Ch. 1356..1360: My Wife Is A Hacker Chapter 1356-1360

Chapter 1356

As soon as Harvey had walked in, he quickly took his clothes off.

"Do you have to be in such a rush?" Nicole teased as he watched him.

"Yes, I have to. These clothes aren't comfortable at all. It's too hot and suffocating to be in them," Harvey said. and tossed them onto the couch in disgust.

Then, he walked up to Nicole's desk and sat down.

"We can't get rid of these clothes yet. Before we're done taking down the mastermind behind this whole incident. you'll have to continue acting like an average Joe in public."

Nicole informed.

"What? Continue acting? Are you kidding me?" Harvey asked as his eyes widened.

"Didn't you say that you wanted to help me? It has only been a day and you're regretting it already?" Nicole retorted, using his words against him.

Harvey wanted to retain his image. How could he go back on his promise, especially one that he had made for Nicole? Thus, he would have to stick to her until the very end.

"I'm not. I've never regretted helping you out.” Harvey looked at Nicole while stifling his true feelings about all of this.

"Anyway, I've been sitting here for the whole day. Do you have some coffee?” Harvey requested.

"Yeah, hold on," she said.

Once she was done speaking, she went and brewed him some coffee.

As he drank the coffee which Nicole had made for him, Harvey began to feel at ease.

While Harvey was drinking, Nicole took the chance to ask her, "You guys went out so that you could meet Ms. Jo?”

"Yes." Harvey took a sip from his mug and replied.

"Well then, did you manage to take a picture?" Nicole looked at Harvey earnestly, waiting for him to show her the picture.

"I've just sat down and relaxed for a bit. Can’t you let me take my time and savor the taste of this coffee which you've made me?" Harvey said, deliberately creating suspense by not telling her what he had discovered right away.

In response, she could only let him take his time, as she was the one who had requested his help in the first place. "Fine. Take your time. I'll make some more if you want.”

After all, it was just a cup of coffee, and for her to make one would not be a problem for her at all. If Harvey wanted it, Nicole would make him as many cups as he desired.

Hearing Nicole's words, Harvey looked at her in surprise. "Ah, so this is how it feels to be needed by someone. Anyway, I don't think I've got the space for that much coffee, as I had quite a lot of beer moments ago. Can you store this coffee for later? You can make them for me the next time I'm here.”

Nicole stared at him and thought, 'How clever of him.’

Then, she replied, "Sure. Now, can I have a look at the picture?"

"To be honest with you, I don't have the photo. But I can confidently tell you who IMs. Jo is." Harvey looked at her, his face oozing with confidence.

Nicole frowned and looked at him with her brows raised. "What do you mean?"

"If I don't tell you, you would never have thought that IMs. Jo is someone we know." Harvey teased, still messing around.

"Someone we know?" she asked. "Quit playing games! Who is it?"

"Joyce licCarthy,” he uttered.

"Joyce IicCarthy?" Nicole repeated his words in shock.

‘So, that was why the owner brought Harvey to the licCarthy family ceremony. I should have thought of her!’ she surmised. Joyce had along way to go before she was able to accomplish her plans while she was abroad, and yet she had already called a hit on me here. She's getting bolder by the day and losing sight of her place in this country!’

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‘I was also shocked when I saw that it was Joyce. She had always struck me as the soft, vulnerable sort, so who would have known that she would be so despicable!” Harvey bellowed, as he hated anyone who would dare to hurt Nicole.

"Nicole, now that we know all of this is Joyce's doing, should we send someone to get rid of her?” Harvey asked.

All he had to do was to make a call. Nicole did not even have to make a move on her own and Harvey could instantly get rid of Joyce on her behalf.

"It seems to me that she has hated me for a long time..."

"I'm more than grateful to you for helping me to this extent. For the next step however, I've decided that it'd be a personal matter between me and her. Because of this, I'll have to take care of it on my own." An icy glint flashed in Nicole's eyes, making Harvey, who was sitting directly across, shudder.

"Nicole, based on what we've learned from these few incidents, I can tell that Joyce is the ruthless sort. Even if you don't want me to get involved, I should at least tell Jared about this, don't you think?" Harvey said, giving her an anxious look.

He was worried that Joyce might hurt Nicole again.

"Thank you for risking your life for me and helping me out today. You must be tired. I think you should go home early and get some rest," Nicole replied, thanking him without answering his question.

"You're acting like we're strangers by saying that,” Harvey said. "I can't really say that it was risky, and perhaps I am a little tired, but I'm feeling a lot better now after having that cup of coffee you've made.”

Harvey did not expect Nicole to thank him for all that he had done for her, but he was satisfied as long as Nicole was happy.

“Anyway, I won't bother you anymore for today,” he continued. "If you don't want Jared to find out about this, I'm willing to back you up whenever you need it. Call me if you need anything.”

As soon as he had uttered the last word, Harvey chugged down the last bit of coffee he had left. Then, he put on that set of casual clothes, shot Nicole a glance, waved at her, and left.

Nicole burst into laughter as she saw how ridiculous he looked in those clothes, and after Harvey had left, she began to think again.

On the other hand, Jared was just done with his meeting. He then returned to his office and checked the messages on his phone.

The first message was a report from his men, which informed him that the owner had brought a man to the McCarthy family ceremony.

As soon as Jared had read the second message however, his eyes widened. Based on what was stated in the report, while his men were tailing and protecting Nicole, she had gone to the place where the McCarthy family had performed their ceremony.

"What was Nicole doing there?” Jared murmured as he stared at the message.

‘Why did all of them go to that place?’ Jared walked up to the floor to ceiling window, gazed into the distance, and began to think hard

After a while, Jared picked his phone up and called Nicole. "Where are you? =

"I'm at the lab, why are you calling?" Nicole asked in return.

"Grandpa will be getting discharged tomorrow. You wanted to get him too, right? Shall I pick you up from work tonight and bring you back to my place? ’ Jared said, talking about Maximillian's discharge as he could not directly ask her why she had gone to the McCarthy family's ceremony.

"Oh, sure,” Nicole replied while her mind was still occupied with other things.

“Alright, just wait for me at your office then," Jared ended, and hung up.

Time flew as they got busy once more, and in the blink of an eye, it was already time to get off work. Seeing this, Jared drove to the entrance of the Golden Coast Building.

However, he did not see Nicole there, so he got out of the car and entered the premises. He took the elevator and reached Nicole's floor, and as it was his first time there, the receptionist stopped him as he walked in.

"Good day sir. Are you looking for someone?" the receptionist asked.

Being the newbie she was, the receptionist did not know who Jared was.

Seeing that the receptionist could not recognize him, Jared replied, “I'm here to meet Nicole Riddle.”

"I'm sorry sir, but you are?" the receptionist asked, wanting to identify the person before bringing him in.

She would not just let anyone into the office.

"I'm Jared Johnston.”

Although the receptionist had never met Jared, she had heard of his name before. She stared at him in shock as soon as she heard those two words coming out of his mouth.

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"You're not going to let me in?” Jared asked upon noticing that the receptionist had frozen.

"I'm sorry. sir. I'll lead the way,” she said.

It was then that Kelly walked over and spotted Jared.

Upon noticing him, she quickly approached him and said, “Mr. Johnston, what are you doing here?”

"He's here to meet IVliss Riddle," the receptionist reported to Kelly.

"Sir, Miss Riddle is in there. I'll bring you there." Kelly politely led Jared to Nicole's office.

Kelly knocked on the office door and said, "Ir. Johnston is here, Miss Riddle.”

The moment Nicole heard the word ‘Mr. Johnston’, she lifted her head at once and turned to the door. At the very next second, Jared appeared before her in the office.

"What are you doing here?" she asked.

"Didn't we agree that I'll be picking you up after work? Did you forget about it?" Jared walked up to her and sat down in front of Nicole.

Kelly closed the door carefully and left.

"I did not forget about it. It's just that, I didn't know it was time to go home already.” Nicole replied.

‘What is keeping you occupied at this hour?" Jared queried her again.

"Nothing. What would you like to eat?" Nicole asked while she was shutting her computer down.

‘What do you feel like having? It's my treat.” Jared replied.

"Let's go to the Blue Whale Restaurant. I’m craving some desserts.” Nicole replied.

"Sure."

After grabbing her backpack, Nicole stood up and walked out of her office with Jared.

"Kelly, we're leaving now. Don't forget to check everything before you leave, ' Nicole reminded Kelly.

"Don't worry, Miss Riddle. Drive safe, Mr. Johnston.” Kelly said, bidding them goodbye.

Jared then drove Nicole to the Blue Whale Restaurant, where they sat at their usual table.

Nicole proceeded to order a dessert and some of her favorite dishes, while Jared kept to his usual order.

"The design of your office looks pretty good,” Jared said, breaking the silence with a compliment.

"Thank you. It's all thanks to you that we have such a pretty office." Nicole took a spoonful of dessert, and as the sweetness filled her tongue, she instantly felt better, alleviating the stress that she had while she was still in her office.

‘Still, I must say that I've noticed that it isn't that spacious. Should I invest some money to expand it?" Jared asked, his eyes filled with nothing but genuine intentions of helping her.

"There's no need to rush it just yet. I'm sure there will be other opportunities for you to invest. but now is not the time,” Nicole explained to him.

"Alright then. If you need anything, just let me know," Jared promised.

"I will. Even if you didn't mention it, I'll ask you anyway. After all, you're the best when it comes to matters like these," Nicole complimented him in a soft voice.

Jared was delighted as soon as he heard her compliments. He loved it whenever she acknowledged his abilities. It had always been his wish to be the first person in Nicole's heart; the one she could rely and lean on.

‘Have you been to Martin's place recently?’ Nicole asked Jared.

"No, everything has been settled there. Even the production rates have returned to normal." Jared replied.

‘That's great.” she said.

"Anyway, what have you been busy with?" Jared asked while observing her.

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"I've just been busy with the project. What's up?” Nicole asked him back.

"My men saw you at the site of the McCarthy family ceremony today.

What's up with that?" Jared stopped and stared at Nicole as he asked the question.

Nicole's hands froze for a moment, after which she took a bite of her dessert. 'Why does he seem to know about everything?’

"You got someone to stalk me?" Nicole looked at him with her eyes widened and asked.

"It's not stalking when you were the one who appeared right where they were,” Jared calmly said.

‘What do you mean? You're keeping an eye on the McCarthy family?" Nicole asked, having caught a small detail.

"It's none of your business. Answer me. what were you doing there?" Jared questioned Nicole sternly.

Nicole lowered her head and continued eating her dessert. ‘Should I tell him or not? If I tell him, will he make a huge deal out of it? If Joyce gets away, it'll be hard for me to get to the bottom of this. What should I do?’

"Are you thinking of a way to brush it off?" Jared said, having foreseen what she was going to do.

Nicole lifted her head and uttered, "No."

‘I guess I have no other choice but to tell him,’ she thought.

"I'm investigating someone named Ms. Jo. I followed a lead and that was where I ended up yesterday,” Nicole said, revealing some information to him.

With Jared's intelligence, it was impossible for her to not reveal anything. She could only weasel her way out by telling him a half-truth.

"Ms. Jo?’ Jared murmured the name and began to think.

"This Ms. Jo you're looking for. Is it Joyce?" Jared suddenly looked at Nicole and revealed the other half of the truth which Nicole did not mention.

Nicole swallowed and stared at him. "How did you guess it?"

"It's simple. There's a ‘Jo’ in Joyce’s name. And since you went to the McCarthy family mansion to look for this person, it can only be her," Jared explained.

‘Why didn't I think that Ms. Jo is Joyce?’ she thought. 'I guess I should let Jared know about the entire thing.’

"Since you've guessed it, I won't hide it from you,’ she said.

"The person I'm looking for is Joyce. Recently, she called a hit and sent someone after me. Therefore, I've planned to give her the payback she deserves for everything she has done both in the present and the past," Nicole revealed as she looked at Jared.

“You were attacked?” he asked.

‘Wait, when was this? Did you get hurt?" Jared questioned, beginning to worry about Nicole.

‘It happened a few days back. I'm fine.” Nicole quickly explained when he saw how anxious Jared was.

It was only then did Jared heave a sigh of relief, "So, the person who attacked you was Joyce McCarthy?"

"Yeah. This is not the first time she had made an attempt on my life. Because of this, I can't let go of her easily," Nicole’s eyes narrowed as she gave Jared a long and hard look.

"Leave this to me. You should just focus on your chip project. You shouldn't get your hands dirty trying to exact retribution on her." Jared said to Nicole in a blatant display of machismo.

After all, he was already on the move. Once the time was right, he would immediately deal with Joyce on behalf of Nicole while destroying all of the former's support system as well.

"I'm afraid we aren't on the same page on this. I must destroy Joyce McCarthy with my own hands." Nicole said, not plan to let Joyce get away that easily.

"That's easy. After I've captured her, I'll pass her to you. Then, you can deal with her as you wish,” Jared said with an icy glint in his eyes.

"Alright then.”

Nicole knew there was no way she could talk Jared out of it. Hence, she could only acquiesce to it. After all, Jared had no say in what she was going to do.

"Is Mr. Johnston Sr. going straight home to the Johnston family manor after getting discharged?" Nicole asked.

"Yes," he said.

‘In that case, should we head back to the Johnston family manor and rearrange the house for him today?” Nicole asked.

"I've already made the necessary arrangements. All you have to do is follow me and fetch grandpa back from the hospital tomorrow. He will be happy to see you,” Jared replied.

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"Alright. I'm going to go prepare a bouquet of flowers for Ir. Johnston Sr. to welcome him home after the discharge,” she said.

"Okay, I'll drive you over to the florist tomorrow," Jared said and looked at Nicole with doting eyes.

After the two of them had eaten their dinner at the restaurant. They made their way back to their residence.

During the very next day, Nicole selected a large bouquet of flowers at the florist and held it in her arms. She turned around, and upon noticing that Jared's hands were empty, she asked the shopkeeper to bring them another large bouquet of flowers.

"One for each of US. It'll look better that way.” Nicole looked at the flowers in their arms with satisfaction and said.

"Alright! Let's head to the hospital." Nicole clutched the flowers and made her way toward the car.

In the corridor of the hospital, Jared and Nicole proceeded to make their way toward Mr. Johnson Sr.'s ward while holding the two bouquets they had purchased. They pushed the door open and saw that the doctors and nurses were helping him with some exercises. Mr. Johnston Sr.'s face lit up the instant he saw them walking in with two large bouquets.

"You're both pretty darn early, aren't you?" Mr. Johnston Sr. looked at them and asked.

"We wanted to pick you up early," Nicole said as she made a beeline for Mr. Johnston Sr.

"Mr. Johnston, the procedures for the discharge have been completed," Max reported as he walked in.

"Okay, go and get our car started." Jared turned his head to Max and instructed.

"Yes, sir."

Jared walked up to Mr. Johnston Sr.’s bedside and said, "Grandpa, the procedures for your discharge have been completed. Let's go home."

"Okay." Mr. Johnston Sr. nodded lightly, after which he got out of bed slowly and steadily with the help of the nurses and doctors.

Nicole and Jared then stepped forward to help Mr. Johnston Sr. out of the ward. They had to do so, as the old man had refused to sit on the wheelchair that had been prepared for him.

He thought, ‘I've been laying down for such a long time. Finally, I've been given a chance to walk, and so, I must walk out of here by myself.’

Max was holding the two large bouquet of flowers behind them, while Nicole and Jared were at the front, supporting Mr.

Johnston Sr. as he slowly walked. Nicole then proposed to take a celebratory discharge photo as they reached the main entrance of the hospital.

Mr. Johnston Sr. did not refuse and asked Max to take a photo of the three of them, after which he carefully helped him into the car before driving off to the Johnston family manor.

During the ride to the manor, Mr. Johnston Sr. kept looking out of the window at the streets of the city. grasping the scenery that he had not seen for a long time. A familiar building soon appeared before his eyes: the Johnston family manor. The butler and servants were already waiting in line at the gate of the family manor to welcome Mr. Johnston Sr. home.

Jared slowly got out of the car, followed by Mr. Johnston Sr. who got out slowly.

Then, the faithful housekeeper immediately came up to Mr. Johnston Sr. and said, "Welcome home Mr. Johnston Sr.!"

Mr. Johnston Sr. looked up and nodded his head, as a smile crossed his face. ‘It feels good to be back and seeing familiar faces.’

"Welcome home Mr. Johnston Sr!" All the servants belted in unison. He looked at everyone with elation, whereupon he took one last glance at the family manor before entering.

Mr. Johnston Sr. walked into the living room and sat down. He then turned to the duo of Jared and Nicole and said, "Please stay for lunch, if you're not too busy.”