Ch. 1361..1365: My Wife Is A Hacker Chapter 1361-1365

Chapter 1361

Mr. Johnston Sr. was already courteous enough, so Jared and Nicole could only nod their heads in agreement. Seeing this, Mr. Johnston Sr. turned to the old butler, who immediately understood what he had meant and strutted off to prepare lunch for them happily.

"Jared, I heard that you've found Henry.” Mr. Johnston Sr. said as he shifted in his seat.

Hearing that, Jared looked at him and thought, ‘I had planned to interrogate him before letting grandpa know about this. I didn't expect that he is already aware of everything that's going on.’

"Yes, it was a struggle, but after going through a few curveballs, we found him," Jared replied.

"Where is he now?" Mr. Johnston Sr. looked at Jared and asked.

"He's on the way back. He'll be here in the next few days,” Jared replied.

Mr. Johnston Sr. seemed to be aware of the situation and everything that had transpired.

Meanwhile, Nicole looked at Jared and thought, ‘I didn't expect that he had found Henry so quickly, and even got him in custody. He really is one of a kind.’

‘Alright, report to me when he arrives. I have to interrogate him myself." Mr. Johnston Sr. said, displeased upon hearing the mention of Henry.

"Grandpa, you shouldn't get too worked up after you've just been discharged. You can leave the interrogation to me.” Jared looked at Mr. Johnston Sr. and said with a sense of assurance.

Mr. Johnston Sr. was about to protest when Nicole suddenly interrupted him, “Mr. Johnston Sr.? Jared told me that your condition isn't that stable yet, and that is why you mustn't get too riled up by this

situation, or else, you'll have to be hospitalized again if you relapse. I'm sure that you do not wish to go back there, do you?”

Nicole knew that Jared wanted to interrogate Henry himself, so she spoke up to help him out.

Mr. Johnston Sr. looked at Nicole and thought about it for a long time.

Then, he looked at Jared and fumed, "I will leave the interrogation to you, then. Make sure that you get him to explain his actions clearly and his motive behind them. Then, but him behind those bars for life."

Mr. Johnston Sr. thought angrily, ‘It's bad enough that he wanted to murder me, but what I could not understand is that he's my own son. I didn't expect that he would turn out to be such a bad apple...’

"Okay. I will do as you have instructed. You just have to focus on getting well. I will get someone to report to you about the interrogation later on," Jared said with a solemn expression on his face.

"Okay," his grandfather uttered.

Mr. Johnston Sr. then turned to Nicole at once. "What have you been up to lately, Nicole?"

Nicole looked at him with a smile and replied, "I've been researching about chips lately.”

"Chips? What kind of chips do you need? You can just buy them, right? Why do you need to research on the chips yourself?" Mr. Johnston Sr. looked at Nicole with his forehead creased.

"Grandpa, I don't think you are aware that the chip we need is not readily available in the market just yet. Because of this, I thought I could attempt to make one myself. If the research is successful, I can make a lot of money from it,” Nicole said jokingly while Mr. Johnston Sr. listened to her intently, thinking that the chips were easy to research on.

"Oh? I didn't expect you to have such a broad vision." Mr. Johnston Sr. praised as he looked at her.

In response, she looked at Mr. Johnston Sr. and flashed him a slight smile that was absent of any sort of pride.

"Getting to meet Nicole has been the greatest blessing for US, Jared. You should cherish her, and don't you dare lose my precious granddaughter-in- law, or else I wont ever forgive you!" Mr. Johnston Sr. looked at Jared sternly.

Upon hearing the old man calling her his granddaughter-in-law, Nicole's face turned bright red, and she darted Jared a shy glance at once.

"Don't worry, grandpa. I definitely won't lose your granddaughter-in-law,” Jared said and glanced at Nicole.

Mr. Johnston Sr. then asked Jared about the company updates while Nicole proceeded to arrange the two big bouquets of flowers.

 

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After a while, the old butler came over, "Mr. Johnston Sr.? Your lunch is ready."

"Jared, Nicole? Let's go,” Mr. Johnston Sr. said while looking at them.

Nicole quickly went over to support Mr. Johnston Sr., helping him toward the dining room. Both Jared and Nicole then accompanied Mr. Johnston Sr. to his first meal after returning to the Johnston family manor.

Jared and Nicole bade Mr. Johnston Sr. farewell after they had finished the meal.

In the car, Jared looked at Nicole and asked, "What did you do to make him like you so much? This is the first time I've heard him showering others with praise.”

Nicole shot Jared a frown before asking, "What do you mean? Are you unhappy that he likes me that much? Or do you think I'm that hard to like?’

Jared suddenly fell silent upon being bombarded with these questions.

‘Why aren't you talking anymore? You still owe me an explanation.” Nicole looked at Jared and said.

"Of course, I'm happy. My taste in women has always been the best.” Jared's mouth curled up in triumph.

‘I didn't ask you to boast. I asked you to give me an explanation.” Nicole frowned demanded, as Jared was too shy and embarrassed to say it.

"Well, I've given you the explanation, and that's all you're getting," Jared said arrogantly.

Noticing that Jared was still refusing to give her a direct answer, she did not press on further. Instead, she reached out to turn the music on and crank the volume up.

“I'm going back to the research lab, you can drop me off there,” Nicole said in a commanding tone of voice without waiting for Jared to speak.

Jared shot her a glance, and the corner of his mouth lifted. “Okay.”

He then floored the accelerator and drove toward the Golden Coast Building.

Soon after, they arrived at the lobby of the Golden Coast Building, during which Jared turned to look at Nicole and said, "We're here.”

Nicole turned around and was about to get off the car when Jared asked, ’ Should I come and pick you up later?”

"Sure," Nicole responded softly, whereupon she closed the door and made her way into the building. Jared watched as she walked in, before driving away to his headquarters.

On the way there, Jared's phone rang.

"Mr. Johnston, I'd like to go and pick up the red wine in a bit. Are you at HQ right now?" Fiorella's voice blared out from the speakers.

"Yeah," he responded.

“Alright, I'll see you in a bit." Fiorella smiled and hung up.

Not long after Jared had arrived at the office, Max walked over to him and said, "Mr. Johnston, the person in charge of escorting Henry was ambushed on the way. I can't reach him now."

Jared stopped in his tracks and looked at Max with muzzled eyebrows, ‘Send someone to get him right away. We must bring Henry back at all costs! We can't let him get away again!"

"Yes, sir." Max turned around and went to deal with the matter.

Jared walked up to his personal elevator and pressed the button to call it down.

A voice suddenly called out to him from several yards away. Jared followed the source and direction of the voice and saw that it was Fiorella, who was walking toward him.

‘I guess I have no choice but to wait for her,’ he thought as he waited for her. Fiorella then sauntered over and stood beside Jared. "I didn’t expect that I'd bump into you in the lobby. What a coincidence."

Indeed, Fiorella was delighted to see Jared. ‘I haven't seen him for a while now, no thanks to the project.’

“How did you arrive so quickly?" Jared asked Fiorella with a look of surprise.

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"Actually, I was pretty near when I called, so I came here as fast as I could. ' Fiorella explained as she looked at him.

"Oh, so that's the case, huh." Jared said, having understood what had happened upon hearing it.

"I think you've just arrived, Mr. Johnston. But didn't you say that you were in the office when we were on the phone?" Fiorella looked at Jared with probing eyes.

"I've been at the office, but I had to go out to run some errands,” Jared casually said.

"Oh," Fiorella uttered when she came to the realization.

And when the elevator doors opened, Jared walked out with Fiorella following suit, and together, they entered the office.

"Your wine is over there, Miss Fisher. I'll get someone to bring it out for you. ' Jared said while pointing to a box of wine on the right.

“Thank you, but it's alright, Mr. Johnston. I'll get someone to take it out of here when I leave,” Fiorella said, hinting that she was not about to leave anytime soon.

“Okay then. Relax and make yourself at home. I'll get my assistant to make you a cup of coffee." Jared went up to his desk, picked his phone up, and dialed his assistant's internal line.

I am impressed, Mr. Johnston. You have grown to remember my preferences now.” Fiorella looked at him, her eyes lighting up as she complimented him.

"Ms. Fisher, you've been here multiple times, so naturally, I can't help but remember them,” Jared said, implying that he did not remember her preferences on purpose.

In spite of this, Fiorella was not bothered.

She proceeded to take a seat on the couch across Jared and picked up a magazine to read. "Mr. Johnston, do you also like to read magazines?” she asked absentmindedly.

"No, my aides prepared them for guests to read," Jared casually replied.

"Anyway, how's the green energy project going, Miss Fisher?” Jared suddenly asked.

In response, Fiorella placed the magazine down, after which she looked at Jared and said, ‘I've been really busy recently, and haven't had a breather for so long. When will you come over to give me a hand, Mr. Johnston?"

Fiorella then looked into Jared's eyes. She was somehow looking forward to an answer that she wanted to hear.

"Didn't I send over an employee capable enough to aid you? What's the matter? Is that person not good enough for the job? Do you need me to send you another?" Jared shot her a glance and continued to open the documents in his hand.

"Send me another one? Forget it. I'll just wait for you to come over and help me out.” Fiorella expressed her wish again.

Jared withheld his reply and buried his face in the stack of documents instead.

Then, Fiorella walked up to Jared's desk with the magazine in hand.

"You've been working really hard every day. Aren't you tired, Mr. Johnston?" Fiorella casually asked to make conversation with him.

"Fortunately, I'm already used to it," Jared said, and as soon as he raised his head, she was already in front of him.

"Has the coffee been served to you?" Jared gestured and was about to pick his phone up to make another call.

"No, I just came over to take a seat. The view here is better as compared to the view on the couch." Fiorella said pointedly.

Jared took a glance of the couch behind her. He did not mind, as she could sit wherever she liked.

"Mr. Johnston, where did you buy this pen from? It’s so exquisite!" Fiorella’s eyes zoomed in on the pen in Jared's hand.

"It must've been prepared by the assistant. Would you like me to have the assistant get you one?" Jared looked at Fiorella and offered.

"No thanks, I don't use a pen that often, but I think you look really elegant with a pen!" Fiorella said, giving him a veiled compliment.

Hearing this, Jared stifled a retch. 'So, she was waiting for me.’

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"Anyway, I'm hosting a private reception at the Cosmo Pavilion tomorrow night, Mr. Johnston. I hope you won't let me down. This is the invitation to the reception.’

Fiorella gently placed the invitation card down onto Jared's hand.

Jared stopped working, caught a glimpse of the invitation card next to him, and was about to refuse, when he was interrupted by Fiorella. “Mr. Johnston, I already know that your schedule is free tomorrow night, so don't you dare think about declining it.”

Jared looked into Fiorella's eyes; he had been covered.

‘How could I? I will be there." Jared looked at her politely and said.

‘Are you bringing Miss Riddle with you too?" Fiorella looked into Jared's eyes and asked.

‘It depends. She has been quite busy as of recent."

‘Oh, by the way, I heard Mr. Johnston Sr. has been discharged from the hospital today. It seems that he's recovering well." Fiorella asked, having suddenly remembered about it.

‘Yes, thank you for your concern, Miss Fisher. It's good to know that you're even aware of my grandpa's discharge from the hospital." Jared unconsciously darted her a fleeting glance.

‘She seems to have a lot of eyeliner on,’ he thought. ‘She seems to be very interested in my affairs.’

"Mr. Johnston Sr.'s discharge from the hospital happens to be major news, so naturally, I got to know about it. If it was not because of the project getting in the way, I would also have paid him a visit when he got discharged,” Fiorella said, expressing her intentions clearly to Jared.

‘Oh.’ Jared looked at her.

Fiorella was trying her best to mask her concern, in fear that Jared would think that she was being nosy. She just wanted to know more about him, so that she could have more to talk about with him.

It was then that the assistant entered the office to deliver her the coffee.

Looking at Fiorella with a face full of guilt, she said, “I'm sorry Miss Fisher. I had something very important to take care of earlier. Here's the coffee you've requested."

"It's okay." Fiorella took the cup and placed it on Jared's desk.

"Mr. Johnston will drink it for me. I won't stay here any longer as I have other matters to attend to.” Fiorella gave Jared one last glance, before turning around and walking out of the office.

“Help Miss Fisher out and bring the box of wine to her car," Jared ordered.

‘Yes, sir." The assistant lifted the case of wine and followed Fiorella out of the room.

Meanwhile, he looked at the cup of coffee on the table before picking it up and taking a sip, ‘Not bad at all.’

Then, he caught a glimpse of the invitation in his periphery as he placed the cup of coffee down before continuing to work.

Time passed in a flash, and soon after, the office hours ended. Jared stood up and stretched his muscles, noticing that the buildings were brightly lit, with the entire city spruced up with lights. Seeing this, he sorted through the processed documents before dialing his assistant’s number.

“What do you need, Mr. Johnston?" The assistant respectfully asked as he stood in front of Jared.

"Those are the documents that have been processed. You can proceed with these." Jared pointed at the stack of files by the table.

"Okay, is there anything else?" The assistant picked the file up and looked at Jared as he asked.

"Do I not have anything scheduled for tomorrow night?" Jared asked, ‘How would Fiorella know something I didn't?*

"Yes, you have nothing planned for tomorrow night. Do you need me to arrange something for you?"

"That wouldn't be necessary. Anyway, off you go.” Jared said, prompting his assistant to leave with the documents.

Then, he whipped his phone out and called Nicole, "Have you gotten off work yet?”

"Not yet. Are you?" Nicole asked.

"Yeah. Should I pick you up now or shall I do it later?"

Nicole looked at the pile of work she had in her hands, before catching a glimpse of the time and replying, "Come pick me up in an hour."

 

Chapter 1365

"Alright, I'll see you in an hour." Jared hung up after he had spoken.

Then, he went to his desk and sat down. not wanting to continue working. He proceeded to turn his computer on and began researching on manned flying cars.

The results showed that there were many research attempts that had failed. so he carefully perused and analyzed the details. Soon after, Jared looked up and saw that an hour passed in a blink of an eye. Seeing that. he immediately turned his computer off and walked out

Jared then rushed to the Golden Coast Building where he parked his car before heading upstairs. ‘Nicole must've been waiting for me. She might be mad at me when she sees me later.’

Jared poked his head into the R&D lab and noticed that most of the lights had been turned off except for those in Nicole's quarters, where they were still on. He walked over to the door of the office, expecting Nicole to be sitting there. waiting for him. Instead. a different scenario played out.

"Are you still working. Nicole?" Jared walked in and asked.

Nicole lifted her head the instant she heard Jared's voice. "Why are you here so soon? There's a bit left. I think you'll have to wait for a bit."

She motioned Jared to take a seat, as she had wanted to complete her work before going home.

Jared walked in slowly and looked at her, ‘Did she not realize that more than an hour has passed?’

"Nicole, is your task that important?" Jared asked while looking at her.

"It's not that important. I mean, there's still a bit left and I wish to complete all of it today," Nicole replied without looking at him.

In response, Jared walked over, pulled her up, and walked her out of the office, prompting Nicole to eye him in shock.

"What are you doing? Let me go!" she protested.

"Because it's not as important, there's no need to rush and waste another minute of your time on it for today." Jared firmed his grasp on her and pulled her away from the R&D lab.

"Can you at least let me close the door?" she asked.

"Kelly is still there, so there's no need for you to worry," he said.

Jared maintained his grasp on Nicole until they had reached his car." Fasten your seatbelt."

"Are we going back to the villa?" Nicole looked at him and asked while fastening her seatbelt.

"No."

"No? It's already so late. Where are we going?" Nicole looked at him with a slight frown because she did not know where they were going.

Without giving her a forthcoming reply, Jared maintained his silence and sped off to a certain direction.

Noticing this, she issued a sigh of defeat. ‘What is he trying to do"

"Jared. I'm exhausted from work today. I don’t have the energy to mess around with you. If there’s nothing else to do, please send me back so that I can get some sleep." Nicole looked at Jared with tired eyes

‘Mess around with me? When have we ever done that? This is hilarious.’ Jared thought to himself.

"Don't worry. it won't tire you out even more. You'll find out when we reach," Jared assured

"Alright, wake me up when we arrive. I'll rest my eyes for a bit." Nicole closed her eyes and took a power nap

Smiling. Jared glanced at her and thought. ‘She works really hard at her job."

Soon after. they pulled up outside a club, and as the car halted. Jared looked at Nicole and gave her a few light taps. "We're here, Nicole."

Nicole slowly opened her hazy eyes and looked out of the window. "We're here?"

"Yeah. let's get out of the car." Jared said