Ch. 1331..1335: My Wife Is A Hacker Chapter 1331-1335

Chapter 1331

“I’m free during any time of the day. Just give me a call before you come over to the headquarters,” Sean said, happy that they were coming to do their internship at his

company.

“Okay,” the duo uttered.

It was then that Gloria marched out of the kitchen, looked at them and said, “Dinner’s ready. Come over and eat.”

Gloria placed all of Nicole’s favorite dishes in front of her, before turning to Jared and saying, “Jared, I don’t know what you usually like to eat so I’ve allowed the cook to make you some special dishes. Come, have a taste of it and see what you like.”

“Okay,” Jared replied politely.

“Nicole, these dishes are your favorites. I’ve asked the cook to make them for you. Give them all a try, would you?” she said.

Jared stared at the stacks of food in front of Nicole and thought, ‘Isn’t this a bit much?

He then looked at the other people, who only had a few dishes made for them. ‘The treatment here is obviously preferential.”

“Mom, you prepared more dishes for Nicole than the rest of us here. Aren’t you playing favorites?” Samuel asked in jealousy.

“Is that so? Here, come have some of this.” Gloria addressed Nicole patronizingly, completely disregarding the existence of others.

All Samuel wanted was a better dish, and seeing this, Gloria quickly placed another dish in front of him for him to eat.

Jared coughed and signaled Nicole to share some of her food with him, as it would be too embarrassing for him to ask out loud,

Understanding what Jared had meant, Nicole turned to Sean at once and said, “I know Sean also likes this dish. Mom just told me to try some of these.”

Nicole then smiled and handed the dishes to Sean.

Gloria understood what Nicole meant and in relief, she said, “Yeah, what Nicole said was right. I heard Nicole was awarded a restaurant with a Michelin Star. I was thinking if she could give our chef a score.’

“Anyway, let’s snap out of it and hand that dish over to me,” Gloria looked at them and said.

It was only then that everyone began eating, with Nicole heaving a sigh of relief.” Things got awkward real quick. I think it’s because mom was a little too psyched. Perhaps it’s her first time meeting Jared?”

Half way through the meal, Sean suddenly looked at Nicole and asked, “Nicole, have you and Jared thought about when you’ll be getting married?”

Jared’s heart suddenly tightened, I guessed it right. I suppose we can only wait for Nicole’s answer.

Then, he turned to look at Nicole and thought, ‘Sean is Nicole’s eldest brother and he was totally justified in asking that question. He did have the right to ask.”

Nicole darted Jared a glance, after which she calmly looked at Sean and explained, ” We’ve been a little busy with our work as of recent. I think that, when the time is right, we will plan for our wedding.”

Jared gave Nicole a silent thumbs up after hearing her answer, ‘She didn’t betray his trust. There was credibility in her words.”

“Yeah, that’s good. When you both aren’t too busy with work, you can prepare for the wedding. It would be torturous for both your mind and body if you do it when you’re tied up and stuff,” Sean replied, having understood what Nicole had said.

“Yeah. In fact, I won’t be worrying too much about the wedding. I think Jared is the one who will be doing much of the worrying. I don’t want him to carry most of the burden.” Nicole glanced at him and continued talking without leaving room for others to ask questions.

“Yes, we are grateful that you have Jared by your side.” Gloria looked at the two of them with a satisfied grin on her face.

Jared and Nicole then both looked at each other, their eyes brimming with love for each other.

“When the time comes, you can turn to me and tell me what you need. As your eldest brother, I will do everything I can to support you.” Sean looked at Nicole and said heartily.

“Don’t you worry. I think that you won’t be the only one who will be busy by then.” Nicole looked at everyone with a smile.

“That’s how it should be. Our sister’s wedding is the top priority of the Riddle family, and no one is allowed to laze around!” Steve said jokingly.

 

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“Steve, just say what you want to say. Why are you looking at us that way?” Samuel asked with a blank stare on his face.

“What are you getting all riled up about?” Steve asked. “I didn’t say who the slackers are.”

“Yeah right, your eyes have already given it away,” Samuel sarcastically said.

“Wow, you’re a genius, aren’t you? You know how to read my eyes now?” Steve shot back.

“You…”

“Okay, okay, cut it out. Jared is still here. Behave yourselves.” Daniel reminded.

One after another, several heads turned to look at Jared’s general direction, after which they continued to eat quietly without a peep.

Nicole watched from the side as they quarreled over nothing, and with an obvious smile on the corners of her mouth, she thought, ‘It’s fun to have a family like them.”

“Jared, don’t mind them. They usually act like this. It’s how they’ve always been since they were young,” Daniel looked at Jared and explained.

“It’s okay. I really like their way of getting along. There is something very pure about it.

Jared said.

Indeed, he could truly feel it, as he thought that was how easily a family ought to get along, unlike his.

“Really? Well, so long as you don’t mind. Here, have some of this dish. This is what Nicole eats every time she comes back for a visit,” Daniel said to Jared with a smile on his face.

“Okay,” Jared said.

The entire family happily ate the rest of their dinner, and after it was over, they

watched as Nicole and Jared left the residence of the Riddles.

In the car, Nicole looked at Jared and asked, “How was today for you?”

Jared shot Nicole a glance, and in a tone of voice that reeked of envy, he said, “It’s

been very eventful. You and your siblings all get along very well.”

Then, he thought, ‘If only the Johnston family were the same.‘

“Why? Are you envious? Nicole asked, looking into his eyes. “You’re a part of our family now. You can join us if you like our way of getting along with one another, you know.”

“It’s alright. I’m fine, I’m used to being alone. Although I’ve missed out on the joy you have, losing those things have allowed me to focus on my work,” Jared said as he looked at the situation from another angle.

“Alright. I hope you know that our family really likes you.” Nicole looked at Jared and said.

“I know,” he replied.

“Are you going to stay at Mrs. Wallace Sr.’s place tonight?” Jared looked at Nicole and asked.

“No, I have work tomorrow,” Nicole answered. “It’ll be closer if I stay here.”

“Okay, in that case, I’ll get us directly to my place.” Jared ended, and proceeded to drive his way to his mansion.

Back at the villa, Nicole was about to go to the living room to take a rest when her phone suddenly rang.

She picked it up to see that it was Zeke calling, and so, she casually answered it.

“Zeke, what’s the matter?” Nicole asked.

“I’m having a little trouble with that mission. Do you have the time to look into it?” Zeke asked in an anxious tone of voice.

“Relax, don’t worry. I’ll take a look at it for you right away.” Nicole took her phone with her and walked upstairs.

Upon reaching her bedroom, Nicole quickly switched her computer on and texted Zeke.

[Should I video call or should I help you out remotely?]

 

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[Remotely. I think it’s better that way.] Zeke replied.

[Okay. I’ll call you in a bit.]

Nicole gained remote access to Zeke’s computer after a while and carefully went through Zeke’s files, checking for any errors.

It was at this moment that Jared knocked on Nicole’s bedroom door. He peered in and saw that she was busy in front of her computer.

“There’s still work to be done at this hour?” Jared asked.

“Yeah, there’s something that needs to be handled at the moment. What do you need?” Nicole looked at Jared and asked.

“It’s nothing. I just want to get some sleep,” Jared explained.

“I may have to work for a while longer. Why don’t you sleep in your room, so I don’t end up disturbing you,” Nicole suggested.

Jared looked at her and frowned. ‘Why is she being so secretive again? Is she afraid that I’ll be watching her?‘

“Nicole, I’ve tried this before. You can try other methods.” Zeke’s voice suddenly sounded from the phone.

‘Crap! How can I forget to hang up the phone,‘ she thought.

Jared could not help but frown as he thought, ‘The man’s voice sounds familiar.‘

A light then flashed in his eyes.

‘Isn’t this the man from before?‘ Jared recalled carefully before confirming that it was the man who had spoken to Nicole previously.

“Nicole, who is that on the phone?” Jared looked at Nicole and asked.

“A friend of mine. I told you about it not long ago.’ Nicole looked at Jared and explained.

“You can go out now. I’m really in a hurry to work here.” Nicole got up and pushed Jared to the door.

Then, he shut the door with a slam and proceeded to lock Jared out of the room.

Jared glanced at the closed door and took a deep breath, ‘I must find out what she’s

up to with that person.‘

Jared walked into his study room, turned his computer on, and began to investigate Nicole’s recent activity on the Internet history browser. Jared was well aware of Nicole being a master of hacking, and thus, he naturally had to search from The

Hunters.

That night, Jared and Nicole became busy with their respective affairs in front of their computers, with neither disturbing on

another.

Jared came down to the kitchen the next morning to make breakfast for Nicole. His complexion was also better than it was before, as if he already knew what Nicole

was up to.

Nicole was busy getting ready upstairs.

After she was done dressing up, she made her way downstairs. ‘I think I’ll just skip breakfast today. After how I had treated him last night, I doubt he would make breakfast for me.’

But as soon as she was there, she took a glimpse into the kitchen and saw that Jared was already making breakfast.

“What are you looking at? Sit down quickly and have breakfast. Aren’t you needed at the R&D center?” Jared reminded, as he placed the dishes on the dining table.

Nicole looked at Jared, and did as he was told. However, she did not begin to eat. Instead, she waited for him to join her at the table, out of courtesy.

Jared brought another dish out to the dining table, and there, he noticed that Nicole had not begun eating. “What’s wrong? Is it not appetizing?”

Nicole hurriedly waved her hand, ‘How could I not have appetite?‘

“No, I’m waiting for you so that we can eat together,” she said.

Jared looked at her with the corners of his mouth lifting, “That’s not bad. At least you know how to be considerate. Now, let’s eat.”

“What do you mean? Was I not considerate before?” Nicole looked at him and

retorted.

“I can’t really recall, but someone had quite the attitude last night.” Jared hinted at everything that had happened last night and quietly observed Nicole’s demeanor.

Nicole’s annoyance vanished at once.

She gave him an aggrieved look and said, “I did give you an attitude last night, I admit, but that was because I was in a hurry and didn’t take your feelings into

account. I’m sorry.”

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Jared noticed a trace of guilt on her face. He looked at her and mentally smirked.

“However, you did notice that I had something that needed to be done. You completely ignored that and made it difficult for me. I think you ought to have some responsibility in this,” Nicole said while eyeing him.

Nicole genuinely believed that she could not take all of the blame. ‘If he hadn’t entered the room to bother me, then the rest wouldn’t have happened.‘

Initially, Jared wanted to give her a compliment, but after hearing the second part of her sentence, he looked at her and said, “You’re putting me blame on me now?”

“No, we both had a role to play in how things turned out last night. We’re both responsible to some extent,” Nicole feebly muttered, as she did not dare pin the

blame on him.

Jared issued an audible sigh. “I guess I made breakfast for nothing…”

Nicole hurriedly threw her arms out, with her hands hovering inches above her plate. ‘ No, the breakfast has nothing to do with this. I am very satisfied with all you’ve done for me this morning. Thank you.”

“It’s more important to have a full stomach,” Nicole added, hoping it would calm

Jared down.

“Quickly eat up or it’ll get cold.” Jared reminded her out of concern, and did not pursue the argument any further.

Agreeing with what he had said, she began to eat. As soon as they had cleaned their plates, the duo left for work together.

“I might get off of work late today, you…,” Jared looked at Nicole and spoke.

Feeling helpless about the situation, she thought, ‘What does he mean? Is he still angry about last night? He has never been this sensitive of a person, so why would he make a big fuss this time?‘

“It’s okay. Don’t worry about me, I’ll head back to my grandma’s place tonight,” Nicole said with a blank stare.

Jared, who had calmed down from earlier, looked at her with his brows raised, as though he was aware that something had gone wrong. ‘What’s the matter now? I have a really busy day ahead. I’m just telling her in advance so that she wouldn’t stay up waiting for me, or else I would’ve allowed her go to the office and accompany me.‘

“Nicole, today I am…”

Nicole gave him a wave of dismissal without waiting for him to explain.

“I’m in a hurry to leave.” She got into her car, stepped on her accelerator, and drove away, leaving Jared to watch her leave as he swallowed the words that been left unsaid.

Seeing this, he had no choice but to get in his car and drive to the office.

Nonetheless, Jared followed Nicole’s car on the way to work. Nicole noticed him trailing behind her through her rearview mirror and turned a blind eye to it, pretending as if she did not see it.

In response, Jared sped up, pulling up to the side until their cars were parallel to each other to glance at her. Though she noticed him, she deliberately ignored him, after which she floored the accelerator, leaving him far behind.

As helpless as Jared felt, he gave up on the chase her to avoid any accidents. The two cars then drove off in two separate directions at the intersection, and by the time Jared arrived at the office, Max was already waiting for him.

“Mr. Johnston.”

“What’s the matter?” Jared looked at Max and asked.

“Yes, sir. Henry Johnston has been captured by our men. He’s on his way back now.”

Max reported to him.

Jared’s eyes lit up, and he looked at Max at once, whereupon his eyes slowly fell back in a roll. “Did anyone spot you when you captured him?”

“No, but the bodyguards protecting him might have noticed,” Max replied while looking at the time.

“Well, it doesn’t matter now,” Jared said. “He is already on a plane here, right?”

“Yes,” Max answered.

“It’s fine. If they do decide to challenge us, let them come. I won’t let them take him away from me!” Jared looked forward with his cold, piercing eyes.

“Mr. Johnston, what will you do when Henry reaches?” Max asked, looking at Jared.

 

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I still have to wait for the Mr. Johnston Sr.'s instructions on this matter. Have him settled in at our hotel and keep him guarded. Remember that no one must find out about him!"

Jared solemnly ordered.

‘Yes, sir" Max said. "Do you have any other orders, Mr. Johnston?”

"Has Joyce made any moves recently?” Jared looked at Max and asked.

"No, the McCarthy family will be making their sacrifices to their ancestors tomorrow. They've been quiet for the past few days,” Max replied.

"Quiet? Tomorrow we must pay special attention to their movements. Get someone to protect Nicole in secret." Jared looked at Max and ordered.

"Yes, sir," Max said.

"By the way, what happened to the foreigner that the McCarthy family is leeching on?" Jared asked.

"We're still investigating them. So far, we've only come to know that they are of the Herald Family.”

‘The Heralds?’ Jared could not help but become solemn upon hearing the name being uttered.

"Mr. Johnston, do you know of the Heralds?'

‘Yeah, the Heralds have a long history across the globe. They have cooperative relations with families of renown across the world in various fields. They're very prestigious, and it's said that their businesses have been handed down for many generations now." Jared explained to Max as he gazed off into the distance with his piercing eyes.

‘What I don't get is, how was the McCarthy family able to leech off of the Heralds? This is way too peculiar!’ Jared said, unable to stop thinking about it, and unable to figure any of it out.

‘I don’t understand,’ he thought. ‘Regardless of which angle I am viewing this from, how can the McCarthys, who are of no value, be of any use to them? Could it be true love? This is ridiculous!’

"Off you go. Report to me if you come across any new developments.” Jared looked at Max and ordered.

‘Yes, sir." Max turned to leave after he was done speaking, leaving Jared to ponder about this at his desk.

Meanwhile, Nicole had just pulled up in the parking lot of the Golden Coast building, and was about to walk toward the building when she was stopped.

"Excuse me, are you Miss Riddle?" a masked man approaching Nicole asked, stopping her in her tracks.

"You are?" Nicole asked, whereupon the man immediately produced a vial of liquid from behind and splashed it onto her.

Agile, Nicole quickly dodged the splatters. Droplets of the liquid splashed onto her clothes, which were quickly corroded and stained. Nicole noticed the corrosion marks on her clothes, and immediately knew the composition of the liquid. She lifted her head to see who had attacked her, but the person was already long gone.

"So fast?!" Nicole stomped on her feet in anger, knowing she had allowed the culprit to get away. ‘It seems that they have planned this for a long time, seeing how fast of an escape route they had.*

With much of her clothes dissolved. Nicole took them off and dumped them in the trash can, before making her way into the building, as she could no longer wear them. Instead of making a beeline for the R&D center, she headed to the control room.

She knocked on the door as soon as she had reached, and it was not long before the people within came to open the door.

"What's the matter with you?" they asked upon seeing Nicole's ragged state.

"I was attacked outside the building moments ago. I want to check the surveillance.” Nicole looked at the staff politely and explained.