yourself? They’ll probably be back during dinner time,” Gloria said in an attempt to convince Nicole.

“That’s strange…” Nicole murmured softly.

However, Jared was able to read her lips. He looked at Nicole and remained silent about it as Gloria and Daniel were there.

“Dad, did Sean come home? I haven’t heard from him in a while. I wonder how he is doing with his project now.” Nicole turned to Daniel and asked.

“He came back once, about a few days ago,” Daniel said. “I heard that the Aegis project has been going smoothly. It’s just that he has been really busy, so it’s been very hard for US to meet him.”

Although Daniel thought that Sean was too busy, he was relieved and happy about the progress his son had been making. Being busy also meant that Sean was improving and that would be a good thing.

“He’s truly that busy? I guess I could only find him in the office if I want to meet him.” Nicole replied to Daniel.

“Do you need him for anything?” Daniel turned to Nicole and asked.

“Nothing. I’m just asking because I haven’t seen him in a while.”

“Daniel, since Nicole and Jared are here, why don’t you give Sean a call and ask him to come over if he’s free,” Gloria suggested.

‘That’s a great idea. Quickly now, call him and ask him.” Nicole urged.

As he was spoke, Daniel held his phone and dialed Sean’s number. “Okay, I’ll ask him now.”

“Dad, what’s the matter?” Sean’s voice sounded from the other side of the phone.

“Sean, are you busy today? Come over to the house if you’re free tonight. Nicole and Jared are back,” Daniel said.

“Nicole and Jared are back?”

He was shocked as soon as he heard the news.

 

Chapter 1323

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‘Yes.” “Alright, 111 be there tonight.” Sean said, giving an affirmative reply.

‘Okay then, don’t forget to inform Steve. We’ll be waiting for you at home.” Daniel hung up as soon as he was done speaking.

‘Will do,” Sean said.

‘Dad, what did Sean say?” Nicole immediately asked as soon as Daniel hung up.

‘The second I told him that you’re back, he said that he’ll be coming back tonight.” Daniel replied to her with a smile.

‘That’s great! The house will be a lot livelier tonight.” Gloria exclaimed.

‘Let me give Stanley, Spencer, and Samuel a call and see what time they will be home.” Daniel immediately started dialing on his phone as soon as he had uttered the last word.

“Where are you guys at? Why is it so noisy there?” Daniel asked as he heard the sound of loud music coming from the other side.

“Dad, why are you calling?” Samuel said after he shifted to a much quieter spot.

‘Nicole and Jared are back. All of you better be home earlier tonight. Is that clear?” Daniel ordered.

“Alright. Well be back before dinner. Anyway, I’m quite busy now. I’m hanging up.”

Without waiting for Daniel’s response, Samuel immediately ended the call.

‘This little brat! How dare he hang up on me!?” Daniel fumed after deactivated his phone.

‘What happened?” Gloria asked after noting the expression on his face.

“Nothing. They said they’ll be back before dinner,” Daniel explained to them without commenting any further.

“These two kids, usually they’ll come running once they hear that Nicole’s back. Why are they’re so chill about it this time around? They must be having too much fun out there,” Gloria remarked with surprise.

Nicole quickly caught onto some details and surmised that Spencer and Samuel must have been up to no good.

“Jared, you haven’t been to our garden right? Let me give you a tour of it.” Nicole turned to Jared and offered.

“Mom, dad, I’ll show Jared around the garden.” Nicole said upon turning around to look at her parents.

“Go on. I think Jared hasn’t been there before.” Gloria smiled.

Seeing that Jared and Nicole were growing closer, she could not help but feel happy forthem.

“Let’s go.” Nicole stretched her hand out and dragged Jared to the garden.

Jared gave Daniel and Gloria a slight nod, after which he followed Nicole to the garden

Nicole released Jared’s hands only after they have reached the garden.

With a grin on her face, Nicole asked, “Isn’t it beautiful here?”

Jared gazed at the garden and admired, “It’s quite pretty. By the first glance, you could tell that it’s well taken care of.”

“Yeah, my mom loves flowers. Usually, she’ll come here and do some gardening or admire the flowers during her free time. Every single flower here was planted and taken care of with her own hands.” Nicole explained as she walked toward the bushes.

Chapter 1324

Chapter 1324 ‘It is no wonder that your smile is so lovely, just like a flower. You must have inherited it from your mom.” Jared gazed at Nicole and admired her.

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The instant Nicole heard his compliment, she instantly blushed. She was obviously talking about Mrs. Riddle, and yet Jared had shifted his attention to Nicole instead.

‘Don’t move.” Jared suddenly stated.

‘What’s the matter?” Nicole immediately froze as she asked Jared with a look of shock on her face.

Once she saw that Jared was pointing his phone at her, she finally understood what he was intending to do.

A beautiful smile gradually formed on her face, “Are you taking a picture of me?”

‘Yeah. I want to capture each and every beautiful moment of you.” Jared quickly snapped a number of candid pictures of Nicole.

“Are you done? I want to have a look,” Nicole asked as she looked at him.

‘Yeah, I’m done. Come take a look.” Jared looked through the photos on his phone and was seemingly satisfied with them.

Nicole grabbed his phone to see how the pictures were, before muttering,’ That’s not bad. At least I don’t look ugly in them.”

‘What do you mean when you said, at least you don’t look ugly? I did take excellent shots of you, okay?” Jared retorted.

Indeed, he really did take nice pictures of Nicole; she was as beautiful in those photos as she was in person.

“Don’t go yet.” Jared grabbed Nicole’s wrist and pulled her into his arms with all of the strength he could muster.

‘What are you doing? We’re at my parents’ house!” Nicole’s heart thumped.

She thought that Jared was about to do something to her, and so, she scanned her surroundings cautiously.

‘Don’t get freaked out. This is a good opportunity. I just want to take a picture with you.” Jared whispered into her ears.

Upon hearing that, Nicole sighed. “You could’ve just said it. You really scared me.”

Then, she lifted her head and directed her gaze at the phone which Jared was holding up high.

“Don’t tell me you were thinking of…”

Just as Jared was speaking, Nicole interrupted him mid-sentence.

“Do you still want to take that picture or not? If not, I’m leaving,” she said.

“Don’t go just yet.” The corner of his lips lifted as he watched Nicole blush.

Then, he fingered the shutter and took a few photos together with her.

“Looks good.” Jared hovered over Nicole as the both of them looked through the photos.

“Do send me the pictures we’ve taken today.” Nicole requested.

“If you want these pictures, you’ll have to give me something in exchange for it.” Jared looked at her with a devilish smile.

“Are you trying to coerce me again?” Nicole replied with her eyebrows raised.

“I’m not coercing you. It’s called a trade.” Jared looked into her eyes with a glint of affection in his.

“Don’t forget, you still owe me a favor.” Nicole looked at Jared slyly and reminded him.

“Oh, I remember,” he said. “Do you want me to use it up now?”

Jared was secretly hoping that she would make mentions of the favor at that moment. That way, he would not have extra concerns in the future whenever he wanted to do something with her.

“Nice try! I won’t let it be spent on such a small thing. If you don’t plan to send me those photos, then I don’t want them either.” Nicole pretended to storm off and admired the scenery on her own.

Jared smirked and glanced at her. Then, he slowly approached her.

‘If you kiss me now, I’ll send the photos to you right away.” Jared proposed his intention in an unusual way.

Nicole glanced at him and thought, ‘What a handsome rascal. He’s the only one who would dare to speak to me in this way. If it was someone else, I would’ve given them a good slap on the face.’

Chapter 1325

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“Are you serious about that? You won’t go back on your word, will you?” Nicole squinted her eyes and questioned him.

“I won’t. I always stay true to my words.” A devilish look formed on Jared’s pretty face.

Nicole took a deep breath and scanned her surroundings. Seeing that no one was around them, Nicole gave him a light peck on the cheek.

Then, she looked at him and said, “Remember to send the photos to me!”

“Don’t worry.” Jared smiled.

He never expected that he would actually get a kiss in exchange for a few photos. ‘It’s such a good bargain. Had I known this, I’d have brought her out on holidays more often.’

“Nicole, would you like to continue with the travel plans we’ve discussed about?” Jared asked her.

‘Travel? I would love to, but what about the chip?” Nicole gave Jared a helpless glance.

“Well, it’s still in the early stages of development. Why not put the project on hold and continue working on it after we’re back from our trip?” Jared asked.

“I’ll leave that up to you. After all, I am doing this project for you,” Nicole replied, looking into his eyes.

“In that case, I’ll assign Claus to be your right-hand man, starting from tomorrow,” Jared suggested after having come up with an idea. “All you have to do is pass your work to him as soon as possible and set a target for your team. With Claus and Kelly around, there wouldn’t be major issues as long as

they follow your instructions. Besides, if they ever come across a stumbling block, they could always call you right away. That way, we can continue with our travel plans.”

Nicole furrowed her brows, and after having given it some thought, she said, “It doesn’t sound like a bad idea. Ask Claus to come over to my office tomorrow.”

“Alright,” he uttered.

“But…” Nicole paused, as the McCarthy family came to mind once more.

“But what?” Jared looked at her and asked.

“Why did Joyce send someone over to tail me? And about the arson attack at The Beacon factory, there is still much that we’ve yet to settle. I don’t think this is the right time for US to leave for a vacation,” Nicole expressed as she looked at Jared firmly in the eyes.

“I guess we’ll have to take care of Joyce first.” An icy glint crossed Jared’s eyes.

“Yeah, or else, we wouldn’t be able to enjoy ourselves during the trip,” she said.

“You’re right about that,” Jared agreed. “Joyce will still be a thorn at our side.”

“Let’s not think about it today. Shall we take a seat at the swing for a moment?” Nicole suggested as she pointed at the swing in the garden.

“Sure.” Jared and Nicole walked toward the swing.

Nicole rested her head on Jared’s shoulder and closed her eyes, prompting Jared to hold her in his arms. As the two of them were swaying back and forth on the swing, the sun shone upon them, casting a heartwarming shadow of the lovers on the ground.

After a while, Nicole slowly opened her eyes. She did not realize that she had fallen asleep in his arms.

“How could I have fallen asleep?” Nicole asked as she quickly sat up straight and looked at Jared in shock.

“Perhaps the environment here puts you at ease because of how comfortable it is. I guess you’ve been really exhausted these days.

Otherwise, you wouldn’t have fallen asleep so easily,” Jared replied as he stretched around

Seeing him stretch, Nicole sheepishly asked, “You did not move the entire time, did you?”

“Nope. I saw you sleeping soundly so I didn’t want to bother you.”

Although Jared’s arms were numb from all her leaning, he was very happy that she was willing to sleep in his arms. This was the first time they sat on a swing together. To add to that, they did so in a garden, and so, it felt like they were surrounded by the beauty of nature.

“Why are you so well-behaved today? Are you growing tired of me already?” Nicole looked at him and sulked.

To date, it still surprised her that Jared had not touched her in ways she deemed inappropriate.

“Do you feel better now?” Nicole massaged his arm.

“A lot better. I didn’t expect you to be so adept at massaging.” Jared stared into her eyes affectionately and praised.